World’s Greatest Toys!

Last night (Wednesday, December 4, 2007), I was a guest on Javier Hernandez’ “Planet Comic Book Radio” internet radio show, broadcast by PerspectiveRadio.com.

The show, divided into two parts, is now available for streaming and podcast download.

Click here to stream Part 1

This segment includes host Javier Hernandez and author Benjamin Holcomb discussing:

• The book’s release and distribution
• “Comic Book Guy”
• Inspirations for writing the book
• Older brothers: Pink Floyd and Jack Kirby
• Mego producing both Marvel and DC toys
• Modern Toys: Spawn and DC Direct
• Favorite Christmas memory and the book cover: Javier’s Jokermobile
• Publisher TwoMorrows and Michael Eury’s “Captain Action” book
• Character revolutions and telling a visual story: “A Collection-in-a-Book”
• Mego Teen Titans and Isis
• Next book and Foreign Mego
• Rejections and finding TwoMorrows
• MegoMuseum.com
• Getting TwoMorrows’ attention
• Annual Mego convention in West Virgina called “MegoMeet”

Click here to stream Part 2

This segment includes host Javier Hernandez and author Benjamin Holcomb discussing:

• Definitive guide…?
• “Mego Myths” and Misinformation: Finding a voice and researching the book
• Hong Kong and Mego’s Captain America figure
• Montgomery Ward: A wall of Megos and Mego’s Batgirl
• Javier’s “Fantastic Three”
• Insider look: Interviewing ex-Mego employees
• Quality of the toys and materials
• Mego materials and referring to the action figures as “dolls”
• Javier’s 3rd Wave figures
• Mego Spider-Man and Hulk: TV, popularity and Parkdale Novelties
• Benjamin’s Web presence: WorldsGreatestToys.com and the Book Blog
• Mego “Godfather” John Bonavita
• The original cover design
• The Collectors Edition, available exclusively from TwoMorrows.com
• Availability and purchasing information
• Rom: Space Knight and artist Bill Mantlo

I had a blast, and I hope you enjoy listening to a couple of geeks talk about Mego.

Benjamin