Good friend Francesco Marciuliano of “Sally Forth” and the most excellent webcomic “Medium Large” joins me to talk about his recent brush with internet stardom. After doing a whimsical post that matched insane Charlie Sheen-meltdown quotes with pictures of cute kitties, his traffic went through the roof. Mentioned by the Washington Post, the Today Show, the New York Times and, of course, the media empire that is Tall Tale Radio, Francesco found himself riding an internet wave.  We talk about what that means, if anything, how to try to capitalize on such a thing when it happens, celebrity meltdowns in general, and because it’s us, Star Wars.

Also, Jonathan Lemon of “Rabbits Against Magic” is back with The Lemon List! This week, we learn all about Finnish Comics! You heard me! Expand your mind and learn about Moomin, Kiroleva Silli (The Cursing Hedgehog), Fingerpori, Mämmilä, B. Virtanen, Viva and Wagner, and the new comic over at GoComics, “Dark Side of the Horse!”

This is a jam-packed episode, folks! Pam Harrison of the amazing “House of the Muses” joins me for a talk on doing a 3D comic, Greek culture and translation, lesbian poetry, and a wide-ranging group of topics! She’s 5 1/2 books into a nine-book series, and if you want a gripping story set in a classical time, you’ve got to read this one!  (I apologize for the sound on my voice track…there was an unexpected hiss, and the sound quality isn’t what I’m used to putting out…I’ll figure it out before the next one!)

Then I have a report from Wondercon in San Francisco, that took place on April 1-3rd. The ever-versatile Jonathan Lemon of “Rabbits Against Magic” plays roving reporter as we checked in on the phone to see what was up. Justin Thompson of “Mythtickle” was there with his very first table selling his very first book. (Buy it here!) And we caught up with the artist/writer of the newest Kid Beowulf book, “The Song of Roland,” Mr. Lex Fajardo. We also talk with his publisher at Bowler Hat Comics, and learn some interesting things about what publishers are looking for when they meet you at a Con.

And if THAT wasn’t enough, another installment of Jonathan Lemon’s “The Lemon List” rounds out this show!  Enjoy!

Tall Tall Radio is proud to do a co-podcast with the boys over at Comics Coast to Coast this week.  Filling in for Brian Dunaway, I take Justin “Mythtickle” Thompson and John “Chippy and Loopus” Sanford on a discussion deep into the realms of mythology. Joining us is the writer and artist behind “Kid Beowulf,” Lex Fajardo. (Volume 2 of his epic saga, “The Song of Roland” is available now…click here!)  The four of us talk about the myths that influenced us as kids, the movies we love, and their effect on culture in general. There are side tangents into how McDonald’s Happy Meals affect Hollywood filmmaking, and other fun topics as well!

Also, new this week is “The Lemon List” by newest Tall Tale Features member, Jonathan Lemon, he of the beautiful and surreal “Rabbits Against Magic.” He and I have been bandying about projects to work together on, and I’m proud to present the fruits of Lemon’s labor. He’s a recording artist, comics history buff, and just generally incredibly knowledgeable about the comics world, so join us every week for another installment of The Lemon List.  This week, learn about Golden Age strips you should be aware of: “Polly and Her Pals,” “Burp, the Twerp,” and “Gordo!” Go! Learn! Grow! Experience! Thank you, Lemon!

Life has given Tall Tale Features Lemons, and well, we’re buying lemonade for everyone! Tall Tale Radio is proud to present the first official podcast with newest TTFer, Jonathan Lemon of the brilliant “Rabbits Against Magic.” Mike Witmer of “Pinkerton” fame joins us for the first part of the interview to chat with Lemon about his work, and then he and I go off on our merry way, talking about Proust, RC Harvey, English football, American baseball, and a little bit of everything.  We even utterly rip off James Lipton and “Inside the Actor’s Studio” so join me in welcoming Mr. Lemon to our little cult!

Lemon was recently interviewed over at the excellent comics/artists blog, “David Wasting Paper,” which is a great site with some really interesting interviews. There’s a lot of shop talk about pens and paper in these, so if that’s your thing, then bookmark this site!

Can’t get enough Lemon? Who can? He was also on Episode 15, Episode 48, Episode 56, and Episode 63!

It’s the UK vs. the US! No, I’m not talking about Round One of the World Cup…that’s not until next June!  Darren Rolfe, Mac guru, cartoonist, and all around great guy, and Jonathan Lemon of the wonderful “Rabbits Against Magic” join me for a talk about comics in the UK, the differences in humor between our two countries, and lots and lots of Monty Python!

Thanks to the ever creative Jonathan Lemon for the great graphic above! Only a true Brit can wield the Python Foot! (Ironic, since Terry Gilliam was the lone American in the group…)

Roving Tall Tale Radio reporter and master cartoonist Jonathan Lemon returns! Lemon headed off to the Alternative Press Expo (APE) up in San Francisco last week, and snagged interviews with the likes of Ted Rall, Keith Knight, Shannon Wheeler, Stephanie McMillan, Paige Braddock and Lex Fajardo, along with several others!  Lemon always classes up the joint with his charm and sex-ayyy accent, and as the brilliant mind behind “Rabbits Against Magic,” he knows what questions to ask.  There’s great stuff in here from some of the best in the biz up at one of the coolest conventions around.  Take a listen, and be sure to check out “Rabbits Against Magic” over at Go Comics!, as well as his always funny and insightful blog!

The brilliant artist and writer behind “Rabbits Against Magic,” Jonathan Lemon, plays roving reporter for Tall Tale Radio as he attends one of the opening events of San Francisco’s Cartoon Art Museum’s newest installation, “The Monsters of Webcomics.” This particular event was honoring Nicholas Gurewich, the mad genius artist of “The Perry Bible Fellowship.” He’s moving on to other projects, but Mr. Gurewich has an amazing hardcover compiliation of his work, and was there at the museum to talk about his work.  Jonathan gets interviews from several people of the general public who were there, a recording of the Q&A session with Nicholas Gurewich, and a great wrap up interview with Cartoon Art Museum curator, Andrew Farago, (interviewed by yours truly here), and the talented Shaenon Garrity of “Skin Horse” and “Narbonic.“

Check out the Cartoon’s website to see bios and links to the featured artists: Nicholas Gurewich, “Slow Wave” by Jesse Reklaw, “Hark, A Vagrant!” by Kate Beaton, “Girl Genius” by Phil and Kaja Foglio, “Cat and Girl” by Dorothy Gambrell, “Dicebox” by Jenn Manley Lee, “Family Man” by Dylan Meconis, “Achewood” by Chris Onstad, and “Templar, Arizona,” by Spike.

And Jonathan gives me five of his own favorites that you should check out: “American Elf” by James Kochalka, “Kiskaloo” by Chris Sanders, “Hobotopia” by Adam Koford, “We the Robots” by Chris Harding, and “Maakies” by Tony Millionaire. Any or all of these are a great way to get into the vast universe that is Webcomics.

Big time thanks to Jonathan Lemon, my very own John Oliver.

Get to know the fabulous Jonathan Lemon, writer and artist extraordinaire of the new Go Comics strip, “Rabbits Against Magic.”  Jonathan is another proud graduate of Comics Sherpa, and we talk about his new level of syndication, his characters, his art style and character design, and as usual, subjects all over the map.  If you can’t get enough, listen to his past interview over on Comics Coast to Coast! And be sure to check out Jonathan’s site here!

Speaking of CC2C, the multi-talented Justin Thompson of “Mythtickle” joins me after the Lemon interview to talk about the recent WonderCon up in San Francisco.  We’ll get his take on the goings-on, and hear about some great artists he met there, including Genevieve Tsai and Mark Bodé, son of one of Justin’s prime artistic influences in life, the late, great Vaughn Bodé.  (Look for him on an upcoming CC2C interview!)

And at the very end, listen for some fun news involving Justin, Lucas Turnbloom, a sentient piece of foliage,  and a psychotic bear!  It’s a long episode, folks…crack open a cold one and enjoy!