First Motorcity Trailer

The first transport is AWAY! Disney has released the first official Motorcity trailer online. Showcasing the premier episode, written by yours truly, it should give you a good taste of the mayhem to come. Enjoy!

Take a Motorcity: Drive for Frees...

In anticipation of Motorcity's premiere next month, Disney released a free gaming app. It's pretty bad-ass. You can fight robots...

And then this happened...

Yeah. It's like that...

Motorcity - April 30th - Disney XD - Be there

So it's official - more down than Downtown, and more mega than Megas, Motorcity is coming to Disney XD on April 30th. If you want to see what we've be up to for the past two years, tune in.

Here's the link and official synopsis:

"This animated series, set in a futuristic Detroit after it has been purchased and built into Detroit Deluxe by evil billionaire Abraham Kane, premieres MONDAY, APRIL 30 on Disney XD. Kane, having banned personal freedoms including automobile transportation, is ultimately challenged by a group of rebels, The Burners, led by 17-year-old Mike Chilton. The Burners retreat to an underground city, customize their fleet of hot rods and pursue their quest to stop Kane from taking over the world. “Motorcity” is executive-produced and directed by noted producer Chris Prynoski (“Metalocalypse”). Craig Lewis (“Foster’s Home For Imaginary Friends”) is the story editor and John O’Bryan (“Avatar: The Last Airbender”) and George Krstic (“Star Wars: Clone Wars”) are the writers. The series voice cast is Reid Scott, Nate Torrence, Kate Micucci, Kel Mitchell, Jess Harnell, Brian Doyle Murray, Jim Breuer and Mark Hamill. 'Motorcity' is a production of Robin Red Breast, Inc. and Disney Television Animation."

Anime Conji 2012

I'll be speaking on a few panels at Anime Conji in March. Should be fun. And nerdy. But mostly nerdy. Prizes for best Megas cosplay!

Occupy Comics!

Very proud to be taking part in my pal, Matt Pizzolo's ("Godkiller") new project Occupy Comics: Click on the link and help up fight the good fight! A little info from the Kickstarter site:

What is OCCUPY COMICS and what makes it so special?

Unless you're living under a rock, you've heard about the Occupy Wall Street movement that has spread across the country and around the world. We believe this is an incredibly unique movement that transcends the usual partisan gridlock and could have a profound affect on all our futures. Even if it dissolves completely, it has changed the conversation in the country and around the world in a way that deserves to be remembered.

Ok, but what's this book?

This book is intended to be a time capsule of the passions and emotions driving the movement. We are comic book & graphic novel artists and writers who've been inspired by the movement and hope to tell the stories of the people who are out there putting themselves at risk for an idea. What is that idea? Most of the media will tell you the idea is a vague and befuddled mess, but movements don't coalesce around vague, befuddled messes. We hope that through the medium of comics we can share some of the ideas and experiences driving this movement.

Does it actually support the protest movement?

YES! This isn't *just* about art and time capsules, it's also about direct action.

All of the writers, artists, business executives, and the publisher are being paid to produce this book... and they ALL are donating 100% of their revenue (not profits, but ALL monies they receive) to the occupiers. They want to support the movement through the winter by providing warm clothes, heaters and bathrooms if possible, and other amenities. For a more detailed breakdown on how the money will flow from pledges to production of the book to the protesters, visit www.occupycomics.com and check out the blueprint.

Who is participating?

The starting lineup (in alphabetical order) is:

Charlie Adlard (The Walking Dead)
Marc Andreyko (Manhunter)
Susie Cagle (Notes on Conflict, arrested at Occupy Oakland)
Kevin Colden (I Rule the Night, Grimm's Fairy Tales)
Molly Crabapple (Dr. Sketchy's)
Tyler Crook (Petrograd, B.P.R.D.)
J.M. DeMatteis (Justice League, Spider-Man, Imaginalis)
Joshua Dysart (Swamp Thing, The Unknown Soldier)
Zoetica Ebb (Biorequiem.com)
Joshua Hale Fialkov (I Vampire, Tumor)
Brea Grant (We Will Bury You, Suicide Girls)
Zane Grant (We Will Bury You, Suicide Girls)
Joe Keatinge (Hell Yeah, Glory, Brutal)
Ales Kot (upcoming projects w/ Image Comics & DC Ent)
George Krstic (Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Megas XLR)
Joseph Michael Linsner (Dawn)
Patrick Meaney (Grant Morrison: Talking With Gods)
Mark L. Miller (Luna, Nanny & Hank)
Caleb Monroe (Batman: Fearless, Hunter's Fortune)
B. Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick, Superman Confidential)
Amancay Nahuelpan-Bustamante (Hijos de P)
Steve Niles (30 Days of Night, Batman: Gotham County Line)
Matt Pizzolo (Godkiller)
Steve Rolston (Ghost Projekt, Queen & Country)
Riley Rossmo (Proof, Cowboy Ninja Viking)
Douglas Rushkoff (Testament, media theorist)
Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Witchblade)
Simon Spurrier (2000 AD, X-Men: Curse of the Mutants)
Ben Templesmith (30 Days of Night, Fell)
Ronald Wimberly (MF GRIMM: Sentences)

Oh yes I can...

Working on a new original pilot for Nickelodeon - it's got a robot, and a bunch of bad guys, and it's going to kick all kinds of ass. More updates soon...

Phat!

Rolling Along...

Hope 2011 is treating everyone well. Lots of stuff going on here - the space-pirate script is moving along at SyFy, graphic novel project is about to lock an artist, and the current show I'm writing for is looking amazing - Megas fans should be very happy...

And speaking of, above is a great piece of art sent in by Sean Raymond. You'll notice the modifications that bring Coop's tech up to date. Thanks Sean!

Gone But Not Forgotten...

IGN's latest Lost in Translation blog post gives Megas a shout-out, "Even though it came out in 2004, the series also makes numerous pop-culture references that have stood the test of time (well, as much a test as 6 years is…) well."

Damn, it's been that long since we were shut down?

Well, keep checking back in for more badassery and news on upcoming projects for 2011, including Motorcity - a sci-fi action series that'll be re-uniting the team behind Megas, Orion - a live-action show for SyFy, and a as-yet-unnamed 100 page graphic novel project so chock full of giant robots, it is destined to blow minds.

Have a safe and happy holiday season!

A Very Merry Megas Halloween...

An amazing Megas costume made by Jeff Smith for his son Tyler. The fingers move and there is a speaker system that was blasting riffs from the show. And if that don't say love, I don't know what does!

Rock on guys!

Hammer-down for Motorcity-town!

Cat's officially out of the bag as today Disney announced the series pickup of Motorcity - one of the projects I've been working on with pal and fellow Megas XLR and Downtown collaborator Chris Prynoski.

Look for ass-loads of over-the-top car vs. robot action as a great team of artists and writers has been assembled to blow your pre-and-post pubescent minds.

(And yes, there will be chicks with ninja swords - except they'll be laser-swords. And the chicks will be robots. And so will the swords. Oh, and the cars too.)

And Japan Too, I Guess...

Interesting article on Z-Chan.com about the cross-pollination of anime, that not only mentions my pals' Emmy-winning series Afro Samurai, but another much more lowbrow show about giant robots bashing the crap out of each other...

Poll Position

Although, it's only been a few weeks since SyFy's announcement of our new project Orion, the interweb has already lit up - with more lovers than haters, interesting to note.

In addition to the articles and forums, a few polls have sprung up as well - with Orion in the lead so far.

Glad to see that there is excitement for a new space opera!

Imagine Greater...

This morning, Variety broke the story on my new project at SyFy:

"Orion, described as National Treasure meets Firefly, is a space opera centering on a female relic hunter and he(r) team. The crew looks to sell valuable items on the black market while avoiding bounty hunters."

I'm lucky to be working with a great team including Ryuhei Kitamura (director of Midnight Meat Train), F.J. DeSanto (producer of The Spirit), as well as Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain (the team behind Outlander).

Look for more info soon!

Numa Coop

In honor of Comic Con, I present to you...Numa Coop.

Hot & Heavy Q & A

Part two of Screw Attack's Megas Q&A - yeah I know it sounds sexy, but it's actually not.

Enjoy!

The Force is Strong

For those in the area, I'll be speaking at the annual Ohio Star Wars Collectors Summer Social this Saturday in beautiful Lake Milton, OH.

Not sure what the topics will be. Something about some "Space Wars" movie and the junk they put out to promote it or something...

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Super-Otaku, WB animation producer and good pal Will Feng will be hosting me on his panel "Breaking into the Animation Industry" this Saturday at Anime Expo. Stop by, say hello and nerd out.

Megas Media Round-Up

Strange Kids dig giant robots, yet another list that pairs us with Invader Zim on the awesome scale, and part one of a Q&A on the genesis of Megas with yours truly.