Tommy Yune and Lee Kohse join the Bonus Round to discuss the latest Speed Racer comic from Allegory Media. Tommy also talks about his involvement with Robotech and the new live-action movie.
Episode Title: “Speed Racer Comic”
Episode Count: 57
Run Time: 00:30:19
Host(s): Sean Russell
Guest(s): Tommy Yune & Lee Kohse
Executive Producer: Sean Russell
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Music:
Opening: Mach A Go Go (Japanese Opening)
Closing: Go Speed Racer (American Opening)
[00:00:00] Introductions
- Tommy Yune is creative director at Harmony Gold USA and is primarily known for his work on Robotech. Wrote the 1990s Speed Racer comic for Wildstorm/DC.
- Worked with Jo Chen on the Racer X mini-series.
- In 2001, Tommy worked on Speed Racer Circle of Vengeance for Wildstorm.
- Began working with Robotech after his stint with Speed Racer.
- Had the good fortune of meeting with Ippei Kuri, who is the animation director of Speed Racer.
- Lee Kohse Co-founded Bloodfire Studios and worked for IDW and Marvel
- Created the Kindergoth web comic and licensing art for Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Aliens Vs Predator and Shrek
- Bloodfire became a subsidiary of Allegory Media making Lee Kohse a creative director for the company
[00:08:18] Comic Book Expectations
- References the manga, anime and Tommy Yune’s comic book
- Going deeper into the characters, exploring some of their back stories
- Robby Muso is an artist on the series that worked on Transformers and Speed Racer at IDW
- James Rochelle is the colorist and Len Wein is editor on the series
[00:20:24] News Outside of Speed Racer
- Big announcements at Comic Con. News about Warner Brothers acquiring the movie rights and a new direct to DVD feature
- Allegory will launch a few mini-series to test the waters for longer series
- Follow Allegory Media on Twitter
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