In this episode: We go the most meta we ever have as we create a villain who lives through works of art and literature and the hapless writer Sarah who has to write the one book that could stop him! Will she succeed, or will her editor get in the way? And is this meta or confusing? Our special guest is, in a word, legendary. You've seen him in Puffs, you've seen him in Guy Choiceman... it's the inimitable Langston Belton! As always, theme song by Arthur Brogson.
In this episode: We're joined by artist Phillip Bowman who provides us with inspiration in the form of an original drawing! Check out our IG at https://www.instagram.com/heroprojectpodcast/ to see it. We spin the tale of Humanasaurus, paleontologist by day, dinosaur by night. Will he be able to use the powers of a long-lost dinosaur civilization to defeat Lady Fern and save his ex-wife Laura Dern? Find out!
In this episode: Musician, voiceover artist, and podcaster Lindy Day joins us. Thanks to a suggestion from one of our listeners, we create Voodoo Doll, the young hero who can dish out exactly what she takes! Naturally, her story involves a battle of the bands. Plus, thanks to Lindy's voiceover talents, we actually get to hear what one of heroes sounds like. Check out more of Lindy at her podcast, Fan Ramen.
In this episode: It's another round of same name, different character, as we create the green intelligent slime gob in search of more flavor. Will he be able to escape the clutches of the Slime Master? Will we link every idea we have back to some pre-existing pop culture property? Find out as we're joined by our special guest, actor/comedian Marcus Bishop-Wright!
In this episode: Comedian Bryan Morris joins us for a discussion of his Transformers costumes that he had to throw out! Plus, it's the return of Matt's book about insects to inspire today's hero, Shieldback Katy. She's got an invincible back! We project a lot of ourselves on to Katy when we decide she's gotten into improv. Watch the Transformers sketch here and check out Bryan's podcast Buffy the Gilmore Slayer on Instagram, TikTok, and Buzzsprout. Theme song by Arthur Brogson!
In this episode: We take name submissions from Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook and build a huge roster of IPs. Who owns them? All of us, I guess. Plus: Matt gets cut off and we don't realize it for nearly a whole ten minutes! Michael thought he was mad at something! As always, Arthur Brogson did our theme song.
In this episode we are joined by film-writer and director Jonathan Smith of Vile Henchmen Productions! Despite the name of his production company he's never read a comic book in his life! We create Lobstah Man, a name given to us by friend of the show, Jennifer. We totally nail her vision. We drop maybe one f-bomb in here? Don't worry about it. Original theme song by Arthur Brogson.
In this episode: The Banded-Leaf-Toed Gecko serves as the inspiration for Brian Lawrence Thomas, former child star-turned-wannabe hero! Will he be able to parlay his good deeds into a revival of his TV series? Plus: It's Mister Moreau, Doctor was my grandfather's name. Featuring improviser, director, teacher, and author of Directing Improv: Show the Way by Getting Out of the Way Asaf Ronen. Also, click on the link to learn more about Asaf's work with the Austin Creative Alliance and find out how you can help artists affected by the health crisis. Original theme song by Arthur Brogson.
In this episode: The 1979 book Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials inspires a bizarre sci-fi adventure of telepathic aliens, outcasts, and rebellion. Plus we accidentally predict a plot point in F9! Featuring our special guest, Eric Austin! You can find Eric performing comedy and improv in NYC with Rufus Khan and Entirely From Memory. Apologies to Larry Niven. Many, many apologies. Theme song by Arthur Brogson.
We are joined by NY comedian, writer, YouTuber, and TikTok-er Laura Merli! In this episode, Sarah's encyclopedia of crystals inspires us to create The Apothecary—They've lived multiple lives fighting the same evil over and over again! Michael references Cloud Atlas despite never having seen it! Check Laura out at https://www.lauramerlicomedian.com/ or find her on Twitter and other social medias @passiveabrasive!
In this episode: We take an existing superhero, strip every detail away except their name, and build a new one from scratch! Matt, Sarah, and Michael create the greatest new Canadian, hockey-playing, Molson-swilling, satyr-but-with-moose-legs superhero Puck from the far-off realm of Narni-ish! Will Puck be able to use his super hockey skills to defeat a bear? Like, an actual bear? Find out!
In this episode: We are joined by comics editor, prose writer, and all-around talent Alisa Kwitney! The gang is inspired by the true-life story of questionable veracity of Geff the Talking Mongoose. You can check out Alisa's next book Rogue Untouched with Simon & Schuster, see her upcoming work in Ahoy Comics, or watch her performances with Hudson Valley Improv! PLUS: We have a brand-new theme song by Arthur Brogson. You can hire him on Fiverr here. As always, check us out on Instagram or email us at heroprojectpodcast@gmail.com with feedback, suggestions, or just to say hi.
In this episode: It's the season finale! Matt, Sarah, & Michael share their new rosters for the Justice League, X-Men, and the Avengers! It's all based off of rules set forth by illustrator and cartoonist "Calamity" Jon Morris. Click through to see the rules yourself. As always, email us at heroprojectpodcast@gmail.com to give us YOUR rosters, suggestions and feedback, or to just say hi. This is it for two months—We'll be back, true believers.
In this episode: This is it, friends! The big one! Seven of our greatest heroes team up to stop the threat of a corrupted Railroad Maneater! Also: What exactly is the mummy life-cycle? Big questions and even bigger adventure abounds in this penultimate episode of season 1! As always, email us at heroprojectpodcast@gmail.com to tell us what you think, suggest a hero, or just say hello.
In this episode: It’s the Bird of Paradise, inspired by (humblebrag) Michael’s Google Home “Animal of the Day” feature. Will the Bird of Paradise embrace her culture or be lured in by the bright lights of New York CIty’s fashion empire? And don’t worry, the Ocelot twins are not going to be like the Fenris Twins at all. We talked about this. As always, email us at heroprojectpodcast@gmail.com to give us suggestions for heroes, feedback, or just say hi.
In this episode: We are joined by special guest Ashley, a comics nerd and writer. Together we create The Great Octopus, the hero Florida didn't ask for but desperately needs! Plus, the book Michael's talking about is Paul Dini's memoir Dark Knight. Follow that link to learn more about it! As always, contact us at heroprojectpodcast@gmail.com to give us suggestions for future episodes!
In this episode: We return to the well of listener submissions to find our next hot superhero property! Which of these three late-submitted marvels will receive the full treatment? Listen and find out! Odds are looking much better for them than the dozen or so from the on-time batch. Lateness is rewarded, I guess? Featuring Michael, Sarah, and Matt.
In this episode: Sarah and Michael pull a random character from the public domain and update her for the new millennium. Also: Is Francine's brother really going to be named Frank? Thanks to pdsh.fandom.com/wiki for providing us with the information on all of these characters. And don't forget, you can get in touch with us and suggest a superhero or writing prompt at heroprojectpodcast@gmail.com!
In this episode: Sarah and Michael create their first teen hero! Will he have a healthy relationship with his parents? Listen and find out! And, oh yeah, the word Michael was looking for is "subdue." Plus, you can submit your ideas, names, and concepts to heroprojectpodcast@gmail.com and be featured in a future episode.
In this episode: Matt returns with a book about insects to inspire the new underwater superhero Water Beetle. She discovers a whole civilization of intelligent insects in Lake Superior bent on conquering Ohio! Also: Mike just learned about a Beluga Whale that sounds like a human, and that trivia comes in handy.
Meanwhile: Sarah is busy rehearsing some written shows! That she wrote! Check out her musicals Super School and X-MAS: A Merry Mutant Musical!
