Zak Champagne on Teaching Math, Loving Music

When I interview folks, I periodically like to follow-up and get suggestions for other people they think I should interview. That’s how I landed an interview with Zak Champagne, a fellow music nut (in a good way) and a fourth grade math teacher at Mandarin Oaks Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida. Shelby Miller of the [...]

Weekend Box Office – 8/25/08

Rank    Title                                                                   Weekend          Gross
1.   TROPIC THUNDER                                            $16,100,000     $65,668,000
2.   THE HOUSE BUNNY                                         $15,100,000     $15,100,000
3.   DEATH RACE                                                      $12,293,000     $12,293,000
4.   THE DARK KNIGHT                                            $10,305,000    $489,179,000
5.   THE CLONE WARS                                            $5,660,000       $24,998,000
6.   PINEAPPLE EXPRESS                                     $5,600,000       $73,928,000
7.   MIRRORS                                                             $4,875,000      $20,075,000
8.   THE LONGSHOTS                                              $4,304,000       $4,304,000
9.   MAMMA MIA!                                                        $4,303,000      $124,458,000
10.  THE MUMMY                                                       $4,069,000       $93,812,000
 

Adam Rifkin on Shmobots

Recently BOOM! Studios released Shmobots, a graphic novel by writer Adam Rifkin and artist Les Toil. I recently was able to conduct an email interview with Rifkin. Before getting to the questions, here’s BOOM!’s official breakdown of the creators and the project: “SMALL SOLDIERS and MOUSEHUNT screenwriter and DETROIT ROCK CITY director, Adam Rifkin, pairs [...]

Weekend Box Office – 8/18/08

Rank    Title                                                                   Weekend          Gross
1.   TROPIC THUNDER                                            $26,000,000     $37,033,000
2.   THE DARK KNIGHT                                            $16,790,000    $471,493,000
3.   THE CLONE WARS                                            $15,505,000     $15,505,000
4.   MIRRORS                                                             $11,125,000     $11,125,000
5.   PINEAPPLE EXPRESS                                     $10,000,000     $62,932,000
6.   THE MUMMY                                                       $8,609,000       $86,649,000
7.   MAMMA MIA!                                                        $6,498,000      $116,415,000
8.   TRAVELING PANTS 2                                       $5,930,000       $32,147,000
9.   STEP BROTHERS                                              $5,000,000       $90,888,000
10.  VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA                     $3,710,000      $3,710,000
 

Dirk Deppey on Journalista

There’s no corner of the sequential art industry that gets ignored, thanks to Dirk Deppey. As the linking dynamo behind Journalista, Deppey has built a web presence that is a daily stop for anyone who wants to stay informed about comics. Deppey took time out of his recent vacation to answer a few questions [...]