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Talking Comics with Tim: Todd Dezago

Mike Ploog's Perhapanauts cover

With the Halloween-themed fun we're having this week at Robot 666 (aka Robot 6)--it seemed like the perfect time to talk to Todd Dezago about the recently released Perhapanauts Halloween Spooktacular One-Shot (featuring stories drawn by the likes of Craig Rousseau, Rich Woodall and Fred Hembeck). Normally in an interview with Dezago, I would characterize him as one of the nicest folks in comics. But in the spirit of the Halloween season, I instead choose to characterize him as the most paranormal-fascinated person in comics. In addition to the one shot (with three stories in it)--we discuss other spooky topics like volleyball and iTunes. You are warned!

Tim O'Shea: Is it apt to say that Halloween is about your favorite time of the year, given your affinity for the paranormal?

Todd Dezago: Oh, Halloween definitely holds a special place in my heart, both for memories of Halloweens past and for the spooky, scary, creepy haunted element!

And I love that we were able to put together this fun and, hopefully, frightening anthology featuring very different artists on very different stories!

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Katelyn Rae Rochelle earns first Ringo Scholarship Award

Katelyn Rae Rochelle

While the actual recognition ceremony for the first recipient of "The Ringo": The Mike Wieringo Scholarship Award was on Saturday night (prior to the HeroesCon Annual Art Auction), Matt Wieringo posted the full scoop on his personal blog on Tuesday. The recipient of the $1,100 award is Katelyn Rae Rochelle, a Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) student who hopes to pursue a career in comic books after graduation. To quote Matt from his announcement: "Remember that name. I think you’ll be hearing it a lot in a couple years."

Rochelle attended HeroesCon on Saturday and spent some time with one of her instructors, Tom Lyle, at the SCAD booth. She also hung out with Matt and his wife Suzanne. When asked about her genre preference, Rochelle expressed an interest in working in horror--potentially something with werewolves. According to Matt: "We took her around to meet a few of Mike’s friends who offered her some free, friendly advice. Todd Dezago, being Todd Dezago, teased her at every opportunity."

When reached for comment, Dezago denied Matt's vicious allegations. In all seriousness, Dezago said of Rochelle: "She was a good sport and is a very talented young artist. I loved the work that she sent in as samples and think that, as Matt says, we'll be seeing more of her in the future."

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