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Gweek Podcast 012: Tom the Dancing Bug creator Ruben Bolling

Mark Frauenfelder at 9:12 am Mon, Aug 15, 2011

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Gweek is a podcast where the editors of Boing Boing and guests talk about comic books, science fiction and fantasy, video games, board games, tools, gadgets, apps and other neat stuff.

Our guest this week is Ruben Bolling, creator of Tom the Dancing Bug, the terrific comic strip we run every week on Boing Boing. We interview Ruben about his influences, inspirations, and creative process, and then later in the show, he joins Rob and I in a discussion about games, movies, and comics.

In this episode, we discuss:

GAMES

The Dark Meadow

Dungeon Hunter II

MOVIES

Rise of the Planet of the Apes

A discussion of ape rights in the New York Times

How to Train Your Dragon

"Dreamworks Face"

COMICS

Carl Barks’ Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge

Interview with Fantagraphics' Gary Groth about The Complete Carl Barks Anthology

The Adventures of Superboy

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Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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