[ Posted by RedPanda to Winterman on Nov 3rd, 2007 3:42 PM ]...

Sweet sugar candy! I've been enjoying tracking back through Old News... can't wait to see what's cookin' with Hooky!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on November 11th, 2007 1:56 AM ]

[ Posted by Winterman on Nov 11th, 2007 1:56 AM ]... HOLY CRAP! I LOVE you guys! I'm TOTALLY waiting for the next BLACK JACK JSUTICE and PANDA installments. Hookey is complete. The dates are all off so, hopefully, by the time you read this, i'll have fixed it. Cheers KEEP IT UP!!!

[ Posted by RedPanda to Toney on Feb 28th, 2007 12:55 PM ]...

Mmmmm-Hmmmm! That's what I'm talkin' about! Super Naturals looks fantastic!

[ Posted by RedPanda to jonny_krapuul on Feb 25th, 2007 8:30 AM ]...

Thanks, man... glad you're enjoying the shows!

[ Posted by RedPanda to M_Sean_McManus on Feb 16th, 2007 6:54 AM ]...

You had me at "I smile a warning"... Stylish and very cool. The galleries look great.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 16th, 2007 9:08 AM ]

[ Posted by M_Sean_McManus on Feb 16th, 2007 9:08 AM ]... Thanks a million.

[ Posted by RedPanda to dorkboycomics on Feb 5th, 2007 2:32 PM ]...

Love the Valentine's Skully strip!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 5th, 2007 6:25 PM ]

[ Posted by dorkboycomics on Feb 5th, 2007 6:25 PM ]... thanks :)

[ Posted by RedPanda to heroictimes on Jan 31st, 2007 12:33 PM ]...

Thanks for tipping me off about this place, man. Very cool!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 4th, 2007 11:43 PM ]

[ Posted by heroictimes on Feb 4th, 2007 11:43 PM ]... Hey Big G, Really glad I could help, and that you're finding the site useful. Looking forward to new episodes of Red Panda! --HT

[ Posted by RedPanda to JoeKinski on Feb 2nd, 2007 5:13 PM ]...

Ah, Lucha Libre you say... Just got a dvd of [i]Los Campeones Justicieros[/i] the other day. Classic. I've often thought of an audio drama series that follows a famous Luchadore as he travels the world solving crimes... one day...

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 2nd, 2007 6:42 PM ]

[ Posted by JoeKinski on Feb 2nd, 2007 6:42 PM ]... Cool. I am really looking forward to checking out the shows on the computer at home. They sound like a lot of fun. One luchador film to check out that's fairly easy to find on dvd is Los Canallas ... a Mil Mascaras starrer. Good stuff.

[ Posted by RedPanda to The_Black_Coat on Feb 2nd, 2007 11:54 AM ]...

A great gallery - really fantastic looking stuff, and a great concept. Takes familliar storytelling elements from pulp and superhero stories, but gives them a context and concept that I've never seen before and makes it all feel very fresh and exciting. Awesome work!

[ Posted by RedPanda to MarkShainblum on Feb 1st, 2007 4:47 PM ]...

Mark - wow, you are absolutely the first guy I know whose creations have made it to Postage. Oustanding!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 1st, 2007 6:34 PM ]

[ Posted by MarkShainblum on Feb 1st, 2007 6:34 PM ]... Hi Grant, Thanks very much! It's a bit of an oddball credit, but I'm happy about it. They had a huge launch for the stamp set in 1995, and I got to hang around with some of the Golden and Silver Age creators, so it was a blast. I've listened to the Red Panda, and it's a lot of fun. One line really sticks in my head, "Canada, and the other, lesser wartime allies..." I've always wanted to do radio drama, I was even asked to write a pitch for a superhero/politics parody radio show on CBC Radio once, but it never went anywhere. See you!

[ Posted by RedPanda to misterkitty on Feb 1st, 2007 2:29 PM ]...

Cheers Mister Kitty! Always good to meet other folks from sunny Toronto (without having to go outside!)

[ Posted by RedPanda to gravyboy on Feb 1st, 2007 12:59 PM ]...

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The preview looks outstanding. Bring it on!

[ Posted by RedPanda to thinking_ape_blues on Feb 1st, 2007 10:42 AM ]...

To quote from the book of Abe "I rarely understand what you're talking about, but I like the cut of your jib". Awesome.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 1st, 2007 11:05 AM ]

[ Posted by thinking_ape_blues on Feb 1st, 2007 11:05 AM ]... Thanks, Panda.

[ Posted by RedPanda to fanboy on Jan 31st, 2007 1:13 PM ]...

Oh, man! First thing I see on your site - the TARDIS usb hub... and it just gets better. Awesome

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 1st, 2007 3:21 AM ]

[ Posted by fanboy on Feb 1st, 2007 3:21 AM ]... That's the 2nd Tardis USB comment I got today!

[ Posted by RedPanda to gravyboy on Jan 31st, 2007 4:37 PM ]...

Oh my good lord n' butter! Gravyboy is the best "sell it in a sentence" concept I've heard in ages. Got to check that out!

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 31st, 2007 4:39 PM ]

[ Posted by gravyboy on Jan 31st, 2007 4:39 PM ]... thanks! I think, if all goes well, the tentative date for it to be in Previews would be March. I hope.

[ Posted by RedPanda to ChuckDixon on Jan 31st, 2007 1:53 PM ]...

I'm sure you hear this a lot, but your run on Nightwing was such a high point for a character that had finally been allowed to grow up at about the same time that I was. Seeing old issues resolved and Dick moving on to confident adulthood made me believe that maybe there could be real character development in comics.

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 31st, 2007 2:08 PM ]

[ Posted by ChuckDixon on Jan 31st, 2007 2:08 PM ]... Sure, I hear it quite a bit. But that doesn't mean it isn't appreciated every single time. Thanks for your kind words.

[ Posted by RedPanda to Pop_Syndicate on Jan 31st, 2007 1:42 PM ]...

Wow! Super ambitious stuff - awesome.

[ Posted by RedPanda to AndyDoan on Jan 31st, 2007 11:10 AM ]...

You're dead right, man. The new "Spirit" is a lot of fun. It's not Eisner, but nothing ever will be again... And it's good to see Ol' Blue Suit back in action!

[ Posted by RedPanda to RedPanda on Jan 30th, 2007 10:58 PM ]...

From the "It's All Straw" blog review of The Red Panda Adventures:

"Two of my great pleasures in life are listening to classic old radio and surfing the Net. These two loves come together in a real doozy of a website that I found recently: Decoder Ring Theatre and its flagship podcast, The Red Panda Adventures, created by Gregg Taylor and a talented troupe of Toronto-based thespians. Obviously inspired by classic radio shows of yesteryear such as The Green Hornet and The Shadow, The Red Panda Adventures are witty and stylish revivals of the old costumed crime fighter melodramas. The Red Panda and his trusty sidekick and chauffeur Kit Baxter, also known as The Flying Squirrel, guard Depression-era Toronto against a host of mobsters, monsters, and malefactors by using everything from radio rings and static shoes to powers of hypnosis and the occasional sweet left hook. As written by the very talented Gregg Taylor, the shows are just sly enough not to be in deadly earnest and just serious enough not to slide into outright parody. The Red Panda rocks! New episodes are promised in March." (http://allstraw.blogspot.com)

[ Posted by RedPanda to RedPanda on Jan 30th, 2007 10:56 PM ]...

From the www.sffaudio.com review of The Red Panda Adventures first season of shows:

"Masks, grapple-guns, static boots, retractable membranes, ring-radios? Check. Supervillains with names like The Golden Claw, The Electric Eel and Diablo? Check. Okay then, tune your podcatcher to 'pure pulp' and break out the hockey organ because The Red Panda Adventures - Season One is ready to glide into justice. This first 12 episode season is full of flying kung fu fists, mesmerizing hypnosis, snappy dialog and mystery. Most memorable for me are the characters and the dialogue. Plot lines are reminiscent of comic-book and radio serials from yesteryear but the parlance is all modernistic as filtered through a roaring-twenties speech pattern paradigm. Episode 2: Night Mission and Episode: 7 Red Panda Wanted Dead Or Alive stood-out because these episodes highlighted the interaction between the love-blind hero, Red Panda, and his adoring sidekick The Flying Squirrel. The Panda's superpowers are a cross between those of The Green Hornet and The Shadow. He's a master hypnotist, able to cloud the minds of villains. Other fun aspects are the introduction of other superheroes and superhero groups, in a way the whole show reminds me of animated version of The Tick if it were played slightly straighter.

The Red Panda Adventures - Season One is a super-fun diversion delivered in delicious half-hour doses. The only thing better than the production of this fab audio drama series is the vocal talent. I get endless kicks out of the sexual tension between the oblivious Red Panda and his pining sidekick/driver Kit Baxter. Their city, 1930s Toronto, is quieter than many other audio dramas, I hear less foley and fewer sound effects, I like that they aren't obsessed with putting in the sound of footsteps in every scene - it usually isn't necessary. Also nice is that from episode one of this series this show really works. This is probably because of the experience gained during the previous Red Panda incarnation (a six episode series set during WWII). Season Two is already underway and I look forward to devouring it too."