Super Bowl Sunday From the SMC Vault: Broadway Joe Namath – The World’s First Action Figure – A MEGO Toy Story
Take a moment this Super Bowl Sunday to remember your original happy hour: Saturday mornings, when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode at a Continue Reading
Vincent Van Gogh: Sadness Will Last Forever A Graphic Biography That Grew Up With Us
When Comics Slow You Down: Meeting Van Gogh Where He Still Lives A graphic biography that proves the medium we grew up with can carry the weight of great art By Marke — a Saturday Morning Cereal preview I’ve been to Amsterdam three times and visited the Van Gogh Museum Continue Reading
The Toxic Avenger Goes to Washington – A Saturday Morning Cereal Podcast Preview
Toxie Goes to Washington: The Toxic Avenger Is Back, and He’s Aiming at the Capitol By Marke | Saturday Morning Cereal There are comic book characters who age gracefully. And then there’s The Toxic Avenger. Toxie does not age.He mutates.He adapts.He shows up exactly when things feel a little too Continue Reading
Episode 146: ROBERT KIRKMAN Sparks the Energon Universe
ROBERT KIRKMAN Sparks the Energon Universe Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Void Rivals from San Diego Comic-Con Season 13, Episode 4 Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, Continue Reading
SAM at Comic-Con Museum: Storytelling Isn’t Dead. It Just Got Juiced
SAM at Comic-Con Museum: Storytelling Isn’t Dead. It Just Got Juiced Saturday Morning Cereal | Press Notes from SAM: Storytelling Across Media (November 8, 2025) By Mark Escarcida On a sunny Saturday in Balboa Park, Comic-Con was not about Hugh Jackman sightings or limited-edition Funko drops. This was something quieter Continue Reading
Episode 145: The Art and Anatomy of HYDE: When Comics and Cinema Collide — A Franken Berry Season Show!
Season 13, Episode 3 Published November 1, 2025 Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode Continue Reading
Episode 144: Late Night’s Last Laugh? With Al Madrigal
Season 13, Episode 2 Drop Date: 10/18/25 Show Description: Remember your first happy hour? Saturday mornings — when you’d wake up with the sun, grab a bowl of chocolatey cereal, and lose yourself in a world of cartoons, commercials, and pure, unfiltered joy. We’re still chasing that feeling, one episode Continue Reading
Heroes Who Look Like Us: Real Stories from Comic-Con 2025
Real Stories, Real People: Why Representation in TV & Film Matters Saturday Morning Cereal at San Diego Comic-Con 2025 Saturday morning at Comic-Con kicked off with a panel that hit us right in the feels — and the funny bone. “Real Stories, Real People: Why Representation in TV & Film Continue Reading
Old Spice x Superman’s “Fresh Landing” Lands Big at SDCC 2025!
Saturday Morning Cereal Coverage: Old Spice x Superman’s “Fresh Landing” Lands Big at SDCC 2025 Because sometimes Comic-Con isn’t just about panels, cosplay, and limited-edition collectibles — sometimes, it’s about smelling like a hero. Old Spice teamed up with DC to bring peak freshness to San Diego Comic-Con with Continue Reading
George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro, Doug Chiang & Queen Latifah Bring SDCC 25 Hall H to Church (of Narrative Art)
Saturday Morning Cereal Recap: George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro, Doug Chiang & Queen Latifah Bring Hall H to Church (of Narrative Art) Comic-Con 2025 wrapped with a Hall H mic-drop moment — and no, it wasn’t a Marvel surprise trailer or a lightsaber duel (though we wouldn’t have complained). It Continue Reading
