Sunday, September 27, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
William Katt Q&A
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2208225/highlight/19396
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sketch
Cards March of Dimes series!
http://5finity.blogspot.com/
5FINITY Productions to release this special sketch card series where
proceeds of the sales go to March of Dimes. This is the first
officially licensed Greatest American Hero trading card product, and
not only that, they are all sketch cards by fantastic artists.
A super low run of 899 individually numbered sketch card packs. Each pack
contains at least one original, one of a kind sketch card.
Randomly inserted autographed sketch cards by William Katt, Connie Sellecca,
Robert Culp, Michael Pare, and Stephen J. Cannell. Includes dual signed
and triple signed cards!
Here is a preview of some of the cards...
Thursday, August 6, 2009
William Katt is set to appear at the Victoria Comic convention!
| William Katt is set to appear at the Victoria Comic convention! October 30 - November 1, 2009. At the Harbour Towers HotelTicket Prices: Day Pass: $20 Weekend: $30 VIP (with access to exclusive celeb lounge) $100 VIP with 2 - nights in the Hotel $250** SELLING OUT FAST, E-MAIL FOR WAIT-LIST** DELUXE VIP PASSES: Very limited quantities: Full access weekend pass, hotel room for 2 nights, Dinner with the Stars ticket, admission to custom paid performances by various stars. Limited seating.$250.00 per person. TIX ON SALE JULY 1st - STAY TUNED FOR LOCATIONS If you can't make it to the convention you should join us at William Katt's Facebook Comic Con Page! There there will be a Q&A of a different kind, where you post your questions and he will post video responses to you! Check out the links below for further info!  Facebook Comic Con www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70989044761&ref=mf www.victoriacomicconvention.com Come see us at www.catastrophiccomics.com Click on the picture to visit our store.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
William Katt is set to be at Horrorfind in September!
William Katt is set to appear at the Horrorfind weekend in Baltimore Sept 25-27 2009! So, hoist up your capes for a fun www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=70989044761&ref=mf Facebook Comic Confilled time! If you can't make it to the convention you should join us at William Katt's Facebook Comic Con Page! There there will be a Q&A of a different kind, where you post your questions and he will post video responses to you! So if you have any questions or info on the Horrorfind, check out the links below!  www.horrorfindweekend.com/celebrities.html Come see us at www.catastrophiccomics.com Click on the picture to visit our store. |
Friday, July 31, 2009
San Diego Comic Con!
| Well, it is a week after the San Diego Comic Con and everyone survived a week of meet and greets, costumes, and panels! Our own Michael Hamersky, of Make It So Marketing, was able to meet our own Greatest American Hero William Katt! William Katt was at the Catastrophic Comics booth meeting fans and promoting the *Greatest American Hero* comic books, which are available in our Ebay store, and *Sparks*-The FIRST Motion comic for the itouch/ William Will be having other convention dates so be sure to check back to see if he will be coming to your town! Also, come join William Katt at the facebook Comic Con where there will be a Q&A of a different kind... facebook.com/group.php?gid=70989044761&ref=mf  Come see us at catastrophiccomics.com Click on the picture to visit our store. |
Thursday, July 9, 2009
San Diego Comic Con update!
| The San Diego comic con is almost upon us! It will be here before you know it! July 22. San Diego Convention Center 111 W. Harbor Drive San Diego, CA 92101 And this year at the Catastrophic Comic booth, William Katt(Ralph Hinkley) and Michael Pare'(Tony Villacana) will be attending on Saturday! Chris Folino will be there with some real great news from Catastrophic Comics. The first comic company to release the first motion comic book-Sparks and Sparks 2 on the itouch and iphone! Catastrophic is breaking new ground in other arenas as well. I was doing a table in NY for William Katt and we did a live video chat with fans! It was great! So be sure to stop at CATASTROPHIC COMICS/ at IP PAVILON -AISLE 2100. /BOOTH/ 2109 and say 'hi' to Chris, William and Michael.  Come see us at catastrophiccomics.com Click on the picture to visit our store. |
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Independence Day marks an independent "first" for the little guy.
Voiced by Hollywood actors Michael Paré, William Katt, and Michael Bell
(July 4, 2009) Los Angeles—"Sparks Part 2,” the first motion comic book with lip-synch, created specifically for the
The SPARKS PART 2 Application, which includes original artwork, in addition to the original motion comic, can be downloaded for 99 cents at the iTunes Store (keywords: "Sparks Part 2" or "Catastrophic Comics"). A superhero noir-thriller that was published as a comic book series in 2008, “Sparks” bridges the gap between the printed page and full-fledged animation.
"Part 2” is voiced by actors Michael Paré ("Eddie and the Cruisers"), Michael Bell ("Transformers"), Charlie Brill ("Star Trek"), Kevin Sherwood ("Gamers"), Courtenay Taylor (“Justice League Heroes”), and Ashley Bell ("United States of Tara").
***Please contact us to book interviews with Michael Paré, co-creator, William Katt ("The Greatest American Hero", NBC's "Heroes") , Michael Bell (“Transformers”), Ashley Bell (“United States of Tara”), and Christopher Folino (writer/ director "Gamers"). Pre-taped interview footage is also available on request.
Here the direct link to Sparks Part 2 for sale on iTUNES:
***Michael Pare, William Katt, and Michael Bell are available for interviews via email, phone and will also be appearing at San Diego Comic-Con, Saturday July 25, 2009 at the Catastrophic Comics booth.
William Katt promo for Sparks!
also on our You Tube site-
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6ORHEZRWfs
Sunday, June 21, 2009
The 2009 Greatest American Hero / March of Dimes Sketch Card Series will feature autographs from series stars William Katt, Robert Culp, Connie Sellecca, and Michael Pare. There will also be double and TRIPLE co-signed sketch cards, too! Plus, television legend and GAH creator Stephen J. Cannell has signed some cards! The odds are about 1:15 that you will find an autographed sketch card.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Dennis "Danger" Madalone!
| Who is that hero with the dark hair? That is Dennis "Danger" Madalone! He was the super behind the suit. Dennis was the stunt coordinator on the show and performed amazing stunts and crashes that left us wildly entertained and filled with laughter! Dennis is an amazing and talented individual whom I am proud to recognize.  To check out Dennis' stunts from the show... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE13X_8QEUc&feature=channel_page Thank you, William and Marci |
Sunday, May 31, 2009
The Greatest American Hero update!
I know most of you are patiently waiting for issue 3 to see how the origin story arc will complete before the new adventures
begin.
For those of you who haven't seen the new book here is a sneak peek at the cover.
As soon as we get it, it'll be listed. Both William and I thank you for being a fan and your continuing support all these years.
The Greatest American Hero resurgence has been all due you, the fans, who have made all this possible.
Many, many, thanks!
I will be posting a video from William Katt to you very soon.
Feel free to join our You Tube channel-
www.youtube.com/user/CatastrophicComics2
and our main site
www.catastrophiccomics.com
William and Marci
Sunday, May 17, 2009
William Katt Breaking new ground Again!
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William Katt and Chris Folino have been breaking new ground in the way of motion comics and now have taken the next step in being at more conventions than ever! Live video feed!
This is the first time this has been at a convention. It makes William Katt able to be at the smaller conventions and talk to fans LIVE! I will be filming and posting to our You Tube Channel! In the mean time be sure to get issues 1&2 and watch for issue 3 right here!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Greatest American Hero comic bookIssue 3 arriving soon!
Issue 3 will be here soon so keep watch in our store! In the meantime for your listening pleasure an interview with William Katt. (from or on this morning.) It airs today 12:45 pm est. www.saratogamoon.com You can also listen to other broadcasts on our You Tube channel.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
William Katt interview with Comics and Other Imaginary Tales
Posted by Jim
Rounding out our interviews with the fine people behind Catastrophic Comics is William Katt, who was kind enough to subject himself to our interview process. Please note the art pages are two pages from the forthcoming Mythology Wars which will not be out until Late 2008 or Early 2009 - Thank you Chris for the early look at what looks to be a great series.
William: A little naughty - a little nice – comfortable in jeans but okay with tights. And I’m a sucker for rhyming couplets did you notice?
Jim: And how did we get from the star of “The Greatest American Hero” 25 years ago to being the executive producer of Sparks?
William: Ah… the long and winding road! In both cases it was dumb luck!
William: When I met Chris Folino my partner he was looking for someone with half a brain who’d be willing to risk it all financially – there I was!
Jim: Chris has told me that you have an idea for a comic called “Mythology Wars” what is the premise of that story?
William: Guess I have to get serious for a second – the genesis of that story evolved from a script I wrote several years ago that 
Jim: Will this be an ongoing, limited series and what will be your level of involvement with that book?
William: ‘Sparks’ and ‘Mythology Wars’ will both be ongoing books. I mostly get Chris to take me out to lunch and pitch story ideas to him for ‘Sparks’ which he almost always disregards but with ‘Mythology Wars’ I get to co-write with him and that way he’s forced to use my ideas.
conducting try outs or how have you been determining who is the right artist for this job?William: I couldn’t convince Chris that I should do all the drawing – he said my stick figures were nice but the rest had to go. I said if he didn’t like the hearts and arrows he couldn’t use anything… so we looked at pages and pages of artists work and found some terrific individuals… I’m still planning on my stick figures appearing as a special bonus feature.
Jim: An artist is a big part of a comic as it is a visual medium first, what style are you looking for, realism, super hero, impressionistic, dark, animation?
William: To be honest… I’m never quite sure what I’m looking for! It just jumps off the page somehow and hits you square between the
Eyeballs and you know that’s the artist for the story. The two books are drawn entirely different from one another but each makes me feel something when I look at the pages. Maybe I won’t include my stick figures after all.
Jim: What has been the hardest thing to do so far in trying to start you own comic book company?William: Chris is very controlling and has a loud whinny voice! If he doesn’t get his way it’s painful.
Jim: Based on some brief biographical information I have read on you, we are about the same age. I have always been into comic books and owned a store for four years in the early nineties. Has this art form always been of interest to you or are you new to the field?
William: I have great memories of racing my buddy Jimmy $#%^*# ( better not use his real last name he’s an attorney now and he scares me ) But I’d beat him to Burwood pharmacy in Sherman Oaks a mile or so away and hog the new issues of Superman and Green Lantern.
Jim: Back to Mythology Wars, do you have a target date to get issue #1 out?
William: ‘Mythology Wars’ is scheduled for release next summer. We would have released it sooner but the artist locked away in Chris’s cellar stopped drawing until we promised to trade out the black light for an incandescent table lamp and give him Sundays off to watch the Box set of ‘Greatest American Hero’. That reminds me… I should bring him down his Taco Bell soon.
Jim: Chris says you were Perry Mason’s (Raymond Burr) boy toy. True or false?
William: See… now the thing is… ya have to know that my partner Chris has issues… okay… it’s all through the book of ‘Sparks’ if you read between the lines. Chris is a sick man!
Jim: Being the “Greatest American Hero” has to be a double edged sword. One a certain generation identifies you with that character and therefore probably projects the characters traits onto you. What is the biggest plus from this fame and what is the biggest negative?
William: The biggest plus is that I got to wear the red tights! The biggest negative is that they sagged in the crotch!
Jim: If you could be a tree what type of tree would you be?
William: The tree of knowledge.
Jim: What else are you involved in currently?
William: Right now I’m doing an episode of ‘Heroes’. Only one episode and they have the nerve to kill me off. Maybe you can launch a letter writing campaign to keep me on the show. Yeah… you could do a raffle or something!
William: World domination of course!
Jim: Why publish on your own as opposed to going to Image or pitch it to another company?
William: Why do something the easy way? Half a brain… remember!
William was a great sport and I want to thank him again for answering our questions and having fun with it. Of course I want to see Mythology Wars now and then want the "director's cut" with Bill's stick figures.
