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Run Time: 00:30:13
Producer: Sean Russell
Special Guests: Tommy Yune & Lee Kohse

Music:
Opening: Mach A Go Go (Japanese Opening)
Closing: Go Speed Racer (American Opening)

[00:00:00] Introductions

• Tommy Yune is creative director at Harmony Gold USA and is primarily known for his work on Robotech.
• Wrote the 1990s Speed Racer comic for Wildstorm/DC.
• Worked with Jo Chen on the Racer X mini-series.
• In 2001, Tommy worked on Speed Racer Circle of Vengeance for Wildstorm.
• Began working with Robotech after his stint with Speed Racer.
• Had the good fortune of meeting with Ippei Kuri, who is the animation director of Speed Racer.
• Lee Kohse Co-founded Bloodfire Studios and worked for IDW and Marvel
• Created the Kindergoth web comic and licensing art for Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Aliens Vs Predator and Shrek
• Bloodfire became a subsidiary of Allegory Media making Lee Kohse a creative director for the company
  

[00:08:18] Comic Book Expectations

• References the manga, anime and Tommy Yune's comic book
  
• Going deeper into the characters, exploring some of their back stories
• Robby Muso is an artist on the series that worked on Transformers and Speed Racer at IDW
  
• James Rochelle is the colorist and Len Wein is an editor on the series
  

[00:20:24] News Outside of Speed Racer

• Big announcements at Comic Con. News about Warner Brothers acquiring the movie rights and a new direct to DVD feature
  
• Allegory will launch a few mini-series to test the waters for longer series
• Follow Allegory Media on Twitter