Brain Trust Studios

Graham Nolan, Batman artist, co-creator of Bane, tells the story of his rise to fame in the comics industry, and answers questions from his fans. His many credits include Monster Island, Rex Morgan M.D., the Phantom, and Sunshine state. Recorded in 2016 at the Official Buffalo Comicon.

Candid Q&A with Martin Klebba, of Pirates of the Caribbean, Scrubs, Project X, Oz the Great and Powerful, etc. Filmed on Sunday May 21st, 1p.m., at the Nickel City Con in Buffalo NY.

Featuring Billy Dee Williams, Lando Calrissian from Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Filmed at the Nickel City Comicon in 2017. The recording of this panel began as it was already in progress. It was also incredibly packed, due to the Popularity of Mr. Williams. Apologies for the interruptions and occasional bad footage, but I felt I it better to share what I had, rather than to not share at all.

Featuring Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek's Original Uhura, at the Nickel City Comicon 2017.

Famous artist Alan Davis answers questions and offers some instruction in this video. Filmed July 17, 1998, @ ChicagoCon. Apologies for the audio quality. This presentation was done without microphones, in a room with poor acoustics.

The Mo-Kan Banquet Awards Ceremony was a way of surprising and honoring some of the more distinguished guests of the Kansas City Convention throughout the 80s and 90s. In this Award Ceremony, some of the guests being honored included John Byrne, George Perez, Jim Davis, and Lee Falk. Also featuring Martin Nodell, creator of the Green Lantern. It was a special time to attend conventions, and Mo-Kan was one of the very best conventions of its time! Filmed May 21st, 1994 @ MO-KAN.

This is an excerpt from a Panel with Will Eisner, John Byrne, and George Perez. Filmed June 22, 1996, at ChicagoCon. This was before Wizard World took over the convention. Sadly, this is only a portion of the panel. The battery from camcorder I was using died part way through. But, I thought I'd share what I have filmed.

Brilliant artist and teacher Steve Rude leads this insightful instruction on how to draw from life. Steve Rude’s amazing portfolio of work include co-creating Nexus and working for virtually every major comic book publisher. Including Marvel, D.C., Dark Horse, Valiant Comics, Image Comics, and Comico. This instruction was filmed in 2016 at the official Buffalo Comicon. There are a few minutes missing from the beginning due to a mix up in the location of the event.

Jim Shooter, legendary writer, artist, and former editor in chief of Marvel Comics explains the fundamentals of Comic Book Storytelling. Interjecting some of the amazing stories about people he's worked with over the years and the valuable lessons he's learned, Jim Shooter makes the fundamentals of Comic Book Storytelling fun and easy to understand. Recorded on Saturday, September 15th at the Buffalo Comicon.

Jim Shooter, legendary writer, artist, and former editor in chief of Marvel Comics explains the fundamentals of Comic Book Writing. Interjecting some of the amazing stories about people he's worked with over the years and the valuable lessons he's learned, Jim Shooter makes the fundamentals of Comic Book Writing fun and easy to understand. Recorded on Saturday, September 16th at the Buffalo Comicon. This was an up close and personal styled instruction and Q&A, recorded without microphones, so the audio is a bit muffled.

Q&A with Stan Lee! Filmed on Sunday, September 4th, 11:00 a.m. @ the FanExpo Canada 2016. Stan Lee, creator of: The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, Spiderman, The Hulk, Dr. Strange, and most of the known Marvel Universe.

Q&A with William Shatner. Filmed on Friday, September 2nd, 6:30 p.m. @ the FanExpo Canada 2016.

Q&A with Kate Mulgrew. Filmed on Saturday, September 3rd, 5:00 p.m. @ the Fan Expo 2016.

Q&A with Jewel Staite! Filmed Friday, September 2nd, 5:30 p.m. @ the FanExpo Canada 2016. Jewel Staite: Firefly, Serenity, Stargate Atlantis, The Killing, Wonderfalls, Flash Forward, etc.

Q&A with Adam West and Burt Ward. (TV's Batman and Robin) Filmed on Friday, September 2nd, 11p.m. @ FanExpo Canada 2016. Visit the DarkSpud animated channel, now on Rumble! http://rumble.com/darkspud

Q&A with Morena Baccarin! Filmed Sunday, September 4th, 4 p.m. @ the FanExpo Canada 2016. Morena Baccarin: Firefly, Serenity, V, Gotham, Deadpool, Homeland, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, etc.

Q&A with Hayley Atwell! Filmed on Saturday, September 3rd, 3:30 p.m. @ the FanExpo Canada 2016. Hayley Atwell: Captain America, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ant-Man, Conviction, Testament of Youth, etc.