This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back comic book retailer Paul Eaton to the program to discuss Jaws as we all celebrate the films 50th anniversary in 2025!
When a young woman is killed by a shark while skinny-dipping near the New England tourist town of Amity Island, police chief Martin Brody wants to close the beaches, but mayor Larry Vaughn overrules him, fearing that the loss of tourist revenue will cripple the town. Ichthyologist Matt Hooper and grizzled ship captain Quint offer to help Brody capture the killer beast, and the trio engage in an epic battle of man vs. nature.
Jaws was written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb, based on the novel by Benchley, and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody, Robert Shaw as Quint, Richard Dreyfuss as Matt Hooper, Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody, Murray Hamilton as Mayor Larry Vaughn, Carl Gottlieb as Meadows, Jeffrey Kramer as Deputy Leonard Hendricks, Susan Backlinie as Chrissie Watkins, Lee Fierro as Mrs. Kintner, and Peter Benchley as Interviewer.
The feature film celebrated 50 years this June 20, 2025 as it was released in theaters on June 20, 1975.
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#242: Rebekah McKendry and David Ian McKendry - Barstow Writers
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes Rebekah McKendry and David Ian McKendry to the program to discuss their comic series Barstow and much more!
Rebekah is a filmmaker, writer, producer, director, and academic who has established herself as a prominent figure in the horror and science fiction genres. She has directed films such as Glorious starring J.K. Simmons; Elevator Game; All the Creatures Were Stirring (which she also wrote); and more. Rebekah also co-wrote the horror film reboot of the 2000 film Bring It On with writer Dana Schwartz entitled Bring It On: Cheer or Die.
David Ian is a filmmaker, writer, producer and director who has written such films as Glorious (which he wrote alongside our friend Joshua Hull); Elevator Game; All the Creatures Were Stirring (which he also directed); and more!
Together, Rebekah and David Ian have written a comic miniseries for Dark Horse entitled Barstow. The collected edition of the series hits bookstores everywhere on September 23, 2025.
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#241: Jeremy Haun and Mike Tisserand - Creators of Murder Podcast
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes comic book creators Jeremy Haun and Mike Tisserand to the program to discuss their comic Murder Podcast and much more!
Haun is the creator of The Realm, The Beauty, The Red Mother, and The Approach, and more. His other projects include Batwoman, Constantine, Wolf Moon, and Knight Terrors: Black Adam. Jeremy has worked for nearly every publisher in the industry as well as doing self-publishing via Kickstarter. In 2025 he launched Ignition Press.
Tisserand began his career in animation in 2006 and has worked as a 2D and 3D animator, designer, storyboard artist, and head of story on productions for Disney, Dreamworks, 20th Century, Nickelodeon, and Netflix on projects including The Dragon Prince, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and Big Hero 6: The Series, among others.
Together the two have created Murder Podcast which hits shelves on September 10, 2025 from Ignition Press.
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#240: Ashley Cullins - Author of Your Favorite Scary Movie
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes author Ashley Cullins to the program to discuss their book, Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror and more!
Cullins is an award-winning entertainment journalist with over a decade of experience. After graduating with a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University's prestigious Medill School, Ashley began her career in broadcast news before making the jump to print. Your Favorite Scary Movie is her first book.
Your Favorite Scary Movie: How the Scream Films Rewrote the Rules of Horror is available at bookstores everywherefrom Dutton Books.
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#239: Brian McAuley - Author of Breathe In, Bleed Out
This week on the Capes and Tights Podcast, Justin Soderberg welcomes back author Brian McAuley to the program to discuss his latest novel, Breathe In, Bleed Out and more!
Brian grew up in Weird, NJ on a steady diet of Goosebumps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes. He received his BA in Creative Writing and Horror Theory from NYU’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study before getting his MFA in Film from Columbia University.
As a WGA screenwriter, Brian has written five films for the Lifetime Network in addition to writing and producing the award-winning thriller Dismissed for BoulderLight Pictures. He sold his TV series pitch Affliction to Syfy Network in a pilot development deal and penned an episode of Fuller House (episode 12) for Netflix.
Brian’s debut novel Curse of the Reaper was published through Simon & Schuster and named one of the Best Horror Books of 2022 by Esquire. His Christmas horror novella Candy Cain Kills released in 2023 through Shortwave Publishing with the sequel published on November 12, 2024. His latest novel, Breathe In, Bleed Out, hits bookstores everywhere from Poisoned Pen Press on September 2, 2025.
Brian McAuley is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Screenwriting at the Sidney Poitier New American Film School of Arizona State University.
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