Our documentary journey has been quiet for some time - but we're breaking that silence with earth-shattering news: we have a Lightning Dogs animated short in production!

We're excited to announce that we've teamed up with The DAVE School to at long last bring our Dogs to life. The short is in the midst of production and we have a wealth of stories to tell: from the multiple scripts that led us to this one crystallized tale, to the big changes to characters, to suiting up for performance capture, and much more!

Flash-forward to the present as Cap, Doug, and Producer, John La Valle give a spoiler-free, birds-eye view of how this project came together and who's involved. And then flash-back as we catch you up on what we've been up to... Because even while our podcast chronicle has grown cold, things have still been heated behind-the-scenes! #HowlNoise

For links and more info, head to the main episode page:

https://nerdyshow.com/2019/04/lightning-dogs-an-animated-short-is-in-production

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Though the podcast has fallen silent, the Lightning Dogs team are still hard at work behind the scenes! We'll be back soon, but in the meantime come see us at North Carolina Comicon Bull City - in Durham November 9th-11th with a panel on the 10th. Doug and his Ghostbusters RPG crew will also be at AVL Scarefest in Ashville, NC October 19th-21st. If you're only following our podcast feed, be sure to scope us out on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to see what we've been up to!

NCCC Bull City: http://nccomicon.com/bull-city/

AVL Scarefest: http://avlscarefest.com/

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Presenting our full panel schedule at NC Comicon: Oak City in Raleigh - March 17 & 18! We'll also have a booth.

Saturday:

•  11AM - Cap Interviews Voice Actor Jen Cohn
•  12PM - LIGHTNING DOGS PANEL
•  2:30-3:15PM - Cap Hosts a Q&A with Kevin Eastman
•  4PM - Queer Comics - Featuring Cap, Tini Howard (Hack/Slash, Assassinistas), Sarah Gaydos (Love Is Love), Siena Fallon (Ultimate Comics), Matthew Connor (NCCC)
•  6PM - Ghostbusters - Featuring Cap & Doug alongside IDW's Ghostbusters' Erik Burnham and Tom Waltz, with Jeremy Tarney 

Sunday:

• 12PM - Cap Hosts The Look and Sound of Online Gaming: Jen Cohn + pro Blizzard cosplayer Jackie Craft 
• 1:30-2:15PM - Cap Hosts a Q&A with Kevin Eastman
• 3PM - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness - Featuring Cap alongside IDW's TMNT writers Tom Waltz and Erik Burnham, with artist Ben Bishop

More info:

http://nccomicon.com/

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In our last drawstream we took on the hero character who we'd drawn the most, so this time we're working on the deceptive protagonist we've drawn the least: Kane Corso. Kane is a tough cookie, and a complicated dog of discerning tastes. He know that in a world of ordinary and conventional, only the most distinctive will ever leave a truly lasting impression. But, when you're just an alien dog in a world of mutant freaks on the dead planet of your gods... it makes you think. Tune in as we trace Kane's pulp hero roots and learn about some surprising synchronicity between his breed and his backstory all while honing his visual style.

For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/12/lightning-dogs-the-official-pawdcast-episode-28

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All aboard the Pain Train! Vehicle designer Max Acree is back in the studio and dishing out devious plans for new rides in The Wasteland. The Lightning Dogs are coming to Earth with a pretty serious advantage when it comes to tech, so Halloween Jack and his cronies are going to have to get innovative if they want to stand a chance. We look at a variety of designs for the Skeleton Krew's preferred mode of transport for rolling up and terrorizing the peoploid populace: The Ghoul Bus, as well as The Underdog a tool designed specifically for sabotaging The Brutus. However, it's not just Jack that's kicking up dust in these freaky lands... somewhere out there chugs The Pain Train. What it is and who runs this engine of doom... well, we've got a lot of working theories.

For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/11/lightning-dogs-27-the-pain-train/ ‎

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The race is on to create final character designs for all our lead cast, so we decide to kick things off with Dingo - the leader of the pack. While Tony draws and Doug and Cap make suggestions, the gang hashes out Dingo's loner styles both clean cut from Domus, and hardened by the Wasteland. We take considerable influence from Bruce Willy, debate dog communication devices, and even spend some time with our old "pal" Halloween Jack - dissecting his relationship with Glampire.

For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/10/lightning-dogs-the-official-pawdcast-episode-26-the-leader-of-the-pack

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Many great animated series kick off with a multi-part, feature-length storyline - Ninja Turtles, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Gargoyles... the list goes on. If Lightning Dogs is truly the heir to these awesome pillars of animated action, we must do the same. How many episodes would it be? When will the Lightning Dogs meet Glampire? How much of the Wasteland do they see before destroying their way back home? In this episode we solidify the timeline for our Dogs' multi-part adventure and figure out other key plot points for our hypothetical "season 1".

For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/10/lightning-dogs-official-pawdcast-episode-25-lightning-dogs-movie

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We're back to laying the foundation for our pitch bible - distilling our doggy dream into its purest and most bite-sized form. Something that would both spark an investor’s imagination and make them see dollar signs. In this episode we finish off character profiles for Angela, Kid, and Kane and in the process solve a timeline mystery that defines the struggles of our characters: how long was the Great War, and how old were the Lightning Dogs when it started?

For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/10/lightning-dogs-the-official-pawdcast-episode-24-children-of-the-great-war

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Truly knowing our core canine cast is key to us creating a compelling cartoon. We understand the Lightning Dogs on the surface, but it's time to go deeper. As we begin our pitch bible push, we've once again divvied up the dogs so Cap, Doug, and Tony can get up close and personal with crew before putting the new developments to a committee vote. In this episode we explore Dingo, Pierre, and Narisa with our fearless furry leader undergoing some of the biggest changes to his bio. But that's far from all of it! We also reveal the preferred transport of Skeleton Krew goons and explore a previously untapped well of inspiration for the 80s/ 90s mayhem of Lightning Dogs. Come see us at Megaplex in Orlando, FL – August 4th-6th!

For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/08/lightning-dogs-the-official-pawdcast-episode-23-dingo-gets-his-name-o

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She once was human - but sacrificed her humanity at the alter of science! Queen Lich is the boogeyman of The Wasteland - harvesting the genetic material of unsuspecting peoploids for her sinister experiments... but there's still so much we don't know about her. The team brainstorms new takes on this nemesis while Tony devises some accompanying visuals for her action-figure ready, hot-swappable visage. We pull references from some of our favorite eerie corners of pop culture and create for the queen a deeper backstory and truly unsettling cohort. But that's not all! In this episode we go deeper behind the scenes than ever before and take you into the business meeting that changed our intentions for Lightning Dogs completely.

For links and more info, head to the main episode page: https://nerdyshow.com/2017/07/lightning-dogs-queen-lich/

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