The incredible I-Wei Huang joins me to discuss not only his work in creating all the Skylanders characters — from sketch to sculpt to finished toy on the shelves — but also his fascinating other creations, such as steam-powered R/C cars. Then Hugh has a big reveal to cap off a conversation that includes Prototype 2 comics, a lost score, MW3′s NPD dominance, schoolyard rules, Deadpool, Conker’s Bad Fur Day, the Black Eyed Peas, and how to pronounce “lycanthropy.” (It’s “lahy-KAN-thruh-pee.”)
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Special Guests: I-Wei Huang, Director of Characters and Toys, Toys For Bob
Co-host: Hugh Sterbakov, screenwriter, comic creator, and Emmy-nominated writer/toy wrangler for Robot Chicken
Co-host: Katrin Auch, graphic designer, bassist, photographer, light gun enthusiast, videographer, worgen mage, and inventor of Headshotmas
Soundtrack: Yameen - available on iTunes, Amazon MP3, and all online music stores
Relevant show links:
- I-Wei’s creations and his appearance at Exploratorium
- Skylanders’ secretly awesome NPD numbers
- Prototype 2′s digital comic
- Kat and Hugh on Twitter
- Hugh’s book: City Under the Moon
- Enter your own question for Hugh Don’t Know Jack (or Stick It To The Dan)
- Write to the show’s Megamailbag
