Articles by Blake Petit
Blake M. Petit is a freelance writer, columnist, reviewer, podcaster, actor, director, teacher, and unlicensed tree surgeon from Ama, Louisiana. He is the author of the novels Other People’s Heroes and The Beginner, as well as the podcast novel A Long November. His weekly comic book column, Everything But Imaginary, has appeared Wednesdays at comiXtreme.com since 2003. In January of 2007 he joined with his longtime friend Chase Bouzigard to host the weekly 2 in 1 Showcase comic book podcast, appearing every weekend at comiXtreme. Blake is a member of the board of directors of the Thibodaux Playhouse theatre company in Thibodaux Louisiana, where his original stage play The 3-D Radio Show was produced in 2004. In a former life as a newspaper editor, his weekly Think About It column won the Louisiana Press Association Award for best column in 2001. In his free time, he teaches high school English, which at the moment pays better than the rest of his more impressive-sounding endeavors put together. Contact Blake at Blake@comixtreme.com.
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 205: Flying Zombies
Blake rolls over to BSI Comics for the launch party of the new webcomic Flying Zombies! Blake chats with the creators of the comic, “Monty and the Mongoose,” along with special guest Nick …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 204: 2010-The Year in Review
A little later than they would have liked, but Blake and Kenny are coming at you this week with their look back at 2010 in comics and geek culture. In this mammoth episode, …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 202: A Christmas Coda
It’s time for a last dose of Christmas cheer as Blake, flying solo, gives his thoughts on this year’s Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol and Green Lantern: Larfleeze Christmas Special, discusses his own …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 201: Mike Vs. Rankin and Bass
A few months ago, Mike “Technodunce” Bellamy made a horrifying confession: he’d never seen any of the classic Rankin & Bass Christmas specials in their entirety. This week, the Showcase boys set …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 200: The Showcase Bicentennial
It’s the big 200th episode of 2 in 1 Showcase! And for this spectacular we… well, we talk about comics and cartoons, mostly. The new TransFormers Prime, Boom! complete collection of Don …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 199: Tron-The Commentary
Chase is back this week, joining the rest of the crew for our commentary track on the 1982 cult classic Tron. The boys discuss the film as they watch, including a discussion of …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 198: Harry Potter, Young Justice, and Tangled
Erin comes back to the show this week to talk about Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 as well as the premiere of the new Young Justice series on Cartoon Network. …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 197: A Thanksgiving Quickie
With the Thanksgiving holiday this week, the Showcase boys have been a bit busy, so once more, Blake dashes off a quick conversation to sate your appetite. This week, he gets into the …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 196: Life, Death, and a Pet Rock
The Showcase boys were ships passing in the night this week, so Blake flies solo for an e-mail answering, reviewifying episode! He talks about the first few weeks of the new …
2 in 1 Showcase Episode 195: 2010 Holiday Movie Preview
It’s November, and that means for the next two months the movie theaters will be packed with films that will be surefire bloc– um… will be amusing and diverting forms of enterta– eh… …
