To Meet the Faces You Meet aka MEAD

To Meet the Faces You Meet aka MEAD (comic book)

Back Cover Art fo the comic book (flipped)

Launching date: May 8, 2020, and over in June 7, 2020 (Kickstarter). J. Allen Williams/Parallax Studio, LLC and Richard Corben/Jan Strnad. 21,6×31,8 cm. 18 pgs [incl. covers]. Cover: glossy color. Guts: white. [id].
An Exclusive Kickstarter Special Movie Edition.

“To Meet the Faces You Meet Movie Edition”.
Front Cover Art-J. Allen Williams (3D). Color.

“To Meet the Faces You Meet” [PICT].
Back Cover Art (flipped)-Richard Corben. Color.

Inside covers: The list of Kickstarter Backers of the Strnad/Corben classic: “To Meet the Faces You Meet”. (213 backer names)

“To Meet the Faces You Meet [VERS.3]” [SYNOPSIS].
16 pgs: pgs 3-18. s-Jan Strnad, a-Richard Corben (= “Gore”). B&W.
Here restored B&W from the original story.

MEAD – Mobile Extrasensory Autonomous Deceptor (animated film)

16×9. NR. 105 minutes. 1080p HD. NTSC. English 1.5, English Stereo 2.0.

Blu-ray: 5.1 Dolby Surround or Stereo. MAKING MEAD Docs (52 min). Official Trailer. English Closed Captioning. Spanish Subtitles. Chapter Menu.

MEAD References (like you can imagine the movie was filled with Easter eggs)

MEAD Trailer

Left to right: Co-Writer Jan Strnad, Lillie Young as Phoebe, Samuel Hunt as Friz, Kassie Wright as Tam, and Writer/Director J. Allen Williams (October 4, 2021)

The live action filming of the movie, To Meet the Faces You Meet was postponed because of covid-19 to Autumn 2021. Original film was scheduled to be in May 8, 2020, and it was planned to be over in June 7, 2020. The film was premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2022, and The West Coast Premiere Aug. 6, 2022 at Orinda Theatre, Los Angeles. The ultimate launching date was Aug. 9, 2022 under a new title MEAD.

The film was co-written, animated, and directed by J. Allen Williams and stars Samuel Hunt, Robert Picardo, Kassandra Wright, Lillie Young, and Shawn Young alongside the voices of Patton Oswalt and Patrick Warburton.

Directed by J. Allen Williams

Writing Credits by Jan Strnad and J. Allen Williams

Cast (in credits order):

Samuel Hunt as Friz
Robert Picardo as Admiral Gillette
Patton Oswalt as M.E.A.D. (voice)
Patrick Warburton as Timmy the Wunderbot (voice)
Lillie Young as Phoebe
Shawn Young as Sternhagen
Kassandra Wright as Tam
Nathan Shelton as Achilles Navigator Perry / Kawolski / Spunkmeyer
Connor J. Matthews as Achilles Gunner Russell
M. Scott Thomas as Medusa Captain Simmons
Jimmy Wilson as Medusa Gunner Frehley
Drew Diveley as Medusa Pilot Stanley
Mickey Stone as Mercury Base Officer Anderson
Andrew McMurtrey as Mercury Base Officer Jackson
Ramon Luis Ramirez as Achilles F5 Pilot Diaz
Tris Marie as Achilles F5 Gunner Henderson
Jonova Lavon as Juno F1 Pilot Mitchell
Casper Austin as Juno F1 Gunner Parker
Thomas C Baker as Juno F2 Pilot Reed
Declan Rhodes as Juno F2 Gunner Stewart
Sky Thomas as Juno F4 Pilot Rivera
Rachel Anger as Juno F4 Gunner Cooper
Tyler Tracy as Juno F3 Pilot Murphy
Fiona Mobley as Juno F3 Gunner Richardson
Chris Stanley as Achilles Lleutenant
Jeremy Shelton as Jump Ship Pilot 1
Jason ‘Whitey’ White as Jump Ship Pilot 2
- Brad Ross as Achilles Guard
Ron McAdams as Medusa Crewmember Criss
Jordan Duke as Achilles F6 Pilot Devol
- Zach Malott as Achilles F6 Gunner Burkheart
Steve Bassett as Achilles Guard
Jonah Van Camp as Achilles Guard
Nick Maples as Extra
Brooklyn O’Neill as Extra
Clara Plasse as Extra
Lance O’Neill as Extra
Lucas Vosburg as Extra

Produced by

Elaine Bongiorno as associate producer
Marisol Cifuentes as co-producer
GMark Cole as co-producer
Alan C. Ruesicky as co-producer
Nathan Shelton as producer
Mike Trainer as associate producer
Alesia Traiteur as associate producer
Jonah VanCamp as associate producer
J. Allen Williams as executive producer

Additional Crew:

Music by Bjorn Lynne (as Bjørn Lynne) (music supervisor) / (music supervisor)
Cinematography by Roger Jared as director of photography
Casting By Pat Arthur and Nathan Shelton
Makeup Department by Nathan Shelton as special effects makeup design
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director by Shannon Michelle as first assistant director and Brad Ross as assistant director
Art Department by Ethan Walker as Construction Assistant and J.T. Walker as construction coordinator
Sound Department by Cadmus Blackwood as boom operator, Harv Jamison as Sound Department, Marcus LaValle as boom operator, Jamie Talamantez as sound mixer, Howard Ying as boom operator
Visual Effects by Luima Morillo as assistant creature animator and J. Allen Williams as animator and visual effects
Stunts by Julia Walker as stunt performer and Shawn Young as stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department by Thomas C Baker as gaffer, Roger Jared as camera operator and Brad Ross as first assistant camera
Costume and Wardrobe Department by Patricia Burkhart as costumer and Beez McKeever as wardrobe
Music Department by Jonathan Adamich as score, Dmitri Belichenko as score, Edward Blakeley as score, Bill Bruce as lead guitar overdubs, Emmett Cooke as score, Jason Cullimore as score, Valerian Derenne as score, Ferenc Hegedus as score, Julio Kladniew as score, Rafael Krux as score, Jason Livesay as score, Dmitriy Lukyanov as Tchaikovsky Suites Piano, Iouri Sazonov as score, Markus Schmidt as score, Elliot Simons as score, Stobierski Thomas as score, Felipe Vassao as score, Ori Vidislavski as score,
Additional Crew by Sarah Elizabeth Campbell as production assistant, Richard Corben as original visual concepts, Cody McAdams as production assistant, John McElroy as production assistant, Kenneth T. Williams as runner
Thanks: Joe Eccles, Mark Hancock, Jordan Jones (special thanks), Julia Luangrath, Alain Marche, Amber Martinez, Nina Rossetti, Sharune