Lightning Dogs

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 …

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 …

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 …

Come visit us in Raleigh, North Carolina for NC Comicon - March 17 & 18 - and let Cap keep you up to date with the latest on what's going on with …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Many great animated series kick off with a multi-part, feature-length storyline - Ninja Turtles, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Gargoyles... the list …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Having completed the principle design for our signature vehicle, The Lightning Rod, two of our heroes' rides remained: the large battle tram the Brutus, and the light scout vehicle, the Rover. Doug, Tony, and Cap team …

The 'Dogs are heading to HeroesCon this weekend - here's everything you need to know! Find Cap, Doug, and the Lightning Dogs Sketchbook at table AA-100.

Every now and then you hit some bumps along the road and have to change a tire or two. Join Cap for a short update about what's been going on this past month and causing episode delays. But never fear, We've got …

Long, long ago we wrote dedicated bios for three of our hero dogs: Pierre, Angela, and Kid - only to realize that without knowing more about the …

In this episode we make some important decisions about our heroes’ main rides. You’ve heard us pin down the Lightning Dogs three distinct vehicles: The large, armored utility vehicle; the Brutus, the small scout; the …

Doing a large scale project in your free time is hard, and in this episode we feel the burn. Join Doug and Cap for some perspective on where exactly we thought Lightning Dogs was heading at this point in the timeline. …

When last we talked vehicles, we were simply paving the way for the designs to come. We discussed the influences we wanted to pull from and kicked …

There are perhaps no tales wilder and weirder than the stories spun by sailors... And when your seaside towns are populated by barnacled peoploids, …

Since the onset of Lightning Dogs, we knew that cool as hell, action figure-ready vehicles were essential for this concept to come to life. Our …

Last episode, Doug and Cap expounded on the look and powers for the Lightning Dogs' greatest foe: Glampire. Now, Tony is back in the mix and he's brought some illustrations showcasing his take on the big bad's …

Our series central villain is Glampire - an immortal alien, stranded on Earth, who's seen humanity's rise and fall. He'll stop at nothing to get off this forsaken, mutant-infested rock - even if that means lording over …

Our aspirations for Lightning Dogs are as vast as the debris-scattered plains of the Wasteland. But can three people be the sole creative forces …

After spending so many sessions dedicated almost exclusively to building the history of the Lightning Dogs’ homeworld, we decide to kick back and let loose with new weirdness from the Wasteland. In fact, this time we’re …

This is our final installment in our world building project to create The Lightning Dogs homeworld, and we've saved the best (and most complicated) part for last: The Great War. This global conflict drastically shapes …

In our quest to flesh out our canine heroes' origins, we first needed to learn a thing or two about where they came from. Enter the unconventional, worldbuilding RPG: Microscope. In our first round with the system we …

Characters are shaped by the world in which they're forged. So it should be no surprise that when we attempted to cement the origin stories of The …

It's time to get down to business and turn all our Wasteland wanderings into serious missions! Cap, Doug, and Tony have each been randomly assigned two Lightning Dogs characters to write bios for - in this episode: …

Join Cap, Tony, and Doug as they elaborate on the Lightning Dogs’ mission to Earth. What did they know and when did they know it?! Venturing to the planet of your gods is not a mission to be taken lightly. We also look …

Once again we return to The Wasteland – a desolate future Earth where humanity is gone and the mutants that remain are lorded over by the villainous …

The Lightning Dogs crew reconvenes to revisit the world of the Wasteland. Join Cap, Doug, Tony, and Hex as they finalize the characteristics and power set of our final three Lightning Dogs: Narisa, Kane, and Kid. When …

Our 80s-inspired, action figure-ready, cartoon universe is ever-growing. When last we checked in with Cap, Doug, Tony, Hex, and Brian, the Lightning Dogs had gained new team members, special powers, and their world …

Lightning Dogs was conceived by accident, but this follow-up episode... this one's on purpose! Spurred on by popular demand from fans, Cap, Doug, …

Sometimes a great idea is truly like a bolt of lightning. And sometimes, if you're lucky enough, you can capture the exact moment that it strikes. …

Introducing the greatest animated series you’ve never seen: Lightning Dogs. These canine commandos are lost on a post-apocalyptic Earth and battling the forces of the evil Glampire. It’s a tribute to the cartoons and …