Word Balloon Comics Podcast

71:53

Sidestepping Bond Scene Missing

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/24

In 1964 Sean Connery, fresh off of the first 2 James bond films made 3 films, including Goldfinger.But before the 3rd Bond film shocked the world he made 2 soap opera mysteries, Marnie with Alfred Hitchcok, and the movie my guest Lady V and I discuss today on Scene Missing A Woman Of Straw With Sir Ralph Richardson and Gina Lolabrigida It's an interesting film with Connery as Ralph's scheming nephew who wants to kill his uncle and bed his new much younger wife Gina.V also gives her thoughts on

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75:46

steve ditko documentary preview

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/23

Eoin McAuley of Tasqart Academy in Dublin is making a documentary that will dispell many myths about the man who co-created dr strange and spider-man, among other great charcters and stories.I am narrating the doc. It will be out soon.

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76:54

Michael Stradford's Comic Tribute To Grindhouse Movies

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2026/07/22

Grindhouse Comics Presents Raine is a kickstarter coming in mid August. It's 200 plus pages will feature a 92 page lead story about the title charcter and several shorter stories introducing a host of action heroes inspired by 70s grindhouse classics like Shaft and Cleopatra Jones. Michael discuss the book it's inspirations, and has a ton of stoires of his own adventures in making film and comics.

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53:44

Morgan Hampton Green Lantern Corps and More

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2026/07/21

Morgan Hampton takes us from his beginings breaking into DC with the Milestone writers program, and writing a Cyborg mini series before coming on the Green Lantern Corps . First he co-wrote with Jeremy Adams , but has been soloing since issue 10, and we're getting an epic story as Guy Gardner and a team of rainbow rings are facing the Mahunters in an epic battle. He also has a cool IDW Serries Sons Of Star Trek featuring Jake Sisko, Nog, Worf's son Alexander and Q2

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121:59

The Odyssey X-Men 97 reviews

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/20

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70:24

Comic TV and Movie Talk with COMIC POP's Sal Crivelli...

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/19

more talk about comics tv movies and more with sal crivelli of comic pop.note-this was recorded before the news broke about stephen wacker takng over as marvel's new editor in chief

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74:13

Comic TV and Movie Talk with COMIC POP's Sal Crivelli...

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/18

Sal, of The COMIC POP youtube channel joins me to take stock of comics tv and films.We talk about- The rise of DC Supergirl and Spider Noir, Sony and Disney Marvel, and tips for other podcasters.

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86:20

How Stephen Wacker Thinks About Comics

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/17

Big news out of Marvel Comics today: Stephen Wacker has been named the company's new Editor-in-Chief. Given all the executive changes Marvel has gone through in recent years, it's encouraging to see someone with deep comic book experience taking the reins of the publishing line.Wacker's résumé extends well beyond editing comics. In addition to overseeing some of Marvel's biggest publishing initiatives, he also served as Vice President of Marvel Animation and later as Vice President of Marvel New

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79:08

Russ Braun The Boys Batman and learning from Comic...

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2026/07/15

Of course we discus Russ working ion the boys with Garth Ennis, and other war comics, but did you now he pencilled the first Batman story about the venom drug? Did you also know he learned storytelling on the job from Joe Orlando Carmine Infantino, and a few other masters?Not to mention his Disney animation career on some of their biggest films.Listen, and find out.

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137:06

Christopher Irving Comics History and Joe Unknown

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2026/07/14

Chris si back to promote a new kickstarter coming in August about Joe Unknown, the adventures of a comic book horror host after hours ( Think a cross between the look of Kolchak The Night Stalker, in the role of The Crypt Keeper Of EC Comics) But then we discuss a lot of his acedemic comic book historian work dispelling rumors and long held myths, like how and why kryptonite was created for the Superman radio show and more.

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97:00

x-men 97 and other reviews

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/13

we discuss the first 4 eps of the new season plus other comics tv film and more

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81:19

Rodney Barnes On Blacula Comics Streaming and More

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/12

Some great Rodney Barne Word Balloon segments presenting a wide-ranging conversation that spans comics, television, and film history. We kick things off with his chilling Blacula graphic novel, a fresh take on one of blaxploitation's most enduring horror icons, before diving back into the world of his acclaimed vampire epic Killadelphia, one of the most original independent comic series of the last several years.Along the way, Rodney and I celebrate the legacy of blaxploitation cinema,its cultural

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112:27

Splash Pages Superman Spider-Man Crossovers

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/11

Tuesday, I guested on the Splash Pages Podcast, where they interviewed me about podcasting, but also we talked about favorite convention moments, and the 2 DC Marvel Spider-Man Superman crossover specials

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50:15

Neil Sabatino Talks Open Caskets

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/10

Neil Sabatino joins Word Balloon to talk about Open Caskets, a darkly funny and deeply surreal graphic novel created with his longtime collaborator Shaun Simon. Set around a support group where society's misfits, outcasts, and oddballs share stories that feel like lost episodes of The Twilight Zone, Open Caskets blends unsettling horror, offbeat humor, and emotional honesty into a world that evokes Charles Addams by way of Tim Burton. Neil discusses bringing these strange characters to life,

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54:42

Bug Wars Supergirl and more with Mahmud Asrar

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/09

Asrar talks about his X-men work his Supergirl run during the new 52, Conan runs and his current image series Bug Wars with Jason Aaron.

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122:39

Fred Van Lente Luca Pizzari Talk Vampyrates and Trivia

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2026/07/07

Fred and Luca discuss their blend of Vampires and Pirates That debuts Wednesday from BOOM! Studios . We also play a couple rounds of trivia with Crystal Skillman joining us. Fred and Crystal Also promote the return of their play King Kirby, to the New York Stage in August.

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134:47

Why Are The Big Summer Films Failing

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/06

Supergirl, Disclosure Day, Masters Of The Universe. Good studio films but not clicking at the box office. We examine why, and talk about other tv and films we've seen lately

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72:56

SDCC Preview The Origins Of Comic-Con

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/05

The Origins Of Comic-Con With Mathew Klickstein and SDCC CoOriginator Roger Freedman. Roger was one of the original teenagers who help started the show, and Mathew has been documenting the history of the con in Fantagraphics See You At San Diego, and the podcast series Comic Con Begins. You'll hear great stories.

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63:26

Franco talks Extra Terrestrials

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/04

It's a casual hang out with Franco, who's promoting a new YA Sci-Fi Kickstarter for a graphic novel with Jason May

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109:15

wb bendis book club daytripper fabio moon

Word Balloon Comics Podcast ·

2026/07/03

Co-Author Of Daytripper Fabio Moon personally takes us through the book . Brian Bendis and I lead the discussion with the league of Word Balloon listeners and the Bendis discord. We also talk about how he and his brother Gabriel Ba broke into comics, plus talk of past rojects like Cassanova and Two Brothers.

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