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Word Balloon Comics Podcast
1 on 1 interview show featuring the creative minds behind Comics TV Film Novels & Animation. Hosted by Chicago Pop Culture expert, John Siuntres
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WB Best of 2025 Bryan Hitch Pt2
On this episode of Word Balloon, host John Siuntres continues his in-depth conversation with acclaimed artist Bryan Hitch in Part Two, focusing square...
WB Best of 2025 Bryan Hitch pt 1
On this episode of Word Balloon, host John Siuntres kicks off a wide-ranging conversation with legendary artist Bryan Hitch in Part One of an in-depth...
Olan Soule: The Forgotten Knight of Batman Voice Actors
Today on Word Balloon, we’re diving into the legacy of Olan Soule — the original animated Batman — and the long, fascinating TV career that made him a...
Jeremy Adams Talks DC KO and more
A new talk with writer Jeremy Adams — digging into his personal takes on Flash Gordon, Green Lantern, and Aquaman, and what draws him to (and challeng...
Trek Watch Starfleet Academy Teaser Scene Review
Get ready — on this episode of Trek Watch, we break down the brand-new sneak preview for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, dropped at CCXP 2025 before the...
Best of 2025 Al Ewing Marvel and DC Greatness
Another great talk from this year with acclaimed comics writer Al Ewing with deep-dives. First into two legendary mythic heroes: Thor and Metamorpho....
Fear Agent 20th Anniversary Celebration – Remender, Moore & Hawthorne
Two decades after it crash-landed into comics, Fear Agent is still one of the most ferocious, heartfelt, and inventively insane sci-fi adventures ever...
WB 3001 Marty Pasko 2015 pt 2
Pasko and I continue our wide-ranging discussion on comics, television, and animation — expanding into old-time TV, behind-the-scenes film and show bu...
Word Balloon #3000 – Part 1: A Classic 2015 Conversation with Martin Pasko
For this landmark 3000th episode, we’re opening the vault for a special two-part conversation from 2015 with the late Martin Pasko — writer, editor, h...
Best of 2025 Christopher Cantwell pt 2 Crime Comics and 2026 TV Plans
We discuss Chris's books Out Of Alcatraz from Oni Press , Kid Maroon from Vault, and his upcoming season of The Terror Siler In Black on AMC next year...
Best of 2025 Christopher Cantwell pt 1 DC Marvel Star Trek and More
In this 2 part chat, Chris and I talk about his comic book hits Star Trek: Redshirts (IDW) — Cantwell’s latest project, a take on the classic “redshir...
Mike Norton A Dog's Life Battlepug Krypto and More
In this episode, Mike Norton returns to dig into three big projects at very different stages of his creative journey. We kick things off with Battlepu...
Origins Of 100 Bullets w Azzarello Risso and Johnson
The 2016 100 BULLETS Panel brings together the full creative hit squad: writer Brian Azzarello, artist Eduardo Risso, and cover artist Dave Johnson fo...
Christos Gage on Marvel Battleworld, DC Dark Legion and the Streaming Wars
In this wide-ranging conversation, writer Christos Gage digs into the creative madness behind his Marvel Battleworld mini-series. A multiversal romp w...
Happy Belated Birthday Jerry Ordway
Here's my first in-depth interview with Jerry Ordway, focusing on his legacy in the Superman mythos, his work on the Justice Society of America (JSA)...
Aw Yeah Podcast: “The Shoemaker” (Feb 2014)
In this February 2014 episode of the Aw Yeah Podcast, the boys slip on the boots for a free-wheeling pop-culture marathon they lovingly call “The Shoe...
Mike Gold pt 2 Beyond The Bronze Age
We continue the 2020 conversation with Writer Editor Mike Gold who made his mark at DC and First Comics. The topics include...
A Bronze Age Deep Dive With Mike Gold Pt 1
From 2020 at the start of COVID, I had this great talk with writer/editor extrordinare Mike Gold. Here are the highlights ...
Career Over...
Comics, Classic Movies & AI: My Unusual Interview with Annie
In this episode, I sit down with “Annie,” an AI who says she’s a fan of comic books, classic Hollywood, and television shows. This isn’t a gimmick and...
Gabriel Hardman On Batman The Question and Green Arrow
In this interview, comic-book veteran Gabriel Hardman takes us behind the scenes of his bold, new four-issue miniseries Batman/Green Arrow/The Questio...
Tom Scioli on The Twilight Zone, Godzilla, and more
Comics visionary Tom Scioli joins me for a wide-ranging, brain-melting conversation that jumps from classic TV to kaiju carnage to cosmic storytelling...
Book Club: Bendis & the Patrons - Birds of Prey Vol. 1 by Kelly Thompson
Welcome to another Word Balloon Book Club, where Brian Michael Bendis and the Word Balloon Patreon community get together for a smart, funny, no-BS di...
Mark Malkoff on Johnny Carson, & the Future of Late Night TV
Comedian, author, filmmaker, and podcaster Mark Malkoff joins me to talk about his brand-new book Love, Johnny Carson — a deep, affectionate, and reve...
Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly on IDW’s THE LAST STARSHIP
This is the big one. Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly join me to break down their explosive new IDW Star Trek saga The Last Starship — a story set hun...
Martha Ivers: A Scene Missing Noir Deep Dive w/ Gabriel Hardman & Ian Brill
On this edition of Scene Missing,I'm joined by filmmaker/artist Gabriel Hardman and writer/critic Ian Brill for a sharp, no-nonsense look at the 1946...
From Gamma to Gotham: PKJ on Hulk, Superman, and The Quiet Man
Acclaimed writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson sits down for a deep-dive conversation covering three major fronts of his powerhouse comics career. We dig in...
“Pulp Lives! Robert Greenberger Talks Thrilling Adventure Yarns Vol. 5”
The pulp revival is back — and bigger than ever.
In this new interview, veteran editor and writer Robert Greenberger returns to talk about the K...
“The Man Who Built Supergirl & the Marvel Family — Bill Schelly on Otto Binder”
In this 2016 conversation, acclaimed comics historian Bill Schelly takes us deep into the life and legacy of Otto Binder, one of the most influential...
2014: The Year Marvel Pivoted — Axel Alonso Breaks It Down
2014 was a turning point for Marvel — and Axel Alonso was right in the middle of it.
In this archival conversation, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel...
To The Outer Limits: “I, Robot” Review
In this episode of To The Outer Limits, we crack open one of the series’ most talked-about remakes: “I, Robot.” This is the 1964 original revisited in...
Inside AMERICAN CAPER A 21st Century Crime Comic
Step behind the curtain of one of the most ambitious new crime comics of the year. In this panel conversation, editor Shelly Bond, writer Lazlow, and...
Jnside Jason Aaron’s Creative Warpath: Superman, Thundarr, Namor & More
Join us for a powerhouse conversation with Jason Aaron, one of the most versatile writers in comics. We dig into the bold reinvention behind Absolute...
Aw Yeah Fall Edition The Classic 3
Art Bltixar Franco and I, the original Aw Yeah Podcast line up join to tell comn stories celeb encounters and lots of voice imitations
1985 memories With Chaykin Simonson Cowan and Sienkiewicz
From 2020. Award-winning cartoonist Dean Haspiel moderates a powerhouse discussion with four of the most influential creators in the history of Americ...
The Pre Marvel Era Atlas in the 50s
Before there was the Marvel Universe… before Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four changed everything in 1961… there was Atlas Comics. It was the 1...
Strange New Worlds with Star Trek Author David Mac
Welcome back to Word Balloon! Today, we’re diving deep into the Star Trek universe with one of its most accomplished storytellers — David Mack. You kn...
When Gargoyles Met Darkwing: Disney’s Legends Unite
Today on Word Balloon, I’m talking with two legends of Disney TV animation—Greg Weisman, the creator of Gargoyles, and Tad Stones, the mind behind Dar...
Planet She-Hulk with Stephanie Phillips & Aaron Kuder
Today, we’re heading off-world — straight into the events of Marvel’s massive Imperial Cosmic Epic, as the Green Goliath of Law gets a brand-new chapt...
Scene Missing: Captain America (1990) — The Director’s Cut
In this Scene Missing episode, John Siuntres joins Wayne Mousseau and Mitch Hallock to dissect the newly unearthed Director’s Cut of the infamous 1990...
Kinescope: Boris Karloff — The Monster Goes Live
On this episode of Kinescope, John Siuntres, Jeff Parker, and Gabriel Hardman spotlight the remarkable live television work of Boris Karloff — best kn...