Word Balloon Comics Podcast

Plus Spider-man, Predator Kills The Marvel Universe, and Ben is writing novellas for Neo Tex, Audio dramas from Marvel and starting to make horror films

Writer Paull Jenkins created The Sentry, so it wwas fitting that he was inviting to the Thunderbolts film's red carpet premiere. Paul takes the victory lap, and talks about the creation of The Sentry and the fun marketing gimmick by Marvel claiming this was a 1960s Stan Lee creation that was never published, and in meta continuity a character that DID exist, but the heroes had forgotten him. Plus writing tips, Spider-Man and Batman memories and more.

Rogue and Magneto In Marvel's Savage Land, The Turtles Face The Masters Of The Universe, Red Sonja teams up with Ash from Army of Datkness, and Vigilante and Eagly are in a DC Black Lable Double feature. All this and more on the stands from Tim Seeley

Chaarles discusses his crerator owned [rojects like Kucky Devils with Ryan Browne , Undiscovered Country with Scott Snyde,r and wse look back at his DC days writing Superman Wonder Woman and Red Lanterns during the new 52

Everyone is raving about Daredevil Born again, but how many viewers know that the story of Mayor Fisk was directly adapted from the comic book? Charles Soule created the story during his epic Daredevil run. Mayor Fisk also saw the origin of Muse, co-created with artist Ron Garney. Charles is also consulkting on season 2 of DD Born Again for Disney. Charles is also in the midst of writing Eddie Brock: Carnage, where Brock has decided to try to control the lunatic symbiot. We also talk about his many years writing Star Wars novel and comics including 2 new stories on the stands, The Legacy Of Vader and the final High Republic novel.

a Q & A With Art Adams recorded in 2013 from Cincy ComicCon

Warrning ther is some rough langues in this part as Rob and I vent about how the current us tarriffs are messing with buying acion figures (made in china) we also compare the young current nerd audience to rob and I as middle aged nerds, and how some of today's audience wants to see their identies of gender and sexuality in today's stories. he and i feel that when sci-fi deals with humans intermingling with different aliens and non humanoid lifeforms, will pronouns still be an issue here on earth, hundreds of years from now? we hope not. consider inter species relationships as portrayed in things like start trek, like the trill and spock's parents But we're also talking about fun things too like insider Trek and TNG stoires, Rob and Max Collins excellent detective audio drama True Noir starring Michael Rosenbaum

Talking DC books with Jeff Plus the latest Black Hammer mini from Dark Horse Minor Arcana From Boom! smd an upcoming memoir of essays and art from Jeff's career

Jeremy Haun talks about his new comic company Ignition Press and their first book, Murder Podcast. The Zero issue is in the midst of a kickstarter campaaign

Rob has adapted Max Allen Collin's epic Chicago1930s Detective story about the asassination of Mayor Anton Cermack. We talk about the production of this incredible audio drama and the amazing Hollywood Cast, including Maichael Rosenbaum (Smallville) Anthony LaPaglia and Katie Sackoff (Battlestar Galactica) You can buy True Noir at TrueNoir.Co (not com )

The father of comic book parallel universes and super team crossovers, was Gardner Fox . Jennifer wrote a comprhemsicve biography of the accomplished writer

KS's new comic series FML from Dark Horse is a very personal family medittation, and because she's a good friendf we talk about her kids and her own experience informing these characters

Mark Talks JLU Worlds Finest Batman and Robin Year One and many questions from, the word balloon audiencer

Flashback to 2011, and my talk with Steve the original Master Chief

The filmmaker discusses his new documentary style movie that depicts what might happen if a man with superpowers would appear in the real world and all the social and political fall out that might happen. Watch the trailer and the film is avaailable to rent or buy at Amazon Prime, Apple, and YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsdO16A70Us

I interviewed the Iconic METV horrror host live on stage at Chicago's C2E2 con

Plus the Pop Kill series now from Mad Cave, Gunslinger Spawn From Image, an upcoming Elvira Harley Quinn Team up in July and past Marvel and DC stories Like Jonah Hex and Claws