Word Balloon Comics Podcast

Christopher Cantwell and Charlie Jane Anders join mr to talk about Star Trek #1 featuring Seven Of Nine as Captain of The Enterprose G, and Charlie Janes's Star Trek Zero Point #1 featuring Raffi as Captain of her own ship. 

Sanford previews next month's DC one shot he's made with Scott Snyder that tells us what Darkseid has been up to since DC KO  We also get some Bitter Root news and Sanford had some major design contributions to the next Spider Verse animated film.

Kyle Starks is back, and as usual, he’s got a lot going on. Right now on Kickstarter, Kyle is bringing Louise Sprouse Stole My Heart  (And I Have Two Hours to Get It Back)  to print. It’s a 48-page, done-in-one story about a professional hitman on the run who returns to the vacation spot of his childhood and unexpectedly comes face-to-face with his first love. So, naturally, it’s got romance, memo...

With guest analysis from Lady V 

star trek author david mack discusses his strsnge new worlds novels and the star trek khan audio drama he co-wrote with kirtsen byers . we also clear up some uestions tying the story to star trek 2's wrath of khan 

Andrew and I go through some of his greatest moments on DS9 and other big roles in his past. 

Armin talks about DS9 his novels and other TV work. 

major kira of deep space nine checks in from 2024. 

Jonathan Frakes talks Next Generation Straange New Worlds The Orville and more . From 2022

Joined By Laarry Young and Scott Larson we breadown the latest SNW episode, and Nu Trek In General 

James is having a ball at Monstrous Books Bringing bak Kolchak The Night Stalker and Titles like the anthologies Ceepshow and Weird Tales. 

Joe Casey talks about the comic book reboot of Ben 10 by the Men Of Action for Dynamite. He's also re-releasing his and Ashley Wood's mind bending Automatic Kafka for Image in November. We also talk about his DC mini series Knee Before Zod and his Skybound series with Robert Kirkman Terminal 

some hot debate about trek, in the first hour

Today we’re heading back to Terrificon 2024 for a Star Trek: Strange New Worlds panel featuring Ethan Peck,Mr Spock, and Celia Rose Gooding, who plays Uhura. At the time, Season Two had wrapped, and fans were still buzzing over that very strange and very funny “Four and a Half Vulcans” teaser scene that Paramount had just unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con. Ethan and Celia took my questions and plent...

This is Part One of The Milestone Story, looking at the history, legacy, and continuing evolution of one of the most important comic book companies of the last thirty-plus years. We begin with Reginald Hudlin, filmmaker, producer, writer, and one of the driving forces behind the modern revival of Milestone Media. Reggie talks about his relationship with Milestone’s original founders, and how the c...

This is Part Two of The Milestone Story, and this time the spotlight is on Denys Cowan ,Milestone co-founder, artist, editor, and one of the most distinctive visual storytellers in comics. We continue the story of Milestone from Denys’s perspective: how the company came together, what he and the other founders wanted to change about the comics business, and why the characters they created still re...

Ram V and Mike Perkins have started a new vertigo series. He  joined us to talk about it

Today, it’s long overdue new conversation with Rick Remender, and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover. We talk about his latest creator-owned books, including Hammerfist, Escape, and The Sacrificers, and how Rick continues to mix genres, build new worlds, and find the right artistic voice for each project. Rick also looks back at his years at Marvel and explains why, despite some major successes th...

Pornsak is back to talk about the mystery he's spinning regarding the death of Oliver Queen in the Absolute DC universe , and who is this Green Arrow? 

Jay from the Tachyon Pulse Podcast Joins me to talks about Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Nu Trek in genral, it's future plus some Stargate and Docotor Who Talk. 

Reviewing the Trek SNW episode Off Hour and Lanterns ep 3, plus my thoughts on Coyote Vs Acme. 

Today, I’ve got a conversation with Emmy Award-winning writer Stan Berkowitz and his wife, Tegan Clive. Two people with fascinating careers that have taken them through some very different corners of popular culture. Stan is a veteran of television animation, with credits on Batman Beyond, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and many other shows that helped define a generation of superh...

This time, we’re joined by Alex Ross for a conversation about Fantastic Four: Full Circle, his graphic novel that reaches directly back to the imagination and visual energy of Jack Kirby. Alex talks about revisiting the classic Fantastic Four, drawing inspiration from the Lee and Kirby era, and finding a way to honor that groundbreaking work .We’ll get into the design, the storytelling, the psyche...

We’re continuing our celebration of Jack Kirby’s incredible legacy with two conversations that explore very different corners of the worlds he helped create. First, we go back to the Baltimore Comic-Con’s virtual 2020 convention, held during the COVID lockdown, for a discussion of Kirby’s Fourth World.  Writer Tom King and Cecil Castellucci join moderator Robert Meyer Burnett to talk about the ide...

Three conversations with 3 writers who took Kirby's 4th World ideas to new places. Ram V Talks New Gods Cecil Castalucci On The Female Furies Walt Simonson on Thor and Orion