
Word Balloon Comics Podcast
by John Siuntres
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The Career and Life of Len Strazewski, With Scott Larson
May 4, 2026
2h 09m 52s
Gerry Conway Why he came back to comics
May 3, 2026
1h 01m 04s
In Memoriam Gerry Conway pt 3
May 1, 2026
57m 10s
In Memoriam Gerry Conway pt 2
Apr 30, 2026
1h 21m 21s
john layman chew rocketeer and new stuff coming
Apr 29, 2026
1h 10m 39s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/4/26 | ![]() The Career and Life of Len Strazewski, With Scott Larson | Scott Larson, the creator of the supernatural commic Visitations talks about his mentor Len Strazewski, co-creator of Jesse Quick for DC, Prime for Malibu and so much more.Len also did 17 ssiues of The Fly for Impact Comics, and wrote 10 issues of Jstice Society in 1992 | 2h 09m 52s | ||||||
| 5/3/26 | ![]() Gerry Conway Why he came back to comics✨ | comicstelevision+4 | Gerry Conway | DC ComicsMarvel+5 | — | Gerry Conwaycomics+6 | — | 1h 01m 04s | |
| 5/1/26 | ![]() In Memoriam Gerry Conway pt 3 | The 2020 One On One chat between Gerry Conway and Brian Michael Bendis I arranged this chat between the guys the wrote their share of Spider-Man Superman, Avengers and Justice League stories. | 57m 10s | ||||||
| 4/30/26 | ![]() In Memoriam Gerry Conway pt 2 | from 202o. during covid gerry abd I talked about where the punisher fits in the post Black Lives Matter era, his DC and Marvel yeras, and adventures in TV and film writing. | 1h 21m 21s | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | ![]() john layman chew rocketeer and new stuff coming | No description provided. | 1h 10m 39s | ||||||
| 4/28/26 | ![]() In Memoriam Gerry Conway pt 1 | From 2013. A great talk spanning the scope of Gerry's Career. | 1h 09m 12s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 | ![]() Drew Friedman Explores The Underground | On this episode, I sit down with Drew Friedman for a deep dive into the wild, rebellious world of the underground comix movement of the 1960s and 70s. It's all covered in his Fantagraphics book Maverix and Lunatix: Icons of Underground ComixWe talk about the artists who broke all the rules Figures like R. Crumb, Vaughn Bode, and Trina Robbins , and how their raw, unfiltered storytelling reshaped comics into something far more personal, political, and subversive. Drew shares firsthand insights into that era’s lasting influence and how it informed his own unmistakable style.From his early collaborations with his brother Josh Alan Friedman to his breakout work in publications like RAW and National Lampoon, we track the evolution of his career and the obsessive detail behind his signature caricatures. We also get into his celebrated portrait work, including books like Old Jewish Comedians and his tributes to pop culture legends, where Drew blends satire, reverence, and razor-sharp draftsmanship. It’s a conversation about craft, counterculture, and the artists who refused to play it safe, and in the process, changed comics forever. | 1h 10m 44s | ||||||
| 4/26/26 | ![]() scene missing lured-1947 lucille ball noir | On this episode of Scene Missing, we head into shadowy postwar London for a stylish and strange detour in the career of Douglas Sirk. Before the lush Technicolor melodramas of the 1950s, Sirk took a crack at noir with the 1947 thriller Lured. A serial killer mystery wrapped in elegance, obsession, and just a touch of dark humor. Starring Lucille Ball in a rare dramatic role, the film follows a woman drawn into a dangerous undercover game as bait for a killer targeting lonely hearts. Along the way, she crosses paths with a gallery of suspects played by the likes of George Sanders and Boris Karloff, each bringing their own eerie flavor to the mystery.Joining me for the conversation is Washington D.C. comedian Lady Vee, and we dig into what makes Lured such an odd and fascinating hybrid. Is this a straight noir, or something more playful and subversive? How does Sirk’s later thematic obsession with performance and identity show up here? And where does this sit in the evolution of Lucille Ball before I Love Lucy changed everything? | 1h 15m 54s | ||||||
| 4/25/26 | ![]() aw yeah podcast spring has sprung pt 2 | We talk about The re-release of Avengers Endgame with new doomsday related scenes, and other TV anf film talk. | 1h 25m 54s | ||||||
| 4/24/26 | ![]() aw yeah podcast spring has sprung pt 1 | all the guys are back to talk cartoons tv and film | 1h 24m 45s | ||||||
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| 4/22/26 | ![]() The Rucka Debrief pt 2 | Greg talks about the dangers of Canon,and promots the return of his series The Forged with Eric Trautman. Plus updates on Lazarus, Black Magic Attikus Kodiak and more. | 1h 00m 16s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | ![]() The Rucka Debrief The Return Of Batwoman | Greg gets i depth about returning to the world of Kate Kane. | 56m 31s | ||||||
| 4/21/26 | ![]() Love Boat ep 3 Kristy Loves Chachi ? | It’s time for another voyage of E-Motion Sickness: A Love Boat Re-Watch, and this one’s got everything you want out of classic late-70s TV chaos. Joining John and Franco this trip is artist and pop culture lifer Andy Price, ready to break down Episode 3. An hour packed with crushes, awkward reunions, and Julie getting absolutely zero help from the romance gods.You’ve got Kristy McNichol going all-in on Scott Baio like it’s teen magazine fan fiction come to life, while exes Robert Reed and Loretta Swit collide on deck with their new significant others… because nothing says “relaxing cruise” like unresolved baggage in formal wear.And poor Julie? She just can’t buy a win. Every time she thinks she’s got a promising passenger date, the universe steps in and says, “Not on this boat.” | 1h 38m 37s | ||||||
| 4/20/26 | ![]() The Bendis Tapes Part 2 | In part 2 Brian answers uestions from the chat and we announce the dates and books for the next book club episodes for April and May.Next Tuesday night we'll record our book club observations of Absolute Martian Manhunter from Deniz Camp. You'll hear aout our favorite recent tv podcast and film recommendations, and Brian look back in detail on writing Marvel's Secret Invasion comic event. | 1h 06m 51s | ||||||
| 4/19/26 | ![]() The Bendis Tapes Part 1 Powers To Netflix? | In part 1 of The Bendis Tapes, we’ve got a double shot of Brian Michael Bendis that hits both his past and his next big moves. First up, Powers is back with issue 8 from Dark Horse Comics, dropping Wednesday. And here’s the kicker. Powers isn’t just living on the page. It’s back in development, this time as an animated series at Netflix. That format might finally be the right fit to capture the scale and grit of Bendis and Oeming’s world without compromise.At the same time, Bendis is crossing universes again. Also out Wednesday is the Marvel and DC crossover Spider-Man Superman, featuring a brand new story from Bendis and Sara Pichelli, where Miles Morales meets Superman. | 1h 10m 33s | ||||||
| 4/18/26 | ![]() Bad Thoughts and Black Ops Ande Parks | Today on Word Balloon, I’m talking with a guy who’s built a career jumping between crime, history, and deeply human storytelling, Ande Parks. You know him from powerful graphic novels like Union Station and Capote in Kansas, and from his work across comics and film, where he always finds a way to ground big ideas in real emotion. Now he’s back with something new, and it’s a sharp turn into darker territory. We’re talking about Bad Thoughts, his latest project from Ignition Press.It’s a military espionage story on the surface, but underneath there’s something far stranger and more unsettling at work. This isn’t just about missions and secrets. It’s about what happens when the battlefield starts bending reality itself. And visually, the book hits just as hard. It’s brought to life by Dave Wachter, whose gritty, atmospheric style perfectly matches the tension and psychological edge of the story. | 1h 02m 18s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 | ![]() Tim Sheridan Lower Decks He-Man and More | No description provided. | 1h 15m 33s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Only in New York Capturing the City in Comics | From the streets to the sketchbooks, this conversation dives deep into Only in New York, the upcoming graphic anthology from my guests Dean Haspiel, Doug Latino, and Eli Schwab. Arriving Fall 2026 from Cosmic Lion Productions and Real Life Comix, this 216 page hardcover delivers 50 short stories capturing the grit, absurdity, heartbreak, and humor of life in New York City. There kickstarter cmpaign is now active. If you enjoy the old McSweeny anthologies this book is for you. | 1h 35m 51s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | ![]() Taki Soma and Cat Farris talk PARAPSYCHOLOGIST | From Comixology, a new hilarious graphic novel about a Doctor who gives therapy to all sorts of monsters and deamons. | 51m 13s | ||||||
| 4/10/26 | ![]() Scene Missing - Sam Fuller’s Newspaper Noir | Scene Missing returns with co-host Gabriel Hardman for a deep dive into the ink-stained world of filmmaker Samuel Fuller and his hard-edged newspaper stories. From the crusading idealism of Power of the Press to the scrappy, street-level ambition of Park Row, and the tabloid-fueled moral collapse at the heart of Scandal Sheet, we trace how Fuller’s real-life reporting experience shaped his cinematic voice.We get into the recurring themes that define these films: truth versus profit, the cost of ambition, and the thin line between journalist and opportunist. Hardman brings a filmmaker’s eye to Fuller’s visual storytelling, while we connect the dots between these movies and the larger legacy of newspaper noir. It’s a conversation about headlines, headlines makers, and the messy human stories behind both. | 1h 03m 45s | ||||||
| 4/9/26 | ![]() Joe Casey Ben 10 and a new Skybound Robert Kirkman Jam | Joe Casey’s back, and he’s not here to play it safe. The architect is returning to the world that helped define a generation, BEN10 this time at Dynamite Entertainment with a bold new take aimed straight at the fans who grew up with the Omnitrix. Expect something sharper and more evolved, Casey revisiting his own legacy with the kind of perspective you only get after decades in the trenches.This July, He’s teaming with Robert Kirkman for a major new project at Skybound Entertainment, TERMINAL . A new superhero team with an absolute killer lineup of artists: Adam Kubert, David Finch, and Art Adams.We also get into Casey’s work with Man of Action Entertainment, the powerhouse studio behind modern animation hits, and how the rules have changed. Today’s audience is faster, more distracted, and far less patient with traditional storytelling rhythms. Casey breaks down what animation studios need to do to keep up, from tighter pacing and stronger hooks to designing stories that can live across platforms, not just in a 30 minute block. It’s a smart look at where animation is headed, and what it takes to actually hold attention in 2026. | 1h 10m 13s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | ![]() Bizarro World with Eric Carrasco | Eric is writing the new Bizarro Year None with Kevin Smith and Nick Pitarra. Think of it as the reverse mirror image of All Star Superman. It's Jimmy Olsen and Perry White trapped in a very dark Bizarro World held by a very evil Bizarro.Wealso reflect on Eric's workon the Supergirl TV show and his thoughts on the upcoming movie, His work on Masters Of The Universe Revelations, with the new film coming up. Plus new animation with Zack Snyder and a look back at Justice League Action. | 1h 40m 03s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | ![]() A Super Talk With Mike Carlin pt 2 | In Part 2, Mike Carlin dives deeper into his defining years at DC Comics, sharing behind-the-scenes stories from his time shaping Superman and reflects on co-editing the landmark Marvel vs. DC alongside Mark Gruenwald, which led to the wild creative experiment of Amalgam Comics. From there, Carlin discusses his role as DC’s animation liaison from 2010 to 2011, helping bridge the gap between comics and screen on a range of shows and films, as well as his contributions to the energetic DC Nation Shorts.Plus collaborating with Jerry Ordway on The Power Of Shazam. Revistiting his run as a writer on Star Trek comics, including the first Star Trek: The Next Generation miniseries He even brings things full circle with recent work in Mad Magazine, proving his voice in comics remains as sharp and versatile as ever. | 1h 15m 19s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 | ![]() A Super Talk With Mike Carlin pt 1 | In Part 1 of this conversation, Mike Carlin takes us back to where it all began, starting with his 1974 internship at DC Comics under legendary editor Julius Schwartz and the early lessons that shaped his editorial instincts. Carlin then charts his path into Marvel Comics, breaking in through the irreverent Crazy Magazine before landing as an assistant editor under Mark Gruenwald, where he worked on powerhouse titles like Thor and Captain America.Then he takes us to the jump to DC where his legendary run as Supermn editor began. It is a candid, ground-level look at Carlin’s formative years, learning the craft, navigating the bullpen, and building the foundation for a career that would eventually reshape Superman and beyond. | 1h 10m 08s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 | ![]() a few thoughts | Some musings about current headlines. The Supergirl Moview franchise reboots, He-Man Star Wars Dr Who Sherlock Holmes and more. | 16m 47s | ||||||
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