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Friday, August 18, 2006

The Bendis Tapes Back To School Edition, part 3 of 3

Wordballoon listeners have been very kind about the past two parts of this recent Bendis Tapes session, with e-mail and message board feedback. Thank you very much, Brian and I appreciate it. Then all of a sudden two big news announcements come from Marvel Comics, that directly impact Brian's books, and people started grumbling that this Bendis tapes session is already out of date with it's information... Did you really think Brian and Wordballoon would let you down? At the end of part three, Bendis reacts to the recent announcements, of CIVIL WAR's issue delays, their impact on Brian's tie-in books, and the pending departure of artist Mark Bagley on Ultimate Spider-Man .

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

The Bendis Tapes-Back To School Edition Part 2 of 3

The second part of our three part fan Q & A session with Brian Bendis. You'll hear more about The Iluminatti Mini Series , The Mighty Avengers, and more details about The Olivia Newton John film XANADU, then you've ever wanted to know.

Saturday, August 12, 2006

The Bendis Tapes Back To School Edition pt 1of 3

Class is in session. Brian Michael Bendis returns for another round of fan questions from his Jinxworld message board. Bendis stayed away from the convention season, but still had new projects announced. we cover his new monthly title The Mighty Avengers , with art by Frank Cho, The Illuminatti mini series, cowritten by Brian reed, and art chores by Jim Cheung, and the continuing ramifications of Marvel's ongoing saga CIVIL WAR, and it's impact on the stories Brian is telling. Plus the usual nonsense about films, TV and whatever else goes on when two insomniacs talk for 4 hour until 5AM!

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Wiz CHGO Coverage Part 2 0f 2

wow! so that's what a nervous breakdown looks like Here's Part 2 of my Wiz Chgo Coverage. Thanks so much to everyone who came by to say hi, and picked up copies of the Wordballoon magazine.More details on how to get a copy will be coming in the weeks ahaed. Back to the usual format in the coming episodes,featuring great conversations with cool creators.

From The Floor At Wizard World Chicago part 1 of 2

So many creators to talk to at Wizard Chicago, we couldn't fit them all in one show. In the 2 episodes you'll hear from mainstream and indie creators like Don Kramer (Detective Comics) Ben Licious (The Black Coat) , Mike Perkins (Captain America), Zander Cannon (Top 10) , David Grohl (SEVEN) , Will Pfiffer( Catwoman, The Spectre) , Raphael Nieves (Blackbirds), Andrew Pepoy (Fables-Jack Of All Trades, Futurama) Gary Reed (Dr Syn, The Red Diaries), Ivan Branden (NYC Mech, Cross Bronx) Sean McManus (The Last Sin Of Mark Grim), Christopher Jones (The Batman Strikes), Steve Bryant (Athena Voltaire), Raven Gregory (The Gift) , Adam & Christian Brerenak (Silent Devil Comics), Dave Wachter (Scar Tissue) , Brent Schoonover (Horrorwood)  Chris Moreno (Sidekicks) , and many more .

Thursday, August 03, 2006

HOPE :NEW ORLEANS w/ CRAIG MALOOF

A COOL ANTHOLOGY BOOK FOR A GOOD CAUSE. CRAIG MALOOF OF RONIN STUDIOS DESCRIBES THE PROJECT FEATURING ART FROM DAVID MACK, MICHAEL LARK AND A HOST OF OTHERS. THE PROCEEDS FROM SALES WILL GO TO THE RED CROSS RELIEF FUNDS FOR HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS. THE DEBUT COPIES WILL BE AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND AT WIZARD WORLD CHICAGO, AT THE RONIN TABLES IN ARTISTS ALLEY #3072-3076 THE WWC EDITION WILL HAVE A COVER PRICE OF $10.