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The Weekly Pop Culture Audio Podcast Featuring In-Depth One On One Interviews and Discussions From The Entertainment Worlds Of Genre Fiction-Comic Books, Novels, Television, Film, Video Games And More. Created In 2005 By Chicago Radio/TV Host John Siuntres
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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Jason Aaron , Southern Man Part 1

Thursday, June 24, 2010
Jimmy Palmiotti Rides With Jonah Hex

Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Bendis Tapes Part 5 & Author Edward David Gil
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We continue our marathon Q&A session and discuss new avengers #1 , the current state of comic direct market sales, more movie talk, and more details of Brian's San Diego Comiccon panels. Plus a quick interview with author and avengers fan Edward David Gil about his new thriller The Expert On Everything.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
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The Bendis Tapes Part 4

Mark Schultz & Steve Bryant Remember Al Williamson




Word Balloon University Web Comics 101

The Bendis Tapes Part 3

Girlz In The Clubhouse! Kelly Sue DeConnick




More Comic Film Talk with IFC's Matt Singer

The Bendis Tapes Part 2 Avengers Assemble

The Bendis Tapes Part 1 Avengers Assemble



C2E2 Unconventional With Bendis Fraction and Chiang
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Word balloon's coverage of Chicago's C2E2 convention begins with these three guests.
First up, Cliff Chiang talks about the release of his return to drawing super heroes in today's Brave And Bold #33 featuring a girls night out between Zatanna, Batgirl, and Wonder Woman, written by J Michael Straczynski. We also talk about Greendale his original graphic novel written by Joshua Dysart, and based on the music of Neil Young.
We wrap up our talk with Matt Fraction, because we had to hold back our discussion about Casanova's move to Marvel's Icon inprint, it's conversion to color, and what it's like working with the Brazilian Brother art team of Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon.


Finally Brian Bendis is back to talk about his new creator owned Icon series Scarlet with co-creator Alex Maleeve . We also talk about the IPad, and other digital issues regarding Spider-Woman, Powers, The Ultimate Universe, and The Avengers .






Agents Of Atlas 3-D Man And Ape Talk With Parker & Hardman



My Guest Spot On The Gord cast
Gordie Adams had me as a guest on his Gordcast. here's the link and the description
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Gordie meets and interviews John Siuntres from Word Balloon, for the first time! (...beamed in from the Boom Tube or surfing on cosmic waves.) The conversation is super comic book centric, while dipping in and out of sports talk, movie talk and who's the oldest guy in the room.
John admits he is not a gardener, nor a fisherman, but loves being a city guy and gives Gordie tips on how to rule the podcast waves.
Gordie meets celebrities,gave up on comics, stayed cool with Love and Rockets, Cerebus, Arthur Adams and fails his own test on old time hockey conferences.
They both agree that Breaking Bad and Precious (based on the novel Push by Sapphire) are tough to watch, but Schindler's List can be enjoyed? more than once.
EC comics, Jack Davis, Jason Aaron, Al Feldstein, Chris Neseman, Brubaker and wonder of wonders... Bendis gets mentioned.
This one goes longer than usual, but we just kept going. Just listen and enjoy!
Part 2 c2e2 View from The Floor
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On this edition of the Word Balloon podcast, we wrap up our massive coverage of c2e2 . In part 2 we talk with Mike Perkins, who talks about being at the halfway point drawing Stephen King‘s The Stand.. Raven Gregory writor/Editor of Zenescope talks about Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and the new Charmed series. Don Kramer discusses taking over the art duties on Wonder Woman, collaborating with J. Michael Straczynski. Artist
Chris Samnee talks Area 10 his Vertigo Crime Novel with Christos Gage, his upcoming new Marvel all ages book Thor: The Mighty Avenger written by Roger Langridge, and the origin of Comic Twart, the online artist jam blog, featuring many top illustrators. A massive Green Lantern creator conversation, with Doug Mahnke, Christian Allmay, Pete Tomasi and Patrick Gleason.
Tom Stillwell talks about Honor Brigade and the new Toy Boy one shot. Zander Cannon discusses his work on Top 10 for Wildstorm and his book on the US-Soviet space race T-Minus with Kevin Cannon and Jim Ottaviani.
Josh Elder talks about co-founding Reading With Pictures,a not for profit group trying to bring comics to the classroom, to help schools promote and encourage literacy . Andy Kuhn and Phil Hester tell us about the return of their Image Comics series Firebreather, and its coming debut as an anime film for Cartoon Network directed by Peter Chung.. Matt Kindt talks about the Super Spy The Lost Dossier for Top Shelf and his June Vertigo OGN Revolver. Web Comic creators Len Kody and Tony Maldanado talk Chicago 1968,. David Peterson talks Mouse Guard : Legends Of the Guard , and Janet Lee & Jim McCann discuss their children’s book Return of The Dapper Men both from Archaia , Chris Burnam talks about Officer Downe his new collaboration with Joe Casey for Image, and his work on Boom’s Armory Wars with Peter David, and Tom Fowler wraps things up to talk about Mysterius The Unfathomable for Wildstorm, and his work for Mad Magazine.
Check out some of the amazing art.
Part 1 c2e2 View From The Floor
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On this edition of the Word Balloon podcast, we begin our massive coverage of c2e2 . In part 1 of our coverage we talk with James Robinson who discusses the wrap up to his superman work, the Justice League/Justice Society crossover. Bob Layton talks about the science of Iron Man and memories of the late Dick Giordano
Ande Parks on his Kato mini series from Dynamite . Steve Christie talks about Archia’s free comic book day plans, acquiring 3 fan favorite Jim Henson properties, Tumor by Joshua Fialkov & Noel Tuzon,, and the new anthology series Mouse Guard: Legends Of The Guard.
Peter David and Val DeLandro talk about X-Force, Jimmy Palmiotti discusses the wrap up of Power Girl, and what’s happening with Jonah Hex. Alex Zalben on Thor and the Warriors Four for Marvel, JT Krul discusses the Fall of Green Arrow The Rise Of Arsene and his new Aspen espionage series Mindfield, Thom Zahler tells us about his Free Comic Book day issue of the superhero sitcom, Love and Capes. Gary Gianni discusses his work on The Prince Valiant comic strip, and Bill Reinhold talks about his work with Jim Shooter on the new Magnus Robot Hunter series for Dark Horse.
Steve Bryant & Digital Debates W Salazar, Simpson & Esquivel & Baker


Matt Fraxction's Fireside Q&A part 2
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In this episode of Word Balloon, host John Siuntres wraps up his marathon chat with the Marvel writer. You'll here more fan questions that lead to covering topics like the upcoming 68 page Mandarin story in the next Iron Man Annual, Matt's favorite X-Men, A sense of the direction for the first arcs of Matt's debut run on Thor,, and more.
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Matt Fraction's Fireside Q&A Part 1 of 2

Phil Hester's Stopped Chasing batgirl



WB Flashback Axel Alonso

John Ostrander On Star Wars Legacy & Returning to The DCU






Saturday, June 19, 2010
Word Balloon Kevin Murphy Riffing With Tom Servo


Top Cow's World's Collide With Fillip Sablik
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The Top Cow publisher is here to discuss The Darkness, Witchblade, new books like Angelus, Broken Trinity:Pandora's Box, and everything that leads to this summer's TC event Artifacts.
Plus Robert Kirkman & Marc Silvestri's pilot season , and Top Cow's future in the digital market.

Steve Englehart Gets To The Point Man
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On this episode, writer Steve Englehart joins us to talk about his two novels out from Tor Books, The Point Man & The Long Man, a political intrigue/mens adventure/fantasy series featuring the immortal hero Max August. We talk about the similarities and differences of this take pn magic in the "real world" compared to his work on doctor strange.
We also talk about Captain America comapring Steve's 1970s secret Empire/Watergate story, and the flap over the Teabaggers in Ed Brubaker's Cap 602. Steve also gives us something to think about as he compares the unpublished third chapter of his and Marshal Rogers Batman: Dark Detective story and some of the plot details in the film Batman: The Dark Knight. Interesting views from Englehart.
A Call To Gotham With Jeremy Haun


Special Report With Vanetta Rogers: DC's NEW MGT TEAM


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