The Road To SDCC/Hilary Barta & Dave McKean

download the mp3 from here 2 master artists of horror talk about their current work, and their scheduled appearences at this week's San Diego Comicon. Hilary Barta talks about his new story in the debut issue of Creepy from Dark Horse Comics. If you love the magazine's past runs, you'll be pleased to see the new book contunes the Creepy tradition of high quality stories and art. Also the audio version of my video interview with Dave McKean, on his recent paintings series called NITRATE, inspired by early 1900's silent horror films. Check Out The video version of Dave's talk in the post above.

The Bendis Tapes Pt 2 Norman's In Charge

Download the Pt 2 .mp3 here Part 2 Of our Conversation With Brian Bendis. We get details about the Evolution oF Marvel Boy, from Grant Morrison's Original Mini-Series to his current role in the Dark Avengers, Details on who's writing the back up features in Brian's Avenger books, and will the future plans of Jessica Jones happen in the Max or 616 Marvel Universe?

Bendis Tapes Pt 1 Paging Dr. Voodoo

Download the MP3 here Brian Michael Bendis returns with an all new Q&A session that's answers the riddles of how long will Norman Osborn's Dark Reign endure, what are the future plans for Ultimate Spider-Man, Powers and The Spider-Woman motion comic, and what was the decision process leading to Jerhico Drumm's selection as the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Marvel Universe?

Kathryn Immonen's Hellcat Runaway

download the mp3 here Celebrating her Hellcat Trade Paperback, and start on Runaways writer Kathryn Immonen came to Challenger's comics store in Chicago for a signing barbeque , so I took Word Balloon on the road to have this live conversation

LOST EP FOUND! JOHN OSTRANDER

download the mp3 from here FINALLY FOUND THIS LOST EPISODE FROM NOVEMBER 2005. THE MAN BEHIND GRIMJACK, DC'S SUICIDE SQUAD , THE KENTS, WASTELAND , AND THE SPECTRE. JOHN TALKS ABOUT THE RETURN OF GRIMJACK AT IDW , HIS STAR WARS WORK FOR DARK HORSE , AND COLLABORATING WITH ARTISTS, LIKE TIM TRUMAN AND TOM MANDRAKE. PLUS 1980'S CHICAGO MEMORIES OF FIRST COMICS, WINDY CITY INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE BUCKET OF SUDS, AND THE COMEDIC MENTOR OF THE SECOND CITY AND IMPROV OLYMPIC , MUNDEN'S BAR WRITER AND WATELAND CO-CREATOR DEL CLOSE.