The Boers Era Laughing on Chicago Radio Pt 1

For years, Word Balloon has celebrated comics, pop culture, and the creative voices that shape them. Now, I want to turn the spotlight home, to Chicag...

E Motion Ep 2 The Crew Is Set

Welcome back to E-Motion Sickness, the Love Boat rewatch podcast where we chart the smooth seas, the rough waters, and the truly baffling creative dec...

The IDW Twilight Zone Editors roundtable

The IDW Editors of The Twilight Zone Ellen Boener and Nic Nino talk to me about the new series. It's a great collection of one and done stories that h...

E Motion Ep 1 Bad Love Boat Pilots

All aboard for a brand-new podcast that dives headfirst into smooth seas, wild guest stars, and peak pop-culture chaos. E-Motion Sickness: A Love Boat...

Starfleet Academy Ep 3 Review

Today we’re breaking down Starfleet Academy, Episode 3, the episode that really tells us what kind of show this wants to be. The training wheels are o...

Lloyd Kaufman Of Troma Films

Today on Word Balloon, we’re joined by one of the true originals of independent cinema, Lloyd Kaufman, the co-founder and driving force behind Troma E...

Lloyd Kaufman Of Troma Films

Today on Word Balloon, we go deep with one of the true originals of independent cinema — Lloyd Kaufman, the co-founder and guiding force behind Troma...

Eoin McAuley Frank Miller Interview

Taking a short break with ny voice and letting my colaborator and friend Eoin, host this edition of Word Balloon with an episode of his podcast Creato...

Jeremy Haun Unveils The Beauty

Jeremy Haun joins Word Balloon for a timely, wide-ranging conversation about creator ownership, publishing independence, and the moment The Beauty is...

Genre Splicing The Van Jensen Experience

Van Jensen joins Word Balloon for a wide-ranging conversation about genre, adaptation, and why the best stories don’t play it safe. We dig into God Fa...

Life After The Apocalypse Charlie Adlard

Today on the show, I’m joined by one of the most influential visual storytellers in modern comics, Charlie Adlard. Best known as the co-architect of T...

Starfleet Academy Eps 1 and 2 Reviews

School is in sessio with new characters and old Disco folk. What did our crew members think?

Brad Meltzer The Viper and Spider-Man Superman

Brad Meltzer is back talking comics and his amazing novels. You ever hold a book in your hand and feel like the world just flipped on its axis? That’s...

THE KING’S SPEECH PT. 2 with Tom King

Today we’re dialing it up with one of the most provocative, inventive voices in comics: Tom King. We’re breaking down all the big news around Tom’s up...

Tom King The King's Speech Part 1

It's a new King's speech with writer Tom King We open with breaking ground on the big screen. Tom King talks about the upcoming Supergirl movie and ho...

Holy 60th Anniversary Batman !

This special episode commemorates the 60th anniversary of the groundbreaking ABC television series Batman, the pop-culture lightning bolt that turned...

Darwyn Cooke's The Hunter Book Club review

Word Balloon Book Club brings together John Siuntres, Patreon supporters, and members of Brian Michael Bendis’s Discord for an in-depth, no-nonsense d...

Aw Yeah Podcast 2026 The Year Ahead

Previewing E-Motion Sickness: A Love Boat Re-Watch Podcast

set sail with its maiden voyage, and we’re not easing into calm waters. In this debut episode, John Siuntres and Franco dive headfirst into Season One...

Scene Missing Anatomy Of A Murder

Today On Word Balloon Scene Missing takes a deep dive into Otto Preminger’s Anatomy of a Murder, the landmark courtroom drama that shattered Hollywood...

Tim Seeley X-Factor Godzilla Revival TV and More

Tim Seeley joins met talk about many current projects includng Deadpool, Godzilla, He-Man, X-Factor Psylocke Ninja, and the status of his SyFy TV Show...

Chris Roberson Enters the Trek Continuum

On this episode, I’m joined by writer Chris Roberson for a wide-ranging conversation about Star Trek past, present, and occasionally frustrating. Chri...

Father Of US Pulp Fiction Edgar Rice Buroughs

Today a discussion of one of the father's of pulp hero fiction. Edgar Rice Burroughs , honoring the legendary creator of Tarzan, John Carter of Mars,...

Best of 2025 Trek Author David Mack

Welcome back to Word Balloon! Today, we’re diving deep into the Star Trek universe with one of its most accomplished storytellers — David Mack. You kn...

aw yeah urine review 2025

A look back with Art Baltazar Franco Scoot McMahon and Me 

Daniel Chabon Editor Of The Dark Horse New Wave

Powers. Black Hammer Minor Threats, and more. Dark Horse Comics editor Daniel Chabon joins the show for an in-depth conversation about shaping creator...

Paul Jenkins Return To Marvel

In this episode, we sit down with one of the defining writers of modern Marvel to talk about what’s next, what still matters, and what didn’t quite la...

Best of 25: Daredevil Panel Nocenti Romita Macchio

Live from Terrificon, this panel reunites Ralph Macchio, Ann Nocenti, and John Romita Jr. to revisit one of Daredevil’s most memorable creative period...

Best Of 2025 Bob Schreck Editing Batman Green Arrow and More

Twas The Night Before Bendis pt 3

Part three of ’Twas the Night Before Bendis,. This episode is one of those conversations that starts simple and then immediately spirals—in the good w...

Twas The Night Before Bendis pt 2

More on Bendis and Oeming's return to Powers in Powers 25 for Dark Horse, his Italy trip reuniting him with Ult Spider-man Artist and the co-creator o...

Twas The Night Before Bendis pt 1

Part 1 of a three part chat. Mike Oeming and Taki Soma ended up joining us, obstensivley to talk about their new Powers 25 ongoing book from Dark Hors...

Best Of 25 Steve Lieber Metamorpho and Jimmy Olsen

As we look back at some of the very best conversations of 2025, there was no way I could leave this one out. One of the standout talks of the year com...

Scene Missing Mike North

My Buddy chicago rado legend and my forer partner Mike North joins me for some movie talk about old Hollywood 

Batman The JLA and Santa Silent Knight pt 2

Once upon a time in the DC Universe, Santa Claus wasn’t just slipping down chimneys… he was training Batman and battling monsters with the world’s gre...

Batman and Santa Silent Knight pt 1

Welcome to Word Balloon, the podcast that dives deep into the art and craft behind the comics you love. In today’s festive yet fierce chapter of the D...

Scene Missing Burl Ives Rudolph's Snowman

Welcome back to Scene Missing, the show where we dig past the highlight reels and get into the real story. This time, Gabriel Hardman, Ian Brill, and...

WB best of 2025 Andy Mangels

Today on Word Balloon, a best of talk with writer, producer, and comics industry fixture Andy Mangels It's a vital conversation about breaking barrier...

aw yeah xmas special

the beatles meet star wars, rankin bass xmas specials, and why are the avenger doomsday trailers locked into avatar screenings? 

Josh Trujillo sends The FF To The Planet Of The Apes

Josh Trujillo talk about the upcoming marvel crossover the planet of the apes versus the fantastic four . you can tell from our talk he's done his hom...