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MOTU Talk with Tim and Steve Seely Jun 07, 2026

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Brothers Tim and Steve discuss their coffeetable book The Art Of He-Man and The Masters Of The Universe from Dark Horse. From toy to tv series to horrible 80s film and the subsequent revivals. We pour over the strange history of the franchise.
We will review the film this Wed night on WB Live

RIP Anthony Head Jun 06, 2026

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Some brief thoughts on he actor's passing From Buffy's Giles To Merlin's Uther Pendragon, To Rupert Manion on Ted Lasso, you could always count on a compelling performance

Entering The Twilight Zone With Tony Fleecs Jun 05, 2026

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Tony Fleecs and artist Andy Price have shown a very different side of their My Little Pony output crafting a tight one shot disturbing Twilight Zone for IDW call the Taxidermist

Brian Hurtt Talks Fort Psycho Hard Time and More Jun 04, 2026

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Brian Hurtt on Fort Psycho with Matt Kindt for Oni, we also chat about his long tiemcollaborations with Cullen Bunn on The Sixth Gun and The Damned. Plus we look back at his work with Steve Gerber on Hard Time, Gerber's last story

Supergirl Marvel and More W Rod Reis Jun 03, 2026

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Today on Word Balloon, we're catching up with one of comics' most distinctive visual storytellers, Rod Reis.Rod is taking on a huge creative challenge with DC's new Elseworlds Supergirl series, serving as the complete artistic force behind the book. Writing the visual language, designing the worlds, drawing, painting, and bringing every page to life. The series imagines a dramatically different destiny for Krypton's last children. In this reality, Kara Zor-El and baby Kal-El share the same escape rocket from Krypton, launching them into a sprawling science-fiction adventure that takes the Superman mythology into entirely new territory.
One of the most striking aspects of the book is Rod's reimagining of Krypton itself. From the architecture and technology to the appearance and culture of its people, he's creating a version of the doomed world unlike anything we've seen before.
We'll also look back at Rod's acclaimed work on New Mutants and the X-Men line, where his painted style brought a dreamlike and often unsettling atmosphere to the mutant corner of the Marvel Universe. And we'll talk about his remarkable career journey. From breaking into American comics as a colorist, collaborating with some of the industry's top artists, to evolving into one of comics' most accomplished full-spectrum creators whose work is instantly recognizable on sight.

Deathstroke and Feral with Tony Fleecs Jun 02, 2026

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Today on Word Balloon, we're talking with one of comics' most versatile storytellers, Tony Fleecs.Tony first grabbed readers' attention with his creator-owned work, helping redefine horror comics with the Image hit Stray Dogs, the chilling tale that mixed Disney-style visuals with a dark serial killer story. He followed that with Feral, another unsettling animal-centered horror series that's been turning heads and proving he has a real talent for finding fresh angles in the genre.
But Tony's talents go well beyond creator-owned comics. He's also brought his storytelling skills to some of the biggest characters in comics, including a current run writing Deathstroke for DC Comics, tackling one of the publisher's most dangerous and morally complex antiheroes.

Spider Noir and Star City Reviews With Larry Young Jun 01, 2026

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DaVinci Remixed With Richard Ashley Hamilton May 31, 2026

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Leo DaVinci is a YA adventure romp with a little dose of history as Hamilton depicts the great artist and inventor as a teen prodigy entering Florence and iscovering goverment conspiracies and action adventure.

Speed Racer Space Ghost and The O.Z. With David Pepose May 30, 2026

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Into the 3rd Dimension, With Hilary Barta May 29, 2026

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Hilary and Chris Barnard join us to talk about recent 3-D projects , but no glasses needed to enjoy this convesation, where we cover the history of 3-D comcs and film.
They adapted the 3-d film Robot Monster for a new German pblication, Chris also worked on the restoration of a 1950s Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis film,"Money from Home" coming soon on BluRay from Kino Lober.
We also talk about Hilary's Doctor Droom versus the1950s Marvel/Atlas Monsters story for the recent Marvel miniseries . Droom was the original template for Doctor Strange, and in the mdern era they changed him to Doctor Druid.
Plus Barta's take on a Weird Al Yankovic song, in comic book form.

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