Word Balloon Comics Podcast

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Star Trek The Last Starship Can Jim KIrk Solve The Burn? May 08, 2026

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Jackson L Star Trek Comnzing and Colin Kelly, the Hivemind writer team is back to chek in mid-story on ths epic IDW Tek Comic, that takes place 100 years before Discovery jumped to the future. How did Starfleet try to solve the problem> Could ressurected Jim Kirk save the day?
In addition, we discuss their epic Captain America Sentinel Of Liberty 18 issue sage with Marvel, and a lot more.

Happy Birthday David Michelinie May 07, 2026

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In our first talk from 2007 Dave talks about beaking into comics, writing The Unknown Soldier, Runs on Superman and Spider-Man. The Iron Man "Demon In A Bottle" saga, and of course The creation of Venom

David Lloyd The Cinco De Mayo Hangover Cure May 06, 2026

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It's David Lloyd's Birthday week, bor on ay 5th . Grab some tomato juice and aspirin, and enjoy this 2019 chat
In case you haven't noticed, David Lloyd isn't drawing comic books any more. He's still very much involved in the medium creating the digital comic anthology Aces Weekly, a weekly digital only comic featuring serialized stories in genres from humor to crime adventure and sci-fi. David's current creativity is pointed at publishing this digital only comic. He's stopped drawing to concentrate on this effort. He talks about his view on the current comics market and looks back at V For Vendetta, his war comics with Garth Ennis and his crime graphic novel Kickback

Fortress Of Word Ballloon May 2026 May 05, 2026

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Welcome to a brand new Fortress of Word Balloon, where the mic gets handed over to the League of Word Balloon Listeners, straight from patreon.com/wordballoon.
Coming to you from my secret headquarters, and this one’s a freewheeling hang with the smartest fans in comics as we bounce from comics to TV to film, hitting everything we love . And along the way, I dig into the Word Balloon vault to share some behind-the-scenes stories from the last 20 years, the guests, the moments, and the surprises that helped shape the show.

The Career and Life of Len Strazewski, With Scott Larson May 04, 2026

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Scott Larson, the creator of the supernatural commic Visitations talks about his mentor Len Strazewski, co-creator of Jesse Quick for DC, Prime for Malibu and so much more.
Len also did 17 ssiues of The Fly for Impact Comics, and wrote 10 issues of Jstice Society in 1992

Gerry Conway Why he came back to comics May 03, 2026

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On this episode, we go back to 2009 for a great conversation with Gerry Conway, a writer whose career has taken some fascinating turns across comics and television. We talk about why Gerry stepped away from a successful run in TV, writing shows like Law & Order and Diagnosis: Murder, to return to DC Comics for a surprising and, frankly, underappreciated project, The Last Days of Animal Man.
That decision ends up sparking what you could call a full third act comeback in comics, leading him back into the Marvel universe and onto Spider-Man once again.
Along the way, we dig into some of Gerry’s most iconic work, from the still controversial and era defining “death of Gwen Stacy” in The Amazing Spider-Man to the massive, history making 1976 Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man treasury edition.

In Memoriam Gerry Conway pt 3 May 01, 2026

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The 2020 One On One chat between Gerry Conway and Brian Michael Bendis
I arranged this chat between the guys the wrote their share of Spider-Man Superman, Avengers and Justice League stories.

In Memoriam Gerry Conway pt 2 Apr 30, 2026

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from 202o. during covid gerry abd I talked about where the punisher fits in the post Black Lives Matter era, his DC and Marvel yeras, and adventures in TV and film writing.

john layman chew rocketeer and new stuff coming Apr 29, 2026

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In Memoriam Gerry Conway pt 1 Apr 28, 2026

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From 2013. A great talk spanning the scope of Gerry's Career.