word balloon the comic book creators interview show

a one on one interview show with pop culture creators from the worlds of comic books, TV, film, novels, animation, and video games.

Jason is back to talk about his great run on Star Wars leading into the crossover with Marvel's Darth Vader book Vader Down. We also discuss his new Image series The Goddmaned featuring warrior style drama set in bibilical times with familiar biblical heroes.  Plus news about Thor and Jason's secret war tie-ins THORS and WEIRDWORLD. and an update on Southern Bastards both comic wise and info about the FX TV series in development. 

a one on one interview show with pop culture creators from the worlds of comic books, TV, film, novels, animation, and video games.

First Best Of Enemies co-director Robert Gordon joins us to talk about the hotly engaged debates between intellectual giants Gore Vidal and William F Buckley. The two despised each other and their mutual hatred came out on live television during the 1968 presidential campaign. ABC hosted 10 live debates during the presidential convention season, and the two men sparred of over issues of the day, that still resonate in the political arena. Vidal was coming off his recent publocation of the political satire Myra Breckenridge, featuring a transgendered woman who takes revenge on the Hollywood insiders who screwed up her life when she was a man.Buckley was the leading voice of conservative thinkers . Both thought the others philosophies and ways of life would harm the American culture. The resulting debates were as compelling as any classic boxing match. Then Lucha Mexico Filmmakers Alex Hammond & Ian Markowicz join us to talk about their excellent entry in this weekend's NYC DOC festival. The film explores the history and traditions of Mexican Wrestling and the Arena Mexico, home to the Lucha Libre telecasts and matches . We see the stories of current wrestlers like Shocker, Blue Demon Jr, Jon Strongman and others.

a one on one interview show with pop culture creators from the worlds of comic books, TV, film, novels, animation, and video games.

Tana Ford is a Gay Comics creator who's making her own comics like Duck and doing art duties for DC & Marvel on Strange Sports Stories and SILK . We talk about the slow but steady changes in diversity at the big two, her creator owned books, and a lot about star trek (this was recorded before CBS announced the new TV series) .

a one on one interview show with pop culture creators from the worlds of comic books, TV, film, novels, animation, and video games.

Kliph Nesteroff is a fan and historian of American Comedy. His new bookThe Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy is packed with anecdotes from his classic television show biz blog . Kliph has an archive of one on one oral history interviews with hundreds of comedy performers and behind the scenes participants. There is hours of incredible reading there.  In our conversation we look back from vaudeville's 1st stand ups to Louis CK and Marc Maron . We spend time looking back at the creation of the modern comedy album in the 1950s by Redd Foxx, the coffeehouse scene which created the icons Lenny Bruce Jonathan Winters leading to their spiritual successors George Carlin and Robin Williams. The comedy club drug connection of the 70s and 80s personified in the rise and fall of Gary Muledeer . Kliph closes the talk recounting the final performance of Albert Brooks & Bob (Super Dave) Einstein's dad  Harry Einstein

a one on one interview show with pop culture creators from the worlds of comic books, TV, film, novels, animation, and video games.

Sam Humphries talks about his new hilarious Presidential Image Comics satire with Tommy Patterson . What if a demon told a hapless half wit he could be the next US president? Has it already happened in real life? We also talk about his current Marvel work on Star-Lord, Weirdworld, and his upcoming Boom Studios comedy Jonesy with Caitlin Rose Boyle 

a one on one interview show with pop culture creators from the worlds of comic books, TV, film, novels, animation, and video games.

The brothers discuss their new Grahic Novel Two Brothers adaptaed from the classic Brazilian Novel by Milton Hatoum , We also talk about their collaborations we Matt Fraction and Michael Chabon on Casanova, Mike Mignola on BPRD, and Gerard Way on the Umbrella Academy

a one on one interview show with pop culture creators from the worlds of comic books, TV, film, novels, animation, and video games.

On today's Word Balloon Podcast, Mark Millar (Kingsmen, Kick-Ass Wanted) is back talking about his new Millarworld Comic from Image HUCK, with art by Rafael Albuquerque (American Vampire) . We also talk about various Millarworld comics in film development like Chrononauts Nemesis and others. Mark was on back in June so we focused today on Huck and a few other topics, including his POV on the current comic market. HALO 5 Guardians debuts this Tuesday, so today we prepresent a 2012 conversation with Steve Downes , who's played the voice of Master Chief since the Halo game was created. We learn about the character's creation and how it's evolved during these many years.  Finally I moderated last month's Fables Writers Panel at the Cincy Comicon. Creator Bill Willingham, Mathew Sturges (Jack Of Fables & Wolf In The Fold) and Chris Roberson (Cinderella) talk about the creation and 150 issiue run of the main series, the sin off books, and many stories thru Fables 13 year run that wrapped up earlier this year. 

a one on one interview show with pop culture creators from the worlds of comic books, TV, film, novels, animation, and video games.