

Word Balloon Comics Podcast
John Siuntres
1 on 1 interview show featuring the creative minds behind Comics TV Film Novels & Animation. Hosted by Chicago Pop Culture expert, John Siuntres
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Jun 16, 2025 • 1h 7min
John Romita Jr New Millar Kickstarter Marvel Days and More
JrJr is back to talk about a new kickstarter and collaoration with Mark Millar on a new vigilante character Psychic Sam . Inked by Klaus Janson this will be a 3 part 50 pages each arc, that is also in development as an upcomming film by Ivan Atkinson (Wrath Of Man, The Gentleman) Johnny talks about the new project teaming up again with Mark , past projects like Kick-Ass and his Daredevil and Spider-Man days at Marvel, thooughts on the adaptations of his work in film and tv and More Back the kickstarter here Psychic Sam - Vol. 1 of 3 by Side Hustle Comics — Kickstarter

Jun 15, 2025 • 1h 43min
Star Trek SNW Preview Dr Who Wrap Up and More
It's part 1 of a 2 part Trek Watch where Franco and Wayne join me to add their thoughts on the Starnge New Worlds news and Dr Who Gatwa era. Plus our anticipation for the Superman film grows.

Jun 14, 2025 • 1h 21min
Training Dragons and Comics With Richard Ashley Hamilton
Richard spent years at Dreamworks writing for the How To Train Your Dragon Franchise making VR senarios and episodes of The Netflix series. Todaay he's writing great YA graphic novels for Mad Cave's Imprint Maverick 3 volumes of Scoop a cross between the X-Files and Veronica Mars, and Tech-Tiv, a young woman who love pulp detective stories solving a mystery in a post apocalyptic world.

Jun 12, 2025 • 1h 3min
Sean Phillips The Return Of Criminal
Criminal is back with a new graphic novel in August by Sean and Ed Brubaker. Sean teases the story, plus talks about the upcoming tv adaptation from Amazon Prime. We also talk about his art process, working with his colorist and son Jacob, and a kickstarter campaign that features Sean's early work in UK comics

Jun 11, 2025 • 1h 10min
Crystal Skillman Comic Book Playwright
Crystal is an accomplished off broadway playwright with a new play called OPEN an LGBTQ story about love and magic. We discuss the play, her writing seminars, historic broadway stories, and George Clooney's GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK, about the war between Communist witch hunter Senator Joe Mccrathy and CBS new anchor Edward R Murrow. Crystal also shared some rare Peter David encounters, and the recent loss of Jules Feiffer who made comics and wrote the first great superhero coffee table book The Great Comic Book Heroes in the 1970s.

Jun 10, 2025 • 1h 8min
Robert Greenberger and The Legacy Of Peter David
Bob worked with Peter for years as his editor on Star Trek Comics and a co writer of the Crazy 8 collective . He has Marvel DC and Star Trek stories about Peter and more . Is there a final David novel si the works?

Jun 9, 2025 • 1h 56min
Tim Sheridan Alan Scott The Green Lantern
Tim and I discuss his work on Alan Scott in anticipation for his 2024 Green Lantern mini series.plus we discuss other DC Pride heroes . We also talk about Tim's animation work.

Jun 9, 2025 • 11min
More Doctor Who Thoughts From Paul Cornell
More Who Obsevation from Paul including his audio Who Dramas for Big Finish, the TV adaptation of his Doctor Who Novel Human Nature, and the height of the 2010s British made Sci-Fi TV shows because of the success of Doctor Who. Torchwood,Primeval and more.

Jun 8, 2025 • 1h 9min
Doctor Who Speculation and Paul Cornell

Jun 6, 2025 • 59min
Stanford Carpenter and Comicpalooza University
On this episode of Word Balloon we're joined by Dr Stanford Carpenter the driving force behind ComicPalooza University. He has big Juneteenth plans and gives us the details


