Word Balloon Comics Podcast

Warrning ther is some rough langues in this part as Rob and I vent about how the current us tarriffs are messing with buying acion figures (made in china)we also compare the young current nerd audience to rob and I as middle aged nerds, and how some of today's audience wants to see their identies of gender and sexuality in today's stories.he and i feel that when sci-fi deals with humans intermingling with different aliens and non humanoid lifeforms, will pronouns still be an issue here on earth, hundreds of years from now?we hope not. consider inter species relationships as portrayed in things like start trek, like the trill and spock's parentsBut we're also talking about fun things too like insider Trek and TNG stoires, Rob and Max Collins excellent detective audio drama True Noir starring Michael Rosenbaum

Talking DC books with Jeff Plus the latest Black Hammer mini from Dark Horse Minor Arcana From Boom! smd an upcoming memoir of essays and art from Jeff's career

Jeremy Haun talks about his new comic company Ignition Press and their first book, Murder Podcast. The Zero issue is in the midst of a kickstarter campaaign

Rob has adapted Max Allen Collin's epic Chicago1930s Detective story about the asassination of Mayor Anton Cermack. We talk about the production of this incredible audio drama and the amazing Hollywood Cast, including Maichael Rosenbaum (Smallville) Anthony LaPaglia and Katie Sackoff (Battlestar Galactica) You can buy True Noir at TrueNoir.Co (not com )

The father of comic book parallel universes and super team crossovers, was Gardner Fox . Jennifer wrote a comprhemsicve biography of the accomplished writer

KS's new comic series FML from Dark Horse is a very personal family medittation, and because she's a good friendf we talk about her kids and her own experience informing these characters

Mark Talks the JLU/Worlds Finest event, Batman and Robin Year One, Action Comics/Superboy, and many questions from, the word balloon audiencer