Word Balloon Comics Podcast

Episódios

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  Hitmen and Humor Kyle Starks 16.09.2026 1h 16min

  Kyle Starks is back, and as usual, he’s got a lot going on.Right now on Kickstarter, Kyle is bringing Louise Sprouse Stole My Heart  (And I Have Two Hours to Get It Back)  to print. It’s a 48-page, done-in-one story about a professional hitman on the run who returns to the vacation spot of his childhood and unexpectedly comes face-to-face with his first love.So, naturally, it’s got romance, memories of growing up…and the kind of insane, over-the-top violence you expect from a Kyle Starks comic.And we’ll also get into End of Life, Kyle’s ongoing DC Vertigo series with artist Steve Pugh, reuniting the team behind Peacemaker Tries Hard! It’s another story about a hitman in serious trouble, but underneath all the action, absurdity and very strange killers, there’s a surprisingly emotional story about family, old relationships and dealing with a father who’s running out of time.We’ll talk about the return of Vertigo, working with Steve again, why Kyle keeps finding new things to say about assassins, and of course the Kickstarter.
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  Reviews Lanterns Ep 5 & SNW ep 8 Badmiral 15.09.2026 2h 7min

  With guest analysis from Lady V 
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  trek 60 david mack the khan podcast 14.09.2026 1h 31min

  star trek author david mack discusses his strsnge new worlds novels and the star trek khan audio drama he co-wrote with kirtsen byers . we also clear up some uestions tying the story to star trek 2's wrath of khan 
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  trek 60 garak secrets andrew robinson 13.09.2026 53min

  Andrew and I go through some of his greatest moments on DS9 and other big roles in his past. 
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  trek 60 house of quark armin shimerman 13.09.2026 1h 3min

  Armin talks about DS9 his novels and other TV work. 
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  trek 60 nana visitor 12.09.2026 1h 1min

  major kira of deep space nine checks in from 2024. 
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  Trek 60 Jonathan Frakes 12.09.2026 42min

  Jonathan Frakes talks Next Generation Straange New Worlds The Orville and more . From 2022
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  Trek 60 What's wrong with Nu Trek 11.09.2026 1h 54min

  Joined By Laarry Young and Scott Larson we breadown the latest SNW episode, and Nu Trek In General 
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  James Aquilone Kolchak and running Monstrous Books 10.09.2026 1h 31min

  James is having a ball at Monstrous Books Bringing bak Kolchak The Night Stalker and Titles like the anthologies Ceepshow and Weird Tales. 
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  Joe Casey Talks Ben 10 Automatic Kafka and 2000s Nostalgia 09.09.2026 1h 16min

  Joe Casey talks about the comic book reboot of Ben 10 by the Men Of Action for Dynamite.He's also re-releasing his and Ashley Wood's mind bending Automatic Kafka for Image in November.We also talk about his DC mini series Knee Before Zod and his Skybound series with Robert Kirkman Terminal 
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  Trek 60 SNW ep 7 Lanterns reviews 08.09.2026 2h 12min

  some hot debate about trek, in the first hour
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  Star Trek 60 SNW Spock and Uhura Live On Stage 07.09.2026 58min

  Today we’re heading back to Terrificon 2024 for a Star Trek: Strange New Worlds panel featuring Ethan Peck,Mr Spock, and Celia Rose Gooding, who plays Uhura.At the time, Season Two had wrapped, and fans were still buzzing over that very strange and very funny “Four and a Half Vulcans” teaser scene that Paramount had just unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con.Ethan and Celia took my questions and plenty from a packed room of eager Trek fans, talking about their characters, the evolving relationships aboard the Enterprise, and where the series might be headed next.And listening back now, with Seasons Three and Four in the rearview mirror, it’s fascinating how much they actually revealed ,sometimes deliberately, (sometimes almost prophetically) about stories and character directions that were still to come.And along with plenty of new podcasts, Word Balloon will also be celebrating Star Trek’s 60th anniversary, which arrives on September 8th .Sixty years to the day since the original series first premiered in 1966.
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  The Milestone Story pt 1 Reggie Hudlin 06.09.2026 45min

  This is Part One of The Milestone Story, looking at the history, legacy, and continuing evolution of one of the most important comic book companies of the last thirty-plus years.We begin with Reginald Hudlin, filmmaker, producer, writer, and one of the driving forces behind the modern revival of Milestone Media.Reggie talks about his relationship with Milestone’s original founders, and how the company changed the comics landscape when it launched in the early 1990s.We also get into the challenge of bringing Milestone back for a new generation, his work on characters like Icon, Rocket, Hardware, and Static, and the balance between honoring what McDuffie and the original team created while finding new directions for the Dakotaverse.It’s a conversation about comics, representation, ownership, Hollywood, and why the ideas behind Milestone still matter today.listen to part 2 with Denys Cowan 
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  The Milestone Story pt 2 Denys Cowan 06.09.2026 56min

  This is Part Two of The Milestone Story, and this time the spotlight is on Denys Cowan ,Milestone co-founder, artist, editor, and one of the most distinctive visual storytellers in comics.We continue the story of Milestone from Denys’s perspective: how the company came together, what he and the other founders wanted to change about the comics business, and why the characters they created still resonate more than thirty years later.But this conversation also goes well beyond Milestone.Denys looks back at his own art career, from his early days breaking into comics to major work on characters like The Question, Deathlok, and Batman, and the artists, editors, and experiences that helped shape his unmistakable style.We talk about the craft of drawing comics, the evolution of his work, and how being both an artist and a co-founder gave him a unique perspective on what Milestone could become.
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  Ram V The Black Tower New Gods and More 05.09.2026 1h 10min

  Ram V and Mike Perkins have started a new vertigo series.He  joined us to talk about it
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  Genre Splicing Lessons From Rick Remender 04.09.2026 1h 21min

  Today, it’s long overdue new conversation with Rick Remender, and we’ve got a lot of ground to cover.We talk about his latest creator-owned books, including Hammerfist, Escape, and The Sacrificers, and how Rick continues to mix genres, build new worlds, and find the right artistic voice for each project.Rick also looks back at his years at Marvel and explains why, despite some major successes there, working inside that system ultimately wasn’t the right fit for him creatively.And we get into his time as showrunner on Deadly Class for Syfy, the challenges of adapting his own comic for television,  and what he learned from seeing that world transformed into live action.It’s a wide-ranging conversation about comics, television, creative freedom, and the path Rick has taken from working within the Big Two to building his own body of creator-owned work.
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  Pornsak Pichetshote Absolute Green Arrow 03.09.2026 1h 4min

  Pornsak is back to talk about the mystery he's spinning regarding the death of Oliver Queen in the Absolute DC universe , and who is this Green Arrow? 
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  Trek Crossover With The Tachyon Pulse Podcast 02.09.2026 1h 30min

  Jay from the Tachyon Pulse Podcast Joins me to talks about Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Nu Trek in genral, it's future plus some Stargate and Docotor Who Talk. 
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  SNW Ep 7 and Lanterns ep 3 Reviews 01.09.2026 1h 57min

  Reviewing the Trek SNW episode Off Hour and Lanterns ep 3, plus my thoughts on Coyote Vs Acme. 
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  Batman and Bodybuilding Stan Berkowitz and Tegan Clive 31.08.2026 1h 14min

  Today, I’ve got a conversation with Emmy Award-winning writer Stan Berkowitz and his wife, Tegan Clive. Two people with fascinating careers that have taken them through some very different corners of popular culture.Stan is a veteran of television animation, with credits on Batman Beyond, Superman: The Animated Series, Justice League, and many other shows that helped define a generation of superhero storytelling.Tegan came out of the world of competitive bodybuilding and went on to a career in film and television, including the post-apocalyptic adventure Interzone and Fred Olen Ray’s cult science-fiction movie Alienator, where she played the unstoppable title character.We talk about their careers, Hollywood, animation, bodybuilding, genre movies, and the unexpected paths that brought the two of them together.