scene missing 1959 on the beach

June 27, 2026 5:50am 1:09

On this episode of Word Balloon Scene Missing, we're taking a deep dive into one of the most haunting films of the Cold War era, Stanley Kramer's 1959 masterpiece On the Beach.Joining me are Gabriel Hardman, Ian Brill, a...

good troble comics with barajas ayden and sankovich

June 26, 2026 8:03am 1:12

Henry Barajas  (Gil Thorp Comics Strip) has two new comic stories coming in August under the Good Trouble Lable. We discuss them with GT Publisher Andrew Ayden (March)  and Editor Lauren Sankovich (Ultimate Spider-Man)

Shelly Bond Celebrates Sub Culture

June 25, 2026 2:52am 1:03

Shelly Bond has a new anthology bieng kickstarted called subCulture which looks at trends of fashion comics music at the club scenes through the decades. with creators like Peter Milligan and The Hernanez Brothers, with ...

Mark Russell Talks Firefly and Dog Tag

June 24, 2026 5:27am 57 min

Plus Racer X and a kickstarter for a new sci-fi book The Forgotten Divine 

Mark Waid's empire of stories

June 23, 2026 2:36am 1:18

Mark is back ro talk about JLU, Superboy in Acrtion Comics, and World's Finest. Plus 3 days left for his and Barry Kitson's EMPIRE crowd funder.He also previews Batman and Robin Dynamic Dous with Chris Samnee a Batman Su...

Frank Miller The Word Balloon Interview

June 22, 2026 12:57am 55 min

Frank has a new autobiography coming out. We discuss highlights of his seminal career,

E-motion Sickness Love Boat Ep 4

June 21, 2026 1:55am 1:04

We continue our Love Boat  Re-watch podcast.Our guest passenger Chris Giarusso joins us to discuss Charro's debut as recurring character April Lopez , the stowaway, who lept into our hearts for 9 future episodes.Plus, Bi...

Darth Vader Vs Superman Alex Ross

June 20, 2026 12:35am 1:34

From 2020 Alex discusses his UNSEEN art book featuring crossovers that were proposed but didn't happen Star Wars and The DC Universe, Star Trek Vs Star Wars, and many more.We also talk about his MARVEL anthology series f...

Steve Niles New Frights On The Way

June 19, 2026 12:00am 40 min

Steve Niles has spent decades redefining horror comics, from 30 Days of Night and Criminal Macabre to a long list of stories that brought genuine scares back to the medium. Today, Steve returns to Word Balloon to talk ab...

Absolute Jeff Lemire-Flash Firestorm JSA and more

June 18, 2026 4:22am 1:00

WB Playhouse Stacked Deck Vincent Price

June 17, 2026 12:06am 4 min

Welcome to Word Balloon Playhouse: Western Edition. Where through the magic of audio editing, I get to act with some of my favorite film stars in a short scene. Today we present Stacked Deck, starring Vincent Price. Pric...

Kelly Thompson Absolute Wonder Woman Buffy and Jeff

June 16, 2026 3:41am 1:40

Along with the obvious detail about her Absoulute Wonder Woman run, Kelly previews her Buffy Angel cooks coming for Dynamite, a new Jeff Summer Special in July, and a lot about soap operas

The Secrets Of Lex Luthor By Eliot S! Maggin

June 14, 2026 2:58am 1:01

Maggin has rleased his 3rd superman universe novel Lex Corp, a first person narritive of Luthor telling his own story. Now He also is reading the book chapet by chapter as a free weekly podcast. You can also hera him rea...

Jacob Edgar Talks Rocketeer and The Ones

June 13, 2026 2:13am 39 min

Artist Jacob Edgar has a cartoony style that evokes the work Bruce Timm. We talk about his worl with Bendis on The Ones for Dark Horse and The Rocketeer : The Island With John Layman for IDW

The Punisher and DC Westerns With Jimmy Palmiotti

June 12, 2026 1:09am 1:23

Jimmy Palmiotti has worn just about every hat in comics, artist, writer, editor, publisher, and creator, but today we're focusing on some of the stories that have defined his career and some exciting new work hitting she...

Masters Of The Universe With Tim Sheridan

June 11, 2026 5:25am 1:13

Tim Sheridan is back with a tie-in MOTU Dark Horse Mini series

Simpsons TV Tales and Bad Trips Mike Reis

June 10, 2026 2:03am 1:03

One of the cornerstone ceators on The Simpsons and Co-Creator Of The Critic Mike Reis is back ! He has a new travel book Bad Trips which is collection of his Substack essays about his trips to some of the scariest ports ...

The Origin Of CBR With Jonah Weiland

June 09, 2026 12:44am 1:50

For nearly three decades, Comic Book Resources was one of the most influential destinations in comics journalism. What began as a fan-driven website in the mid-1990s grew into a daily stop for comic book news, creator in...

MOTU Talk with Tim and Steve Seely

June 07, 2026 12:35am 46 min

Brothers Tim and Steve discuss their coffeetable book The Art Of He-Man from Dark Horse

RIP Anthony Head

June 06, 2026 12:42am 6 min

Some brief thoughts on he actor's passing From Buffy's Giles  To Merlin's Uther Pendragon, To Rupert Manion on Ted Lasso, you could always count on a compelling performance