Best of 2025 Trek Author David Mack

Welcome back to Word Balloon! Today, we’re diving deep into the Star Trek universe with one of its most accomplished storytellers — David Mack. You kn...

aw yeah urine review 2025

A look back with Art Baltazar Franco Scoot McMahon and Me 

Daniel Chabon Editor Of The Dark Horse New Wave

Powers. Black Hammer Minor Threats, and more. Dark Horse Comics editor Daniel Chabon joins the show for an in-depth conversation about shaping creator...

Paul Jenkins Return To Marvel

In this episode, we sit down with one of the defining writers of modern Marvel to talk about what’s next, what still matters, and what didn’t quite la...

Best of 25: Daredevil Panel Nocenti Romita Macchio

Live from Terrificon, this panel reunites Ralph Macchio, Ann Nocenti, and John Romita Jr. to revisit one of Daredevil’s most memorable creative period...

Best Of 2025 Bob Schreck Editing Batman Green Arrow and More

Twas The Night Before Bendis pt 3

Part three of ’Twas the Night Before Bendis,. This episode is one of those conversations that starts simple and then immediately spirals—in the good w...

Twas The Night Before Bendis pt 2

More on Bendis and Oeming's return to Powers in Powers 25 for Dark Horse, his Italy trip reuniting him with Ult Spider-man Artist and the co-creator o...

Twas The Night Before Bendis pt 1

Part 1 of a three part chat. Mike Oeming and Taki Soma ended up joining us, obstensivley to talk about their new Powers 25 ongoing book from Dark Hors...

Best Of 25 Steve Lieber Metamorpho and Jimmy Olsen

As we look back at some of the very best conversations of 2025, there was no way I could leave this one out. One of the standout talks of the year com...

Scene Missing Mike North

My Buddy chicago rado legend and my forer partner Mike North joins me for some movie talk about old Hollywood 

Batman The JLA and Santa Silent Knight pt 2

Once upon a time in the DC Universe, Santa Claus wasn’t just slipping down chimneys… he was training Batman and battling monsters with the world’s gre...

Batman and Santa Silent Knight pt 1

Welcome to Word Balloon, the podcast that dives deep into the art and craft behind the comics you love. In today’s festive yet fierce chapter of the D...

Scene Missing Burl Ives Rudolph's Snowman

Welcome back to Scene Missing, the show where we dig past the highlight reels and get into the real story. This time, Gabriel Hardman, Ian Brill, and...

WB best of 2025 Andy Mangels

Today on Word Balloon, a best of talk with writer, producer, and comics industry fixture Andy Mangels It's a vital conversation about breaking barrier...

aw yeah xmas special

the beatles meet star wars, rankin bass xmas specials, and why are the avenger doomsday trailers locked into avatar screenings? 

Josh Trujillo sends The FF To The Planet Of The Apes

Josh Trujillo talk about the upcoming marvel crossover the planet of the apes versus the fantastic four . you can tell from our talk he's done his hom...

Mr. Skin on the State of Movies, TV, and the Top 10 of 2025

On this episode of Word Balloon, I sit down with pop-culture archivist and entrepreneur Mr. Skin for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution o...

Ed Catto Talks Adam West and Retro Fan Magazine

Today on Word Balloon, I’m joined by Ed Catto, Editor-in-Chief of Retro Fan Magazine, a publication dedicated to celebrating the movies, television, c...

Anthony Snyder Bets On Comics

Today on Word Balloon, I’m joined by Anthony Snyder — the son of the legendary sports broadcaster Jimmy “The Greek” Snyder, and the owner of AnthonysC...

WB Best of 2025 Bryan Hitch Pt2

On this episode of Word Balloon, host John Siuntres continues his in-depth conversation with acclaimed artist Bryan Hitch in Part Two, focusing square...

WB Best of 2025 Bryan Hitch pt 1

On this episode of Word Balloon, host John Siuntres kicks off a wide-ranging conversation with legendary artist Bryan Hitch in Part One of an in-depth...

Olan Soule: The Forgotten Knight of Batman Voice Actors

Today on Word Balloon, we’re diving into the legacy of Olan Soule — the original animated Batman — and the long, fascinating TV career that made him a...

Jeremy Adams Talks DC KO and more

A new talk with writer Jeremy Adams — digging into his personal takes on Flash Gordon, Green Lantern, and Aquaman, and what draws him to (and challeng...

Trek Watch Starfleet Academy Teaser Scene Review

Get ready — on this episode of Trek Watch, we break down the brand-new sneak preview for Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, dropped at CCXP 2025 before the...

Best of 2025 Al Ewing Marvel and DC Greatness

Another great talk from this year  with acclaimed comics writer Al Ewing with deep-dives. First into two legendary mythic heroes: Thor and Metamorpho....

Fear Agent 20th Anniversary Celebration – Remender, Moore & Hawthorne

Two decades after it crash-landed into comics, Fear Agent is still one of the most ferocious, heartfelt, and inventively insane sci-fi adventures ever...

WB 3001 Marty Pasko 2015 pt 2

Pasko and I continue our wide-ranging discussion on comics, television, and animation — expanding into old-time TV, behind-the-scenes film and show bu...

Word Balloon #3000 – Part 1: A Classic 2015 Conversation with Martin Pasko

For this landmark 3000th episode, we’re opening the vault for a special two-part conversation from 2015 with the late Martin Pasko — writer, editor, h...

Best of 2025 Christopher Cantwell pt 2 Crime Comics and 2026 TV Plans

We discuss Chris's books Out Of Alcatraz from Oni Press , Kid Maroon from Vault, and his upcoming season of The Terror Siler In Black on AMC next year...

Best of 2025 Christopher Cantwell pt 1 DC Marvel Star Trek and More

In this 2 part chat, Chris and I talk about his comic book hits Star Trek: Redshirts (IDW) — Cantwell’s latest project, a take on the classic “redshir...

Mike Norton A Dog's Life Battlepug Krypto and More

In this episode, Mike Norton returns to dig into three big projects at very different stages of his creative journey. We kick things off with Battlepu...

Origins Of 100 Bullets w Azzarello Risso and Johnson

The 2016 100 BULLETS Panel brings together the full creative hit squad: writer Brian Azzarello, artist Eduardo Risso, and cover artist Dave Johnson fo...

Christos Gage on Marvel Battleworld, DC Dark Legion and the Streaming Wars

In this wide-ranging conversation, writer Christos Gage digs into the creative madness behind his Marvel Battleworld mini-series. A multiversal romp w...

Happy Belated Birthday Jerry Ordway

Here's my first in-depth interview with Jerry Ordway, focusing on his legacy in the Superman mythos, his work on the Justice Society of America (JSA)...

Aw Yeah Podcast: “The Shoemaker” (Feb 2014)

In this February 2014 episode of the Aw Yeah Podcast, the boys slip on the boots for a free-wheeling pop-culture marathon they lovingly call “The Shoe...

Mike Gold pt 2 Beyond The Bronze Age

We continue the 2020 conversation with Writer Editor Mike Gold who made his mark at DC and First Comics. The topics include...

A Bronze Age Deep Dive With Mike Gold Pt 1

From 2020 at the start of COVID, I had this great talk with writer/editor extrordinare Mike Gold. Here are the highlights ...

Career Over...

Comics, Classic Movies & AI: My Unusual Interview with Annie

In this episode, I sit down with “Annie,” an AI who says she’s a fan of comic books, classic Hollywood, and television shows. This isn’t a gimmick and...

Gabriel Hardman On Batman The Question and Green Arrow

In this interview, comic-book veteran Gabriel Hardman takes us behind the scenes of his bold, new four-issue miniseries Batman/Green Arrow/The Questio...