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Word Balloon Comics Podcast

John Siuntreswww.spreaker.com
1 on 1 interview show featuring the creative minds behind Comics TV Film Novels & Animation. Hosted by Chicago Pop Culture expert, John Siuntres

Episodes

Mike Allred Pt1

The name says it all. Part 1 of a great conversation.

Jan 09, 20241 hr 5 min

Giants Frankensteins and The FF, With Gary Conway

Actor Gary Conway tells his life story, from being The Title Character in I Was a Teenage Frankenstien to his run in Land Of The Giants. Alex Ross chose him as the model for his 2022 Graphic Novel Fantastic Four Full Circle.

Jan 02, 20242 hr 46 min

Toxic Fandom With Paul Jenkins Pt 2

The discussion continues as Paul describes the times both sides of comic political spectrum had issues with his story and character ideas startiing with the creation of journalist Sally Floyd and the Superhero Registration Act.

Dec 29, 20231 hr 3 min

Toxic Fandom With Paul Jenkins Pt 1

Paul has been the subject of a very expenseive lawsuit. The claims against him are false and costly. With the person accusing him expecting a settlement. He is fighting back. There is a go fund me account created to help Paul with his kegal fees.

Dec 29, 20231 hr 13 min

Christopher Priest Its Not What You Think

Priest wants us all to know that His Vampirella story isn't the typical Vampi story of cheesecake shots and humor. The same goes for his cosmic Superman Lost Plus Comic Biz observations and memories of being on the set for Avengers Endgame

Dec 24, 20232 hr 49 min

Frank Frazetta The Legend with Frank Frazetta Jr

From 2017 Frank Frazetta died in 2010. The fantasy artist left a body of work in comics book covers film posters and paintings that modern fantasy artists continue to emulate. Fisrt Moises Chiullan joins us to explain the amazing new limited edition silk screen t-shirts they're selling based on 4 classic Frazetta paintings, and the painstaking process to recreate the texture of the originals. Then a great chat with Frank Jr telling great stories about his father's works process and legacy....

Dec 18, 20231 hr 12 min

Joe Quesada Early Marvel Movie and TV Days

From 2014 As the opening weekend of the Thor film approached Joe Quesada joins us for a candid look at his position as Chief Creative Officer at Marvel. We talk about how the position has changed since Avi Arad had the title 10 years ago, and the lessons learned from the Marvel films of the last 10 plus years. Joe tells us why Kenneth Branaugh is a great collaborative director , how Robert Downey Jr has influenced Tony Stark’s persona in comics and animation. Plus we explore questions regarding ...

Dec 17, 202354 min

JSA Thy Kingdom Come Review

An episode Of The Splash Pages Podcast where I guest star . We review the classic JSA story, where the Kingdom Come Superman gets pulled to Earth One and becomes a member of the JSA. Watch the splash page folks on youtube.

Dec 13, 20232 hr 16 min

aw yeah podcast almost christmas

our holiday mess around show, with art, franco scoot skoke, and a great taylor swift report with art's daughter audrey

Dec 11, 20232 hr 21 min

How To Write Comics The Pat Mills Way, Dr Who and More

Pat has a new book, Pageturners that really lays out many tips on writing comics in the current era. He also is in the midst of a victory lap with Dave Gibbons as the new 60th Anniversary Specials oF Doctor Who started with an adaptation of their origibal comic story, the star beast Many stories and observations from Pat in this conversation.

Dec 02, 20232 hr 38 min