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

Word Balloon Comics Podcast John Siuntres

    • TV & Film
    • 4.7 • 439 Ratings

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

    From Comic Book To Film With Cully Hamner

    From Comic Book To Film With Cully Hamner

    Cully's seen hsi work adapted into films 3 times. First with the RED films starring Bruce Willis and Blue Beetle last summer. We talk about those experiences 

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Games and Trek Talk With Michael Jan Friedman

    Games and Trek Talk With Michael Jan Friedman

    Mike is back to talk about his new card game, and it's an excuse to get into more Star Trek . Mike has written many Trek Novels, Comics abd ab episode of ST Voyager 

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Bryan Hitch talks Redcoat and his greatest hits

    Bryan Hitch talks Redcoat and his greatest hits

    Hitdh discusses his new book with Geoff Johns and revidits many of his classic books. we also get an update on the dc black label book. the last days of lex luthor 

    • 1 hr 12 min
    Dublin Comic Con OO7, Warhammer, Baldur's Gate and More

    Dublin Comic Con OO7, Warhammer, Baldur's Gate and More

    From Last Month's Dublin Comic Con, Word Balloon's Irish correspondent Eoin McCauley interviews 4 creators of comics games and television...

    Rapha Lobosco, the current artist on Dynamite's James Bond Comic with Garth Ennis.

    Pádraig Murphy, a producer from Cubicle 7 games, discussing his work with Warhammer., including Henry Cavill coming in to work on the Warhammer franchise

    John O'Brien, who has been a producer on the world building team at Larian Studios for the last 3 years working on Baldur's Gate 3, recently voted Game of the Year.

    Jay Cosgrave the owner, founder, and head instructor of Victorious Stage Combat. Ireland’s leading and only full time stage combat School. Jay has worked as a Stunt Performer and actor on Vikings, Vikings: Valhalla, Kin, Penny Dreadful, and much more. He joins the DCC panel room to discuss his upcoming sci-fi project 'Nevermore'.

    • 1 hr 43 min
    who created wolverine pt 2 with roy thomas and mark waid

    who created wolverine pt 2 with roy thomas and mark waid

    Along with republishing Roy's audio claim to Wolverine's co creation , here's a rebuttal from Writer Editor Publisher Mark Waid. 

    • 1 hr 14 min
    trek watch discovery se 5 eps 1 and 2

    trek watch discovery se 5 eps 1 and 2

    • 1 hr 50 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
439 Ratings

439 Ratings

Sirot34 ,

Love word balloon

I have listened to WB since 2007 I think and it is the best comic interview podcast out there. John is great at directing the conversation, asking interesting questions and just letting the comic creators really talk and shine. I read the new birds of prey because of his Kelly Thompson interview. Good stuff.

deHex18 ,

So Many Different Guests and a Great Source for Inspiration!

I think I started listening to Word Balloon in 2015/2016, when I was in college. The hours-long episodes were great company on my weekend drives home then, and they’re great company when I’m drawing or going to classes for grad school now! Listening to John Siuntres’s detailed conversations with so many amazing comics creators about their many approaches to the craft has made me feel like creating comics is doable. It really is amazing how much I have learned about an inherently VISUAL medium by LISTENING to a podcast! Even so, many of these conversations remind me that it can be done, even if all I’m doing myself right now is making some silly web comics. Word Balloon is very good. Some of the conversations are kind-of boring and I skip them, but Siuntres releases so many episodes nowadays that there’s usually something to listen to!

Trav H24 ,

I love Jon, but…

Stop reading the questions and comments from the feed, while trying to interview someone.
You sound distracted and it causes stumbles in the conversation.

Set aside a chunk of the episode for ‘question from the fans’ segment or something.
I am not subscribed to this show because I love the insights of ‘Doombro28’, or to hear that Neal says Hi.

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