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The Weekly Pop Culture Audio Podcast Featuring In-Depth One On One Interviews and Discussions From The Entertainment Worlds Of Genre Fiction-
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Live From The Blue Carpet NYCC09 pt2

On this edition of The Wordballoon Podcast more tales from the blue carpet, as we present the audio from my newsarama video interviews from this year's new york comicon. Sean McKeever talks about the upcoming Titans/Vigilante crossover he's writing with Marv Wolfman, Writer/Editor Scott Allie gives us the lowdown on the Buffy comics and the Robert E Howard books, from Dark Horse Comics, Rick Remender talks about his creator owned series, and The Punisher, Brian Bendis talks about his announcements, The legendary Gene Colan talks about his new Captain America story, along with his reprinted Creepy stories from Dark Horse. Actor Phil Morris, who pays J'onn Jonzz the Martian Manhunter on the CW's Smallville , Vertigo EIC Karen Berger, Greg Rucka, Matt Fraction, and Daniel Way

Monday, February 23, 2009

Live From The Blue Carpet NYCC09 pt1

In case you haven't seen the video interviews I did at this year's New York Comicon, here are the audio versions. So far, these haven't been posted at Newsarama, I talk with Jeff Parker (Agents Of Atlas) , Leonard Kirk (Capt Britain & MI:13) Len Wein (Creator Of Wolverine) Richard Starkings (Elephantmen), Dan Jurgens (Creator Of Booster Gold) , Jonathon Hickman (Secret Warriors) , David Lloyd (Co Creator V For Vendetta), David Mack (Kabuki Daredevil ) Jon Ostrander & Jan Durresma (Star Wars Comics) , Chris Ellipolous (Pet Avengers), and Dan DiDio (Exec Editor DC Comics)

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Sweeping The Floor at the NYCC

be sure to keep checking the video section of Newsarama for most of my NYCC interviews, but I also made time to check in with some past guests to talk about their current projects.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Wednesday, February 04, 2009

Jen Van Meter Strikes With Black Lightning!

http://media.libsyn.com/media/wordballoon/WBjenvanmeter09.mp3 On this edition of the Word Balloon Podcast, we speak with writer Jen Van Meter. In Dc Comics Bi-Weekly Mini series Black Lightning Year One Van Meter and artist Cully hammer flesh out the early career of the Suicide Slum hero. Black Lightning debuted in April 1977 by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Jen goes behind the scenes,discussing how she has connected the dots of Jefferson Pierce's complicated continuity. How did the street fighter of the 1970's become the button down family man and husband seen in today's stories. We discuss her collaboration with Hammer, and her writing process for the project, including layered insight in Jeff's home life. We hear updates on future Van Meter creator owned series from Oni Press including a new Hopeless Savages story.