Tim Seeley helps us close out the year, by looking ahead to his 2010 projects, including taking over the art chores on WILDCASTS for Wildstorm this January, with stories by Adam Beecham.

We'll also discuss Tim's latest concept inspired by his love of action figures and late night cable films. The "teen sex comedy meets fantasy warrior" story, Colt Noble and The Megalords. The 44 page story is available online at nerdcityonline.com, but Tim will release a 64 page Colt one-shot from Image, which includes an additional brand new story.

Plus Tim previews the next arc in his Devils Due horror action series Hack Slash,

From a 2002 3part audio documentary made for the sporting news radio network, the real an reellife story of Primo Carnera and Max Baer. Two heavyweight champions that were part of the 1930's sports and crime scene.

Their unique story told by guests Bert Sugar (Ring Mafgazine) Academy award wining screenwriter-novelist Budd Schulberg, and actor Max Baer Jr

It's Part 2 of our talk with Greg Rucka. We discuss The Question co-feature in Detective Comics with artist Cully Hamner. Rucka previews the one-shot Blackest Night The Question #37 co-craeted with teh 1980's Question creative team of Denny O'Neil and artist Denys Cowan .

Plus we discuss Greg's homage to the tv private eye genre Stumptown from Oni Press, drawn by Mathew Southworth .You'll hear about the Superman books Action Comics & Superman: World Of New Krypton , and we'll get a status update on the upcoming Queen and country novel The Last Run.

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From January 2006,another lost Word Balloon Podcast is found!

Jimmy Palmiotti ralks about his writing process with co creator Justin Grey, The Jonah Hex Revival, His take On Power Girl,with Amanda Connor, Hawkman, The Monolith, The Punisher, The New West and Daughters Of The Dragon . You'll hear about him working with Garth Ennis, Paul Gulacy, and others.

While we wait for the newest Rucka Debrief, enjoy this Nov 2005 talk with Greg, our first WB interview.Originally released as a 45 minute episode, this full version feature 40 extra minutes of interview conversation.

On this special edition of The Word Balloon podcast, we speak with
Writer/performer Kevin mUrphy best known to fans as the voice of Tom Servo,the Gumball machine shaped robot sidekick to humans Joel Hodgeson and Mike Nelson (and follow robot Crow) on the 90's cable comedy show Mystery Science Theater 3000.

"I started playing Tom Servo in the 2nd season, the first year on the Comedy Central, but I was involved with every episode of MST3k from the pilot of the local tv show, to the last episode aired on the Sci-Fi Channel."

Murphy is still cracking wise, firing one-liners at the screen, while
fans view films from the cheesiest black and white b-movies to today's
box office hits as a member of RiffTrax.com with former MST3K co-hosts and writers Mike Nelson and Tom Corbett (The 2nd actor who played Crow)

Just like their cable shows, rifftrax sells .mp3 performances of the
trio lampooning sci-fi staples like Plan 9 From Outer Space and newer films like The Lord Of The Rings Trilogy, The Harry Potter films,and even The Dark Knight.

"We're the commentary that isn't available on your DVD, but should be."

Kevin also talks about the upcoming nationwide live Christmas Rifftrax show December 16th, and an encore presentation the 17th beaming to nearly 500 theaters in the country.