On this episode of Word Balloon, we talk to cartoonist Dean Haspiel who's been tapped to bring back the MJL Red Circle Hero The Fox for Archie Comics, with scripting from Mark Waid. Fans of Dean's Billy Dogma stories will find a frenetic kinship , on top of rollicking Superhero action.

Dean gives us a history of the character and what he wants to do in this first 5 issue storyline, plus we talk the comics enviroment Dean grew up in, the current comics market, and some celeberty memories of hiss famous and multi talented godmother Shelly Winters .

Starting the month of Halloween with a look at the Sub Genres of Grindhouse Horror and War

First Alex Di Campi talks about her latest Dark Horse Comics . Her double OGN collection of SMOKE and ASHES, and her new monthly series Grindhouse starting this week with the "R" rated Bee Vixens From Marsdrewn by Chris Peters with a Francesco Francavilla cover

Chuck Dixon covers War with his new e-books Seal Team Six & Bad Times . Plus GI JOE THE PUNISHER and lots of BATMAN talk, including Chuck's POV on the still misundrestood 66 Adam West series.

Finally The Horror panel from CincyComiccon, with Tony Moore, Steve Niles Time Seeley & Mark Kidwell. The guys not only talk about their comics, but what in Horror Comics TV and Film scared them?