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 lodown on the Buffy comics and the Robert E Howard books, from Dark Horse Comics, Rick Remender talks about his craetor 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

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)

Bendis was part of a Marvel creative group, that met with Kenneth
Branaugh to discuss his film plans for Thor. "It was a great day, on par with the
day we met with (Jon) Faverau. Whew!... I'm not kidding I've been
in non-marvel hollywood meetings where the people say, I'm not even
going to read the damn comic.".

On The Spider-Woman motion comic

Casting the voice of Jessica Drew "You're looking for
the voice in your head...that smokey marlboro voice that isn't
trying to be sexy. I had written dialogue that I was quite happy
to hear out loud ...but some actors saw the bio which says she's
from Wundagore Mountain, so they'd do a bulgarian accent which was
like, holy lord in heaven!"

Bendis has written 10 scripts for Spider-Woman He compared it to
the motion comics
It's being produced for the motion comic itself,not as an afterthought
and it's in continuity . Whatever the language of the motion comic
will be, it's going to be exciting to see Spider-Man, The Thunderbolts,
Agent Brand and The Avengers and everyone up and around in motion
comics. You're going to see something very different.

In Dark Avengers #3, a major chapter in the Sentry mystery
will be revealed.

On Ultimate Spider-Man post Ultimatum there will be a couple of
requiem specials

The acclaimed TV/Comics writer talks aboout Doctor Who,and Capt. Britain & MI:13

http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?aid=26076#playerTop

Here's my 2 part chat with "The Bear"

Part 1 all about the new Batwoman series, with art by JH Williams

Part 2 all about Greg's work in Action Comics, Queen and Country, and Stumptown from Oni Press, and his upcoming Atticus Kodiak novel Walking Dead, out April 28th.

http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=NA_090212_Greg_Rucka1

http://www.newsarama.com/common/media/video/player.php?videoRef=NA_090212_Greg_Rucka2

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.

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 contuniuty. 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
homelife.

We hear updates on future Van Meter creator owned series from Oni Press
including a new Hopeless Savages story.