Word Balloon Podcast
Show Notes
Great conversation in this Word Balloon double feature. First Marvel Editor Stephen Wacker joins us to talk about the books he oversees like the Spider-Man titles, Daredevil, The Punisher, and Moon Knight. We talk about the realities in today’s market. Why some projects of the past couldn’t get greenlit in this tighter economy.
We also discuss Steve’s days at DC including many stories about his work on the weekly all-star event 52.
(This conversation was taped before the announcement that Moon Knight had been cancelled)
Then Marty Pasko is back for an insightful discussion about his observations of the current comic market. Marty has heard the phrase “comics are doomed.” since he joined the business in the 1970’s. While he believes there are big changes on the horizon, he’s also optimistic enough to suggest a few ways the Direct Market stores can stay in the new expanding digital comics world. We also get more great anecdotes from Pasko’s DC Bronze Age days, his work on Batman: The Animated Series, The Fox 1994 animated Spider-Man series and as the liaison between Time Warner’s various media divisions, other TV Network and Film production companies, and DC Comics.
Subscribe
Get Involved
Doing the podcast is fun and all, but let's be honest, listening to the 2 of us talk to each other can get repetitive, so we look to you, the iFanboy listeners to participate in the podcast! "How can I get in on the fun?" you may ask yourself, well here's how:
- E-Mail us at contact@ifanboy.com with any questions, comments or anything that may be on your mind.
Please don't forget to leave your name and where you're writing from and each week, we'll pick the best e-mails to include on the podcast!
Find us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
Subscribe to our RSS Feed
Some rights reserved.
I love your interviews with Marty Pasko 🙂
Agreed. He really brings a mature (and I don’t mean to say “old”) and hype-less perspective to the state of the industry that is interesting to hear. Good work as always, John!
Thanks Guys! When Marty says he has something he wants to talk about, I always invite him back.
Love the Marty interviews! You guys have a great back and forth, and I like how you defended the Peanuts comic from Boom!.
Great episode this time.
This was a great! I think I read every current Wacker book, so hearing from the mind behind all the ties of pretty much everything I love at Marvel right now is great. Then Pako’s interview was just a trip to hear all the history and older side of some of the comics and shows that I loved as a kid.