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John Siuntres

Active since 2005

John Siuntres has spent more than twenty years turning long-form comics interviewing into a craft in its own right through Word Balloon and its deep archive of creator conversations.

Known for: Host of the Word Balloon podcast, one of the longest-running comics interview shows, featuring long-form conversations with comics creators and editors.

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John Siuntres is a broadcaster, interviewer, and comics journalist best known as the host of Word Balloon, a long-running podcast devoted to comics and pop culture. Since launching the show in 2005, Siuntres has built one of the most substantial creator-interview archives in comics media, speaking with writers, artists, editors, and other storytellers about craft, career, and the realities of making the medium.

What makes Siuntres stand out is the balance of radio polish and fan curiosity in his interviews. Word Balloon is not built around fast-hit promotion; it is built around letting people talk long enough to reveal how the work actually happens. Over time, that approach has made the show a durable part of comics culture and a useful record of how the industry has changed.

The show is available across multiple platforms, including Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Patreon, and remains one of the clearest examples of long-form comics interviewing as its own craft. His Splash Pages appearance is a natural peer conversation: not just about the comics medium, but about how the people covering it help shape its ongoing history.