New WB Howard Chaykin's New World Order

[Jeffery Longmont]

"Howard Chaykin's New World Order" or "How Rad is Howard?"

NEW EPISODE UP!

-quoted from WB homepage-

In this episode of Word Balloon, we check in with the legendary artist/writer Howard Chaykin.

We talk about his solo created 44 page one shot for December,Captain America, Theater Of War, America First 1956. A take on the Origin and career of the Commie Smasher 1950's Cap. “It’s me doing the 50’s, which I haven’t done in awhile. Nick Fury plays a large part in the book, as the voice of reason…and we deal a lot with 50’s iconography, and the conflict between godless communisim and godless capitalisim (laughs). I’m doing a very right wing version of Cap, and it’s a challenge.”

He gives us a behind the scenes view of Squadron Supreme , his current Marvel monthly, illustrated by Marco Turini.

Chaykin also talked about his collaboration with Garth Ennis on The Phantom Eagle, his wrap up working on Punisher War Journal , the 2006-2007 Blade series with Marc Guggenhiem and we go back and forth, through the usual maze of 20th century pop culture references .

Will we see a new Chaykin adult style story in a MAX Book?

“My next major project for Marvel , but I can’t tell you more than that right now. I’m champing at the bit to do it"

Nowadays, to get in enough drawing for the day, I wake up as early as I can stand and get to a'pencil'n. Happily Wordballoon was an early riser this morning too!

I've never been a fan of Chaykin, but WB always makes me rethink my loyalties. I'm going to go catch up on some of the mentioned titles today when I go in for comics.

I'm really looking forward to that '50's Cap story!

[Adrian B AWESOME]

Awesome! Great that you got to do Chaykin, John! He seems to be going through a stretch of awesome work for Marvel lately.

Oh, and I finally got around to reading his Guy Gardner prestiege mini from last year. That was fantastic.

[Toshio]

Awesome, ive been hanging out for this interview. Love me some Howard Chaykin. Ill be downloading it tonight after work.

[Kurt Russell Crowe]

Howard Chaykin, no fakin'!

[sonnylarue]

Howard Chaykin, no fakin'!

no, that was the title of my first chaykin talk

http://www.wordballoon.libsyn.com/in...post_id=126533

i love that e howard hunt looking pic of chaykin

[sonnylarue]

wow wanna laugh?

check out the comments under my chaykin interview at newsarama.

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/1008...n-Chaykin.html

now i know why most comic pros don't read the comments

[TonyFleecs]

In the middle of it right now. Thanks for this one Johnny! I loves me some Howard Chaykin.

I got his nice Draw Magazine cover story last week. And I saw they did a huge piece in Comic Book Artist. I gotta get that too.

[maverick-99]

That was cool he mentioned the St. Paul / Minneapolis con. Love it when my city gets shout outs. :]

[Jeffery Longmont]

check out the comments under my chaykin interview at newsarama.

See, I don't know what is more venomous there, the continuity hawk or the guy who insists that having sex and getting a dog will work out all of the hawk's problems.

Comics became way cooler with the internet, and fans became way lamer.

[sonnylarue]

i vote for the continuity hawk, who's stuck in the 50's