Word Balloons
A weekly dose of Geeky Questions answered and a touch of trying to stump our own in-house expert.
About the show
The Aeronauts, Zac and Tyler, drop in to answer Geeky Questions and try to pry loose some of Zac's deep down genre knowledge before taking back off on their adventures through Nerdery.
Episodes
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Storm Calmed
May 8th, 2024 | Season 11 | 55 mins 38 secs
90s, alternative, comics, seth, skywatch station, the authority, warren ellis, wildstorm
Your Generals have made it to Skywatch Station and it's time to make up for the mistakes on our journey as well as some games.
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Going Rogue
May 1st, 2024 | Season 11 | 21 mins 15 secs
allegra, daredevil, kingpin, rogues gallery, the rogues, wildstorm
What villain should switch to a different rogue's gallery? Who is Allegra?
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Fashion Don'ts
April 17th, 2024 | Season 11 | 27 mins 4 secs
azrael, captain america, daredevil, dc, doctor fate, joker, lobo, marvel, pikachu, rose tattoo, the man called fate, thor, wildstorm
What are the Worst character redesigns? Who is Rose Tattoo?
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That's the Job
April 10th, 2024 | Season 11 | 19 mins 7 secs
dc, jobbing, ladytron, marvel, pro wrestling, red tornado, thanos, the worf effect, wildstorm
What's the worst case of "jobbing" in Marvel or DC? Who is Ladytron
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Bark to Normal
April 3rd, 2024 | Season 11 | 13 mins 27 secs
ant-man, jim lee, kherubim, mr majestic, squirrel girl, superhero, wildstorm
Are there superheroes based off "normal" animals? Who is Mr. Majestic?
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Upper Deckers?
March 27th, 2024 | Season 11 | 18 mins 47 secs
century baby, cerritos, enterprise, freeman, janeway, jenny sparks, picard, star trek, stormwatch, the authority, wildstorm
What captain/job would the Aeronauts have in Starfleet? Who is Jenny Sparks?
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Bestest Pets
March 20th, 2024 | Season 11 | 14 mins 58 secs
grail, michael the bee, red bee, silver, tippy, wildstorm
What's the best animal sidekick? Who is Grail?
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Little Boy Blue
March 13th, 2024 | Season 11 | 21 mins 21 secs
azazel, chris claremont, destiny, kurt wagner, margolie szardos, marvel, nightcrawler, seth cowie, wildstorm
Who are Nightcrawler's parents? Who is Seth?
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A New Contender
March 6th, 2024 | Season 11 | 24 mins 26 secs
darkhorse, image comics, jim lee, substack, todd macfarlane, warblade, wildstorm
Who is the next Image Comics? Who is Warblade?
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A Long Time Ago....
February 28th, 2024 | Season 11 | 15 mins 14 secs
akira kurosawa, ashe, flash gordon, hidden fortress, star wars, the dam busters, wetworks, wildstorm
What is the inspiration for Star Wars? Who is Ashe?
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Remember Me
February 21st, 2024 | Season 11 | 15 mins 55 secs
grifter, sentry, stan lee, wildstorm, wizard magazine
Was the Sentry a "lost" Stan Lee creation? Who is Grifter?
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Solved Mysteries
February 14th, 2024 | Season 10 | 44 mins 38 secs
family man, giallo, horror, house of mystery, one below all, spaghetti western
The Aeronauts have completed their journey to the House of Mystery. It's time to fix all the info Zac tried to give earlier in the season as well as play a game of Giallo or Spaghetti Western?
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Time Terrors
February 1st, 2024 | Season 10 | 30 mins 59 secs
celestial toymaker, cyberman, dalek, doctor who, judoon, sontaran, the master, the rani, trigon, vashta nerata
Who are the best Doctor Who villains? Who is Trigon?
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Alone on the Range
January 17th, 2024 | Season 10 | 33 mins 4 secs
bass reeves, devil hunter, devil slayer, john r. hughes, john reid, lone ranger, silver, texas ranger, tonto
Was there a real Lone Ranger? Who is Devil Hunter?
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Weird World
December 21st, 2023 | Season 10 | 18 mins 17 secs
a fat little nothing, danny the street, dc, dollmaker, fat fury, herbie, maggot, marvel
Who is the weirdest superhero? Who is the Dollmaker?
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Crossing the Streams
December 13th, 2023 | Season 10 | 20 mins 2 secs
cross over, genre, j jonah jameson, j jonah jameson iii, man-wolf, marvel
What are the best genres to cross over? Who is the Man-Wolf?