Word Balloon Comics Podcast The Day DC Got Canceled Paul Kupperberg Remembers the Implosion
Feb 19, 2026
01:44:02
In 1978 there was Cancel Culture, Of a Different Kind.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Paul Kupperberg kicks things off by revisiting the chaos and opportunity of DC’s infamous Implosion, detailing how he helped salvage lost work through the two landmark volumes of Canceled Comic Cavalcade, a rare behind-the-curtain look at comics that almost vanished into history.
From there, we dig into his run on Vigilante, where street-level justice met moral complexity, and his offbeat, character-driven take on Doom Patrol. Paul also shares sharp, funny stories from his time writing for Crazy Magazine and the gloriously absurd headlines of Weekly World News, revealing how satire sharpened his storytelling instincts. Along the way, he reflects on the industry’s evolution, the hustle of staying versatile, and even teases a few new projects that prove he’s still very much in the game.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Paul Kupperberg kicks things off by revisiting the chaos and opportunity of DC’s infamous Implosion, detailing how he helped salvage lost work through the two landmark volumes of Canceled Comic Cavalcade, a rare behind-the-curtain look at comics that almost vanished into history.
From there, we dig into his run on Vigilante, where street-level justice met moral complexity, and his offbeat, character-driven take on Doom Patrol. Paul also shares sharp, funny stories from his time writing for Crazy Magazine and the gloriously absurd headlines of Weekly World News, revealing how satire sharpened his storytelling instincts. Along the way, he reflects on the industry’s evolution, the hustle of staying versatile, and even teases a few new projects that prove he’s still very much in the game.