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With the gift of gab and the might of 1000 comic book retailers the Acme Comics crew waxes poetic on all things comics!
Its the first 'real' episode of 2025! There's been a lot going on and we're trying our hardest to get you the Acme Cast you deserve! Thanks for listening and thanks for participating!
First episode of the new year is a Jermain-less episode of the year. Austin and Ben go in depth on their Nosferatu review (spoilers all over the place!), talk Universale Monsters, the GSO-Snowpacalypse, and more!
It's been a bit... How are you?! Done all your Holiday Shopping yet? Take advantage of the Acme Comics Downtown 12 Days of Christmas sale happening each day until December 23rd!
Hard to believe it, but November is almost over and Holiday shopping is around the corner. Enjoyyed this relaxed fit episode before we head into another busy period at Camp Acme. Go watch Legends of the Superheroes and tell us what you think about the Saturday Comics idea! Email your thoughts to ben@acmecomics.com!
We're coming off an extremely busy October! Jermaine breaks down the Tony Fleecs and Tone Rodriguez signing, we talk A LOT about the Absolute Universe, and we get to some great listener questions! Send your listner questions to BEN@ACMECOMICS.COM
We celebrated the Acme Comics Downtown One Year Anniversary on October 28th! To celebrate the conclusion of an incredible day we sat down with our guest for the weekend, Daniel Warren Johnson to record the first ever AcmeCast with a LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE! Thank you everyone who made the weekend one to remember!
A bonus episode of the cast! We recorded our spooktacular with the spooky doctor himself Jack Dougherty a very eerie Friday evening! Listen to us regale you tales of our favorite Halloweens!
This one's coming to you a week late due to some audio issues and a busy week in the shops! Did you pick up Absolute Batman?!
We announce all of our plans for the Acme Comics One Year Anniversary Party, discuss the upcoming ABSOLUTE BATMAN from DC Comics and more!
Aliens Vs Avengers was a hit! Venominominom! Clear you calendars for October 26th! We need your listener questions!
This is a fun one! We get extremely off the rails. We talk recent releases, the impact of Alien, and answer some great listener questions.
We live vote for the Ringo awards, the comic book awards presented yearly at Baltimore Comic-Con. We dig into some of the best listener questions of late!
We wrap up SDCC news, talk about the construction happening outside the Downtown store, and dig into some listener questions.
Jermaine and Austin do a short spoiler-free review on Deadpool and Wolverine, we talk DC's Absolute Universe and Justice League Announcements, and answer some listner questions!
We discuss the past few weeks in comincs, SDCC predicitions, the upcoming TMNT #1 release party, and get into some new listener questions.
Ben and Jermaine attended HeroesCon, America's Favorite Comic Book Convention, in Charlotte North Carolina. Hear about who they met, what they picked up and more!
We're on a fast trajectory towards HeroesCon; AMERICA'S COMIC BOOK CONVENTION so what better time to sit down with our friends Kevin Tahnhauser and Manny Tavares, creators of Renowned! They'll be at HereosCon alongside some previous ACME CAST guests Sam Romeburg, Sam Freeman, Ben Hill, James Solomon and more!
Oh buddy, there are some hot takes on this one! We talk fast food collectibles, Ben has a tirade against TMNT: Last Ronin, and get to some listener questions.
Four Eyes Comedy is back at Acme Comics Downtown this Saturday night! We talk Blood Hunt, the rise of Western Comics, and tackle listener questions.
We wrap up Free Comic Book Day activities from both stores! Why can't people be cool?! We're joined by a very special guest, our friend Jack Dougherty!
Holy cow is it already Free Comic Book Day? Winds of Change, True Believers as this FCBD will be unlike no other! Free Comic Book Day comes to DOWNTOWN GREENSBORO for the VERY FIRST TIME! We give you a prieview of what to expect on the biggest day of the year and then catch up on some listener questions.
Ben and Austin start this one without Jermaine! We discuss Greensboro Geek out when Jermaine arrives, get to some long awaited listener questions, and of course... talk about Scooby Doo.
We talk everything coming up this week at Acme Comics and Acme Comics Downtown. Greensboro Geek Out at the Tanger Center with Charles Soule, Four Eyes Comedy Returns. The Cat Person/Dog Person comments continue! Send you listener questions to ben@acmecomics.com
Jermaine Recaps his POST-ComicsPro experiecne venturing through Chicago, Muncie Indiana and more! He brought gifts! We add more to the Cat Person/Dog Person argument and answer a long awaited listener question. Send your Cat Person/Dog Person ideas and all listner questions to ben@acmecomics.com!
Did you miss us? We missed you! Jermaine and Austin break down their ComicsPro experience from a few weeks ago! We finally hit some listener questions! Cat Person and Dog Person? Tell us your feelings!
Ben sat down with our good friends Ben Hill and James Solomon, local creativees and creators of THE TIME POLICE! The Time Police is now on KICKSTARTER! It's another project that we believe in, created by good people! LINK TO KICKSTARTER
Austin has ventured into the desert lands of Arrakiss and has become a total Spice Girl. We talk DUNE, catch up on listener questions and wrap up a wild wretling weekend!
A quick run down on whats going on at the stores!
Ben went to Assembly Required and now has the custom action figure itch! Austin and Jermaine head to ComicsPro next week! What exactly happened with Ultimate Black Panther? Listen to ODD MAN OUT, friend of the store Dan Slagell's NEW podcast!
Ben sits down for a relaxed fit conversation with his writing partner, good friend, and co-writer of the upcoming HOUND from MadCave Studios. Join us on Saturday March 2nd for a signing with Sam Romesburg and Sam Freeman, the writers of HOUND!
Lord Retail took a tumble! Acme Comics Downtown is now your home for Pinball! Listener questions galore! Send YOUR listener questions to ben@acmecomics.com Sorry, Dan! I changed the wording on your question!
We talk about many upcoming events, get off the rails as you'd expect, discuss this week's great new releases and dive into some listener questions from new callers!
There's an INSANELY cool collection of Spider-Man Comics coming to Lawndale this weekend! Whats the future of Skybound's Universal Monsters line? We need your listener questions! Email them to BEN@ACMECOMICS>COM
A breakdown of the week at BOTH Acme Comics locations. Whats up with kids nowadays?! Avengers Twilight is the sleeper hit story of the year! We tackle a little backlog of great listener questions Join us for the Four Eyes Comedy Showcase Saturday Jan 20th at 8pm! Acme Comics Downtown!
I know! I'm sorry. I messed up! We talk Ultimate Spider-Man, Transformers 4, Rebel Moon, and of course MORTAL KOMBAT
It's our 2023 year in review! Our favorite comics and graphic novels, our least favorite comics and graphic novels. The best moments of the year! We crown this year's ACME COMICS CUSTOMER OF THE YEAR!
Listen! As a man basically discovers LOTR for the first time! Laugh! As we stumble through the technical difficulties of this week's recording Revel! In the items that were sold for Christmas! Gasp! Over DUKE #1! Shriek in Terror! As we tease what's coming next year!
Godzilla talk! Listener Questions! A.V.P.V.G! Send your year end listener questions to ben@acmecomics.com
What's your favorite Christmas Movie? Post-Jim Henson Muppets is good and Ben won't let Jermaine convince him differently! A lot of comics talk! It's been a great month for new releases. We discuss holiday shopping in the shops!
We discuss black friday and thanksgiving week, tonight's Batman '89 event, christmas at the store, Godzilla Minus One and more! Thank you to our sponsors: WOOOO! Energy and Chad Merrit.
We dicuss the latest book from James Tynion, The Deviant! GI Joe is back in action! A well-deserved listener question gets the main focus! Email your listener questions to ben@acmecomics.com
Ben sits down to talk with independet creator, Hunter Delaney! Hunter is currently running a kickstarter for his independently publisher graphic novel, THE HISTORY OF HARDCORE! Think Hip Hop Family Tree for Punk and Hardcore. Acme Comics Downtown will have a limited number of copies of this book but we highly reccomend that you back this project!
Acme Comics Downtown is officially open! Ben and Austin discuss the grand opening and all of the upcoming events that you'll get your chance to be a part of!
NOT CLEAN. Some cursing in this episode. Ben sits down with Sam Freeman, writer of the upcoming BASIC INSTINCT series from Sumerian Comics and HOUND from Mad Cave Studios! We talk about how Sam got into comics and how his writing style evolved from being a lover of film and comics and getting the opportunity to carry on the story of the critically acclaimed film.
The Acme Comics Downtown Grand Opening is tomorrow Saturday October 28th! We dig into all of the details and answer some listener questions all while giving praise to James Tynion and Martin Simmond's DRACULA from Image Comics!
Recorded on Friday the 13th, October 2023! Ben and Austin recap an already busy October and talk the Grand Opening of our SECOND LOCATION coming to Downtown Greensboro!
For the first time in quite a long time we welcome Pete Bowne back to the Podcast! We talk about our night out at the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts! The Nightmare off Elm St film series at the Carolina Theater is fast approaching!
Jermaine is out for this podcast! Ben and Austin hit on some important Acme Comics events and tease some upcoming surprises! If you're an avid listener, rush to acmecomics.com and enter to win two tickets to see INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE LIVE at the Tanger Performing Arts center!
Here it is! Jermaine hit Baltimore Comic-Con and was invited to host a panel with the world-famous Brian Micahel Bendis! This is truly a treat for Acme Comics shoppers, Bendis fans, and all comic book fans.
Jermaine "Birthday Boy" Exum recounts his excursion to Baltimore Comic-Con! We go over a special Cast-question from Jermaine. Email us your responses to this week's listener inquriy to ben@acmecomics.com
Jermaine gives us his feelings on BLUE BEETLE!
Austin and Ben breakdown their AEW Collision excursion!
We announce our biggest news of the year... well actually of the past 40 years!
Acme Comics will return to downtown Greensboro with a second location opening in October of this year!
Keep those awesome listener questions coming!
Coming to you live from a currently top secret location for the first time!
Jermaine went to Galaxy-Con!
What to do with all these variant covers?!
Listener questions!
"No one tell my mom that I'm judging her for not eating vegetables!" -Ben
The Band is back together... but not that band you're thinking of!
Sleep evades Jermaine.
Austin responds to Barbie.
The Save Like Spidey Summer Sidewalk Sale!
We talk about your new favorite sandwich, the Acme Hero!
Ben finally saw a movie in theaters and shares his feelings about BARBIE.
15 years of The Dark Knight!
Listener Questions abound!
You guys know me. I'm usually on the top of my game! Today I wasn't and the victim of that is the audio of this week's podcast!
Hopefully you can make out everything everyone is saying! It's a great episode nonetheless!
Jermaine and Austin break down Indiana Jones! SPOILER ALERTS abound!
Knight Terrors is really good... Like really really good.
Night of the Ghoul is out in paperback and we couldn't be more excited to share it with a whole swath of new readers.
Devil's Cut is gonna be a big deal!
We need YOUR listened questions! Email them to ben@acmecomics.com
Stay tuned after the podcast ends for a special ad-read!
Jermaine breaks down his HeroesCon experience!
It was a great week for comics!
Send us you listener questions to ben@acmecomics.com
- Austin and Jermaine discuss the events of THE FLASH!
- What are the best wings in Greensboro?
- Does Michael Keaton deliver?
- The massive success of the Alan Davis signing
- Acme at Bat pt 2!
- Listener Questions
-A live un-boxing (more like un-pocketing) on the podcast with some cool gifts form our pal Matt Sylar!
-Jermaine tells us his feelings on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts!
-A complete HeroesCon guide for new and experienced atendees alike!
-30 Years of Jurassic Park
Join us this Saturday for the Acme 83 beer release party at Little Brother Brewing! 3pm-7pm!
Jermaine gives us his spoiler-free review of Across the Spider-Verse and Shin Kamen Rider while Ben laments the state of movie theaters today! We tell about our experience from Carolina Fear Fest and talk about the launch party for the ACME 83 beer collaboration with Little Brother Brewing!
We must be hungry! We're talking about food for the millionth time! A quick update on what's going on in the world of Acme Comics! The ACME '83 beer collaboration with Little Brother Brewing is coming soon. What do you think the EXCLUSIVE AcmeCast shirt should say? Email us: ben@acmecomics.com
The gang is still a little weary from FCBD! We discuss the event's massive success and thank everyone involved before diving into some upcoming events and listener questions (and complaints)!
Tomorrow is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! We tell you everything that goes into the final day of preparation, run down the day's festivities, and drop some surprises! Jermaine gives his honest review of the final James Gunn addition to the MCU, Guardian of the Galaxy Vol 3! Listener questions; we're talking Pinball!
We're barreling down the pipeline toward Free Comic Book Day! Ben and Jermaine update you with everything Acme, including the full details of our collaboration with Little Brother Brewing, the Rico Renzi signing on April 29th, and the final day of our Spring Cleaner Sidewalk Sale!
Now is the best time to come by the store and pick up your subscriptions, try a new series, or see what new action figures and collectibles we have in stock!
It's a touchdown of a weekend as the Acme crew talks about their massive weekend coming up! The Spring Cleaner Sale Returns! Bob Hoskins! Austin finally reveals something we've been teasing for quite some time!
Another busy week at the store! We start off by talking about upcoming events before being interrupted by the Ahsoka trailer!
Listener Questions abound!
It's a short and sweet episode as Ben and Jermaine hit record before kicking off a busy Saturday at the store. We announce our partnership with the Carolina Cobras Arena Football team, discuss a massive Transformers collection out for sale on April 2nd, and Ben brings his own listener question; "WHAT HAPPENED TO HAROLD?"
Its the first of MANY Podcast episodes celebrating 40 Years of ACME COMICS! Jermaine sits down with former store employees, and long-time Acme Comics confidants, Joe Schram, Ryan Rubio, and Dan Morris to talk about the the journies they've shared and many Acme memories! There's a whole Lord Retail-load of good content in this episode!
Lord Retail is on vacation allowing Austin and Ben to take full reigns of the podcast and run that train right off track! For the first time we're joined by star of the store, Sarah Oakley!
Austin tells us about his adventure to the theaters to see Scream 6! A whole lot of off the rails conversation. Comics talk! Listener questions return! Send your listener questions to ben@acmecomics.com!
The Podcast returns to a weekly format! Jermaine updates us about his ComicsPro experience! A major update on going-ons around the store.
Oh yeah... Ben's BACK!
The power is back on and the recent readdition of Air conditioning allows the Acme Staff t recollect and fully recount their experiences of 11 days in the store with no electricity! Pardon the effect the heat wave has had on our brains!
The end of an era (Sorta). Jermaine and Ben sit down to talk about his time at the store.
Ben cries on this one.
Austin returns to the podcast! We get his side of the Daniel Warren Johnson event, a recap of our night with the Greensboro Grasshoppers, a whole lot of comics talk, and much much more!
Stick around to the end to hear a special announcement from Ben!
We wrap up the past two weeks of Acme Comics madness including the Do A Powerbomb Event and HeroesCon! We also introduce the latest arrival to the Acme Comics team!
We talk breakfast v/ brunch, the huge success of the Rob Liefeld signing, pay our respects to Tim Sale, and hype up BASH IN THE BORO.
Bash Passes still available until Midnight 6/17!
Austin gives us his review on Jurassic World: Dominion, we talk the Rob Liefeld signing, Bash in the Boro, and finally Avatar: Is it good or bad?
We talk it all in this one! Sonic V Mario. Our Signing with ROB LIEFELD on JUNE 11th! Bash in the Boro with DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON and FIRE STAR PRO WRESTLING on JUNE 18th! Listener questions!
We talk about the major success that was FCBD 2022, The breakout hit JURASSIC LEAGUE, and answer a backlog of listener questions!
We take things completely off the rails before we get back on track and talk comics, Free Comic Book Day, and the return of the shop ghost!
Ben says a bad word at one point!
The AcmeCast will now be coming to you weekly every Friday immediately after recording as we now talk about the following week's new releases! So this week, our beloved listner, you get two episodes!
We're joined by friend and customer Jack Dougherty (Not a Doctor)
We've reached it! After over a year of digging through Jermaine's boxes of movies in storage we have reached the final box!
The real box of Jermaine's junk were the friends we made along the way!
We talk about the recent picnic table incident, recent going-ons in comics and more!
Send us your listener questions to ben@acmecomics.com!
This is it! The end all be all of the Acme Crew's feelings on THE BATMAN!
We spend a lot of time talking about the movie, the comics that it pulls from, and our goods and bads!
Austin just saw THE BATMAN and he gives his thoughts! Yet to see it yet, Ben and Jermaine express their reluctances! There's a lot of Comics Talk on this one!
We really get into the weeds on this one!
We discuss the JLA/Avengers situation that everyone is asking about and spit-ball how we might handle the situation.
"What's In The Box?" returns!
Night Court is not a court... That happens at night!
We discuss a number of issues including the Penguin Random House troubles!
An update on all of the store's going ons! The All-New, All-Different Acme sale rages on!
"Whats in the box?" returns!
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD THE NEWS; A NEW ERA OF ACME COMICS NOW BEGINS! Join us as we lightly discuss what got the crew to this place.
Radioactive Airing of grievances! Feats of proportionate strength of a spider! Thwip-ing webs around around the pole! Tinsel is distracting!
The AcmeCast crew returns in the midst of the lead up to Christmas and things are crazy!
We continue our introspective into the myth of Jermaine Exum and his 25 years at Acme Comics, this time with guest and Friend of the store Ryan Rubio
While in Charlotte for Heroes' GIANT-SIZED MINI-CON, Ben and Austin took it upon themselves to finally record a watch along of Sam Raimi's first Spider-Man movie in their preparation of No Way Home!
Watch along with us or just enjoy our commentary.
This was recorded in a hotel room with one microphone so please excuse the audio quality!
A completely all-spooky, all-creepy episode of the Acme Cast!
Lord Retail was at TF-Con so we invited in customer, friend, and listener questioner Jack Dougherty to discuss some creepy comics and real-life scares!
Ben updates everyone about his New York Comic Con Adventure. We discuss the current issues with Penguin Random House shipping.
A new WHATS IN THE BOX?!
Jermaine and Ben sit down with actor/writer David Dastmalchian. You'll know David from his many roles across both superhero genre and non-superheroic films including The Dark Knight, Ant-Man, Suicide Squad, Blade Runner, and the upcoming DUNE series of films.
David also wrote what we consider a modern-classic horror comic, COUNT CROWLEY: RELUCTANT MIDNIGHT MONSTER HUNTER.
Sit back and hear one of the best episodes of the podcast, yet!
We asked you guys a simple question, "When you think of a battle taking place AT the statue of Liberty in a movie, what movie do you think of?"
We finally pull back the curtain and settle the score on the recently much debated topic.
We're celebrating 25 years of Lord Retail (Jermaine) at Acme Comics! Over the next few months Jermaine will be sitting down and talking with Acme employees and friends from past and present about things he may have forgotten over the years.
Learn some things about the man and the store that will surprise you!
Hear Austin and Jermaine's thoughts on Shang Chi! We argue about Nickelodeon... AGAIN! Whats in the Box returns.
We talk A LOT about WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE a new series from creators Matthew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss.
We need your pre-orders on this one!
The new drop of Marvel Events!
Fro some reason we argue about our respective eras of Nickelodeon.
Join us, won't you?!
Read the title but read it in the Animaniacs' voice when they say "Hello Nurse!"
We talk Substack! It's not a sandwich thing! We update everyone on the store! We're still alive and kicking after Free Comic Book Day!
Is it really Spooky Season yet? We talk our favorite pop culture skeletons.
And yes... we talk about THAT trailer!
Free Comic Book Day is over and we give the full run down on that event as well as our Batman '89 event!
We talk about the upcoming Batman 89 release party and Free Comic Book Day!
The world of Acme Comics never stops spinning!
A this point Austin and Ben have completely derailed themselves from all of Jermaine's reference points.
You think this is slicked back? This Is Pushed Back!
Sloppy Steaks, Comics talk, another whats in the box!
Sometimes things happen in the store and it really gets under your skin. We talk beating the house, the dark energy that the store sometimes hold, how to recommend titles, and more!
Subscribe to the podcast! Leave a review! Send us you questions!
In a returning and now reoccurring segment, we're digging through the July 2021 Previews Catalog!
Previews is the most important tool in a retailer and comic book consumer's arsenal! It is the single easiest way to know what's coming down the pipeline and what you'll see on shelves soon! If any of the upcoming titles we discuss seem like your thing LET US KNOW!
Jermaine announces some ACME STAFF CHANGES!
With the changing guard comes a new era where we bring you ACME CAST WEEKLY!
No listener questions this week so we get straight into some discussions about the role of the Comic Book Shopkeeper as middle man between creators and the public. Also, more "What's in the Box?!" Ben and Austin like Superman Returns?!
This one is coming late! Apple took our original posting down due to some now resolved issues! Get ready for ACME CAST coming to you now WEEKLY!
Does Jermaine sound like George Lucas? Which one of us is Dave Filloni? We lost Austin during our second half. Another episode of "What's in the box?!"
We're testing out new equipment and building our way to be the highest quality comic book retail podcast! Bare with us!
Once again we are cut off by a busy Friday morning. We talk comics, our favorite Draculas, and more!
This is an interesting one. Split between a morning recording and a post work recording.
We discuss the current CDC and NC guidelines and how they'll affect things in the store. Also, Why can't the Acme Bat have a name?
We're trying something new! As Jermaine unpacks into his new house we'll be periodically going through one of his many boxes from years of collecting and open them up on the show, discussing what we find. Video games, movies, forgotten gems, human body parts. Who knows what we'll find!?
We get into the thick of it again folks! Why are you reading this? Listen to the episode!
A brief rundown of things happening at the shop before we dive right into a big mailbag of YOUR listener questions!
This is a big one folks! All of our thoughts on Zack Snyder's Justice League! Do Ben and Austin hate Superman? The massive Marvel Comics/Penguin Random House distribution deal.
Are you reading Daniel Warren Johnson's Beta Ray Bill? You should be! Listen to Power Trip!
This week we're talking BRZRKR, celebrity comic book writers, more shop nonsense, media that changed our lives and of course answer your listener questions... To the best of our abilities at least.
You might be able to hear the exhaustion in our voices. It's been a rigorous few weeks at ol' camp Acme. Late shipments, comics controversy on Twitter, and the constant pandemic retail grind. But don't worry, we talk about it all and take some more listener questions!
The Acme Comics Crew is back! We're talking WandaVision(Spoiler Alert!), classic sitcoms, DC Comics, new titles, Lawnmower Man, and we're answering your listener questions.
Someone get Jermaine a coffee maker, please.
Some AcmeCast AUDIO KARATE for your listening pleasure!
We talk comics, we talk WandaVision and Cobra Kai.
More listener questions.
Does the Karate Kid work for Marvel? Some think so!
We return to our regularly scheduled programming to see what's what's happening in the store this week!
Recorded in the wee hours of the AM before the store opened we talk coffee mishaps, the staff review of Wonder Woman: 1984, and the sitcom nature of some days at the shop.
Email your podcast questions to ben@acmecomics.com
The entire Acme crew together at last! Join us as we do a year in review and answer YOUR questions on air!
Email any questions you have for the AcmeCast to ben@acmecomics.com
Ben talks the creative team behind the upcoming GRIT from Scout Comics. We love being able to shed light on indie comics and smaller press works whenever we get a chance, especial when its a book THIS GOOD! Writer Brian Wickman and artist Kevin Castaniero talk about how they got their start in comics, taking the highway to the diner zone, and of course lots about GRIT.
GRIT will be on the shelves 7/29!
The Store is open, comics are back on the shelves and well... The staff is a little crazy. We catch you up on the past few months the only way we know how.
We talk about the struggles of the past few months, the good times, and fill you in on a lot of the conversations we had while you were away including the return of Wrestling to Acme comics and movies that we can't stand!
Pardon our madness!
Jermaine digs deep with one of the most accomplished collectors we know of and friend of the store, Aaron Meyers!
Some of you may know about Aaron Meyers, either from his collections he posts on his instagram, AMC Comic Sales, or the legend that looms large.
Jermaine sits down for an awesome an inspiring conversation with Anthony Desiato; director of the recently released My Comic Shop Country, My Comic Shop DocumentARy, and host of the My Comic Shop History podcast!
The My Comic Shop Country documentary is available to rent or buy on iTunes, Prime, and more. It even features our own Lord Retail and the Acme Comics crew!
Austin and Ben are back from ComicsPro in Portland. We break down everything they learned, saw, ate and experienced. The good, the bad, and the ugly of the gathering of comic's retail organization (almost all good).
We also talk the negative energy of Leap Day and our March Madness sale!
A lot of incredible people walk through the doors of Acme Comics. One of our coolest customers is Scott Neitlich, former marketing manager for Mattel (Yes, THAT Mattel) and the impetus behind the Matty Collector brand that focused its content towards the Adult Collectible consumer.
You asked for it, we deliver.
Austin is back on the podcast and we're talking all things Star Wars! From our history with the franchise to Rise of Skywalker and Mandalorian.
Nothing ever really dies... or does it?
Ben sat down with writer Matthew Rosenberg (Uncanny X-Men, 4 Kids Walk Into a Bank, Punisher, Annihilation Scourge) to discuss how he got into comics, running a record label, the whirlwind of the year that was 2019, and his much anticipated book Hawkeye: Freefall that releases January 1st 2020!
A blast from the past!
In honor of an official Netflix release date of Locke and Key we dig up and dust off an incredible discussion with Joe Hill from January 27, 2012.
Contact us at acmelwn@bellsouthsouth.net or ben@acmecomics.com
Ben and Jermaine made a deal. Ben would watch at least one season of Transformers: Beast Wars in exchange for Jermaine to watch one of Ben's favorite movies of all time, Lost Boys. We bring in video rental expert and resident horror-hound Pete Bowne to discuss!
Happy Holidays!
Since we last got together tons of things have happened! Jermaine gives a road report of TFCon and Ben updates Lord Retail on everything Halloween Comics Festival!
Long Live Steak-Out!
Spoilers abound as Jermaine and Ben wrap up their Uncanny deep dive with the long-awaited conclusion to the House of X/Powers of X series from Jonathan Hickman! Theories, feelings, heartbreaks, and future speculation all laid on the table for you to enjoy.
This is a great listen if you need a refresher before X-Men number one! We did the work for you!
We "Roll Out" all the birthday details from our big 2 day back issue sale that included an inshore appearance by IDW Transformers artist Casey Coller. Included are some customers sharing their favorite Lord Retail stories and an excellent conversation with Casey Coller about working for a franchise such as Transformers and how he got his start!
Our deep dive into Hickman's definitive decade spanning change of Marvel's Mutants continues!
Come see us for your copies of House and Powers, or talk to us to find out where to start!
In the first episode of an all new all different Acme Cast, Jermaine and Ben sit down with resident "x-pert" Jon Bethel to deep dive into the first issue of Jonathan Hickman's House of X!
The Book Club is BACK, lead by Pete & Austin, and they've reconvened during this, the creepiest month of the year, to discuss the first volume truly disturbing Image Comics series, Nailbiterby Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson!
"Where do serial killers come from?" and why has Buckaroo, Oregon given birth to sixteen of the most vile serial killers in the world? NSA Agent Nicholas Finch needs to solve that mystery in order to save his friend, and he'll have to team up with the infamous Edward "Nailbiter" Warren to do it. JOSHUA WILLIAMSON & MIKE HENDERSON deliver a mystery that mixes Twin Peaks with the horror of Se7en!
Show Notes:
- Follow Mike & Josh on Twitter!
- Follow Mike Henderson on Twitter to check out all of the daily sketches that Austin & Griff were gushing over!
Stephen, Pete & Austin sit down with two weeks worth of Comics at the Table, get a recap of the goings-on at New York Comic Con 2016, and get to know Acme's newest employee a little bit better before getting way too sentimental with each other!
Show Notes:
- "Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 Variants by Larroca, Reis" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "Snyder & Capullo Re-Teaming for Batman-centric DC Summer Event at Comic Book Resources.com."
- "The shot of Stephen & Robert Kirkman from this week's email.
- "Support for Hillary & Hawkeye at the Gotham West Market.
- "Adam West on tour at the American Museum of Natural History.
Now's your chance to sit in on the inaugural Acme Comics Book Club, as Pete & Austin lead a group discussion of one of the most important works in the 76 year history of DC Comics, Kingdom Come, and end take a surprise call-in from the book's writer, Mark Waid!
Stephen, Pete & Austin give Jay his moment in the spotlight as they discover how he championed comics as literature while shaping young minds as a high school drama teacher for over a decade, used his job as a radio DJ to develop his collecting habits, and brought it all back around to Star Trek, as always!
Stephen is joined by Jay & Austin as they probe the secret origins of one of Acme's most enigmatic employees, Pete Bowne! Then the gang breaks done Marvel's Civil War II summer (now into fall) event thus far!
Show Notes:
- Rewind This! - While no longer available for Instant Streaming on Netflix, you can still get it from them on DVD or buy the documentary directly from the site.
- "ICv2 Interview: Marvel's David Gabriel - Part 1" at ICv2.com.
Stephen and Adam are joined by their officemates to go through the hits and misses of DC Rebirth with Jay, bring you an Acmecast exclusive announcement with Tree Mail creator Brian Smith, and provide alternative methods to break into comics with Thomas Boatwright!
Show Notes:
- "DC Comics Sales Top Marvel In July Thanks to Rebirth's Strong Performance" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "Lion Forge Comics Announces 'The Castoffs' From Smith, Reed & Ostertag" at Comics Alliance.com.
- "Raicht & Smith Are Delivering Dreams and Changing Lives in 'Tree Mail'" at Dark Horse.com.
- "Thomas Boatwright is creating macabre creepy cute art and daily theme drawings" at Patreon.com.
- "Back to the Future #1 Sketch Cover by Thomas Boarwright, Lorraine, Lea Thompson" at eBay.com.
- "Danger Girl Renegade #1 Blank Variant Cover, Sketch by Thomas Boatwright" at eBay.com.
- "Danger Girl Renegade #1 Blank Variant, Watercolor Sketch by Thomas Boatwright" at eBay.com.
- "GI Joe/ Street Fighter #1 Blank Cover Variant Blanka Sketch Brian 'Smiity' Smith" at eBay.com.
WE'RE BACK!
Sorry for the late posting, but we figured that since you already had to wait on us for ten weeks, what's a few more hours, right?
Show Notes:
- Luke Cage Official Trailer at YouTube.com.
- Wonder Woman Comic-Con Trailer at YouTube.com.
- Justice League Official Comic-Con Trailer at YouTube.com.
Stephen, Adam & Rob grab their copies of the Feminine Mystique to critique the second part of Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev's Daredevil run, and then they burn the midnight oil with incoming Batman writer Tom King as they discuss his plans for the Caped Crusader, his time in the CIA and how it influenced his creator-owned series Sheriff of Babylon, and the origins of his run on Vision in his debut novel A Once Crowded Sky!
Stephen and Adam pay tribute with a final word on their favorite creator that brought them closer together as friends through comics, travel and attitude, Darwyn Cooke.
Show Notes:
- Inside cover doodles of Batman in Batman Ego & Other Stories, The Spirit in volume 1, and Doop in X-Force - Famous, Mutant & Mortal.
- MegaCon 2008 Green Lantern sketch with detail of the playing card from the New Frontier Casino, reprinted in Retroactive by Brandstudio Press.
- Issue #6 Page 8 from The Spirit, inked by J.Bone, acquired at San Diego Comic Con International 2010, as well as the HeroesCon 2008 print that was turned into the cover of the DC: New Frontier deluxe edition hardcover.
- Kitty Pryde full commission from MegaCon 2008.
- New Frontier finished promo image with the original art.
- Adam's Green Lantern and Stephen's Batman & Supergirl from the Absolute New Frontier frontispiece.
- Signature plates from the exclusive editions of Parker - The Hunter, The Outfit and the Score, issued at San Diego Comic Con International 2009, New York Comic Con 2010 and San Diego Comic Con International 2012, respectively.
- Signed copy of October 1985's New Talent Showcase #19, featuring Darwyn's first published work, and a retouched copy of Solo #5.
- The cover of next month's Silver Surfer #5, with the figure that we suppose is Darwyn.
- Page 1 of the Justice League: New Frontier Special, pretty much summing up the way Stephen feels about comics, and especially DC, in general.
- Comic Book Artist Magazine cover from March 2004 featuring characters from DC AND Marvel as well as Toy Story, Men in Black, Witchblade, Looney Tunes, Madman and more.
- Detective Comics #37 variant cover from December 2015.
Stephen, Rob and Adam shake off the post-Free Comic Book Day haze to give the final word on this year's festivities (and a hit towards 2017), provide their spoiler-filled review of Captain America: Civil War, and express their amazement at the poignancy of the first volume of Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev's Daredevil, even 14 years later!
Stephen, Rob and Adam surprise even themselves with their enthusiasm as they dig into the first six issues of Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's original Fantastic Four, featuring the first appearance of the FF (obvs.), the Mole Man, the Skrulls, Miracle Man (?) and Doctor Doom and the return of Namor the Sub-Mariner as well as gag ads, in-House of Ideas promotions, the very first Marvel No Prize, socio-political impacts and MORE!
Preacher pt. 6 (of 6)
Stephen, Rob and Adam round out their first book club by bringing Preacher to a close, run through the laundry list of "Black"/ sci-fi/ post-apocalyptic/ paranormal/ crime noir announcements from Emerald City Comic Con's Image Expo, and gush over the prolonged Star Wars excited provided by the first Rogue One teaser trailer!
Show Notes:
- "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Official Teaser Trailer" at You Tube.com.
- "Harrison Ford Wasn't The Only Person Injured On The Set Of Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at Cinema Blend.com.
- "Image Expo 2016 Announcements Revealed" at Previews World.com.
- The Abomibable Charles Christopher by Karl Kerschl.
- Babs Tarr's Sailor Moon Biker Gang.
- First look at AMC's Preacher's Arseface.
SPOILERS!!!
To borrow a Jermaine-ism, because you demanded it, seriously, like even when we weren't at work people were asking us, it's a no-holds-barred, SPOILER-filled review of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice with Stephen, the film most vocal opponent RIley, and it's most hopeful supporter Pete, plus a rundown of the creative teams, release dates and formats of DC Rebirth titles shipping in June!
Show Notes:
- Batman v. Superman still ranked at 29% on Rotten Tomatoes.com, compared to 99% for Zootopia, 83% for Deadpool and 92% for Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens.
- A wrap-up of BvS box office statistics at Box Office Mojo.com.
- Download your own copy of the DC Comics Previews April Solicits PDF as well as a full list of the line!
- Sean Gordon Murphy updates his All-Star Batman schedule via Twitter.
- Stephen's Top 5 DC Rebirth Titles at Acme Comics.com.
Preacher pt. 5 (of 6)
Stephen, Rob and Adam get you up to speed on the latest comic-related mature readers/ viewers release dates out of SXSW, including Preacher, Outcast, Daredevil and Batman v. Superman, and take a break from their pursuit of the almighty to seek justice, and a brass ring podcast guest, in their own neck of the woods!
Show Notes:
- "Preacher Premiere Date, Trailer, Images, And More" at Den of Geek.us.
- "Outcast Season 2 Greenlit Ahead of Show's June debut" at Coming Soon.net. The exact release date is June 3rd, which means it will air on Fridays and not compete with Preacher, but as Rob mentioned, what gets watched during the original airring nowadays anyway...except Walking Dead and Doctor Who...
- "Garth Ennis Signing at Ssalefish: Yes, THAT Garth Ennis & Yes, That Ssalefish Comics" at Facebook.com.
Stephen, Rob and Adam share their local cues, reach their Preacher threshold and tell you which midwestern and deep south states to avoid in the last episode!
Show Notes:
- "Looming End" by Torchrunner on YouTube.com.
- Torchrunner's March Midwest Tour!
- The full original Goosebumps bibliography at Wikipedia.org.
- The superhero story that Stephen mentioned was, super generically, #25 Attack of the Mutant.
- The book with the executioner cover that Rob mentions was #27 A Night in Terror Tower.
- St. Louis's City Museum, as referenced by Rob.
Stephen and Pete catch you up on the last three days of announcements from the ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meeting, including new titles from Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez and Marvel Star Wars, Image publisher Eric Stephenson's remarks, and MORE!
Stephen and Pete come to you LIVE from the ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meetings with their reactions to the Day One announcements from Dark Horse, DC Collectibles, DC Sales & Marketing and, most importantly, DC Rebirth!
Preacher pt. 3 (of 6)
Stephen, Rob and Adam put their reservations about the Deadpool feature film out on front street, bat about their best guesses as to what DC's Rebirth Initiative could be prior to the hopeful reveal at next week's ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meeting, and plot the chronology of Preacher's Ancient History throughout Book Three!
Show Notes:
- "Rebirth - What Is It? Our Three Best Guesses" at News-a-rama.com.
- "Tuba Ruba" at YouTube.com. - I'm not crazy!
Preacher pt. 2 (of 6)
Stephen, Rob and Adam break the seal on Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens spoilers a month after the release and dig into the unerlying themes of the second book of Garth Ennis & Steve Dillon's Vertigo opus!
Preacher Pt. 1 (of 6)
Stephen, Rob and Adam recount their days in short pants, running around the yard arguing over who would be the Red, Black or Blue Power Rangers and those feeling that issue #0 from Boom Studios brought back before going in the complete opposite direction and recalling the way Preacher #1 knocked them straight on their butts!
SHOW NOTES:
- "'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers': Where are they now?" at Entertianment Weekly.com.
- "Jason David Frank still calling for UFC's CM Punk: I'm more legit than him, it's a logical fight" at Bloody Elbow.com.
- iZombie's Rose McIver & Jessica Jones' Eka Darville were both on Power Rangers R.P.M. at the same time!
- "Buying every Powerball ticket at Business Insider.com.
- Visual evidence of Adam's Paper Girls #4 No Prize from the blooper.
Stephen is joined by new co-hosts Rob and Adam as they go through the best that 2015 had to offer the industries and lay out plans for upcoming, ongoing segments!
Show Notes:
- "Star Wars, Paper Girls, Lumberjanes And Funko Are The Big Winners Of the Diamond Gem Awards 2015" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "Diamond Announces Top Selling Comic Books & Graphic Novels of 2015" at Diamond Comics.com.
- "How Matt Pizzolo And Matthew Rosenberg Self-Distributed 'We Can Never Go Home' For Local Comic Shop Day" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "'Hellboy In Hell' Comes To An End In 2016'" at Comics Alliance.com.
To celebrate the show's five year anniversary on Wednesday, Stephen & Carly take time out of their seaside vacation to record the program's first feature-length commentary track, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope! Enjoy!
Jermaine and Stephen greet you this Halloween not with tales of terror and woe, but those of conventions from the past and the not-so-distant future, as Valerie joins them to recount the events of TF Con and the Asheville Comic Expo and NC Comicon Director of Media Brockton McKinney drops by to get you ready for this year's show, taking place November 13th through the 15th, including some EXCLUSIVE NEWS for fans of the Walking Dead and Umbrella Academy!
Show Notes:
- All Levels ($200 VIP, $40 Weekend, $30 Saturday and $20 Sunday) passes are still available via The Carolina Theatre for NC Comicon 2015!
- If you're a Delorean enthusiast, check out Back in Time on Netflix!
- Comics at the Table! - Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #1, Art Ops #1, Justice League Darkseid War Batman one-shot, Black Magick #1, Back to the Future #1, Secert Wars Agents of Atlas #1 and Cognetic #1!
Acme's resident rednecks Stephen and Riley tear through reviews of Jughead #1, What If? Infinity Inhumans #1, What If? Infinity Thanos #1, Paper Girls #1, Lando #5, Plutona #2, Detective Comics #45, Saints #1, Amazing Spider-man #1, All-New All-Different Marvel Point One #1, Doctor Strange #1, Invincible Iron Man #1, Contest of Champions #1, Siege #4, Secret Wars #6, Batman & Robin Eternal #1 and Axcend #1!
Show Notes:
- Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys available on Hulu.com.
- Nailbiter's Mike Henderson doing Star Wars commissions on Instagram.
- Next week's Iron Man Build-A-Figure pieces will go with Spider-Gwen #1 and Guardians of the Galaxy #1.
Jermaine recounts his trip to the Diamond Retailer Summit and Baltimore Comic Con, including being sold out by Mark Waid for "stealing" the dessert of Archie Comics president Mike Pellerito, and then he's joined by Stephen in attempt to prepare you for the monster week of new releases to come!
Stephen and Riley try to decide if their eyes are bigger than their bookshelves as they thumb through the October Previews catalog featuring items shipping in December, what with the prospect of signed slipcases for NOS4A2 and Essex County, original art reproductions of Dark Knight Returns and Wally Wood, and first-time-in-print panoramas for Private Eye!
Show Notes:
- "Discussions With Scott Allie: On Stepping Away From Being EIC, The Craft of Editing, And His Ongoing Projects At Dark Horse" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- Dark Horse Solicitations for December 2015
- Massive Ninth Wave #1
- Art of Mirror's Edge Catalyst HC
- DC Solicitations for December 2015
- Batman/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
- Harley's Little Black Book #1
- Robin War #1
- Batman Dark Knight Returns Gallery Edition HC
- Lucifer #1
- "See What Happens When IDW Teams Up with Archie" at Previews World.com.
- IDW Solicitations for December 2015
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- Judge Dredd #1
- NOS4A2/ Wraith Deluxe Edition HC
- Collected Essex County Limited Edition HC
- Locke & Key Shades of Terror Coloring Book
- Image Solicitations for December 2015
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- Private Eye Cloudbursting Edition HC
- Marvel Solicitations for December 2015
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- Totally Awesome Hulk #1
- Guardians of Infinity #1
- Spidey #1
- Gwenpool Special #1
- Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus HC
Join us on our voyage to Lando Calrissian's very own pleasure moon as Jermaine and Stephen knock out the second half of the September Previews catalogue just a week before its due date, dig deeper into what the Secret Wars delays mean for us as a business, and address the dangers of Star Wars addiction in the run-up to the Force Awakens!
Show Notes:
- Follow Thomas Boatwright on Instagram!
- "8 Comics Have Been Cancelled by DC" at IGN.com.
- Marvel Solicitations for November 2015:
- All-New, All-Different Avengers #1
- Nova #1
- Drax #1
- Venom Space Knight #1
- Illuminati #1
- Hercules #1
- Vision #1
- Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #1
- Black Knight #1
- Image Solicitations for November 2015:
- The Goddamned #1
- Monstress #1
- Huck #1
- Ringside #1
Coming to you a week late due to travel and pressing shipment processing needs, Stephen, Riley and Austin analyze the packaging and pricing of The Dark Knight III: The Master Race, give their thoughts on Secret Wars #9 of 8, and get through the Dark Horse, DC and IDW sections of the September Previews catalogue for items shipping in November before being so rudely interrupted by work!
Show Notes:
- Solicitations for Dark Knight III Master Race #1 (of 8) and Collectors Edition HC, so you know what we know.
- "DC Comics Down Over $2 Million On Projected Figures For 2015" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "Secret Wars #9 By Jonathan Hickman And Esad Ribic - An Extra Issue For December" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "Dark Horse Comics Products Shipping In November 2015" at PreviewsWorld.com - Call of Duty Black Ops III #1 and Joe Golem Occult Detective #1.
- "DC Comics Products Shipping In November 2015" at PreviewsWorld.com - Superman American Alien #1 and Batman Europa #1.
- "11 Years After It Was Announced, Batman: Europa Is Coming This November" at io9.com.
- "DCU Gets Looney Tunes Variants" at PreviewsWorld.com.
- "DC Tells Editors, Stop Batgirling, Go Back To Meat And Potatoes" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "IDW Publishing Products Shipping In November 2015" at PreviewsWorld.com - Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem was the Dave Wachter (who is drawing Godzilla in Hell #5) book from Dark Horse we couldn't think of at the time.
The final installment of the Secret Wars first half debriefing concludes with a focus on the Battleworld and War Zone tie-ins to the collossal Marvel event!
Show Notes:
- Secret Wars Battleworld map!
Jermaine, Stephen and Valerie talk with former retailer/ current attorney and director/ producer/ writer of the My Comic Shop DocumentARy and My Comic Shop History podcast Anthony Desiato for a look behind the scenes and "Where Are They Now?" session a month removed from the conclusion of the show's first season and the closing of Alternate Realities. Then it's part two of your Secret Wars Debriefing with Jermaine, John and Michael and they take you up through the events of Secret Wars #2 before diving into Battleworld themselves!
Show Notes:
- Flat Squirrel Productions.com, the online home of Anthony's media production company.
- Rent My Comic Shop DocumentARy available for rent at Vimeo.com.
- Listen to season one of the My Comic Shop History podcast on iTunes.
- Follow Anthony on Twitter!
- Like My Comic Shop on Facebook!
- Keep up with the continuing adventures of Alternate Realities on Facebook!
- Bid on "SuperOto's" auction on eBay!
- "Take Me Back," the outro music this week, as with all of the music for My Comic Shop History, is by Ralph Puma!
Don't let the title confuse you, we're in perfectly fine spirits, but those adjectives are the first salvo in a bevy of 118 critical reviews of Fox's brand-new Fantastic Four film that have lead to a 10% score of Rotten Tomatoes! Jermaine has already scene it, and in an uncharacteristic display of audience candor, he answers all of Stephen's and Jay's spoiler-filled questions before giving the comic-reading, movie-going public a chance to spend their dollars. Then it's the first installment in a new series by Lord Retail, Michael and John, covering the issues of Time Runs Out on the Last Days of the Marvel Universe leading up to Secret Wars!
Show Notes:
- "The Fantastic Four: The Movie (1994)" at YouTube.com.
- Doomed! The Untold Story of Roger Corman's Fantastic Four
- Fantastic Four #348 "Where Monsters Dwell! (Or Is It Where Creatures Roam?)," in which Walt Simonson writes and Art Adams draws the "New FF" with Spider-man, Ghost Rider, Wolverine and Hulk!
- Fantastic Four #352 "No Time Like the Present! (Or It Ain't Funny How Time Slips Away)," where Doom and Reed fight between panels and seconds!
Stephen, Riley and Pete go rogue as they participate the first episode in nearly four years to be recorded on an active sales floor, a la Tell 'Em Steve-Dave, and they do a bang-up job of rambling through an entire Previews catalogue in less than an hour!
Show Notes:
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Dark Horse Solicitations
- Hellboy & the BPRD 1953 Phantom Hand & Kelpie #1
- Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfade #1
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DC Solicitations
- Batman Eternal #1-5
- Superman Lois & Clark #1
- Telos #1
- Titans Hunt #1
- Justice League Gods & Men Green Lantern #1
- Flash by Geoff Johns TP Book 1
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Twilight Children #1
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IDW Solicitations
- Back to the Future #1
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Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas HC
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Image Solicitations
- I Hate Fairyland #1
- Paper Girls #1
- Codename Baboushka: Conclave of Death #1
- Saints #1
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Black Magick #1
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Marvel Solicitations
- Blade the Hunter #1
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What If? Infinity #1-5
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Comics & Graphic Novels
- Cognetic #1
- Grumpy Cat #1
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Battling Boy Fall of the House of West GN 2
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Stuff Said with Gregg Schigiel #57 - Robert Kirkman at Stuff Said Show.com.
- WTF with Marc Maron #619 - Robert Kirkman / Bob Fingerman at WTF Pod.com.
Jermaine and Stephen get back in the driver's seat to catch up on the news our of San Diego Comic Con 2015, a month's worth of new releases, and the Ant-Man movie!
Show Notes:
- "SDCC '15: About 60,000 people show up without badges" at Comics Beat.com.
- "The Suicide Squad trailer was great, why does Warner Bros. sound so angry about it?" at Polygon.com.
- "'Faraday Cage' definition" at Wikipedia.com.
- "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - Comic-Con Trailer" at YouTube.com.
- "Suicide Squad Comic-Con Trailer" at YouTube.com.
- "UCB - Titular Line In Star Wars" at YouTube.com.
- "Star Wars: The Force Awakens - Comic-Con 2015 Reel" at YouTube.com.
- "SDCC: Marvel Announces 'Chewbacca' Limited Series by Duggan & Noto" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "Deadpool Leaked Trailer Comic Con/ Camcorder" at YouTube.com.
- "I KNOW EVERYTHING!!" at YouTube.com.
- "CBR TV: Mark Waid on 'Strange Fruit' Controversy, 'Archie' Relaunch, 'Avengers'" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "Watch Saturday Night Live: Superhero Party" at Hulu.com.
- The Retroist - Retro Blog and Podcast
- My Comic Shop History Podcast on iTunes.
On the eve of Indpendence Day, the one night game a year, Stephen and Riley do their best to keep up with all of the news coming out of San Francisco & the Image Expo and Bleeding Cool & Marvel Comics and Jermaine and Jay sit down with Manifest Destiny co-creator and artist Matthew Roberts!
Show Notes:
- Bleeding Cool's #ImageExpo posts
- "Marvel Just Revealed Its Entire 'All-New, All-Different' Comic Universe" at iO9.com.
- Read Private Eye now, well ahead of the November print release, at Panel Syndicate.com.
- Follow Matthew Roberts on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Deviant Art and Tumblr!
- Matt's addition to the Acmebat Belfry at Acme Comics Presents!
In a return to form, Jermaine, Stephen, Austin and Valerie recap their adventures before, during and after HeroesCon 2015 in Charlotte, NC, bring you up to speed on the latest announcements for the All-New, All-Different Marvel Comics post-Secret Wars, give a broad overview of DC's Divergence soft relaunch, and implore you to pick up next week's We Stand on Guard when they tell you!
Show Notes:
- "HeroesCon: DeConnick to End Run on Captain Marvel; Milkfed Criminal Masterminds Talk New and Upcoming Issues" at Comics Beat.com.
- "Jason Aaron & Chris Bachalo Make Magic with Doctor Strange" at Marvel.com.
- "Kris Anka and 'Agent Carter' Team Take Over 'Captain Marvel'" at Comics Alliance.com.
- "Miles Morales to Star in Bendis & Pichelli's 'Spider-man' Post-'Secret Wars'" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "Tom Holland Cast as the New Spider-man" at IGN.com.
Stephen does his best homage to our sister-show, Stuff Said with Gregg Schigiel, and who better to put in the hotseat than the cartoonist/ publisher/ host himself?!
Show Notes:
- "'All-New, All-Different Marvel' Teaser Features Wolverine, Daredevil, Thing" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- Scott Pilgrim reference for the library where the Toronto Comics & Arts Festival takes place.
- Hatter Entertainment.com, the online home of Gregg Schigiel.
- Follow Gregg on Twitter.
- Cruisin' Together #13 - Days of Thunder!
- Stuff Said #48 - Comics Aren't Real (from Emerald City Comicon) - the panel we referenced when discussing Amulet.
Jermaine, Stephen, Riley and Austin help you end your week right (or start it off, depending on how you look on the calendar) with a flip through of the June Previews catalogue for items shipping in August, Lord Retail putting a bow on Comics at the Table, and the whole crew updating you on all of the events added to the docket!
Show Notes:
- All-Encompassing MANIFEST DESTINY SIGNING with artist Matthew Roberts! - Saturday, June 27th • 12 PM • Acme Comics
- SALE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY!!! - 60% OFF Back Issues • 50% OFF select Apparel, Action Figures, Statues & Busts • Saturday, July 4th • 10 AM - 2 PM • Acme Comics
- OYSTER WAR RELEASE SIGNING with creator Ben Towle! - Saturday, September 25th • 12 PM • Acme Comics
- TF CON 2015! - Friday, October 16th - Sunday, October 18th • Embassy Suites • Charlotte, NC
- Dark Horse Solicitations - Big Guy & Rusty the Boy Robot HC • Zodiac Starforce #1
- DC Solicitations - Batgirl statue • DC Bombshells #1 • Get Jiro Blood & Sushi HC • Batman Black & White Book & Mask set • Deathstoke Book & Mask set
- IDW Solicitations - Drive #1
- Image Solicitations - Phonogram Immaterial Girl #1
- Marvel Solcitiations - Ant-Man Last Days #1 • Hank Johnson Agent of Hydra #1 • House of M #1 • Secret Wars Secret Love #1
- Comics & Graphic Novels - Over the Garden Wall #1 • Shadow #1
Jermaine, Stephen, Jay and Riley convene on a rambling Thursday to gush over the new Supergirl trailer from CBS (and CW's Legends of Tomorrow while they're at it), the happenings of Secret Wars #2, all of the returnability opportunities in the May Previews catalogue, and the fact that Jodorowsky & Moebius's the Incal will be back in print in July!
Show Notes:
- "Supergirl - First Look" on YouTube.com.
- "DC's Legends of Tomorrow - First Look" on YouTube.com.
- Jorge Corona's Superman #42 Teen Titans Go variant.
- Dan Hipp's Batman #42 Teen Titans Go variant.
- Dan hipp's Detective Comics #42 Teen Titans Go variant.
- "MATT CHATS: 'Lord Retail on Selling Comics, Deadling with Digital and a Lot More" at Comics Beat.com.
Jermaine, Stephen and special correspondant John Bethel declare the statute of limitations on Avengers Age of Ultron and Marvel's Secret Wars #1 officially passed and drop the kid gloves for a no-holds-barred critique of both the movie and the comic!
Show Notes:
- Acme Comics Free Comic Book Day 2015 Line Walk at YouTube.com.
- "James Gunn reveals how Joss Whedon changed the Guardians of the Galaxy script" at Blastr.com.
Jermaine and Stephen sit down with Eisner Award nominee and North Carolina native Jeff Parker to discuss the intricaces of writing for a company-wide event, balancing work-for-hire and creator-owned projects and live in Portlandia. Then, your hosts are joined by Austin to bring you some preliminary, spoiler-free thoughts on Avengers Age of Ultron!
Jermaine, Stephen and Austin give you all the tips and tricks you need to make the most of your Free Comic Book Day experience on Saturday, May 2nd, Gregg Schigiel & Chris Giarrusso get you prepped for the first-ever live recording of Cruisin' together, and Lord Retail convenes the Cabal to bring you a spoiler-filled review of Netflix's Daredevil!
Show Notes:
- Avengers Age of Ultron Greensboro Premiere - Thursday, April 30th • 7 PM • Four Seasons Station (Four Seasons Grand 12 & Movie Tavern)!
- "Marvel Secretly Cuts Off Hands As A Star Wars Tribute, Here's Proof" at Cinema Blend.com.
- FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2015 - Saturday, May 2nd • 10 AM - 7 PM - with special guests Thomas Boatwright, Ryan Browne, Jacob Chabot, Dan dos Santos, Chris Giarrusso, Stephen Green, Jason Howard, Emi Lenox, Gregg Schigiel, Brian Smith and Jill Thompson!
Cartoonists and co-hosts Gregg Schigiel (Pix: One Weirdest Weekend) and Chris Giarrusso (G-Man Super Journal) join us to announce the first ever Cruisin' Together Live Show covering Mission Impossible II, taking place on Saturday, May 2nd at 7 PM at Acme Comics Presents as part of the Free Comic Book Day 2015 festivities!
If you haven't listened to Cruisin' Together yet, it's the podcast that is real, fun and inspiring and also chronologically makes its way through the filmography of Mr. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV, better known to you as Tom Cruise! Catch up and listen at Hatter Entertainment.com or subscrine on iTunes! Admission to the live show is FREE!
Join Lord Retail and friends as they take you through the comprehensive history of Matt Murdock, the Devil of Hell's Kitchen, ol' Hornhead, Daredevil, to prepare you for the launch of the Netflix original series today!
Jermaine sits down with special correspondants Ryan and John to illuminate the importance of the Secert Wars storyline and title to the Marvel Universe before Battleworld assembles this May!
As the guys sit down with the latest installment of Previews magazine, featuring items shipping in June 2015, Stephen outlines the high points of DC's Divergence initiative, Jay bemoans the launch of series and characters in anthology series, and Riley searches high and low for new Humanoids titles to try out!
Show Notes:
- "A Brand New Secret Six #3 for June" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "Halley's Comic Returns" at Nonplayer Comic.com, outlining the delay between the April 6, 2011 release of the first printing of Nonplayer #1 and the projected June 3, 2015 release of #2.
- Dark Horse Comics Solicitations for June 2015 - Black Hammer #1, Bowery Boys Our Fathers HC and the Goon statue.
- DC Comics Solicitations for June 2015 - Justice League of America #1, Bat-Mite #1, Batman Beyond #1, Bizarro #1, Black Canary #1, Constantine: the Hellblazer #1, Doomed #1, Dr. Fate #1, Midnighter #1, Pres #1, Absolute Batman Court of Owls HC and Fables #150.
- IDW Publishing Solicitations for June 2015 - Ghostbusters Get Real #1, Miracleman Artifact Edition HC, Mike Zeck Classic Marvel Stories Artist Edition HC and Saved by the Bell TP.
- Image Comics Solicitations for June 2015 - Airboy #1, Starved #1, 8House Arclight #1 and Nonplayer #2.
- Comics & Graphic Novels at PreviewsWorld.com.
- Toys Statues & Models at PreviewsWorld.com.
- Marvel Comics Solicitations for June 2015 - X-Men '92 #1, 1872, House of Hem one-shot and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Complete Collection Omnibus HC.
Stephen, Jay and Austin explore the controversies surrounding Erik Larsen and J. Scott Campbell's comments on Wonder Woman's new costume, June's proposed Batgirl #40 Joker variant by Rafael Albuquerque and accusations against X-Men '92 writer Chris Sims from fellow blogger Valerie D'Orazio before getting caught up on two weeks of Comics at the Table! As if that wasn't enough, Jermaine and Val also bring you a road report on Wizard World Raleigh!
Show Notes:
- "Are DC & Marvel Placating a 'Vocal Minority' of Fans With Practical Female Character Costumes?" at the Mary Sue.com.
- "J Scott Campbell Redesigns Wonder Woman His Way" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "Exclusive: Wonder Woman's New Costume is Fierce, Fabulous, and Deadly" at Hit Fix.com.
- "Albuquerque Was Asked to Make Batgirl Cover More Extreme" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "Valerie D'Orazio Accusses Chris Sims Of Past Cyber-Bullying" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "A Statement Regarding Chris Sims and His Harassment of Valerie D'Orazio" at Comics Alliance.com.
- "Marvel's Axel Alonso Addresses Harassment of Valerie D'Orazio By Chris Sims" at Bleeding Cool.com.
- "Ronald Wimberly's Must-Read Commentary on Race in Comics" at Comics Alliance.com.
- Clarification on Stephen's Howard the Duck/ Lucasfilm/ Apple/ Pixar Anecdote courtesy of About.com.
- Comics at the Table! - Chrononauts #1, Invisible Republic #1, Frankenstein Underground #1, Giant Days #1, Red One #1, Howard the Duck #1, Southern Cross #1, Hellbreak #1 and Bill & Ted's Most Triumphant Return #1!
Jermaine, Stephen and Jay welcome new Acme employee and podcast editor Austin to the show as they attempt to make sense of the structure of Secret Wars, illuminate on the distinction that there are Artist Editions and then there is everything else, and call their shots on the best comics and graphic novels in the March Previews catalogue for items shipping in May!
Jermaine, Stephen and Jay announce the arrival of writer, artist, painter, Vertigo cornerstone and Eisner-award winner Jill Thompson to the sketch pavilion for Free Comic Book Day 2015, run through three big weeks of Comics at the Table, and check in on the happenings at the 2015 ComicsPRO Annual Meeting in Portland with special correspondent and Pittsburgh Comics owner Colin McMahon, all before mourning the passing of Leonard Nimoy as the news breaks.
Show Notes:
- "Sony Picture Entertainment Brings Marvel Studios Into the Amazing World of Spider-man" at Marvel.com.
- A look at Pirates of Coney Island, the Oni Press book by Rick Spears and Vasilis Lolos that Stephen and Jermaine mention in reference to Curb Stomp.
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- "Leonard Nimoy, 'Star Trek's' Spock, Dies at 83" at Variety.com.
- "Leonard Nimoy, Spock of 'Star Trek,' Dies at 83" at New York Times.com.
...to bring you these very special announcements from DC and Marvel Comics! The revelations of Divergence and Secret Wars that came to light Friday morning were too big to ignore for eight days, so Jermaine, Stephen, Jay and John bring you this special report on the plans publishers' plans post-Convergence and on Battleworld!
Show Notes:
- "All-New DC? Publisher Unveils Surprising New Line-Up Post-Convergence (And No Reboot!)" at Comics Alliance.com.
- "Shang-Chi Gets New Series & New World In 'Master of Kung-Fu'" at Comics Alliance.com.
- "Marvel's 'Secret Wars Journal' Set to Chronicle Shorter Battleworld Tales" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "Marvel Announces New All-Female Avengers Team!" at the Mary Sue.com.
- "Late Night with Brian Bendis - Jeff Lemire's Descender" at Word Balloon.com.
- "Chris Pratt makes good on Super Bowl bet with Chris Evans" at the A.V. Club.com.
After recovering from an excellent Charlotte Mini Con 2015, Jermaine and Stephen crack open the February Previews catalogue for items shipping in April to shed new insights on Convergence and Secret Wars, Inhumans and Star Wars, Brian Wood and Mark Millar! Plus, their thoughts on the Fantastic Four reboot trailer!
Show Notes:
- The insane Punisher vs. Archie crossover!
- Editor's Note: I think this is the Matt Fraction video that Jermaine was talking about in relation to Batman #38.
- Fantastic Four Official Teaser Trailer [HD] at YouTube.com.
- Dark Horse Solicitations for April 2015 - Rebels #1 and Archie vs. Predator #1.
- DC Solicitations for April 2015 - Batman & Robin #1, Harley Quinn #1, Speed Force #1 and Wonder Woman '77 Special #1.
- IDW Solicitations for April 2015 - Uncle Scrooge #1 and My Little Pony Sombra Rex #1.
- Image Solicitations for April 2015 - Jupiter's Circle #1.
- Marvel Solicitations for April 2015 - Uncanny Inhumans #1, Star Wars - Kanan: the Last Padawan #1 and Run the Jewels variants.
- Comics at the Table - Dying & the Dead #1, Multiversity Guidebook, King Flash Gordon #1, Uncanny Avengers #1, Casanova Acedia #1, Vertigo Quarterly Black #1 and Batman #38!
Jermaine and Stephen collect and analyze all the available data about the Big Two spring/ summer events, DC's Convergence and Marvel's Secret Wars, in an attempt to assuage fears, educate prospective readers and have some fun! They also gush over Spider-Verse and Guardians of the Galaxy and beg for more advance reader copies to books like Black Mask's We Can Never Go Home!
Show Notes:
- Correcting my own mistake, Titania and Volcanawere the teenagers from Denver transformered in Secret Wars, whereas Thundra is a "Femizon" created by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway in Fantastic Four.
- "Brian Michael Bendis talks 'Powers,' 'Secret Wars' on 'Late Night'" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "DC Comics Cancels 13 Series (including Batman) Just as Convergence Event Ramps Up" at the Mary Sue.com.
- Doug Loves Movies with James Gunn, Sean Gunn and Michael Rooker. NOT FOR YOUNGER LISTENERS!