Acmecast #227 - ComicGate!

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!