Jermaine, Stephen and Griffin pull out all the stops to bring you the results of the 2nd Annual Acme Awards (the ACMEs) and discuss the most controversial and highest-selling issue of 2012, Amazing Spider-man #700! Show Notes: Best Continuing Series - Winner: Batman - Runner Up: Locke & Key Best New Image Ongoing Series - Winner: Saga - Runner Up: Manhattan Projects Best New Ongoing Series - Winner: Hawkeye - Runner Up: Mind MGMT Best Writer - Winner: Scott Snyder - Runner Up: Brian Michael ...
Dec 31, 2012•1 hr 40 min
Jermaine, Stephen, Griffin and Riley use the last new release day on the Mayan calendar to sell a lot of books, eat a lot of sushi, and then review the nominees for the 2nd Annual Acme Awards, follow up on some of the comic news stories they've mulled over on the last few episodes, dive into one of the biggest stacks of Comics at the Table you've ever seen, and congratulate Lord Retail on getting Mark Waid on board for Comic Book City Con! Show Notes: " Shelly Bond Promoted To Executive Editor o...
Dec 21, 2012•1 hr 23 min
Hawkguy writer Matt Fraction makes his third appearance on the show to talk to Jermaine and Stephen about writing a superhero comic about an Avenger that also just happens to be a guy trying to make the world a better place, launching the Fantastic Four and the FF in such a way that it pleases readers new and old alike, and the status of his creator-owned series for Image, Satellite Sam, with artist Howard Chaykin! Show Notes: Stephen apologizes for all of the lisping and sniffling in the intro ...
Dec 17, 2012•50 min
Jermaine, Stephen, Griffin and Jody swap out Comics at the Table in favor of headline news for this Friday's show, taking time to talk over the release of Gail Simone from Batgirl, Scott Snyder and Yanick Paquette's decision to leave Swamp Thing and Image's choice to no longer do reprints for established, best-selling series! Show Notes: Another reminder about our holiday hours ! " Gail Simone Off Batgirl. Honest. " at Bleeding Cool.com. " Scott Snyder To Leave Swamp Thing " at Bleeding Cool.com...
Dec 14, 2012•55 min
Even though they refrain from using explict language or describing anything in too graphic of detail, Jermaine, Stephen, Riley and Jody take the occassion of Karen Berger's resignation from DC Vertigo after 19 years as executive editor to evaluate News-a-Rama's list of 10 Vertigo titles that changed comics and throw out a few recommendations of their own! Show Notes: " Karen Berger Steps Down From DC Comics " at Bleeding Cool.com. " 10 Vertigo Series that Changed Comics " at News-a-Rama.com. Ser...
Dec 10, 2012•1 hr 23 min
Jermaine, Stephen, and Michael put down their eggnog milkshakes long enough to get you up to speed on the latest developments in Death of the Family, clue you in to the best Batman story you probably haven't read this week, bring some tough love to an Image #1 and some transitive love to another, dramatically read you a passage from Heckboy in Heck, and tell you all about the rough and tumble dream team of the Marvel Universe! It's Comics at the Table! Show Notes: Comics at the Table! - Detectiv...
Dec 07, 2012•58 min
Stephen, Jody, Riley and guest panelist Brian Ewing dish over the leftovers from Friday's Comics at the Table, including Alex Ross' Masks and the phenomenon that is My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, get you psyched for Wednesday's Avengers #1 by Jonathan Hickman and Jerome Opena with an advance review, and give you a half-dozen high ticket ideas for your Acme Holiday Wish Lists! Show Notes: Jody wanted to correct that the company that originally published the Black Terror and the Green Lama w...
Dec 03, 2012•48 min
Jermaine, Michael and Jody do their best to dodge the names of various artists as they cover Image sellouts, DC prefaces and Marvel NOW! Show Notes: Why does Jermaine sound funny during the introduction ? Comic Book Legends Revealed - the best comic lifestyle blog on the Internet, brought to you by Comics Should Be Good and Comic Book Resources.com! In addition to what Jermaine said about the scene from All New X-Men #1 coming from a story originally in X-Men #9, if you use your Marvel AR app du...
Nov 30, 2012•51 min
Now that they've emerged from our turkey-induced haze, Jermaine, Stephen, Griffin and Riley work on Sunday to discuss the true value of a comic, the newest additions to the Comic Book City Con roster and the comics at the table that was too covered in food the other day to get to then! Show Notes: " Insuring my comic collection " discussed on the Comic Book Resources forums. Chris Schweizer's rope bridge research for the next Crogan's Adventures book . Follow the latest Comic Book City Con guest...
Nov 26, 2012•1 hr 7 min
Jermaine, Stephen, Griffin and Riley pull the curtain WAY back to bring you an insider's look at how they approach their monthly orders from Previews magainze! Show Notes: PreviewsWorld.com , the official Previews website hosted by Diamond Comic Distributors! Follow along at home with the online catalog of DCBS.com !
Nov 19, 2012•1 hr
Jermaine puts on his best clip-on tie and used car salesman persona and finds out what it's gonna take to put Griffin, Jody and YOU, the Listener, into a copy of X-Men Legacy #1 during this week's edition of Comics at the Table! Show Notes: What's Fiona Staples going to draw next? A pparently, Gus from Sweet Tooth ! The guys forgot to point out that Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez both appear as minor characters in Locke & Key Omega #1, neat as an Easter egg on its own, but doubly cool becaus...
Nov 16, 2012•50 min
In anticipation of Wednesday's All New X-men #1, Jermaine sat down with mutant maniacs Ryan Rubio and John Bethel, who long time listeners will recognize from the Avengers Assemble saga and Thanos Quest parts 1 and 2, and Acme Wave Projector rookie Matt Parrell to go over what has brought the students of Xavier to this point, for better or for worse! Show Notes: Be the first to redeem the code located below at Marvel.com and gain access to Avengers vs. X-Men #1-12, AvX Versus #1-6 and Infinite C...
Nov 12, 2012•1 hr 13 min
Jermaine, Stephen and Jody have themselves a lightning round as they discuss more than 12 titles in an hour's worth of Comics at the Table, including a break for an advance review of next week's All New X-Men #1! Show Notes: The Comic Book City Con logo ! Recording in Hamsterdam ! Comics at the Table! - Deadpool #1 , Iron Man #1 , AvX Consequences #5 , All New X-Men #1, Perhapanauts Danger Down Under #1 , Legends of the Dark Knight #2, Before Watchmen Moloch #1 , 47 Ronin #1, Manhattan Projects ...
Nov 09, 2012•1 hr 7 min
What If Greensboro had it's own comic convention, put on by Acme Comics? What If Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Bachalo were working on Uncanny X-Men together? What If Jermaine, Stephen and Griffin saw Wreck It Ralph and told you all what they thought of it? What If Disney bought the Star Wars franchise? What If Marvel's What If comics are portents for the future? Find out on Acmecast #104! Show Notes: Once again, Comic Book City Con 2013 will be held Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 2...
Nov 05, 2012•57 min
It's the first Acmecast without Jermaine or Stephen, but Griffin, Riley, Michael and Jody proudly carry on the porch, even when they're up to their necks in anthology books! Show Notes: Check out the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund website to find out what their organization is all about and make a donation if you feel so inclined. Comics at the Table! - CBLDF Liberty Annual #5 , Joe Kubert Presents #1 , Ghosts #1 , Bedlam #1 , Aquaman #13 , Swamp Thing Annual #1 , AvX Consequences #4 and Wolverin...
Nov 02, 2012•46 min
Stephen and Carly bring your their own version of Comics at the Table...from inside a yurt! Don't know what a yurt is? Well, listen along and you just might learn something! Show Notes: Halloween ComicFest Pt. 1 Costumes! - Lion-O , Finn the Human & the Ice King , the Riddler , Carrie Kelly Robin , Spy vs. Spy, Huntress & Polaris , Pre-Teen Wolf , Bishop , and Death ! Comics at the Table - Bravest Warriors #1 , A-Babies vs. X-Babies #1 and Multiple Warheads #1 !...
Oct 29, 2012•31 min
Jermaine, Jody and Michael bring you the first dedicated edition of Comics at the Table here in Acme NOW! Tune in on Monday at 9 AM for your second episode of the week! Show Notes: For your convenience, you can compare the Talon #1 cover art sans logos , and all dolled up . The Trevor Hairsine drawn mini series Jermaine was referring to was Killapalooza . Jermaine's temporary Twitter handle, @LordEntrail . Comics at the Table - Captain America #19 , Invincible Iron Man #527 , FF #23 , Avengers #...
Oct 26, 2012•1 hr 7 min
Recorded LIVE at the soon-to-be Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema in the Lawndale Shopping Center, Jermaine and Stephen are joined by an all-star guest list of Acmecasters both old (Frank, Adam, Adrian) and new (Griffin, Riley, Michael, Jody and Cody) to bring you all of the biggest news from New York Comic Con, discuss the opening salvos for Marvel Now and Death of the Family, take part in our own version of Inside the Actor's Studio, and answer your audience/listener questions! Show Notes: Come out...
Oct 19, 2012•1 hr 38 min
Stephen drags himself up out of the Northern New Jersey, post NYCC Day One stuppor to bring you a very special interview with Great Pacific writer Joe Harris! Show Notes: Want more Acmecast? Come out for our 100th Episode Celebration next Wednesday, October 17th from 8 - 10 PM at the Geeksboro Cinema Coffeehouse in Lawndale Shopping Center! Joe Harris's homebase, Joe Harris.net ! @JoeHarris on Twitter ! Joe Harris on Facebook !...
Oct 12, 2012•25 min
Show Notes: " Color UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 Pages, New Variants, More " at News-a-rama.com. UNCANNY AVENGERS #1 Launch Party - FREE Posters, Coasters & Flyers, EXCLUSIVE Variants, SALE & MORE! " 'Multiversity': Grant Morrison Interview and Frank Quitely Art from MorrisonCon " at Comics Alliance.com. The Bill Sienkiewicz graphic novel that Jermaine was referring to during the Daredevil: End of Days discussion was Daredevil: Love & War. Comics at the Table! - Animal Man #13 , Swamp Thing #...
Oct 05, 2012•1 hr 7 min
Jermaine, Stephen, Griffin, Riley and Jody come together to acknowledge Greensboro's place on the Marvel movie Universe map, share their toughest back issues hunts in preparation for this weekend's sale, and only talk about four Comics at the Table, but still manage to touch on rock 'n' roll, quantum physics, self-actualization, corporate head hunting and MORE! Show Notes: Come out and be a part of Acmecast's 100th Episode Celebration on October 17th at 8:00 PM! This is how Stephen knows these t...
Sep 28, 2012•1 hr 23 min
Jermaine, Griffin, Riley and Jody emerge from their chicken 'n' waffle induced comas to discuss all of the Comics at the Table! Show Notes: Go Triad.com ! Dame's Almost Famous Chicken & Waffles ! Follow our newest employee, Riley, on Twitter ! That number again is 336-574-2263! Thomas Jane reprising his role as Frank "The Punisher" Castle . MATURE VIEWERS ONLY! Stephen returns (from the bathroom), triumphant ! Comics at the Table! - Locke & Key Guide to Known Keys, Ghost #0, Lobster John...
Sep 21, 2012•1 hr 1 min
Ride shotgun with Stephen, Griffin and Riley as they reflect on the great times they had at Baltimore Comic Con 2012 and regale you with all of the highlights of the rural Virginia scenery! Then Jermaine, Griffin, Michael and Jody bring you your regular weekly helping of Comics at the Table! Show Notes: Griffin with All Star Superman artist Frank Quitely ! Riley with Carol Danvers herself, Captain Marvel ! View from the cheap seats at Friday's Yankees/ Orioles game at Camden Yards ! Sunset over ...
Sep 14, 2012•1 hr 13 min
Jermaine, Griffin, Michael and Jody get together to discuss the first week of DC New 52 #0 issues, the Mad Titan, and what they feel truly makes a comic GOOD! You also get part two of the ongoing Thanos Quest feature, with Jermaine and Cemetery Blues co-creator Ryan Rubio filling you in on the search for the Infinity Gems and the first great Marvel event of the '90s, Infinity Gauntlet! Show Notes: Ryan Rubio on Facebook ! Get caught up with Thanos Quest Pt. 1 and listen to Acmecast #82 ! Come se...
Sep 07, 2012•1 hr 8 min
Jermaine, Stephen, Griffin, Michael and Jody get on the line with Hack/ Slash creator Tim Seeley to discuss the success of Revival from Image and his upcoming project Ex Sanguine from Dark Horse! Before that they reminisce about Ed Brubaker's time at Marvel and Afterwards they run the gamut from the Green Lantern Annual to the Locke & Key Grindhouse one-shot to Avenging Spider-man! Show Notes: "N ow Official - Ed Brubaker No Longer Working for Marvel " at Comics Beat.com. Try your hand at pi...
Aug 31, 2012•1 hr 27 min
Jermaine, Griffin, Michael and Jody reconvene with Scott Snyder to discuss all things New 52 and Image Comics' Severed! Show Notes: The Hipster Cops are everywhere ! Scott Snyder on Twitter . " Rob Liefeld walks off three DC titles 'to preserve my sanity' " at Robot 6.com. Rob Liefeld's Twitter feed . Self-portrait ! Comics at the Table - Before Watchmen: Dr. Manhattan #1, Rocketeer Cargo of Doom #1, Brilliant #4, Batman Incorporated #3 and Secret Avengers #30!...
Aug 24, 2012•1 hr 36 min
Jermaine, Griffin, Riley and Michael are joined by the Fourth Man, Jody, to mourn the loss of Joe Kubert, speak to writer Scott Snyder about his first career writing short stories, the genesis of American Vampire and his start at DC, and show you the way it's done via Mike Allred on Daredevil! Show Notes: Francesco Francavilla's tribute to Joe Kubert , bringing it full circle. Scott Snyder on Twitter . Francesco Francavilla's comic strip-style "try-out" for Detective Comics. Look at the speed of...
Aug 17, 2012•1 hr 25 min
Stephen, Griffin and Michael kick things off promptly to discuss this past week's Marvel NOW! creative team announcements, take questions from YOU, the listener, and dig into a full stack of first issues! Lord Retail joins promptly 15 minutes in. =) Show Notes: " Marvel Teases Four More Marvel NOW! Relaunches " at Comics Alliance.com. " Marvel Teases Brian Posehn, Gerry Duggan, Tony Moore on 'Deadpool' " at Comics Alliance.com. " Rescue plane leaves Antarctica after picking up patient " at CNN.c...
Aug 10, 2012•1 hr 15 min
Jermaine, Stephen, Griffin, Riley and Michael keep you up to speed on what's going on around the shop (including the new digital store and the next creator signing), discuss the new line-ups announced for Marvel NOW! in November and debate just how mature, mature readers can go without going blue! Show Notes: ACME COMICS - The Winning Team - Diamond Digital store now open for business! Lost Ark Video Games.com , home of the new X-Men pinball table! The Future of Marvel NOW! is Invincible . The F...
Aug 03, 2012•1 hr 12 min
Jermaine, Griffin, Michael and Riley do without Stephen while he hangs out at home celebrating his birthday! But in his absence, they dig into the spoilers of the Dark Knight Rises, the delay of Batman Incorporated #3, Grant Morrison leaving behind superhero comics and a pile of unusual books at the table! Show Notes: The Chapter Image during the Spoilers! Dark Knight Rises is by Dan Hipp . " 'Happy' Grant Morrison leaving behind superheroes in 2013 " at the Beat. " Release Of New Batman Comic B...
Jul 27, 2012•1 hr 23 min
