Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam reveal the winners of the first annual Acme Awards and give their commentary on each category! Then they discuss potential DC subscription drops like Aquaman and Flash and apologize to people that are stuck out in the cold on Avengers Children's Crusade. Finally, they share their favorite Acmecast moments of the year! Happy New Year!
Avengers Assemble pt. 5, as promised, before the end of 2011! Enjoy and have a happy holiday!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam drop some eaves on the Eve of Christmas Eve, discuss some categories that had to be omitted from the official 1st Annual Acme Awards, and dish up a heaping helping of comics at the table to help you enjoy the long weekend!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam share some holiday joy through sequential narrative, but Fantastic Four #600 artist Ming Doyle on the spot and discuss the sordid past of their relationship with the work of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness!
EDITOR'S NOTE: I'm legitimately proud of this episode of Acmecast. Not because of some feat of editing wizardry or the caliber of our guest, but because we let our passion fly as retailers and comic fans in a big, honest way despite what anyone else will have to say. I think it embodies what we were going for when we started Acmecast over a year ago better than anything else we've done thus far. Enjoy. Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam run through the Gold Sponsor offerings for Free Comic Book D...
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam are joined in the studio by Acmecast #22 guest Brian Ewing to weigh in on the look of the Lizard in the Amazing Spider-man movie, debate the pros and cons of Peter David's Fan/Pro Convention Bill of Rights, the merits of Locke & Key, and the best gift you can give Stan the Man this holiday season as he celebrates his 89th birthday! Frank sits down one-on-one with Who Is Jake Ellis and Grifter writer Nathan Edmondson at NC Comic Con to go over the origins of ...
Just in time to keep you company during your Black Friday shopping! Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam are joined by a live studio audience for the first time in over 13 months as they kick off their second year! The gang catches up on two weeks worth of industry news, Frank speaks with Ray artist Jamal Igle at NC Comic Con, everyone flips out over Fantastic Four #600, and they field questions from the crowd!
The gang takes a rest and returns to the archives for the penultimate installment of the Avengers Assemble epic, covering New Avengers vol. 2 "The Sentry" up through Mighty Avengers vol. 1 "The Ultron Initiative"!
Jermaine, Stephen and Frank have a great conversation with Nightwing, Deathstroke and Gates of Gotham writer Kyle Higgins (and surprise guest Alec Siegel) about why Nightwing is the better Batman, how to direct a better Watchmen and how to lay out the building blocks of Gotham City! Since a convention just wrapped, they also do their own version of Man vs. Food from the Triangle area and tear through the comics at the table!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam completely ignore the one year anniversary of Acmecast because there's just too much going on! Writer/artist Brian "Smitty" Smith joins the gang in the studio for the introduction and then Eisner Award winning writer Ed Brubaker calls in to discuss the world-quaking events of Fear Itself #7.1! They also do one of their wider ranging editions of Comics at the Table, jumping from DC to Marvel to independent releases, floppies and original graphic novels and everyt...
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam are joined by comics, television and video game writer Christos Gage to discuss the BIG changes taking place in Avengers Academy #20 this week! Then they mull over cover color coordination in a brief aside! Finally they make the longest-ever 30 Rock reference as Stephen talks about Spaceman #1 by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso during Comics at the Table!
Jermaine, Stephen and Frank do it live (or at least minimal editing) as they speak with Matt Fraction about the conclusion of the hero-shattering Fear Itself storyline, his creator-owned book Casanova and what he plans to do with his time now that he's no longer balancing the Marvel U on his back! Then the guys sit down with New York Comic Con guest and Acme pal Sara Oakley to discuss her time at the second largest show in the country. And finally they go through any Marvel books that haven't al...
Jermaine, Stephen and Frank ride a Transformers high through the entire episode as they discuss Barnes & Noble's descision to pull DC collections from their shelves, crunch the numbers of the industry sales figures for September and geek out over a trailer in a way they haven't since the last century and the Phantom Menace! Then they dig into a big stack of Marvel and DC with plenty of indie graphic novels and benefit books mixed in for flavor!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam share their reading plans for an other wise light week, Jermaine is joined by John and Ryan for part three of the Avengers Assemble series, and Stephen puts the pressure on as Jermaine tries to review all 13 DC #2's in 30 seconds or less!
Jermaine, Stephen and Adam crawl to the finish line as they each struggle over a couple of different #1's in the final week of the DC New 52!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam recover from a long day at work with big cups of frozen yogurt and PODCASTING! Jermaine is speechless as the gang interviews Huntress and Legion of Super Heroes writer Paul Levitz and the usual levels of controversy arise at the table over books like Ghostbusters, Brilliant and New Avengers!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam weigh in on the third round of new #1's from the DCnU , including the controversies surrounding Catwoman and Red Hood & the Outlaws!
Jermaine, Stephen and Frank explore the blurry edges of DC's content ratings policy, reflect on the many new names and faces they've had the pleasure of making an acquaintance with over the last several weeks and review a whole heap of great comics at their table!
Jermaine, Stephen and Adam crawl out of a comic-indused daze with their DC New 52 Week 2 releases in hand to bring you their opinions on every single one of 'em!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam get J.H. Williams III on the line to discuss the origins of the character Cameron Chase, the re-packaging of Promethea into Absolute Editions and the process of the new Batwoman #1! Then they talk about how well the new Ultimate Comics Spider-man #1 holds up, how good it is to have Optic Nerve back on the shelf wish issue #12 and how the group was almost torn apart by Fear itself #6!
In the first of four special edition Acmecast supplements, Jermaine, Stephen and Adam sit down with the first thirteen September releases for the DC New 52 program and go through them one by one for the most in-depth, all-encompassing reviews out there! EDITOR'S NOTE! We're publishing this episode with a lower bit-rate than normal. If you experience significantly lower sound quality on this episode, please let us know so that we can correct it on future shows!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam get down to the sweet science. Not the one studied by pugilists, though there is a bit of that, too. But the sweet, sweet science of comics retailing as it pretains to the landscape of the world, post-DC Relaunch Initiative. Then they talk about everything NOT DC in this week's edition of Comics at the table. For this week's DC Reviews, please listen to this Sunday's Acmecast supplemental, going live at 9 PM!
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam recap the events of the DC 52 Midnight Release Party, bringing you intricate analysis of the only two DC titles out this week, Flashpoint #5 and Justice League #1, and replay the interview conducted that late night with Gail Simone (Batgirl, Fury of Firestorm) and Tony Bedard (Blue Beetle, Green Lantern New Guardians)! Then they get back to business as usual, discussing this week's books like Journey into Mystery, Mighty Thor and Green River Killer!...
Jermaine and Stephen make their relationship work long distance as they discuss how their trip to Baltimore Comic Con went, the abrupt closing of a comic retail juggernaut, the DC Relaunch Initiative by the numbers, an upcoming signing for the fall and the fun of Internation Reading Comics in Public Day! You also get part 2 of the Avengers Assemble ongoing discussion as Jermaine, John and Ryan make their way through the Thunderbolts and Avengers vol. 3! Lastly, the gang bids a very fond and very...
First off, the Acme Adventure Hour returns with a new logo and the first part of a story entitled "Michael Says Goodbye"! Then Jermaine, Stephen, Frank, Michael, Adam and Scott talk to Jonathan Hickman for the majority of the show about next week's Ultimates #1, October's Feel Better Now and November's Fantastic Four #600! Finally they get down to the regular business of discussing the complexities involved in promoting the DC 52 Relaunch Initiative and the many facets of the greatness that is D...
Jermaine, Stephen, Frank, Michael and Scott determine a statute of limitations for the DC 52 Relaunch, sing the praises of Astro City and discuss the possibility of a Walking Dead graphic novel prequel as well as the rest of the week's books!
Ultimate Comics Spider-man writer Brian Michael Bendis takes some time out of the media whirlwind that was the release of Ultimate Comics Fallout #4 to discuss the process of creating Miles Morales and tease the launch of Brilliant, the return of Scarlet, the follow-up to Takio and the filming of the Powers TV pilot! Then Jermaine, Stephen, Frank, Michael, Adam and Jay weigh in on the controversy surrounding the reveal of the new Spidey and become a room divided over the conclusion of Batman: Kn...
EXCLUSIVE! Jermaine and Eddie recount their adventures from San Diego Comic Con International 2011! Need more be said?!
Stephen, Frank, Adam, Michael and Jay are joined by SpongeBob artist and Stuff Said podcast host Gregg Schigiel as they wrap up the Comic Con news and find out how Jermaine made out at the Show! Then they discuss the beginning of Spider-Island, the conclusion of Secret Warriors and everything in between!
Stephen, Frank, Adam, Michael and Jay give new listeners a great jumping on point as comic news blows up in the face of San Diego Comic Con International! They make good on the second half of the Dan Slott ( Amazing Spider-man ) interview that began last week. They risk life and limb in an emptied parking lot to review Captain America: the First Avenger at 3 AM! They talk new comics in equal parts Marvel, DC and independent books. And all the while they miss their fearless leader, Jermaine, a co...
