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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!

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!
Austin and Jermaine wrap up Book of Boba Fett and the gang talks store going-ons!
The gang discusses book of Boba Fett and the much anticipated JURASSIC LEAGUE!
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!?