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Ep. 274 - This is it.

Ep. 274 - This is it.

This is it. The last of 3 episodes from the final Around Comics recording. Chris and Sal say goodbye with help from Kyle Bice, Stevie D, Chris Burnham, Mark Beaty, Christian Alamy and more. We take a walk down memory lane with clips from Gene Colan, Greg Rucka, Jason Aaron, Matt Fraction, Denny O'Neil and John Byrne. It's been an amazing ride. Thanks for ...

Ep. 273 - The Long Goodbye Pt. 2

Ep. 273 - The Long Goodbye Pt. 2

The 2nd episode of the long goodbye for Around Comics rolls into action with some of our favorite past guests. Ande Parks is working on some new projects for Green Hornet, and he even has Sal interested. John Siuntres and Patrick Brower drop in for some great conversation and a preview of what will be happening during the weekend of C2E2. We wrap up with H...

Ep 272 - The Long Goodbye Pt. 1

Ep 272 - The Long Goodbye Pt. 1

The final recordings of Around Comics start here. Dark Tower Comics was filled with friends on a Friday night to help us send off the show in style. Tom Katers joins us from the road with stories of skate punks, back pain and east coast juggling improve. Mike Norton and Tiny Hank talk Shazam and long distance relationships gone bad. Tom Fowler checks in wi...

Ep. 271 - The Green Hornet's Nest

Ep. 271 - The Green Hornet's Nest

Around Comics welcomes Stevie D from The CBQ podcast and John Siuntres back to the panel for a conversation about First Wave, Pulps, Golden Age Comics, The Mighty Avengers, Canada and much more. After offending most of the free world, the panel engages in a debate of "what is good" and the legacy of The Green Hornet. Featured Music by: Daptone Records...

Ep. 270 - Drag Racing

Ep. 270 - Drag Racing

The countdown is on to our last episode. Sal is back and he joins Chris for a conversation about The Big Bang Theory and… Around Curling? Later the panel welcomes Stevie D and John Siuntres for a frantic, disjointed and fun conversation about a variety of comics and pop culture topics. Remember to enter our C2E2 contest for tickets and exclusive merch...

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Around Comics, The Comic Books Culture Podcast, features the very best comic book news, reviews and opinions. The AC Heroes, Chris, Sal and Tom offer a deep knowledge of comic books, as well as a fantastic sense of humor and a true passion for the medium. Once a week our terrific trio brings you a roundtable discussion featuring, special guest panelists, comic book reviews, pop culture talk and plenty of laughs.

Fun, intelligent, and educational, you never know what a new show may offer, but it will be sure to keep you entertained. Previous guests on the show include Skottie Young, Mike Norton, Hilary Barta, John Byrne, Ed Brubaker, Jason Aaron, Jeffrey Brown, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Tony Moore, Steve Niles, Greg Rucka, Richard Starkings, James Robinson and others.

Recorded from Dark Tower Comics and Collectables on Chicago's North Side, Around Comics is a fresh, entertaining and often hilarious look at the world of comic books and the fans that love them.

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  • Ep. 011 - Comic Conventions
    Comic book con season is here so Chris and Sal invited Scar tissue Artist Dave Wachter, and comic fan David Price to talk all about our favorite summer geek fests. From the panels, to the quarter bins we give you the ins and out of Comic Cons. All that plus Wire2Wire news and Top of the Stack. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed
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  • Ep. 173 - Spillover
    On this spillover episode Sal cuts together some clips from previous recording sessions. First up, the crew gets hungry as Sal invents the next great redneck snack food, Skottie introduces us to Cowboy Cool-Beans, we discuss Chicago's utter lack of good seafood, we insult Canada...again, especially the pizza, Chris grosses us out with his favorite sandwich and other culinary delights. Later, Skottie spews forth his hatred of comic book trailers, we watch the Doomsday trailer and try and determine if it's supposed to be a joke, Tom gets even more disappointed with the History Channel, we talk about Cloverfield, we…
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  • Ep. 004 - WWW and Comics
    We all know it, we all use it and some of even enjoy it. The Internet. How has it changed things in comics. How do fans, publishers and creators use it to their advanage? What does the future hold. Join Chris and Sal as they welcome some very special guests from PA. The Comic Book Geek Speek crew. Bryan, Peter, Jamie and Sean talk tell us what they think about the World Wide Web. All that, plus Top of the Stack, News and more.. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed
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  • Ep. 069 - Comics 101: EC Comics
    Entertaining Comics or as they were more commonly known, EC Comics were the most groundbreaking and industry changing comics of their or maybe any other era. The list of creators that worked for EC are a comic historian's Who's Who of sequential art legends. In this comics 101 edition of Around Comics, we take a step-by-step look at the history of EC Comics. With the help of comics veteran Hilary Barta we discuss the lasting mark that the company and it's creators left on the comic book industry. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed
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  • Around Comics - Book Club - The Adventures of Luther Arkwright
    Join in as Tom, Sal and Chris discuss Brian Talbot's visionary tale of parallel worlds, war, religion, violence and sex. Synopsis:
    Luther Arkwright is a work of apocalyptic science fiction set in parallel universes. The eponymous hero has the unique talent of being able to move between parallels purely by force of will, and is aided by Rose Wylde, a telepath whose many incarnations across the parallels are able to communicate with one another. Luther and Rose are agents of a parallel known as "zero-zero", whose stable position in the multiverse has allowed the development of a world at peace…
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  • Ep. 203 - Politics in Comics
    Election Day is approaching and Around Comics is talking politics. Chris and Tom are joined by small press publisher Sarah Becan and comics creator Hilary Barta in a discussion about politics in comics and other entertainment media. Politics have been a part of comics since their inception. We talk about their influence in Captain America, Pogo, Hulk, Howard the Duck, small press comics, mainstream comics and more. Listen Now!
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