This week, on another roundtable, our heroes Chris, Tom, Sal and Skottie, jump the Rio Grande and get in some trouble. On Part I of this extra-long roundtable, the panel discusses their top of the stack picks including Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot, Fell Vol. 1, Punisher Max Vol. 1, Nextwave: Agents of HATE Vol. 1, and Superman Confidential #11. Meanwhile...we talk a little bit about Skottie's X-Men project, driving and fighting bobcats, why we own pitbulls, if Absinthe without mercury is worth drinking, how Wendy's makes no sense, why Chris loves Manga, punching Akira with a fistful of…

Chris, Tom and Mike Norton are back for the second episode from New Years Day. A rambling scrambling discussion includes thoughts on Battlestar Galactica, Doctor Who, Powers, WONK, The Magic of SHAZAM, Captain Britain MI-13, The Looking Glass Wars & Hatter M, Blackest Night and more.

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Around Comics celebrates our 50th Episode! Join us for Part I of this fantastic event, as we record from the first ever Chicago Mini-Con. Chris, Sal and Tom are joined by Wordballoon's John Siuntres as we welcome Bill Reinhold, Franchesco!, Mike Huddleston, Doug Klauba, Mike Oliveri, Dave Wachter, Len Kody, Jason Millet, Scott Johnson, Tom Kelly, Tony Akins and more. We also hear from Matt Fraction, Ande Parks, Phil Hester, Tony Moore and Jim McCann. Don't miss a terrific night of fun, comics and talk. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed

In part two of our 4 part retrospective on the major comic book publishers, we take a look at Marvel Comics. From Avengers Dissassembled, to the Road to Civil War, join Chis Sal and Mark as we dissasemble the Marvel U. Plus news, listener emails, top of the stack and more. Warning, this show contais spoilers, listen at your own risk. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed

Around Comics welcomes John Byrne. One of the most influential and controversial creators in comics joins Around Comics for a lengthy conversation discussing his three decade career. Find out the only thing DC wouldn't let him do with the Superman relaunch. The real origin of Kitty Pryde will surprise you. The Next Men? Chris Claremont? Peter David? Listen and find out. Also, the panel goes over the weeks top headlines in Wire2Wire Comics News and we give our weekly reviews and recommendations in Top of the Stack. Check back later this week for John Byrne Part II Download…

Mike Oliveri joins the Around Comics panel to discuss his bookWerewolves: Call of the Wild. We talk about the horror genre in comics, what it takes to get a new independent comic off the ground, and why werewolves are cooler than vampires. We go over the top headlines in Wire2Wire News and give our weekly reviews in Top of the Stack. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed