This week we celebrate Halloween with a dramatic reading of a classic EC Tales From the Crypt tale. We get you ready for the week ahead with new single issue, collected edition and DVD releases. Tom Katers is back as the Answer Man and Darksied reads your e-mails. Regular segments include Jeremy Mullins on Web comics, John Mayo goes over the top 300 and Will Pfeifer talks new and old DVDs. All that and more! Listen Now!
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Powerful forces from beyond have brought together a podtastic panel for this weeks News and Reviews. Join Chris, Tom and Sal as they are joined by New X-Men artist Skottie Young, Scar Tissue artist Dave Wachter, and Comic Book Queer hosts Eric and Stevie D, as they discuss The Bill Finger Awards, the William Gaines movie, Jim Shooter's return to the Valiant Universe, Stan's signing with Disney, and who is dead or alive in the world of comics. And don't miss the second half of the show as the Ghost of John Siuntres and Tom fight it out about Avenger's…

Join Chris, Tom, Sal, Skottie and John as they go over the weeks news, review their Top of the Stack picks and take a look at next weeks books. Top news stories include 'Wanted' filming with Angelina Jolie, DC Showcase changes, we talk with 'Nightly News' creator Johnathan Hickman about his new series 'Pax Romana', Brian Reed announces 'The Circle', Marvel Zombie covers for Halloween and more. Top of the Stack features DC Fifty-Two Aftermath #1, The Last Call Vol. #1, Action Comics #855, Preacher Vol #4, and Ex Machina Special #3. We wrap up the show wth FUturestaxx and…

The round table gets raw and uncut this week as Sal Abbinanti drops by to tell stories like only he can. Sal has worked with some of the best cover artists in the industry while publishing Atomika - God is Red at Mercury Comics www.mercurycomics.com. Listen in to hear about working with some of the most talented and eccentric creators in comics as well as some truly s#*t your pants funny stories. Listener e-mails get the panel talking about Fell, Blacksad, Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy and some of the most bizarre comic themed tattoos we've ever seen. Listen Now! Read more...

For anyone who has an interest in the education of creating comics or is interested in pursuing a career in the sequential arts, this episode is for you. The Savannah College of Art and Design offers a program dedicated to sequential art. Encompassing graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, children's books and storyboards for animation and film, SCAD is one of the few institutions that offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in this specialized field. Professor of Sequential Art Jeremy Mullins and Graduated students Mia Paluzzi and Jarrett Williams join Around Comics to discuss the school and how they prepare…

Around Comics welcomes columnist Stephanie Mangold to the panel to discuss the stereotypes of comic book fans. We take a look at fanboys, fangirls, indie snobs, the Simpsons Comic Guy, personal hygiene and just about everything else that may offend you. As usual we have Wire2Wire Comics News and Top of the Stack recommendations. We also announce our May contest winner and much more. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed