Skottie Young continues his duties as guest host while Sal is away. Chris, Tom and Skottie are joined by Cecil Castellucci, the author of DC's new MINX book The Plain Janes. Listen in as the panel discusses the challenges of moving from novels to comics, writing for a target audience and breaking down the stereotypes of who can read comics. Find the answers to what is the most covered band tattoo is, and what it's like to camp out for movie tickets... For SIX weeks! Listen Now!
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Mike Norton drops by to wrap up our discussion about the New York convention and we begin to look forward to the Reed's newly announced Chicago show. We discover that Sean McKeever hates Chris and Sal is just angry. Top of the Stack makes a return with talk about R.E.B.E.L.S., Fantastic Four, Invincible Iron Man, Fables, Bad Dog, Neil Gaiman's Batman and more. Who is the best joker, Heath Ledger or Cesar Romero? What is the advantage of buying dead media? What is the REAL Kirby Crackle? All these questions and more are answered on this week's Around Comics! Listen…

It's no secret that everyone at Around Comics loves The Exterminators. Author Simon Oliver returns for an interview that picks up from our discussion last August. Find out how fan reaction has changed towards a book about pest control and our never ending struggle with the forces of nature. Simon's outsider perspective of the comics industry raises interesting points on how comics are marketed and distributed as well as how they are viewed outside of the industry. What does the future hold for The Exterminators and it's unique cast of characters? Listen in for clues and revelations. Listen Now!
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Tom is back from his many travels, and he joins Chris and John for an episode that's jam packed with comics culture discussion. Wizard Wor... er Chicago Comic Con is almost here and we go over the list of guests we're excited to see. San Diego is now in the rear view mirror and this year's Eisner Awards are in the books as well. The panel discusses some of the big announcements and big winners. Listener voice-mails from 3 different countries and Tom's take on Astonishing X-Men.

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Being a Comic Book Artist - Join us as we talk with Skottie Young, artist of New X-Men, and Mike Norton, artist of The All-New Atom, as we discuss the ins and outs of being a professional comic book artist. From working with writers and scripts, to breakdowns, thumbnails and finished pages, we quiz the boys on what it really is like to work for Marvel and DC. Beyond the "How To Draw", this informative, funny and educational look at the working habits of two of comics brightest young stars is a must listen for aspiring artists and non-artists alike.…

On this episode, Chris, Sal, Tom and Skottie go over some more news from Comic-Con, including the Eisner Award winners, some new dc animated features, the four creative teams for Amazing Spider-Man, The New Punisher, Iron-Man trailer, Robert Downey Jr, Grant Morrison on Final Crisis, and The Spirit movie casting. Top of the Stac picks include Fantastic Four #548, My Freind Dahmer, Classwar and Buffy the Vampire Hunter #8. We also go over some of next weeks releases in Futurestaxx as well as what Skottie would do if the word 'awesome' never existed, comic book papparatzzi, and more. Don't miss…