Join Sal, Tom and John, as they are joined by Hilary Barta and Mike Norton. The gang talks about the road to, and the journey of, being a freelance comic book artist. Along the way we make a few detours to discuss The Watchmen, what it is like to be in a bar with a dead man, and how to avoid bear attacks. Tom introduces a new segment - Letter Page Classics! Don't miss a second of the hilarity, irreverence and infunimation. Listen Now!
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New York Comic Con Wrap-Up Part 1. In the first part of our report from The Big Apple, the crew tells John Siuntres about our adventures in the City that Never Sleeps. Listen to interviews with Greg Rucka, Michael Golden, and a conversation between Mike Norton and Sean McKeever. There's lots of comic talk mixed with biscuits and gravy, giant suitcases, Jim Steranko, air mattresses and Gary Coleman. Remember to check back on Friday for the finale of our New York wrap-up. Listen Now!
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Around Comics welcomes Ande Parks to the panel to discuss multi- talented creators in comics. These are the creators that have shown the ability to cover a variety of tasks involved in creating a comic. Whether it's writing, editing, drawing, inking, coloring etc. Tom has an exclusive and very candid interview with one of key figures in the Marvel Universe in a special report. We cover the weeks top headlines, and open the panel up to include several people that wandered into the shop this week. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed

This week we talk with Douglas Wolk, the author of Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean. Find out what goes into being a comics critic and where the future of comics may be headed. 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, Jeremy Mullins tells us about Butternutsquash.net, John Mayo goes over the top 100 trades and Will Pfeifer talks new and old DVDs. All that and more! Listen Now!
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Around Comics is back with a double sized issue. Chris is joined by Chris Burnham, Patrick Brower, John Siuntres and special guest Jeff Parker. The panel discusses the local slate of Chicago events and then moves on to talk about Marvel's Dark Reign and the War of Kings story line. We also talk about how Savage Dragon and the new issue of Batman & Robin have delivered the goods on why we love comics.
Jeff Parker has been writing some of the most entertaining comics in the industry and we finally catch up with him to talk about Agents…

Greg Rucka Part I. You know we couldn't fit Greg Rucka into just one episode. Listen in to the first half of our lengthy conversation with the writer of such titles as Wolverine, Batman, Wonder Woman, Gotham Central, Adventures of Superman and of course... Queen & Country. Stick around after the interview for Wire2Wire comics news, our weekly picks, and some fantastic listener e-mails and voicemails. Special guests include Matt Richter, Dave Wachter and Mike Norton. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed