An All-Star panel of comics podcasters assemble to discuss the first issue of the the year's most anticipated event. Join Chris and Sal as they welcome Collected Comics Library's Chris Marshall and The Comic Book Queers Stevie D. for an in-depth conversation of DC's Blackest Night. The episode rounds out with e-mail from China, voice mails from Fester and Ted from Indiana and a look at The Punisher, 20th Century Boys and Geek Speed Dating.

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Wizard World Chicago Pt. 2. The gang sits down on Saturday night, with a host of friends from the show to talk about the convention, sketches, artist alley, panels and more. Guests include Dave Wachter & Pat Loika from Ronin Studios, Neil Gorman from the Comicology Podcast, Mark Beatty from Darktower Comics, Sean & Jim from the Raging Bullets Podcast, David Price, Vince B and Matt S., Dan 'Papercut" C, Weekrocker, Dustin Draise and more. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed

Around Comics returns with an all new episode from Chicago. Join Tom, Chris, Mark and Nixon's Pals artist Chris Burnham. Top of the Stack reviews include Fun Home, Nixon's Pals, She-Hulk and JSA Classified. After being attacked by the Dark Tower guard dog, John Siuntres drops by to reflect on the New York Con and talk Showcases. Listen Now!
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Our heroes start off the New Year with a visit from writer, inker and longtime freind of the program Ande Parks. Ande joins Chris, Sal and Skottie as we take a look at the year that was, and what we're looking forward to in 2008. We go over some of our favorite books from 2007 including Daredevil, Iron-Fist, The Spirit, Criminal, Green Lantern, and others, and talk with both Ande and Skottie about their favorite projects and what they are working on next. Later, we talk about what we'd like to see happen in 2008 and give our thoughts on…

The show moves from our regular home of Dark Tower to Studio B of Challengers Comics for Free Comic Book Day. To mark the special day, Around Comics welcomes Image founder and the creator of Savage Dragon, Erik Larsen! From his early work for DC and Marvel through his landmark series Savage Dragon and his position as Image Publisher, Erik Larsen has been one of the most influential and important figures in comics for almost two decades. Listen in for discussions on the formation of Image, the march to Savage Dragon #500, Image United, The Savage Dragon cartoon and Bacon…

The panel goes over the weeks top headlines in Wire2Wire Comic Book News, and give there reviews and recommendations in Top of the Stack. Listen in as Chris, Sal, Tom and guests John Siuntres and Mike Norton talk about the week in comic books. Recommendations include Superman Confidential, Detective Comics, Welcome To Tranquility and Jonah Hex . Come back on Thursday for a discussion with Jason Aaron, the author of The Other Side from Vetigo. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed