Whether it's Coke, Nike or Chevrolet, Madison Avenue has taken notice of the marketing potential of comic books and the purchasing power of the core demographic. In response, The Big Two have opened the doors for companies to advertise not only in comics, but in the art of the stories themselves. Hold on, true believer, product placement is coming to a comic book near and dear to your heart. Join Chis, Sal, Dave and Tom as they discuss the pros and cons of this new advertising initiative. Plus Wire2Wire news, listener emails, Top of the Stack and more. …

Around Comics welcomes Donald Glut to the show to talk about his career as a film maker and comic book scribe. Comic fans are most familiar with his work on Marvel's classic What If...? series, but his amateur films of the 50s and 60s were influential to an entire generation of film makers as well. Listen in to hear stories about jumping out of cars, death rays from above, exploding bags of gasoline and more. Chris, Tom and the CBQ's Stevie D. spend a fun evening with the innovative and entertaining Donald F. Glut. We'll be back again next week…

This week the gang talks about Dwayne McDuffie taking over JLA, Marc Waid taking over The Flash, the upcoming nuptials of Green Arrow and Black Canary, Sam Jackson putting on a patch and more recent comics news. Top of the Stack features Flash #13, Brave and the Bold #4 and Highwaymen #1. Don't miss Thursday's episode when we are joined by Mouse Guard creator David Peterson. Listen Now!
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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

In our final News, Reviews and Previews episode, Chris, Sal, Tom and Skottie discuss 24 hour comic-book day, the 24 hour podcast, the Eightball #22 controversy, the JLA director announced, BOOM! Studios replying to their pagan readers. In top of the Stack, the crew picked Irredeemable Ant-Man #12, Daredevil Vol. 12, Ripclaw Pilot Season #1 Tom Strong Vol. 1. We finish of the episode with Futurestaxx and some special announcements. Listen Now!
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News and Reviews from the past week. The panel discusses Rich Koslowski's Three Geeks movie project, new Marvel Zombie figures, The Walking Dead, Frank Miller's Ronin the movie, January's sales numbers, Diamond's silver anniversary and much more. Reviews include JSA, Batman, Blade and Godland. We announce a few more details about the New York Comic Con, and prepare to finish up our Absolute Watchmen contest. Remember to listen in on Thursday for a conversation with Marc Guggenheim! Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed