The irreverent Sal Abbinantti returns to Around Comics along with Chris, Tom and Sal to cover every and any topic under the Golden Mexican Sun. Featured topics this week include Wisconsin Pigs, Dead Pigeons, Atomika's relaunch, the Liefeld method of printing comics, advertising in Diamond's catalog, marketing a small press book, dealing with comic shop owners, the fabulous world of baseball card collecting, Raiders of the Last Porn, Todd McFarlane, dealing original Art, listener emails and more. Featuring music by Alice Cooper. Listen Now!
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Comics 101 - How to make comics. Concept to Comic Shops. Devil's Due Publishing's president Josh Blaylock drops by Dark Tower to help guide us through the process of getting a comic all the way from the pitch to print. What goes into making a good pitch? When does a publisher start marketing a book? How has the book retailer market changed the way publishers schedule and sell a series? We discuss all these topics and more. Along the way we learn what movies scared both Josh and Tom during their formative years. Listen Now!
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In the second part of our conversation with Richard Starkings we move our focus from lettering to Hip Flask and The Elephantmen. What started as a character to help market Comicraft, Hip Flask has become the centerpiece of The Elephantmen universe. A dark and gritty look at a world where the lines between man and animal are blurred, The Elephantmen embraces the widescreen format and showcases amazing artwork with smart and unique stories. Hip Flask is a series that comes out at it's own pace. Listen in to find out why it's worth the wait. Listen Now!
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Around Comics welcomes Australian artist Nicola Scott. Listen in to hear how Nicola got her start in comics and how she manages her collaborations from the other side of the globe. Nicola is staying on art duties for Birds of Prey for now, and she discusses the beginning of Sean McKeever's run as writer on the series. Find out how Nicola almost became a real life Wonder Woman and why Gail Simone fears for the life of My Little Pony. If you're a DC fan and enjoy Nicola's work, she has some great news for you as well. Listen Now! Read more...

Join in as Tom, Sal and Chris discuss Brian Talbot's visionary tale of parallel worlds, war, religion, violence and sex. Synopsis:
Luther Arkwright is a work of apocalyptic science fiction set in parallel universes. The eponymous hero has the unique talent of being able to move between parallels purely by force of will, and is aided by Rose Wylde, a telepath whose many incarnations across the parallels are able to communicate with one another. Luther and Rose are agents of a parallel known as "zero-zero", whose stable position in the multiverse has allowed the development of a world at peace…

A New Year means an all new panel for Around Comics. Some of our favorite past guests return for a discussion about comic books through the years. Join Chris as he welcomes Don Glut, Hilary Barta and Tim Seeley. Listen in to hear the panel's take on the perception of comics as a profession from the late sixties to today and comic based movies from Don's amateur work to the latest big budget blockbusters. Listen Now!
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