Around Comics reaches 250 episodes of "Nothing better to do on Friday nights". Join Chris, Tom, Sal and special guest Josh Elder for in-depth discussions on Underground Competitive Eating, Comics Wrist, The Golden Age of Role Playing and Ninja Turtles. Voice Mail dominates the second half of the show and concludes with talk about getting comics into schools and how Wood lost 40 lbs. by removing his bling.

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Around Comics welcomes Mike Kennedy and Adam Schwenk of EA Games to the roundtable. We discuss what goes into the creation and development of one of the world's favorite forms of entertainment and how the process has changed over the years. We talk about what video game franchises have made the jump to the printed medium, and what comic properties have successfully and not so successfully made it to your favorite console. Listen in for a behind the scenes look at the video game industry and how comic books and their creators are playing a key role. Listen Now!
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The round table gets raw and uncut this week as Sal Abbinanti drops by to tell stories like only he can. Sal has worked with some of the best Sal Abbinanti returns for another week of funny stories from his life in and out of the comics industry. Sal offers his unique perspective on conventions, artistic styles, other creators and... Arena Football? Erik Rose drops by to talk about serial killers and his new book The Roberts from Image Shadowline. Listen in to find out what darkness lies in the hearts of Around Comics as Sal gets us to reveal…

Around Comics brings you one more episode from Challengers Comics + Conversation. Challengers co-owner Dal jumps in for a discussion about opening a new comic shop in Chicago and everything they did to make Challengers a great store. Wizard Magazine offers up their Best of 2008 lists and we talk about some of their picks and throw in our own. Listen in to find out who our favorite creators and what our favorite books of 2008 were. 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...

Guests galore on this installment of Around Comics. Join Chris and Tom as they welcome Matt Sturges, Mike Norton, Tony Akins and John Siuntres for a series of diverse topic discussions. DC's weekly comics, Stax Records, Swamp Thing, House of Mystery, Jack of Fables, JSA, Chain Link Fences, Universal Monster Movies, PBS, Moon Pies, Mr. Show vs. SNL, May Fest, Improv Comedy and more.

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