Around Comics takes a look back on the previous week's news and new comic book releases. John Siuntres and listener Jay Scarsy join the panel to discuss top headlines such as the return of Tank Girl, the new Black Coat series, Alan Moore and the Black Dossier, New York Comic Con programing and Comic Shop Payola. Book reviews include Phonogram, Green Lantern Corps, Agents of Atlas, Hyperion Vs Nighthawk, JSA and more. Download this Episode Subscribe to our iTunes Feed

Skottie Young continues his duties as guest host while Sal is away. Chris, Tom and Skottie are joined by Cecil Castellucci, the author of DC's new MINX book The Plain Janes. Listen in as the panel discusses the challenges of moving from novels to comics, writing for a target audience and breaking down the stereotypes of who can read comics. Find the answers to what is the most covered band tattoo is, and what it's like to camp out for movie tickets... For SIX weeks! 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, on another roundtable, our heroes Chris, Tom, Sal and Skottie, jump the Rio Grande and get in some trouble. On Part I of this extra-long roundtable, the panel discusses their top of the stack picks including Alice in Sunderland by Bryan Talbot, Fell Vol. 1, Punisher Max Vol. 1, Nextwave: Agents of HATE Vol. 1, and Superman Confidential #11. Meanwhile...we talk a little bit about Skottie's X-Men project, driving and fighting bobcats, why we own pitbulls, if Absinthe without mercury is worth drinking, how Wendy's makes no sense, why Chris loves Manga, punching Akira with a fistful of…

Our Heroes, Mike Norton, Skottie Young, Chris Neseman and Brian "Sal" Salazar, fight for your right to Wiki. Follow the powers of podcasting as they talk this week's Top of the Stack picks including Captain Marvel #1, House of M: Avengers #1, No Dominion: A Novel, Checkmate Vol. 1, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: The Black Dossier, American Flagg, Tom Strong, Mage, Watchmen, The Circle #1 and whatever else comes to mind. Meanwhile...The forces of evil shudder at our stupidity as we discuss how to slice turkey with a lightsaber, if 616 is the Number of the Beast, why Wikipedia is…

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