Acmecast

Acmecast episodes:

• 06.08.2024

  BONUSCAST: Mouthbreathers Guild

  We're on a fast trajectory towards HeroesCon; AMERICA'S COMIC BOOK CONVENTION so what better time to sit down with our friends Kevin Tahnhauser and Manny Tavares, creators of Renowned!  They'll be at HereosCon alongside some previous ACME CAST guests Sam...

  
• 05.31.2024

  Pre-C-U

  Oh buddy, there are some hot takes on this one! We talk fast food collectibles, Ben has a tirade against TMNT: Last Ronin, and get to some listener questions. 

  
• 05.18.2024

  Dummy Summer

  Four Eyes Comedy is back at Acme Comics Downtown this Saturday night! We talk Blood Hunt, the rise of Western Comics, and tackle listener questions. 

  
• 05.10.2024

  The Doctor Is In!

  We wrap up Free Comic Book Day activities from both stores! Why can't people be cool?! We're joined by a very special guest, our friend Jack Dougherty!

  
• 05.03.2024

  FREE COMIC BOOK DAY

  Holy cow is it already Free Comic Book Day? Winds of Change, True Believers as this FCBD will be unlike no other! Free Comic Book Day comes to  DOWNTOWN GREENSBORO for the VERY FIRST TIME! We give you a prieview...

  
• 04.23.2024

  Dash Render Looks Cool

  Ben and Austin start this one without Jermaine!  We discuss Greensboro Geek out when Jermaine arrives, get to some long awaited listener questions, and of course... talk about Scooby Doo. 

  
• 04.12.2024

  Total Eclipse of the...

  We talk everything coming up this week at Acme Comics and Acme Comics Downtown.  Greensboro Geek Out at the Tanger Center with Charles Soule, Four Eyes Comedy Returns. The Cat Person/Dog Person comments continue!  Send you listener questions to...

  
• 04.05.2024

  SWEET HOME CHICAGO

  Jermaine Recaps his POST-ComicsPro experiecne venturing through Chicago, Muncie Indiana and more!  He brought gifts!  We add more to the Cat Person/Dog Person argument and answer a long awaited listener question.  Send your Cat Person/Dog Person ideas and all...

  
• 03.29.2024

  Comics BROS

  Did you miss us? We missed you!  Jermaine and Austin break down their ComicsPro experience from a few weeks ago!  We finally hit some listener questions!  Cat Person and Dog Person? Tell us your feelings!

  
• 03.15.2024

  BonusCast: An Interview with Ben Hill and James Solomon!

  Ben sat down with our good friends Ben Hill and James Solomon, local creativees and creators of THE TIME POLICE! The Time Police is now on KICKSTARTER! It's another project that we believe in, created by good people! LINK...

  
• 03.12.2024

  Dune it to 'Em!

  Austin has ventured into the desert lands of Arrakiss and has become a total Spice Girl.  We talk DUNE, catch up on listener questions and wrap up a wild wretling weekend!

  
• 02.16.2024

  Thank you Beast Wars

  A quick run down on whats going on at the stores! Ben went to Assembly Required and now has the custom action figure itch! Austin and Jermaine head to ComicsPro next week! What exactly happened with Ultimate Black Panther? ...

  
• 02.10.2024

  BONUSCAST: Sam Romesburg

  Ben sits down for a relaxed fit conversation with his writing partner, good friend, and co-writer of the upcoming HOUND from MadCave Studios.  Join us on Saturday March 2nd for a signing with Sam Romesburg and Sam Freeman, the...

  
• 02.09.2024

  Fall of Ex(um)

  Lord Retail took a tumble! Acme Comics Downtown is now your home for Pinball!  Listener questions galore! Send YOUR listener questions to [email protected] Sorry, Dan! I changed the wording on your question!

  
• 02.06.2024

  Final Fantíst!

  We talk about many upcoming events, get off the rails as you'd expect, discuss this week's great new releases and dive into some listener questions from new callers!

  
• 01.26.2024

  Beat the House!

  There's an INSANELY cool collection of Spider-Man Comics coming to Lawndale this weekend!  Whats the future of Skybound's Universal Monsters line? We need your listener questions! Email them to BEN@ACMECOMICS>COM

  
• 01.19.2024

  We're Going Tonight!

  A breakdown of the week at BOTH Acme Comics locations.  Whats up with kids nowadays?!  Avengers Twilight is the sleeper hit story of the year!  We tackle a little backlog of great listener questions Join us for the Four...

  
• 01.12.2024

  Ben Botched the Audio... Again!

  I know! I'm sorry. I messed up!  We talk Ultimate Spider-Man, Transformers 4, Rebel Moon, and of course MORTAL KOMBAT

  
• 01.05.2024

  Closing the Door on 2023!

  It's our 2023 year in review!  Our favorite comics and graphic novels, our least favorite comics and graphic novels.  The best moments of the year!  We crown this year's ACME COMICS CUSTOMER OF THE YEAR!

  
• 12.29.2023

  One 'Pod to 'Cast Them!

  Listen! As a man basically discovers LOTR for the first time! Laugh! As we stumble through the technical difficulties of this week's recording Revel! In the items that were sold for Christmas! Gasp! Over DUKE #1! Shriek in Terror! As...

  
• 12.22.2023

  Christmas with the 'Cast!

  Godzilla talk! Listener Questions! A.V.P.V.G! Send your year end listener questions to [email protected]

  
• 12.15.2023

  "What's your favorite Christmas Movie?"

  What's your favorite Christmas Movie?  Post-Jim Henson Muppets is good and Ben won't let Jermaine convince him differently!  A lot of comics talk! It's been a great month for new releases.  We discuss holiday shopping in the shops!

  
• 12.01.2023

  Thanks...given!

  We discuss black friday and thanksgiving week, tonight's Batman '89 event, christmas at the store, Godzilla Minus One and more!  Thank you to our sponsors: WOOOO! Energy and Chad Merrit. 

  
• 11.17.2023

  We've Gotta Say Something Positive

  We dicuss the latest book from James Tynion, The Deviant! GI Joe is back in action! A well-deserved listener question gets the main focus! Email your listener questions to [email protected]

  
• 11.15.2023

  Bonuscast: The History of Hardcore with Hunter Delaney!

  Ben sits down to talk with independet creator, Hunter Delaney!  Hunter is currently running a kickstarter for his independently publisher graphic novel, THE HISTORY OF HARDCORE!  Think Hip Hop Family Tree for Punk and Hardcore.  Acme Comics Downtown will...

  
• 11.10.2023

  OPEN'ED

  Acme Comics Downtown is officially open!  Ben and Austin discuss the grand opening and all of the upcoming events that you'll get your chance to be a part of!

  
• 11.02.2023

  Interview with writer Sam Freeman (Basic Instinct, Hound)

  NOT CLEAN. Some cursing in this episode.  Ben sits down with Sam Freeman, writer of the upcoming BASIC INSTINCT series from Sumerian Comics and HOUND from Mad Cave Studios!  We talk about how Sam got into comics and...

  
• 10.27.2023

  The Lugosi of it All!

  The Acme Comics Downtown Grand Opening is tomorrow Saturday October 28th! We dig into all of the details and answer some listener questions all while giving praise to James Tynion and Martin Simmond's DRACULA from Image Comics!

  
• 10.16.2023

  Ch-ch-ch-ha-ha-ha

  Recorded on Friday the 13th, October 2023!  Ben and Austin recap an already busy October and talk the Grand Opening of our SECOND LOCATION coming to Downtown Greensboro!

  
• 10.03.2023

  Pete's Back on the Podcast!

  For the first time in quite a long time we welcome Pete Bowne back to the Podcast!  We talk about our night out at the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts!  The Nightmare off Elm St film series at...

  
• 09.22.2023

  ...And Then There Were Two!

  Jermaine is out for this podcast!  Ben and Austin hit on some important Acme Comics events and tease some upcoming surprises!  If you're an avid listener, rush to acmecomics.com and enter to win two tickets to see INTO THE...

  
• 09.18.2023

  The Brian Michael Bendis Panel!

  Here it is!  Jermaine hit Baltimore Comic-Con and was invited to host a panel with the world-famous Brian Micahel Bendis!  This is truly a treat for Acme Comics shoppers, Bendis fans, and all comic book fans. 

  
• 09.15.2023

  Baltimore!

  Jermaine "Birthday Boy" Exum recounts his excursion to Baltimore Comic-Con!  We go over a special Cast-question from Jermaine.  Email us your responses to this week's listener inquriy to [email protected]

  
• 08.18.2023

  HANGMAN COUNTRY

  Jermaine gives us his feelings on BLUE BEETLE!  Austin and Ben breakdown their AEW Collision excursion!

  
• 08.11.2023

  DOWNTOWN!

  We announce our biggest news of the year... well actually of the past 40 years! Acme Comics will return to downtown Greensboro with a second location opening in October of this year!  Keep those awesome listener questions coming!  ...

  
• 08.04.2023

  STUDIO 1983!

  Coming to you live from a currently top secret location for the first time! Jermaine went to Galaxy-Con!  What to do with all these variant covers?! Listener questions!  "No one tell my mom that I'm judging her for not eating...

  
• 07.28.2023

  The Guild!

  The Band is back together... but not that band you're thinking of!  Sleep evades Jermaine.  Austin responds to Barbie.  The Save Like Spidey Summer Sidewalk Sale! 

  
• 07.21.2023

  Don't Be a Zero, Eat the Acme Hero!

  We talk about your new favorite sandwich, the Acme Hero!  Ben finally saw a movie in theaters and shares his feelings about BARBIE.  15 years of The Dark Knight! Listener Questions abound!

  
• 07.15.2023

  Ben Botched the Audio!

  You guys know me. I'm usually on the top of my game! Today I wasn't and the victim of that is the audio of this week's podcast!  Hopefully you can make out everything everyone is saying! It's a great...

  
• 07.07.2023

  Yuck Your Yum

  Jermaine and Austin break down Indiana Jones! SPOILER ALERTS abound!  Knight Terrors is really good... Like really really good.  Night of the Ghoul is out in paperback and we couldn't be more excited to share it with a whole swath...

  
• 06.24.2023

  Heroes Con Breakdown

  Jermaine breaks down his HeroesCon experience!  It was a great week for comics!  Send us you listener questions to [email protected]

  
• 06.16.2023

  Full Flash Pass?

  Austin and Jermaine discuss the events of THE FLASH! What are the best wings in Greensboro? Does Michael Keaton deliver?  The massive success of the Alan Davis signing Acme at Bat pt 2! Listener Questions

  
• 06.09.2023

  HeroesCon Declassified Survival Guide

  -A live un-boxing (more like un-pocketing) on the podcast with some cool gifts form our pal Matt Sylar!  -Jermaine tells us his feelings on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts! -A complete HeroesCon guide for new and experienced atendees alike!  -30...

  
• 06.02.2023

  Well-Versed in the Spider-Verse

  Jermaine gives us his spoiler-free review of Across the Spider-Verse and Shin Kamen Rider while Ben laments the state of movie theaters today!  We tell about our experience from Carolina Fear Fest and talk about the launch party for the...

  
• 05.23.2023

  The Meals Not Over Until I Hate Myself

  We must be hungry! We're talking about food for the millionth time!  A quick update on what's going on in the world of Acme Comics! The ACME '83 beer collaboration with Little Brother Brewing is coming soon. What do...

  
• 05.12.2023

  No Taste Buds Shall Escape Starlight!

  The gang is still a little weary from FCBD! We discuss the event's massive success and thank everyone involved before diving into some upcoming events and listener questions (and complaints)!

  
• 05.05.2023

  The James Gunn Club!

  Tomorrow is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY!  We tell you everything that goes into the final day of preparation, run down the day's festivities, and drop some surprises!  Jermaine gives his honest review of the final James Gunn addition to...

  
• 04.28.2023

  Boomer Texts

  We're barreling down the pipeline toward Free Comic Book Day! Ben and Jermaine update you with everything Acme, including the full details of our collaboration with Little Brother Brewing, the Rico Renzi signing on April 29th, and the final day...

  
• 04.15.2023

  Full Court Press!

  It's a touchdown of a weekend as the Acme crew talks about their massive weekend coming up! The Spring Cleaner Sale Returns! Bob Hoskins!  Austin finally reveals something we've been teasing for quite some time!

  
• 04.07.2023

  Thrawn Song

  Another busy week at the store!  We start off by talking about upcoming events before being interrupted by the Ahsoka trailer! Listener Questions abound!