Acmecast

Spoilers abound as Jermaine and Ben wrap up their Uncanny deep dive with the long-awaited conclusion to the House of X/Powers of X series from Jonathan Hickman! Theories, feelings, heartbreaks, and future speculation all laid on the table for you to enjoy.  This is a great listen if you need a refresher before X-Men number one! We did the work for you!

We "Roll Out" all the birthday details from our big 2 day back issue sale that included an inshore appearance by IDW Transformers artist Casey Coller. Included are some customers sharing their favorite Lord Retail stories and an excellent conversation with Casey Coller about working for a franchise such as Transformers and how he got his start!

Our deep dive into Hickman's definitive decade spanning change of Marvel's Mutants continues! Come see us for your copies of House and Powers, or talk to us to find out where to start!

In the first episode of an all new all different Acme Cast, Jermaine and Ben sit down with resident "x-pert" Jon Bethel to deep dive into the first issue of Jonathan Hickman's House of X!

The Book Club is BACK, lead by Pete & Austin, and they've reconvened during this, the creepiest month of the year, to discuss the first volume truly disturbing Image Comics series, Nailbiter by Joshua Williamson & Mike Henderson!

"Where do serial killers come from?" and why has Buckaroo, Oregon given birth to sixteen of the most vile serial killers in the world? NSA Agent Nicholas Finch needs to solve that mystery in order to save his friend, and he'll have to team up with the infamous Edward "Nailbiter" Warren to do it. JOSHUA WILLIAMSON & MIKE HENDERSON deliver a mystery that mixes Twin Peaks with the horror of Se7en!

Show Notes:

• Follow Mike & Josh on Twitter!
• Follow Mike Henderson on Twitter to check out all of the daily sketches that Austin & Griff were gushing over!

Stephen, Pete & Austin sit down with two weeks worth of Comics at the Table, get a recap of the goings-on at New York Comic Con 2016, and get to know Acme's newest employee a little bit better before getting way too sentimental with each other!

Show Notes:

• "Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 Variants by Larroca, Reis" at Comic Book Resources.com.
• "Snyder & Capullo Re-Teaming for Batman-centric DC Summer Event at Comic Book Resources.com."
• "The shot of Stephen & Robert Kirkman from this week's email.
• "Support for Hillary & Hawkeye at the Gotham West Market.
• "Adam West on tour at the American Museum of Natural History.

Now's your chance to sit in on the inaugural Acme Comics Book Club, as Pete & Austin lead a group discussion of one of the most important works in the 76 year history of DC Comics, Kingdom Come, and end take a surprise call-in from the book's writer, Mark Waid!

Stephen, Pete & Austin give Jay his moment in the spotlight as they discover how he championed comics as literature while shaping young minds as a high school drama teacher for over a decade, used his job as a radio DJ to develop his collecting habits, and brought it all back around to Star Trek, as always!

Stephen is joined by Jay & Austin as they probe the secret origins of one of Acme's most enigmatic employees, Pete Bowne! Then the gang breaks done Marvel's Civil War II summer (now into fall) event thus far!

Show Notes:

• Rewind This! - While no longer available for Instant Streaming on Netflix, you can still get it from them on DVD or buy the documentary directly from the site.
• "ICv2 Interview: Marvel's David Gabriel - Part 1" at ICv2.com.

Stephen and Adam are joined by their officemates to go through the hits and misses of DC Rebirth with Jay, bring you an Acmecast exclusive announcement with Tree Mail creator Brian Smith, and provide alternative methods to break into comics with Thomas Boatwright!

Show Notes:

• "DC Comics Sales Top Marvel In July Thanks to Rebirth's Strong Performance" at Comic Book Resources.com.
• "Lion Forge Comics Announces 'The Castoffs' From Smith, Reed & Ostertag" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "Raicht & Smith Are Delivering Dreams and Changing Lives in 'Tree Mail'" at Dark Horse.com.
• "Thomas Boatwright is creating macabre creepy cute art and daily theme drawings" at Patreon.com.
• "Back to the Future #1 Sketch Cover by Thomas Boarwright, Lorraine, Lea Thompson" at eBay.com.
• "Danger Girl Renegade #1 Blank Variant Cover, Sketch by Thomas Boatwright" at eBay.com.
• "Danger Girl Renegade #1 Blank Variant, Watercolor Sketch by Thomas Boatwright" at eBay.com.
• "GI Joe/ Street Fighter #1 Blank Cover Variant Blanka Sketch Brian 'Smiity' Smith" at eBay.com.