Acmecast

WE'RE BACK!

Sorry for the late posting, but we figured that since you already had to wait on us for ten weeks, what's a few more hours, right?

Show Notes:

• Luke Cage Official Trailer at YouTube.com.
• Wonder Woman Comic-Con Trailer at YouTube.com.
• Justice League Official Comic-Con Trailer at YouTube.com.

Stephen, Adam & Rob grab their copies of the Feminine Mystique to critique the second part of Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev's Daredevil run, and then they burn the midnight oil with incoming Batman writer Tom King as they discuss his plans for the Caped Crusader, his time in the CIA and how it influenced his creator-owned series Sheriff of Babylon, and the origins of his run on Vision in his debut novel A Once Crowded Sky!

Stephen and Adam pay tribute with a final word on their favorite creator that brought them closer together as friends through comics, travel and attitude, Darwyn Cooke.

Show Notes:

• Inside cover doodles of Batman in Batman Ego & Other Stories, The Spirit in volume 1, and Doop in X-Force - Famous, Mutant & Mortal.
• MegaCon 2008 Green Lantern sketch with detail of the playing card from the New Frontier Casino, reprinted in Retroactive by Brandstudio Press.
• Issue #6 Page 8 from The Spirit, inked by J.Bone, acquired at San Diego Comic Con International 2010, as well as the HeroesCon 2008 print that was turned into the cover of the DC: New Frontier deluxe edition hardcover.
• Kitty Pryde full commission from MegaCon 2008.
• New Frontier finished promo image with the original art.
• Adam's Green Lantern and Stephen's Batman & Supergirl from the Absolute New Frontier frontispiece.
• Signature plates from the exclusive editions of Parker - The Hunter, The Outfit and the Score, issued at San Diego Comic Con International 2009, New York Comic Con 2010 and San Diego Comic Con International 2012, respectively.
• Signed copy of October 1985's New Talent Showcase #19, featuring Darwyn's first published work, and a retouched copy of Solo #5.
• The cover of next month's Silver Surfer #5, with the figure that we suppose is Darwyn.
• Page 1 of the Justice League: New Frontier Special, pretty much summing up the way Stephen feels about comics, and especially DC, in general.
• Comic Book Artist Magazine cover from March 2004 featuring characters from DC AND Marvel as well as Toy Story, Men in Black, Witchblade, Looney Tunes, Madman and more.
• Detective Comics #37 variant cover from December 2015.

Stephen, Rob and Adam shake off the post-Free Comic Book Day haze to give the final word on this year's festivities (and a hit towards 2017), provide their spoiler-filled review of Captain America: Civil War, and express their amazement at the poignancy of the first volume of Brian Bendis & Alex Maleev's Daredevil, even 14 years later!

Stephen, Rob and Adam surprise even themselves with their enthusiasm as they dig into the first six issues of Stan Lee & Jack Kirby's original Fantastic Four, featuring the first appearance of the FF (obvs.), the Mole Man, the Skrulls, Miracle Man (?) and Doctor Doom and the return of Namor the Sub-Mariner as well as gag ads, in-House of Ideas promotions, the very first Marvel No Prize, socio-political impacts and MORE!

Preacher pt. 6 (of 6)

Stephen, Rob and Adam round out their first book club by bringing Preacher to a close, run through the laundry list of "Black"/ sci-fi/ post-apocalyptic/ paranormal/ crime noir announcements from Emerald City Comic Con's Image Expo, and gush over the prolonged Star Wars excited provided by the first Rogue One teaser trailer!

Show Notes:

SPOILERS!!!

To borrow a Jermaine-ism, because you demanded it, seriously, like even when we weren't at work people were asking us, it's a no-holds-barred, SPOILER-filled review of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice with Stephen, the film most vocal opponent RIley, and it's most hopeful supporter Pete, plus a rundown of the creative teams, release dates and formats of DC Rebirth titles shipping in June!

Show Notes:

Preacher pt. 5 (of 6)

Stephen, Rob and Adam get you up to speed on the latest comic-related mature readers/ viewers release dates out of SXSW, including Preacher, Outcast, Daredevil and Batman v. Superman, and take a break from their pursuit of the almighty to seek justice, and a brass ring podcast guest, in their own neck of the woods!

Show Notes:

Stephen, Rob and Adam share their local cues, reach their Preacher threshold and tell you which midwestern and deep south states to avoid in the last episode!

Show Notes:

Stephen and Pete catch you up on the last three days of announcements from the ComicsPRO Annual Membership Meeting, including new titles from Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez and Marvel Star Wars, Image publisher Eric Stephenson's remarks, and MORE!