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- Acmecast #226 - No Wet!
Jermaine, Stephen and Jay welcome new Acme employee and podcast editor Austin to the show as they attempt to make sense of the structure of Secret Wars, illuminate on the distinction that there are Artist Editions and then there is everything else, and call their shots on the best comics and graphic novels in the March Previews catalogue for items shipping in May!
1 hr 7 min - Acmecast #225 - Live Long & Prosper...
Jermaine, Stephen and Jay announce the arrival of writer, artist, painter, Vertigo cornerstone and Eisner-award winner Jill Thompson to the sketch pavilion for Free Comic Book Day 2015, run through three big weeks of Comics at the Table, and check in on the happenings at the 2015 ComicsPRO Annual Meeting in Portland with special correspondent and Pittsburgh Comics owner Colin McMahon, all before mourning the passing of Leonard Nimoy as the news breaks.
Show Notes:
- "Sony Picture Entertainment Brings Marvel Studios Into the Amazing World of Spider-man" at Marvel.com.
- A look at Pirates of Coney Island, the Oni Press book by Rick Spears and Vasilis Lolos that Stephen and Jermaine mention in reference to Curb Stomp.
- Visit Pittsburgh Comics.com!
- Like Pittsburgh Comics on Facebook!
- Follow Pittsburgh Comics on Twitter!
- Listen to the Pittsburgh Comics Podcast!
- "Leonard Nimoy, 'Star Trek's' Spock, Dies at 83" at Variety.com.
- "Leonard Nimoy, Spock of 'Star Trek,' Dies at 83" at New York Times.com.
1 hr 24 min - Acmecast #224 - We interrupt your regular scheduled podcast...
...to bring you these very special announcements from DC and Marvel Comics! The revelations of Divergence and Secret Wars that came to light Friday morning were too big to ignore for eight days, so Jermaine, Stephen, Jay and John bring you this special report on the plans publishers' plans post-Convergence and on Battleworld!
Show Notes:
- "All-New DC? Publisher Unveils Surprising New Line-Up Post-Convergence (And No Reboot!)" at Comics Alliance.com.
- "Shang-Chi Gets New Series & New World In 'Master of Kung-Fu'" at Comics Alliance.com.
- "Marvel's 'Secret Wars Journal' Set to Chronicle Shorter Battleworld Tales" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "Marvel Announces New All-Female Avengers Team!" at the Mary Sue.com.
- "Late Night with Brian Bendis - Jeff Lemire's Descender" at Word Balloon.com.
- "Chris Pratt makes good on Super Bowl bet with Chris Evans" at the A.V. Club.com.
1 hr 26 min - Acmecast #223 - Lazy Sunday!
After recovering from an excellent Charlotte Mini Con 2015, Jermaine and Stephen crack open the February Previews catalogue for items shipping in April to shed new insights on Convergence and Secret Wars, Inhumans and Star Wars, Brian Wood and Mark Millar! Plus, their thoughts on the Fantastic Four reboot trailer!
Show Notes:
- The insane Punisher vs. Archie crossover!
- Editor's Note: I think this is the Matt Fraction video that Jermaine was talking about in relation to Batman #38.
- Fantastic Four Official Teaser Trailer [HD] at YouTube.com.
- Dark Horse Solicitations for April 2015 - Rebels #1 and Archie vs. Predator #1.
- DC Solicitations for April 2015 - Batman & Robin #1, Harley Quinn #1, Speed Force #1 and Wonder Woman '77 Special #1.
- IDW Solicitations for April 2015 - Uncle Scrooge #1 and My Little Pony Sombra Rex #1.
- Image Solicitations for April 2015 - Jupiter's Circle #1.
- Marvel Solicitations for April 2015 - Uncanny Inhumans #1, Star Wars - Kanan: the Last Padawan #1 and Run the Jewels variants.
- Comics at the Table - Dying & the Dead #1, Multiversity Guidebook, King Flash Gordon #1, Uncanny Avengers #1, Casanova Acedia #1, Vertigo Quarterly Black #1 and Batman #38!
1 hr 23 min - Acmecast #222 - Damage Control!
Jermaine and Stephen collect and analyze all the available data about the Big Two spring/ summer events, DC's Convergence and Marvel's Secret Wars, in an attempt to assuage fears, educate prospective readers and have some fun! They also gush over Spider-Verse and Guardians of the Galaxy and beg for more advance reader copies to books like Black Mask's We Can Never Go Home!
Show Notes:
- Correcting my own mistake, Titania and Volcana were the teenagers from Denver transformered in Secret Wars, whereas Thundra is a "Femizon" created by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway in Fantastic Four.
- "Brian Michael Bendis talks 'Powers,' 'Secret Wars' on 'Late Night'" at Comic Book Resources.com.
- "DC Comics Cancels 13 Series (including Batman) Just as Convergence Event Ramps Up" at the Mary Sue.com.
- Doug Loves Movies with James Gunn, Sean Gunn and Michael Rooker. NOT FOR YOUNGER LISTENERS!
1 hr 7 min - Acmecast #221 - #SquirrelScouts
Recorded live at Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema on Saturday, January 10th as part of the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Release Party festivities, join Jermaine, Stephen and first-timer Colleen as they sit down with artist Erica Henderson and colorist Rico Renzi and get the lowdown on their creative process and their preference of Star Wars vs. Star Trek!
Show Notes:
- Thanks as always to Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema for hosting another great event!
- Erica Henderson.net, Erica's online home.
- No Longer Mint.com, Rico's online home.
- Follow Erica and Rico on Twitter!
- The results of Geeksboro's Squirrel Girl-themed Drink 'n' Draw on Wednesday, January 7th.
- Photos from the first ever meeting of the Squirrel Scouts at Geeksboro on Saturday afternoon.
50 min - Acmecast #220 - Eve of Squirrels!
Even on the day before our Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Release Party with Erica Henderson & Rico Renzi, there's just too much comic news to be ignored, so join Stephen and Jay as they give their take on the 2014 Diamond Gem Awards, critique the 2-hour premiere of Agent Carter and the Ant-Man teaser trailer, and express their excitement for all of the announcements from Thursday's Image Expo in San Francisco!
Show Notes:
- "Diamond Announces 2014 Gem Award Winners" at Diamond Comics.com.
- "Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter Official Movie Clip" at YouTube.com.
- "Ant-Man - Official Trailer" at YouTube.com.
- "Image Expo 2015: All the News and Announcements in One Place" at Comics Alliance.com.
49 min - Acmecast #219 - Least Essential Comics of 2014!
Stephen, Jay and Riley look back on the year that was with they favorite convention stories (and meals), their observations (and opinions) on the industry's transformations, their favorite new books on the year, and the titles they could have done without completely!
Show Notes:
- "I wondered the other day how as yet there hasn't been a CW show called “Riverdale”, a la Smallville, with a teen-drama take on Archie and the gang." - Gregg Schigiel
1 hr 24 min - Acmecast #218 - Ho Ho No!
From our family to yours, 'tis the season of giving and we've delivered what is sure to be the #1 holiday single of the year!
3 min - Acmecast #217 - Chut Chat!
Jermaine, Stephen and Jody blow the lid off the revelations of Avengers & X-Men: Axis #7, compare the structure of crossover events and annuals, dig through a stack of Comics at the Table, and sit down with Acme Comics Customers of the Year 2014, Frank and Ray Chut, about their favorite comics, events and creators of last 51 weeks!
Show Notes:
- It Runs in the Family, a.k.a. My Summer Story, the sequel to Jean Shepherd's A Christmas Story.
- Benedict Cumberbatch is Marvel's "Doctor Strange" at Screen Rant.com.
- Krysten Ritter To Play Jessica Jones In Marvel's Netflix Series at Deadline.com.
- The One Wolverine or Two Batmen image Jermaine and Jody referenced.
- CONFIRMED: Marvel's Star Wars #1 To Sell Over One MILLION Copies at Comic Book.com.
- Comics at the Table! - the Valiant #1, Bitch Planet #1, East of West the World one-shot, Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1, Uncanny X-Men Annual #1, Amazing Spider-man Annual #1, Spider-man & the X-Men #1, Batgirl #37 and Thor #3!
1 hr 37 min
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