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August 22, 2014Acmecast #206 - Out of Step!
Stephen and Riley are joined in the studio by Out of Step CrossFit owner and head coach Rob Turner as they get into their divergent and intersecting paths, making fitness and comics work for YOU, and a big week of debut issues with the Fade Out, Dark Horse Presents, Little Nemo Return to Slumberland and Multiversity!
Show Notes:
Out of Step CrossFit & Barbell, to sign up for your FREE introductory class!
Out of Step Coffee Co., to find out when the latest batch of Black Sheep Barbell Brew is ready!
Once again, the original announcement for Multiversity from 2012, "MULTIVERSITY Is Coming!f" at DC Comics.com.
1 hr 25 min
August 15, 2014Acmecast #205 - In another moment down went Jermaine & Stephen after it...
Jermaine & Stephen set sail without a compass, throwing caution to the wind, and end up way down the rabbit hole as they wind their way through comics, movies and, of course, retail!
Show Notes:
The Acme Comics Subscription Terms & Conditions, available 24-7 on Acme Comics.com, with our cancellation policies.
"Rumors: Marvel to Kill Off the X-Men?" at Comic Planet Culture.com, the article forwarded to us that prompted the second half of the hour.
"Tom Brevoort Semi-Confirms Reduction In Prominence of X-Men At Marvel" at Bleeding Cool.com, the article that Stephen paraphrased during the discussion.
Lawndale Fest BBQ Sale & Block Party - Saturday, August 16th • 10 AM - 11 PM
Labor Day Holiday - Saturday, September 1st • CLOSED
God Hates Astronauts #1 Exclusive Variant Release Party - Wednesday, September 3rd • 10 AM - 7 PM
Baltimore Comic Con 2014 - Friday, September 5th - Sunday, September 7th
Asheville Comic Expo 2014 - Saturday, September 20th • 11 AM - 6 PM
Halloween Comic Fest 2014 - Saturday, October 25th • 10 AM - 5 PM
NC Comicon 2014 - Saturday, November 15th - Sunday, November 16th
1 hr 6 min
August 01, 2014Acmecast #204 - FINALLY, Acme Has Come BACK to Comic-Con!
Jermaine debriefs Stephen on his trip to San Diego for Comic-Con International, who he saw and what he heard, they go over the new highlights from comics, TV and movies, provide a spoiler-free review of Guardians of the Galaxy, and go through two weeks worth of Comics at the Table!
Show Notes:
WTF with Marc Maron #518 "Mike Myers"
"Image Expo Announcements" at Image Comics.com.
Comedian Todd Barry's "Band Manager"
"Batman '66 Blu-Ray TV Show Will Have a Previews-Only Exclusive Version With Hardcover" at Bleeding Cool.com.
"Large Crowds Spend Little at Comic-Con" at New York Times.com.
"Mile High Comics may pull out of SDCC over exclusive variants" at Robot 6.
"Inside Marvel's New Star Wars Comics" at Star Wars.com.
"This Is Wonder Woman's 'Batman V Superman' Costume" at Huffington Post.com.
"Remender And Opena Team For 'Avengers: Rage of Ultron' OGN" at Comics Alliance.com.
Comics at the Table! - 100th Anniversary Special #1 Avengers, 100th Anniversary Special #1 Guardians of the Galaxy, Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #1 and Low #1!
1 hr 22 min
July 18, 2014Acmecast #203 - Loikamania!
Jermaine and Stephen are joined by comic writer/ artist, photographer and Loikamania podcast host Pat Loika to preview this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, discuss the pre-show news and talk over some of this week's Comics at the Table!
Show Notes:
Listen to the Loikamania podcast!
Follow @PatLoika on Twitter!
Follow @PatLoika on Instagram!
Check out Pat's photos on Flickr!
"'Batgirl' To Become Best Possible DC Comic With New Creators Cameron Stewart, Babs Tarr and Brenden Fletcher" at Comics Alliance.com.
"Fans Show Their Love For The New-Look Batgirl" at Comics Alliance.com.
"Marvel Announces New Female 'Thor' From Aaron And Dauterman" at Comics Alliance.com.
"IDW Adds 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/ Ghostbusters,' 'Edward Scissorhands'" at Comic Book Resources.com.
"Lemire, Kindt And Rivera Join Forces For 'The Valiant'" at Comics Alliance.com.
"A Female Thor, A Black Captain America: What Does It All Mean?" at Comics Alliance.com.
Comics at the Table! - Harley Quinn Invades Comic-Con International San Diego, Robin Rises Omega #1, Life with Archie #36, Silver Surfer #4 and Squidder #1!
58 min
July 11, 2014Acmecast #202 - What's Wrong with the World Today?!
If the episode description could be a song, it would be the Flight of the Conchords "Think About It". Since it cannot, Jermaine and Stephen get truly, falsely outraged by the heart of comics today, go to the numbers in search of answers, and console themselves with comics at the table!
Show Notes:
"Is Becky Cloonan's Gotham Academy The Batman Comic We've Been Waiting Years For?" at Bleeding Cool.com.
"Nocenti, McCarthy Resurrect Kirby's Klarion the Witch Boy for DC" at Comic Book Resources.com.
"New Batgirl Creators Bring Much Needed Style Revitalization" at Comics Alliance.com.
"Top 100 Comics: May 2014" at Diamond Comics.com.
"Top 100 Graphic Novels: May 2014" at Diamond Comics.com.
"Stuart Immonen On The New Captain America" at Bleeding Cool.com.
"She-Hulk Vol 2 #8" at Marvel Comics Database, for reference of the Civil War banner trade dress.
Comics at the Table! - All-New X-Men #29, Batman Eternal #14, Grayson #1, Justice League International #3, Original Sin #5.1 Thor & Loki Tenth Realm #1, Wolverine #10, Spread #1 and Life After #1!
It's Stephen's Seconds OGN Release Party - Tuesday, July 15th 7-9 PM at Acme Comics Presents!
Batman Day - Wednesday, July 23rd 10 AM - 10 PM at Acme Comics & Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema!
Guardians of the Galaxy Greensboro Premiere - Thursday, July 31st at Carmike Cinemas 18!
1 hr 15 min
June 27, 2014Acmecast #201 - Acme Comics Prevents!
Editor's Note: After the rough first mix on Acmecast #200, I took extra pains to make this the best sounding episode of our entire run!
Jermaine and Stephen OD on Guardians of the Galaxy as they page through July's Previews magazine, wrap up their adventures at HeroesCon 2014, and look forward to a packed midway point of the year!
Show Notes:
Maris Wicks's She-Hulk piece for the HeroesCon Art Auction!
Batman Day: Celebrating 75 Years of the Caped Crusader with Acme Comics & Geeksboro Coffeehouse Cinema on Wednesday, July 23rd from 10 AM - 10 PM!
Stuff Said with Gregg Schigiel #16: Jay Faerber, writer of September's Copperhead #1 from Image Comics!
God Hates Astronauts creator Ryan Browne's pass at the Acmebat!
Battling Boy & father at HeroesCon 2014!
Dark Horse Soliciations - Prometheus Fire & Stone #1, Aliens Fire & Stone #1, Star Wars Dark Times Gallery Edition HC and New York Four Dark Horse Edition TP.
DC Solicitations - Multiversity Society of Super-Heroes #1, Teen Titans Earth One OGN, Gotham City Sirens Book One TP, Batman the Animated Series Robin figure, Batman Black & White by Dick Sprang statue, Superman Wonder Woman Holiday Kiss mini statue, DC Bombshells Holiday Harley Quinn statue and Batman Kelley Jones Gallery Edition HC.
IDW Solicitations - G.I. Joe #1 and John Buscema Silver Surfer Artist Edition HC.
Image Solicitations - Roche Limit #1, Copperhead #1 and God Hates Astronauts #1.
Marvel Solicitations - Death of Wolverine #1-4, Edge of Spider-Verse #1, All-New X-Men #32, Deadpool & Cable Omnibus HC and Marvels Companion TP.
Comics & Graphic Novel Solicitations - Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #1, Sirens #1, Wild's End #1, Teen Dog #1, Alice Cooper #1, DMC OGN, Battling Boy Rise of Aurora West OGN #1, Stumptown #1, Laika OGN, Incredible ChangeBots Two Point Something Something OGN and 75 Years of Marvel Comics HC.
Comics at the Table! - the Wicked & the Divine #1, Superman #32, Adventures of Superman #14, Outcast #1, Original Sins #2, Flash Gordon #3 and Stray Bullets Killers #4!
1 hr 17 min
June 23, 2014 Acmecast #200
Recorded live at HeroesCon 2014 in Charlotte, NC on June 20th!
For nearly four years, Jermaine “Lord Retail” Exum, Stephen Mayer, and the rest of the Acme Comics crew have been bringing you in-depth interviews with your favorite creators, up-to-date reviews of the week’s books, and any other untold amount of nonsense. Now with over 150,000 downloads and 199 episode in the rearview mirror, join them to celebrate their 200th show LIVE with any number of guest drop-ins to be announced!
59 min
June 13, 2014Acmecast #199 - Get Ready For Action!
Join us on Friday, June 20th at 2:30 PM as we record Acmecast #200 LIVE at HeroesCon 2014 at the Charlotte Convention Center! Special guests, games and Comics at the Table galore! Stop by and see us at Booth 1908-1910 on the show floor before and afterwards!
Recorded live at Acme Comics Presents on Saturday, March 29th, 2014!
ACTION LAB BUSINESS FORUM with Kelly Dale & Kevin Freeman!
Once you have an idea or finished product, how to market it via social media or conventions to stores and the public!
How to present your portfolio or story to a publisher!
What constitutes intellectual property and how to protect it!
1 hr 23 min
June 06, 2014Acmecast #198 - Roll Tide!
Jermaine & Stephen catch you up on the latest Acme events and comic news, bring you the second half of the Action Lab Day Artist's Forum, and break through two weeks of Comics at the Table!
Recorded live at Acme Comics Presents on Saturday, March 29th!
How to turn a written script into finished art! How to decide between working with full color and black & white! How to layout a cover to stand out on store shelves!
Show Notes:
Jermaine eatting wasabi from It's Your Roll: Sushi by Design!
"Bob's Burgers Theme Song" on YouTube.com.
"CB Cebulski To Quit Marvel Publishing?" at Bleeding Cool.com.
"Bob Wayne, Senior VP DC Comics To Leave After Twenty-Eight Years At The Company" at Bleeding Cool.com.
Wally Wood's "22 Panels That Always Work" on Flickr.
Scatterlands #1, by Warren Ellis & Jason Howard, available at Image Comics.com.
Scalped #43 page 7 at Southern Bastards.com.
Google search for "Bear Bryant", more for Jermaine than anyone else.
And the "Alabama Crimson Tide."
Comics at the Table! - Big Trouble in Little China #1, Trees #1, Thanos Annual #1, C.O.W.L. #1, Doctor Spektor #1 and Southern Bastards #2!
1 hr 16 min
May 31, 2014Acmecast #197 - the Firm of Jagger, Carradine & Dali!
Jermaine, Stephen & Jay take a first look at the brand-new Hornhead, debate the very merits of art as an institution (and the legalities therein), and dig into the June Previews cataloge to unearth the mysteries of Carpenter's Lo Pan, Jorodowsky's Dune and Bob's Burgers!
Show Notes:
"Netflix 'Daredevil' Series Casts Charlie Cox As Matt Murdock" at Comics Alliance.com.
"Skottie Young Vs. Redbubble" at Bleeding Cool.com.
"The Redbubble Problem" at Bleeding Cool.com.
Jacob Chabot's "Only Decent Drawing of Mr. Stay Puft on the Internet" at Facebook.com.
Shepard Fairey's "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" at Wikipedia.org.
"Casino mogul Steve Wynn pays $28 million for Popeye statue" at Yahoo News.com.
"Multiversity is Coming" at DC Comics.com, originally announced on September 29, 2009 accompanied by Frank Quitely preview art.
"Marvel Reveals Heroic Lineup to Fall's AXIS Event" at IGN.com.
"The Strain Trailer (Teaser Reel)" at IMDB.com.
"Snowpiercer (2013)" at IMDB.com, citing an August 1, 2013 release date.
Dark Horse 8.14 Solcitiations - the Strain: Night Eternal #1, Dark Horse Presents #1, Blacksad Amarillo OGN, Pop #1 & Art of the Venture Bros.
DC 8.14 Solicitations - the Multiversity #1, Batman 75th Anniversary Commemorative HC, Sensastion Comics #1, New Teen Titans tpb #1, Punk Rock Jesus HC, Y the Last Man TP #1 & Batman the Animated Series figures.
IDW 8.14 Solicitations - Walter Simonson Manhunter Artist Edition & Little Nemo Return to Slumberland #1.
Image 8.14 Solicitations - the Fade Out #1, Imperial #1, Dead @ 17 Blasphemy Throne #1 & Howtoons Reignition #1.
Marvel 8.14 Solicitations - Axis #1, Ultimate FF #6, Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman HC #2, Marvel 75th Anniversary HC, Infinity TPB, Superior Spider-man #32 & the Pulse TPB.
1 hr 28 min

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