Empire's Comics Presents: Cracking The Vault

Download ctv117_-_Halloween_2017_Comics_and_Movies.mp3 Ryan Miller, Minnie Saucedo, Tony Asaro, and Patrick Clarke talk about some of our favorite October-y comics, & movies!

Download ctv116_-_She_Makes_Comics.mp3 Minnie Saucedo, Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, and Tony Asaro, review the 2014 documentary She Makes Comics -- which, as of this recording, is streaming on Netflix -- and discuss various issues related to women in comics.

Download ctv115_-_the_peanuts_movie.mp3 Tony Asaro, Ryan Miller, and Patrick Clarke chat about all things Charles Schultz, while simultaneously watching and commenting on 2015's The Peanuts Movie!! Note: Unfortunately, due to a few necessary edits, this episode will not synch-up perfectly with the film. We wholeheartedly apologize for that and recommend watching The Peanuts Movie before listening to this episode. Enjoy.

Download ctv113_-_Review_of_Marvel_s_Netflix_Series_The_Defenders.mp3 Tony Asaro, Minnie Saucedo, Patrick Clarke, and Stephanie Groce pay tribute to Jack "King" Kirby's 100th birthday and then discuss the most recent of Marvel's Netflix series, The Defenders.

Download ctv114_to-boldly-go-our-star-trek-love-affair-.mp3 Ryan Miller, Patrick Clarke, and Tony Asaro gather to gush about our love of all things Trek, in honor of the debut of the new CBS series, Star Trek: Discovery.

Download ctv112_webcomics_sister_claire_wildelife.mp3 Tony Asaro, Minnie Saucedo, Ryan Miller, and Patrick Clarke, review and discuss two webcomics: Wilde Life by Pascalle Lepas, as nominated by Ryan, and Sister Claire by Yamino and Ash, as nominated by Minnie. You can find both, online, free to read, at their respective sites.

Download ctv111_ask_me_anything.mp3 Four knerds, Tony, Patrick, Minnie, and Ryan, bring back our "Ask Me Anything Ramen Bowl," into which we've each tossed 3 questions!! SUCH SECRETS WILL BE REVEALED!  p.s. If you missed our first Ask Me Anything episode, it's still out there for your listening pleasure, here.

Download ctv110_-_Ms_Marvel_Book_Club.mp3 Tony Asaro, Patrick Clarke, Ryan Miller, and A Super-Secret-Very-Special Guest Star break from our usual format, a bit, for a book club-type discussion of the first couple of volumes of G. Willow Wilson's & Adrian Alphona's Ms. Marvel and its titular protagonist: Jersey City's own, Kamala Khan!!

Download ctv109_Veronica_Fish_Interview.mp3 "When I see Veronica Fish on a book, I always give it a read. I always have to check it out." - Tony Asara, Cracking The Vault Podcast So, please, enjoy this replay of a Google Hangout interview with Veronica Fish, the talented artist whose work has included Archie, Slam, Spider-Woman, Pirates of Mars, The Unstoppable Was, and more. The interview was conducted by Ben Schwartz, owner of our host comic shop, Empire's Comics Vault, on January 10, 2017. To kick it off, Tony shares some recent comic book picks.

Download ctv108_d23_sdcc_news.mp3 Tony Asaro, Minnie Saucedo, Ryan Miller, and Patrick Clarke break down, recap, and react to all of the biggest teasers, trailers, and announcements that came out of the big end-of-July con season!! Special Note: Near the end of the episode, we also announce the winner of our 1st ever giveaway! Photo credit: "D23 Expo 2011 - Mickey memorabilia - original title card," by: The Conmunity - Pop Culture Geek | Image cropped and color/light adjusted. (CC BY 4.0)