Acmecast
Celebrate 41 Years of Greensboro's Best Comic Book Store with the ACME CAST. Stay up to date with everything Acme and the world of Comic Books and entertainment with the Acme Crew!

Jermaine, Stephen, Cody and DJ Griffin Kale are joined by old friend and Mark Waid expert Ryan Rubio...to talk to Mark Waid! Writer of Flash, Captain America, Daredevil, Irredeemable, Incorruptible, Kingdom Come, Fantastic Four, and Marvel's first Infinite Comic, Nova, set to release next Wednesday alongside Avengers vs. X-Men #1!

Then, during Comics at the Table, find out why Jermaine can't have anything nice.

Show Notes:

  • Mark Waid.com, home of the progress blog that Mark mentioned would be coming in April.
  • Mark Waid on Twitter.
  • 15 Minutes with Mark Waidpodcast archive.
  • Luther, the FREE, proof-of-concept digital comic that Mark mentioned during the show.
  • Comics at the Table = Avengers #24.1, Avengers vs. X-Men #0, Bloodstrike #26, All-Star Western #7, FF #16 and Avenging Spider-man #5.
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No frills! No fat! Just the realest comic talk you'll hear all weekend between Jermaine, Stephen and Captain Marvel (a.k.a. Carol Danvers) writer Kelly Sue DeConnick!

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Jermaine, Stephen, Frank, Adam and DJ Griffin Kale are joined in the studio by J. Brian Ewing to announce the next big initiative in Acme's plans for Free Comic Book Day 2012! The gang gets Hoax Hunters writers Michael Moreci and Steve Seeley on the line to discuss the huge success of issue #0. They tease the world with an advance review of Avengers vs. X-Men #1 and a very special interview with Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, coming to Acme Wave Projector.com on Sunday! Finally, DC Comics sees a return to Comics at the Table! Whew!

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Jermaine, Stephen, Frank, Adam and DJ Griffin Kale remember the life and work of Moebius. Then Stephen talks with Marvel Executive Editor and Senior Vice President of Publishing Tom Brevoort about Avengers Assemble, Avengers vs. X-Men and Infinite Comics on the eve of WonderCon. Finally, this week's Comics at the Table is all about first and last issues...and not being able to stop talking about Saga!

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Jermaine, Stephen and Frank are joined by Cody to share their excitement over John Carter of Mars and the return of Brian K. Vaughan to the world of comics!

Then they dive into a whole pile of Comics at the Table, including three creator-driven #1's, two graphic novels, and many MORE!

Show Notes:

  • Get the first five John Carter of Mars novels for .99 cents here!
  • Brian K. Vaughan's first credited work was on Cable #43 from May 1997.
  • Comics at the Table - Manhattan Projects #1, Hell Yeah #1, Fairest #1, Avengers Children's Crusade #9, Action Comics #7, OMAC #7, Defenders #4, Ultimate Comics Spider-man #8, and King City TP.
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DJ Griffin Kale mans the board while Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam recap the Image Expo, gush over the new Avengers trailer, and get you caught up on everything you need to know for Avengers vs. X-Men, starting up in just a few weeks!

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