Stephen puts all of his faith and trust in Jermaine, Griffin, Mike, Cody and Riley as he takes his first week off EVER from the show while the rest of the guys discuss George Perez's remarks regarding Superman in the New 52, their experiences at HeroesCon 2012, what you can do to grow your own comics community and all of the comics at the table!

• "George Perez Explains His 'Frustrating' Superman Experience In The New 52" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "Robert L Washington III memorial service announced" at Digital Spy.com.
• "Lobo co-creator Roger Slifer in critical condition after hit and run" at Robot 6.
• Try Something New Sale! - 25% OFF select first volume paperbacks and hardcovers!
• Who's missing?
• Comics at the Table - Prophet #26, Finding Gossamyr #1, Before Watchmen Nite Owl #1, Amazing Spider-man #688, Spider-men #2, Wolves, The Mire and Batman Incorporated #2!

Jermaine, Stephen and Jay avoid disaster multiple times on the production end of things to bring you the latest on Acme in-store signings, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund's mission, last minute tips for HeroesCon 2012 and reviews of all of the Comics at the Table!

Show Notes:

• Kelly Sue.com.
• Matt Fraction.com.
• Heroes Online.com.
• Comic Book Legal Defense Fund.org.
• "CBLDF, other organizations defend Alan Moore's Neonomicon" at Robot 6.
• Jody's back on the case!
• Comics at the Table - Before Watchmen Comedian #1, Saga #4, Reed Gunther #10, Wonder Woman #10, Chew #27 2nd Helping Edition, Avengers vs. X-Men #6, New Avengers #27, Secret Avengers #28, Uncanny X-Men #14, Ghostbusters #10 and Baltimore Dr. Leskovar's Remedy #1!

The next great Acmecast saga begins with part one of Jermaine and Ryan Rubio's Thanos Quest! Then Michael reminds the world that the comics industry is just that, an industry, Stephen shares his honest-to-goodness greatest fear and DJ Griffin Kale goes one step beyond sound engineering to get hands on and edit his first segment!

Show Notes:

• "DC Cancels four 'New 52' Titles as New Launches Loom" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "Amethyst is back - and the rest of the New DC lineups" at Comics Beat.com.
• Silk Spectre Soundtrack - Leslie Gore "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows"
• Silk Specret Soundtrack - Bessie Smith " Baby Won't You Please Come Home"
• Silk Spectre Soundtrack - The Shirelles "Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goobye"
• Jody wasn't present to immortalize the execution of this week's show!
• Comics at the Table - Spider-men #1, Amazing Spider-man #687, Avengers vs. X-Men Versus #3, Before Watchmen Silk Spectre #1, American Vampire: Lord of Nightmares #1, the Massive #1, Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E. #10, Avengers #27 and Batman #10!

It's Amazon Economics 101 to kick things off! Then Jermaine, Griffin and Michael speak with Tonya of Desert Wind Comics to clarify the procedures for procuring an autograph from Stan Lee during HeroesCon 2012! Stephen joins the fray as the gang catches up with Mind MGMT creator Matt Kindt! Michael uses Hammett Time to make sure you're really enjoying what you're reading! And finally, it's another jam-packed, controversy-ridden edition of Comics at the Table!

Show Notes:

• Go to Desert Wind Comics.com for any further questions you have about Stan Lee's appearance at HeroesCon 2012.
• Get your advance 3-day passes for HeroesCon 2012.
• @MattKindt on Twitter.com.
• Matt Kindt.com, Matt's official home online.
• Pre-order a HeroesCon 2012 watercolor sketch from Matt Kindt and Brian Hurtt.
• Mind MGMT preludes available from Dark Horse Digital.
• The Damon Lindelof/ Jeff Lemire Batman story Griffin mentions is the new Legends of the Dark Knight, available from Comixology.
• Comics at the Table - Before Watchmen Minutemen #1, Earth 2 #2, Harbinger #1, Secret #2, Creator Owned Comics #1, Avengers vs. X-Men #5.

Jermaine, Stephen, Frank, Griffin and Mike are joined in the studio by MonstHer creator and Artist Alley Comics co-founder Kelly Yates to discuss the ins-and-outs of the new digital comics distribution site, debuting on June 22nd, just in time for HeroesCon! Then Hammett Time takes a turn that not even Mike's fellow podcasters are prepared for! Finally, it's a fifth week edition of Comics at the Table!

Show Notes:

• Artist Alley Comics.com.
• Download the Artist Alley Comics Free Comic Book Day preview PDF NOW!
• Kelly Yates Art.com.
• Get your tickets NOW for HeroesCon 2012.
• Acmecast #80, a work in progress.
• Comics at the Table: Batman Annual #1, Animal Man Annual #1, Wolverine & the X-Men #11, Grim Leaper #1, Bloodstrike #28, New Mutants #43 and Powers #10.