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!

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!

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!

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!