Jermaine is bothered about being expected to appraise comics that their owners have no intention of selling to the store and Stephen is annoyed about Marvel's goals for their new graphic novel initiative. Jody and Griffin, they're along for the ride. And say "hey" to Liz!

Show Notes: 

• FablesCon Welcome Video starring SNL's Taran Killam and Avengers' Cobie Smulders!
• "New Project from Bill Willingham and Frank Cho" at FablesCon.com.
• "Vertigo And Telltale Announce 'Fables' Prequel Video Game" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "Warren Ellis & Mike McKone's 'Avengers' Graphic Novel Signals Sea Change for Marvel's Book Trade Biz" at Comics Alliance.com.
• Acmecast #140...in Widescreen!
• Comics at the Table! - Time Warp #1, East of West #1, Age of Ultron #3, Fantastic Four #5AU, Superior Spider-man #6AU, A Plus X #6, Batman Incorporated #9, Bad Machinery TPB and Uncanny Avengers #5!

Jermaine, Stephen, Riley and Brian speak with Winter Soldier writer, Sledgehammer 44 artist and North Carolina's own Jason Latour to discuss his role as a double threat writer & artist but not cartoonist (yet!) as well as the future of Cheerwine in the comic industry!

Show Notes:

• Jason Latour.com, Jason's online home!
• Follow Jason on Twitter, @JasonLatour!
• Become friends with Jason on Facebook!
• Follow Jason on Tumblr!
• Keep up with Jason's photos on Instagram!

Jermaine, Stephen and Riley stay glued to the news ticker for a while to get out all the info they can about Brian K. Vaughan & Marcos Martin's new digital exclusive comics Private Eye, Bendis & Oeming & Doyle's Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comics, the shake-ups to the creative teams for Action Comics & Green Lantern Corps, the Ant-Man movie test footage and all the comics that sold out off the table!

Show Notes:

• EDITOR'S NOTE - We're not going back to the original theme song permanently! I just missed placed the usual one.
• Panel Syndicate, the online home of Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin's Private Eye!
• Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comics #1 starring Drax the Destroyer & #2 starring Rocket Raccoon!
• "Fialkov Left DC Comics Over Plans To Kill Off John Stewart, DC's Black Green Lantern" at Bleeding Cool.com.
• "DC Confirms Andy Diggle's Departure From Action Comics" at Bleeding Cool.com.
• Went to six sites, but couldn't find anyone that still had the Ant-man test footage available!
• Comics at the Table! - Action Comics #18, Five Ghosts Haunting of Fabian Gray #1, Constantine #1, Mystery Society Special 2013 and Nova #2!

Jermaine, Riley and Jody give Stephen the floor to rail against the wacked-out psuedo-science of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, then it's Lord Retail's turn to pull out his soapbox and opine on the constitution of the modern comic speculator! But before we let you go, it's an adamantium laser-fine claw edition of Comics at the Table!

Show Notes:

• "Comic-Book Investing is a Funny Business" at the Wall Street Journal.com!
• Free Comic Book Day 2013 guest Andy Runton's website!
• We assure you, Jermaine and Riley are not actually asleep!
• Stephen is still chasing after that Diet Coke sponsorship!
• Comics at the Table! - Sledgehammer 44 #1, Wolverine #1, Batman & Robin #18 and Batman #18!

Jermaine, Stephen, Riley and Jody sit down to spend an hour with Avengers Assemble and Captain Marvel writer Kelly Sue DeConnick about the success of Carol Danvers' series, her upcoming crossover with Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the continuation of Ghost for Dark Horse, the Kraken's creator-owned Pretty Deadly from Image with artist Emma Rios, and the labor-of-love that is Winter's Tales!

Show Notes:

• Kelly Sue.com, the online base of operations for Kelly Sue DeConnick!
• Follow @KellySue on Twitter!
• Follow KellySue on Tumblr!
• Create your own artwork for Princess Ninja Zombie Rockstar!
• Follow Princess Ninja Zombie Rockstar on Tumblr!
• Kelly Sue's Pinterest inspiration for Pretty Deadly!

Stephen and Carly (with a few assists from Riley) explore the plot complexities, fashion choices and rabid fandom of one of the most beloved manga and anime series of all time, Sailor Moon, currenly being reprinted with new translations from Kodasha Comics and set to be rebooted as an animated series in late 2013!

Show Notes:

• Sailor Moon Japanese intro.
• Sailor Moon America intro.
• Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon live-action intro.
• The awful, false-started American cartoon version of Sailor Moon.
• Underground Cosplay "Henshin Ninjas" at Anime LA 2008 on YouTube.
• Sailor Moon "The Movie" on YouTube.

Stephen, Riley and Jody abstain from copious amounts of Biff wit Cheez at the Beef Burger to bring you the latest news concerning the Orson Scott Card/ Adventures of Superman controversy, the latest movements in social media, and the latest reviews of the latest comics to grace the table!

Show Notes:

• "Artist leaves Orson Scott Card Superman comic" at USA Today.com.
• "Artist quits, delays DC Comics story by Greensboro author" at Greensboro News & Record.com, with a quote from Stephen.
• Subscription Room fun with Vine!
• The Upright Citizen's Brigade's "Bucket of Truth" sketch referenced in the Legends of the Dark Knight discussion.
• Comics at the Table! - A+X #5, Cable & X-Force #5, Sex #1, Helheim #1, Lost Vegas #1, Legends of the Dark Knight #6, Detective Comics #18, World's Finest #10 and Age of Ultron #1!

Jermaine, Griffin, Jody and a quarentined Stephen are joined in the studio by 2009 Acme Customer of the Year and Batman expert Charles Ivey, Esquire, to discuss the worse-kept-spoiler in the world from this week's Batman Incorporated #8, a plethora of announcements out of Seatle's Emerald City Comic Con, and international news coverage for the grand opening of Acme Comics Presents!

Show Notes:

• "Retail Therapy - A New Acme Comics" at Bleeding Cool.com!
• "It's About Being First! Acme Comics Die Hards" at Dig Triad.com!
• "Acme Comics expands in Greensboro" at the Business Journal.com!
• "The Big Issue: Comic Book Retailers on Orson Scott Card and Superman, Part 2" at Comics Alliance.com!
• "Oni Announces Soule And Alburquerque's Sci-Fi Comic 'Letter 44'" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "DC Comics Announces 'Trinity of Sin: Pandora' Ongoing Series By Ray Fawkes & Daniel Sampere" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "Dark Horse Announces Ongoing 'Mass Effect: Foundation' Comic Series" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "Dark Horse Superheroes: New Ongoings, Pulp Revivals and DC Refugees" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "Azzarello And Risso Return To '100 Bullets' With 'Brother Lono' Miniseries in June" at Comics Alliance.com.
• "'Sex & Swords': Dynamite Relaunches 'Red Sonja' With Gail Simone And Female Cover Artists" at Comics Alliance.com.
• Comics at the Table! - Batman Incorporated #8, Before Watchmen Dr. Manhattan #4, Young Avengers #2, Rocketeer Hollywood Horror #1, Avenging Spider-man #17, FF #4, Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 and Hawkeye #8!