AroundComics.com Comic Books Culture Podcast Ep. 91
Chris, Tom, Sal and john discuss Ghost Rider in court, Death Dealer, the monthly sales, Gail Simone on Wonder Woman and much more. We listen to an exclusive negotiation between Dan DiDio and DOOM!. Top of the Stack reviews include Nova, Fables, Fell and others. Check back later this week for our review and recap of DC’s 52.

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Sal on a Podcast! With Chris and Tom away, Sal has hijacked the show. It’s all Sal, all the time. Featuring Bernie Gonzalez with interviews frome San-Diego Comic-Con, Wire2Wire Comics Book News, An all-Sal Top of the Stack and some special surprises.

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AroundComics.com Comic Books Culture Podcast Ep. 148

This week we talk with Douglas Wolk, the author of Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean. Find out what goes into being a comics critic and where the future of comics may be headed. We get you ready for the week ahead with new single issue, collected edition and DVD releases. Tom Katers is back as the Answer Man, Jeremy Mullins tells us about utternutsquash.net, John Mayo goes over the top 100 trades and Will Pfeifer talks new and old DVDs. All that and more!

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01:42 -Douglas Wolk

28:24 - New Releases

36:16 -Answer Man

42:33 - John Mayo on the Top 100 Trades

46:04 - Jeremy Mullins on Web Comics: Butternutsquash.net

50:16 - Pfeifer on DVDs

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AroundComics.com Comic Books Culture Podcast Ep. 85
News and Reviews from the past week. This week we talk about Top Cow’s digital comic offering, Eric Powell’s return to the Goon, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and more.  Reviews of the week include Fables, Gamekeeper, The Secret Six and JSA Classified. We also hear one of the weirdest voicemails ever sent to us. Remember to join us later this week when we talk with the boys from the new Ape Entertainment book White Picket Fences, about what makes a good comic shop.

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AroundComics.com Comic Books Culture Podcast Ep. 147

On thisepisode, our troublesome threesome of Chris, Tom and Sal talks comics. Lots ofcomics, including Proof #1, Moon Knight #13, XXXombies #1, X-Men First Class#5, She-Hulk #22, Green Arrow: Year One #6, Tales of the Sinestro Corps:Superman Prime, The Sword #1, Gotham Underground #1 and why Batman can’t be RRated. In our extended talk John Siuntres joins us to discuss Zuda.comwebcomics, my condolences to Brian Reed, Cryptozoology, Skunk Ape, Chuppacabra,the horror that was Phenomenon, Get Carter and other tangents.

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AroundComics.com Comic Books Culture Podcast Ep. 108
For anyone who has an interest in the education of creating comics or is interested in pursuing a career in the sequential arts, this episode is for you. The Savannah College of Art and Design offers a program dedicated to sequential art. Encompassing graphic novels, comic books, comic strips, children’s books and storyboards for animation and film, SCAD is one of the few institutions that offers both undergraduate and graduate degrees in this specialized field. Professor of Sequential Art Jeremy Mullins and Graduated students Mia Paluzzi and Jarrett Williams join Around Comics to discuss the school and how they prepare students for a career in comics.

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Greg Rucka Part I. You know we couldn’t fit Greg Rucka into just one episode. Listen in to the first half of our lengthy conversation with the writer of such titles as Wolverine, Batman, Wonder Woman, Gotham Central, Adventures of Superman and of course… Queen & Country. Stick around after the interview for Wire2Wire comics news, our weekly picks, and some fantastic listener e-mails and voicemails. Special guests include Matt Richter, Dave Wachter and Mike Norton.

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The Pipeline Previews Podcast returns, as Jamie and Augie take a look at what’s coming up in February 2008 in the way of comics over five dollars.

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Around Comics welcomes columnist Stephanie Mangold to the panel to discuss the stereotypes of comic book fans. We take a look at fanboys, fangirls, indie snobs, the Simpsons Comic Guy, personal hygiene and just about everything else that may offend you. As usual we have Wire2Wire Comics News and Top of the Stack recommendations.  We also announce our May contest winner and much more.

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