Around Comics - The Comic Book Podcast

Get in the Wayback Machine and take a trip to the past with this nostalgia-filled clip package. Featuring highlights from 2010 episode 274, 275, and 276 these tantalizing tidbits from back in time will give you a taste of the next three episodes put in the AC archive. Clip 1: Around Comics Ep. 276 (Dec 2010) Clip 2: Around Comics Ep. 275 (Nov 2010) Clip 3: Around Comics Ep 274 (Apr 2010) Listen to the full episode on AroundComics.com, iTunes, or wherever fine podcasts are found.

After an extended hiatus, the OG crew of Christopher Neseman, Thomas Katers and Brion "Sal" Salazar are back to save the podcasting world from the cowardly evil-doers that assail the ears of the innocent. Reuniting after seven years to talk Grant Morrison's Doom Patrol, Black Hammer by Jeff Lemire, Hey Kids ! COMICS! by Howard Chaykin, how to pronounce Conan, the Super Friends, Hoopla, Hot Ham & Rolls, and much more.

Around Comics is back for February of 2012. The big news about Before Watchmen gets Tom, Chris and Sal talking about fan reaction, Alan Moore, creator contracts and more. Tom read Beanworld, Sal read X-Statix and Chris read the X-Men Omnibus Vol.2. Listen in for thoughts on all of this books plus some Oscar talk including The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Moneyball, Drive & The Help. At the end of the episode things get weird and Tom wears a wig.

Around Comics is back to ring in the New Year! Tim Seeley joins Chris, Tom & Sal to talk about the Holidays and some of the presents they received including… Wonderbread He-Man? Tis is starting his run on Witchblade and he talks about the challenges and rewards of working on the long running series from Top Cow. There's plenty of movie & TV talk mixed in with thoughts on comics and the comics industry. Tom loves Skyscrapers of the Midwest. Chris loves Skyrim. Sal hates the Packers.

Happy Holidays from everyone at Around Comics! Join Sal, Tom, Chris and returning guest Ryan Browne for a wide sweeping conversation about the past month's comic culture happenings. The guys talk about the recently rumored return of The Watchmen and the healthiest ways to approach sequels. Last month Sal promised Tom that he would not only read Holy Terror, but force himself to like it.

#284 - Alpha & Omega

As the rest of the comics world takes their annual trip to San Diego, Around Comics stays home to comment on Comic-Con from afar. Listen in for thoughts on Legion Lost, The Avengers & New Avengers, Star Trek and the awesomeness of Shatner and much much more.

Chris and special guest Ali Colluccio hit the road between Chicago and Ft. Wayne Indiana for a Curling trip and lots of comics talk. Listen in for a rambling conversation that touches on the recent Harvey Awards, classic X-Men stories, Ali's boyfriend Thor, writing about comics and more. Oh yeah, and Curling!

Ryan Browne joins Chris and Sal for a winding and wandering conversation about comics, the comics industry, the language of comics and... why Die Hard is one of the greatest movies ever. Listen in to find out how Ryan knows everyone in the industry and how he will eventually take over the Earth with the awesome that is God Hates Astronauts & his new book, Blast Furnace. And Sal loves Trains.

It's a busy night at Challengers Comics + Conversation as Chris and Sal welcome Mike Norton, Sean McKeever, Josh Elder, Paul Mounts & Tony Akins to the show. Mike and Sean talk about being reunited for Marvel's Fear Itself: Youth in Revolt and working on their co-created character Gravity again. Things get more and more hectic as the show moves along and the crowd grows for this evening of comics, art and plenty of beer.

Chris and Sal are joined by Tim Seeley and Kiel Phegley on a rainy Spring afternoon in Chicago. After praising the Bulls playoff win, the panel moves on to a plethora of comics and comics industry talk. Tim and the rest of the 4 Star Studios team has released a fantastic digital series called Double Feature. Find out how he and Mike Norton's first issue debuted and what the reactions have been. Comic reviews include The Girl and the Gorilla, Journey Into Mystery and more!

The celebration begins for Sal's 40th Birthday Month. Chris and Sal are joined by Mike Norton and Art Balthazar to talk about Battlepug, webcomics, Young Justice, Jack Kirby, Antique roadshow, The Fugitive, John Byrne, buying original art, sideboobs, Decoded, Six-Gun, All-Star Superman, and much more.

A new year and a new episode of Around Comics welcome International Man of Mystery and Artist Extraordinaire Tony Akins. The conversations winds it's way from Frank Capra… er Cappa and kodachrome, Alan Moore & Jason Aaron, Patton Oswalt's Otaku, Chicago Art Shows, comics education and the Static Creep of airplane propellers.

Sal and Chris are joined by Comic Book Resources News Editor Kyle Phigley and local artist and long time friend of the program Tom Kelly. The fantastic foursome pour over a cornucopia of subjects including Detective Comics, The Walking Dead, Thor, Tron, Batwoman, Internet Trolling, and much, much more. Later in the episode we are joined by Mike Norton to talk about Young Justice and more.

Chris Neseman and Brion Salazar are joined by Kiel Phegley and Tim Seeley for a post Halloween conversation about The Walking Dead, John Carpenter, Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Clint, Symbols for the Symbol Minded, The British, and more.