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 New Year!

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. Find out if Sal was able to succeed on his claim. There's more praise for Mark Waid and his work on Daredevil, as well as a story about how Paolo Rivera saved Ryan Browne's life... Kind of. Ryan tells us about his current project at IDW with writer Mike Costa called Smoke & Mirrors. It's a series you won't want to miss.

Have a great end to your 2011!

It's a new beginning as the original Around Comics crew reassembles. Tom is back from his exile on the the East Coast, and he's here to thrill us with stories of bad Mexican food and how Wes Welker plays football "The Right Way". The gang discusses some of the New DC 52 and why Aquaman may or may not be lame. TV talk focuses on Grimm, Misfits, The Walking Dead and what makes for a better Zombie. There is much marveling at the rise of convention cosplayers, and the brilliance of Mel Brooks's Blazing Saddles. The Petrograd art exhibit at Challengers spurs conversation on the true fiction graphic novel and the conspiracy to murder Rasputin. Why can't George Lucas stop tinkering with Star Wars? Tom and Sal make fun of Chris's new boots.

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!

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.

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.

Music by: Strike Under, The Starlight Mints, The Cult & Tom Waits

Around Comics Ep. 280 - Revolting Youth
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.

Around Comics Ep. 279 - April Showers
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!