Acmecast
407 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratingsWith the gift of gab and the might of 1000 comic book retailers the Acme Comics crew waxes poetic on all things comics!
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Episodes
Dash Render Looks Cool
April 23, 2024 00:02 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBBen and Austin start this one without Jermaine! We discuss Greensboro Geek out when Jermaine arrives, get to some long awaited listener questions, and of course... talk about Scooby Doo.
Total Eclipse of the...
April 12, 2024 15:19 - 58 minutes - 80.4 MBWe talk everything coming up this week at Acme Comics and Acme Comics Downtown. Greensboro Geek Out at the Tanger Center with Charles Soule, Four Eyes Comedy Returns. The Cat Person/Dog Person comments continue! Send you listener questions to [email protected]
SWEET HOME CHICAGO
April 05, 2024 21:18 - 1 hour - 106 MBJermaine Recaps his POST-ComicsPro experiecne venturing through Chicago, Muncie Indiana and more! He brought gifts! We add more to the Cat Person/Dog Person argument and answer a long awaited listener question. Send your Cat Person/Dog Person ideas and all listner questions to [email protected]!
Comics BROS
March 29, 2024 16:34 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBDid you miss us? We missed you! Jermaine and Austin break down their ComicsPro experience from a few weeks ago! We finally hit some listener questions! Cat Person and Dog Person? Tell us your feelings!
BonusCast: An Interview with Ben Hill and James Solomon!
March 15, 2024 15:14 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBBen sat down with our good friends Ben Hill and James Solomon, local creativees and creators of THE TIME POLICE! The Time Police is now on KICKSTARTER! It's another project that we believe in, created by good people! LINK TO KICKSTARTER
Dune it to 'Em!
March 12, 2024 18:41 - 1 hour - 98.5 MBAustin has ventured into the desert lands of Arrakiss and has become a total Spice Girl. We talk DUNE, catch up on listener questions and wrap up a wild wretling weekend!
Thank you Beast Wars
February 16, 2024 16:42 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBA quick run down on whats going on at the stores! Ben went to Assembly Required and now has the custom action figure itch! Austin and Jermaine head to ComicsPro next week! What exactly happened with Ultimate Black Panther? Listen to ODD MAN OUT, friend of the store Dan Slagell's NEW podcast!
BONUSCAST: Sam Romesburg
February 10, 2024 18:15 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBBen sits down for a relaxed fit conversation with his writing partner, good friend, and co-writer of the upcoming HOUND from MadCave Studios. Join us on Saturday March 2nd for a signing with Sam Romesburg and Sam Freeman, the writers of HOUND!
Fall of Ex(um)
February 09, 2024 21:34 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBLord Retail took a tumble! Acme Comics Downtown is now your home for Pinball! Listener questions galore! Send YOUR listener questions to [email protected] Sorry, Dan! I changed the wording on your question!
Final Fantíst!
February 06, 2024 00:44 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBWe talk about many upcoming events, get off the rails as you'd expect, discuss this week's great new releases and dive into some listener questions from new callers!
Beat the House!
January 26, 2024 17:29 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBThere's an INSANELY cool collection of Spider-Man Comics coming to Lawndale this weekend! Whats the future of Skybound's Universal Monsters line? We need your listener questions! Email them to BEN@ACMECOMICS>COM
We're Going Tonight!
January 19, 2024 16:28 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBA breakdown of the week at BOTH Acme Comics locations. Whats up with kids nowadays?! Avengers Twilight is the sleeper hit story of the year! We tackle a little backlog of great listener questions Join us for the Four Eyes Comedy Showcase Saturday Jan 20th at 8pm! Acme Comics Downtown!
Ben Botched the Audio... Again!
January 12, 2024 21:39 - 1 hour - 83.9 MBI know! I'm sorry. I messed up! We talk Ultimate Spider-Man, Transformers 4, Rebel Moon, and of course MORTAL KOMBAT
Closing the Door on 2023!
January 05, 2024 19:38 - 1 hour - 104 MBIt's our 2023 year in review! Our favorite comics and graphic novels, our least favorite comics and graphic novels. The best moments of the year! We crown this year's ACME COMICS CUSTOMER OF THE YEAR!
One 'Pod to 'Cast Them!
December 29, 2023 20:59 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBListen! As a man basically discovers LOTR for the first time! Laugh! As we stumble through the technical difficulties of this week's recording Revel! In the items that were sold for Christmas! Gasp! Over DUKE #1! Shriek in Terror! As we tease what's coming next year!
Christmas with the 'Cast!
December 22, 2023 17:44 - 1 hour - 83.3 MBGodzilla talk! Listener Questions! A.V.P.V.G! Send your year end listener questions to [email protected]
"What's your favorite Christmas Movie?"
December 15, 2023 18:57 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBWhat's your favorite Christmas Movie? Post-Jim Henson Muppets is good and Ben won't let Jermaine convince him differently! A lot of comics talk! It's been a great month for new releases. We discuss holiday shopping in the shops!
Thanks...given!
December 01, 2023 16:15 - 1 hour - 102 MBWe discuss black friday and thanksgiving week, tonight's Batman '89 event, christmas at the store, Godzilla Minus One and more! Thank you to our sponsors: WOOOO! Energy and Chad Merrit.
We've Gotta Say Something Positive
November 17, 2023 15:33 - 51 minutes - 71.1 MBWe dicuss the latest book from James Tynion, The Deviant! GI Joe is back in action! A well-deserved listener question gets the main focus! Email your listener questions to [email protected]
Bonuscast: The History of Hardcore with Hunter Delaney!
November 15, 2023 15:44 - 47 minutes - 64.9 MBBen sits down to talk with independet creator, Hunter Delaney! Hunter is currently running a kickstarter for his independently publisher graphic novel, THE HISTORY OF HARDCORE! Think Hip Hop Family Tree for Punk and Hardcore. Acme Comics Downtown will have a limited number of copies of this book but we highly reccomend that you back this project!
OPEN'ED
November 10, 2023 21:28 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBAcme Comics Downtown is officially open! Ben and Austin discuss the grand opening and all of the upcoming events that you'll get your chance to be a part of!
Interview with writer Sam Freeman (Basic Instinct, Hound)
November 02, 2023 16:10 - 51 minutes - 70.1 MBNOT CLEAN. Some cursing in this episode. Ben sits down with Sam Freeman, writer of the upcoming BASIC INSTINCT series from Sumerian Comics and HOUND from Mad Cave Studios! We talk about how Sam got into comics and how his writing style evolved from being a lover of film and comics and getting the opportunity to carry on the story of the critically acclaimed film.
The Lugosi of it All!
October 27, 2023 14:46 - 1 hour - 101 MBThe Acme Comics Downtown Grand Opening is tomorrow Saturday October 28th! We dig into all of the details and answer some listener questions all while giving praise to James Tynion and Martin Simmond's DRACULA from Image Comics!
Ch-ch-ch-ha-ha-ha
October 16, 2023 21:56 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBRecorded on Friday the 13th, October 2023! Ben and Austin recap an already busy October and talk the Grand Opening of our SECOND LOCATION coming to Downtown Greensboro!
Pete's Back on the Podcast!
October 03, 2023 02:01 - 53 minutes - 74.1 MBFor the first time in quite a long time we welcome Pete Bowne back to the Podcast! We talk about our night out at the Tanger Center for the Performing Arts! The Nightmare off Elm St film series at the Carolina Theater is fast approaching!
...And Then There Were Two!
September 22, 2023 14:59 - 1 hour - 95.2 MBJermaine is out for this podcast! Ben and Austin hit on some important Acme Comics events and tease some upcoming surprises! If you're an avid listener, rush to acmecomics.com and enter to win two tickets to see INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE LIVE at the Tanger Performing Arts center!
The Brian Michael Bendis Panel!
September 18, 2023 18:28 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBHere it is! Jermaine hit Baltimore Comic-Con and was invited to host a panel with the world-famous Brian Micahel Bendis! This is truly a treat for Acme Comics shoppers, Bendis fans, and all comic book fans.
Baltimore!
September 15, 2023 14:54 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBJermaine "Birthday Boy" Exum recounts his excursion to Baltimore Comic-Con! We go over a special Cast-question from Jermaine. Email us your responses to this week's listener inquriy to [email protected]
HANGMAN COUNTRY
August 18, 2023 14:22 - 38 minutes - 53 MBJermaine gives us his feelings on BLUE BEETLE! Austin and Ben breakdown their AEW Collision excursion!
DOWNTOWN!
August 11, 2023 23:38 - 1 hour - 110 MBWe announce our biggest news of the year... well actually of the past 40 years! Acme Comics will return to downtown Greensboro with a second location opening in October of this year! Keep those awesome listener questions coming!
STUDIO 1983!
August 04, 2023 21:16 - 1 hour - 115 MBComing to you live from a currently top secret location for the first time! Jermaine went to Galaxy-Con! What to do with all these variant covers?! Listener questions! "No one tell my mom that I'm judging her for not eating vegetables!" -Ben
The Guild!
July 28, 2023 22:17 - 1 hour - 105 MBThe Band is back together... but not that band you're thinking of! Sleep evades Jermaine. Austin responds to Barbie. The Save Like Spidey Summer Sidewalk Sale!
Don't Be a Zero, Eat the Acme Hero!
July 21, 2023 15:20 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBWe talk about your new favorite sandwich, the Acme Hero! Ben finally saw a movie in theaters and shares his feelings about BARBIE. 15 years of The Dark Knight! Listener Questions abound!
Ben Botched the Audio!
July 15, 2023 21:53 - 1 hour - 100 MBYou guys know me. I'm usually on the top of my game! Today I wasn't and the victim of that is the audio of this week's podcast! Hopefully you can make out everything everyone is saying! It's a great episode nonetheless!
Yuck Your Yum
July 07, 2023 21:12 - 1 hour - 89.8 MBJermaine and Austin break down Indiana Jones! SPOILER ALERTS abound! Knight Terrors is really good... Like really really good. Night of the Ghoul is out in paperback and we couldn't be more excited to share it with a whole swath of new readers. Devil's Cut is gonna be a big deal! We need YOUR listened questions! Email them to [email protected] Stay tuned after the podcast ends for a special ad-read!
Heroes Con Breakdown
June 24, 2023 18:31 - 55 minutes - 75.5 MBJermaine breaks down his HeroesCon experience! It was a great week for comics! Send us you listener questions to [email protected]
Full Flash Pass?
June 16, 2023 16:43 - 1 hour - 118 MBAustin and Jermaine discuss the events of THE FLASH! What are the best wings in Greensboro? Does Michael Keaton deliver? The massive success of the Alan Davis signing Acme at Bat pt 2! Listener Questions
HeroesCon Declassified Survival Guide
June 09, 2023 15:41 - 1 hour - 110 MB-A live un-boxing (more like un-pocketing) on the podcast with some cool gifts form our pal Matt Sylar! -Jermaine tells us his feelings on Transformers: Rise of the Beasts! -A complete HeroesCon guide for new and experienced atendees alike! -30 Years of Jurassic Park Join us this Saturday for the Acme 83 beer release party at Little Brother Brewing! 3pm-7pm!
Well-Versed in the Spider-Verse
June 02, 2023 15:07 - 59 minutes - 81.4 MBJermaine gives us his spoiler-free review of Across the Spider-Verse and Shin Kamen Rider while Ben laments the state of movie theaters today! We tell about our experience from Carolina Fear Fest and talk about the launch party for the ACME 83 beer collaboration with Little Brother Brewing!
The Meals Not Over Until I Hate Myself
May 23, 2023 00:33 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBWe must be hungry! We're talking about food for the millionth time! A quick update on what's going on in the world of Acme Comics! The ACME '83 beer collaboration with Little Brother Brewing is coming soon. What do you think the EXCLUSIVE AcmeCast shirt should say? Email us: [email protected]
No Taste Buds Shall Escape Starlight!
May 12, 2023 20:03 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBThe gang is still a little weary from FCBD! We discuss the event's massive success and thank everyone involved before diving into some upcoming events and listener questions (and complaints)!
The James Gunn Club!
May 05, 2023 19:29 - 58 minutes - 79.7 MBTomorrow is FREE COMIC BOOK DAY! We tell you everything that goes into the final day of preparation, run down the day's festivities, and drop some surprises! Jermaine gives his honest review of the final James Gunn addition to the MCU, Guardian of the Galaxy Vol 3! Listener questions; we're talking Pinball!
Boomer Texts
April 28, 2023 21:44 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBWe're barreling down the pipeline toward Free Comic Book Day! Ben and Jermaine update you with everything Acme, including the full details of our collaboration with Little Brother Brewing, the Rico Renzi signing on April 29th, and the final day of our Spring Cleaner Sidewalk Sale! Now is the best time to come by the store and pick up your subscriptions, try a new series, or see what new action figures and collectibles we have in stock!
Full Court Press!
April 15, 2023 02:05 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBIt's a touchdown of a weekend as the Acme crew talks about their massive weekend coming up! The Spring Cleaner Sale Returns! Bob Hoskins! Austin finally reveals something we've been teasing for quite some time!
Thrawn Song
April 07, 2023 19:15 - 59 minutes - 82.7 MBAnother busy week at the store! We start off by talking about upcoming events before being interrupted by the Ahsoka trailer! Listener Questions abound!
WHAT HAPPENED TO HAROLD?!
April 01, 2023 16:42 - 28 minutes - 52.1 MBIt's a short and sweet episode as Ben and Jermaine hit record before kicking off a busy Saturday at the store. We announce our partnership with the Carolina Cobras Arena Football team, discuss a massive Transformers collection out for sale on April 2nd, and Ben brings his own listener question; "WHAT HAPPENED TO HAROLD?"
Blast from the Past!
March 24, 2023 21:25 - 1 hour - 207 MBIts the first of MANY Podcast episodes celebrating 40 Years of ACME COMICS! Jermaine sits down with former store employees, and long-time Acme Comics confidants, Joe Schram, Ryan Rubio, and Dan Morris to talk about the the journies they've shared and many Acme memories! There's a whole Lord Retail-load of good content in this episode!
The Court of AL's!
March 17, 2023 15:23 - 1 hour - 129 MBLord Retail is on vacation allowing Austin and Ben to take full reigns of the podcast and run that train right off track! For the first time we're joined by star of the store, Sarah Oakley!
Scream or 'Ween?
March 10, 2023 16:31 - 1 hour - 115 MBAustin tells us about his adventure to the theaters to see Scream 6! A whole lot of off the rails conversation. Comics talk! Listener questions return! Send your listener questions to [email protected]!
Feels Like the First Time in a Long Time!
March 03, 2023 16:41 - 56 minutes - 104 MBThe Podcast returns to a weekly format! Jermaine updates us about his ComicsPro experience! A major update on going-ons around the store. Oh yeah... Ben's BACK!