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Challengers Comics Co-owner Patrick Brower discusses the new status quo for comic shop owners in the aftermath of Diamond Distributors Bankruptcy.

Retailer Patrick Brower joins the show to talk about the year that was in his Chicago comic shop, Challengers Comics + Conversation. Brower discusses the slow open to years, the top comics of the year at Challengers, stimulating foot traffic, the year that was at Challengers, Saga's immortal nature, Absolute learnings, what else is moving the needle at Challengers, the impact of handselling, how customer behaviors have changed, the world of comics distribution, behind the scenes work, managing the amount of product, his view on the broader world of comics retail, the evolution of that space, and more.

Welcome to the third and final part of the Episode 1000 anniversary episode, recorded at live events held at four locations throughout the greater Chicagoland area. My original idea was to combine all the interviews and performances into one single release. As fate would have it… it's just too much content for one single episode, so I decided to break it up and make it more digestible.   For this episode, recorded at Skeleton Key Brewery in Woodridge, Siren Records in McHenry, and Liar's Club in Chicago, and the Q101 Lounge, you'll hear (and see):   An interview with DEHD on the sweet Q101 radio mics. One of my favorite bands, AM TAXI, performing and chatting from Skeleton Key. Siren Records owner Bill Lindquist. Long time pop-punk favorites Showoff. And a fantastic peformance and chat with the synthy goth pop duo clubdrugs.     In between segments, you'll also get to enjoy messages from former podcast guests, sharing their Episode 1000 greetings. This time around, that includes Patrick Brower of Challengers Comics + Conversation, Stubhy from Lucky Boys Confusion, Bullet to the Heart, Denis Buckley of 88 Fingers Louie, and You Died.   ##   CCC is sponsored by Easy Automation. Are you ready to turn your home into a smart home?   Transform your living space with cutting-edge home automation. Experience seamless control over audio/video, lighting, climate, security, and more. Embrace the future of smart living – your home, your rules.   Get a quote by visiting Easy-automation.net, or call Dan at 630.730.3728   ##     Thank you: Skeleton Key Brewery - Paul and Emily Slayton Liar's Club - Herb Rosen. Also Gary and Scott! Siren Records - Bill and Jenny Lindquist The Black and Blue Hearts Mike Stricker The Ooozin' Ahhhs AM Taxi Ike Reilly Steve Silver wht.rbbt.obj Showoff Josh Caterer Bellhead Kevin Kellam clubdrugs The Effigies DEHD Zach Spangler Derek Gochenauer (thanks for the video post-production!) Henry Scherer Matt Winkelman Asim Ali James Kurdziel Dan Pursel   Most importantly: Thank you for listening to, watching and supporting Car Con Carne. I don't take any of it for granted.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CLIFFORD T. JUMPER •Patrick is (was) on WGN Spotlight Chicago. •Breaking our Manga section into Genres. •Another week of Lunar woes.•Comics talked about in this episode:      BATMAN & ROBIN YEAR ONE #1      BLACK CANARY BEST OF THE BEST #1      GODZILLA MONSTERPIECE THEATRE #1Contest of Challengers #703

In this episode of the Crack House Chronicles Donnie and Dale go to Granby Colorado. In 2004 Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a giant bulldozer and destroyed the town. Also in this episode we are pleased to have Patrick Brower who was one of the targets of Marvin. Below are some related links for more information on the Killdozer including the link to Patricks book. CRAZY STORY! https://killdozerbook.com/about-the-author/ https://www.amazon.com/KILLDOZER-Story-Colorado-Bulldozer-Rampage/dp/0982352018/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1511382800&sr=8-6&keywords=killdozer+book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZK9XthMZ1w Our Links: https://www.crackhousechronicles.com/ https://linktr.ee/crackhousechronicles https://www.tiktok.com/@crackhousechronicles https://www.facebook.com/crackhousechronicles Check out our MERCH! https://www.teepublic.com/user/crackhousechronicles

Former Sky Hi news editor Patrick Brower has a unique qualification to speak on the tale of Marvin Heemeyer's destructive rampage through the town of Granby CO in his self-built Killdozer...because not only had he covered Heemeyers battles with city government and more, he was also one of Heemeyer's targets...being inside the Sky Hi news building when Heemeyer drove the killdozer into it. Some consider Heemeyer to be an anti-hero...some consider him to be a madman who was driven by revenge and inner demons...and we explored that with Patrick Brower this morning.

Retailer Patrick Brower returns to the show to talk about the year for his shop, Chicago's Challengers Comics + Conversation. Brower discusses the holiday season, his comics retail podcast, promoting comics, how the year was and its progression, product vs. process, excitement levels, what's working, building other paths, in-store sales versus online, what hasn't been working, the reasons things are a struggle, what customers are saying, awareness of titles, the conversation about the direct market, what has him hopeful about comics, and more.

All October long, Car Con Carne is featuring Halloween-related interviews and locations. This episode finds me back at 13th Floor Haunted House (5050 River Road, Schiller Park). Joining me for a trip through the haunt is returning guest Patrick Brower, co-owner of Challengers Comics + Conversation (1845 N. Western, Chicago).   Patrick and I talk about our trip through 13th Floor before digging into the state of comics retail, comic conventions and the joy of Mego action figures. Challengers Comics is now celebrating its 15th year serving Chicago comics fans!   13th Floor is open October 24-Halloween night, and then again November 3-5. Find out more and buy tickets at 13thfloorchicago.com.   Car Con Carne is presented by Alex Ross Art. Subscribe to Alex's YouTube channel, and visit his website at alexrossart.com!     Car Con Carne is also sponsored by In the Loop Magazine: When you're in a world-class music city like Chicago, there's so much happening that it can be almost overwhelming—that's where In the Loop Magazine comes in. For show recaps, tour previews, interviews, photo galleries, and more, visit beintheloopchicago.com  

Imagine sitting at your desk at work, a day like any other. All of a sudden you hear a rumbling that gets louder, and louder. Then you look out the window and see it: a massive tank (yes - TANK), covered in guns, coming straight towards your office. You get outside just in time to see this thing completely flatten your building to the ground, then drive away. Um… WHAT? That's exactly what happened in 2004 to the people in Granby, Colorado. Marvin Heemeyer, a local man, was angry at most people in town about a bunch of different nonsense, so he decided to take revenge by spending more than a year modifying a bulldozer into a weaponised war-like tank, which he then drove all over town for several hours destroying everything in his wake. As you do. Local businesses, the town hall, the library, even the police station - all flattened by the Killdozer. And because this thing was indestructible (bullet-proof, bomb-proof, unbreakable steel), there was nothing the police could do, but watch helplessly and hope something - anything - would stop it. It literally got to the point where the army considered dropping a bomb on it so strong it would also destroy the entire town. So what stopped the Killdozer in the end? We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: Watch the 'Tread' documentary trailer https://bit.ly/tread-documentary . Watch this good Youtube breakdown 'KILLDOZER: How a Man Made His Own Tank' https://bit.ly/3IGzqbi .  Watch News Footage from the day bootlegged on YouTube https://bit.ly/3MUF38r .  READ  Killdozer: The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage https://bit.ly/killdozer-book  written by Patrick Brower - the editor of the local paper and was in one of the buildings Marvin Heemeyer attacked Read 'Marvin Heemeyer And His 'Killdozer' Rampage Through A Colorado Town' from All That's Interesting https://bit.ly/45AkqFJ . Read 'Enter the Killdozer: how a 2004 rampage inspired today's right-wing preppers' from GQ by Bradley Garrett https://bit.ly/3MDufdm . Read 'Killdozer Day: The Story of Marvin Heemeyer' from Snopes.com https://bit.ly/424YVdf . Read Marvin's Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer . FOLLOW THE SHOW: Follow @justthegistpodcast on Instagram https://bit.ly/jtg-gram . Check out @justthegistpodcast in TikTok https://bit.ly/jtg-tiktok . Follow @jacobwilliamstanley on Instagram https://bit.ly/jacobwilliamstanley-IG . Follow @rosiewaterland on IG https://bit.ly/rosiewaterland-ig . CREDITS Hosts: Rosie Waterland & Jacob Stanley Executive Producer: Elise CooperAudio Imager: Nat Marshall Social Producer: Zoe Panateros Managing Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We did it! 100 Episodes! Join me as I bring back my very first guest and friend, the co-owner of Challengers Comics and Conversation, PATRICK BROWER! We chat about a billion things, including our albums of the years, some great comics we're reading, making music, and more! Check Patrick out at: Website: challengerscomics.com Twitter: @challengers Instagram: @challengerscomicsconversation COMICS-COFFEE-METAL is hosted by DON CARDENAS Twitter: @doncardenasart Instagram: @doncardenasart Website: doncardenasart.com EMAIL: comicscoffeemetal@gmail.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/comicscoffeemetal/support

Retailer Patrick Brower joins the show to chat about the year at his comic shop, Challengers Comics + Conversation, and the state of the direct market. Brower discusses the year at Challengers, the flip side of success, the weird vibes today, time costs, the difficulty of handselling, what moved the needle this year, the impact of economic uncertainty, what isn't working, the retailer conversation, variant covers, what he wants more from publishers, where single issue comics are headed, the medium versus the business, what he's excited for in 2023, and more.

In this week's episode of Off Panel, Patrick Brower, the co-owner of Challengers Comics + Conversation, a comic shop in Chicago, joins to chat about the year in his store. Brower discusses his exhausting year, changing point-of-sale system, how the year was for the shop, the state of Wednesdays, what's working, the X-Men line, Reckless, Saga's return, what isn't performing well, Bad Idea, the lack of ongoings, Black Label, single issues versus graphic novels, the current distributors, supply chain issues, digital impacts, hopes for 2022, and more.

Imagine sitting at your desk at work, a day like any other. All of a sudden you hear a rumbling that gets louder, and louder. Then you look out the window and see it: a massive tank (yes - TANK), covered in guns, coming straight towards your office. You get outside just in time to see this thing completely flatten your building to the ground, then drive away. Um… WHAT? That's exactly what happened in 2004 to the people in Granby, Colorado. Marvin Heemeyer, a local man, was angry at most people in town about a bunch of different nonsense, so he decided to take revenge by spending more than a year modifying a bulldozer into a weaponised war-like tank, which he then drove all over town for several hours destroying everything in his wake. As you do. Local businesses, the town hall, the library, even the police station - all flattened by the Killdozer. And because this thing was indestructible (bullet-proof, bomb-proof, unbreakable steel), there was nothing the police could do, but watch helplessly and hope something - anything - would stop it. It literally got to the point where the army considered dropping a bomb on it so strong it would also destroy the entire town. So what stopped the Killdozer in the end? We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there's this: The ‘Tread' documentary trailer: https://youtu.be/yb1hQfo4nFY The book by Patrick Brower (who was editor of the local paper that day and in one of the buildings Marvin Heemeyer attacked) - ‘Killdozer: The True Story of the Colorado Bulldozer Rampage': https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37003600-killdozer A good YouTube Breakdown: https://youtu.be/Bo9Vu_X6lKw News footage from the day: https://youtu.be/PZbG9i1oGPA Articles: https://allthatsinteresting.com/marvin-heemeyer-killdozer https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/politics/article/killdozer-rampage-preppers/amp https://www.snopes.com/news/2017/06/09/killdozer-day-marvin-heemeyer/ Marvin's wiki:  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Heemeyer Follow us on Instagram! @JustTheGistPodcast @RosieWaterland @JacobWilliamStanley Email us to your suGISTions! justthegistpodcast@gmail.com Brisbane and Perth - Get tickets to Rosie's show Kid Chameleon! https://moretalent.com.au/tours/rosiewaterland/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On June 4, 2004, Marvin Heeymeyer unleashed his gigantic, armored, tank-like bulldozer upon the small town of Granby.  It was an act of defiant, but misguided, revenge upon those who he perceived had done him wrong in a long series of local property disputes.Patrick Brower, author & businessman, sits down with me and discusses the event that led to the rampage, and the unintended outcomes which are apparent in today's society. Youtubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHIkrg_fy7QKilldozer on Amazon:https://amzn.to/3dkB9nu Tread on Netflix:https://www.netflix.com/title/81206411Book Website:https://killdozerbook.com/www.grandcountymatters.com or wherever you get your podcasts!#GrandCountyMatters #JohnSandSaysSanderson Commercial Real Estate The name Grand County trusts when specialization matters - 970-531-9926

Benhur’s safe is safe! Phew! Seriously, masks are still required in-store!! Sheesh. 7 months of Andrew. Woosh! Changes in the X-Men titles this summer! Snikt! New Marvel Legends action figures just announced! Bam! Bad Idea pins… *Sigh* “I Don’t Know” is Unacceptable. Humph. Image’s The Good Asian is an excellent detective (Chinatown Noir) comic! Ka-ching!* *Okay, so I felt a little weird using “Ka-ching” as the sound effect after The Good Asian. I was going for the sound of a cash register to emphasize how much we expect this to sell. To be safe I googled “noise a cash register makes” and both ‘cha-ching’ and ka-ching’ came up at the top, so I went with it.

Patrick Brower is the Enterprise Facilitator for the Grand Enterprise Initiative and has lived in Grand County for most of his adult life. Patrick is passionate about building a strong future for Grand County by supporting local business owners. His role is to support the development of new and existing businesses in the county.The Grand Enterprise Initiative is a community driven economic development program that relies on community involvement and participation to be successful. The program provides free and confidential business coaching through a proven successful method called Enterprise Facilitation. Patrick provides free and confidential business coaching to anyone in Grand County. Please contact Patrick if you live in Grand County and have the desire to start, modify or expand your own business. You can reach Patrick by phone at 970-531-0632.#GrandCountyMatters #JohnSandSayswww.grandcountymatters.com or wherever you get your podcasts!#GrandCountyMatters #JohnSandSays

In this week's episode of Off Panel, retailer Patrick Brower returns to the show to chat about the year that was for his shop, Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago. Brower discusses his own year, what happened with Challengers' second shop, the year for the store overall, the volume of comics being released, new tactics, the need to change, explosive Wednesdays, new readers and disappearing pull list customers, the state of DC, the X-Men line, hopes for 2021, and more.

Why did a man build a war machine and wreak havoc on a small town in Colorado? What films and movies might have inspired this? And is this the first time this has happened? Tread is a documentary, based on the book Killdozer by Patrick Brower. Extras: trailer for Tread documentary // video https://bit.ly/treaddoc interview with author Patrick Brower // article https://bit.ly/pbrowerint the Killdozer route and locations on Google Maps // video https://bit.ly/killdozer1 San Diego tank rampage of 1995 // video https://bit.ly/killdozer2 Marvin Heemeyer’s manifesto tapes // audio https://bit.ly/killdozer3 bulldozer attack of 1998 // article https://bit.ly/killdozer4 full film of cult sci-fi Killdozer(1974) // video https://bit.ly/killdozer1974 Boogaloo attack in June 2020 // article https://bit.ly/boogalooarticle Contact: Reach out on instagram @illiteratepod // https://www.instagram.com/illiteratepod/

Friday DC Comics announced they were partnering with 2 other distributors than diamond to put out the month;y comics starting Tuesday April 28th. I thought this was great news for retailers, but it's more complicated than that. To explain while this "solution" may not be feasible for all comic shops, I spoke to Bleeding Cool's Founder Rich Johnston and Patrick Brower Co-Owner Of Challengers Comics in Chicago for a retailer's point of view

As people are being encouraged to work from home, offices and facilities are shutting down, and sports and entertainment are on hold, what's the effect on small business? Joining me for this episode is old friend Patrick Brower, co-owner of the two fantastic Challengers Comics shops in Chicago. This is the first episode of a temporary new direction for Car Con Carne. During this time of "social distancing," the podcast will take a break from sharing food in a small car with strangers. Instead, the show will feature me and my guests in a video chat (and an audio podcast not long thereafter), eating food while they talk from the relative safety of their own homes. Welcome (for now) to QUARANTINE CON CARNE. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

As people are being encouraged to work from home, offices and facilities are shutting down, and sports and entertainment are on hold, what's the effect on small business? Joining me for this episode is old friend Patrick Brower, co-owner of the two fantastic Challengers Comics shops in Chicago. This is the first episode of a temporary new direction for Car Con Carne. During this time of "social distancing," the podcast will take a break from sharing food in a small car with strangers. Instead, the show will feature me and my guests in a video chat (and an audio podcast not long thereafter), eating food while they talk from the relative safety of their own homes. Welcome (for now) to QUARANTINE CON CARNE. Car Con Carne is sponsored by C&H Financial Services.

In this week's episode of Off Panel, the co-owner of Chicago's Challengers Comics + Conversation comic shops, Patrick Brower, joins to chat about 2019 in comics retail. Brower discusses their opening of a second shop, what goes into opening a store, the state of comics retail relative to when Challengers first opened, the rise of the mini-series, what's working for them, differentiating titles today, how the year was for them, risk aversion, figuring out what customers want, second issues, how BOOM! Studios is handling things, whether he'd like more experimentation from comic publishers, the in-store comics conversation, whether he still loves comics, and more.

Patrick was on the news talking about Chicago’s new bus lanes. “If you think like Patrick Brower, you’d be wrong!” Johnny Cadillac Marvel is NOT releasing too many comics…? What would it take for Image to be a tastemaker again? DC’s new iteration of the Suicide Squad is really good!! The new store has put Dal in performative mode. The distance of River North. I don’t remember what that means, but it was written down in the show notes, so I added it. And I also changed from third person narration to first. This is all over the place!!

Hello! Welcome to the first episode of the Comic/Coffee/Metal Podcast! My first guest is a Heavy Metal singing, Award Winning comic shop owning, and ink slinging renaissance man! Join Patrick Brower and I as we discuss the wide berth of metal genres, making music and comics, and more! Patrick's Links: Twitter: @Challengers Instagram: @gochallengersgo https://www.challengerscomics.com https://www.facebook.com/divorcegun/ Site: www.doncardenasart.com/ Art Shop: www.doncardenasart.storenvy.com Music: https://comicscoffeemetal.bandcamp.com/ Twitter: @doncardenasart Instagram: @doncardenasart Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doncardenasart C/C/M Podcast Theme song "The Walk" written and performed by Don Cardenas --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

You're going to be an author! But how do you get your books to actually sell? After you've told your friends and family that your book exists, you still have to convince the rest of the people in the world that they should buy it. And your best allies on that front can be bookstores and comics stores, who spend all day every day talking to people about how they should buy graphic novels from them.  Today, we talk to the co-owners of Eisner Award-winning comics store Challengers Comics + Conversation, in Chicago IL, about what comics stores do, how they work, and how authors can work with them.  Author events, staff features, building relationships, newsletter promotion -- Patrick Brower and W. Dal Bush talk about how it all unfolds in their store.  You can visit Challengers Comics + Conversation yourself -- or check them out on Twitter at @challengers -- or listen to their podcast about retailing, Contest of Challengers.

In this week's episode of Off Panel, comics retailer Patrick Brower (Chicago's Challengers Comics + Conversation) returns to the podcast for a look back on 2018 for his shop. Brower discusses how the year was for Challengers, how it compared to 2017, disappearing subscribers, their ineffective events, what worked for them, the surprising single issue boom, the Marvel/DC divide, graphic novels, Saga's disappearance, what isn't working, the impact of pricing, big retailers speaking up, how back issues are doing, what publishers could do to help retailers, and more.

Conundrum Hot Springs and other popular Colorado parks are suffering from overuse. Here's how rangers are trying to save them. Next, journalist Patrick Brower was almost killed by Marvin Heemeyer's Killdozer. Fourteen years later, he's written a book about the incident. Then, CPR reporter Grace Hood explains Longmont's $3 million oil and gas deal.

Comic shop owner Patrick Brower returns to the podcast to talk about 2017 in comic book retail. Brower discusses why the last quarter of the year lagged so badly in his shop, what he thinks triggered the downturn in 2017, the volume of comics being produced, what worked in his shop, the Rickmobile, the impact of in-store events, what didn't work in his shop during the year, society's impact on sales, why pull list customers disappeared in December, his take on what's driving fans away, what's causing Marvel's struggles, the devaluation of artists at Marvel, the dip in graphic novel sales, the impact of comic book culture going mainstream, the lack of impactful marketing in the industry, the shop's plans for 2018, and more.

Host Anthony Desiato shares some momentous Flat Squirrel news before sitting down with Patrick Brower, co-owner of the Eisner Award-winning Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago. Living up to the "Conversation" part of the store's name, Anthony and Patrick discuss how and why Challengers nurtures comic book fans and readers rather than collectors. This episode is Part 1 of a two-episode visit to the Windy City.

On the 2016 finale for Off Panel, the co-owner of the Eisner Award winning comic shop Challengers Comics + Conversation, Patrick Brower, joins the show to talk about the year for his shop and the state of comic book retail as a whole. He shares how his shop did this year, what worked, what didn't, Rebirth, Civil War II, what he thinks is driving some of the retailer doom and gloom, whether he think it's different than the usual doom and gloom, what he's hearing from other shops, what he loved in comics in 2016, what he's excited for in 2017, and more.

Burger King unveiled it's Whopperito (a Whopper made like a burrito) on August 15th, and I decided to try it during BK's launch week. Fast food's never been a Car Con Carne "thing," but sometimes I have to point the Mazda 3 in the direction of the zeitgeist. Patrick Brower, co-owner of Challengers Comics and co-host of the excellent behind-the-scenes Yak Channel Network podcast "Contest of Challengers," jumped in the front seat to try the Whopperito with me. Patrick's an old friend and a great conversationalist. Over Whopperitos, we cover: *Patrick's kidney stone. He's been waiting for weeks to pass it. We cover every aspect of the diagnosis and subsequent medical concerns and initiatives, including straining pee (like panning for gold), pain meds and the discomfort of getting an ultrasound. It's a fascinating (and funny) discussion; though perhaps inappropriate for dinner conversation. *Who has the best fast food fries (it's not Burger King) *The nuances of the Whopperito: Donde esta el queso? *We miss Mike Bratton, who in part inspired the Whopperito trip *More Whopperito: "As we're getting deeper, it's getting messier" *The thing I'm doing for the first time in my life that has me excited *The absolute worst wrestler on WWE RAW *Starting "Contest of Challengers" as a brand extension eight years ago *The decision behind sharing all the behind-the-scenes aspects of owning and running a retail store *The horrible discovery I made while watching the Car Con Carne TV pilot *DC Comics' "Rebirth" and its sales impact on Challengers *The lingerie problem in the "Killing Joke" animated movie *"Little people" and Hornswaggle *The "slam dunks" the next Spider-Man movie needs to include *Patrick accepts the blame for the episode's length Tell a friend! Share! Download! Enjoy!

On this week's episode of Off Panel, David welcomes Patrick Brower, co-owner of the Eisner winning comic shop Challengers Comics + Conversation in Chicago. Patrick joins the show to talk about all things retail, how he and business partner W. Dal Bush started the shop, the plusses and minuses of being a retailer, how his team approaches sales, diversity, the power of Raina Telgemeier, and much more. This is a fitting pair with our longform piece on a recent retailer survey we did, and if you're a creator or someone interested in the comic industry, there's a lot to dig into here.

How does an artist selling directly to their fans through Kickstarter affect a Retail Vendor? Are independently owned shops around the world closing their doors due to direct fan sales? Why not ask a Retailer? Okay, we shall! Patrick Brower of Challengers Comics & Conversation is with us this week to discuss the impact of creator's direct sales on his business.

Recorded right after their signing at Challengers Comics in Chicago, the guys welcome hosts from 4 other podcasts.From The Contest Of Challengers, store owners Patrick Brower and Dal Bush. Molly Jane Kramer of The Comics Slumber Party. Chris Smits of The Zodcast, and Mike Norton Of The Crankcast . We learn all about a trip to a Mexican ranch  Art took where he learned all about a strange morning drink the caballeros enjoy.Franco confessed to some college pranks, and then springs a desert island quiz on the group. You'll learn how Magic Johnson's no-show at a con provided a nice windfall for Patrick The Wolf Boy, and finally Art and John Sunchips debate the merits of Superman 3 vs Superman 4 before the live jury. 

The 2nd episode of the long goodbye for Around Comics rolls into action with some of our favorite past guests. Ande Parks is working on some new projects for Green Hornet, and he even has Sal interested. John Siuntres and Patrick Brower drop in for some great conversation and a preview of what will be happening during the weekend of C2E2. We wrap up with Hilary Barta and Christian Alamy with a wandering discussion about art, inking and Ultimate Popeye.

The Blackest Friday continues. Christian Alamy, Patrick Brower and John Siuntres join Chris and Tom for more Post-Thanksgiving comic book discussion. Lots of talk about Thor, Blackest Night, Brave and the Bold, X-Men, Flash, Geoff Johns' fake solicits and Image United! Also in this episode, maybe, just maybe the worst Irish accent of all time. Featured Music by Marilyn Manson

Sal returns to the panel and is joined by Chris, Tom and Patrick Brower at Challengers Comics. Lots of comics talk gets started with The Great Ten, Tony Bedard, Stumptown, Criminal: The Deluxe Edition, Superman: Secret Origin, Wondermark, Iron Man, Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love, and the awesome Blackest Night rings. What's the connection between librarians who hate The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and getting bums to buy your comics? Featured Music by Supergrass!

This week, Dal talks to Patrick Brower about the comics he read that week. Topics include Amazing Spider-Man #600, Incredible Hulk #600 and Invincible #64.

Around Comics is back with a double sized issue. Chris is joined by Chris Burnham, Patrick Brower, John Siuntres and special guest Jeff Parker. The panel discusses the local slate of Chicago events and then moves on to talk about Marvel's Dark Reign and the War of Kings story line. We also talk about how Savage Dragon and the new issue of Batman & Robin have delivered the goods on why we love comics. Jeff Parker has been writing some of the most entertaining comics in the industry and we finally catch up with him to talk about Agents of Atlas, Exiles, X-Men: First Class, Mysterious the Unfathomable and the soon to be release Underground. Featured Music by Whiskeytown

It's the third and final episode from our Free Comic Book Day extravaganza! You've heard from Erik Larsen, you've followed our journey in The Adventures of Luther Arkwright, and now it's time to hear all about 2009's Free Comic Book Day. Join Sal, Tom, Chris and special guest Patrick Brower for a discussion about all of the day's events. Patrick and his business partner Dal run one of the best comic shops around, and he gives some of the trade secrets as to why Challengers Comics + Conversation is the kind of store you wish you had in your neighborhood. The panel discusses this year's FCBD offerings, and for some weird reason has trouble remembering anything from 2008. Listener voice mails and e-mails. A NEW Around Comics Community and things not to do on a podcast wrap up this year's FCBD episode. Featured Music by Frank Black