Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and guest Brian Ewing spend an entire hour with Locke & Key writer Joe Hill discussing his history with comics, the genesis of the series, and the future of the TV series pilot. Then they all geek out over Doctor Who!

This episode of the show also reveals the starting line-up for Acme's Free Comic Book Day 2012 convention, tells severyone why Fantastic Four is the event book that not enough people are reading, and celebrates the release of new material for Avatar the Last Airbender!

NEW COMICS (RECOMMENDATIONS IN BOLD)

30 DAYS OF NIGHT ONGOING #4

ALL STAR WESTERN #5 - Jonah Hex and Doctor Arkham struggle to free abducted children from under Gotham City!

ALPHA FLIGHT #8 FINAL ISSUE - Alpha Flight versus Alpha Strike and the Master of the World!

AMERICAN VAMPIRE #23 (MR)

ANGEL & FAITH #6

Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam play catch-up with Last Week's news, going over the New 52 cancellations and announcements, kick things into high gear over Kickstarter, and speak with Reed Gunther creators Shane and Chris Houghton!

NEW COMICS

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #678 - Can Spider-man figure out how New York City was destroyed and undo it in just twelve hours? Great jumping on issue for Daredevil fans who got a taste of Amazing Spider-man during the crossover with Daredevil! By Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos!

AVENGERS #21 SHATTERED HEROES - Welcome Storm from the X-men to the Avengers! Will the organization structure in time to withstand A.I.M., Hydra, The Hand, and H.A.M.M.E.R. under the coordinated direction of Norman Osborn?

Jermaine, Stephen and Frank play fashion police on Hawkeye's new costume, drool over Walt Simonson coming to the Avengers, weigh the pros and cons of superstar artists choosing to take on creator-owned work, and crunch the numbers on the top 500 comics and collections of 2011!

Then during Comics at the Table they pit Kid Loki against Morpheus, the Lord of Dreams, become a room divided over Transformers: More Than Meets the Eye, strike fear into the hearts of readers everywhere with Lobster Johnson, and give you a big heads up for next week's books!

NEW COMICS (RECOMMENDATIONS IN BOLD)

7 WARRIORS #3 (OF 3) (MR)

ACTIVITY #2 - New series from Image Comics! The spy thriller from Grifter's Nathan Edmonson continues and copies of #1 are still available!

ALL NEW BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #15

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #677 LOST CAT PART 1 - The crossover with Mark Waid's Daredevil begins here! The Black Cat needs legal help and Matt Murdock may need help from Spider-man!

AVENGELYNE #6

AVENGERS 1959 #5 (OF 5)

To get behind the release of the grassroots Womanthology original graphic novel from IDW Publishing, we've invited out a few of our favorite creators from the over 150 female editors, artists, writers, inkers, colorists and letterers whose commitment made this project possible! So be sure to come by and meet Ming Doyle (Fantastic Four #600), Janet Lee (Return of the Dapper Men), and Chrissie Zullo (Fables: Cinderella)!

The signing will start at 11 AM. Then we'll break for lunch and head over to Bennett College near downtown Greensboro for a very special event (more details to come soon). Then it will be back to Acme for more signing, sketching and joy until 5 PM!

Find more about the Womanthology graphic novel and our talented visitors below!

Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam sit down with Clark, Acme Comics Customer of the Year for 2011, to discuss his secret origins, the events that he enjoyed most in the past year, and his plans to continue contributing to the community in the future!

Then they pull back the cloak on DC's new Phantom Stranger, get into the dollars and cents of comic advertising and ask you to choose sides amongst the Avengers and the X-Men!

NEW COMICS (RECOMMENDATIONS IN BOLD)

ACTION COMICS #5 - Andy Kubert joins Grant Morrison to tell the circumstances of Kal El's arrival on Earth in the new DC Relaunch universe! Also available with a digital download code for $4.99.

ANIMAL MAN #5 - The ties between Scott Snyder's Swamp Thing and Jeff Lemire's Animal Man become clearer with every issue! You don't have to read both, but if you do you are being taken care of! Fourth printing Animal Man #1s are on the way!

ARTIFACTS #13 (OF 13)

Jermaine, Stephen, Frank and Adam reveal the winners of the first annual Acme Awards and give their commentary on each category!

Then they discuss potential DC subscription drops like Aquaman and Flash and apologize to people that are stuck out in the cold on Avengers Children's Crusade.

Finally, they share their favorite Acmecast moments of the year!

Happy New Year!