On this episode of Behind The Counter Rich and Jon do a follow up on the HBO original documentary SUPERHEROES. They follow that up with some comic news and tidbits like The Big Lie from Image Comics, Rick Veitch, and Gary Erskine. They touch on the trailer for DC’s new 52,some new pictures from The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel teasers (Shattered heroes, X-men, and The Forgiven) which leads them into THE NEGATIVE ZONE! This week’s negative zone is a rag on vampires in comic books. Who Needs Em!? BOOKS OF THE WEEK: Daredevil #2 by Waid and Rivera, Journey Into Mystery #626 by Kieron Gillen and Doug Braithwaithe, Walking Dead #88 by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard, Fallout #6 by Jonathan Hickman, Brian Bendis, Clayton Crain, Sara Pichelli, Mark Bagley, Captain America #2 by Ed Brubaker and Steve McNiven. They also touch on Marvels Project and go into an Ed Brubaker spotlight.
Behind the counter is a weekly show on the GFQ network about the world of comic books and all things related. Cohosts Rich Stambolian and Jonathan Adler bring the audience that conversational vibe that everyone wants from their comic guys. They like comics as much as you do and are dedicated to bring you the best hour of comic book programming each week, touching on a variety of comic related topics without the snark.