Mike's Comic Shop Roadshow

Mike's Comic Shop Roadshow

Mike Atchison

Episodes 37
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Activity Moderate
Since Dec 2022
Latest Episode Jan 2026

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www.burgcomics.com

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About This Podcast

Join Campus Comics Cast's own Mike Atchison as he shares interviews with local comic shop owners from around the globe. In addition to the interview, Mike will request a comic read suggestion from the shop owner and Mike, along with others from the Campus Comics Cast or other podcasts, will read and review the recommendation. Connect with Mike at [email protected] or [email protected], at https://www.facebook.com/campuscomicscast on Facebook, and Mike’s Comic Shop Roadshow on Bluesky. Connect with Mike and Scott at [email protected], Big thanks to Shaad Schubert for the intro and outro music, Dan Brown for the cover art, and Scott Reed for his production skills! For all of your podcast editing, mixing and cleanup needs, contact Steeven Orr at https://linktr.ee/edityourpod. For more interviews at comics shops around the US and the world, subscribe to Mike’s Comic Shop Roadshow on Apple, Spotify, Google, Amazon/Audible, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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37 – Villainous Grounds and Hairball

Jan 26, 2026

This episode Mike travels a whole 20 minutes and visits…and no exaggeration…the most beautiful comic shop he’s ever seen. See for yourself in the Facebook post! It’s Villainous Grounds in Perryville,…

36 – Fantom Comics and Blue Period

Jan 19, 2026

This episode we travel to our nation’s Capital, Washington DC and one of the coolest comic shops Mike’s ever experienced, Fantom Comics! Located on the second floor of a beautiful building in the…

35 – Blackbird Comics and Coffeehouse and East of West Vol 1

Dec 16, 2025

For this episode Mike goes to the theme park capital of the world, Orlando FL. While it was a grueling trip…delayed in St. Louis airport for 16 hours, then stuck in the Atlanta airport overnight due…

34 – Knight Vigil Comics and Conan the Barbarian 1

Nov 14, 2025

This episode, we take a trip south to Dothan, AL, on the Alabama/Florida border. Mike struck gold when he found Knight Vigil Comics. Embedded in an antique mall, this shop has a humble presence, but…

33 – Ontario Street Comics and Sad Sack Army Life 8

Nov 02, 2025

In this episode, we are back in Philadelphia, PA, and the shop Mike had the pleasure of visiting is Ontario Street Comics. Some comic shops defy expectations; some break the mold completely. That…

032 – Get Ready Comics and Batman Noel

Oct 18, 2025

This episode, we are in Rochester, UK at the charming Get Ready Comics, and meet the equally charming owners, Paul and Katie. Get Ready Comics fits perfectly into the magic of this historic city.…

031 – Monster’s Lair Comics and Secret Wars

Sep 21, 2025

This episode we are back in Lubbock, TX, where Mike discovered Monster’s Lair Comics (a great name, by the way!). The owner, Rob, originally hails from Chicago, IL so he and Mike had lots to talk…

030 – The Comic Store and Kill or be Killed

Aug 19, 2025

This episode Mike makes his way from Philadelphia to Lancaster, PA and the appropriately named Comic Store and its owner, Charles Park. Charles is hands down one of the most interesting comic shop…

029 – Fat Jack's Comicrypt and Junkyard Joe

Jul 15, 2025

This episode Mike is still in the City of Brotherly Love, making the trip across town to Fat Jack’s Comic Crypt. The staff could not accommodate a full interview, but one of the staff, Lucas, had…

028 – Brave New Worlds and Step by Bloody Step

Jul 04, 2025

This episode Mike travels to the City of Brotherly Love and Brave New Worlds, a comic shop that is smack dab in historic Old City! Only a few blocks from Mike’s hotel, he took a leisurely stroll and…

027 - Titan Comics and Richard Stark’s Parker: The Hunter

Jun 06, 2025

This episode Mike swoops down to Dallas, Texas and Titan Comics, where he met and interviewed Jeremy Shoor, the owner and operator. This is not the Titan Comics publisher, mind you, but it is a comic…

026 - Time Tunnel Comics and Limited Collectors' Edition C-48 Superman vs. Flash

May 06, 2025

We are back at HeroesCon for this episode where I met the owner of Time Tunnel Comics from nearby Hickory, NC, Jacob Edwards. Jacob had a booth at the show and had some treasury sized comics I was…

025 - Austin Books and Comics and The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck

Apr 17, 2025

This episode takes us back to the Lone Star State, specifically, Austin, the capital city. Mike was able to land an interview with Brandon, the manager of Austin Books and Comics. Austin Books and…

024 - ACE Comics and Flake

Jan 17, 2025

This episode takes us across the pond to the UK where Mike was stationed for a few months. Naturally, he searched for comic shops almost immediately and found ACE Comics in Colchester,…

023 - Black Cat Comics and The Great British Bump Off

Nov 30, 2024

If you like a longer than average, detail-oriented podcast episode, then this is one for you! Mike is apparently trying to make up for his missing October Roadshow episode with this “feature-length”…

022 - Eastgate Comics and Fantastic Four 52

Sep 27, 2024

Breaking with the usual pattern a bit, while at the 2023 HeroesCon in Charlotte, NC, I met some fantastic comics vendors, including Fred Wright, Jr. and his wife, LaTonya and daughter Bailee, who own…

021 - Heroes and Games and Once and Future Vol 2

Sep 19, 2024

In this episode I am back in Columbus, OH and visited a very strategically located comic shop called Heroes and Games. The owner, Doug, and I hit it off immediately. We are about the same age, and…

020 - The Nerd Store and Plastic

Aug 23, 2024

In this particularly special episode Mike makes his way back to the Beehive State and to The Nerd Store in Valley Fair Mall. He got the chance to interview Roger, who along with his brother Charles,…

019 - Comic Town and The Magic Order, Vol 1

Jul 10, 2024

This time Mike zigzags his way across the US to Columbus, OH and discovers a cool shop called Comic Town. The owner, Ryan, was very accommodating, even though he was busy helping customers…

018 - House of Heroes and Wonder Woman - Earth One, Vol 1

Jun 11, 2024

The vacation in Myrtle Beach continues as Mike takes a jaunt a bit to the north and visits the House of Heroes in North Myrtle Beach where he found two of the coolest cats he’s ever met, Shawn and…

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