Jim, president of the non-profit Hero Initiative talks about the goal of the organization, some of the unique products and convention promotions they offer and their most recent book, Stan's Soapbox: The Collection. In the second half of this extended segment, Jason walks you through his picks from the December 2008 Previews catalog. http://www.heroinitiative.org
Tom, who maintains the Comics Reporter website, follows up on our prior discussion about the impact of the economy on the comics industry, what's making the "Best of" lists for 2008 and some of the things that he has enjoyed reading this year. http://www.comicsreporter.com
Our conversation with Tom wraps up with suggested gift ideas for the comics fan who has everything, young readers and those new to comics. Also, Tom shares his thoughts on Watchmen as an entry level read for someone new to comics. http://www.comicsreporter.com