Put Number of Comments Inside an Icon?
 

I have been working on customizing my site and have been quite happy with the amount of customization that has been possible with the Comments section. Ideally, I like would like to display the number of contents not next to an icon, but inside one like you see here:

http://www.web-strategist.com/blog/ (this is NOT my site nor is using this theme)

Is there a painless way to do this with Atahualpa? Or would this be a feature request for your next version?

Looking forward to your help when you have the chance.

Best regards,
Neal Schaffer