Get hype: Scott Snyder and Tony Daniel talk Nocternal and creator owned comics

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NEWS

1. The Power Fantasy coming from Kieron Gillen and Caspar Wijngaard
2. Two new X-Men team leaders confirmed via ‘Women of Marvel’ #1
3. 'Universal Monsters: Frankenstein' coming August 2024
4. New graphic novel ‘Medusa’ coming October 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Avengers Twilight #3 (Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna)
2. Rare Flavours #4 (Ram V, Filipe Andrade)

Nathan:

1. Spider-Punk: Arms Race #1 (Cody Ziglar, Justin Mason)
2. Avengers Twilight #3 (Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Godzilla: War For Humanity #4 (Fraser MacLean, Jake Smith)

Dave - Avengers Twilight #3 (Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: Batman #145 (Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez)
• Nathan: The Spectacular Spider-Men #1 (Greg Weisman, Humberto Ramos)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Ultimate X-Men #1 (Peach Momoko Variant)
2. Nathan: The Bat-Man: First Knight #1 (Marc Aspinall)

Interview - Thundercats - Declan Shalvey - Drew Moss 

Issue #2 out 3/13/2024

1. Declan Shalvey and Drew Moss, thanks for joining us on the AIPT Comics podcast! To start, the reception has been great for Thundercats, were you guys taken aback?
2. Tell us about your personal histories with this franchise!
3. How do you approach reworking or redesigning a classic character? (Love Tigra’s mustache!)
4. The first issue acts as a bit of a remix of the original pilot, but the ending takes a big swing. Now you’re introducing new characters! How did you decide on this approach?
5. What can fans look forward to with the introduction of Calica?
6. Are there any classic series characters we shouldn’t expect to see?
7. There seems to be a boom for 80s nostalgia with Thundercats, Transformers, etc, why do you think that is?
8. Now that you’re a few months into writing and drawing the series, do you have a favorite character, maybe one that surprises you?

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NEWS

1. DC details 'Absolute Power' summer event, DC Finest, and Elseworlds details
2. DC moves to Wednesday shipping!
3. Folio Society ‘DC: Batman’ celebrates 85th anniversary of the Dark Knight
4. Full May 2024 Marvel Solicitations
   1. New ongoing series ‘Scarlet Witch’ to launch June 2024
   2. Marvel unveils X-Men ‘Blood Hunt’ one-shots out in June 2024
   3. Marvel reveals new details surrounding ‘X-Men: The Wedding Special’ #1
   4. Marvel sheds light on ‘Ultimates’ #1 out June 5h
5. Marvel launching ‘Marvel Must-Haves’ line in March 2024
6. Marvel teases ‘Venom War’ pitting Eddie vs. Dylan
7. New Disney comics coming starting with ‘$crooge and the Infinity Dime’ #1
8. Jason Aaron to write 'BRZKRK: A Faceful of Bullets' #1
9. Five new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics projects coming in 2024
10. Chip Zdarsky and Kris Anka reteam for ‘The Whisper Queen’ #1
11. ‘Blood Squad Seven’ explores ’90s superteam dynamics
12. EC Comics returns summer 2024 in new partnership with Oni Press
13. BOOM! Studios' 'Briar' returns May 2024
14. 'The Toxic Avenger' comic is coming fall 2024
15. Graphic novel and album ‘The Singularity’ coming May 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #2 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto)
2. Edge Of Spider-Verse (2024) #1 (Various!)

Nathan:

1. The Six Fingers #1 (Dan Watters, Sumit Kumar)
2. Alien: Black White And Blood #1 (Various)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Daredevil #8 (Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder)

Dave - Wonder Woman #6 (Tom King, Daniel Sampere)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: The Penguin #7 (Tom King, Stevan Subic)
• Nathan: Spider-Punk: Arms Race #1 (Cody Ziglar, Justin Mason)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Spider-Punk: Arms Race #1 (Variant by Ian Bertram)
• Nathan: Harley Quinn #37 (Sweeney Boo)

Interview - Man’s Best - Pornsak Pichetshote and Jesse Lonergan  #1 out March 20th

1. Pornsak Pichetshote, Jesse Lonergan, thank you for being on the AIPT comics podcast to talk Man’s Best. This series is so fresh and original, what was the bud of the idea that inspired it?
2. 5 crosstalk
3. Can you talk a little about the personalities of our three pet protagonists? 
4. Grant Morrison, Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant’s We3 immediately comes to mind when we see animals in cyber suits, was that iconic series on your mind at all while scripting and drawing the series?
5. Jesse, Hedra is one of my favorite comics of all time, the layout design is insanely impressive. How do you approach layout design, and more specifically, approach it with Man’s Best?
6. I freaking love the title, but I’m always curious, were there other titles you were workshopping?
7. We’d be remiss not to ask, do you have pets and if so, what are they and their names?!
8. Pornsak, you’ve said this is the most personal book you’ve written to date, could you elaborate?
9. If Man’s Best was a song, what would it be and why?
10. Do you have any projects in the works?

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NEWS

1. Blood Hunt tie-in extravaganza!
   1. Marvel reveals ‘Black Panther: Blood Hunt’ #1 tie-in miniseries
   2. ‘Union Jack The Ripper: Blood Hunt’ #1 out May 15
   3. ‘Blood Hunt’ anthology series ‘Blood Hunters’ #1 coming this May
   4. Marvel reveals ‘Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt’ #1 for May release
   5. ​​'Strange Academy: Blood Hunt' revealed for 3 issue miniseries
   6. 'Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt' brings in Morbius!
   7. 'Wolverine: Blood Hunt' announced for June 2024
   8. Plus 7 ongoing series will tie in!
2. Marvel reveals penultimate month of X-Men titles for May 2024
3. Joe Kelly and Adam Kubert team up on 'Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII' #1
4. New DC/Marvel omnibuses to publish in Summer 2024
5. DC Comics Solicitations for May 2024!
   1. It's Superman vs. Lobo in the May 2024 'House of Brainiac' crossover!
   2. Juni Ba’s ‘The Boy Wonder’ DC Black Label series announced
6. Archie Comics 'Judgment Day' horror miniseries launching May 2024
7. Dynamite Comics reveals 'Space Ghost' series coming May 2024
8. ‘Thundercats’ #2 to introduce new character Calica
9. New crime graphic novel 'Houses of the Unholy' by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips announced
10. James Tynion IV launches Tiny Onion independent multimedia company
11. Comic-Con sets sail with Comic-Con: The Cruise in 2025
12. Marvel confirms entire Fantastic Four cast in Valentine’s Day 2024 reveal

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Deviant (2023) #4 (James Tynion, Joshua Hixson)
2. Batman (2016) #143 (Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino)

Nathan:

1. Batman: City of Madness #3 (Christian Ward)
2. Batman (2016) #143 (Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

• Nathan - Batman #143 (Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino)
• Dave - Creepshow (2022): Joe Hill's Wolverton Station (Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, Michael Walsh)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: Batman #144 (Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino)
• Nathan: Hellblazer: Dead in America #2 (Si Spurrier, Aaron Campbell)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Catwoman #62 (David Nakayama Cover)
• Nathan: The Six Fingers #1 (Sumit Kumar)

Interview - Nicole Maines talks Suicide Squad: Dream Team #1 out March 12 (artist Eddy Barrows) and Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story TPB out April 2 (artist Rye Hickman)

1. Nicole Maines, thank you for being on the AIPT comics podcast for the second time! Nathan and I are big Dreamer fans and have been greatly anticipating your graphic novel for some time, but to start, Suicide Squad: Dream Team is out March 12, can you talk about putting together this very unique lineup for the team?
2. You’re so good at capturing the different voice of each character, I particularly liked Waller, how do you approach writing dialogue?
3. Dreamer is still getting acquainted with her powers, some of which we get to see in new ways thanks to Eddy Burrows in the first issue. Is her acclimation to her powers a central part of her character growth?
4. Shifting gears to Bad Dream, a true origin story for our hero, was there a guiding light as far as its focus and tone?
5. We’re Galaxy stans here at AIPT. Tell us about your convos with Jadzia Axelrod when it came time to incorporate Taylor in the book! How fun was it writing Kat, Yvette, and Taylor?
6. The ball in Bad Dream is one of the most joyful things I’ve seen in a comic book. Did you draw on any of your own experiences in building a found family or friend group in this section of the book?
7. Did you and Rye do a lot of back and forth coming up with the unbelievable outfits and crowd scenes here? Take us through your collaboration in general! The dream sequences are gorgeous too.
8. If Bad Dream was a song, what would it be and why?

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NEWS

1. Rob Liefeld is retiring from drawing and writing Marvel’s Deadpool
2. David Michelinie returns for 'Venom: Separation Anxiety' in May 2024
3. Garth Ennis returns to Marvel with 'Get Fury' starting May 1
4. Chip Zdarsky was the first choice to write ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ 2024
5. Marvel teases over 20 ‘Blood Hunt’ tie-ins coming
6. It’s Dr. Doom vs. Galactus in Jonathan Hickman and Sanford Greene’s ‘Doom’ #1
7. Feast your eyes on May 2024 Ultimate Spider-Man, X-Men, and Black Panther details
8. Vault Comics makes 'Barbaric: Born in Blood' #1 free to retailers
9. Fantasy western 'Ain’t No Grave' rides into comic shops May 8th
10. Titan Comics reveals ‘Martin Scorsese’ graphic novel coming October 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Dark Spaces: Dungeon #3 (Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman)
2. Fantastic Four #17 (Ryan North, Carlos Gomez)

Nathan:

1. Dark Spaces: Dungeon #3 (Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman)
2. The One Hand #1 (Ram V, Laurence Campbell, Lee Loughridge)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - The Cull #5 (Kelly Thompson, Mattia De Iulis)

Dave - Fantastic Four #17 (Ryan North, Carlos Gomez)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Infernals #1 (Ryan Parrott, Noah Gardner, John Pearson)
2. Nathan: Batman: City of Madness #3 (Christian Ward)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: The Deviant #4 (Cover B Matt Lesniewski Variant)
2. Nathan: Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu: Gang War #3 (David Aja)

Interview: Ed Brisson talks about The Displaced, working with artist Luca Casalanguida, Predator, and more!

Sins of the Salton Sea - Out now!

1. Ed Brisson, thanks for being on the AIPT comics podcast. We both read The displaced, love its trippy twilight zone vibe, what would be the elevator pitch to a reader so as to not give too much away?
2. Oshawa Ontario is a very real place, what made you set it in this location? 6
3. The dynamics of these characters is compelling, which character did you start with when fleshing the cast out?
4. Luca Casalanguida captures a certain level of realism in each panel be it the dashboard of a car, or the trees surrounding the site of the event. What made them the right fit for this project?
5. For anyone who has faced a natural disaster be it a hurricane or tornado, the trauma and emotions these characters go through feels so real and genuine. Have you gone through something like this, albeit less sci-fi in nature?
6. There’s so much backstory implied here. How far out (and back) have you plotted this out?
7. Predator: The Last Hunt #1 is launching later this month, and it’s exciting to see you flesh out Theta in this ongoing journey. What can you say about this third miniseries to get fans hype?
8. Do you see yourself wrapping up Theta’s story any time soon?
9. Give us the scoop, Ed, is there an Alien vs. Predator comic in the works?!
10. Anything else to plug today?

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NEWS

1. Venom vs. Carnage: Symbiote bloodbath crossover coming March 2024
2. 'X-Men: The Animated Series' manga getting deluxe edition in fall 2024
3. ‘Star Wars: Ahsoka’ comics series coming July 2024
4. ‘TMNT: The Last Ronin’ only non-manga best selling graphic novel of 2023 in the top 10
5. Classic comic adaptation ‘Rogue Trooper’ wraps principal photography
6. 1980s nostalgia and cyberpunk-style infuse in 'The Midnight: Shadows'
7. Chip Zdarsky reveals Katie Kubert stepping in as interim Batman editor

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Marvel's Voices: Legends #1 (Various)
2. Alan Scott, Green Lantern #4 (Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey)

Nathan:

1. Moon Man #1 (Scott Mescudi, Kyle Higgins, Marco Locati)
2. Alan Scott, Green Lantern #4 (Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Batman Superman World’s Finest 2024 Annual #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Jorge Fornes)

Dave - Wolverine #42 (Ben Percy, Victor LaValle, Cory Smith)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Batman #142 (Chip Zdarsky, Andrea Sorrentino, Guiseppe Camuncoli)
2. Nathan: Ultimate Black Panther #1 (Bryan Hill, Stefano Caselli)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Beneath The Trees Where Nobody Sees #3 (Rossmo Cover)
2. Nathan: DC’s How to Lose a Guy Gardner in 10 Days #1 (Christian Ward)

Interview: Zac Thompson (artist Daniel Irizarri) Out February 20 - CEMETERY KIDS DON’T DIE #1 – a near-future descent into a terrifying digital world where each new level has killer consequences! Plunging deep into the uncanny borderlands between science fiction and horror

1. Please welcome Zac Thompson, your sixth time on the show! To start, Cemetery Kids Don’t Die is out February 20th, blending a 21st century future, with a gaming system called Dreamwave. Where did the idea for this series start?
2. Cemetery Kids Don’t Die is such a great title, did you have it settled right off the bat or did it come organically as you were crafting the story?
3. There’s an organic nature to Dreamwave, it looks like a creature you put on your head, how important was it for you to have an organic approach to this tech?
4. Without knowing the dangers of Dreamwave, would you boot up into a system like this one?
5. Dreamwave feels like an organic (sorry for the pun) direction for a game like Baldurs Gate 3 to evolve into, how much research went into gaming be it RPGs and fantasy to develop this story?
6. Back in December AIPT exclusively revealed designs by Daniel Irizarri. Can you talk about the process of crafting the looks of the in game characters and the characters playing the game?
7. I think fans of D&D will love this, there’s a heavy vibe of that going on, do you play D&D and if so, what’s your favorite character class?
8. You’ve talked before on this show about your mood board, what sort of movies, tv, or comics did you have up while writing this series? 
9. If Cemetery Kids Don’t Die was a song what would it be and why?
10. Zac, do you have any other projects you’d like to plug today?

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NEWS

1. IDW adds superstar artists to new ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ 2024 series
2. Marvel releasing 'Blood Hunt' #1 Red Band adult only edition
3. Marvel Comics Solicitations for April 2024
   1. Marvel teases ‘The Roxxin’ Thor’ for May 2024 then dishes
   2. Darth Maul gets 'Black, White & Red' treatment in new April 2024 series
   3. ​​Marvel reveals new details surrounding ‘Aliens: What If…?’ #1 and #2 like Paul Reiser co-writing it
4. Lester of the Lesser Gods #1 coming May 2024 from Eric Powell and Lucky Yates
5. Enter the immersive dark world of 'Heartpiercer' May 2024
6.  New Sci-Fi/Fantasy Publisher Gungnir Hopes to Hit Its Target

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. G.O.D.S. #4 (Hickman, Valerio Schiti)
2. Resurrection of Magneto #1 (Al Ewing, Luciano Vecchio)

Nathan:

1. Detective Comics #1081 (Ram V., Riccardo Federici, Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman)
2. Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9 (Various)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Resurrection of Magneto (2024) #1 (Al Ewing, Luciano Vecchio)

Dave - Batman: The Brave and the Bold #9 (Mitch Gerads)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Batman And Robin 2024 Annual #1 (Joshua Williamson, Howard Porter)
2. Nathan: Moon Man #1 (Scott Mescudi, Kyle Higgins, Marco Locati)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Batman / Superman: World's Finest 2024 Annual #1 (Jamal Campbell Card Stock Cover)
2. Nathan: Miguel O'Hara: Spider-Man 2099 #5 (Clayton Crain Cover)

Interview: Tom King (Drawn by Bilquis Evely and Mateus Lopes) - Helen of Wyndhorn (#1 out March 13, 2024) FOC this weekend.

1. Tom, thanks for being on the AIPT comics podcast!
2. How do you approach character development in your storytelling, particularly when working on brand new characters?
3. The tone and structure feel indebted to Robert E. Howard and maybe even Lovecraft. Were there any other classical authors you turned to in constructing the narrative?
4. I’ve been loving your use of captioning in The Penguin of late, but really all of your captioning shows a strong sense of character and storytelling. When scripting a story like Helen of Wyndhorn, do you start with captions or elsewhere?
5. Early press materials compared this series to Conan the Barbarian and Wizard of Oz, both evoke fantasy, weirdness, and fights, can we expect all those and more in this series?
6. Do you have a favorite iteration of Wizard of Oz and a favorite run on Conan the Barbarian?
7. I’ve loved Bilquis’ work since first seeing her work with Sugar & Spike, with Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow under your belts, do you have a shorthand working on Helen of Wyndhorn?
8. Something I’ve adored about your work is how to pushes the comics format, which I especially saw with Danger Street. 
   1. Is this something you’re conscience of? Are you toying with anything in comics format with Helen of Wyndhorn?
9. I imagine we’re in for some creatures in this series, what goes into creature design from your perspective? 
10. Last time we spoke you had said Danger Street was done and getting finished, Gotham City Year One was finished, have you scripted every issue of Helen of Wyndhorn?

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NEWS

1. Jason Aaron set to write ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ starting June 2024
2. Cut juni ba
3. Marvel reveals new ‘Star-Spider’ character from ‘Edge of the Spider-Verse’ #3
4. Marvel reveals finale details of the X-Men’s Krakoa Era in April 2024
5. See Ultimate Shocker and peek at 'Ultimate Spider-Man' #2 preview
6. X-Men Monday has an exclusive chat with Peach Momoko with TONS of art, tomorrow!
7. DC Comics Solicitations April 2024
   1. DC sheds light on 'House of Brainiacs' Superman crossover in April 2024
   2. DC Comics reveals Free Comic Book Day 2024 offerings
8. Netflix’s ‘Masters of the Universe’ gets prequel comic ‘Masters of the Universe: Revolution’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Cobra Commander #1 (Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana)
2. Avengers Twilight #1 (Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna)

Nathan:

1. John Constantine, Hellblazer: Dead in America #1 (Si Spurrier, Aaron Campbell)
2. Avengers Twilight #1 (Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Acuna)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Capwolf & the Howling Commandos #4 (Stephanie Phillips, Carlos Magno)

Dave - Daredevil #5 (Saladin Ahmed, Farid Karami)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Penguin #6 (Tom King, Stevan Subic)
2. Nathan: Resurrection of Magneto #1 (Al Ewing, Luciano Vecchio)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Detective Comics #1081 (Evan Cagle)
2. Nathan: Green Arrow #8 (Phil Hester)

Interview: Rick Remender - NAPALM LULLABY #1 (on-sale 3/13) Art by Bengal

1. Rick, thanks for being on the AIPT Comics podcast. To start, Napalm Lullaby…what a killer title. How did you come up with it?
2. This series plays around with theocracy and societal decay, what made these themes important for this series?
3. You and Bengal have worked together before, what made them right for this project?
4. While this is a sci-fi story with some incredible world building going on, it also opens with a flashback that features an origin that has a familiar ring to a certain superhero. Is this where the bud of the story germinated for you?
5. There’s some high-tech sci-fi stuff going on in Napalm Lullaby, do you ever craft future tech with the thought this could be our future, or is it about achieving something in the story more than anything?
6. There are some sexual scenes in the first issue, which reminded me of the UCLA report saying Gen Z wants less sex in TV and movies, and comics tend to lack them, where do you stand when it comes to sexual themes in their comics?
7. I understand you just signed a 3-year deal with Image and your company Giant Generator. Aside from say, number of titles released, is there a goal you’re trying to reach by the end of the 3 years, or a credo you follow with each project?

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NEWS

1. The Hood is the next Ghost Rider starting in March 2024
2. Watch 'Spider-Punk: Arms Race' #1 trailer
3. Marvel released Ultimate Spider-Man #4 cover art and teaser
4. Marvel reveals new designs for upcoming 'What If?...Venom' #1
5. Get hype, Marvel releases 'Fall of the House of X' and 'Rise of the Powers of X' #4 art
6. Jorge Corona joins Daniel Warren Johnson’s ‘Transformers’ #7 as series artist
7. IDW and Paramount sign renewal deal for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics
8. IDW dishes on ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ #150
9. DC Comics to release new edition of ‘Prez: Setting a Dangerous President’
10. New true crime graphic novel ‘Dr. Werthless: The Man Who Studied Murder’ coming summer 2024
11. Next movie monster series ‘Creature from the Black Lagoon’ coming April 24

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto)
2. Sensational She-Hulk (2023) #4 (Rainbow Rowell, Ig Guara)

CJ:

1. Rise of the Powers of X #1 (Kieron Gillen, R.B. Silva)
2. Action Comics #1061 (Jason Aaron, John Timms)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

CJ - Uncle Ben is alive?! (Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #1 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto)

Dave - Transformers #4 (Daniel Warren Johnson)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Avengers: Twilight #1 (Daniel Acuna, Chip Zdarsky)
2. CJ: Cobra Commander #1 (Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Wonder Woman #5 (Daniel Sampere & Tomeu Morey Cover)
2. CJ: James Bond 007 #1 (Dave Johnson Cover)

Interview: Kill Your Darlings - Robert Quinn, Ethan S. Smith, Griffin Sheridan (Kill Your Darlings #5 out next week) Issue 5 - January 17th 

1. Thanks for being on the podcast… for the second time! For those unacquainted with Kill Your Darlings, could you give us the elevator pitch?
2. If you had to sum up the difference between Act One and Act Two of the story in a word, what would it be?
3. The series has spanned multiple time periods, do you guys have a corkboard with red string going this way and that?
4. You’re coming off issue #4, which features people being ripped in half, magic swords, and lots of action, with previous issues being a bit more exploratory of the world and character. What went into thinking about plotting the larger story in this way?
5. 10
6. 11
7. Bob, your work drawing the sword fight is exceptional, to the point where I wondered, did you swing a big sword around to get the right amount of momentum in the body language?
8. At the core of this story is trauma and seemingly the spill off on our main character. Is this something you draw from your personal life, or were you inspired by something to go this route?
9. It appears the goopy rainbow stuff is evil or related to the enemy. What’s your beef with rainbows y’all!?
10. Issue #5 shifts gears again to another time and place, care to tease what’s to come this new comic book day?
11. The next two issues really go hand in hand with each other. What made 8 issues the right amount for this series?
12. What would the annual issue be?

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NEWS

1. Greg Capullo reveals he's drawing 'Wolverine' in 2024
2. New ‘Ultimates’ series coming in 2024 written Deniz Camp
3. New 'House of X/Powers of X: Chronological Edition' #1 re-presents X-Men series
4. ‘Ghost Rider: Final Vengeance’ #1 gets Benjamin Su foil cover

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 (Jed MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio)
2. Venom #29 (Al Ewing, Cafu)

Nathan:

1. Mortal Terror #2 (Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Bergting)
2. Venom #29 (Al Ewing, Cafu)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Miguel O’Hara: Spider-Man #1 (Steve Orlando, Devmalya Pramanik)

Dave - Batman #141 (Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Ultimate Spider-Man #1
2. Nathan: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Chechetto)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 (Nic Klein Cover)
2. Nathan: Giant-Size Spider-Man (Alexander Lozano)

Most Anticipated Comics of 2024…so far:

Dave: 

1. Helen of Wyndhorn (Tom King, Bilquis Evely)
2. X-Men (Peach Momoko, Gail Simone…)
3. Cobra Commander (Joshua Williamson, Andrea Milana)
4. Ghost Rider (Benjamin Percy, Danny Kim)
5. Man’s Best (Pornsak Pichetshote and Jesse Lonergan)

Nathan: 

1. Ultimate Spider-Man (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Chechetto)
2. Hellblazer: Dead in America (Si Spurrier, Aaron Campbell)
3. Bad Dreams: A Dreamer Story (Nicole Maines, Rye Hickman)
4. Black Cloak continues (Kelly Thompson, Meredith McClaren)
5. Spider-Punk (Cody Ziglar, Justin Mason)

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NEWS

1. Marvel Solicitations for March 2024! 8:30
   1. Marvel announces Christos Gage and Yildiray Çinar’s 'WEAPON X-MEN' #1
   2. ​​Spooky-Man and Cyborg Spider-Man revealed in ‘Edge of Spider-Verse’ #2
   3. ‘X-Men ’97’ comes to comics in March 2024
2. 'Deadpool' #1 gets new creative team for April 2024
3. New ongoing series 'Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider' coming April 2024
4. X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White reveals he’s begun work on Venom and Hulk
5. New DSTLRY series 'White Boat' coming March 2024
6. James Tynion IV and Christian Ward’s ‘Spectrograph’ coming April 2024
7. DSTLRY announces 'The Blood Brothers Mother' for May 2024
8. ‘Monsters Are My Business (And Business is Bloody)’ announced at Dark Horse
9. 'Minor Threats: The Fastest Way Down' returns to Twilight City in 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Timeless #1 (Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Juann Cabal)
2. Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2023) #8 (Various)

Nathan:

1. Alan Scott: Green Lantern #3 (Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey)
2. Duke #1 (Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Predator Vs. Wolverine #4 (Benjamin Percy, Ken Lashley, Kei Zama, Gavin Guidry)

Dave - Carnage #2 (Torunn Gronbekk, Pere Perez)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Kid Venom: Origins #1 (Taigami)
2. Nathan: Detective Comics #1080 (Ram V, Mike Perkins, Jason Shawn Alexander, Dan Watters, Christopher Mitten)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Batman #141 (Felipe Massafera)
2. Nathan: Ghostlore #7 (Adam Gorham)

Interview: Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly - Duke #1 Out December 27th

1. Thanks for being on the AIPT Comics podcast, to start, when did you guys get the call, aka conscripted to join the Duke project?
2. Did you get to put your own take on it, completely free, or was there a starting point given by Robert Kirkman or Hasbro?
3. As someone who loved the toys but only remembers the cartoon lessons that ended episodes I have to say this first issue is exciting. A thriller, what made you take this angle on Duke?
4. Tom, there’s a lot on your plate, from recreating classic vehicles to possibly updating costumes and looks. What has been the most fun to take on?
5. Probably an impossible question, but did you have a favorite GI Joe growing up?
6. There’s a definitive color story going on here via Jordie Bellaire, the crips oranges lend a certain feel. What is the team going for with how this book is colored?
7. The GI Joe haters might say, “this property is just a bunch of human soldiers without powers running around.” What do you say to them?
8. It’s well known at this point the Decepticons will be acquiring energy via Cobra, or in some capacity that is what’s going on. It’s early yet, but how do you integrate a multi-story robot into a gritty espionage story like Duke?