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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?

BEST COMIC BOOKS OF 2023

Best Single Issue

Nathan: Batman: City of Madness #1 (Christian Ward)

Dave: Batman: City of Madness #1 (Christian Ward)

Best Graphic Novel

Dave: I Am Stan by Tom Scioli

Nathan: ​​Danger and Other Unknown Risks (Ryan North, Erica Henderson)

Best Writer

Nathan: Kelly Thompson (The Cull, Birds of Prey, Black Cloak)

Dave: Tom King (Wonder Woman, Danger Street, Animal Pound, Gotham City Year One, Human Target, Batman Brave and the Bold)

Best Artist

Nathan: Peach Momoko (A zillion covers this year, Star Wars Visions, Extreme Venomverse, Demon War)

Dave: Stevan Subic (The Riddler: Year One)

Best Series 

Dave: Danger Street (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)

Nathan: Fantastic Four (Ryan North, Iban Coello, Ivan Fiorelli)

Best Anthology

Nathan: Xino (Various)

Dave: Batman: Brave and the Bold (Various!)

Best Letterer

Nathan: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou 

Dave: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (Literally everything he does)

Best Colors

Nathan: Tamra Bonvillain (World’s Finest, Batman, Fire & Ice, DC Pride, Animal Pound)

Dave: Jordie Bellaire (BoP, World’s Finest Teen Titans, Phantom Road, Assassin's Apprentice W0rldtr33)

Best Comics film or TV?

Dave: Guardians of the Galaxy 3

Nathan: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Comics Event?

Dave: Fall of X (Children of the Atom, Alpha Flight, Uncanny Avengers, Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant, Jean Grey)

Nathan: Knight Terrors

Wild card options: 

Most improbable survival

Nathan: Everyone - DCeased: War of the Undead Gods

Dave: Daredevil

Most gruesome death 

Dave: The X-Men at the Hellfire Gala

Nathan: The X-Men at the Hellfire Gala

Favorite couple

Nathan: Iceman and Romeo

Dave: The couple in Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki Fujimoto (Yuta and Eri)

Best Reboot/Relaunch

Dave: Clobberin’ Time - Steve Skroce

Nathan: Hawkgirl, Alan Scott

Best Newcomer

Dave: DSTLRY 

Nathan: Iman Vellani

Biggest Surprise

Spider-Man Reign 2 Announced 

Tom Brevoort named X-Men editor

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NEWS

1. J.M. DeMatteis to write 'Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin' in 2024
2. 'Giant-Size' anniversary continues with 'Giant-Size Hulk' #1 in April
3. Marvel reveals first-look at Ultimate Storm in ‘Ultimate Black Panther’ #3
4. Full March 2024 DC Comics solicitations: Batman is a prisoner and gets ‘Dark Age’ special
5. DC reveals designs and more for ‘Suicide Squad: Dream Team’
6. DC Comics’ ‘Ape-ril Special’ monkeys around on April Fools 2024
7. Kickstarter Alert: ‘ODB: ODDITIES, DISCORD, & B-SIDES – LYRICAL RUCKUS IN THE CITY’
8. ​​Pornsak Pichetshote brings 'Man's Best' to BOOM! Studios
9. IDW celebrates 25 years with new logo and solicits catalog
10. ‘Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II’ coming April 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Dark Spaces: Dungeon #2 (Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman)
2. Batman City of Madness #2 (Christian Ward)

Nathan:

1. Batman City of Madness #2 (Christian Ward)
2. Spider-Gwen: Smash #1 (Melissa Flores, Enid Balam)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #13 (Cody Ziglar, Federico Vicentini)

Dave - Immortal Thor #5 (Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Deviant #2 (James Tynion IV, Joshua Hixson)
2. Nathan: Ninjak: Superkillers #1 (Jeff Parker, Mike Norton)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Daredevil: Black Armor #2 (Martin Coccolo Stormbreakers Cover)
2. Nathan: Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #3 (Juan Ferreyra)

Interview: Jason Aaron, Batman: Off World #2 (out Dec 19, Action Comics in 2024); Action Comics #1061 out January 9th

1. Jason, thanks for joining us on the AIPT Comics podcast again! Batman Off World #1 is out now, conratz on pulling off a compelling and different kind of Batman story!
2. As far as pitches are concerned, was Off World your first pitch to DC?
3. The story picks up with Batman only 1 year into his tenure as a superhero, what were the factors in setting the story at this point in time?
4. I saw you had mentioned in a previous interview your love of Atari Force, is there any desire to ask DC to dust it off and give you a whirl writing a new series? 
5. There’s something so primal about how you write Batman, reminding me of Batman vs. Predator in some respects. What goes into writing Batman in a state of constantly improving on himself?
6. There are a lot of different alien races in Batman Off-World, one of which is the Branx created by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, did you have to dig deep into your research to pick which aliens to add to the story?
7. How do you balance the grounded nature of batman with, aliens and spaceships?
8. I saw some commotion on Reddit around Ione and Batman kissing on a cover, what kind of woman do you think can steal Batman’s heart?
9. Switching gears to Action Comics #1061, I adore what you’re doing with Bizarro, and similar to Batman Off-World, you’re dealing with another alien world, this time Sorcerers' World. Is it fair to say you’re interest lies with alien worlds and characters at DC Comics?
10. Do you have a favorite Bizarro story?  
11. John Timms brings a lot of dynamic action in the first issue of the story arc, is there a panel or page where he blew your expectations away?
12. Do you have a method in writing Bizarro dialogue, like do you write the dialogue than reverse it?

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NEWS

1. Dark Horse adds 'Millarworld' to growing stable of imprints in 2024
2. Artist Ivan Reis reveals he no longer works for DC Comics
3. Peter Snejbjerg joins Ghost Machine for 'Hornsby & Halo'
4. Marvel sheds light on ‘Fall of the House of X’ #3 and ‘Rise of the Powers of X’ #3
5. Everything we know about X-Men comics out March 2024
6. Steve Ditko estate and Marvel reach settlement over Spider-Man and Doctor Strange

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Hunger and the Dusk #4 (G. Willow Wilson, Christian Wildgoose)
2. X-Men #29 (Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara)

Nathan:

1. Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1 (Jeff Parker, Michele Bandini)
2. Marvel’s Voices: The Avengers #1 (Various)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Kill Your Darlings #3 (Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, Bob Quinn, John J. Hill)

Dave - Batman #140 (Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Batman: City of Madness #2 (Christian Ward)
2. Nathan: Action Comics #1060 (various)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Green Lantern #6 (Jeff Spokes Santa Card Stock Cover)
2. Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #3 (Dani)

Interview: Pine and Merrimac - Kyle Starks (out  January 3, 2024, FOC Monday!) - Fran Galan

1. Kyle, thanks for returning to guest on the AIPT Comics podcast! To start, you’re a busy guy who has written so many kinds of stories, and with Pine and Merrimac out in January I’m curious, how long has this story been kicking around in your head?
2. I love a wife guy. Any chance we’ll see more of their first case together?
3. Fran Galan’s art is spectacular, the use of color so great, what would you say the visual “vibe” is for the series?
4. Do you have any favorite detective stories, be it comics, movies, or TV?
5. There’s a missing persons case in the first issue, how much research goes into real-life cases to know you’ve got the right angle on a mystery?
6. Maybe it’s because it’s the end of the year and end-of-year lists are coming out, but I need to ask: have you played Alan Wake 2, the year's best detective video game?
7. Back in October, you wrapped up Peacemaker tries hard. With six issues under your belt, do you feel like you understand the character even better?
8. You’re also writing a Wild Dog story that kicked off in Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7, the first chapter has such great cadence and pace, what makes Wild Dog so fun to write?
9. If detective agency Pine and Merrimac had to take on a case with Peacemaker OR Wild Dog, would they take it?

This is a can't-miss interview. We dig into so much, including his recent and upcoming Dark Horse Comics work, all of which expands on his Askewniverse. That universe grows with Quick Stops ll out in comic shops on December 13th. We also dig into his work at DC Comics and Marvel Comics, how his films have touched on comics and so much more.

If you're a Kevin Smith superfan, you do not want to miss this chat as we also run through a questionnaire so that, by the end, he will be known. 

Interview: Kevin Smith - ‘Masquerade’ and ‘Quick Stops’ Secret Stash Press

1. On with us is the man who needs no introduction, Kevin Smith, thank you for being on the AIPT comics podcast! Secret Stash Press celebrated its first year at Dark Horse on November 2, congrats on that.
2. If Secret Stash Press had a mission statement, what would it be?
3. Tell us about the collaboration process with your creative teams. How do books like Maskerade and Quick Stops come together?
4. What do you think it is about your characters that makes them so malleable for different mediums?
5. You’re insanely busy with your theater, your own podcasts, and more, are there any must-pull comics you keep up with monthly either from the big 2 or indies? 

Rapid Fire Question Round:

• Best sandwich?
• What's one thing you own that you really should throw out?
• Apples or oranges?
• What is the scariest animal?
• Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
• What do you think happens when we die?
• Favorite action movie?
• Favorite smell?
• Least favorite smell?
• Flat or sparkling?
• Most used app on your phone?
• If you could have dinner with any three characters you’ve written before, who would they be and why?
• You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life: what is it?
• What number am I thinking of?
• Describe the rest of your life in 5 words?

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NEWS

1. Watch ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ trailer, see interior art, and more here
2. Elvira takes on H.P. Lovecraft in new Dynamite comics series
3. 'Predator: The Last Hunt' #1 launching four-issue series in February
4. Vault’s ‘Beyond Real’ #1 reaches 100,000 FOC orders
5. Comic Book Page Rates again: lower than they were 14 years ago

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Somna #1 (Becky Cloonan, Tula Lotay)
2. Hack/Slash: Back to School #2 (Zoe Thorogood)

Nathan:

1. Mortal Terror #1 (Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon, Peter Bergting)
2. Lunar Lodge #1 (Tyler Marceca, Mirko Colak)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Hack/Slash: Back to School #2 (Zoe Thorogood)

Dave - Incredible Hulk #6 (Nic Klein, Phillip Kennedy Johnson)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Titans: Beast World #1 (Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis)
2. Nathan: Howard the Duck #1 (Various)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Giant Robot Hellboy #2 (Geof Darrow)
2. Nathan: Batman ‘89: Echoes #1 (Joe Quinones)

Interview: Kraig Rasmussen - Monkey Gong Comics Club

1. Kraig Rasmussen, thanks for being our guest on the AIPT Comics podcast. To start, what made now the right time for The Monkeygong Comics Club?
2. I love this sentiment in the press release: “Subscriptions are crowdfunding in its purest form, it’s a forever presale.” How did working with crowdfunding sites like Zoop prepare you to set out on your own like this?
3. Tell us about the books you have coming in the first wave of MCC.
4. Your sci-fi work is trippy and out there, how would you describe your art and approach to sci-fi?
5. You’re also mailing comics and sketches to folks, how big is your operation to get all this content out there?
6. What are some of your long-term goals for Monkeygong Comics Club?
7. Are you an avid comics reader, what are you reading right now? 
8. Where else can people find your work?

Welcome to the AIPT Comics podcast, your weekly recap of news, reviews, and more! This week, Darcy Van Poelgeest joins the show to talk Lotaus Land, his new series launched this week at BOOM! Studios. We dig into noir, why Vancouver was the setting, and working with artist Caio Filipe.

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NEWS

1. Rob Liefeld’s Heroes Reborn cover sells for $132,000
2. Marvel February 2024 solicitations
   1. Marvel unveils new details on all X-Men titles out February 2024
   2. 'Spectacular Spider-Men' #1 swings in March 2024
3. ‘Ghost Rider’ relaunching in March 2024 by Ben Percy and Danny Kim
4. Marvel unveils Free Comic Book Day 2024 offerings
5. DC Comics February 2024 solicitations
   1. Prequel comic 'Suicide Squad: Kill Arkham Asylum' coming February 6, 2024
   2. New weekly story ‘The Joker Year One’ coming to ‘Batman’ in February 2024
6. New ‘Creepshow’ one-shot coming via Joe Hill, Michael Walsh & Jason Ciaramella
7. 'Golgotha Motor Mountain' announced at IDW for March 2024
8. Prequel comic ‘John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando: Rise of the Sludge God’ coming March 2024
9. Dark Horse series ‘Ghostbusters: Back in Town’ bridges new ‘Ghostbusters’ movies
10. 'The Goon: Them That Don’t Stay Dead' coming March 2024
11. All-ages Oni comics series ‘Cemetery Kids Don’t Die’ #1 coming February 2024
12. RIP Comixology: App to no longer exist starting December 4, 2023

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Immortal Thor (2023) #4 (Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo)
2. Daredevil (2023) #3 (Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder, Farid Karami)

Nathan:

1. Fantastic Four #13 (Ryan North, Iban Coello)
2. Chilling Adventures Presents: Welcome to Riverdale #1 (Amy Chase, Liana Kangas, Ellie Wright, Jack Morelli)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Star Wars Visions: Peach Momoko #1 (Peach Momoko)

Dave - Deadpool: Seven Slaughters (2023) #1 (Steve Foxe and Gerardo Sandoval story)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Amazing Spider-Man #38 (Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness)
2. Nathan: The Holy Roller #1 (Andy Samberg, Rick Remender, Joe Trohman, Roland Boschi)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Wolverine #39 (EM Gist Knight's End Cover)
2. Nathan: Daredevil: Black Armor #1 (Gustavo Duarte)

Interview: Darcy Van Poelgeest - Lotus Land #1 - Out November 15 - Artist: Caio Filipe

1. Darcy, thanks for being our guest on the AIPT Comics podcast, to start, would you describe Lotus Land as a noir, or maybe more simply, how would you describe it?
2. How did you approach crafting a futuristic dystopia, where did you start?
3. Tell us about your collaboration with Caio Filipe. 
4. As a huge fan of film noir, and having studied it in college, do you have any favorites?
5. What made Vancouver the right location for this narrative?
6. The first issue summary uses the term “ultramodern decay,” can you unpack that a little bit and what it means in this series?
7. I love thinking about casting to figure out the voice of a character, have you thought about who would play Bennie Strikman in a movie?
8. There’s an interesting blend of tech seen in the first issue, like hologram monitors, flying cars…did you have a specific level of tech in mind when fleshing out the world?
9. Would you say there’s themes of tech vs. nature in this series?

We're back with another edition of the AIPT Comics podcast, and Steve Foxe is guesting to talk about his many projects. That includes Spider-Woman, which launches November 29th, as well as Dead X-Men and Dark X-Men as well. We dig deep into his various projects, editing comics while writing them, and more.

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NEWS

1. Rob Liefeld’s Heroes Reborn cover up to $17,500
2. Gothic sword and sorcery epic 'Helen of Wyndhorn' coming March 2024
3. ‘Dawnrunner’ #1 arrives March 2024 by Ram V and Evan Cagle
4. 'What If?... Venom' launching five-issue Symbiote focused series in 2024
5. Marvel sheds light on 'Avengers: Twilight' #3 with Ms. Marvel covers
6. ‘Night Thrasher’ miniseries coming February 2024
7. New clues drop for February 2024 X-Men titles
8. DC's signals a 'Trinity of Evil' will rise as Dawn of DC continues in 2024
9. ‘Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus’ crashes into comic shops in 2024
10. LibraryPass and Oni Press announce digital access for libraries and schools

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 (Michael Dialynas)
2. Transformers #2 (Daniel Warren Johnson)

Chris:

1. Nights #2 (Wyatt Kennedy and Luigi Formisano)
2. Punisher #1 (David Pepose and Dave Wachter)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris - Midlife (Or How To Hero At Fifty) #2 (Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone)

Dave - Petrol Head #1 (Rob Williams, Pye Parr)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Deviant #1 (James Tynion IV, Joshua Hixson)
2. Chris: The Vigil #6 (Ram V and Devmalya Pramanik)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Fantastic Four #13 (Alex Ross)
2. Chris: Operation Sunshine #2 (David Rubín)

Interview: Steve Foxe - Dead X-Men, Spider-Woman (Carola Borelli) coming soon: ALL EIGHT EYES trade and the X-MEN UNLIMITED

1. Steve Foxe, you’re a busy man with Dark X-Men releasing now, Spider-Woman #1 out November 29th, and Dead X-Men coming out January 31st, thanks for joining us on the AIPT comics podcast.
2. You’re taking part in the big Spidey crossover with the Spider-Woman Gang-War story, what has it been like working with the spidey office? Are there gang war group meetings?
3. How does it work to tie into a larger event, are there prompts you must hit in each issue, or a beginning and an end to reach?
4. Spider-Woman has one of the biggest fandoms of any Marvel character, is there a favorite run you have for the character, or one you brushed up on before tacklingi this new series?
5. Your fingerprints are all over Spider-Man right now, as you’re also using Judas Traveller in the Marvel Unlimited comic X-Men Unlimited! What made him the right fit for your villain?
6. Has it been hard getting into Firestar’s head with co-writer Steve Orlando?
7. You also have the All Eight Eyes tpb out the same day on the 29th (I think I’m quoted on the dang thing), I love the use of spiders, they aren’t used enough in horror these days! You’ve got a storied history with horror comics, what made giant spiders the right project to do next in the horror realm?
8. With Dark and Dead X-Men penned by you, if there were a trilogy of sorts, what would the adjective be for the finale?
9. You mentioned recently on X-Men Monday Claremont and Cockrum were on top of mind with Dead X-Men, any particular parts of their run that worked for and maybe were on your mind when crafting Dead X-Men?

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NEWS

1. Rob Liefeld's Captain America 'Heroes Reborn' cover-up for auction and up to 13K!
2. X-Men: Forever’ promises to answer Krakoa’s darkest truths starting March 20th
3. ‘Black Widow & Hawkeye’ coming March 2024
4. Read Peach Momoko’s X-Men backup story from ‘Ultimate Universe’ #1 for free
5. Vault Comics and Aethon partner to publish new comics, ebooks, audiobooks and graphic novels
6. DC Comics announces DC Compact Comics graphic novels starting June 2024
7. DC to release 64-page ‘Wonder Woman: Outlaw’ issues collecting issue 1 and 2

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Detective Comics #1076 (Ram V, Dan Watters, Jason Shawn Alexander, Liam Sharp, Christopher Mitten)
2. Spider-Boy #1 (Dan Slott, Paco Medina, Ty Templeton)

Nathan:

1. Canary #1 (Scott Snyder, Dan Panosian)
2. Blood Commandment #1 (Szymon Kudranski)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Detective Comics (2016) #1076 (Dan Watters, Liam Sharp)

Dave - Detective Comics (2016) #1076 (Ram V, Jason Shawn Alexander)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 (Michael Dialynas)
2. Nathan: What If…? Dark: Tomb of Dracula #1 (Marv Wolfman, David Cutler)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Dark Ride #9 (Riley Rossmo)
2. Nathan: Army of Darkness Forever #2 (Arthur Suydam)

Interview: Rob Williams and Pye Parr ‘Petrol Head’ out November 8

1. What is the fascination with fast cars and racing in our world’s culture, do you think?
2. What was the first bud of an idea for Petrol Head, and how did it evolve once Pye finished the first issue?
3. What other extreme sports have happened before the Petrol Head races?
4. Humans would definitely still go for the old types of entertainment, regardless of the environmental cost, right? 
5. I love Head’s design. Where did the idea for two different eye shapes come from?
6. Are there any challenges to getting a character like PH to emote?
7. I imagine there are some fun brainstorming sessions to come up with the car and bot designs. Walk us through your collaboration process!
8. The colors in this book are insane in the best possible way. How did you come up with the palette of this world?
9. Is there anything you learned about your own work after working on this project? 
10. If Petrol Head was adapted into TV or film, who would you love see direct?
11. Anything else to plug?

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NEWS

1. Vault announces manga homage variant cover line Sanji by Angela Wu
2. Dark Horse launching Star Wars line of graphic novels in 2024
3. 'Edge of Spider-Verse' returns for new four-issue series in 2024
4. ​​New ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ covers reveal Peter B. Parker
5. Warner Bros. Discovery Shakes Up Consumer Products Division

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Alan Scott: Green Lantern #1 (Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey)
2. Captain Marvel (2023) #1 (Alyssa Wong, Jan Bazaldua)

Chris:

1. Jean Grey #3 (Louise Simonson, Bernard Chang)
2. Amazing Spider-Man #36 (Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris - TIE!
1. Dark X-Men #3 - Gambit blows up Archangel (Steve Foxe, Jonas Scharf)
2. Amazing Spider-Man #36 - “Okay, Rek-Rap. Now I’m gonna do that to YOU.” (Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness)

Dave - Amazing Spider-Man #36 (Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Batman / Catwoman: The Gotham War - Scorched Earth #1 (Chip Zdarsky, Tini Howard, Adriano Di Benedetto, Mike Hawthorne)
2. Chris: X-Men #28 - Writer: Gerry Duggan Artist: Joshua Cassara

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Spider-Boy #1 (John Tyler Christopher Negative Space Cover)
2. Chris: X-Men #28 60th Anniversary Wraparound Cover by Philip Tan

Interview - Tim Sheridan Cian Tormey - Alan Scott: Green Lantern

FOC November 5th (issue 2)

1. To start, congrats on an excellent first issue out this week! The reviews are in and Alan Scott: Green Lantern is scoring high marks across comics reviewers, for context, how long has this first issue been in the works?
2. What made using Hoover so important for your story?
3. 10 minutes
4. I found the first issue incredibly impactful, from the care and love Alan and his boyfriend show each other to the cruel world he must navigate, how do you balance writing a story about a gay man in the 40s with superhero heroics?
5. Cian, last we spoke you talkeJonas Scharfd about loving to draw boats and lo and behold, you’re drawing plenty in this first issue! What has been the most rewarding thing about drawing this series so far?
6. Your story is taking place in the 40s DC universe, how much room do you have to play, considering a single choice could affect the universe going forward?
7. Red Lanterns are relatively new in the grand scheme of things and yet…might your story be rewriting the appearance of Red Lanterns? Is there pressure in delivering on that front?
8. Will you continue to plumb moments in Alan’s life in each issue, or will the narrative be more linear going forward?
9. The legacy of Green Lantern is growing thanks to you guys, do you have a favorite Green Lantern story arc?
10. Alan Scott - have you changed your opinion of the character?
11. The anti-gay backlash has been disgusting and I understand you’re giving your royalties to the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Tim.

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NEWS

1. Full January 2024 Marvel Comics solicitations are here!
   1. New four-part series ‘Dead X-Men’ rises January 31st
   2. Cable scores new four-issue series starting January 2024
2. 'Alien: Black, White & Blood' set for bloody debut in February 2024
3. Everything we learned about Star Wars comics at NYCC 2023
4. DC January 2024 solicitations are here!
   1. DC Power 2024 anthology coming this January
5. James Tynion IV and Michael Avon Oeming’s ‘Blue Book’ returns with ‘Blue Book: 1947’
6. Todd McFarlane Launches Ten More Spawn Titles For 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees #1 (Patrick Horvath)
2. Sensational She-Hulk #1 (Rainbow Rowell, Andres Genolet )

Nathan:

1. Swan Songs #4 (W. Maxwell Prince, Caitlin Yarsky)
2. Kill Your Darlings #2 (Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, Bob Quinn, John J. Hill)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - The Incredible Hulk #5 (Philip Kennedy Johnson, Travel Foreman)

Dave - Daredevil #2 (Saladin Ahmed, Aaron Kuder)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Giant Robot Hellboy #1 (Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo)
2. Nathan: Alan Scott: Green Lantern #1 (Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Detective Comics #1075 (Kelley Jones Card Stock Cover)
2. Nathan: Green Arrow #5 (Alvaro Martinez Bueno)

Interview: Michael Avon Oeming & Victor Santos - Project Monarch - Out October 18, 2023

1. Project Monarch is complex, yet reads effortlessly, where did this crazy journey about conspiracy theories and film directors start for you and Victor Santos?
2. A few sci-fi classics are referenced like Valis and The Matrix, plus we have a main character that’s a kind of modernization of Stanley Kubrick, why was film such an important part of this graphic novel?
3. At one point Stanley points out he left room in his films for folks to create their own story, have you found fans of your other comics work doing this? 
4. How do you feel if they go down the wrong path?
5. Do you have a favorite conspiracy?
6. I found it interesting Stanley is a director of films, and later a director of assassins, do you think there’s any similarities in these kinds of work?
7. If someone were to direct the TV or movie adaptation of Project Monarch, who would it be and why?
8. The end seems to suggest a new battle is coming, could a sequel be in the works?