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The AIPT Comics podcast is back with your recap of the week in comics, reviews, and more. This week special guest Steve Orlando joins the show to discuss his many projects, including Scarlet Witch, Astonishing Iceman, Exorcists Never Die, and more. 

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NEWS

1. New comics publisher DSTLRY announces creator-first focus
2. DC reveals new details for Knight Terrors, their summer horror event
   1. DC sheds light on superhero 'Knight Terrors' superhero tie-ins out July 2023
3. DC details two new Mark Waid projects with Superman and the Teen Titans
4. New sequel series 'Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder' launching in July 2023
5. Star Wars gets scary with 'Dark Droids' comics event starting August 2023
6. Marvel sheds light on new villains Ashen Combine in upcoming ‘Avengers’ series
7. 'Marvel Zero' announced collecting Free Comic Book Day stories with bonus materials
8. Marvel sheds light on 'Immortal X-Men' and 'X-Men Red' out August 2023
   1. Marvel adds 'Children of the Vault' to new Fall of X titles out in August 2023
   2. Fall of X series 'Alpha Flight' announced for August 2023
   3. 'Uncanny Spider-Man' announced 'in the shadow' of Fall of X
9. Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows team up for 'The Ribbon Queen' out July 2023
10. WEBTOON and Ubisoft launch 'Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple' April 24th 

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Star Trek: Defiant (2023) #2 (Christopher Cantwell, Angel Unzueta)
2. Danger Street (2022) #5 (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)

Nathan:

1. The Great British Bump-Off #1 (John Allison, Max Sarin)
2. Carnage #12 (Alex Paknadel, Francesco Manna)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Exorcists Never Die #1 (Steve Orlando, Sebastian Piriz, Carlos M. Mangual)

Dave - Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Kev Walker)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Avengers Assemble: Omega #1 (Jason Aaron, Javier Garron)
2. Nathan: DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8 (Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Lucas Meyer)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Captain America: Unforgiven #1 (Gist Cover)
2. Nathan: DC Silent Tales #1 (Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba)

Interview: Steve Orlando talks Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis, Astonishing Iceman, EXORCISTS NEVER DIE #1, and more!

1. Steve, friend of the show, this is your 5th time guesting on the AIPT Comics podcast, thanks for coming on! To start, man you have so many books out now, or coming out soon, from Exorcists Never Die #1 out this week, to Astonishing Iceman announced last week, how do you juggle so many projects at once?
2. Exorcists Never Die is an action-focused story, how does writing religious/fantasy action in a book like this for Mad Cave differ from Spider-Man 2099 or in Marauders?
3. Shifting gears to Spider-Man 2099, Maximum Carnage is clearly being referenced in the cover art, does this monthly-long weekly series pay homage, or more, from the classic Spider-Man story?
4. Aside from Spider-Man 2099, do you have a favorite 2099 character?
5. What’s it like writing Spider-Man 2099 knowing his voice may forever be Oscar Isaac’s in people's heads going forward?
6. Iceman is a ways off, but for fans curious about your take on the character, is there any story arc or depictions of Bobby you hold dear that you connect with?
7. Coming off Marauders, do you find it’s more difficult writing a solo book vs. a team book?
8. We talk about Scarlet Witch on this podcast a lot, for fans on the fence, what was your original pitch for series?
9. How did the addition of Darcy come about?
10. The artwork in Scarlet Witch is gorgeous. How does magic work in the script and how often do you get a page back that just exceeds your wildest dreams? 
11. Anything else you’d like to plug today?

Segment: Superfight: Iceman vs. Scarlet Witch!

Your weekly comics recap of news, reviews, and more is back, and this week we have special guests Dennis Culver and Chris Burnham on to talk Unstoppable Doom Patrol. With the first issue out now, we dig into their approach to bringing back this team, its history, and much more! This is an extended version of our written interview published last month.

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NEWS

1. Marvel teases a ‘fallen friend’ will be featured in new one-shot
2. Marvel First Look: The ‘heartbreaking’ and ‘shocking’ ‘Amazing Spider-Man #25
3. Everything we know about July 2023 ‘X-Men’ titles leading to Fall of X
   1. Marvel unleashes Fall of X details with 'Astonishing Iceman' out August 2023
   2. Marvel unleashes Fall of X details with ‘Dark X-Men’ out August 2023
   3. ‘Realm of X’ joins three new Fall of X titles out August 2023
4. New 'Days of Future Past' prequel 'X-Men: Days of Future Past - Doomsday' #1 set for July
5. Marvel reveals new characters in 'Extreme Venomverse' #4 and #5 for Summer of Symbiotes
6. Marvel teases ‘next big epic’ Star Wars to be revealed April 10th
7. Terry McGinnis returns in ‘Batman Beyond: Neo Gothic’ #1 in July 2023
8. DC details revealed for landmark 'Batman' #135 legacy #900 milestone issue
9. Tegan & Sara team with Sony and Black Mask Studios for ‘Destiny, NY’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Hairball #1 (Matt Kindt, Tyler and Hilary Jenkins)
2. Cosmic Ghost Rider #2 (Stephanie Phillips, Juann Cabal)

Nathan:

1. The Nasty #1 (John Lees, George Kambadais, Adam Cahoon)
2. Venom #18 (Al Ewing, Cafu)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Hairball #1 (Matt Kindt, Tyler and Hilary Jenkins)

Dave - Amazing Spider-Man #23 (Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Giant Kokju #1 (Gerry Duggan, Scott Koblish)
2. Nathan: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (Colin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, Kev Walker)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Superman Lost #2 (Lee Weeks)
2. Nathan: Danger Street #5 (Mitch Gerads)

Interview: Dennis Culver, Chris Burnham - Unstoppable Doom Patrol

1. Something that immediately jumps out, at least for me, is the cast and how close it resembles the great TV show, was this on purpose?
2. Can you set up where fans can expect to find the team in this new series?
3. Do you have a new favorite character now that you likely have a few issues written and drawn?
4. Chris, you must have the best time drawing such an eclectic group, is there a favorite you like drawing, or maybe it's a villain?
5. What do you think defines Doom Patrol from other comics?
6. When it comes to weird, how does this series fall into that designation? 
7. What made "unstoppable" the right adjective for the new series title? 
8. I've seen folks compare the Doom Patrol to the X-Men, fair connection?

The AIPT Comics podcast is coming in hot this week with news that'll shock you and a compelling interview with Graphic Mundi Publisher Kendra Boileau and comics creator Seth Martel! We talk about the publisher and their work, along with The Mare, a new graphic novel out now in comic shops and bookstores!

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NEWS

1. New Marvel mythology coming in Jonathan Hickman and Valerio Schiti's 'G.O.D.S.' #1
2. Marvel Comics reveals new Dan Slott character Spider-Boy
3. C2E2 2023: Marvel reveals ‘The Death of the Venomverse’ and new symbiote Madness
4. MegaCon: Marvel reveals Fall of X plans for August 2023
5. DC releases Dawn of DC trailer, announces 'Batman & Robin' at MegaCon 2023
6. Quentin Tarantino gets the biographical graphic novel 'Quentin by Tarantino' October 2023
7. Bryan Hill and Elena Casagrande take a stab at ‘Blade’ this July 2023
8. Amy Jo Johnson and Matt Hotsen announced for ‘Power Rangers’ series

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Harley Quinn #28 (Tini Howard, Sweeny Boo, Erica Henderson)
2. Indigo Children #1 (Curt Pires, Rockwell White, Alex Diotto)

Nathan:

1. Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 (Dennis Culver, Chris Burnham)
2. Clobberin’ Time #1 (Steve Skroce)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Harley Quinn #28 (Tini Howard, Sweeny Boo, Erica Henderson)

Dave - Clobberin’ Time #1 (Steve Skroce)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Spider-Man #7 (Dan Slott, Mark Bagley)
2. Nathan: Icon vs. Hardware #2 (Reginald Hudlin, Leon Chills)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Wolverine #32 (Jose Maria Casanovas Rojas)
2. Nathan: Briar #4 (Toni Infante)

Interview: The Mare Seth Martel and Kendra Boileau (Publisher) Out now!

1. Seth, Kendra, thank you for being on the AIPT Comics podcast. What brought you to your current roles at Graphic Mundi?
2. Tell us a little bit about Graphic Mundi, what kind of graphic novels are you curating?
3. Seth, The Mare is out in bookstores on March 28th, writing and drawing, how long have you been working on this project?
4. Seth, have you struggled with sleep paralysis yourself? Your description is so close to things my sister has described.
5. Kendra, what has been the process like working on The Mare?
6. A lot of this story follows a lead character who feels like an outcast. “Bless your heart” is a line that kicked me in the gut early on. What’s the trick to writing characters who talk around what they mean vs direct characters?
7. Seth I love the use of the color blue particularly, was the project always meant to scale back the use of color?
8. Talk to us about the power of a good mixtape.
9. Kendra, I understand Graphic Mundi is tied to Penn State University, can you explain the relationship between the two?
10. Anything else you’d like to promote today?

Your one-stop shop for news, reviews, and more return this week as the AIPT Comics podcast keeps you updated and connected. We also host guests, and this week Ryan North joins the show to discuss his excellent Fantastic Four run, with issue #6 out on April 12th. We dig into his favorite FF comics, what his approach was early, and he even reveals a secret about what he did and didn't know when the series was launched!

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NEWS

1. Full June 2023 Marvel Comics solicitations: New 'Hulk' and 'Ultimate Invasion' coming
   1. Marvel details ‘Marvel’s Voices: Pride’ #1 promising new LGBTQIA+ characters
   2. ‘Edge of Spider-Verse’ #3 to introduce Dan Slott’s new Spidey hero with Humberto Ramos
   3. Kelly Thompson's 'Captain Marvel’ run ends with extra-sized issue #50
   4. Iron Man and the X-Men team up to fight Stark Sentinels in June leading to Fall of X
   5. Marvel unveils George Pérez variant covers coming summer 2023
2. Marvel details ‘Summer of Symbiotes’ 2023 season of symbiote insanity
3. IDW and Marvel expand Artist's Editions line with new X-Men, Spider-Man titles
4. Twisted gothic fable 'Brynmore' coming from IDW in June 2023
5. Lunar Lodge announced at Dark Horse Comics
6. DC dishes at WonderCon with Dawn of DC news, 'Wonder Woman' art and more

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Doctor Strange #1 (Jed MacKay, Pasqual Ferry)
2. DC's Legion of Bloom (2023) #1 (Various)

Nathan:

1. Milestone 30th Anniversary Special (Various)
2. Doctor Strange #1 (Jed MacKay, Pasqual Ferry)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - X-O Manowar Unconquered #1 (Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Liam Sharp)

Dave - Legion of Bloom (Calvin Kasulke and Vitor Cafaggi’s “Babies Day Out”)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Clobberin' Time #1 (Steve Skroce)
2. Nathan: Unstoppable Doom Patrol #1 (Dennis Culver, Chris Burnham)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Harley Quinn #28 (Ryan Sook)
2. Nathan: Detective Comics #1070 (Seb McKinnon)

Interview: Ryan North - Fantastic Four (#6 out April 12)  - Danger and Other Unknown Risks (April 4, 2023)

1. Thanks for being on the show!
2. You really get the feeling that these characters love each other. What’s the secret to maintaining FF’s wholesome family dynamic and keeping it fresh?
3. What led to the idea of starting the group off split up? Was there any discussion of which order to feature their done-in-one tales, or was it immediate in which order to do it?
4. Which FF member do you identify with the most and why? 
5. You’ve really expanded the way I look at Reed’s powers with issue 5! Might we expect more out of the box applications of everyone’s abilities going forward?
6. The sci-fi elements in the series so far are incredible and big. How much research do you put into those explainable extraordinary science plots?
7. Dr. Doom comes up in FF #700, has it all been leading to this? 
8. For the fan out there who wants to dig into FF back issues, do you have a favorite story arc or run?
9. Shifting gears to Danger and Other Unknown Risks, how long have you and Erica Henderson been working on this project?
10. Having read it, the structure is so fun. We love magic rules! Do you have a map somewhere with all the realms and their rules, or do you see where the story takes you while scripting?
11. You’re kicking off on Extreme Venomverse with a story about (Comics superstars Ryan North and Paulo Siqueira put a fresh and exciting spin on a story you may be familiar with…starring Eddie Brock as…SPIDER-MAN?!) Eddie Brock, is this a tale you’ve been sitting on for some time?
12. I was a huge fan of your Adventure Time comics, and I loved the comedy from the narrator in the footnote text. Are you ever inclined to reuse that at Marvel or in a future project?
13. Do you have any other projects you’d like to talk about?

This week, Beehive Books publisher Josh O'Neil joins the podcast to talk new a new edition of Pinocchio arriving on Kickstarter this week. The book features over 50 full-page drawings by Mike Mignola with insert notes by Lemony Snicket. We discuss how the project came together, his experience working with artists throughout the years, and more! This is an extended and unedited version of the written interview with O'Neil from earlier this week.

NEWS

1. DC Comics Solicitations for June are here!
2. DC details DC Pride 2023 plans, including a Grant Morrison story, 'The DC Book of Pride,' and more
3. DC expands WEBTOON partnership with fall 2023 Batman, Vixen, and Zatanna titles
4. Mike Mignola and Lemony Snicket team up for Beehive Books’ Pinocchio Kickstarter
5. DC Comics and Burbank city team up for 600-pound bronze Wonder Woman statue
6. Extreme Venomverse #3 to feature Venom space knight, Madame Venom, and more
7. Marvel teases Spider-Killer villain appearing in Edge of Spider-Verse #1
8. 'Carnage Reigns' gets 2023 event checklist and new details revealed
9. Uncanny Avengers return with Fall of X spinning out of Hellfire Gala 2023
10. New Star Wars Celebration comic 'Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Annual—Jaxxon 2023' announced
11. Action, adventure-horror miniseries ‘Savage Squad 6’ coming June 2023
12. Horror OGN ‘Darla’ coming May 31st from Invader Comics
13. GlobalComix adds BOOM! Studios to growing publisher partnerships

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Hellcat #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)
2. Star Trek #5 (Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Ramon Rosanas, and Erik Tamayo)

Nathan:

1. Hellcat #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)
2. Superman Lost #1 (Priest, Carlo Pagulayan)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #4 (Cody Ziglar, Federico Vicentini)

Dave - Wolverine #31 (Benjamin Percy, Juan Jose Ryp)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Batman: One Bad Day - Ra's Al Ghul #1 (Tom Taylor, Ivan Reis)
2. Nathan: Doctor Strange #1 (Jed Mackay, Pasqual Ferry)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: DCeased: War Of The Undead Gods #7 (Ben Oliver Homage Card Stock Cover)
2. Nathan: DC’s Legion of Bloom #1 (Mike Perkins)

Interview: Publisher Josh O'Neil about PINOCCHIO: The Illuminated Edition launches on Kickstarter. Back it here. 

1. What makes Pinocchio so timeless?
2. What made Mignola the right fit for Pinocchio?
3. How did Lemony Snicket get involved with the project?
4. What are some of the Kickstarter rewards you're most excited about?
5. You've worked with Paul Pope, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dave McKean, and now Mignola, what is something unexpected you learned about artists after working with them on these projects?
6. Where do you see Beehive Books in 10 years?

The AIPT Comics podcast returns to recap the week in comics, plus Brian Michael Bendis joins the show to discuss Fortune & Glory: The Musical. In the sequel to his Eisner-nominated series, we unpack what we're in store for as he shares how the sequel is a means to tell stories about his own life (the first chapter is on his Substack now), working with artist Bill Walko, editor Daniel Chabon, and so much more!

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NEWS

1. Dawn of DC grows with new 2023 creative teams on Flash, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl and more
2. New 'Incredible Hulk' creative team announced: Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Nic Klein
3. Marvel reveals new details about the 'Captain America: Cold War' finale
4. ​​Marvel reveals full Scott Koblish ‘Fantastic Four’ connecting cover
5. Marvel sheds light on Dan Watters and Germán Peralta's 'Loki' miniseries
6. Is Chip Zdarsky's 'Daredevil' ending in August 2023?
7. Brian Michael Bendis sets 'Fortune & Glory: The Musical' for Substack release
8. Dark Horse Books sets October 2023 for 'The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber'
9. Titan sets July 2023 for Jamie Lee Curtis’ ‘Mother Nature’ horror graphic novel
10. ‘Dracula, Motherf**ker’ creative team returns this October with ‘Parasocial’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. New Mutants Lethal Legion #1 (Charlie Jane Anders, Enid Balam)
2. Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 (Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry)

Nathan:

1. Scarlet Witch #3 (Steve Orlando, Sara Pichelli)
2. Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 (Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Fantastic Four #5 (Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli)

Dave - Fantastic Four #5 (Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Star Trek: Defiant #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Angel Unzueta)
2. Nathan: Hellcat #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: The Harrower #2 (E.M. Gist)
2. Nathan: Danger Street #4 (Joëlle Jones)

Interview: Brian Michael Bendis - Fortune & Glory: The Musical 

1. This might be kismet this interview is taking place today, because I'm literally 6 days from traveling to London to see the Back to the Future musical! Were you a fan of musicals before turn of the dark, and then after?
2. Fortune and Glory is a book I read and cherished when I went to college for screenwriting in the early 2000s. It was not only entertaining, but was enlightening about Hollywood and that industry. How much can fans expect from you as far as helpful tips for writing and your process?
3. Having had a chance to read some of the sequel, I have to say your voice as yourself is incredibly entertaining. Do you find talking as yourself as an easy thing to do in a comics format, maybe that's what you were already doing with Spider-Man and Superman?
4. You're releasing Fortune and Glory: The Musical over your substack, with a print edition from Dark Horse in the future, about how many months will you be releasing chapters?
5. You drew Fortune and Glory, what made Bill Walko the right choice to draw the sequel?
6. How has it been working with Daniel Chabon who is editing the sequel?
7. When writing about your own life, how tempted are you to punch up the moments and make them bigger than they might have been?
8. Hollywood, broadway, what will the third book be about? What's left!?

This week Sandy King Carpenter joins the comics podcast to talk about Storm King Comics, their recent release The Envoy, and their young adult line. Celebrating their 10th anniversary, we discuss how they got here, and what the future looks like. 

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NEWS

1. ​​Marvel Comics launching 20th Century Studios comics imprint in 2023
2. It was Agatha Harkness all along kicking off 'Contest of Chaos' June 21st
3. New 'Guardians of the Galaxy' #1 trailer forewarns the coming of Grootspace
4. ‘Marvel’s Voices: Spider-Verse’ to introduce new spider-heroes in the Marvel Multiverse
5. Check out Sharon Carter’s new costume by Carmen Carnero from ‘Captain America’
6. Dark Horse Books and Tapas team up to publish webcomics in 2023
7. The Bone Orchard Mythos grows with 'Tenement' in June 2023
8. Iconic series ‘Battle Chasers’ returns with issue #10 this June (no really we mean it this time)
9. Dynamite sets May 2023 for 'Maleficent' comic series debut

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Detective Comics (2016) #1069 (Ram V, Dexter Soy, Stefano Raffaele, and Miguel Mendonca, Si Spurrier, Caspar Wijngaard)
2. Hunt. Kill. Repeat #1 (Mark London, Francesco Archidiacono)

Nathan:

1. Detective Comics (2016) #1069 (Ram V, Dexter Soy, Stefano Raffaele, and Miguel Mendonca, Si Spurrier, Caspar Wijngaard)
2. The Human Target #12 (Tom King, Greg Smallwood)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Venom #17 (Al Ewing, Cafu)

Dave - Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 (Stephanie Phillips, Jonas Scharf)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Fantastic Four #5 (Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli, Jesus Aburtov)
2. Nathan: The Amazing Spider-Man #21 (Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr.)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Avengers #66 (Daniel Hainsworth Connecting Cover)
2. Nathan: Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 (A.L. Kaplan)

Interview: Sandy King - Storm King Comics

1. On with us today we have Sandy King - writer, producer, CEO of Storm King Comics - here to talk to us about the latest goings on at Storm King Comics! You recently celebrated a decade of Storm King Comics. Congrats! Take us back to the beginning with Asylum. How did this begin?
2. So many of Storm King’s books have heady topics and grapple with cosmic ideas. Walk us through your story breaking process. Does it start with concept or character?
3. Switching gears to John Carpenter's Tales of Science Fiction: The Envoy. What’s the elevator pitch for this series?
4. The Envoy is the 11th series in The Tales of Science Fiction line from you and John Carpenter, are you sitting on another 11 series, or do you curate each one as you go?
5. On a book like The Envoy, how do you go about enlisting writers, illustrators, etc? Do you typically have lengthy story meetings with the creative team?
6. Fetch is the latest offering from Storm Kids, which is aimed at younger readers. What inspired this softer side of storytelling? - answered!
7. No spoilers, but Fetch ends in a very interesting spot. How many volumes do you see this story running?
8. Where do you see Storm King Comics in another 10 years?
9. Enough about comics, what is your favorite method of procrastination?
10. Anything else you want to promote or tell our listeners to look out for?

The AIPT Comics podcast is back to recap your week, review comics, and host special guests! This week, Curt Pires joins the show to discuss Indigo Children, a new series launching March 28th (retailers, you have until March 6 to put in your orders).

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NEWS

1. 'Ultimate Invasion' teams Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch summer 2023
2. Marvel Comics teases ‘Contest of Chaos’ coming in 2023
3. Marvel sheds light on new ‘Black Panther’ ongoing series out June 2023
4. Marvel and Essential Sequential team up for artist print program Marvel Signature
5. Marvel Entertainment and StoryToys to launch new Marvel HQ app in May 2023
6. New Star Wars comics crossover coming in 2023 with unforeseen threat coming
7. DC sheds light on 'Knight Terrors' summer 2023 event
8. DC and Kodansha releasing Superman, Batman, and Joker manga in English for the first time
9. Oni Press announces ‘Xino’ #1 kicking off June 2023
10. Briar gets ongoing series v
11. Netflix sets Baran Bo Adar and Jante Friese to adapt 'Something is Killing the Children'
12. Archie Comics and WEBTOON announce digital comic collab 'Archie Comics: Big Ethel Energy'
13. Image Comics reveals ‘The Catalyst War’ begins in ‘Radiant Black’ #25

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Superman #1 (Josh Williamson, Jamal Campbell)
2. Immoral X-Men #1 (Kieron Gillen, Paco Medina)

Nathan:

1. Batman: One Bay Day - Clayface #1 (Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Xermanico)
2. Punisher: War Journal - Base #1 (Torunn Gronbekk, Djibril Morissette-Phan)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Superman #1 (Josh Williamson, Jamal Campbell)

Dave - Spawn Unwanted Violence #2 (Todd McFarlane, Mike Del Mundo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Rogue & Gambit #1 (Stephanie Phillips, Carlos Gomez)
2. Nathan: Human Target #12 (Tom King, Greg Smallwood)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Detective Comics #1069 (J.H. Williams III Card Stock Cover)
2. Nathan: Cosmic Ghost Rider #1 (Felipe Massafera cover)

Interview: Curt Pires talks about Indigo Children

1. What is the premise of Indigo Children?
2. The idea of Indigo Children is wildly different that your other works, do you have a drawer of ideas to get to?
3. What made Image Comics the right publisher for Indigo Children?
4. Nikki might be my favorite character, what goes into making a character funny but taken seriously?
5. Alex Diotto art works well at capturing a sense of isolation and mystery, why was he a good fit for this series?
6. If you ever wrote the x-men, would it be sort of like this?
7. How did you come up with the powers in this book?
8. The title is compelling can you talk about its meaning or what inspired it?

Writing duo Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly join the show to discuss Batman: One Bad Day - Clayface! We dig into their Hollywood background and how it influenced the story. Batman - One Bad Day: Clayface #1 is out Tuesday, so get an inside track on how it was made and what it's all about here! This is an extended version of the trimmed-down and edited written piece from a few weeks ago.

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NEWS

1. ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #25 and #26 will be ‘the most shocking issues in 50 years’
2. Marvel Comics Solicits for May are in!
   1. Marvel teases more Symbiotes for ‘Extreme Venomverse’ #2
   2. ‘Edge of Spider-Verse’ returns for round two in May 2023
3. ‘Ghostlore’ to ask ‘What ghost stories do ghosts tell?’
4. DC Solicits!
   1. DC sheds light on new Dawn of DC anthology ‘Batman: The Brave and the Bold’
   2. DC expands Sean Murphy's Batman White Knight universe with 'Generation Joker'
   3. Dawn of DC grows with 'Spirit World,' 'The Vigil,' and 'City Boy’ miniseries
5. 'Star Trek: The Motion Picture—Echoes' features Kirk and crew vs. doppelgängers
6. A clash of '90s nostalgia arrives in 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vs. Street Fighter'
7. Alex Ross and CGC team up for in-house private signing
8. ‘The Savage Strength of Starstorm’ launching orphan teen hero at Image Comics

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Danger Street #3 (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)
2. Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography OGN (Dave Gibbons)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Danger Street #3 (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)
2. Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography OGN (Dave Gibbons)

Nathan:

1. Fantastic Four #4 (Ryan North, Iban Coello)
2. Swamp Thing: Green Hell #2 (Jeff Lemire, Doug Mahnke)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #1 (Various)

Dave - Avengers Forever #14 (Jason Aaron, Jim Towe)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Local Man #1 (Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs)
2. Nathan: Blue Book #1 (James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Spawn: Unwanted Violence #2 (Del Mundo Virgin Cover)
2. Nathan: Lazarus Planet: Omega #1 (Jen Bartel cover)

Interview: Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly - Batman: One Bad Day Clayface (out Tuesday!) Interview

1. To start, does Clayface hold a special place in your heart?
2. When asked to do a One Bad Day story, what was the original pitch, was Clayface offered or did you suggest it?
3. This one-shot is very closely alligned with Hollywood and casting, as it should be since Clayface is an actor by trade, did either of you ever pursue acting, or pitch in Hollywood?
4. Clayface was humanized greatly by James Tynion, in other cases he's more monsterous and okay with killing, where does this version of Clayface lie on the spectrum of evilness?
5. The "One Bad Day" line of one-shots harkens back to The Killing Joke, was there added pressure in knowing that connection and then delivering on a definitive Clayface story?
6. What inspired you to use bits of traditional screenwriting pages mixed in with the visual narrative?

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NEWS

1. DICK TRACY RETURNS (NO, REALLY FOR REALS)
2. ‘Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent’ to crossover into the ‘Injustice’ universe
3. DC Comics introducing nonbinary trans hero Circuit Breaker next week
4. ‘Poison Ivy’ blossoms from 12-issue series to ongoing series
5. 'Hulk Annual' #1 takes a 'found footage' approach this May
6. Marvel celebrates Nick Fury in new anniversary one-shot
7. Carnage fights Miles Morales in ‘Carnage Reigns’ seven-part crossover
8. ‘Wytches’ gets animated Amazon Studios series adaptation
9. IDW sets debonaire jewel thief series ‘Cat Fight’ for May 2023

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Gotham City: Year One (2022) #5 (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)
2. Harrower #1 (Justin Jordan, Brahm Revel)

Nathan:

1. Poison Ivy #9 (G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara)
2. Harrower #1 (Justin Jordan, Brahm Revel)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Static: Shadows of Dakota #1 (Vita Ayala, Nikolas Draper-Ivey)

Dave - Daredevil #8 (Chip Zdarsky, Marco Checchetto)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Last Barbarians #1 (Brian Haberlin, Geirrod Van Dyke)
2. Nathan: Fantastic Four #4 (Ryan North, Iban Coello)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Batman: The Adventures Continue, Season III #2 (Daniel Warren Johnson)
2. Nathan: TMNT #137 (Fero Piniche)

Interview: Reginald Hudlin - writer, producer, director, comics writer!

1. Reggie Hudlin, a man who needs no introduction, with some incredible projects recently out, out next week like Icon vs. Hardware, and coming soon like the Milestone 30th anniversary special, thank you so much for being on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, what made now the right time for an Icon Vs. Hardware miniseries?
2. Obviously the very name of the Worlds Collide event has a special meaning to longtime fans of DC and Milestone. No spoilers, but is there any particular reason that title was chosen for this?
3. Hardware and Icon both have had a hard time convincing the world that they’re heroes. Will throwing down with one another worsen that public perception?
4. This book does a great job of catching folks up and also moving things along in an intriguing direction. Would you say this is an ideal starting point for new fans?
5. Whenever I see a writing duo I wonder…did they break up the scripting, or did you do different passes, what was it like working with Leon Chills on this series?
6. Reggie you’re a director, Icon vs. Hardware movie…when?
7. We’re going onto year three of Milestone Returns, where do you see Earth M and this corner of DC Comics three years from now?
8. Milestone 30th Anniversary Special is coming out march 7th, a 96-page Prestige format anthology, can you tell us anything about any stories you’re contributing to this one?
9. Reggie, you’re a renaissance man working in TV, movies, comics…what else are you juggling outside of talking to press like us? Candy Cane Lane Eddie Murphy February independent spirit awards
10. Is there a superhero story that’s been in your back pocket you want to tell someday?