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NEWS

1. DC Comics supports childhood COVID-19 vaccines awareness with superheroes
2. DC Comics solicitations for February 2022 are in
   1. Batman’s moves from Gotham to New York City in ‘I Am Batman’ #6
   2. New series Aquamen coming
3. Marvel Solicitations February 2022 are in!
   1. Marvel celebrates Carnage's 30th anniversary with 'Carnage Forever' #1
   2. Marvel reveals new Sorcerer Supreme coming March 2022
4. Image gives details on ‘Radiant Black’ universe expanding February 2022
5. Webtoon expanding into print graphic novels with Webtoon Unscrolled
6. 50,000 expected to attend Comic-Con Special Edition next week
7. Star Wars returns to Dark Horse Comics with all-ages comics in 2022

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY (Jed MacKay, Eleonora Carlini)

Dave - Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #5 (King, Evely, Lopes)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY (Jed MacKay, Eleonora Carlini)
2. Moon Knight #5 (MacKay, Alessandro Cappuccio)

Nathan:

1. Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY (Jed MacKay, Eleonora Carlini)
2. Darkhold: Wasp #1 (Jordie Bellaire, Claire Roe)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

1. Dave: Grrl Scouts: Stone Ghost #1 (Jim Mahfood)
2. Nathan: Hulk #1 (Donny Cates, Ryan Ottley)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: X-Men Legends #9 (Andrews Cover)
2. Nathan: DC vs. Vampires #2 (Warren Louw cover)

Segment: What we’re thankful for

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NEWS

1. Marvel announces new one-shot 'Secret X-Men' #1 for February 2022
2. Marvel releases ‘X Lives of Wolverine’ and ‘X Deaths of Wolverine’ #3 & #4 details
3. The 90s' Spider-Man spin-off team the Slingers returns in February
4. Marvel teases Queen Goblin to appear in ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ in February 2022
5. Image sets ‘Step by Bloody Step’ fantasy opus for February 2022
6. Creators for Creators grant recipients kicking off ‘New Masters’ #1
7. Diamond, Alliance Hit by Ransomware Attack
8. Netflix and Archie Comics team up for live-action musical ‘The Archies’

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Batman: The Imposter #2 (Mattson Tomlin, Andrea Sorrentino, Jordie Bellaire)

Dave - Alien #8 (Salvador Larroca, Phillip Kennedy Johnson)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Venom #1 (Ewing, Ram V, Hitch)
2. Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #78 (Thompson, Pichelli, Towe)

Nathan:

1. Venom #1  (Ewing, Ram V, Hitch)
2. Robin & Batman #1 (Jeff Lemire, Dustin Nguyen)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

1. Dave: X-Force #25 (Ben Percy, Robert Gill)
2. Nathan: The Nice House on the Lake #6 (James Tynion IV, Alvaro Martinez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Kang the Conqueror #4 (Mike Del Mundo)
2. Nathan: King Spawn #4 (Jason Shawn Alexander)

Segment: Interview with Dustin Nugyen (Superman Unchained, Joker: Endgame, Descender, Robin & Batman)

1. What has the collaboration process been like with Jeff Lemire in putting this story of Robin’s early days together?
2. What do you think it is that sets Dick Grayson apart from Batman’s other partners?
3. When working with water color, do you ever run into a page that doesn’t quite work due to the chaotic nature of water color?
4. You’ve drawn a few very different Robins over the years, from Streets of Gotham to Lil Gotham. How do you personally approach capturing the demeanor and physicality of Dick Grayson vs Damian Wayne?
5. Huge fan of last year's Batman Tales: Once Upon A Crime. Any chance we’ll get to see you and Derek Fridolfs paired on a project like this in the future?
6. What is your process like working on a book like this with a clear 3 issue structure, do you work linearly, or do you start with pages that excite you most?
7. Was there anything in Robin & Batman that you learned?
8. What are some of your favorite Robin stories? What are some of your favorite Batman stories?
9. Is there a character you haven’t yet gotten to tackle you’re dying to do next?
10. What comes are you reading right now?

Off Topic Top Shelf: Working on his house

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NEWS

1. Image Comics workers form a union, Comic Book Workers United - Image won’t voluntarily recognize union
2. Jeff Lemire announces ‘The Bone Orchard’ for 2022 (more details here)
3. Marvel releases future ‘Devil’s Reign’ February 2022 details
4. Marvel Comics releases all ‘Timeless’ teasers – see the future here!
5. Valiant’s ‘Eternal Warrior: Scorched Earth’ OGN fully funded
6. Taika Waititi moving on from ‘Thor’ to direct ‘The Incal’ movie
7. ‘Fox and Hare’ shifts release date due to COVID-related delays
8. Swamp Thing season 2 officially on!

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - The Me You Love in the Dark #4 (Skottie Young, Jorge Corona)

Dave - Batman/Superman Authority Special #1 (Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Trevor Hairsine, Ben Templesmith)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Silver Coin #6 (Josh Williamson, Michael Walsh)
2. Dark Knights Of Steel #1 (Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri)

Nathan:

1. The Human Target #1 (Tom King, Greg Smallwood)
2. The Swamp Thing #9 (Ram V, Mike Perkins)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

1. Dave: Venom #1 (Ewing, Ram V, Bryan Hitch)
2. Nathan: Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Luca Casalanguida)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Alien #8 (Silva Cover)
2. Nathan: Harley Quinn: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour #3 (Hetrick cover)

Segment: Interview with Ram V!

1. First of all, congrats: The Swamp Thing is officially getting a second season! (Pause) Now, this was initially announced as a 10-issue series. Did you always have more stories in the tank if it were to get renewed, or did you expand your original plans when you got confirmation of more issues?
2. You recently mentioned on Twitter that you're drawn to writing characters who give us "a unique window unto humanity, people — why we are the way that we are." What is it about the Swamp Thing - and Levi Kamei, in particular - that lends itself to telling those kinds of stories?
3. Themes of familial duty and colonialism have been an especially strong component of the last few issues. Was that part of your original conception of the series, or is that something that has evolved as the book has continued?
4. Mike Perkins and Mike Spicer have been creating some really incredible imagery, particularly when it comes to the delineation of the flashbacks in recent issues. Meanwhile, Aditya Bidikar has made Swampy's voice feel like it's rumbling right off the page. What has that collaboration process been like with all three?
5. Levi’s brother Jacob has been teased from the start and makes an appearance in the latest issue, what makes their brotherhood so important to the narrative itself?
6. While it was unclear what generated this plant-fueled apocalypse in Future State, Levi's reunion with Jacob suggests that Hedera's corrosive influence on the Green may be leading to this potential outcome. Is this an off base theory?!
7. We’re obviously thrilled to hear that this story will be continuing. Anything you want to tease/any foreboding words of warning for the reader about what’s ahead?  (Maybe: Might we see a return to the world of Future State: Swamp Thing?)

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NEWS

1. Avengers, X-Men, Spider-Man, Star Wars, and over 70 other Marvel comics delayed due to printer jam
2. Image Comics publishing ‘Razorblades’ deluxe hardcover April 2022 (also it’s the last issue!)
3. Image Comics/Skybound announce ‘LEGO Ninjago Garmadon’ #1 for April 2022
4. Marvel celebrates Ghost Rider 50th anniversary with ‘Year of Vengeance’
   1. New ‘Ghost Rider’ #1 to launch February by Ben Percy & Cory Smith
5. Marvel reveals ‘Savage Spider-Man’ #1 to feature savage beast Peter Parker
6. New X-Men series ‘X-Cellent’ coming February 2022
7. Marvel asks, ‘Who is the new Iron Fist’ in new promo
   1. WHO IS IRON FIST?!

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Darkhold: Blade #1 (Kibblesmith, Sabbatini)

Dave - SWORD #9 (Al Ewing, Jacopo Camagni)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters IG-88 #1 (Rodney Barnes, Guiu Vilanova)
2. The Harbinger #1 (Lanzing, Kelly, rodriguez)

Nathan:

1. Razorblades #5
2. The Harbinger #1 (Lanzing, Kelly, Rodriguez)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

1. Dave: The Human Target #1 (Greg Smallwood, Tom King)
2. Nathan: The Human Target #1

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: The Silver Coin #6 (James Harren)
2. Nathan: Superman ‘78 #3 (Lee Weeks)

Segment: Interview with Scott Snyder about his ComiXology titles Night of the Ghoul (Francesco Francavilla, Andworld design), Clear (Francis Manapul, Andworld design), and We Have Demons (Jonathan Glapion, Dave McCaig, Tom Napolitano)! Interview at 11 a.m. Friday!

1. Scott, thanks for being on the AIPT Comics podcast, this is your 7th time on the show, always a pleasure____. To start, you’ve got Clear, Night of the Ghoul, and We Have Demons all out this month, what made these 3 the best of the 8 planned titles at Comixology as the first to release?
2. All three works feel incredibly new, fresh, and maybe even a new gear for your work compared to previous years, was there anything you were able to do under comiXology as far as “breaking rules” in comics storytelling you go to do here?
3. What went into the strategy of doing 3 series a month?
4. Something I adore about your writing is your creation stories, you’ve done a few, and We Have Demons has a great one, heck night of the ghoul has an origin that feels mythical, what inspires you to tackle creation myths?
5. We Have Demons is so compelling, in part, because of the way it recontextualizes faith. It actually opens with a warning at the start of the book, was this warning always part of the plan, or did this come in later?
6. Two of these books are penciled and colored by the artist (Manapul and Francavilla), do you find books colored and drawn by 1 artist come out different in any way?
7. Was there a specific movie or director that inspired Night of the Ghoul?
8. You’re doing some amazing work on your Substack with classes too, I recently watched the course talking about Donny Cates’ Venom. Do you find yourself analyzing comics even when you’re reading for pleasure?
9. Favorite scary novel, movie, comic?

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NEWS

1. DC FanDome!
   1. DC ‘Monkey Prince’ to debut 12-issue series in 2022
   2. DC FanDome triples views to 66 million for its October 16 virtual event
2. Superman changes motto to 'Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow,' says DC chief
3. DC Comics reveals ‘Superman: Son of Kal-El’ #5 outsells first issue
4. comiXology adds reading feature and comics on Kindle apps accessibility
5. Valiant signals big changes and expansion for 2022
6. 'Angel' heads to Hollywood in eight-issue series January 2022
7. Joe Hill’s ‘Rain’ getting comics adaptation at Syzygy Publishing/Image Comics
8. Marvel announces ‘Spine-Tingling Spider-Man’ Marvel Unlimited series
9. Marvel Comics solicitations January 2022: Wolverine, Dark Reign, and more
   1. ‘She-Hulk’ gets ongoing series January 2022 by Rainbow Rowell & Rogê Antônio

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Refrigerator Full of Heads (2021) #1 (Rio Youers, Tom Fowler)
2. Death of Doctor Strange #2 (Jed MacKay, Lee Garbett)

Nathan:

1. Catwoman: Lonely City #1 (Cliff Chiang)
2. Night of the Ghoul #1 (Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - United States of Captain America #5 (Christopher Cantwell, Dale Eaglesham)

Dave - Batman #115 (Jorge Jimenez, Tynion)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

1. Dave: The Amazing Spider-Man #77
2. Nathan: After Dark #1

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. 

1. Dave: Moon Knight #4 (Joshua Cassara)
2. Nathan: Task Force Z #1 (Rodolfo Migliari)

Off Topic Top Shelf: Dave - What we do in the shadows?

NEWS

1. NYCC 2021 reflections
   1. ReedPop estimates 150K attended NYCC 
2. ‘Saga’ by Vaughan and Staples is returning in January
3. DC Comics announces Superman Jon Kent to come out as bisexual in ‘Superman: Son of Kal-El’ #5
4. DC Connect drops January solicits
   1. New Catwoman creative team and a new Batman miniseries about Bruce Wayne’s life before he became Batman.
   2. Full Solicitations
5. ‘X-Men’ Legends #12 to feature Chris Claremont ‘Excalibur’ story
6. Maybe Immortal Hulk ending? (Dan)
7. Ron Marz and Ron Lim launching ‘Silver Surfer: Rebirth’ January 2022
8. Penguin Classics doing reprints
9. Image reveals John Leguizamo signed ‘PhenomX’ 1:250 McFarlane variant cover
10. Summer 2021 found comic-book sales at one of their highest points in the last 25 years.

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Clean #1 (Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul)
2. Darkhold (2021): Iron Man #1 (Ryan North, Guillermo Sanna)

Dan:

1. Strange Adventures #12 (Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Doc Shaner)
2. Superman and the Authority #4 (Grant Morrison, Mikel Janin)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Dan - Kang the Conqueror #3 (young Kang killing his older self)

Dave - KA-ZAR: LORD OF THE SAVAGE LAND #2

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

• Dave: Night of the Ghoul #1 (Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla)
• Dan: Catwoman: Lonely City #1 (Cliff Chiang)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. 

• Dave: Fantastic Four #37 (Terry Dodson)
• Dan: Nightwing #85 (Bruno Redondo)

Segment: Interview: andy belanger Psycho Goreman Kickstarter

1. Andy Belanger, congratz on the Pyscho Goreman success you've reached nearly double your goal as of recording with 11 or so days to go and thanks for being on the AIPT Comics podcast____ First, tell us a bit about yourself and how the Psycho Goreman project got started.
2. What is your involvement outside of writing and drawing a story?
3. Are there any stretch goals you're most excited about?
4. Tell us a bit about Lethal Comics and its creation?
5. What do you think is the appeal of Psycho Goreman and why it blew up?
6. Is it true Psycho Goreman is a gay icon?
7. For an anthology like this, how far are the stories along, are they done, or near done for the December ship date?
8. Do you have a favorite Paladins of Obsidian?
9. With Steven Kostanski on board the project, any hints at sequels or other content outside of this awesome Kickstarter? 

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NEWS

1. Marvel reveals ‘Marauders Annual’ #1 for January 2022
2. Louise and Walter Simonson return for ‘X-Men Legends’ #11
3. Marvel teases ‘X Deaths of Wolverine’ and ‘X Lives of Wolverine’
   1. Wolverine traveling through time in ‘X Lives of Wolverine’ and X Deaths of Wolverine’ in 2022
4. DC FanDome reveals guest list including Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee, Dwayne Johnson and more
5. DC FanDome offers free '(Not So) Secret Origins' character design tool
6. Image adds encore album pressings for ‘What’s the Furthest Place From Here?’ deluxe edition
7. Image dishes out details on Kurt Busiek Universe for 2022

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. We Have Demons #1 (Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo)
2. Arkham City: The Order of the World (Dan Watters, Dani)

Nathan:

1. The Swamp Thing #8 (Ram V, Mike Perkins)
2. Arkham City: The Order of the World #1 (Dan Watters, Dani)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Amazing Spider-Man #75 (Zeb Wells, Patrick Gleason, a whole mess o’ people)

Dave - Arkham City: The Order of the World #1 (Dani, Dan Watters)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

1. Dave: Darkhold: Iron Man #1 (Ryan North, Guillermo Sanna)
2. Nathan: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #9 (Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Robert Hack)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Shang-Chi #5 (Michael Cho)
2. Nathan: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #9 (Robert Hack)

Segment: Interview: Zac Thompson - Ka-Zar: : Lord of the Savage Land #2 out next week!

1. Zac, thank you for being on the AIPT comics podcast!
2. You were last on the show back in December 2020 and hinted at this series, and in X-Men Monday 2 weeks ago you pointed out this has been in the works since March 2020, what is it like working on a series like this for so long?
3. Have you finished scripting for some time?
4. The first two issues have incredible creature reveals, what goes into surprising readers with some kind of new beast?
5. Was there anything kind of research you didn't expect you'd dive into when starting this project?
6. The first issue was insane with sound effects, how involved are you in layering those into the comic?
7. When writing a series about the Savage Land, do you physically map out the land itself? How big is the Savage Land in your story?
8. Using a rich location like the Savage Land, are you ever itching to have guest appearances by X-Men or other Marvel characters?
9. I love comics with subtitles like this one, Lord of the Savage Land. If you were to do a sequel series, what might it be called?
10. Do you have any other projects you'd like to hype or discuss?

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NEWS

1. DC Comics launching inaugural NFT collection October 5th
2. Wonder Woman getting character Hall of Fame spot at Comic-Con & statue
3. Constantine and the Robins get their own Young Adult books from DC
4. ComiXology announces “Scottober” with three Scott Snyder lead comics
5. Marvel announces ‘Ghost Rider: Kushala’ #1 Marvel Unlimited comic series by Taboo and B. Earl
6. Black Widow and Captain Marvel writer Kelly Thompson jumps back into creator-owned comics with Image Comics & Substack
7. Diamond Summit Day Two: Sales are up 18% from 2019

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Department of Truth #13 (Tynion, Simmonds)
2. Inferno #1 (Hickman, Schiti)

Nathan:

1. Human Remains #1 (Milligan, Cantirino)
2. Inferno #1 (Hickman, Schiti)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Superman ‘78 #2 (Venditti, Torres)

Dave - Extreme Carnage: Omega (Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Manuel Garcia, Cam Smith, GURU-eFX)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

1. Dave: Amazing Spider-Man #75 (various)
2. Nathan: Arkham City: The Order of the World #1 (Watters, Dani)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Amazing Spider-Man #75 (Arthur Adams)
2. Nathan: Arkham City: Order of the World #1 (Steve Beach)

Segment: Interview: The Boulet Brothers (Drac & Swan) and Steve Orlando! 

Boulet Brothers takeover Heavy Metal on October 27th issue #311

1. To start, how did this Halloween takeover start and how long has it been in the works?
2. Boulets! You’ve done a wild supervillain challenge on Dragula and now you’ve set your sights on Heavy Metal! What are your backgrounds with comics? Is this an after-lifelong love for you?
3. Steve, how did you approach balancing out the creatives you chose telling these stories, many of whom are making their comics debut? (Alaska, Katya, Danhausen)
4. There’s a pulpy scrappiness to these stories. Fans who like Heavy Metal for its graphic nature will dig these stories but, I must ask, was there anything you couldn’t do or show?
5. It’s so fun to have you two playing the kind of Cain and Abel in this house of mystery. How was it getting to play Crypt-Keepers for this issue? And did you have input on designing your fabulous looks in each tale?
6. I’m so into your story, “the Vault of Saumagotha.” It’s like we pick up on this like it’s issue 75 of a long-running series and you two are arcane superheroes! Do you have a big backstory in your heads for your comic alter egos? Will we see this version of the Boulet Brothers again?
7. Steve! Switching gears to an entirely different universe, Darkhold Alpha just dropped. How was it getting to dive into the horrific side of Marvel?
8. Boulets! What can we expect from Dragula Season 4 (premieres Oct. 19 on Shudder)?
9. You also have your own podcast, Creatures of the Night! What draws you to that format, and do you have any favorite episodes?
10. What are you all reading right now?

In this special episode, we skip the news and reviews and focus on our special guest interview with the Comic Book Couples Counseling podcasters Lisa and Brad!

We also play Superfight and pit multiple couples against each other with the most ridiculous scenarios and ask Brad and Lisa to give their educated guess on who would win. 

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Segment - Interview: Comic Book Couples Counseling - Lisa and Brad

1. So tell our listeners a bit about your show! How did you develop the concept for the podcast?What is your podcast prep process like?
2. Brad, you recently mentioned that the show might have to end if and when you cover Lois and Clark. Are they the one true pairing in all of comics? If not, who is?
3. To flip that, is there any comics couple you wouldn’t cover?
4. Do you find that your podcast colors the way you read anything else that’s not for the show, or is this kind of how you’ve always looked at these kinds of stories?
5. Spinning out of that, do you find that you’re only reading for the show, or do you feel like these are the books you’d gravitate to anyway?
6. What has been the most surprising couple to research and talk about? The ones with more wrinkles and layers than you expected?
7. Now, you two have much more available than just the main feed, correct? You’re diving into ALL of Sandman now. How has that discovery/rediscovery been?
8. Do you have a “white whale” creator or creative team you’d like to have on your show?
9. You started your podcast in December 2018, if you could go back and give yourselves advice, would you and what would it be?
10. You also offer Patreon special access, can you talk a little about that?

Segment: Super Fight Lightning Round

• Dinah & Ollie
• Scott & Jean
• Jean & Wolverine
• Alec & Abby
• Reed & Sue
• Dick & Babs 
• Peter & Mary Jane
• Harley & Ivy

SUPER SECRET LIGHTNING ROUND:

1. Do you have any comfort food series you turn to to brighten your week?
2. If you could have one super power what would it be?
3. Favorite mode of procrastination?
4. When is your anniversary?
5. Apple or Android?
6. Marvel or DC?
7. If a train is travelling from Chicago at 50 miles an hour, and a Logan is shink’ing at 100 miles per hour, launched from the moon via a Galactus fastball special, how quickly would you buy that comic?

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NEWS

• Confirms Joe Bennett is off book
  • Marvel Comics gives new details on event 'Timeless'
• Marvel unleashes hell and secrets with new ‘Devil’s Reign’ story details
• Marvel launching new ‘King Conan’ series December 15, 2021
• Marvel reveals new Dr. Strange coming in ‘Death of Doctor Strange’ plus Blade & X-Men
• Marvel Avengers Forever
• Elektra is next for Black, White, and Blood!
• Marvel Unlimited app gets massive update, adding new Infinity Comics
• Jeff Lemire gives details on three new series alongside Substack project ‘Fishflies’
• DC Comics outlines Batman Day details with FaZe Clan, HBO Max, & WEBTOON collaborations
• Neotext reveals Ben Percy and Francesco Francavilla’s novella ‘Wereworld’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Last Flight Out #1 (Marc Guggenheim, Eduardo Ferigato)
2. Ka-Zar: Lord of the Savage Land (2021) #1 (Zac Thompson, German Garcia)

Nathan:

1. The Swamp Thing #7 (Ram V, Mike Perkins)
2. The Me You Love in the Dark #2 (Skottie Young, Jorge Corona)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Batman: Wayne Family Adventures #3 (Starbite, CRC Payne)

Dave - Ka-Zar Lord of the Savage Land #1

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

• Dave: Batman: The World
• Nathan: Batman: Urban Legends #7 (Jackson Lanzing, Colin Kelly, and more!)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Trial of Magneto #2 (Ivan Shavrin)
• Nathan: Harley Quinn: The Eat, Bang, Kill Tour (Michael Cho)

Segment: Interview: Ben Percy - WEREWORLD with Francesco Francavilla out digitally via NeoText on September 14!

1. Werewold is out September 14th via neotextcorp.com, Nathan and I have read it, we’re excited for others to read it...ben percy thank you for being on the AIPT comics podcast. I think it’s fair to say Nathan and I couldn’t put this down, for those who don’t know what is Wereworld?
2. How did the partnership with Neotext come about? What made it the right place for this story?
3. It feels very much born out of the pandemic, becoming a werewolf is similar to the uncertainty of a virus in a pandemic, when was this story conceived? Did it evolve over time?
4. What was the working process like with Francavailla?
5. I’ve been on a kick listening to horror scores lately. Do you listen to anything in particular to get you in the mood to write spooky stuff?
6. Wolverine has heavily used vampires, we have werewolves in Wereworld, are you a Halloween/monster junky?
7. I honestly believe Wereworld would be an excellent limited series TV show, was the month to month story structure your approach from the start?
8. Is it X lives of Wolverine or Ten lives of Wolverine?