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March 03, 2019Death Threats, Best of Feb, and AiPT's The Chiropractor™
THE NEWS
Donny Cates receives death threats over Venom
Chris Claremont returns to X-Men for one more story
After confusion, DC books will continue at Walmart
Marvel introduces a new Spider-Man this Summer
TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK
Dave Savage Sword #2 Gerry Duggan and Ron Garney; Peter Cannon Thunderbolt #2 W: Kieron Gillen W: Caspar Wijingaard
Forrest Daredevil #2 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Marco Checcetto; Redlands #11 (W: Jordie Bellaire A: Vanesa Del Rey)
SEGMENT: Tales from the Back Catalogue! Quirky picks from recent back catalog reads, trivia from issues past, fun finds at the LCS, and more!
TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK
Dave Star Wars Vader Dark Visions #1 (W: Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum, A: Paolo Villanelli)
Forrest Meet the Skrulls #1 (W: Robbie Thompson, A: Niko Henrichon)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
Dave Star Wars Vader Dark Visions #1 (Greg Smallwood)
Forrest Six Million Dollar Man #1 Variant (Michael Walsh)
SEGMENT: Top artists and writers of February 2019.
Dave: W: Gerry Duggan A: Alex Ross
Forrest: W: Si Spurrier A: Jorge Corona
1 hr 3 min
February 24, 2019Mexican Gwen Stacy, DC zombies, and we interview Christopher Sebela
THE NEWS
DC Zombies is here, Tom Taylor is writing DCeased
Cullen Bunn Reveals Cut X-Men Blue Ideas
Comics Twitter Craves Alternate Gwen Stacy Story
Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo’s Upcoming Batman book will be their last
TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK
Dave Aquaman #45 (W:Kelly Sue DeConnick & A: Robson Rocha) and High Level #1 (W: Rob Sheridan, A: Barnaby Bagenda)
Forrest Venom #11 (W: Donny Cates, A: Ryan Stegman) and Coda #9 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Matias Bergara)
SEGMENT: DREAM TEAMS
With Logan and Cyclops officially working together in Uncanny X #12 out this week, we’re talking our dream teams. Across all publishers, across all lines, powers, and people to wear the cowl or cape. We each pick 3 people to put on a team and name the team.
TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK:
Dave Fantastic Four #7 (W: Dan Slott, A: Aaron Kuder)
Forrest Martian Manhunter #3 (W: Steve Orlando, A: Riley Rossmo)
Special Segment: We interview CHRISTOPHER SEBELA
1 hr 15 min
February 18, 2019Hulu shows, DC woes, and super-volleyball showdowns
THE NEWS
Hulu launching Marvel animated series leading to ‘The Offenders’
Donny Cates down to lead the Marvel Ultimate Universe
Second Coming canceled - Batman Damned #3 delayed - Does DC Have a
controversy problem? Savage Avengers
TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK
Connor Oblivion Song #12- Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo DeFelici
and The Magic Order #6- Mark Millar and Oliver Coipel
Dave Marvels Annotated #1 - Kurt Busiek, Alex Ross and Wonder Twins #1 - Mark Russell, Stephen Byrne
Forrest
Age of X-Man: Nextgen #1 (W: Ed Brisson, A: Marcus To) and Savage Sword of Conan #1 (W: Gerry Duggan A: Ron Garney)
SQUARE UP! It’s a Big Two all-out brawl of who can do...mostly not fighting the best? One random DC character VS. one random Marvel character VS. a Superfight selected scenario! Who comes out on top?
TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK
Connor Nightwing #57- Scott Lobdell/Zack Kaplan and Travis Moore
Bonus shoutout to the Wild Storm
Dave Sharkey the Bounty Hunter - Mark Millar, Simone Bianchi
Forrest Hulkverines #1 (W: Greg Pak, A: Ario Anindito)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
Connor Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation #5 Cover B Incentive Scott Forbes Variant Cover
Dave Catwoman #8 Joëlle Jones
Forrest Batman #65 Variant (A: Guillem March)
Trending Now (for not long): Umbrella Academy, Doom Patrol, Deadly Class -- Runaways, Cloak and Dagger, Titans, Teen Titans Go, The Gifted, Legends of Tomorrow
Failed: Generation X, Inhumans, New Mutants (wtf when is it coming out you fuckers)
(What is left: Teen Titans, Gen 13, Young Avengers?) ….reaction from CW tv shows
59 min
February 10, 2019Wendy's, Wolverine casting, and a Thanos cat defense!
THE NEWS
Wendy’s chooses Marvel comics over DC Comics
Mike Miller sparks controversy
Rob Liefeld announces final Deadpool story
TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK
Connor Batman #64 Written by Josh Williamson Drawn by Guillem March, Old Man Quill #1 Written by Ethan Sacks Drawn by Robert Gill
Dave The Dreaming #6 Si Spurrier, Bilquis Evely, Mat Lopes, Justice League #17 Snyder, Cheung
Forrest Daredevil #1 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Marco Checcetto), Marvelous X-Men #1 (W: Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson, A: Marco Failla)
Comic Book Round Up
CAST THIS: Marvel wants to recast Wolverine for the MCU but we’re beating them there! We’re talking casting: Jean Grey, Angel, Iceman, Beast, Cyclops, Professor X and Logan.
TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK
Connor The Magic Order #6- Mark Millar and Oliver Coipel
Dave Flash #64 Joshua Williamson Rafa Sandoval
Forrest Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #5 (W: Seanan McGuire A: Takeshi Miyaza)
COVER OF NEXT WEEK
Connor Justice League Dark #8 Cover A
Dave Avengers: No Road Home #1 Mark Brooks
Forrest William Gibson’s Alien 4 (Johnnie Christmas)
Trash it or Treasure it - We randomly select a character, this week Thanos, and then we then must defend or diss that character. This week we must defend Thanos!
1 hr 1 min
February 03, 2019FCBD comics, Kickstarter sales, and Venom vs. Ted Bundy shippers
THE NEWS
Kickstarted comics saw a boom in 2018
Venom Fans Baffled by Ted Bundy
Free Comic Book Day reveals!
DC Ink (YA) and DC Zoom (middle grade) plus
Marvel: FCBD Avengers
TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK
Connor Justice League Annual #1 and Heroes in Crisis #5 (w) Tom King & (a) Clay Mann
Dave Journey into Unknown Worlds #1 and JL Annual #1
Forrest Wyrd #1 (W: Curt Pires, A: Antonio Fuso) and Age of X-Man Alpha #1 (W: Zac Thompson, Lonnie Nadler A: Ramon Rosanas) and Quick shoutout: Shanghai Red TPB
ComicBookRoundUp Hex Wives #4 - 9.2 and Justice League Annual #1 - 8.9
TRENDING NOW: It takes two (or three, four, more!) to tango: it seems like there are more and more series coming out with multiple writers on one issue. Uncanny X-Men, the new Marvel miniseries from the McElroy family, Avengers: No Surrender and it’s sequel No Road Home, the unannounced Scott Snyder/Charles Soule book - do these books provide a good break from the monotony of one writer for too long, or do they suffer from too many cooks in the kitchen? The Signal Scott Snyder, Tony Patrick
TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK
Connor Daredevil #1 (W) Chip Zdarsky and (a) Marco Checchetto
Dave Age of X-man Marvelous X-Men #1 (W) Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson (A) Marco Failla
Forrest Conan #3 (W: Jason Aaron, A: Mahmud Asrar)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
Connor: Batman #428 Cover C ACE Entertainment Exclusive Mike Mignola
Dave: Daredevil #1 (Jamal Campbell Cover)
Forrest: Tony Stark: Iron Man #8 (Alexander Lozano)
WEEKLY SOAPBOX: [FORREST] The simple joy of seeing artists do what they love on social media (Riley Rossmo, Daniel Warren Johnson, Becky Cloonan, Emily Pearson, Revenge of the Nerds shop)
1 hr
January 28, 2019 Best January talent, DC Comics woes, and Bill Maher backlash
WELCOME & INTROS
THE NEWS
1: Cyclops week (yahoooooo)
2: Tom King’s Lois Lane Story
3: George Perez Announces Retirement
4: Damage, Titans, and Scooby-Doo Apocalypse cancelled by DC
5: DC Organizational Shakeups (feel like this has been pretty big news)
TOP BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK
Connor
Crypt of Shadows #1- Written by Al Ewing, Drawn by Garry Brown, Stephen Green, and Djibril Morissette-Phan
American Carnage #3- Written by Bryan Hill and Drawn by Leandro Fernandez
Dave
Freedom Fighters #2 Robert Venditti & Eddy Burrows
Justice League #16 Snyder, Tynion IV, Stephen Segovia and Jim Cheung
Forrest
Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (W: Donny Cates A: Geoff Shaw)
Rolled and Told January
Top 3 writers and Top 3 artists of the month
Last week of each month we recap our BIG BOARD of creators (similar to the Wizard Magazine top 10 each month)
Connor - Writer- Kieron Gillen, Artist- Andrea Sorrentino (he did the art for Avengers #13 too)
Dave - Jason Aaron (Conan and Avengers) - Bilquis Evely - The Dreaming
TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK
Connor
Captain America #7- Written by Ta-Nahesi Coates and Drawn By Adam Kubert
Dave
Justice League Annual #1 Snyder, Tynion - Daniel Sempere
Forrest
Age of X-Man Alpha
COVER OF NEXT WEEK
Connor:
Heroes in Crisis #5 Cover B Variant by Ryan Sook
Dave:
Mysteries Of Love In Space #1 Joelle Jones
Forrest:
Terminator: Sector War #3 Tula Lotay
Soapbox - Bill Maher goes after comic book fans ... again
GOODBYES, LIKE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE, AND SHARE!
1 hr 10 min
January 20, 2019 Bestselling comics of 2018, new 90s X-Men, and herding cats
WELCOME & INTROS
THE NEWS
Diamond’s 2018 Best Sellers
Kieron Gillen leaving Star Wars
Rob Liefeld’s new Major X comic will introduce a new X-men character
TOP 3 BOOKS FROM LAST WEEK
Connor
1 Gideon Falls #10- Jeff Lemiere and Andrea Sorrentino
2 The Batman Who Laughs #2
3 Justice League Dark #7- written by James Tynion IV and drawn by Alvaro Martinez Bueno
Dave
1 Fantastic Four #6
2 The Batman Who Laughs #2
3 Black Widow #1
Forrest
1 Conan #2 (W: Jason Aaron A: Mahmud Asrar)
2 Middlewest #3 (W: Skottie Young A: Jorge Corona)
3 Venom #10 (W: Donny Cates A: Ryan Stegman)
ComicBookRoundUp
1 Thor #8- 9.3
2 Gideon Falls #10- 9.3
3 The Wicked + Divine #41- 9.3
TOP BOOK FOR NEXT WEEK:
Connor - WILD STORM #19
Forrest - Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (W: Donny Cates A: Geoff Shaw)
Dave - Naomi #1 Bendis Jamal Campbell
COVER OF NEXT WEEK:
Connor: Mars Attacks #4 Cover H Robert Hack
Dave: Guardians Of The Galaxy #1
Variant cover by Gerald Parel
Forrest: The Man Without Fear #4 Variant (A: Declan Shalvey)
SEGMENT OF THE WEEK: SQUARE UP!
It’s a Big Two all out brawl of who can do...mostly not fighting the best? One random DC character VS. one random Marvel character VS. a Superfight selected scenario! Who comes out on top?
WEEKLY SOAPBOX: [Connor] - Inconsistent artists derailing series
GOODBYES, LIKE, REVIEW, SUBSCRIBE & SHARE!
1 hr 2 min
January 13, 2019Politicians, publishers, and Cyclops - oh my!
The show opens talking about comic book news:
Dark Horse publishing Aladdin and Dumbo
Valiant picks up Heather Antos as editor
Comixology Unlimited adds DC comics
Congress representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quotes Alan Moore
Top 3 books from last week:
Connor
Prodigy #2, 2. Oblivion Song #11, 3. Star Wars: Age of Republic: Jango Fett #1
Dave 1. Captain Marvel #1 , 2. Justice League #15, 3. Wrong Earth #5
Forrest 1. Martian Manhunter #2 , 2. Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #4, 3. Uncanny X-Men #9
ComicBookRoundUp 1. Bitter Root #3- David Walker with Chuck Brown and Sanford Green- 9.2, 2. Prodigy #2- Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque- 9.1, 3. Criminal #1- Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips- 9.0
Trending Now: Podcastception! Wolverine: The Long Night, an adaptation of their popular podcast series, hit the stands last week and Marvel has said this is only the beginning of a bigger podcast-verse. What’s the endgame here? Does the audio-first format translate well to comics? Vice versa?
Top Book for Next Week:
Connor - Gideon Falls #10 - David
Marvel Comics Presents #1 - Forrest - Venom #10
Cover of Next Week:: Connor- Red Hood: Outlaw #30 Cover B Phillip Tan Variant - David - Conan The Barbarian #2 (Mark Brooks) - Forrest - Detective Comics #996 Variant (Brian Stelfreeze)
Segment of the Week: Tales from the Back Catalogue!: Discussing recent back issue pickups or reads we’re excited about, big differences we see between these and more recent stories, etc.
Dave: What if #2 - What if Hulk had the brain of bruce banner? Roy Thomas & Herb Trimpe
Forrest: What mysterious benefactor dropped off first prints of Venom: Lethal Protector for me to find?
Connor: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #71- SJW liberal snowflakes apparently started ruining comics in 1982!
1 hr 13 min
January 07, 2019 Tom King's career in the CIA questioned, IDW chairman loans 28 million, and Stan Lee
We first discuss the news which includes Tom King responding to CIA career questions, delve into IDW Chairman loaning IDW $28 million for live action shows, and discuss DC Comics' tribute to Stan Lee.
We then recap all our favorite comics out January 2nd which includes two picks for Conan the Barbarian and two picks for Uncanny X-Men. We also discuss obscure character Ursa Major, discuss the most anticipated comics out January 9th, and discuss how retro-anything is trending. Dave also gets on the soapbox to end the show to discuss a comic fanboy gripe.
Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @AiPTcomics
1 hr 3 min
December 31, 2018 An Uncanny Introduction, "old" heroes trending, and more
Our very first episode dives into our favorite books out December 26, 2018, we cast an X-Force movie (based on the latest issue) and discuss our favorite books and comic covers out January 2nd, 2019.
Forrest talks about comic book event tie-in issues spoiling series and we also talk about the trending theme of "Old..." characters like Old Man Logan and Old Lady Harley.
1 hr 21 min

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