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NEWS

1. Rob Liefeld to return to 'Youngblood' in April 2025
2. ‘Star Wars: A New Legacy’ celebrates 10 years of Marvel Star Wars comics
3. J. Michael Straczynski to write 'unlikely' team ups for Marvel in 2025
4. SCOOP: Check out ‘The Marvel Art of Michael Allred’ trading cards
5. 'Absolute Batman' #1 is sold out with 3rd printing coming November 27
6. SCOOP: TMNT x Naruto #1 received more than 100,000 orders from retailers
7. ‘Ice Cream Man’ #43 to feature Morrison, Oswalt, DeConnick, and more
8. Patton Oswalt, Tim Seeley, and Garth Graham launch ‘Money Shot: Big Bang’
9. NYCC 2024: Patrick McDonnell and Matt Groening set for one-on-one panel
10. Image Comics details NYCC 2024 panel schedule
11. James Tynion IV & Tiny Onion Sign To Random House Inklore Imprint

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Absolute Batman #1 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)
2. The Toxic Avenger #1 (Matt Bors, Frank Harper)

Nathan:

1. Absolute Batman #1 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)
2. The Terminator #1 (Declan Shalvey, Luke Sparrow)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Absolute Batman #1 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)

Dave - Sentinels #1 (Alex Paknadel, Justin Mason)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Exorcism at 1600 Penn #1 (Hannah Rose May, Vanesa Del Rey)
2. Nathan: Batman & Robin: Year One #1 (Mark Waid, Chris Samnee)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Vicarious #1 (Panosian Cover)
2. Nathan: Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #1 (Aka cover)

Interview: Ryan Parrott - Vicarious out Oct 16th, 2024 - Artist Eleonora Carlini 

1. Ryan, you’re embarking on a new sci-fi series with Vicarious, and the premise alone is quite cool, can you take us through it?
2. Body swapping movies, which is your favorite GO!
3. The idea of jacking into another body is quite cool, is the concept a day dream you’ve had before?
4. Vicarious feels quite lived in with a robust world, how much time goes into world building? Is there a science to doing just enough so the readers imagination can run wild?
5. You worked with Eleonora Carlini on Go Go Power Rangers issues #13-20, have you guys been working on this series after collabing on that?
6. I was curious about the star tattoo, it’s quite specific. Is that a story element or a design element?
7. If Vicarious was a song, what would it be and why?
   1. Espresso
8. With The Infernals TPB out the same week, can you tell us something about that project that surprised you once you reached the 5th issue?

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NEWS

1. Spider-Man balloon returns for Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade 2024
2. Kraven hunts and the Ultimate Guardians of the Galaxy coming January 2025
3. Horror and sci-fi come together in 'The Feeding' out October 23
4. DC Comics reveals Fall 2025 graphic novels for kids lineup
5. Absolute Batman #1 SELLS OUT
6. 'Lilith' #1 sells out with second printing coming November 6th
7. Skybound unveils Energon Universe NYCC 2024 plans
8. Dynamite announces 'Vampirella Helliday 2024 Special'

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Plastic Man No More #2 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)
2. The Deviant #8 (James Tynion, Joshua Hixson)

Nathan:

1. The Creeping Below #1 (Brian Azzarello, Vanesa R. Del Rey)
2. DC Horror Presents: Creature Commandos #1 (David Dastmalchian, Jesús Hervás)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - The Creeping Below #1 (Brian Azzarello, Vanesa R. Del Rey)

Dave - Batman #153 (Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Batman: Full Moon #1 (Rodney Barnes, Stevan Subic)
2. Nathan: Absolute Batman #1 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Absolute Batman #1 (Ian Bertram)
2. Nathan: Batman: Full Moon #1 (Stevan Subic)

Interview: Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta

Absolute Batman #1 out Oct. 9 - Second Printing October 30

The new suit seems to invoke a bat even more, would you say Absolute Batman is far more bat than man?

Scott, in a recent AMA on reddit you said you were a consultant on the Absolute line, how did that first meeting go and how long ago was it?

You also mentioned you and Nick work in your home office every few weeks, can you explain how that has made the process different, and maybe better?

Not to dig into spoilers, but you said Batman is the “small chaos in the system,” is this a book we can connect to our own world given politics, globalization, and ongoing wars?

Nick, did you have a mood board or listen to any particular music when designing the characters? 

Nick, positively loved your work on East of West, would you say you’re bringing any kind of futuristic or sci-fi edge to Absolute Batman?

Does it feel important as far as in what order you introduce rogues in this new take on Batman?

Scott, If your run with Greg Capullo was a post 9/11 world version of Batman, what might be the marker of this Batman historically?

What would Greg Capullo Batman think of Nick Dragotta Batman?

If Absolute Batman was a song what would it be and why?

Interview Michael Walsh (11 a.m. et) Nullhunter #1 (of 12) (Oct 23), Horizon Experiment Sacred Damned (Horizon Experiment Sacred Damned written by Sabir Pirzada) Oct 23, Universal Monsters Frankenstein #2 (Sep 25, 2024)

1. Michael Walsh, thank you for joining us on the AIPT Comics podcast! You’re very busy at the moment, with Nullhunter, Sacred Damned, and Frankenstein all coming out at the same time, how do you find the time?
2. Nullhunter is a bit different with you teaming up with Gustaffo Vargas, what’s the elevator pitch for this one?
3. There are some incredible visuals in Nullhunter, from large-scale action to future tech. As an artist, how detailed are your scripts when you’re drawing the book vs working with a collaborator like Gustaffo?
4. We know Nullhunter is inspired by the Labors of Hercules, but beyond Greek myth as a guide, do you have a world bible for this version of the future?
5. In some ways Nullhunter reminds me of Dune with a big sweeping government in space, what were some of its inspirations?
6. In Nullhunter, you have a way of stripping exposition to its bare essentials. What’s that process like?
7. The Silver Coin and The Sacred Damned have some gnarly monsters in them. Do you ever find yourself pulling out an old sketchbook and dusting off a design when the right script comes along?
8. We had Pornsak Pichetshote on the show a little while back to tell us about the Horizon Experiment, and we love the concept. How’d you come aboard?
9. Switching gears to Frankenstein: What is it about Universal’s Frankenstein that has made this particular incarnation so enduring?
10. With Frankenstein, you take a unique approach from a child’s perspective, was this always in your pitch, or did it come up organically? 
11. Fanboy question incoming: Can we expect more Silver Coin in our future?

Rapid Fire Question Round:

• Best sandwich?
• What's one thing you own that you really should throw out?
• Apples or oranges?
• What was your first comic?
• Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
• When do you think your art style came into its own?
• What do you think happens when we die?
• Favorite action movie?
• Favorite smell?
• Least favorite smell?
• Favorite superhero?
• Most used app on your phone?
• If you could have dinner with any three characters you’ve created before, who would they be and why?
• You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life: what is it?
• A genre you want to make more comics in?
• Describe the rest of your life in 5 words?

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NEWS

1. Marvel Solicitations December 2024 (and some January too!)
   1. EXCLUSIVE Marvel First Look: Ultimate titles roundup – December 2024
   2. December 2024 has a raid on Graymalkin across X-Men titles
   3. Marvel and Disney whip up 'What If...?' with Mickey and Fantastic Four
   4. 'Alien: Paradiso' takes Aliens to a resort in December 2024
   5. New X-Men series 'Cable: Love and Chrome' to explore Techno-Organic Virus
   6. New limited series 'Daredevil: Unleash Hell - Red Band' launching January 8th
   7. ‘New Champions’ ongoing series launching January 2025
   8. Month-long 'WHAT IF…?' Galactus tales coming January 2025
2. Marvel Comics announces NYCC 2024 panel details
3. DC announces NYCC 2024 panel details
4. 'Challengers of the Unknown' series out December 2024 is for fans of the weird
5. First-ever Two-Face solo series coming December 2024
6. ​​Batman to receive Hollywood Walk of Fame star
7. ‘Creepshow’ gets into holiday spirit with 2024 special
8. ‘Snotgirl’ set to return with issue #16 this December
9. ‘Those Not Afraid’ focuses on competitive serial killers, out January 2025
10. 'Ripperland' combines gore and romance for January 2025

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Moon is Following Us #1 (Daniel Warren Johnson, Riley Rossmo)
2. The Power Fantasy (2024) #2 (Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard) 

Nathan:

1. The Tin Can Society #1 (Peter Warren, Francesco Mobili)
2. The Body Trade #1 (Zac Thompson, Jok)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Ultramega #5 (James Harren, Dave Stewart)

Dave - X-Men #4 (Jed MacKay, Netho Diaz)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Ultimate Spider-Man #9 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto)
2. Nathan: Detective Comics #1089 (Ram V, Guillem March)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: The Amazing Spider-Man #58 (Chris Allen variant)
2. Nathan: Helen of Wyndhorn #5 (Gabriel Hernandez variant)

Interview: Declan Shalvey - Terminator (Oct 9), Thundercats, Alien, Mystique Oct 16

1. Declan, thanks for joining me on the AIPT Comics podcast for the fourth time! To start, man has there been a lot of media of late that you’re tapped into, like the new Alien movie and the new Terminator anime, have you caught up on all these properties? 
2. The concept behind your series is something I've always pondered but you’re actually doing: Terminators are dispatched across the globe and throughout time to target current resistance fighters, was this an idea you cooked up for awhile?
3. You’re working with Luke Sparrow, what makes him a good fit for the series? Collin Kregor
4. We just had Hannah Rose May on to talk The exorcism at 1600 penn, and she had so many nice things to say about ya! Would you ever want to collab with her again and if so, what sort of book?
5. Terminator Thundercats crossover when?
6. Old Dog is your creator-owned did it inspire the Mystique pitch?
7. Moving to Mystique, how long have you been working on this one?
8. Is there a pool of mutants you are told you can use, or is it more of a “check with Tom Brevoort” sort of thing?
9. What makes a good McGuffin story?

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NEWS

1. Comic book artist John Cassaday passes away at 52
2. New X-Men series 'Magik' coming January 2025 [I’m very excited about this, especially because one of the Magik series (2000’s ‘Books of Magik’) wasn’t even about Illyana – it was about Kurt’s sister/lover dressed up as Illyana]
3. New solo X-Men series 'Rogue: The Savage Land' coming January 2025
4. 'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' announced for December 2024
5. Marvel sheds light on second annual 'Crypt of Shadows' #1
6. Marvel to end 2024 with 'Timeslide' #1
7. ‘HELLHUNTERS’ #1 to feature Ghost Rider ’44
8. The Thing takes over in winter 2024 variant covers
9. New Justice League membership card promo coming fall 2024
10. DC unveils Batman Day 2024 plans in movies, comics and more
11. J.H. Williams III's fully painted 'Dracula: A Storybook Portfolio' announced
12. 'G.I. JOE: The Movie' and Joshua Williamson signing coming November 13
13. Image Comics teases Grant Morrison project incoming
14. ​​Chris Roberson and Michael Avon Oeming unveil ‘The Shadow of the Golden Crane’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Fantastic Four #25 (Ryan North, Carlos Gomez)
2. Star Wars #50 (Charles Soule, Madibek Musabekov)

Colin:

1. Time Waits #1
2. Gotham By Gaslight: The Kryptonian Age #4

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Colin - Avengers Assemble #1 (Lightspeed Shield)

Dave - Avengers Assemble #1 (Steve Orlando, Cory Smith)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Power Fantasy #2 (Kieron Gillen, Caspar  Wijngaard)
2. Colin: Dazzler #1

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Ultimate X-Men #7 (Mike Del Mundo Cover)
2. Colin: Spirits of Vengeance #1 (Skottie Young cover)

Interview: John Harris Dunning Summer Shadows #1 out Sept 11, art by Ricardo Cabral

1. John, thank you for guesting on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, Summer Shadows is out September 11 …last time you were on we were talking about your graphic novel Wiper, what made Summer Shadows better as a 4-issue series?
2. What are some of your favorite vampire stories, be it comics, books, or movies?
3. I understand the setting is Greece, a place you visit often, can readers expect the locale to be a “character” as some say?
4. The title is interesting…a play on Dark Shadows?
5. You’re working with Ricardo Cabral again, did you two start on this right after Wiper or was there a gap?
6. I love the yacht scene in this series, it’s so evil looking. What is it about yachts make them so evil?
7. If Summer Shadows was a song, what would it be and why?
   1. Summer time sadness lana del rey
8. Anything else you’d like to plug today?

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NEWS

1. Def Leppard's 'Hysteria' gets special issue #0
2. Iceman joins the ‘Exceptional X-Men’ in new issue #1 trailer
3. Massive-Verse fighting card game coming fall 2024
4. IDW reveals 'Star Trek: Lore War' coming March 2025
5. Top 50 comics August 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Minor Arcana #1 (Jeff Lemire)
2. Cruel Universe (2024) #2 (Various)

Nathan:

1. Minor Arcana #1 (Jeff Lemire)
2. Duck & Cover #1 (Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - What If…? Donald Duck Became Thor #1 (Steve Behling, Ricardo Secchi, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Lucio Ruvidotti)

Dave - Autumn Kingdom #1 (Cullen Bunn, Christopher Mitten)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Dark Empty Void #1 (Zack Kaplan, Chris Shehan)
2. Nathan: Wolverine #1 (Saladin Ahmed, Martin Cóccolo)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Wolverine #1 (John Tyler Christopher)
2. Nathan: Batman: Gotham By Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #4 (Martin Simmonds)

Interview: HANNAH ROSE MAY, 

Exorcism at 1600 Penn, out Oct 16. Art by Vanesa R. Del Rey

1. Hannah Rose May, thank you for joining us on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, we’ve read the ashcan for Exorcism at 1600 Penn, and it’s primed for the election this year. How long have you been working on this project and was it always intended to launch near election time?
2. The Ashcan reveals a complex family in the white house, with Kelly Doyle taking on the presidency with her family joining her, was it always intended to be an ensemble story?
3. Vanesa Del Rey blew me away with Redlands, what made her the right fit for this project?
4. For fans of Rogues Gallery, what does Exorcism at 1600 Penn offer them?
5. I really love the title! Were there other options before getting nixed?
6. What kind of research did you do into politics?
7. When you write dialogue, do you find yourself speaking aloud to get a feel for each character?
8. This story feels like someone getting out some existential fears. Did you find writing this to be therapeutic at all?
9. Jock’s variant cover for this is so haunting. What kind of prompt or resources does a variant cover artist get before diving in?
10. Declan Shalvey co-wrote the story with you on Rogues Gallery, which got me thinking, now he’s super steeped into the Alien universe, soon the Terminator universe, any desire to jump in with him for a licensed book like that?
11. If Exorcism at 1600 Penn was a song, what would it be and why?
    1. Down with the Sickness - Disturbed
12. What comics are you reading now?
    1. Batgirl #359 (Detective Comics #359)
    2. Catwoman first appearance
    3. Banshee - first
    4. White Queen

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NEWS

1. Marvel unveils post 'Return of the Jedi' plan with the Battle of Jakku
2. New Marvel Studios variant covers coming September 2024
3. Teases for DC All In keep coming in. Here’s one and another.
4. Mad Cave First Look: Missing on the Moon #1
5. 'The Power Fantasy' #1 sells out...again!
6. New graphic novel 'My Year As Emma' coming March 2025
7. New ThunderCats character Apex revealed for 'ThunderCats' #8
8. New graphic novel 'My Year As Emma' coming March 2025 • AIPTThree-story ‘Kylooe’ set for English translation March 2025

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Amazing Spider-Man #56 (Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr., and more)
2. Aliens vs. Avengers #1 (Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic)

CJ:

1. Phases of the Moon Knight #1 (Erica Schultz, Manuel Garcia, Benjamin Percy & Rod Reis)
2. BRZRKR: The Lost Book of B #1 (Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

CJ - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White & Green #4 (Patrick Gleason)

Dave - Marvel 85th Anniversary Special (Iman Vellani & Sabir Pirzada, Stephen Byrne) 

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Exceptional X-Men #1 (Eve Ewing, Carmen Carnero)
2. CJ: The Boy Wonder #5 (Juni Ba, Chris O’Halloran)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Scarlet Witch #4 (Russell Dauterman)
2. CJ: Plastic Man No More! #1 (Alex Lins)

Interview: Alex Paknadel talks Sentinels #1 (Oct 9th, 2024) - (art by Justin Mason) FOC Sept 9 

1. Alex, thanks for being a guest on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, I’ve loved your X-Men: From the Ashes Infinity Comics, how does the process of writing this differ from conventional comics?
2. You’ve tackled Omega Red, Phoenix, Cyclops, and Polaris to name a few, with 11 issues under your belt how many more adventures can we expect?
3. Can fans expect to see any connections from your infinity comics to Sentinels?
4. Sentinels was a surprise for me, what’s the elevator pitch for the fans out there?
5. If fans wanted to, should they brush up on Sentinel lore or past stories?
6. Favorite cyborg soldier of all time?
7. We just had Hannah Rose May on and Justin Mason came up--they were actually working on Rogues Gallery before he got the Spider-Punk gig--what’s something about his art that really makes Sentinels shine?
8. Solicits tease a “new” enemy, how do you craft a villain that’s new with so many great ones in the X-Men line, did you go overboard with research, or did it just come to you?
9. If Sentinels’ first story arc was a song, what would it be and why?
   1. Paranoid Android Radiohead
10. The November 2023 solicits just came out and it appears Onslaught is on the cover, care to comment, SIR?!
11. You’re a busy guy, Alex, do you have any other projects you’d like to plug today?

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NEWS

1. Marvel Comics solicitations November 2024
   1. Marvel sheds light on Galactic Civil War ‘Star Wars’ comics out November 2024
   2. ​​THE VICTOR OF VENOM WAR EMERGES WITH AN ALL-NEW LOOK!
   3. 'All-New Venom' to kick off in December 2024
   4. BREAKOUT CHARACTER FROM DISNEY+ WHAT IF...? SHOW MAKES HER COMICS DEBUT IN KAHHORI: RESHAPER OF WORLDS #1
   5. New ‘What If…?’ turns Minnie Mouse into Captain Marvel
2. Image shares details for 'The Rocketfellers' #1
3. Ghost Machine’s ‘Hornsby & Halo’ set for November 2024
4. Daniel Warren Johnson reveals when he’s leaving ‘Transformers’
5. BOOM! Studios details new era with 'Power Rangers Prime'
6. 'The Fade' brings magical coming-of-age story to BOOM! Studios

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Ultimate Spider-Man #8 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checcheto)
2. Wonder Woman #12 (Tom King, Tony S. Daniel)

Chris:

1. Nightwing #117 (Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo)
2. Briar #8 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris - Plastic: Death & Dolls #3 (Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard) 

Dave - Venom War: Venomous #1 (Erica Schultz, Luciano Vecchio)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Sesame Street #1 (Joey Esposito, Austin Baechle)
2. Chris: Aliens vs. Avengers #1 (Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribić)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Zero Hour: 30th Anniversary Special #1 (1:25 Dan Hipp Cover)
2. Chris: Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #4 (Mark Brooks Cover)

Interview: Spencer Ackerman talks his new Iron Man kicking off October 23rd!

1. Spencer Ackerman, thank you for joining us on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, you’re a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, could you tell the audience a little about yourself, and how you got into comics?
2. There’s a lot of “new” with this series, including a new Iron Man armor, a new Iron Monger, was your original pitch to Marvel new new new, or did that come later?
3. I gotta say, JULIUS OHTA has been crushing it of late, especially on his Hellverine series. From an artistic perspective, what are you and Ohta going for?
4. From the first cover reveal I’m getting a steampunk vibe, am I way off?
5. Roxxon and A.I.M. are teaming up, how would you say these evil corps are the same and different?
6. We were big fans of WALLER VS. WILDSTORM here at AIPT, what can fans of that expect from your Iron man run?
7. Everyone loves a good new suit, but what aspects of Tony are you working to lift up?
8. If your first story arc was a song, what would it be and why?
   1. NC - From the Depths - Murderers
9. Do you have any other projects you’d like to plug today?

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NEWS

1. DC Solicitations for November 2024
   1. New 'Black Canary: Best of the Best' miniseries announced
   2. New DC All In ‘Batgirl’ series coming November 2024
   3. ‘The Question: All Along the Watchtower’ #1 announced
   4. Santa returns to DC with 'Batman – Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns' #1
2. New middle grade graphic novel ‘Transformers: Worst Bot Ever’ announced
3. EXCLUSIVE: Vault Comics acquires 1940s 'Kid Maroon' licensing rights 
4. New details on West Coast Avengers!
5. New ‘Storm’ teaser reveals issue titles
6. 'Hellverine' gets new ongoing series in December 2024
7. New York Comic Con extends schedule to Wednesday October 16
8. Harvey Awards 2024 nominees announced
9. TOP 50 COMICS - JULY 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Action Comics #1068 (Gail Simone, Eddy Barrows, Rainbow Rowell, Cian Tormey)
2. Ultimates #3 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)

Nathan:

1. Ultimates #3 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)
2. X-Factor #1 (Mark Russell, Bob Quinn)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Fantastic Four #23 (Ryan North, Carlos Gomez)

Dave - Hellverine #4 (Benjamin Percy, Julius Ohta)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Venom War: Venomous #1 (Erica Schultz, Luciano Vecchio)
2. Nathan: Wolverine: Revenge #1 (Scott Snyder, Greg Capullo)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Wolverine: Revenge #1 (Mark Brooks Cover)
2. Nathan: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #30 (Jorge Jiménez)

Interview: Zack Kaplan

Beyond Real tpb out September 10; Midnight Shadows out in October 2; The Dark Empty Void #1 out September 11; Kill all Immortals #3 September 25, 2024

1. Zack Kaplan, thank you for guesting on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, The Dark empty Void is out September 11 and it’s your first horror, did you approach this any differently than you’ve done with previous projects?
2. There’s psychology in this series, how much research went into this, and do you tend to research a lot for your projects?
3. It’s obviously also about black holes, when you’re crafting stories like this do you do research on other black hole tales? 
4. Do you ever wake up and go “that’s a great idea… has someone possibly already done it?”
5. Shifting gears to Midnight Shadows, a story in collaboration with The Midnight band, themes in this work include escapism and nostalgia, what did the first outline of this look like? Tell us about your collaboration process with the band.
6. Did you find yourself listening to the music when scripting?
7. Did you ever find yourself writing and a song would come on, then suddenly you’d have to change gears in the story?
8. The art team is incredible (Stephen Thompson, Jahnoy Lindsay, Elisabetta D'Amico) with clear 80s inspirations, anything in the book that blew your expectations away?
9. Do you see this OGN as a standalone story, or something that could continue?
10. Anything else you’d like to plug today?

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MCU recap, and Pornsak Pichetshote talks The Horizon Experiment 

NEWS

1. MCU reveals
   1. Daredevil Born Again getting second season
   2. First season has Kingpin and Daredevil team up
   3. Johnny Storm sports a cozy sweater costume
   4. Iron Heart teaming up with…The Hood?!
2. New Ultimate Black Cat, Hulk, and more in Ultimate Universe titles out November 2024
3. Marvel spotlights new X-Men Calico, Deathdream, Jitter, and Ransom
4. 'Scarlet Witch' #6 introduces new protégé Amaranth
5. Skybound launching ‘Creepshow: The Suspense Building Game’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Power Fantasy #1 (Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard)
2. Cruel Universe #1 (Various)

Nathan:

1. The Power Fantasy #1 (Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard)
2. Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #1 (Various)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Ain’t No Grave #4 (Skottie Young, Jorge Corona)

Dave - Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #1 (Dustin Nguyen)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Ultimates #3 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)
2. Nathan: Ultraman X Avengers #1 (Kyle Higgins, Matthew Groom, Francesco Manna)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Absolute Power: Task Force VII #4 (Steve Beach Card Stock Cover)
2. Nathan: Star Wars: Darth Vader #49 (Dike Ruan)

Interview: Pornsak Pichetshote/The Horizon Experiment - The Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian #1 - FOC September 2nd; September 25, 2024

1. It’s always exciting to have you on Pornsak, but even more so when there’s something new going on in comics we haven’t seen before. Can you tell our listeners what the Horizon Experiment is all about?
2. We understand it started over the debate of Idris Elba as James Bond. Tell us a bit about that.
   - Do you feel that dream movie would still disappoint? Is it inherently impossible for an established IP to take those kind of risks?
3. Something interesting about this project is the notion that it’s “designed to act as pilots for follow-up books if sales merit.” Do you have a number in mind for a series to flourish from a one-shot, and if one of the one-shots does merit a series how will you let fans know?
4. Tell us about your collaboration process with co-editor Will Dennis.
5. Were there any pitches you got but they didn’t make the cut for this first five?
6. Tell us about working with the Dodsons and Jeff Powell on The Manchurian.
7. We’d be remiss not to ask about Absolute Power Task Force VII #4, with a focus on Batman super robot Failsafe! This series has a different creative team each issue, and you’re teaming with Claire Roe on this one, was DC actively accepting pitches for this or did it come about organically?
8. Anything else you’d like to plug today?