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NEWS

1. Superman and Spider-Man reunite: DC & Marvel extend crossover through 2026
2. The Invincible Woman debuts in Ryan North’s ‘Fantastic Four’ #6
3. Knull breaks free: Marvel teases epic showdown with the Queen in Black
4. Oni Press brings secrets, surprises, and a star-studded lineup to NYCC 2025
5. Win free comics, meet stars, and score a Kindle: Inside Comixology’s wild NYCC 2025 plans

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Starship Godzilla #1 (Chris Gooch, Oliver Ono)
2. Department of Truth #0 (James Tynion, Scott Snyder, Joshua Hixson, Martin Simmonds)

Alex:​​

1. X-Men: Age of Revelation Overture #1 (Jed MacKay, Ryan Stegman)
2. The Author Immortal #1 (Frank J. Barbiere, Morgan Beem)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Alex: Absolute Evil #1 (Al Ewing, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Stefano Nesi)

Dave: Absolute Green Lantern #7 (Al Ewing, Riley Rossmo, Jason Howard)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Alex: Red Book #1 (Tynion IV, Michael Oeming) & The Power Fantasy #12 (Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard)
2. Dave: DC K.O. #1 (Snyder, Javier Fernandez)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Amazing Spider-Man Torn #1 (Adam Hughes)
2. Alex: World of Revelation #1 (Giada Belviso Variant)

Interview - Ronda Rousey - EXPECTING THE UNEXPECTED is in all bookstores on Tuesday, October 7

Ronda is attending NYCC with AWA — she will be at our booth for signings and a panel on Friday, October 10

1. What inspired you to write Expecting the Unexpected?
2. How did your experiences in UFC, WWE, and Hollywood inform the story and its tone?
3. What was the most surprising or challenging part of making a graphic novel?
4. What kind of tone or energy did you want the art to capture? Gritty realism, over-the-top stylized action, comedy?
5. Do you see “Mom” as a reflection of yourself, a heightened version of you, or something else entirely?
6. Do you see yourself writing more comics or expanding this universe into other media—film, animation, etc.?

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NEWS

1. Batman #1 sells 500,000 copies
2. December 2025 DC comics solicitations!
   1. DC turns December into “All Fight Month” with ‘DC K.O.’
   2. Absolute Joker is frightening!
3. Scott Snyder unleashes 'Absolute Arkham': A terrifying horror special with shocking surprises
4. Batman Day 2025 brings tours, rare comics, LEGO reveals, and a new animated series
5. Red Sonja battles snow panthers & ice giants in brutal New Year’s Special from Dan Panosian
6. Terminator turns Christmas into Judgment Day in new holiday horror comic
7. Mad Cave announces new Christmas fantasy series Our Soot Stained Heart 
8. 'ThunderCats Ho!(liday) Special' celebrates the season in December 2025
9. Dynamite Comics joins Neon Ichiban: 'The Boys', 'Red Sonja', 'ThunderCats' & more go digital
10. Sleeping Beauty’s darkest retelling reaches its finale in 'Briar: Night’s Terror' #1 this December
11. Invincible finally teams up with Spider-Man again in massive omnibus collection
12. EXCLUSIVE: ‘Radioactive Spider-Man’ #1 reveals a twisted Peter Parker with a surprising X-Men connection
13. X-Men editor confirms 'Magik' creative team will return in 2026
14. Marvel Comics solicitations December 2025!
    1. Knull returns: Marvel launching first-ever solo series for the King in Black in 2026
    2. Marvel’s swimsuit tradition gets frosty with 'Winter Break Special' #1 this December
       1. With a main cover by Greg FUCKING Land
15. Marvel teases new hero Logo from 'Deadpool/Batman' #1
16. Marvel unleashes 3 New X-Men solo series in 2026 — Cyclops, Deadpool & Psylocke!
17. After 'Age of Revelation' Marvel reveals 'Shadows of Tomorrow' X-Men teaser
18. From the Ultimate Universe to Marvel’s core: Miles Morales carries a dangerous secret
19. 'The Darkness' relaunches in December with Marc Silvestri & Image Comics relaunch
20. SCOOP: BOOM! Studios unveils ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Zord Quest’ #1
21. Kyle Starks brings the smackdown in 'Wrestle Heist' from Image Comics
22. Dark Horse Comics and Crystal Dynamics reunite for 'Tomb Raider: Sacred Artifacts' #1

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Ultimates #16 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)
2. Amazing Spider-Man (2025) #12 (Joe Kelly, Ed McGuinness)

Alex:​​

1. Absolute Flash #7 (Jeff Lemire, Travis Moore)
2. The New Gods #10 (Ram V, Evan Cagle, Simon Parr)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Alex: Marvel Zombies: Red Band #1 (Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, Jan Bazaldua, Erick Arciniega) 2-for-1 kapow!!

Dave: This Ends Tonight #3 (Gerry Duggan, Kelvin Mao, Jae Lee)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Alex: Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #2 (James Tynion IV, Dani)
2. Dave: Ice Cream Man #47 (W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Maybe, or, or
2. Alex: Wynd: The Power of Blood #5 (Peach Momoko & Taurin Clarke)

Interview: B. Earl and Taboo on Ultimate Hawkeye one-shot - September 24, 2025 - Indigenous Voices book 

1. Ultimate Hawkeye #1 is the first solo one-shot of the new Ultimate line — what excited you most about giving Charli Ramsey their own spotlight outside of Ultimates?

2. Taboo, you’ve mentioned this issue is dedicated to your Indigenous relative Jeffrey Veregge — how did that dedication influence the tone or themes of the story?

3. The reveal of an all-new Ultimate Ronin is huge — without spoiling too much, how did you want to reimagine this identity for the Ultimate Universe?

4. You’ve both tackled grounded, character-driven Marvel stories before (Daredevil & Echo, Werewolf by Night). How did those past experiences shape your approach to writing in the heightened, alternate-reality stakes of the Ultimate Universe?

5. This book also has a framing story by Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri — how did you coordinate with them to make sure the one-shot felt both self-contained and part of the bigger Ultimate Endgame build-up?

6. The Ultimate line has always been about bold reinvention — what’s one thing you think this current era is doing better or differently than the original 2000s run?

7. Michael Sta. Maria’s art really pops in the preview pages — what kinds of visual cues or storytelling beats did you build into the script knowing his style?

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NEWS

1. DC cancels all future issues of new 'Red Hood' series after issue #1 drops
2. Wonder Woman, Batman, and Superman get official U.S. Mint coins — see the designs and prices here
3. SELL OUT of Batman and X-Men
4. X-Men Monday news!
5. 'X-Men of Apocalypse' #2 covers reveal classic X-Men vs. war-torn survivors
6. Doctor Doom falls, but Marvel’s next villain could be even worse in 'The Will of Doom' #1
7. 'Gargoyles / Fantastic Four' crossover unites two legends November 2025
8. 'The Lion King' roars into comics with Mufasa & young Simba’s untold adventures
9. Oni Press teases, and then announces, 'The End' for 'Rick and Morty' coming December 2025
10. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola brings a supernatural western to life in ‘Carmen Red Claw’
11. Medieval Spawn collides with the Massive-Verse in 'Rogue Sun' #30
12. Image reveals four more 'Youngblood' #1 covers including 'Absolute Batman' homage

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Punisher #1 (Benjamin Percy, Julius Ohta)
2. Absolute Batman #12 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)

Alex:​​

1. Absolute Batman #12 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)
2. Imperial War: Nova – Centurion #1 (Hickman, MacKay, Matteo Della Fonte)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Alex: Ultimate Wolverine #9 (Chris Condon, Allesandro Capuccio)

Dave: X-Men of Apocalypse Alpha #1 (Jeph Loeb, Simone Di Meo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Alex: Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #2 (Percy, Marcelo Ferreira)
2. Dave: Deadpool/Batman #1 (Various)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Deadpool/Batman #1 (Ryan Stegman Cover)
2. Alex: Exquisite Corpses #5 (Alex Eckman-Lawn) YOU MEANT TO PICK THIS

Interview: Kelly Knievel and Rylend Grant - The Last Gladiator Kickstarter

1. Kelly, as Evel Knievel’s son and brand manager, what does it mean to you to see your father’s legacy brought to life in his first-ever full-length comic series?

2. Rylend, what drew you to Evel Knievel as a character for a comic, and how did you approach blending historical fact with fictional storytelling?

3. The series is set during the lead-up to the Caesars Palace fountain jump. How did you decide which real-life events to keep and which moments to fictionalize?

4. For readers who may not be familiar with Evel beyond the stunts, what do you hope The Last Gladiator will teach them about who he was as a person?

5. The comic promises high-octane action and a modern-day Western feel. Can you walk us through the visual and narrative choices that give the series that unique tone?

6. Evel Knievel has inspired movies, documentaries, and countless imitators. What makes comics the right medium to tell this particular story?

7. (Fun) If Evel Knievel were still at it today, what stunt do you think he’d attempt just to outdo himself — and how would you put it in the comic?

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NEWS

1. Marvel’s Stormbreakers unleash wild new costumes for your favorite heroes
2. Black Panther goes cosmic in explosive new Marvel era after Hickman’s 'Imperial' #4
3. Ultimate Universe Preview: 'Ultimate Endgame' kicks off in December with 5 issues, new story details, and secret blind bags
4. Steve Ditko’s ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ gets an Act 4 Artist’s Edition in 2026
5. Super Sonic Monthly: Your fast track to IDW’s Sonic comics
6. 'TMNT' #13 kicks off a new era with Blind Bag Variants and a deadly new villain
7. Dynamite Entertainment updates Vampirella Kickstarter pricing for blind bags and more
8. Liam Sharp brings back 'Spawn: The Dark Ages' with a gritty new miniseries
9. Popeye sets sail for 'I Hate Fairyland' in the wildest crossover yet
10. Comics legends tease Lex Luthor’s iconic suit for James Gunn’s sequel 'Man of Tomorrow'
11. DC returns to NYCC 2025 with panels, exclusives, and a celebration of 100 Years

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Amazing Spider-Man #11 (Various)
2. Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan for Rewilding Every City on Earth OGN (Steve Mushin)

Chris:​​

1. Blood Honey #1 (Sean Peacock)
2. TexArcanum #2 (Christopher Monfette, Miguel Martos)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Chris: Toxic Crusaders #1 (Matt Bors, Tristan Wright)
2. Dave: Absolute Batman #12 (Scott Snyder, Nick Dragotta)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Eddie Brock: Carnage #8 (Pete Woods Cover)
2. Chris:  Powers 25 #1 (David Mack Variant)

Interview: Everything Dead & Dying #1 out September 3, 2025 - Jacob Phillips, Tate Brombal

1. This is your first collaboration together—what drew you both to Everything Dead & Dying, and what made now the right time to tell this story?
2. Jacob, you’ve built a reputation for capturing grit, loneliness, and eerie atmosphere in books like That Texas Blood and Newburn. What visual tone were you aiming for with Everything Dead & Dying?
3. The book has been described as The Last of Us meets Yellowstone. How did you strike a balance between horror, western, and emotional drama without tipping too far into genre cliché?
4. How did you both approach the undead in this world? Are they metaphors, monsters, or something else entirely?
5. The series clearly explores themes of love, loss, and survival. Was there a particular moment or relationship in the book that was especially personal or meaningful for either of you to write or draw?
6. Tate, this marks your Image Comics debut. What freedoms—or challenges—did working at Image bring compared to your previous work in the DC and BOOM! Worlds?
7. You’re working with an amazing lineup of variant artists, including Sean Phillips and Joshua Hixson. How involved were you in curating that roster, and what do those covers add to the tone of the series?
8. With just five issues to tell the story, how are you approaching pacing and world-building to ensure it still hits with emotional and thematic weight?
9. If you had to live with one undead pop culture character as your roommate—zombie, vampire, ghost, whatever—who would it be and why? Bonus points if you argue over the dishes.

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NEWS

1. First Look: Dan Mora assembles all 32 fighters in informative ‘DC K.O.’ #1 variant cover
2. Can he beat the entire universe? Marvel unleashes Hulk like never before in 'Smash Everything'
3. The Maker’s return nears, and a cosmic Daredevil arrives December 2025
4. Eat like an Avenger: Marvel’s 'Meals to Astonish' #1 brings superhero recipes to life
5. First look: Ryan Stegman & superstar artists redefine the X-Men in Age of Revelation covers
6. Exclusive: Corin Howell’s ‘Lilith’ returns as an ongoing series in 2026
7. Todd McFarlane and Steve Orlando bring comics power to The Boulet Brothers’ 'Dragula: Titans' season 2

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #2 (Patrick Horvath)
2. Death Of The Silver Surfer #3 (Greg Pak, Sumit Kumar)

Chris:​​

1. The Voice Said Kill #2 (Si Spurrier, Vanesa R. Del Rey)
2. The Man Who Dreamed The Impossible #1 (Mario Freitas, Lucas Pereira)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris: The Mortal Thor #1 (Al Ewing, Pasqual Ferry)

Dave: Gehenna Naked Aggression (2025) #3 (Patrick Kindlon, Maurizio Rosenzweig)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Chris: Everything Dead & Dying #1 (Tate Brombal, Jacob Phillips) 
2. Dave: The Amazing Spider-Man #11 (Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: TMNT #11 (Javier Rodriguez) or ASM #11 (Lee Bermejo)
2. Chris: Star Trek: Red Shirts #2 (Chris Shehan Main Cover)

Interview: Mike del Mundo about career and The Marvel Art of Mike Del Mundo. You still have a few days to back this project!

1. You’ve long been known for your concept-driven, highly stylized covers—how does it feel to see your Marvel career collected in such a high-end format like The Marvel Art of Mike Del Mundo?
2. Looking back at your early breakout work, like your X-Men Legacy covers, how do you think your style or approach has evolved since then?
3. The new art book includes never-before-seen pieces and a companion sketchbook—can you walk us through your process from sketch to final composition?
4. How does your mindset shift when moving from cover art to sequential work?
5. How do you balance surrealism, symbolism, and storytelling in a single image—especially when working on iconic characters with decades of history?
6. Of all the covers and interiors featured in the book, is there one piece that holds particular personal meaning for you?
7. What do you hope readers and fans take away from seeing your sketches alongside the final printed pieces?
8. You’ve also been doing incredible world-building in 3 Worlds / 3 Moons with Jonathan Hickman—how does that creator-owned space challenge or expand your approach compared to Marvel work?
9. What advice would you give to artists trying to push boundaries or find their own visual voice within superhero comics today?
10. If you could design a cover for any Marvel character doing something completely unexpected—like Hulk as a ballet dancer or Doctor Doom hosting a cooking show—what would it be, and how would you make it look cool?

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NEWS

1. Marvel Comics November 2025 solicitations 
   1. Feast your eyes on four 'X-Men of Apocalypse' #1 covers
   2. In 'Captain America' #6, meet the United Captains: Marvel’s most controversial super-team?
   3. Marvel gives Echo a shocking new power in 'Echo: Seeker of Truth' #1
   4. Marvel finally gives Wiccan his first solo series in a dark new 5-issue magical saga
   5. Marvel’s first-ever blind bags launch with 'Ultimate Endgame' #1, and fans could pull secret covers
2. ‘DC K.O.’ #1 to launch with mystery ‘Lights Out’ polybags packed with rare foil variants
3. DC unleashes a deadly new villain in 'Wonder Woman' #25, meet the Matriarch
4. Jeff Lemire reveals ‘JSA: Year One’ taking the team to the Golden Age
5. Frank Miller & Todd McFarlane reunite for first Spawn cover collaboration in 30+ years
6. ​​Image Comics to reprint All-Negro Comics, the 1947 milestone in Black comics history
7. Marjorie Liu and Garry Brown launch ‘BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide’ this fall

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Detective Comics #1100 (Various)
2. Absolute Batman #11 (Scott Snyder, Clay Mann)

Chris:​​

1. Escape #1 (Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña)
2. Bloodletter #3 (Joseph Illidge, Tim Seeley, and Christian Rosado)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris: Escape #1 (Rick Remender and Daniel Acuña)

Dave: New Avengers #3 (Sam Humphries, Ton Lima)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Chris: Immortal Legend Batman #1 (Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, and Erica D'Urso)
2. Dave: Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1 (James Tynion IV, Dani)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Invisible Man #1 (Rosemary Valero-O'Connell)
2. Chris: Imperial War: Planet She-Hulk #1 (Nimit Malavia variant)

Interview Soo Lee - Wizard of Oz (September 30)

1. This year marks the 85th anniversary of the 1939 Wizard of Oz film. How did that milestone influence your approach to adapting the story?

2. You’ve been granted access to the film’s archives—what kind of reference material or behind-the-scenes details most inspired your adaptation?

3. You’re launching a Kickstarter for this project this month—what can backers expect in terms of rewards, exclusives, or behind-the-scenes content?

4. You’re handling writing, art, and covers. How did balancing all three roles shape the way you told this story?

5. You’ve described this as “not reinventing the wheel” but adding your interpretation. Can you share some of the ways you’ve put your own creative stamp on the classic?

9. How do you hope this adaptation will resonate with younger readers who may be discovering The Wizard of Oz for the first time?

10. What was the biggest artistic or storytelling challenge you faced in bringing Oz to life on the page?

7. Any desire to make it fresh?

11. (Fun) If you could click your heels and instantly visit any fictional world besides Oz, where would you go, and who would you bring with you?

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NEWS

1. DC Comics Solicitations November 2025
   1. New 'Batman/Deadpool' #1 details reveal wild DC/Marvel team-ups & creative teams
   2. DC’s Batman Beyond meets Static in explosive new elseworlds Series
2. Infernal Hulk coming later this year
3. Two Spider-Men, deadly new villains: Amazing Spider-Man’s road to #1000 heats up
4. Strange new realms: Doctor Strange Becomes Asgard’s Sorcerer Supreme in December
5. Marvel revives ‘90s X-Men chaos with 'X-Men: Tales from the Age of Apocalypse' #1
6. New Avengers #6 news
7. Disney & Marvel Comics are coming to WEBTOON with 100+ titles and all-new stories
8. Exclusive interview: Rodney Barnes on the real-life horrors behind Oni Press’ ‘Crownsville’
9. 'Dracula: Book III — The Count' reveals the vampire’s dark London hideaway
10. TMNT, Godzilla, Star Trek & more: IDW brings massive exclusives and surprises to NYCC 2025
11. New urban fantasy 'Under York' coming November 2025

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 (Percy, Marcelo Ferreira & Daniel Picciotto)
2. Batman: Dark Patterns #9 (Dan Watters, Hayden Sherman)

Alex:​​

1. Predator Kills the Marvel Universe #1 (Percy, Marcelo Ferreira & Daniel Picciotto)
2. Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Alex: The Ultimates #15 (Camp, VON RANDAL)

Dave: X-Men #20 (Netho Diaz, Jed MacKay)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Alex: Absolute Flash #6 (Lemire, Robles) & Exquisite Corpses #4 (Tynion, Walsh, Che Grayson, Adam Gorham)
2. Dave: Absolute Batman #11 (Scott Snyder, Clay Mann)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Event Horizon: Dark Descent #1 (Christian Ward)
2. Alex: Nightwing #129 (Serg Acuña Variant)

Interview: Chris Condon - Ultimate Wolverine, Green Arrow, and News From The Fallout

**Regarding News From The Fallout, you mentioned wanting to highlight Jeffrey Alan Love’s distinctive, iconographic style and push the boundaries of readability and emotional impact in black-and-white—how did you balance that visual ambition with your scriptwriting?**

1. **Humor in horror was a conscious choice—especially Otis's repeated animal-shooing gag—in order to keep the tone varied and impactful. How do you view the role of levity in darker narratives, and was that hard to weave into the story?**
2. **Green Arrow has taken on a grounded, street‑level tone, focusing on character interactions and big‑pharma themes. How did you adapt Ollie’s voice and moral compass to fit that setting while keeping iconic elements intact?**
3. Between writing for Green Arrow, scripting Ultimate Wolverine, and launching News From The Fallout, you’re balancing very different tones and genres. How do you switch creative gears between mainstream superhero work and experimental creator-owned stories?
4. Ultimate Wolverine launched early this year—what fresh angles or emotional truths are you exploring compared to past Wolverine iterations?
5. Your work this year traverses themes of isolation (Fallout), social justice (Green Arrow), and visceral heroism (Wolverine). How are you threading your personal storytelling voice through these varied genres and publishers?
6. Looking back at your 2025 slate so far—what’s been the biggest creative challenge, and which project pushed you most as a writer?
7. Between Otis shooing raccoons in News From The Fallout and Green Arrow’s trick arrows, it seems like you have a knack for writing characters who could survive in the weirdest camping trip imaginable. So: if you had to survive a weekend in the desert with Wolverine, Green Arrow, and Otis—who’s cooking, who’s in charge of the firewood, and who’s most likely to accidentally summon a threat to the camp?

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NEWS

1. Marvel Knights returns with Jimmy Palmiotti headlining new 'Daredevil/Punisher' series
2. Marvel reveals epic Inhyuk Lee “Street-Verse Variant Covers”
3. Marvel sheds new light on '1776' #1 celebrating America
4. Marvel Unveils Toy Story Homage Covers to Celebrate 30 Years of Pixar’s Iconic Film
5. Marvel could have Gwenpool erase one of Spider-Man
6. DC Black Label launches ‘Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia’ for November 2025
7. Hayden Sherman talks ‘Absolute Wonder Woman’, Batman, and DC’s Absolute Universe at FAN EXPO Boston 2025
8. Skybound and Act 4 launch Kickstarter for J. Scott Campbell’s 'Danger Girl Artist’s Edition'
9. Die is coming back, with new series Die: Loaded from Image
10. Maleficent returns in a dark new comic series from Dynamite for October 2025
11. Top Comics July 2025

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Cruel Universe 2 #1 (Various)
2. Monkey Meat: The Summer Batch #5 (Juni Ba)

Alex:​​

1. Poison Ivy #35 (G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara)
2. One World Under Doom #6 (Ryan North, R. B. Silva)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Alex: Uncanny X-Men #19 (Simone, Marquez)

Dave: Ultimate Wolverine #8 (Chris Condon, Alessandro Cappuccio)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Alex: The UnChosen #2 (David Marquez)
2. Dave: Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (W. Maxwell Prince, Martin Morazzo)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Eddie Brock: Carnage #7 (Ivan Shavrin Variant Cover)
2. Alex: Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #1 (Alex Eckman-Lawn & Juan Ferreyra)

Interview: Ben Percy - Talking Predator, Punisher, and more!

1. In Predator Kills the Marvel Universe, you’ve teased a meditative tone as much as a brutal one. Can you talk about how you approached giving emotional weight to what could easily be a pure spectacle series?

2. We know Frank Castle is at a low point in Punisher: Red Band, but you’ve also said it’s a story about who Frank becomes when he has nothing left. What’s the most surprising aspect of Frank you think readers will discover in this series?

3. We here at AIPT have covered the use of the Punisher symbol via 3rd party swag outside of Disney, we even saw its use in the recent Daredevil show, what’s your take on the Punisher logo and its use?

4. With both Red Band and Predator Kills launching this year, you’re leaning into stories with serious ultraviolence. As a writer, how do you decide when violence is meaningful versus when it's gratuitous?

5. You mentioned in the Predator Kills the Marvel Universe press release that some heroes are more “killable” than others. Without giving anything away, was there a particular Marvel character that was the hardest to write a death for—either logistically or emotionally?

6. You’ve done a lot of work balancing character legacy with reinvention—especially with Hellverine and now Red Hulk. How do you decide what to preserve and what to explode when you're writing these kinds of legacy figures?

7. Spider-Man and Predator is a wild matchup. Can you tease what their conflict reveals about Peter Parker that we haven’t seen before?

8. Both Red Hulk and Hellverine feel like "dark mirror" characters—but wildly different in tone and execution. Do you see thematic overlap between them? How do you avoid them becoming just monstrous versions of other heroes?

9. You’re clearly building (or helping shape) a kind of hyper-violent sublabel within Marvel between Red Band, Predator crossovers, and these monstrous anti-heroes. Would you want to keep expanding this “Percy-verse”? And if so, who would you tap next?

10. (Fun one): If Predator could take on one Marvel team in a cooking competition, who would it be—and what’s Predator’s signature dish?

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NEWS

1. SDCC: Ultimate Comics reveals!
2. Marvel just revealed the end of 2099, and the debut of Spider-Man 3099 will blow your mind
3. A new symbiote era begins this fall in 'Battleworld' #3 and 'Venom' #252
4. Marvel RPG and Marvel Rivals collide in new tabletop one-shot coming in March 2026
5. Exclusive: Vault unveils official 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' graphic novel

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (Hickman, Marco Checchetto)
2. Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #8 (Jeph Loeb, Becky Cloonan)

Chris:​​

1. I, Tyrant #1 (ee zann, Godfarr)
2. Out of Alcatraz #5 (Christopher Cantwell, Tyler Crook)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris: I, Tyrant #1 (ee zann, Godfarr) 

Dave: DC's Kal-El-Fornia Love (2025) #1 (Story by Christof Bogacs and Jacob Salcedo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Chris: Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #1 (Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, Pablo Tunica)
2. Dave: Blink and You'll Miss It #1 (Ethan S. Parker  Griffin Sheridan  Keith Browning)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: All-New Venom #9 (Juan Ferreyra Variant Cover)
2. Chris: Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #11 (Davide Paratore Main Cover)

Interview: Cullen Bunn talks Deluge #1 out Oct 8, 2025

NEWS

1. SDCC biggest reveals:
   1. Marvel reveals
2. 'Buffy' and 'Angel' make comic comeback with Kelly Thompson at the helm
3. Dean and Sam hit the road again in new 'Supernatural' comic launching October 2025
4. Swat Kats returns with first-ever comic series, launching on Kickstarter this fall
5. New era of TMNT launches December 2025 with Gene Luen Yang and Freddie E. Williams II
6. Rob Liefeld's 'Youngblood' #1 flexes with star-studded variant covers
7. Vault Comics surprises retailers with free bonus boxes for 'Big Rig' #1
8. Barbaric returns this October with brutal new one-shot ‘The Black Knight’
9. Mad Cave Studios launching tech-horror anthology 'Terrorbytes' for fall 2025
10. Tyler Kirkham launches high-octane action series ‘Final Boss’ out November 2025
11. 'GTA' and 'Red Dead' writer Dan Houser launches new crime comic 'American Caper' for November 2025
12. October Marvel Comics solicitations!
    1. Amazing Spider-Man swings into cosmic chaos and Goblin danger in new look at ASM #13 & #14
    2. Marvel celebrates Latin Heritage Month with 'White Tiger Reborn' one-shot Spotlighting Hector and Ava Ayala
    3. Marvel and DC’s forgotten hero returns: 'Spider-Boy' #1 reprinted after nearly 30 years
    4. Marvel brings magic and mayhem in October 2025 in 'Strange Tales'
    5. Marvel celebrates 70 Years of 'The Muppets' with new variant covers in October
    6. Marvel Knights expands with brutal new Punisher series starting October 2025

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Exquisite Corpses (2025) #3 (Pornsak Pichetshote, James Tynion IV, Valentine De Landro, Michael Walsh)
2. The Seasons (2024) #6 (Rick Remender, Paul Azaceta)

Chris:​​

1. The Voice Said Kill #1 (Si Spurrier, Vanesa R. Del Rey)
2. Dark Honor #3 (Brian DeCubellis,  K.S. Bruce, Ethan Sacks, David Messina) 

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris: Godzila #1 (Tim Seeley, Nikola Čižmešija)

Dave: Absolute Martian Manhunter #5 (Deniz Camp, Javier Rodriguez)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Chris: News from the Fallout #2 (Chris Condon, Jeffrey Alan Love) | DC's Kal-El-Fornia #1 (Various)
2. Dave: Godzilla vs. America: Boston (various) and Batman: The Long Halloween - The Last Halloween #8 (Becky Cloonan, Jeph Loeb)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Assorted Crisis Events #5 (1:25 Alvaro Martinez Bueno Cover)
2. Chris: The Savage Wolverine #1 (Tom Parkinson-Morgan Cover)