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NEWS

• DC Universe Infinite now available in Canada with global launch starting tomorrow
• DC holds second ever DC Round Robin 2022
• Dark Horse Graphic Novel Renaissance:
  • Dark Horse Comics sends ‘Birdking’ Vol. 1 to shops on September 13th
  • Supernatural sci-fi thriller ‘Organisms from an Ancient Cosmos’ arrives on Earth October 18th
  • Cold Bodies coming in June
  • Joyama vol 1 and 2
• Shang-Chi series gets relaunched with ‘Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings’ #1
• Marvel gives away ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #93 ending revealing new character Chasm
• Peach Momoko’s ‘Demon Wars’ to reimagine Marvel’s ‘Civil War’
• Ann Nocenti heads up ‘X-Men Legends’ #3 featuring Longshot
• Delayed Vault series ‘Fox and Hare’ finds new May 25 release date

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Immortal X-Men #1 (Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck)
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2022 (Juni Ba, Ronda Pattinson)

Nathan:

1. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Annual 2022 (Juni Ba, Ronda Pattinson)
2. The Swamp Thing #11 (Ram V, Mike Perkins)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Ghost Rider #2 (Ben Percy, Cory Smith & Brent Peeples)

Dave - DC vs. Vampires #6

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: The Rocketeer: The Great Race #1 (Stephen Mooney)
• Nathan: Spider-Punk #1 (Cody Ziglar, Justin Mason)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Marauders #1 (Young Cover)
• Nathan: Batman Beyond: Neo Year #1 (Christian Ward)

Segment: Interview - Jock

1. What made now the right time for One Dark Knight?
2. Were there any inspirations from comics or other media in this work?
3. Something that's so appealing with this series is how it strips Batman down, with contact with the bat-family, limited gadgets, what do you think makes Batman so cool in this scenario?
4. Your work is so incredibly rich with texture, how much time does it take to complete a full page splash vs. a sequential story layout?
5. There's a double page splash featuring a map of Gotham behind Batman that's one part informative of Gotham's layout, one part excellent montage. What went into designing this double page splash?
6. How has it been working with letterer clem robins?
7. One Dark Knight has had some incredible variant covers, do you have any favorites?
8. With Batman: One Dark Knight #3 out June 28th, how would you describe the finale in one word for fans who want a little taste?
9. Rocksteady Studios wants to make a One Dark Knight game, what is one thing they need to get right to pull it off?