Comics artist David Marquez joins the show to discuss his new Zestworld launch and the new series he's writing and drawing The Unchosen. You can check out the first chapter right now, which we discuss at length, and Marquez gives us insight into the larger story too. We also discuss his collaboration with Tom King on Batman: Killing Time and more!

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NEWS

• Dark Horse adds Eric Powell's Albatross Funnybooks imprint to lineup
• Dark Horse Comics and Penguin Random House ink exclusive global multi-year deal
• Dark Horse and CD Projekt Red launch new ‘The Witcher’ comics miniseries
• DC announces new Harley Quinn creative team Tini Howard and Sweeney Boo (plus details NYCC plans for the character)
• MAD Magazine celebrates 70th Anniversary with content by Jordan Peele, Weird Al, and more
• DC shows off ‘90s Rewind Month foil, multi-level emboss variant covers
• Titan Comics announces ‘Blade Runner 2039’ for December 2022
• NYCC 2022: IDW reveals NYCC 2022 panel, signing and swag details
• Don Cheadle’s This Radicle Act To Adapt Comic Book ‘Rogues’ Gallery’ Into TV Series
• Coheed & Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez to debut new horror comic “My Brother’s Blood Machine”

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Edge of Spider-Verse #4 (Various)
2. Stuff of Nightmares (2022) #1 (R.L. Stine, A.L. Kaplan)

Nathan:

1. Strange #6 (Jed Mackay, Lee Garbett)
2. Rogues’ Gallery #3 (Hannah Rose May, Justin Mason, Declan Shalvey)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Carnage #6 (Ram V, Rogê Antônio)

Dave - Nightwing #96 (Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: Flawed #1 (Chuck Brown and Prenzy)
• Nathan: Briar #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Germán García)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Detective Comics #1064 (Evan Cagle)
• Nathan: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #100 (Mike Del Mundo)

Interview David Marquez - New Zestworld creator-owned project The UnChosen

1. Thanks for being on the AIPT Comics podcast, you’re launching a new comics project on Zestworld, can you tell us a little about how you got involved with Zestworld?
2. What is The UnChosen about, what’s the elevator pitch?
3. I saw that you’ve had this concept in mind for about a decade - how did inspiration strike here?
4. We’ve seen vertical comics make a surge thanks to things like Marvel’s Infinity Comic format, what have you enjoyed most exploring this layout style?
5. What has the transition been like going from Batman Killing Time to The UnChosen?
6. For the artists out there, what are your chosen tools of the trade, do you work digitally 100%?
7. What has the collaboration process been like Marissa Louise and D.C. Hopkins? 
8. You’ve worked with Brian Michael Bendis on the excellent Defenders, now Tom King with Batman and many more, what is it like working withy a variety of writers, are their processes very different? And how does your process change when you’re doing both? 
9. Are you doing UnChosen full time, or do you have other projects in the works?
10. Where can fans find you, website, twitter, Zestworld?