The AIPT Comics podcast is back with your recap of the week in comics, reviews, and more. This week special guest Steve Orlando joins the show to discuss his many projects, including Scarlet Witch, Astonishing Iceman, Exorcists Never Die, and more. 

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NEWS

1. New comics publisher DSTLRY announces creator-first focus
2. DC reveals new details for Knight Terrors, their summer horror event
   1. DC sheds light on superhero 'Knight Terrors' superhero tie-ins out July 2023
3. DC details two new Mark Waid projects with Superman and the Teen Titans
4. New sequel series 'Harley Quinn: Black + White + Redder' launching in July 2023
5. Star Wars gets scary with 'Dark Droids' comics event starting August 2023
6. Marvel sheds light on new villains Ashen Combine in upcoming ‘Avengers’ series
7. 'Marvel Zero' announced collecting Free Comic Book Day stories with bonus materials
8. Marvel sheds light on 'Immortal X-Men' and 'X-Men Red' out August 2023
   1. Marvel adds 'Children of the Vault' to new Fall of X titles out in August 2023
   2. Fall of X series 'Alpha Flight' announced for August 2023
   3. 'Uncanny Spider-Man' announced 'in the shadow' of Fall of X
9. Garth Ennis and Jacen Burrows team up for 'The Ribbon Queen' out July 2023
10. WEBTOON and Ubisoft launch 'Assassin’s Creed: Forgotten Temple' April 24th 

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Star Trek: Defiant (2023) #2 (Christopher Cantwell, Angel Unzueta)
2. Danger Street (2022) #5 (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)

Nathan:

1. The Great British Bump-Off #1 (John Allison, Max Sarin)
2. Carnage #12 (Alex Paknadel, Francesco Manna)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Exorcists Never Die #1 (Steve Orlando, Sebastian Piriz, Carlos M. Mangual)

Dave - Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Kev Walker)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Avengers Assemble: Omega #1 (Jason Aaron, Javier Garron)
2. Nathan: DCeased: War of the Undead Gods #8 (Tom Taylor, Trevor Hairsine, Lucas Meyer)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Captain America: Unforgiven #1 (Gist Cover)
2. Nathan: DC Silent Tales #1 (Fabio Moon & Gabriel Ba)

Interview: Steve Orlando talks Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis, Astonishing Iceman, EXORCISTS NEVER DIE #1, and more!

1. Steve, friend of the show, this is your 5th time guesting on the AIPT Comics podcast, thanks for coming on! To start, man you have so many books out now, or coming out soon, from Exorcists Never Die #1 out this week, to Astonishing Iceman announced last week, how do you juggle so many projects at once?
2. Exorcists Never Die is an action-focused story, how does writing religious/fantasy action in a book like this for Mad Cave differ from Spider-Man 2099 or in Marauders?
3. Shifting gears to Spider-Man 2099, Maximum Carnage is clearly being referenced in the cover art, does this monthly-long weekly series pay homage, or more, from the classic Spider-Man story?
4. Aside from Spider-Man 2099, do you have a favorite 2099 character?
5. What’s it like writing Spider-Man 2099 knowing his voice may forever be Oscar Isaac’s in people's heads going forward?
6. Iceman is a ways off, but for fans curious about your take on the character, is there any story arc or depictions of Bobby you hold dear that you connect with?
7. Coming off Marauders, do you find it’s more difficult writing a solo book vs. a team book?
8. We talk about Scarlet Witch on this podcast a lot, for fans on the fence, what was your original pitch for series?
9. How did the addition of Darcy come about?
10. The artwork in Scarlet Witch is gorgeous. How does magic work in the script and how often do you get a page back that just exceeds your wildest dreams? 
11. Anything else you’d like to plug today?

Segment: Superfight: Iceman vs. Scarlet Witch!