Writing duo Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly join the show to discuss Batman: One Bad Day - Clayface! We dig into their Hollywood background and how it influenced the story. Batman - One Bad Day: Clayface #1 is out Tuesday, so get an inside track on how it was made and what it's all about here! This is an extended version of the trimmed-down and edited written piece from a few weeks ago.

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NEWS

1. ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ #25 and #26 will be ‘the most shocking issues in 50 years’
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Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Danger Street #3 (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)
2. Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography OGN (Dave Gibbons)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Danger Street #3 (Tom King, Jorge Fornes)
2. Confabulation: An Anecdotal Autobiography OGN (Dave Gibbons)

Nathan:

1. Fantastic Four #4 (Ryan North, Iban Coello)
2. Swamp Thing: Green Hell #2 (Jeff Lemire, Doug Mahnke)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #1 (Various)

Dave - Avengers Forever #14 (Jason Aaron, Jim Towe)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Local Man #1 (Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs)
2. Nathan: Blue Book #1 (James Tynion IV, Michael Avon Oeming)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Spawn: Unwanted Violence #2 (Del Mundo Virgin Cover)
2. Nathan: Lazarus Planet: Omega #1 (Jen Bartel cover)

Interview: Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly - Batman: One Bad Day Clayface (out Tuesday!) Interview

1. To start, does Clayface hold a special place in your heart?
2. When asked to do a One Bad Day story, what was the original pitch, was Clayface offered or did you suggest it?
3. This one-shot is very closely alligned with Hollywood and casting, as it should be since Clayface is an actor by trade, did either of you ever pursue acting, or pitch in Hollywood?
4. Clayface was humanized greatly by James Tynion, in other cases he's more monsterous and okay with killing, where does this version of Clayface lie on the spectrum of evilness?
5. The "One Bad Day" line of one-shots harkens back to The Killing Joke, was there added pressure in knowing that connection and then delivering on a definitive Clayface story?
6. What inspired you to use bits of traditional screenwriting pages mixed in with the visual narrative?