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NEWS

1. Image Comics and  Simon & Schuster sign exclusive North American distribution deal
2. Dark Horse announces retailer-specific ‘Usagi Yojimbo: Ice and Snow’ #1 variant covers
3. Vault Comics makes 'Unnatural Order' #1 free for retailers
4. Marvel details next chapter of 'Alien' starting November 15th
5. ‘Daredevil: Black Armor’ out November 2023
6. 'Top Secret Service' graphic novel coming January 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Sandman Universe: Thessaly #1 (James Tynion IV, Maria Llovet)
2. Knight Terrors: Joker #2 (Matthew Rosenberg, Stefano Raffaele)

Nathan:

1. Doctor Strange #6 (Jed Mackay, Jonathan Hickman, Juan Gedeon)
2. Astonishing Iceman #1 (Steve Orlando, Lan Medina)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Knight Terrors: Batman #2 (Joshua Williamson, Guillem March, Trevor Hairsine)

Dave - X-Men #25 (Duggan, Stefano Caselli)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Immortal X-Men #14 (Kieron Gillen, Lucas Werneck)
2. Nathan: Ghost Rider/Wolverine: Weapons of Vengeance - Alpha #1 (Benjamin Percy, Geoff Shaw)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Immortal X-Men #14 by Mark Brooks
2. Nathan: Godzilla: Here There Be Monsters #2 (Inaki Miranda)

Segment: Interview - Ethan S. Parker, Bob Quinn, and Griffin Sheridan - Kill Your Darlings

FOC is August 13 - Release Date: September 6, 2023

1. Thanks for joining us on the AIPT Comics podcast. To start, Kill Your Darlings was described when first announced as Narnia meets Hereditary. Can you unpack that a bit for us?
2. It’s safe to say this is a passion project for you guys, when did the bud of this story begin to take root?
3. Bob, I simply love the crayon drawings the protagonist Rose makes, how do you approach drawing in a little kid style like that and making it feel genuine? 
4. Bob - do you draw in sequence, or do you take fantasy stuff first, then real world? Vice-versa?
5. The main story takes place in the mid-90s, is there any significance to this being set then?
6. Did any of you have imaginary friends growing up? If so, what were their names?
7. The title is so great, but I gotta ask, did you have to kill any darlings as far as ideas or visuals while making this? 
8. Printed under the KLC Press label, can you talk a little bit about the label and how you’re connected with it?