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NEWS

1. Def Leppard's 'Hysteria' gets special issue #0
2. Iceman joins the ‘Exceptional X-Men’ in new issue #1 trailer
3. Massive-Verse fighting card game coming fall 2024
4. IDW reveals 'Star Trek: Lore War' coming March 2025
5. Top 50 comics August 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Minor Arcana #1 (Jeff Lemire)
2. Cruel Universe (2024) #2 (Various)

Nathan:

1. Minor Arcana #1 (Jeff Lemire)
2. Duck & Cover #1 (Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - What If…? Donald Duck Became Thor #1 (Steve Behling, Ricardo Secchi, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Lucio Ruvidotti)

Dave - Autumn Kingdom #1 (Cullen Bunn, Christopher Mitten)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Dark Empty Void #1 (Zack Kaplan, Chris Shehan)
2. Nathan: Wolverine #1 (Saladin Ahmed, Martin Cóccolo)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Wolverine #1 (John Tyler Christopher)
2. Nathan: Batman: Gotham By Gaslight - The Kryptonian Age #4 (Martin Simmonds)

Interview: HANNAH ROSE MAY,

Exorcism at 1600 Penn, out Oct 16. Art by Vanesa R. Del Rey

1. Hannah Rose May, thank you for joining us on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, we’ve read the ashcan for Exorcism at 1600 Penn, and it’s primed for the election this year. How long have you been working on this project and was it always intended to launch near election time?
2. The Ashcan reveals a complex family in the white house, with Kelly Doyle taking on the presidency with her family joining her, was it always intended to be an ensemble story?
3. Vanesa Del Rey blew me away with Redlands, what made her the right fit for this project?
4. For fans of Rogues Gallery, what does Exorcism at 1600 Penn offer them?
5. I really love the title! Were there other options before getting nixed?
6. What kind of research did you do into politics?
7. When you write dialogue, do you find yourself speaking aloud to get a feel for each character?
8. This story feels like someone getting out some existential fears. Did you find writing this to be therapeutic at all?
9. Jock’s variant cover for this is so haunting. What kind of prompt or resources does a variant cover artist get before diving in?
10. Declan Shalvey co-wrote the story with you on Rogues Gallery, which got me thinking, now he’s super steeped into the Alien universe, soon the Terminator universe, any desire to jump in with him for a licensed book like that?
11. If Exorcism at 1600 Penn was a song, what would it be and why?
    1. Down with the Sickness - Disturbed
12. What comics are you reading now?
    1. Batgirl #359 (Detective Comics #359)
    2. Catwoman first appearance
    3. Banshee - first
    4. White Queen

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NEWS

1. Marvel unveils post 'Return of the Jedi' plan with the Battle of Jakku
2. New Marvel Studios variant covers coming September 2024
3. Teases for DC All In keep coming in. Here’s one and another.
4. Mad Cave First Look: Missing on the Moon #1
5. 'The Power Fantasy' #1 sells out...again!
6. New graphic novel 'My Year As Emma' coming March 2025
7. New ThunderCats character Apex revealed for 'ThunderCats' #8
8. New graphic novel 'My Year As Emma' coming March 2025 • AIPTThree-story ‘Kylooe’ set for English translation March 2025

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Amazing Spider-Man #56 (Zeb Wells, John Romita Jr., and more)
2. Aliens vs. Avengers #1 (Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic)

CJ:

1. Phases of the Moon Knight #1 (Erica Schultz, Manuel Garcia, Benjamin Percy & Rod Reis)
2. BRZRKR: The Lost Book of B #1 (Keanu Reeves, Matt Kindt, Ron Garney)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

CJ - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White & Green #4 (Patrick Gleason)

Dave - Marvel 85th Anniversary Special (Iman Vellani & Sabir Pirzada, Stephen Byrne)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Exceptional X-Men #1 (Eve Ewing, Carmen Carnero)
2. CJ: The Boy Wonder #5 (Juni Ba, Chris O’Halloran)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Scarlet Witch #4 (Russell Dauterman)
2. CJ: Plastic Man No More! #1 (Alex Lins)

Interview: Alex Paknadel talks Sentinels #1 (Oct 9th, 2024) - (art by Justin Mason) FOC Sept 9

1. Alex, thanks for being a guest on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, I’ve loved your X-Men: From the Ashes Infinity Comics, how does the process of writing this differ from conventional comics?
2. You’ve tackled Omega Red, Phoenix, Cyclops, and Polaris to name a few, with 11 issues under your belt how many more adventures can we expect?
3. Can fans expect to see any connections from your infinity comics to Sentinels?
4. Sentinels was a surprise for me, what’s the elevator pitch for the fans out there?
5. If fans wanted to, should they brush up on Sentinel lore or past stories?
6. Favorite cyborg soldier of all time?
7. We just had Hannah Rose May on and Justin Mason came up--they were actually working on Rogues Gallery before he got the Spider-Punk gig--what’s something about his art that really makes Sentinels shine?
8. Solicits tease a “new” enemy, how do you craft a villain that’s new with so many great ones in the X-Men line, did you go overboard with research, or did it just come to you?
9. If Sentinels’ first story arc was a song, what would it be and why?
   1. Paranoid Android Radiohead
10. The November 2023 solicits just came out and it appears Onslaught is on the cover, care to comment, SIR?!
11. You’re a busy guy, Alex, do you have any other projects you’d like to plug today?

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NEWS

1. Marvel Comics solicitations November 2024
   1. Marvel sheds light on Galactic Civil War ‘Star Wars’ comics out November 2024
   2. ​​THE VICTOR OF VENOM WAR EMERGES WITH AN ALL-NEW LOOK!
   3. 'All-New Venom' to kick off in December 2024
   4. BREAKOUT CHARACTER FROM DISNEY+ WHAT IF...? SHOW MAKES HER COMICS DEBUT IN KAHHORI: RESHAPER OF WORLDS #1
   5. New ‘What If…?’ turns Minnie Mouse into Captain Marvel
2. Image shares details for 'The Rocketfellers' #1
3. Ghost Machine’s ‘Hornsby & Halo’ set for November 2024
4. Daniel Warren Johnson reveals when he’s leaving ‘Transformers’
5. BOOM! Studios details new era with 'Power Rangers Prime'
6. 'The Fade' brings magical coming-of-age story to BOOM! Studios

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Ultimate Spider-Man #8 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checcheto)
2. Wonder Woman #12 (Tom King, Tony S. Daniel)

Chris:

1. Nightwing #117 (Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo)
2. Briar #8 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris - Plastic: Death & Dolls #3 (Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard)

Dave - Venom War: Venomous #1 (Erica Schultz, Luciano Vecchio)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Sesame Street #1 (Joey Esposito, Austin Baechle)
2. Chris: Aliens vs. Avengers #1 (Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribić)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Zero Hour: 30th Anniversary Special #1 (1:25 Dan Hipp Cover)
2. Chris: Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #4 (Mark Brooks Cover)

Interview: Spencer Ackerman talks his new Iron Man kicking off October 23rd!

1. Spencer Ackerman, thank you for joining us on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, you’re a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, could you tell the audience a little about yourself, and how you got into comics?
2. There’s a lot of “new” with this series, including a new Iron Man armor, a new Iron Monger, was your original pitch to Marvel new new new, or did that come later?
3. I gotta say, JULIUS OHTA has been crushing it of late, especially on his Hellverine series. From an artistic perspective, what are you and Ohta going for?
4. From the first cover reveal I’m getting a steampunk vibe, am I way off?
5. Roxxon and A.I.M. are teaming up, how would you say these evil corps are the same and different?
6. We were big fans of WALLER VS. WILDSTORM here at AIPT, what can fans of that expect from your Iron man run?
7. Everyone loves a good new suit, but what aspects of Tony are you working to lift up?
8. If your first story arc was a song, what would it be and why?
   1. NC - From the Depths - Murderers
9. Do you have any other projects you’d like to plug today?

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MCU recap, and Pornsak Pichetshote talks The Horizon Experiment

NEWS

1. MCU reveals
   1. Daredevil Born Again getting second season
   2. First season has Kingpin and Daredevil team up
   3. Johnny Storm sports a cozy sweater costume
   4. Iron Heart teaming up with…The Hood?!
2. New Ultimate Black Cat, Hulk, and more in Ultimate Universe titles out November 2024
3. Marvel spotlights new X-Men Calico, Deathdream, Jitter, and Ransom
4. 'Scarlet Witch' #6 introduces new protégé Amaranth
5. Skybound launching ‘Creepshow: The Suspense Building Game’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Power Fantasy #1 (Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard)
2. Cruel Universe #1 (Various)

Nathan:

1. The Power Fantasy #1 (Kieron Gillen, Caspar Wijngaard)
2. Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #1 (Various)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Ain’t No Grave #4 (Skottie Young, Jorge Corona)

Dave - Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #1 (Dustin Nguyen)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Ultimates #3 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)
2. Nathan: Ultraman X Avengers #1 (Kyle Higgins, Matthew Groom, Francesco Manna)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Absolute Power: Task Force VII #4 (Steve Beach Card Stock Cover)
2. Nathan: Star Wars: Darth Vader #49 (Dike Ruan)

Interview: Pornsak Pichetshote/The Horizon Experiment - The Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian #1 - FOC September 2nd; September 25, 2024

1. It’s always exciting to have you on Pornsak, but even more so when there’s something new going on in comics we haven’t seen before. Can you tell our listeners what the Horizon Experiment is all about?
2. We understand it started over the debate of Idris Elba as James Bond. Tell us a bit about that.
   - Do you feel that dream movie would still disappoint? Is it inherently impossible for an established IP to take those kind of risks?
3. Something interesting about this project is the notion that it’s “designed to act as pilots for follow-up books if sales merit.” Do you have a number in mind for a series to flourish from a one-shot, and if one of the one-shots does merit a series how will you let fans know?
4. Tell us about your collaboration process with co-editor Will Dennis.
5. Were there any pitches you got but they didn’t make the cut for this first five?
6. Tell us about working with the Dodsons and Jeff Powell on The Manchurian.
7. We’d be remiss not to ask about Absolute Power Task Force VII #4, with a focus on Batman super robot Failsafe! This series has a different creative team each issue, and you’re teaming with Claire Roe on this one, was DC actively accepting pitches for this or did it come about organically?
8. Anything else you’d like to plug today?

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• Creator Spotlight: Kevin Smith ‘All of this is act two’
• Creator Spotlight: Christian Ward on Batman: City of Madness and more
• Creator Spotlight: Chip Zdarsky on his career, Substack, & more
• Creator Spotlight: Ram V ‘Knowing everything is overrated’
• Creator Spotlight: Kelly Thompson on Powerpuff Girls, BoP, and more

NEWS

1. IDW announces new 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' ongoing series
2. Marvel announces ‘Laura Kinney: Wolverine’ #1
3. Venom Horse takes the stage in new ‘Venom War’ variant covers

Interview: Juni Ba, TMNT: Nightwatcher out AUG 14TH, 2024

1. Juni Ba, you’re known for so much incredible work, from Monkey Meat, to The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, to The Boy Wonder, incredible cover art, and now TMNT Nightwatcher…
2. thank you for guesting on the AIPT comics podcast! To start, you’ve been building up a nice resume of TMNT work from covers to Armageddon game, the annual issue in 2022… what made TMNT Nightwatcher the right project to launch with IDW?
3. With a few issues under your belt I’m sure, how has it been working with Fero Pe?
4. If you had a mutation, what animal would you want to be?
5. I got a Dark Knight Returns vibe from the first issue, possibly due to the check-in with residents. Did you have any inspirations when scripting this series?
6. When writing a vigilante hero, are you looking to capture a certain level of brutality vs heroism?
7. Speaking of vigilantes, how would you say Nightwatcher and The Boy Wonder are different or the same?
8. Monkey Meat, might we see more of that series?
9. It’d be crime not to mention the incredible The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber, which your collaborator on that Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou just won an Eisner! Could you tell TMNT or Robin fans why they must pick this one up?
10. Do you find there’s a discovery of characters even when you have a plan? For instance, did you find you understood Robin better once you got a few issues under your belt, or for that matter Nightwatcher?

Rapid Fire Question Round:

• Best sandwich?
• What's one thing you own that you really should throw out?
• Apples or oranges?
• What is the scariest animal?
• Have you ever asked someone for their autograph?
• What do you think happens when we die?
• Favorite action movie?
• Favorite smell?
• Least favorite smell?
• Flat or sparkling?
• Most used app on your phone?
• If you could have dinner with any three characters you’ve drawn or written before, who would they be and why?
• You get one song to listen to for the rest of your life: what is it?
• What number am I thinking of?
• Describe the rest of your life in 5 words?