NEWS Two Black former DC Comics editors describe the career obstacles they faced. AIPT had a feature on this subject ‘Magic Tree House’ series to be adapted into graphic novels starting May 2021 Marvel unveils new Chris Claremont bundle Marvel drops King in Black trailer Mercy getting a graphic novel spin-off Snow Angels for 2021 Wynd returning in May 2021 Shadowman for April 2021 Image Comics reveals ‘The Strange Talent of Luther Strode’ getting feature film New Sales Data Reveals How COVID-19 ...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 96
NEW S Marvel Solicitations ! Immortal Hulk: Flatline is here Alien variants Star Wars High Republic Non-Stop Spidey and W.E.B expand the line Ms. Marvel ending in January Brett Booth returns to X-Men comics with some controversy Razorblades #2 drops, gets subscription options Marvel Unlimited titles now available 3 months after print DC ships solely through Lunar, requires $500 monthly minimum order DC and shipping news Seven to Eternity ending with last arc Invisible Kingdom’s final arc coming ...
Oct 25, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 95
NEWS DC Future State revealed King in Black reveals: Spurrier joins King in Back! Planet of the Symbiotes revealed Gwenom vs. Carnage coming Thunderbolts by Rosenberg and MORE ! Kodansha Comics releasing chapters same day as in Japan to American audiences W. Maxwell Prince coming at us with Haha in January 2021 Dark Horse announces ‘Crimson Flower’ #1 for January 20, 2021 Crossover Is The Biggest Image Comics Launch Since Danger Girl Stormbreakers variants on the way You can preorder TKO’s 3rd w...
Oct 18, 2020•59 min•Ep. 94
NEWS The Department of Truth #1 sells out past 100K James Tynion IV writing Batman into 2021 with 22-page story bible approved Marvel Comics launches Marvel’s Stormbreakers artist program CNN anchor Jake Tapper urges followers to vote via comic book art Harvey Award winners announced early Neverlanders with Tom Taylor and Jon Sommariva coming from Random House Ottley departs Amazing Spider-Man for “other projects”, Bagley joins Eternals postponed to 2021 Hulu will create commercials for Marvel C...
Oct 11, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 93
NEWS Kickstarter The Trap on the way Bad Idea resets for 2021 with five new series Humanoids’ ‘Space Bastards’ arrives this January from ‘The Boys’ artist Batman Unburied coming 2021 Grant Morrison’s Arkham Asylum sequel is permanently delayed Marvel’s 616 gets a trailer X of Swords: Stasis trailer Marvel adds to the Boseman tribute Todd McFarlane joins in Marvel has not solicited Coates’ final Black Panther issues Diamond releases sales chart - Comicchron merges the data King in Black... tempor...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 92
NEWS Raised by Wolves...the comic , does this mean more HBO Max/DC crossovers? S.W.O.R.D. #1 announced ! Dan Didio teaching a course at The Kubert School Archie Comics now available on ComiXology Unlimited day of release Marvel to host 4 panels at NYCC Mad Cave Studios launching Maverick a YA graphic novel imprint TKO Studios wave 3 coming November Savage Dragon for Biden/Harris Segment - X of Swords Recap and Analysis! Our Top Books of the Week Dave : X Of Swords: Creation #1 (W: Jonathan Hickm...
Sep 27, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 91
NEWS Babs Tarr and Mariko Tamaki team up for Overwatch comic at Dark Horse Marvel Comics Solicitations December 2020 New Mutants #14 gets new creative team : Vita Ayala and Rod Reis Wolverine turns 350! Phoenix Force baby ! Mark Waid returns to DC in December Chadwick Boseman to be honored with cover tribute Undone By Blood going to TV Penn State Press to launch Graphic Mundi imprint in Spring 2021 Thor #7 features Tony Stark’s phone number for real ...let’s call it on air! Wildstorm will be bac...
Sep 20, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 90
NEWS DC FanDome: Explore The Multiverse schedule revealed and there are free comics too Beast Boy creators are there...and on tour DC Comics reveals Represent ! DC Generations event returns reimagined with the homecoming of "the original" 1939 Batman Batman: Black and White returns in December More Dark Multiverse stories coming New Bat/Cat coming December 1 Bendis off Superman Endless Winter finally hyped King in Black tie-in info came out Friday King in Black is showing up in cover art Marvel ...
Sep 13, 2020•59 min•Ep. 89
NEWS BRZRKR now getting Kickstarted for graphic novel lovers and making a ton of cash Batman Day festivities revealed Wonder Women announced Harvey Awards 2020 nominees announced The McElroys, First Second respond to THE ADVENTURE ZONE payment controversy Tristen Jones reveals his art may have been swiped by Greg Land Vault starting young adult imprint Wonderbound Random House Graphic Preview: New books coming in 2020 and 2021 IDW joins BOOM! Gives full returnability through 2020 to LCS’ Announc...
Sep 06, 2020•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 88
NEWS Chadwick Boseman has passed away Some DC FanDome news came out Dark Horse teaming up with ComiXology to print Comixology titles Mike Mignola Quarantine Sketchbook coming March 2021 LightboxExpo Online announced Ringo Awards 2020 nominees announced Marvel and Fortnite team up Marvel turns 81 this week - celebrates with the hashtag X-Men Monday is Cyclops Day - Tomorrow Our Top Books of the Week Dave: Wynd (2020) #3 (W: James Tynion, A: Michael Dialynas) Suicide Squad (2019) #8 (W: Tom Taylor...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 87
NEWS Scott Snyder and Tony S. Daniel launch ‘Nocternal Collector’s Edition’ Kickstarter Marvel Solicitations are here Marvel announces ‘Wolverine: Black, White & Blood’ for November 2020 Taskmaster and Widowmakers...does this mean BW is coming soon?! Eternals #1 coming Indigenous Voices Marvel will release Alien Omnibuses containing original stories DC will publish Alan Moore’s original ‘ Twilight of the Superheroes ’ outline Fantagraphics gets new logo and name Locke & Key and Sandman u...
Aug 23, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 86
NEWS DC layoffs rock the comics community DC cancels Teen Titans, Young Justice, (actually just ending) Suicide Squad, Hawkman, and more DC Comics shrinks monthly line as Jim Lee addresses concerns NYCC canceled Valiant restructuring X-O Manowar returning in November Undone by Blood gets a second act Sweet Tooth: The Return starts November 3 Doom Metal coming this September and it gets eXXXtreme in November. The Other History of the DC Universe gets re-announced The Phoenix Force is coming Marve...
Aug 16, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 85
NEWS Injustice: Year Zero drops on Tuesday. Marvel surprise cancels Doctor Strange and Black Cat delay A wedding issue is coming for Wiccan and Hulkling plus issue #4 gets 2nd printing Check out the next 4 Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red creatives Tales from the Dark Multiverse returns this November Brubaker and Phillips launching graphic novel series with Reckless starting December BOOM! Studios launching Slaughterhouse-Five graphic novel Black Widow #1 gets new on-sale date after pandemic de...
Aug 09, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 84
NEWS Dynamite issues statement Tom King publicly apologizes to Jae Lee IDW Publisher put on admin leave X-Men nominated for design award Will you click Bad Idea’s Button ? Tom Taylor is teasing again and again and then it leaks Scott Snyder moving away from DC's central line in 2021 Razorblades, new horror anthology releases in pay-what-you-want format Sina Grace writes a letter about marginalized creators Segment : TKO Corner - What TKO are you reading this week and what did ya think?! Our Top ...
Aug 02, 2020•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 83
NEWS Tom King calls out Jae Lee, then clears the air Dynamite cuts ties with CG related campaign Marvel Solicitations and early looks for October 2020 releases DC Solicitations are out too Com2uS, Skybound/Image Comics team up for ‘Summoners War: Legacy’ Marvel hypes Knull/Empyre prelude , and also hypes X of Swords in Cable and Excalibur Marvel Launching Marvel’s Storyboards on YouTube - Hugh Jackman kicks it off IDW President, COO, and Publisher steps down and IDW names replacements SDCC: Cate...
Jul 26, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 82
NEWS Warren Ellis accusers launch website detailing victim experiences, resources Marvel and ReedPOP launch ‘Marvel Made’ high-end collectible store Kirkman says he has no plans for more Walking Dead or Negan comics New Rorschach comic on the way from Tom King Marvel reveals Dark Ages for Fall 2020 Second Coming sequel coming NBCUniversal launches comics company, with Grant Morrison on first title Yojimbo CG show in the works at Netfli x Marvel posts X of Swords “chapter” covers throughout Thurs...
Jul 19, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 81
NEWS Marvel’s Comic-Con@Home schedule announced Marvel and Scholastic teaming up to make OGN series for middle-graders Robert Kirkman says he was “ treated like crap ” at Marvel Comics Marvel’s King in Black coming December 2020 Marvel’s digital-only...digital-only no more ! Eve L. Ewing & Simone De Meo’s CHAMPIONS is back on Marvel’s schedule for October Dragoncon Cancelled Humble Bundle from Image Comics generates 140K to help LCS’ Full list: http://ppprecipients.com/ BOOM! Keeps locking i...
Jul 12, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 80
NEWS Steve Geppi announces he is reassuming role of prez for his enterprise Diamond Comic Distributors charging customers increased shipping rates 21 Empyre Tie-ins are no more Scott Lobdell stepping away from Red Hood, others share Geoff Johns, Joss Whedon, Jim Lee experiences Judge Dredd getting a live experience in the UK Mandalorian comics on the way Disney+ adds “ A look inside the 616 ” to comic-con@home lineup Alien and Predator comics head to Marvel A Hamilton comic was once on the way ....
Jul 05, 2020•55 min•Ep. 79
NEWS Dark Horse and Mignola cut ties with Scott Allie following sexual assault claims DC pulls Warren Ellis Dark Nights Death Metal short Vault cancels Hundred Wolves due to Myke Cole misconduct Charles Brownstein has resigned from the CBLDF DC's Event Leviathan: Checkmate by Bendis and Maleev postponed indefinitely Rick Remender reveals The Scumbag for October DC Solicitations for September Marvel's Tom Brevoort launches comics editor RPG - play as DC, Marvel, or Image Vault is kicking off a ho...
Jun 28, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 78
NEWS Several claims of misconduct and grooming were made against Cameron Stewart and other creators including Warren Ellis, with DC pulling a yet to be released book by Stewart and Martin Morazzo pulling a Stewart variant cover with that money going to Safe Horizon X of Swords is 24+ issues, X-Office releases reading guide Image and Marvel solicit books with “Back the Comeback” labels ECCC, Keystone Comic Con, PAX canceled + shifting to digital events What is DC FanDome ? HBO Max comics ... Vaul...
Jun 21, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 77
NEWS FCBD moves to July from Marvel Jupiter’s Legacy getting TPB reprints in prep for Netflix show this fall Geoff Johns teaching a course at the Kubert School Death Metal getting 3 one-shot stories in September and Snyder details the release DC is Anthology crazy: SUMMER SIZZLE Detective Comics 144-pager Oh and JOKER WAR ZONE Marvel collection info details: Reprinting X-Men: Evolution tie-in comics for 20th anniversary Marvel's U.K. super-team The Union forges ahead with 2020 debut Bendis is wr...
Jun 14, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 76
NEWS Comic book artists support Black Lives Matter with commission s Gail Simone launches #ComicWritersChallenge to help raise funds for Black Lives Matters Marvel and DC/Warner Bros. express support for black community , is it enough? Marvel donates 5 million Marvel comments on use of Punisher logo #BlackOutTuesday - The Comics Beat reposted content that spotlights black voices and issues Man-Bat is the latest DC title to fall to COVID-19 Eisner Awards 2020 nominations are in DC cuts ties with ...
Jun 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 75
You can back Chip's Kickstarter here . NEWS Vault Bound initiative continues/expands MARVEL Cancels 53 Variants , Three Themed Programs DC and Diamond... not a good first start Steve Geppi makes the case for the Diamond monopoly New Marvel “Digital first” titles announced Marvel celebrates new comic book day with videos from creators DC announces Instagram-exclusive Batman comics Marvel bringing back ‘Marvel Mini-books’, smallest comics of their time TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Avengers #33 (W: ...
May 31, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 74
NEWS BOOM! Surprise Announces Wynd as limited series New details emerge around Tom Taylor’s Seven Secrets DCeased gets a digital-first series starting this week running 14 chapters Marvel Comics releases full July schedule with a return to weekly single issues Duncan Jones’ Moon trilogy to close out as graphic novel on Kickstarter Mega Man comic announced for August Jackpot... MOVIE ?! Furloughs turn to layoffs at IDW August Solicitations at Marvel DC Announces DC Connect - Solicitations for Aug...
May 24, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 73
NEWS Diamond announces “comeback” plans for May 20 DC eliminating preview days for LCS DC's GENERATION Event Absent from JULY Schedule DC releases July schedule Batman: Three Jokers set for August Dark Nights gets 2 tie-in issues, additional 7th issue, and a September break Supergirl #42 is going digital-only Rose City Comic Con Cancelled James McAvoy, a dozen other stars join Sandman audio drama Jeff Lemire bringing Sweet Tooth back to DC , RDJ bringing it to Netflix Marvel starts revealing Aug...
May 17, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 72
NEWS New Marvel Comics coming NEXT WEEK Digital comics shop shutting down Rosenberg comments on Hawkeye being one of the books Advance copies of Black Widow out with no release date DC Comics going big in June Over $950,000 going to comic stores via BINC May 12th Diamond says May 20 orders “Better than we thought” Tom Taylor teases: Superman ? DCeased: Dead Planet Seven Secrets Humanoids working with Hero Initiative Mad Cave showcasing virtual convention Marvel extending free access to some stor...
May 10, 2020•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 71
NEWS DC Explains Why It Began Distributing Through Others During DIAMOND Shutdown Diamond CEO Steve Geppi talks and talks Says DC made things awkward Mentions Fox News... Diamond lists titles to be released May 20 from most publishers, DC releases May 19 and 26 release list Marvel clarifies new comics coming the 27th Explains rationale behind delayed releases, full line coming July 15 BOOM! Revises May and June solicits March 2020 comic book sales figures are in AWA signs exclusive distribution ...
May 03, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 70
NEWS DC Comics announces new slate of digitally available comics 7 days a week First week of titles DC Comics releases Daphne Byrne #4, Batman Giant #4, The Dreaming #20 Diamond refutes DC’s claim about canceled orders Jim Lee debuts 20th sketch on AIPT in his 60 days of 60 sketches to benefit comic shops. No new marvel comics next week Kodansha signs on with InkyPen app, adding Attack on Titan, Parasyte, others to Nintendo Switch Reading Bill Sienkiewicz shares risque reference photo, artists t...
Apr 26, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 69
NEWS DC Announces new distribution model Batman #93 shipping in June Marvel continues to announce no new books on Mondays Diamond targets mid-May to start regular shipping San Diego Comic Con cancelled New Vault series Giga announced BOOM! and Netflix kissing in a tree , K.I.S.S….. TODD McFARLANE Calls for Unity, Crossovers, DIGITAL To Combat Coronavirus Comics Downturn New Writer/Artist Takes Over IDW's SONIC THE HEDGEHOG - But Without Saying When Jim Lee is on day 19 drawing 60 sketches for 60...
Apr 19, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 68
NEWS Diamond To Resume Paying Publishers With Partial Payments, Deferrals Humanoids shifts books to September and fall Marvel still releasing collections digitally DAN DIDIO's Biggest DC Regret is Not Spending Enough Time Developing the NEW 52 SDCC Announcement Coming Soon On This Year's Event due to Coronavirus Pandemic KEVIN EASTMAN Hosting Online Hangout to Celebrate TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #1's Anniversary (36 years since they got the books from the printer) Nominate your favorite comic...
Apr 12, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 67
