Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon! NEWS Marvel Comics reveals Al Ewing, Ram V, and Bryan Hitch taking over ‘Venom’ ongoing Donny Cates and Ryan Ottley join forces for Hulk this November Marvel reveals new details on X-Men series 'Inferno' by Jonathan Hickman Heavy Metal Entertainment announces partnership with GlobalComix digital platform Dark Horse Comic...
Jun 06, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 126
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon! NEWS DC Comics news Roundup: DC Comics announces 'Superman vs. Lobo' #1 out in August Reveals ‘The Joker Presents: A Puzzlebox’ #1 coming this August DC is launching ‘Batman: The World’ across the globe on September 14 DC Comics reveals Infinite Frontier plans DC finally reveals FCBD books Image Comics announces ‘The Sil...
May 30, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 125
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon! NEWS AT&T and Discovery Merge The April numbers are in! Pullbox, the online comic pull list service , to launch June 7 from Diamond Marvel and SiriusXM’s to premiere first scripted podcast ‘Marvel’s Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord’ on June 1 'The Heroes Union' #1 coming August 2021 from Roger Stern, Ron Frenz, and Sa...
May 23, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 124
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon! NEWS Artist/writer Jesse Hamm has passed away Image Comics signals ‘The Department of Truth’ is on the hunt for Bigfoot Regina King to direct adaptation of Image Comics’ ‘Bitter Root’ Rob Liefeld Leaves Mighty Crusaders Due to Variant Cover Spoiler The Nice House on the Lake #1 sells more issues than TDoT (100k) Marvel u...
May 16, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 123
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon! NEWS John Paul Leon has passed away Jeff Smith’s new graphic novel ‘Tuki’ to debut on Kickstarter May 4 Dark Horse series ‘Lady Killer’ headed to Hollywood starring Blake Lively Skybound/Image Pride Month charity variants to benefit transgender law center Marvel has invited real-world celebrities to the Hellfire Gala Mar...
May 09, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 122
NEWS Robert Kirkman’s ‘Invincible’ renewed for two more seasons Sweet Tooth TRAILER ! Marvel reveals new Hellfire Gala looks for X-Men like Xavier, Wolverine, and more, and here’s what we learned from the Guide Marvel Comics unveils Free Comic Book Day 2021 covers Everything learned on Exegol in ‘Star Wars: Darth Vader’ #11 Heavy Metal and Incendium team up with Disturbed for ‘Dark Messiah’ DC Comics announces DC FanDome 2021 for October 16th Skybound Entertainment releases virtual convention Xp...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 121
NEWS Marvel July Solicits are here! Marvel announces 'Sinister War' series spinning out of 'Amazing Spider-Man' Marvel announces ‘Aliens: Aftermath’ #1 one-shot from Benjamin Percy Marvel kicking off ‘The Last Annihilation’ this July via Al Ewing’s Space Age Disney and Predator breaking up ? Rob Liefeld changes his mind about NFTs, Alex Ross does not . DC Comics unveils new Superman series and lineup details for July 2021 DC launching horror imprint with ‘The Conjuring: The Lover’ DC Comics laun...
Apr 25, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 120
NEWS Marvel announces ‘X-Men’ #1 team lineup for July relaunch And the X-Men Vote winner is … Banshee Image Comics announces 3-issue fantasy noir ‘Syphon’ out July 2021 Battle Chasers: Joe Madureira revives the hit series after 20 years Walking Dead's Rick Grimes Wields Michonne's Lightsaber in New Kirkman/Ottley Comic The HUGO AWARDS 2021 finalists have been announced! 'United States of Captain America' #2 to intro new hero Nichelle Wright ‘X-Men Legends’ #5 kicks off ‘X-Factor’ story by Peter ...
Apr 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 119
NEWS Marvel reveals new ‘X-Men’ creative team , two new series for August/September 2021 Marvel Comics announces new ‘Moon Knight’ series for July 2021 Marvel Comics officially announces Flash Thompson to return in ‘Extreme Carnage: Alpha’ and also Scream and Phage one-shots Marvel launching ‘Jabba the Hutt’ one-shot for ‘War of the Bounty Hunters’ event Upcoming Empyre collection to collect unpublished pages from book canceled by pandemic Beyond the Breach #1 announced at AfterShock Dark Horse ...
Apr 11, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 118
NEWS San Diego Comic-Con announces 2021 in-person convention for Thanksgiving Weekend - Creators react ! X-Men Monday 100 reveals a few bits of news like Victor LaValle joining the X-Office Marvel Comics kicking off ‘Extreme Carnage Alpha’ #1 this July C.B. Cebulski reveals Venom #34 will reveal “classified character! C.B. also teased new Moon Knight series coming soon John Romita Jr. set to return to Marvel Comics in July Marvel's New Predator Comic Series Delayed Marvel Comics teases new heroe...
Apr 04, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 117
NEWS Before we dig into those interviews, we recap the week in news. Marvel made waves mid-week as they revealed a new deal with Penguin Random House for distribution of all their comics. Marvel also revealed Alien #1 is getting a second printing after selling over 300,000 copies. BOOM! Studio also revealed big news as their series BRZRKR is headed to Netflix. In other news, Image Comics sets October 20 for The Essential Guide to Comic Book Lettering and announces WonderCon@Home schedule. Also i...
Mar 28, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 116
NEWS Full line-up of Free Comic Book Day 2021 titles announced Kickstarter partners with Bookshop.org in new deal which could stoke comic sales Simon & Schuster signs deal with AHOY and Heavy Metal Dark Horse announces ‘Black Hammer: Reborn’ for June 23rd Dark Horse launching ‘Norse Mythology II’ #1 June 16th Dark Horse announces ‘Parasomnia’ #1 by Cullen Bunn and Andrea Mutti Marvel Solicitations for June are here ! Al Ewing’s ‘Immortal Hulk’ to get ‘ Gamma Flight ’ spin off this June Marve...
Mar 21, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 115
NEWS Former DC comic book artist fetches $1.85M auctioning Wonder Woman NFTs Also https://twitter.com/slitheryss/status/1370476985001119750?s=21 DC launches ‘Batman Black & White’ NFT statues — Marsha Cooke, Gary Frank respond: https://www.gamesradar.com/darwyn-cookes-widow-asks-dc-not-to-use-her-husbands-work-in-batman-nft-crypto-art/ BOOM! reveals ‘BRZRKR’ #1 sells out and goes back to print Marvel reveals Spider-Man story arc ‘The Chameleon Conspiracy’ for June 2021 Marvel announces ‘Plan...
Mar 14, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 114
NEWS San Diego Comic-Con cancels in-person event for Comic-Con@Home 2021 'Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters' documentary now on kickstarter DC Comics announces 6-issue 'Infinite Frontier' summer event! DC announces ‘Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow’ coming this June Marvel to celebrate Captain America with ‘The United States of Captain America’ Marvel reveals new ‘Heroes Reborn’ covers by Carlos Pacheco hinting at heroic origins and even more Also reveals Heroes Reborn tie-in comics Reedpop issues dela...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 113
NEWS Enter the Linearverse ! ‘Batman: The Dark Knight Returns’ board game coming December 2021 DC Comics and Epic Games publishing ‘Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point’ April 2021 New Black Cat story kicks off ‘Infinite Destinies’ event this summer. C.B. Cebulski announces ‘Deadpool: Black, White & Blood’ for 2021 Marvel First Look : ‘Heroes Reborn’ #1 Z2 producing Blondie comic with Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, and John McCrea Dark Horse announces ‘The House of Lost Horizons’ from Mignola and Ro...
Feb 28, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 112
NEWS Starting with the biggest news, we discuss the May 2021 Marvel Comics solicitations which include the new Star Wars event ‘War of the Bounty Hunters. Also in marvel news, a new teaser for the Fantastic Four 60th anniversary was revealed. DC Comics stunned the world this week with big news like their celebrating classic films with new series Superman ’78 and Batman ’89, DC teased new 2021 series at the ComicsPro retailer event as well as showing off new Snyder Cut variant covers . Image Comi...
Feb 21, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 111
NEWS The graphic novel category had a huge week , with sales soaring 110%. Tynion and Jimenez introduce Miracle Molly villain in Batman 108 Marvel throwing a birthday party for Deadpool February 25th Early Marvel Solicit news: Marvel officially announces ‘X-Corp’ by Tini Howard and Alberto Foche Marvel unveils Mark Bagley trading card covers for ‘Heroes Reborn’ for May 2021 Marvel teases incomplete ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ roster…until Thursday Marvel’s Doctor Strange turns to tarot for new ‘De...
Feb 14, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 110
News Before we dive into the interview, we recap the biggest news of the week. Marvel Comics made waves with new Heroes Reborn one-shot reveals. They also revealed Fantastic Four: Life Story is on the way. Also in Marvel-related news, artist Joe Bennett issued a statement on antisemitic imagery in Immortal Hulk #43. In DC Comics news, Ozzy Osbourne and Megadeth team with DC for international Dark Nights: Death Metal – Band Edition, Yara Flor is… Wonder Girl , and she’ll be appearing in Infinite ...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 109
NEWS Heroes Reborn revealed as Jason Aaron & Ed McGuinness project Marvel Comics opens up fan-voting for their next X-Men team lineup Marvel to launch new line of graphic novels called ‘Mighty Marvel Masterworks’ Marvel and Scholastic have announced Spider-Ham: Great Power, No Responsibility, an original graphic novel by Steve Foxe and Shadia Amin. Saga Writer Brian K. Vaughan Confirms Series Will Return Soon Brian Bendis No Longer Exclusive At DC Comics Comic con on a cruise ship? Image and...
Jan 31, 2021•1 hr 45 min•Ep. 108
NEWS The Old Guard gets a star-studded anthology sequel in Tales Through Time - Kelly Sue DeConnick, Brian Michael Bendis, and more lend their services to a new 6-issue series Michael Walsh, Kelly Thompson, Chip Zdarsky, Ed Brisson working on... SOMETHING and IGN had the scoop Image/Top Cow coming out with Helm Greycastle , Lighthouse , and Home . BOOM! Studios First Look: The Many Deaths of Laila Starr #1 DC Comics replaces DC Universe with DC Universe Infinite comics reading app Marvel Solicit...
Jan 24, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 107
Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon! Forrest News NEWS Rejected cover breaks world record for comic book art Adult graphic novel sales figures reveal nearly 30% sales jump in 2020 Marvel pre-solicits! Spider-Man Clone Saga on the way Marvel Comics launching ‘The Mighty Valkyries’ #1 April 2021 Champions gets a new creative team with issue #6 Marvel launchin...
Jan 17, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 106
NEWS Jeff Lemire updates us on upcoming projects and adds new ones BOOM! Studios is kickstarting again! 100K? Marvel's Star Wars: The High Republic #1 Has 200K Orders! Marvel confirms Louise and Walter Simonson will continue their X-Factor run Marvel dropping The Marvels in April, almost a year late! Scott Snyder confirms DC Future State will continue in more ways than one Yanick Paquette leaving DC Comics Marvel announces Si Spurrier for Way of X X-Men Monday hints at future titles The Hellfire...
Jan 10, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 105
News : Spider-Man’s new costume is... a look Vault keeps adding creative teams Comics Sales in 2020 ! Our Top Books of the Week Dave : Tales From The Dark Multiverse: Dark Nights: Metal #1 Forrest : I took vacation so Berserk Deluxe Edition Vol. #1 TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave: The Dreaming: Waking Hours #6 (Wilson, Javier Rodriguez) Forrest: Eternals #1 (Gillen, Esad Ribic) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave: Thor #11 by Daniel Warren Johnson Forrest: X-Factor #6 Ivan Shavrin Segment : Best of the y...
Jan 03, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Ep. 104
News : Before we dive into the interview we recap the biggest news of the week. We start with DC Comics who is launching a new era with ‘ Infinite Frontier ’ in March 2021. They also revealed a ton of creative teams and new titles like Phillip Kennedy Johnson taking over Superman and Action Comics , Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo tapped for Nightwing March 2021, a new 64-page monthly anthology Batman: Urban Legends is on the way as well as the announcement of Superman: Red & Blue. In indie com...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 103
NEWS Becky Cloonan taking over Wonder Woman, Mariko Tamaki on Detective Comics (only second woman to write this series ever) X-Men Monday news! X-Corp is def back Nightcrawler and Storm getting more focus Hellfire Gala...Si Spurrier? Marvel Comics launching all-new ‘Alien’ stories March 2021 Karmen set for release this March from Image James Harren and Dave Stewart are going ‘Ultramega’ for Image Comics March 2021 Bequest from AfterShock on the way Image Comics launching new series ‘Hell to Pay’...
Dec 13, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 102
NEWS Marvel’s Marvel Made Chris Claremont bundle reaches goal for production, adds new Wolverine story from Frank Miller era Marvel pushes X-Men spinoff Children of the Atom back an additional two months " I Got Screwed " – Alex Ross On DC Comics and Kingdom Come Surprise! DC is hiring for three big executive positions Ram V + Swamp Thing = yes Marvel and Spider-Man lead Diamond’s November sales charts Spider-Woman nominated for best comic at 2020 Dragon Awards Winners X-Men Monday - Hickman - B...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 101
NEWS ComiXology offers huge savings on Dawn of X and Marvel events Marvel giving away Venom and Absolute Carnage for free DC Comics offers free ‘DC Future State’ magazine ahead of January 2021 release Digital-first Challenge of the Super Sons is on the way Si Spurrier announces X-Men’s next story ‘ Reign of X ’ coming December 2020 Greg Capullo returns to ‘Spawn’ with new variant covers over 4 issues Dark Horse announces 'Hellboy Universe: The Secret Histories' for June 2021 Marvel permanently c...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 100
NEWS Dan Slott’s Fantastic Four retcon generates considerable poor reactions, public comments Robert Kirkman releases original Walking Dead pitch and proposal Chris Claremont does Reddit AMA, tells Magik superfan that their tattoo is weird and that the character is fundamentally evil Marvel Solicits are in for Feb 2021 Marvel’s Voices: Legacy #1 coming in February Avengers Mech coming too Black Panther returns in February Marvel unlists W.E.B of Spider-Man Black Hammer: Visions coming Feb 2021 D...
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 99
It was a big week for AIPT, as we’ve started a Patreon to help support and our writers! We have grown quite a bit over the years, but we are still privately owned with no financial investors. Patreon allows us to not only let you, the AIPT fan get in on the action, but also help us generate bigger and better articles. Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you can sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon . We hope to see you chatting with us in our Discord soon! N...
Nov 15, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 98
NEWS Marvel Comics publisher John Nee reportedly let go Scout Comics announces ‘Henchgirl’ set for live-action TV series X-Men Senior Editor Jordan D. White hints 2004 comic ‘District X’ and Mr. M tie into ‘X of Swords’ Marvel announcing King in Black tie-in one-shots this week ( Wiccan&Hulking , Cap ) Newsarama has a scoop on Future State And more Art thief steals from John Buscema’s daughter Dianne Buscema-Gerogianis Our Top Books of the Week Dave : Marauders #14 (W: Gerry Duggan, A: Stefa...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 97
