This week on the AIPT Comics podcast, Jeff Parker joins the show to discuss his upcoming series Ninjak at valiant comics with Javier Pulido. Out on July 14th, we discuss his approach to the super-spy ninja, how the pandemic affected the series, and more! We also talk about his series Future Quest, Batman 66, and his infamous beer Twitter thread.
Before the interview, we recap the week in news and review our favorite comics. The biggest news of the week was the Spider-Man art and new detail reveals. Image Comics also officially announced the sci-fi/Cold War comic Primordial to comic shops on September 15 and Marvel announced Phoenix Song: Echo #1 for October 2021. We also go over Comichron’s comics sales report and discuss the ever-increasing profits of the comics industry!
Our Kapow moment of the week:
Nathan picked a double-page splash from Specter Inspectors #5 (By Bowen McCurdy, Kaitlyn Musto):
Dave picked a double-page splash from Beta Ray Bill #4 (By Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer):
Comics Podcast Picks of the Week:
Dave:
- Teen Titans Academy (2021): 2021 Yearbook #1 (Tim Sheridan, various artists)
- Beta Ray Bill #4 (Daniel Warren Johnson, Mike Spicer)
Nathan:
- Specter Inspectors #5 (Bowen McCurdy, Kaitlyn Musto)
- Barbaric #1 (Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden)
In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave picked Batman #110 by Jock and Nathan picked The Conjuring: The Lover #2 by Ryan Brown. Check out those covers below.
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