AIPT Comics podcast episode 155: Our most anticipated comics of 2022

The AIPT Comics podcast is back to recap the news, reviews, and more of the week. Plus, this week Dave and Nathan pick their top two most anticipated comics in the first half of 2022!

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In comics news, Zeb Wells was named head Amazing Spider-Man writer starting April 2022, DC Comics is launching Flashpoint Beyond event on April 5th, and the second annual X-Men Election: Polls are now open through January 13!

Also in the news, Marvel Comics and Webtoon team up on Eternals: The 500 Year War, the Predator writers reach a settlement with Disney in a copyright lawsuit, and Rob Liefeld is launching a new comic The Defiants as an NFT.

Our top 2 most anticipated comics of 2022!

Dave: Sabretooth #1 – Victor LaValle / Leonard Kirk

Little Monsters #1 – Jeff Lemire / Dustin Nguyen

Nathan: Batman/Superman: World’s Finest – Mark Waid, Dan Mora

The Monkey Prince – Gene Luen Yang, Bernard Chang

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan – Robin & Batman #3 (Lemire, Nguyen)

Dave – Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes (2021) #1 (Bendis, Godlewski)

AIPT Comics Podcast Picks of the Week:

Dave:

1. Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes (2021) #1 (Bendis, Godlewski)
2. Star Wars #20 (Soule, Marco Castiello)

Nathan:

1. Daredevil: Woman Without Fear #1 (Zdarsky, de Latorre)
2. Rain #1 (Hill, Booer, Thorogood, O’Halloran)

In our Judging by the Cover Jr. segment, we discuss our favorite cover art out next week! Dave picks Miles Morales: Spider-Man #34 by Daniel Acuña and Nathan discusses Shadowman #5 by Jonathan Marks. Check out both below.

Horror movie homage cover by JONATHAN MARKS BARRAVECCHIA

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