The AIPT Comics podcast is back to recap the week in news, reviews, and more! This week writer Earl Mac Rauch and director W.D. Richter joins us to discuss Dark Horse Book’s Buckaroo Banzai Against the World Crime League. We discuss the recent novel, but also dig into the creation of cult classic The Adventures Of Buckaroo Banzai, their work on other series, and more!
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Before the interview, we recap the biggest news of the week starting with a school board in Tennessee banning Maus and Art Spiegelman’s response. We also discuss Free Comic Book Day 2022 and Humanoids all-new The Incal Universe graphic novels. We also discuss new series reveals like Ibrahim Moustafa’s next Humanoids title, Vault Comics’ Quests Aside, Titan’s The Man Who Fell To Earth comic adaptation, Marvel’s summer event ‘Judgment Day’, and more!
AIPT Comics Podcast Picks of the Week:
Dave:
- Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 (Jed McKay, C.F. Villa)
- Night of the Ghoul #4 (Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla)
Nathan:
- The Human Target #4 (Tom King, Greg Smallwood)
- Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 (Jed McKay, C.F. Villa)
Standout KAPOW moment of the week:
Nathan – The Human Target #4 (Tom King, Greg Smallwood)
Dave – X-Men #10 (Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia)
In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave discusses Sabretooth #1 cover by Ryan Brown, and Nathan loved Batman #120 cover by Kyle Hipp. Check those out below.

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