AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 186: From Deathstroke to Predator: Ed Brisson on fan favorites and supervillain origins

The AIPT Comics podcast is back for your weekly recap, plus writer Ed Brisson joins us to discuss his bevy of titles. We talk about Predator, Batman Inc., Deathstroke, There’s Something Wrong with Patrick Todd, and more! Plus, don’t miss when we play Superfight and pit Predator vs. Deathstroke…who would be better at Twitter!?

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Before the interview, we discuss the news, and it’s a heavy week for Marvel announcements! Meanwhile DC Comics announced Batman: One Bad Day Riddler is getting a second printing, Vault, and Ram V announced indefinite hiatus of Radio Apocalypse, Kevin Smith’s Quick Stops gets announced expanding the Askewniverse, and TKO announced espionage graphic novel The Witches of World War II and Sacred Lamb for Spring 2023. All that and more in the news section this week!

AIPT Comics Podcast Picks of the Week

Dave:

1. Tales of the Human Target #1 (Tom King, and…Rafael Albuquerque & Dave Stewart (Green Lantern), Kevin Maguire & Alex Sinclair (Booster Gold), Mikel Janin & Arif Prianto (Fire)
2. Minor Threats #1 (Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Scott Hepburn, and Ian Herring)

Nathan:

1. Minor Threats #1 (Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Scott Hepburn, and Ian Herring)
2. Rogues’ Gallery #2 (Hannah Rose May, Justin Mason)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan – Detective Comics #1063 (Ram V, Rafael Albuquerque)

Dave – Amazing Spider-Man #8 (John Romita Jr. Scott Hanna, Marcio Menyz)

In our Judging by the Cover segment, Nathan talks about Steve Beach’s Superman: Warworld Apocalypse #1 variant cover, and Dave discusses Joshua Cassara’s X-Force #31 cover. Check those out below.

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