AIPT Comics Podcast episode 198: An important love story: Jason Aaron talks ‘Once Upon a Time at the End of the World’

Welcome to your weekly fix of comics news, reviews, and interviews on the AIPT Comics podcast. This week, Jason Aaron joins the show to discuss Once Upon a Time at the End of the World, a new series at BOOM! Studios. Available in comic shops in a few days featuring art by Alexandre Tefenkgi, we discuss the grand multi-miniseries plan, working with three different artists, and more. We also get his thoughts on Thor: Love and Thunder, discuss his ongoing epic finale in Avengers, and more!

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Before the interview, we dig into the week’s biggest news, and it’s a doozy with Marvel Comics solicitations and DC Comics solicitations out this week for February 2023! Plus, we unpack the Dawn of DC announcement promising 20 new titles in 2023.

AIPT Comics Podcast Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Batman: One Bad Day: Mr. Freeze #1 (Gerry Duggan, Matteo Scalera)
2. Gold Goblin #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Lan Medina)

Nathan:

1. Batman: One Bad Day: Mr. Freeze #1 (Gerry Duggan, Matteo Scalera)
2. Dark Crisis: World Without A Justice League: Batman #1 (Si Spurrier, Dan Jurgens, Meghan Fitzmarten, Ryan Sook)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan – Demon Days: Shield of Justice #1 (Peach Momoko)

Dave – Kroma #1 (LORENZO DE FELICI)

In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave picks Detective Comics #1066 by J.H. Williams III, and Nathan loves Tim Drake: Robin #3 by Riley Rossmo! Check both out below.