AIPT Comics Podcast episode 202: Best comic books of 2022: Creators, moments, and more

The AIPT Comics podcast returns for our end-of-the-year best of 2022 episode! We also recap the week in the news, but stay for our winners in categories like a best writer, artist, series, and so much more!

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NEWS

1. Marvel Solicits March 2023 part 1
   1. Something big is coming to Marvel in ‘Avengers Beyond‘ #1 out March 2023
   2. ‘Venom’ #17 features Eddie vs. Bedlam with new artist Cafu joining creative team
   3. X-Statix returns in March 2023 with ‘The X-Cellent’ #1
2. ‘Warlock: Rebirth’ #1 set to explore character’s early days in April 2023
3. Mark Millar and Frank Quitely to launch ‘The Ambassadors‘ March 2023
4. Jim Starlin and Dark Horse launching ‘Order and Outrage’ #1
5. Dark Horse Comics and Yoe Books partner with ‘BLAB!’ Vol. 1 out in 2023
6. 1983 Dungeons & Dragons cartoon returns in IDW series
7. Frightening supernatural cat adventure ‘Hairball’ coming April 2023
8. Stan Sakai set for ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/Usagi Yojimbo: WhereWhen’ miniseries in 2023
9. AfterShock’s ‘Party & Prey‘ gets film deal with Legendary Entertainment
10. DC Comics solicits
11. New Greg Rucka space opera, ‘Forged’ launches at Image in March 2023

AIPT Comics Podcast BEST COMICS OF 2022!

Best Single Issue

Nathan: The Silver Coin #14 (Pornsak Pichetshote, Michael Walsh)

Dave: Batman – One Bad Day: The Riddler #1 (Tom King, Mitch Gerads)

Best Graphic Novel

Dave: The Forgotten Blade OGN (Tze Chun, Toni Fejzula)

Nathan: ​​Galaxy: The Prettiest Star (Jadzia Axelrod, Jess Taylor)

Best Writer

Nathan: Christopher Cantwell (Briar, Iron Man, Regarding the Matter of Oswald’s Body, Gold Goblin, The Blue Flame)

Dave: Tom King (Batman: Killing Time, Riddler, Gotham City Year One)

Best Artist

Nathan: Justin Mason

Dave: Federico Vincentini (Miles Morales: Spider-Man, X Deaths of Wolverine) 

Best Series 

Dave: The Nice House on the Lake

Nathan: Rogues Gallery

Best Anthology

Nathan: DC Pride 2022

Dave: Amazing Fantasy #1000

Best Letterer

Nathan: Aditya Bidikar

Dave: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou 

Best Colors

Nathan: Mike Spicer

Dave: Jordie Bellaire

Best Comics film or TV?

Dave: She-Hulk

Nathan: Catwoman Hunted

Best Comics Event?

Dave: Judgment Day

Nathan: X-Lives/X-Deaths of Wolverine

Best Comics of the Year Wild cards: 

Most improbable survival

Nathan: Batman falls to earth

Dave: Magneto keeps his blood flowing after his heart is ripped out

Most gruesome death 

Dave: Banshee gets skinned by Moira

Nathan: Poison Ivy eating Jason Woodrue

Favorite couple

Nathan: Harley and Ivy

Dave: Batgirl and Nightwing

Best Reboot/Relaunch

Dave: Venom: Lethal Protector 

Nathan: Fantastic Four

Best Newcomer

Dave: It’s Always Teenage Wasteland

Nathan: Briar

Biggest Surprise

Joe Quesada back at DC Comics

Donny Cates is leaving Hulk