AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 290: Iron Man vs. a hostile acquisition: Writer Spencer Ackerman talks Tony Stark’s next era

The AIPT Comics podcast returns for another week of recapping comics news, reviews, and more!

This week, writer Spencer Ackerman joins the show to unpack his upcoming Iron Man series, launching October 23rd. We talk about what to expect, his take on Iron Man, working with Julius Ohta, and more! Plus, check out the free stickers you can snag on Ackerman’s page.

You can stream the AIPT Comics podcast below or find it on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or wherever you get your podcasts.

AIPT Comics Podcast Top Picks of the Week:

Dave:

1. Ultimate Spider-Man #8 (Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checcheto)
2. Wonder Woman #12 (Tom King, Tony S. Daniel)

Chris:

1. Nightwing #117 (Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo)
2. Briar #8 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris – Plastic: Death & Dolls #3 (Doug Wagner, Daniel Hillyard) 

Dave – Venom War: Venomous #1 (Erica Schultz, Luciano Vecchio)

In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave loves Dan Hipp’s Zero Hour: 30th Anniversary Special #1 variant cover, and Chris can’t get over how good Mark Brooks’ Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #4 is.

Check out both below!