AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 344: Mike del Mundo on his Marvel art book, creative process, and career evolution

Welcome back to the AIPT Comics Podcast, your weekly guide to the biggest news, boldest books, and the creators shaping comics today!

This week, we’re breaking down a stack of headline-grabbing announcements: Dan Mora assembles every fighter in the DC Universe for a jaw-dropping DC K.O. #1 variant, Marvel unleashes the Hulk in Smash Everything, and the return of the Maker looms with a cosmic Daredevil arriving this December. We’ve also got first looks at Meals to Astonish, Ryan Stegman’s Age of Revelation covers, Corin Howell’s Lilith ongoing, and Todd McFarlane teaming with Steve Orlando on Dragula: Titans season 2.

Of course, we’ll also share our Top Books of the Week, Kapow Moments, and picks for next week’s most-anticipated comics.

But the highlight this week? An exclusive interview with the Eisner Award-winning artist Mike del Mundo, who joins us to talk about his career, creative process, and his upcoming art book The Marvel Art of Mike del Mundo from Clover Press and Marvel. From his breakthrough on X-Men Legacy to his surreal, concept-driven covers, Mike opens up about his artistic evolution, his iconic designs, and what fans can expect from this high-end celebration of his work. You still have a few days to back this project!

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AIPT Comics podcast Best Books of the Week:

Dave:

1. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (2023): Rite of Spring #2 (Patrick Horvath)
2. Death Of The Silver Surfer (2025) #3 (Greg Pak, Sumit Kumar)

Chris:​​

1. The Voice Said Kill #2 (Si Spurrier, Vanesa R. Del Rey)
2. The Man Who Dreamed The Impossible #1 (Mario Freitas, Lucas Pereira)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris: The Mortal Thor #1 (Al Ewing, Pasqual Ferry)

Dave: Gehenna Naked Aggression (2025) #3 (Patrick Kindlon, Maurizio Rosenzweig)

In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave loves Lee Bermejo’s Amazing Spider-Man #11 cover, while Chris has to give props to Chris Shehan’s Red Shirts #2 cover. Check out both below.