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AIPT Comics Podcast episode 362: Jason Aaron returns to unleash 'Thundarr the Barbarian' on comics

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AIPT Comics Podcast episode 362: Jason Aaron returns to unleash ‘Thundarr the Barbarian’ on comics

Jason Aaron breaks down why ‘Thundarr the Barbarian’ is the most personal project of his career and we recap the week in comics.

Welcome back to the AIPT Comics Podcast. We’ve got a special uncut conversation with Jason Aaron, all about Thundarr the Barbarian, the cult-favorite Saturday morning classic, finally slashing its way into comics in 2026 from Dynamite.

If you want the written version of this interview (focused solely on Thundarr), you can read it right here.

Before the interview, we also recap the week in comics, hitting the big releases, standout moments, and whatever chaos the shelves threw at us this time around. Let’s get into it.

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

AIPT Comics Podcast Best Comics of the Week:

Dave:

  1. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees: Rite of Spring #5 (Patrick Horvath)
  2. Logan: Black, White & Blood #1 (Various)

Alex:​​

  1. Uncanny X-Men #22 (Simone, David Marquez)
  2. Sai: Dimensional Rivals #1 (Momoko, Iban Coello, Stan Sakai)b

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Alex:  Logan: Black, White & Blood (Larry Hama, Dave Wichter)

AIPT Comics Podcast episode 362: Jason Aaron returns to unleash “Thundarr the Barbarian” on comics

Dave: DC K.O. #3 and Transformers #28

In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave loves Black Panther: Intergalactic #2 by E.M. Gist Cover, and Alex likes Wiccan: Witches’ Road #2 by Meghan Hetrick. Check out both below.

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