AIPT Comics Podcast episode 208: Why DC Studios and X-Men news gets us hype for the future of comics

Welcome back to another edition of the AIPT Comics podcast, where Dave and Nathan recap the week and tell you what to read all in one place!

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There’s a lot to talk about this week, especially with James Gunn’s DC Studios announcements closely tie to very modern comics. We also have droves of X-Men news to uncap, like Before the Fall one-shots, the X-Men vote nominees, Marvel adding X-Men expansion book to Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game in 2024, and new X-23: Deadly Regenesis details reveal villain Haymaker. We also dig into some cool indie news like Vinegar Syndrome launching Vinegar Syndrome Publishing for comics and novelizations of cult movies and prestige series Arcade Kings coming from Skybound May 2023.

AIPT Comics Podcast Top Picks of the Week:

Dave:

1. Where Monsters Lie (2023) #1 (Kyle Starks, Piotr Kowalski)
2. Batman: Legends of Gotham (2023) #1 (Andy Diggle, Karl Mostert)

Nathan:

1. Miles Morales: Spider-Man #3 (Cody Ziglar, Federico Vicentini)
2. Avengers #65 (Jason Aaron, Javier Garrón)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan – Scarlet Witch #2 (Steve Orlando, Stephanie Williams, Sara Pichelli, Chris Allen)

Dave – Silver Surfer: Ghost Light #1 (John Jennings, Valentine De Landro)

In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave loved James Harren’s Alien #6 cover, and Nathan talks all about Elena Casagrande’s Daredevil #8 Stormbreakers cover. Check those out below.