AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 289: Writer Zack Kaplan on writing horror, sci-fi and working with The Midnight

We’re back to recap the week in comics news, reviews, and more!

This week, writer Zack Kaplan joins the show to unpack upcoming projects, including The Dark Empty Void #1, out September 11, Kill all Immortals #3, out September 25, Beyond Real tpb, out September 10, and Midnight Shadows, out October 2! We dig into these various projects, like what it was like working with The Midnight band, how deep he went into crafting the backstory for the immortals, and so much more!

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AIPT Comics Podcast Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Action Comics #1068 (Gail Simone, Eddy Barrows, Rainbow Rowell, Cian Tormey)
2. Ultimates #3 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)

Nathan:

1. Ultimates #3 (Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri)
2. X-Factor #1 (Mark Russell, Bob Quinn)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan – Fantastic Four #23 (Ryan North, Carlos Gomez)

Dave – Hellverine #4 (Benjamin Percy, Julius Ohta)

In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave loves Mark Brooks’ Wolverine: Revenge cover and Nathan loves Jorge Jimenez’s Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #30 cover. Check out both below.