AIPT Comics Podcast Episode 370: Christian Ward uncut: Inside his next cosmic horror epic ‘Event Horizon: Inferno’

On this week’s episode of the AIPT Comics Podcast, we’ve got something special for you. We’re running the full, uncut interview with Christian Ward, where the acclaimed writer and artist dives deep into his upcoming project: Event Horizon: Inferno! We unpack his creative process behind his storytelling and the big ideas driving his latest work. It’s a wide-ranging conversation about craft, comics, and the strange corners of genre storytelling that Ward continues to explore. It’s out in comic shops on April 22nd!

But before we get there, we kick things off the way we always do: with a full recap of the biggest comics news of the week. From major announcements to new reveals and everything shaking up the industry, we break down the headlines and what they mean for readers.

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Our Top Books of the Week:

Dave:

1. Sirens: Love Hurts #2 (Tini Howard, Babs Tarr)
2. Absolute Batman #18 (Scott Snyder, Eric Canete)

Chris:​​

1. Die: Loaded #5 (Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans)
2. X-Men United #1 (Eve Ewing, Tiago Palma)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris: A Quiet Place: Storm Warning #1 (Phil Hester, Ryan Kelly)

Dave: Sirens: Love Hurts #2 (Tini Howard, Babs Tarr)

In our Judging by the Cover segment, Dave talks about Gerald Parel’s variant cover for X-Men #27, and Chris loves Caitlin Yarsky’s cover for Dead Teenagers #1. Check out both below.