Episode Details

The AIPT Comics podcast returns to recap the week in comics, plus Brian Michael Bendis joins the show to discuss Fortune & Glory: The Musical. In the sequel to his Eisner-nominated series, we unpack what we're in store for as he shares how the sequel is a means to tell stories about his own life (the first chapter is on his Substack now), working with artist Bill Walko, editor Daniel Chabon, and so much more!

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NEWS

1. Dawn of DC grows with new 2023 creative teams on Flash, Wonder Woman, Hawkgirl and more
2. New 'Incredible Hulk' creative team announced: Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Nic Klein
3. Marvel reveals new details about the 'Captain America: Cold War' finale
4. ​​Marvel reveals full Scott Koblish ‘Fantastic Four’ connecting cover
5. Marvel sheds light on Dan Watters and Germán Peralta's 'Loki' miniseries
6. Is Chip Zdarsky's 'Daredevil' ending in August 2023?
7. Brian Michael Bendis sets 'Fortune & Glory: The Musical' for Substack release
8. Dark Horse Books sets October 2023 for 'The Unlikely Story of Felix and Macabber'
9. Titan sets July 2023 for Jamie Lee Curtis’ ‘Mother Nature’ horror graphic novel
10. ‘Dracula, Motherf**ker’ creative team returns this October with ‘Parasocial’

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. New Mutants Lethal Legion #1 (Charlie Jane Anders, Enid Balam)
2. Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 (Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry)

Nathan:

1. Scarlet Witch #3 (Steve Orlando, Sara Pichelli)
2. Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent #1 (Tom Taylor, Clayton Henry)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Fantastic Four #5 (Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli)

Dave - Fantastic Four #5 (Ryan North, Ivan Fiorelli)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Star Trek: Defiant #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Angel Unzueta)
2. Nathan: Hellcat #1 (Christopher Cantwell, Alex Lins)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: The Harrower #2 (E.M. Gist)
2. Nathan: Danger Street #4 (Joëlle Jones)

Interview: Brian Michael Bendis - Fortune & Glory: The Musical 

1. This might be kismet this interview is taking place today, because I'm literally 6 days from traveling to London to see the Back to the Future musical! Were you a fan of musicals before turn of the dark, and then after?
2. Fortune and Glory is a book I read and cherished when I went to college for screenwriting in the early 2000s. It was