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Christian Ward uncut: Inside his next cosmic horror epic Event Horizon: Inferno
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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.
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- TOP 50 COMICS - FEBRUARY 2026
Our Top Books of the Week:
Dave:
- Sirens: Love Hurts #2 (Tini Howard, Babs Tarr)
- Absolute Batman #18 (Scott Snyder, Eric Canete)
Chris:
- Die: Loaded #5 (Kieron Gillen, Stephanie Hans)
- 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)
TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK
- Chris: Lobo #1 (Skottie Young, Jorge Corona)
- Dave: Sentry #1 (Paul Jenkins, Christian Rosado)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
- Dave: X-Men #27 (Gerald Parel Cover)
- Chris: Dead Teenagers #1 (Caitlin Yarsky's Variant)
Interview: Christian Ward - FOC Mar 16th - Out - Apr 22, 2026
1. You’re returning to the world of Event Horizon after Dark Descent. At what point did you know you had the green light to continue this story, and was Inferno always part of your long-term plan, or did it grow out of the response to the first series?
2. The solicitation pitches this as “Aliens meets Dante’s Inferno.” That’s a big swing. How consciously are you leaning into the structure or themes of Dante’s Inferno, and does this story descend through its own version of circles of Hell?
3. Setting the story two hundred years after the original incident gives you a massive time jump. What does that distance allow you to explore that you could not in Dark Descent?
5.5. You have a compelling mix of characters working for the billionaire. How do you balance their personalities and backstories? Do you flesh out a cast, then go, “hmmm i’m mixing X”?
4. The idea of a billionaire assembling a private