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NEWS

• George Perez updates fans about his health
• Marvel unveils Destiny of X details for new X-Men era
  • Marauders #1 details released
  • Immortal X-Men details released
• Marvel & Jim Rugg give Hulk the GRAND DESIGN treatment
• ‘Captain Carter’ #1 coming to Marvel Comics in March 2022
• Marvel announces ‘Devil’s Reign’ #1 and ‘Venom’ #2 getting second printing
• Marvel and TASCHEN team up!
• Marvel reveals 2022 Free Comic Book Day titles including Avengers, X-Men, and more
• Tom Taylor announces exclusive contract with DC Comics
• DC Comics unveils 'Shadow War Alpha' Batman crossover event
• DC Comics announces ‘Naomi Season Two’ #1 for March 2022
• Kickstarter’s switch to crypto platform alarms creators

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Death of Doctor Strange: Blade #1 (Danny Lore, Dylan Burnett, Mike Spicer)

Dave - Inferno #3 (Hickman, Venditti, Silva, Stefano Caselli)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Inferno #3 (Hickman, Venditti, Silva, Stefano Caselli)
2. Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #2 (Tom Taylor, Yasmine Putri)

Nathan:

1. The Swamp Thing #10 (Ram V, Mike Perkins)
2. One-Star Squadron #1 (Mark Russell, Steve Lieber)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

• Dave: Amazing Spider-Man #81 (Saladin Ahmed, Carlos E. Gómez)
• Nathan: Batgirls #1 (Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad, Jorge Corona)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: The Thing #2 (Kevin Eastman)
• Nathan: Tis the Season to Be Freezin’ #1 (Pop Mhan cover)

Segment: Interview with Curt Pires

1. I'm a big fan of Lost Falls, which recently wrapped up and next up is Memoria (out next Tuesday 12/7). I'm always curious, when were these stories first started as an idea, then scripted, and then finally finished? Can you walk us through the timeline a bit?
2. Memoria is a story our heroes are an old and sick detective and a young burnout detective, why are these types of detectives well suited for your story?
3. The art by Sundando C and colors by Mark Dale add a level of realism we don't often see in detective stories of any kind (movies, comics), can you talk a little bit about the approach with the art and textures?
4. Wheneve