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Mark Russell on cults, creativity, and ‘The Forgotten Divine’
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This week on the AIPT Comics Podcast, writer Mark Russell joins the show to discuss The Forgotten Divine, his new graphic novel from Ahoy Comics, now available to back via Kickstarter. Russell digs into the inspirations behind the story, why he wanted to explore the appeal of cults from the inside out, and how the project ultimately became one of his most personal works yet. We also discuss creativity as a form of belief, and the challenges of telling a complete story in one sitting.
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NEWS
- 'Absolute Batman' is getting an animated series, with Scott Snyder serving as showrunner
- Marvel clears up confusion over 'Amazing Spider-Man' #1000's two main covers
- 'Daredevil' is a hit, gets #1-3 reprints with new 'Daredevil: Born Again' variant covers
- Eliot Rahal and Mattia Monaco launch buddy-crime comic 'Crimes Against Nature' at Image
- Who is Fox Mask Killer? New Exquisite Corpses series promises answers
- 'That Texas Blood' returns with new story arc 'Hell Comes to Allison Ranch' this September
- IDW Dark announces horror mystery 'You'll Never Leave This Place Alive' for October
- Vault announces time-traveling cryptid adventure ‘Project Perseus’ launching this September
- EXCLUSIVE: David Dastmalchian's 'The Accessories' gives horror's forgotten sidekicks their own story
Our Top Books of the Week:
Dave:
- Escape #8 (Rick Remender, Daniel Acuna)
- Venom #259 (Al Ewing, Carlos Gomez)
Alex:
- Is Ted OK? #5 (Dave Chisholm)
- Captain America #12 (Zdarsky, Schiti)
Standout KAPOW moment of the week:
Alex: In Your Skin #3 (Aditya Bidikar)
Dave: The Eye Collector #1 (Jonathan Ball, GMB Chomichuk)
TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK
- Alex: Absolute Martian Manhunter #12 (Deniz Camp, Javier Rodriguez)
- Dave: What If...? Secret Wars #1 (Alex Paknadel, CAFU)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
- Dave: Iron Man #7 (1:25 Dave Rapoza Variant)
- Alex: The Deadman #2 (Alex Eckman-Lawn variant) & The Mortal Thor #12 (Alex Ross)
Interview: Mark Russell - The Forgotten Divine Ahoy Kickstarter Link.
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