Jason Aaron chats Batman, Superman, and Bizarro too

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NEWS

1. J.M. DeMatteis to write 'Spider-Man: Shadow of the Green Goblin' in 2024
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10. ‘Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II’ coming April 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Dark Spaces: Dungeon #2 (Scott Snyder, Hayden Sherman)
2. Batman City of Madness #2 (Christian Ward)

Nathan:

1. Batman City of Madness #2 (Christian Ward)
2. Spider-Gwen: Smash #1 (Melissa Flores, Enid Balam)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Miles Morales: Spider-Man #13 (Cody Ziglar, Federico Vicentini)

Dave - Immortal Thor #5 (Al Ewing, Martin Coccolo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Deviant #2 (James Tynion IV, Joshua Hixson)
2. Nathan: Ninjak: Superkillers #1 (Jeff Parker, Mike Norton)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Daredevil: Black Armor #2 (Martin Coccolo Stormbreakers Cover)
2. Nathan: Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #3 (Juan Ferreyra)

Interview: Jason Aaron, Batman: Off World #2 (out Dec 19, Action Comics in 2024); Action Comics #1061 out January 9th

1. Jason, thanks for joining us on the AIPT Comics podcast again! Batman Off World #1 is out now, conratz on pulling off a compelling and different kind of Batman story!
2. As far as pitches are concerned, was Off World your first pitch to DC?
3. The story picks up with Batman only 1 year into his tenure as a superhero, what were the factors in setting the story at this point in time?
4. I saw you had mentioned in a previous interview your love of Atari Force, is there any desire to ask DC to dust it off and give you a whirl writing a new series? 
5. There’s something so primal about how you write Batman, reminding me of Batman vs. Predator in some respects. What goes into writing Batman in a state of constantly improving on himself?
6. There are a lot of different alien races in Batman Off-World, one of which is the Branx created by Marv Wolfman, George Pérez, did you have to dig deep into your research to pick which aliens to add to the story?
7. How do you balance the grounded nature of batman with, aliens and spaceships?
8. I saw some commotion on Reddit around Ione and Batman kissing on a cover, what kind of woman do you think can steal Batman’s heart?
9. Switching gears to Action Comics #1061, I adore what you’re doing with Bizarro, and similar to Batman Off-World, you’re dealing with another alien world, this time Sorcerers' World. Is it fair to say you’re interest lies with alien worlds and characters at DC Comics?
10. Do you have a favorite Bizarro story?  
11. John Timms brings a lot of dynamic action in the first issue of the story arc, is there a panel or page where he blew your expectations away?
12. Do you have a method in writing Bizarro dialogue, like do you write the dialogue than reverse it?