NYCC recap and Andy Belanger dishes on the Psycho Goreman Kickstarter

NEWS

1. NYCC 2021 reflections
   1. ReedPop estimates 150K attended NYCC 
2. ‘Saga’ by Vaughan and Staples is returning in January
3. DC Comics announces Superman Jon Kent to come out as bisexual in ‘Superman: Son of Kal-El’ #5
4. DC Connect drops January solicits
   1. New Catwoman creative team and a new Batman miniseries about Bruce Wayne’s life before he became Batman.
   2. Full Solicitations
5. ‘X-Men’ Legends #12 to feature Chris Claremont ‘Excalibur’ story
6. Maybe Immortal Hulk ending? (Dan)
7. Ron Marz and Ron Lim launching ‘Silver Surfer: Rebirth’ January 2022
8. Penguin Classics doing reprints
9. Image reveals John Leguizamo signed ‘PhenomX’ 1:250 McFarlane variant cover
10. Summer 2021 found comic-book sales at one of their highest points in the last 25 years.

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Clean #1 (Scott Snyder, Francis Manapul)
2. Darkhold (2021): Iron Man #1 (Ryan North, Guillermo Sanna)

Dan:

1. Strange Adventures #12 (Tom King, Mitch Gerads, and Doc Shaner)
2. Superman and the Authority #4 (Grant Morrison, Mikel Janin)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Dan - Kang the Conqueror #3 (young Kang killing his older self)

Dave - KA-ZAR: LORD OF THE SAVAGE LAND #2

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK 

• Dave: Night of the Ghoul #1 (Scott Snyder, Francesco Francavilla)
• Dan: Catwoman: Lonely City #1 (Cliff Chiang)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. 

• Dave: Fantastic Four #37 (Terry Dodson)
• Dan: Nightwing #85 (Bruno Redondo)

Segment: Interview: andy belanger Psycho Goreman Kickstarter

1. Andy Belanger, congratz on the Pyscho Goreman success you've reached nearly double your goal as of recording with 11 or so days to go and thanks for being on the AIPT Comics podcast____ First, tell us a bit about yourself and how the Psycho Goreman project got started.
2. What is your involvement outside of writing and drawing a story?
3. Are there any stretch goals you're most excited about?
4. Tell us a bit about Lethal Comics and its creation?
5. What do you think is the appeal of Psycho Goreman and why it blew up?
6. Is it true Psycho Goreman is a gay icon?
7. For an anthology like this, how far are the stories along, are they done, or near done for the December ship date?
8. Do you have a favorite Paladins of Obsidian?
9. With Steven Kostanski on board the project, any hints at sequels or other content outside of this awesome Kickstarter?