We live in a society: Matt Bors, Ben Clarkson talk ‘Justice Warriors’

This week, creators Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson join us to discuss AHOY Comics series Justice Warriors. We dig into their approach to comedy, the ridiculousness of it all, and how it mirrors our own society.

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NEWS

1. DC Comics Solicitations September 2023
2. Marvel Comics Solicitations September 2023
   1. Marvel releases new info on ‘Dark X-Men’ #2
   2. Marvel teases Tony Stark and Emma Frost marriage
   3. ‘Werewolf by Night’ #1 returns with oversized one-shot
   4. EXCLUSIVE Marvel First Look: Amazing Spider-Man #33 and #34
   5. Marvel details Fall of X details on September 2023 ‘X-Men’ titles
3. Ram V and Filipe Andrade team up at BOOM! to serve ‘Rare Flavours’
4. Dynamite announces ‘Negaduck’ #1 for September 2023
5. Prequel 'Masters of the Universe: Forge of Destiny' coming September 2023
6. 'Transformers' #1 launching with Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Cliffjumper, Arcee, and Wheeljack

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Superman #5 (Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell)
2. Incredible Hulk (2023) #1 (Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Nic Klein)

Nathan:

1. Incredible Hulk #1 (Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Nic Klein)
2. Venom #21 (Al Ewing, Cafu)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - Superman #5 (Joshua Williamson, Jamal Campbell)

Dave - Scarlet Witch Annual #1 (Steve Orlando, Carlos Nieto)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: X-Men: Before The Fall: The Heralds Of Apocalypse #1 (Al Ewing, Luca Pizzari)
2. Nathan: Batman: The Adventures Continue - Season Three #6 (Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, Ty Templeton)d

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Detective Comics #1073 (Kelley Jones Card Stock Cover)
2. Nathan: Harley Quinn #31 (Filya Bratukin)

Interview: Interview: Matt Bors & Ben Clarkson - Justice Warriors

1. Matt Bors, Ben Clarkson, thank you for being on the AIPT comics podcast. First off, congratulations on the second printing of Justice Warriors! For our listeners, what’s the elevator pitch for this series?
2. Every page is full of interesting background bits. Dudes with clown noses, graffiti that says “Hell is otter people.” How much of this is in the script and how much is going buck wild while illustrating a page?
3. On that same note, how often do you find yourselves going back to add “just one more” detail?
4. With the creative juices flowing at various stages of layouts, how far did Justice Warriors steer from the original outline or plan by the time you reached the end?
5. The Prince is less of a villain and more of a goober. Was it important to you to have an authority figure like this in the book?
6. I noticed fun references to pop culture, like the Arnold Schwarzenegger and Carl Weathers handshake, is there any reference or gag in the book you hold particularly dear to your heart?
7. If you handed this book to someone in the bubble, I feel like it’d read like perfect JW propaganda. Was that a tonal goal here?
8. Horoscopes play a huge part in Justice Warriors, are either of you into horoscopes, or maybe the opposite, despise them?
9. Are either of you a Libra?
10. If a Justice Warriors 2 was crafted, who might the threat be this time?
11. Matt, for those who don’t know, you ran The Nib for 10 years, a twice named a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Likely a sensitive topic, why are you closing shop now?
12. When can we expect the final issue to land at our doorsteps (after we buy it from thenib.com)?
13. It’s way too early I’m sure, but if The Nib continued in some format, where or how might we see The Nib?