On writing Spider-Woman, X-Men and more with Steve Foxe

We're back with another edition of the AIPT Comics podcast, and Steve Foxe is guesting to talk about his many projects. That includes Spider-Woman, which launches November 29th, as well as Dead X-Men and Dark X-Men as well. We dig deep into his various projects, editing comics while writing them, and more.

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NEWS

1. Rob Liefeld’s Heroes Reborn cover up to $17,500
2. Gothic sword and sorcery epic 'Helen of Wyndhorn' coming March 2024
3. ‘Dawnrunner’ #1 arrives March 2024 by Ram V and Evan Cagle
4. 'What If?... Venom' launching five-issue Symbiote focused series in 2024
5. Marvel sheds light on 'Avengers: Twilight' #3 with Ms. Marvel covers
6. ‘Night Thrasher’ miniseries coming February 2024
7. New clues drop for February 2024 X-Men titles
8. DC's signals a 'Trinity of Evil' will rise as Dawn of DC continues in 2024
9. ‘Godzilla: The Original Marvel Years Omnibus’ crashes into comic shops in 2024
10. LibraryPass and Oni Press announce digital access for libraries and schools

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Zawa + The Belly of the Beast #1 (Michael Dialynas)
2. Transformers #2 (Daniel Warren Johnson)

Chris:

1. Nights #2 (Wyatt Kennedy and Luigi Formisano)
2. Punisher #1 (David Pepose and Dave Wachter)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris - Midlife (Or How To Hero At Fifty) #2 (Brian Buccellato, Stefano Simeone)

Dave - Petrol Head #1 (Rob Williams, Pye Parr)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: The Deviant #1 (James Tynion IV, Joshua Hixson)
2. Chris: The Vigil #6 (Ram V and Devmalya Pramanik)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Fantastic Four #13 (Alex Ross)
2. Chris: Operation Sunshine #2 (David Rubín)

Interview: Steve Foxe - Dead X-Men, Spider-Woman (Carola Borelli) coming soon: ALL EIGHT EYES trade and the X-MEN UNLIMITED

1. Steve Foxe, you’re a busy man with Dark X-Men releasing now, Spider-Woman #1 out November 29th, and Dead X-Men coming out January 31st, thanks for joining us on the AIPT comics podcast.
2. You’re taking part in the big Spidey crossover with the Spider-Woman Gang-War story, what has it been like working with the spidey office? Are there gang war group meetings?
3. How does it work to tie into a larger event, are there prompts you must hit in each issue, or a beginning and an end to reach?
4. Spider-Woman has one of the biggest fandoms of any Marvel character, is there a favorite run you have for the character, or one you brushed up on before tacklingi this new series?
5. Your fingerprints are all over Spider-Man right now, as you’re also using Judas Traveller in the Marvel Unlimited comic X-Men Unlimited! What made him the right fit for your villain?
6. Has it been hard getting into Firestar’s head with co-writer Steve Orlando?
7. You also have the All Eight Eyes tpb out the same day on the 29th (I think I’m quoted on the dang thing), I love the use of spiders, they aren’t used enough in horror these days! You’ve got a storied history with horror comics, what made giant spiders the right project to do next in the horror realm?
8. With Dark and Dead X-Men penned by you, if there were a trilogy of sorts, what would the adjective be for the finale?
9. You mentioned recently on X-Men Monday Claremont and Cockrum were on top of mind with Dead X-Men, any particular parts of their run that worked for and maybe were on your mind when crafting Dead X-Men?