Opening up worlds: Paul Reiser on ‘Aliens: What If…?’ and the surreal and serendipitous

Visit our Patreon page to see the various tiers you sign up for today to get in on the ground floor of AIPT Patreon. We hope to see you chatting with us on our Discord soon!

NEWS

1. ‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama passes away at 68
2. ‘My Adventures with Superman’ gets new comics series starting June 2024
3. New DC Black Label ‘Zatanna: Bring Down the House’ out June 25th
4. Skybound adds two G.I. Joe comics series ‘Destro’ and ‘Scarlett’
5. Dark Horse gets quiet for 'Shaolin Cowboy: Cruel to Be Kin—Silent but Deadly Edition
6. Vault Comics and Zoop partner for 'Barbaric' Crowdbuilding Campaign
7. ‘X-Men’ #35 (LGY #700) is the final farewell to the Krakoan Age
8. Marvel to make Infinity Comics free in ‘Start Scrolling’ digital program
9. Apocalypse to get successor in 'X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse'
10. Marvel unveils the new villains Bloodcoven appearing in 'Blood Hunt'
11. Jed MacKay sheds new light on 'Blood Hunt' event
12. Top 50 comics of February 2024

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Bat-Man: First Knight #1 (Dan Jurgens, Mike Perkins)
2. Ultimate X-Men #1 (Peach Momoko)

Nathan:

1. The Bat-Man: First Knight #1 (Dan Jurgens, Mike Perkins)
2. Venom #31 (Torunn Grønbekk, Ken Lashley)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - The Bat-Man: First Knight #1 (Dan Jurgens, Mike Perkins)

Dave - Avengers #11 (Jed MacKay, Ivan Fiorelli)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Dave: Napalm Lullaby #1 (Rick Remender, Bengal)
2. Nathan: Helen of Wyndhorn #1 (Tom King, Bilquis Evely)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: Alien: Black, White & Blood #2 (Doaly Cover)
2. Nathan: The Amazing Spider-Man #45 (Romita Jr.)

Interview - Paul Reiser joins the show to talk What If…? Aliens out this week.

1. Paul, thanks for taking the time to chat with me! To start, how does a project like this get kicked off, was it ever an idea you wished to get onto film?
2. I understand the concept was crafted by you and your son Leon, along with Adam, Hans, and Brian, what was the creative process like?
3. Your likeness is exceptionally well crafted by Guiu Vilanova, how does it feel to see yourself in a Marvel Comic?
4. Do you read comics now, or did you read comics growing up?
5. It’s kind of amazing Aliens and Beverly Hills Cop were among your first four movie projects, and now we’re getting more of both in the same year. Was the timing on purpose, is this the year of Reiser?!
6. Could you see yourself ever portraying Burke again in any other format, or is this his last hurray?
7. You have a lot of projects going in 2024 not to mention Reboot, which I loved you in. How do you juggle so many projects be it movies like Beverly Hills Cop 4, co-writing a memoir about Michael McDonald, and now a Marvel comic too?
8. Your career spans so many media, do you feel like you’re growing as an artist with each project?