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THE NEWS: Jim Lee says DC digital sales are “plateauing” and “disheartening” Dan Didio concerned about nostalgia powering the comic market DC Plans to Reinvent Digital Strategy As Sales Continue to Flatten DC Promotes Marie Javins, Batman Editor Jamie Rich will take over Justice League titles Publisher Eidelweiss lists collection of super rare X-Men comics coming Feb. 2020 Recap Fantastic Five TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK: Dave House of X #2 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: Pepe Larraz) Sea of Stars #2 (W: Jason Aaron, Dennis Hopeless Hallum, A: Stephen Green, and Rico Renzi) Forrest Absolute Carnage #1 (W: Donny Cates, A: Ryan Stegman) DCeased #4 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Trevor Hairsine) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Harley Quinn #64 (9.4) / House of X #2 (9.4) Fan: House of X #2 (9.5) SEGMENT: Sales review for July, 2019 TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK: Dave: Once and Future #1 (W: Kieron Gillen, A: Dan Mora) Forrest: Collapser #2 (W: Shaun Simon, Mikey Way A: Ilias Kyriazis) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.: Dave: Silver Surfer: Black #3 (Tradd Moore) Forrest: Scream #1 (A: Michael Allred) SEGMENT: Trash it or Treasure it: Ghost Rider Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - Dragon Quest

THE NEWS Wildcats delayed! Copra to return in October. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Legacy Edition to Collect Out-of-Print Stories Powers of X reveals all X-Men stories have happened in 10 years BLACK WIDOW Screenwriter Will Skip 'Comic Book Canon' That's 'Discriminatory' Terrificon 2019 coverage coming soon! TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK: Dave Fantastic Four: Fantastic Origins (W: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, A: David Marquez) Red Sonja Lord of Fools (W: Mark Russell, A: Bob Q & Katie O’Meara) Forrest Powers of X #1 (W: Johnathan Hickman, A: R.B. Silva) Manor Black #1 (W: Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt A: Tyler Crook) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Sabrina the Teenage Witch #4 Fan: Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2 - 22 reviews Segment: Cast This, Fantastic Four TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Justice League #29 (W: Snyder/Tynion, A: Bruno Redondo) Forrest Absolute Carnage #1 (W: Donny Cates, A: Ryan Stegman) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave House of X #2 (A: Pepe Larraz) Forrest Daredevil #9 (A: Julian Totino Tedesco) SEGMENT: Adaptation the wrong way: What film should become a comic. SEGMENT: Off topic top shelf: Dave picks The Boys GOODBYES LIKE REVIEW SUBSCRIBE

THE NEWS Dave’s SDCC thoughts The Dawn of X revealed! Unpacking the X-Men reboot Recounting the Eisner winners (and our bet) King and Gerads reveal Strange Adventures Robert Kirkman has no plans for Negan Spin off TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK: Dave Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 (W/A: Sean Murphy, Color: Matt Hollingsworth) Forrest History of the Marvel Universe #1 (W: Mark Waid, A: Javier Rodriguez) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Wicked + Divine 44 (9.5) Fan: House of X #1 (9.5 - 61 reviews!) SEGMENT: Spider-Man: Who is the best non-Peter Parker spider? TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Batman: Last Knight on Earth #2 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Greg Capullo) Forrest Powers of X #1 (W: Jonathan Hickman, A: R.B. Silva) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Death’s Head #1 (Nick Roche) Forrest Stranger Things: Six #3 (Caspar Wijingaard) SEGMENT: Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum interview covering Spider-Man: City at War, past works like Spider-Woman, and his new series with Jason Aaron Sea of Stars. SEGMENT: Superfight with Hallum SEGMENT: Off topic top shelf: Dennis Hallum GOODBYES LIKE REVIEW SUBSCRIBE

WELCOME AND INTROS THE NEWS DC returns to Dark Multiverse for a new Death of Superman story Marvel will reveal Dawn of X at SDCC Black Cat #1 was the best selling book of June, and not by a small number Dan Didio on Vertigo retirement Tom King and Mitch Gerads react to Heroes in Crisis backlash Marvel announces new Spider-Verse book TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Nathan Blade Runner 2019 #1 (W: Michael Green, Mike Johnson, A: Andres Guinalado) James Bond 007 #9 (W: Greg Pak, A: Eric Gapstur & Robert Carey) Forrest Superior Spider-Man #9 (W: Christos Gage, A: Mike Hawthorne) Collapser #1 (W: Mikey Way, Shaun Simon A: Ilias Kyriazis) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Silver Surfer Black #2 (9.5) Fan: Collapser #1 (9.8) SEGMENT: Spider-Man - Who is Peter Parker’s one true love? TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Nathan Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 (W/A: Sean Gordon Murphy) Forrest History of the Marvel Universe #1 (W: Mark Waid, A: Javier Rodriguez) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Nathan Batman: Curse of the White Knight #1 (Variant Cover, A: Sean Murphy) Forrest Mars Attacks! (A: Chris Schweizer) SEGMENT: Casting the next Spider-Man MCU villain Off Topic Top Shelf: Nathan - He Is Legend’s new album, “White Bat”

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS THE NEWS TMNT introduces female turtle, Jennika Marvel announces Fantastic Four: Grand Design Venom, Luke Cage, others tied to Weapon Plus Joker JOKER JOKER. John Carpenter DC's Year of the Villain - John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from New York, The Thing) Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2) Philip Tan (Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man) and Marc Deering (Black Order, Doctor Aphra) on The Joker: Year of the Villain for DC Comics. The Joker: Year of the Villain #1 goes on sale October 9. The 40-page one-shot comic will retail for $4.99. Joker: Killer Smile Jeff Lemire and writer Jeff Lemire and artists Andrea Sorrentino - October 30 Comic Con International extends deal with San Diego for 3 years TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Second Coming #1 (W: Mark Russell, A: Richard Pace) Giant-Size X-Statix #1 (W: Peter Milligan, A: Mike Allred) Forrest Miles Morales: Spider-Man #8 (W: Saladin Ahmed, A: Javier Garron) Venom #16 (W: Donny Cates, A: Juan Gedeon) ComicBookRoundUp Wonder Twins #6 (9.2) Second Coming #1 (9.5) SEGMENT: Ranking the Spider-Man villains TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Spider-Man: Life Story #5 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Mark Bagley) Forrest Age of X-Man Omega #1 (W: Lonnie Nadler, Zac Thompson, A: JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Spider-Man: City At War #5 (David Nakayama) Forrest Silver Surfer Black #2 (Marcos Martin) SDCC 2019 SEGMENT: What is Dave gonna cover, what should you see, omg omg! Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - Cold brew coffee GOODBYE LIKE REVIEW, check aiptcomics.com for SPIDER-MONTH and SDCC 2019 content!

THE NEWS Walking Dead ends with issue #193 Marvel teases return of Marvel Zombies Marvel announces team of Axe body spray heroes New MAD content cancelled, shifts to reprinting vintage collections Charles Soule and Scott Snyder tease new Image Comics series TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave The Dreaming #11 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Bilquis Evely) Immortal Hulk #20 (W: Al Ewing, A: Joe Bennett) Forrest Doom Patrol: Weight of the Worlds #1 (W: Gerard Way, JeremyLambert + A: James Harvey) Sea of Stars #1 (W: Jason Aaron, Dennis Hallum + A: Stephen Green) ComicBookRoundUp Critic: Immortal Hulk #20 (9.7) Fan: The Dreaming #11 / The Walking Dead #193 (9.8) SEGMENT: SPIDER-MAN SUPERFIGHT TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Giant Sized X-Statix #1 (W: Peter Milligan, A: Mike Allred) Forrest Miles Morales: Spider-Man #8 (W: Saladin Ahmed, A: Javier Garron) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave The Amazing Spider-Man #25 (Dan Hipp) Forrest Catwoman #13: The Offer (Joelle Jones) SEGMENT OR SOAPBOX: WHO IS THE STRONGEST INFINITY WARP? Man-Thing Than Thoom vs. Weapon Hex Off Topic Top Shelf: Dave - Mr. Bullet

THE NEWS Sina Grace shares account of struggles writing Iceman DC and Joe Hill team up for Hill House Imprint DC open to comic adaptations of Tim Burton’s Batman eventually Marvel offers retail discounts and incentives for Absolute Carnage #1 Marvel Announces One Act Plays for High Schools Discount on House of X Spider-Month Coming Soon! TOPS BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Conan the Barbarian #7 (W: Jason Aaron, A: Mahmud Asrar) The Flash #73 (W: Josh Williamson, A: Howard Porter) Forrest Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #8 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Kevin Lashley) Superior Spider-Man #8 (W: Christos Gage, A: Lan Medina) ComicBookRoundUp Critics - Dial H for Hero #4 (9.3) Fans - Martian Manhunter #6 (9.5) SEGMENT: Spider-Man Superfight TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Lois Lane #1 (W: Greg Rucka, A: Mike Perkins) Forrest Sea of Stars #1 (W: Jason Aaron, Dennis Hallum, A: Stephen Green) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Immortal Hulk #20 (Alex Ross) Forrest Spider-Gwen: Ghost-Spider #10 (Bengal) SEGMENT OR SOAPBOX: A Real Villain from 1996 called Sir.

THE NEWS DC Replacing All Imprints With Age Labeling System - Goodbye VERTIGO, ZOOM, INK DC announces new line of YA and middle school age graphic novels. Marvel Solicits news like J.J. Abrams writing Spider-Man, and more! TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Rick and Morty #51 (W: Kyle Starks; Magdalene Visaggio, A: Marc Ellerby; Ian McGinty) Nathan James Bond 007 #8 (W: Greg Pak, A: Eric Gapstur) ComicBookRoundUp Critic - Savage Sword of Conan #6 (W: Meredith Finch, A: Luke Ross) 9.5 Fan - Lucifer #9 (W: Dan Watters, A: Kelley Jones) 9.8 TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Wolverine: Exit Wounds #1 (W: Sam Keith, Larry Hama, Chris Claremont, A: Sam Kieth, Scot Eaton, Salvador Larroca) Nathan Dick Tracy Forever #3 (W/A: Michael Avon Oeming, C: Taki Soma) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave The Flash #73 (A: Doc Shaner) Nathan Dick Tracy Forever #3 (A: Michael Avon Oeming) SEGMENT Interview - Joshua Williamson Josh has been writing The Flash since June 8, 2016, much of that run being double shipped, you might also know him from his work at Image Comics with Nailbiter and Birthright, and he will be writing the new Batman/Superman series out this August. Batman/Superman seems like the dream-come-true project. How did this project come about, did you pitch the idea or were you asked to do the series? You pointed out in your interview with the Hollywood Reporter Batman and Superman will be “spying on other heroes, friends, and allies”. Will you be exploring the morality of their acts in the series? - Nathan The new series sends Batman and Superman on a grim mission, but will we also get to see the lighter side of the best bromance in comics? - Nathan Has your approach changed in writing this series over something like The Flash? How long was Flash Year One percolating for you? The Button was tantalizing Joshua, can we hope to see more connecting to that in this run or in Flash, or elsewhere?! In issue #2 the solicit shows there’s a Dark Multiverse-infected Shazam!...you are truly writing some of the most-fun comics ever, am I right? I’m curious, as a successful comic book writer do you collect anything, comics or non-comics related? -Nathan As you probably know we here at AiPT! loved your run on Nailbiter. When might we see another Mike Henderson/Joshua Williamson collab? SEGMENT: SQUARE UP! Josh Williamson, Dave, and Nathan discuss who would be a better kindergarten teacher: Thanos or Joker?! Off Topic Top Shelf: Josh - rewatching West Wing, checking out a new show called Holy Moly, and more!

THE NEWS DC Offers Returnability on EVENT LEVIATHAN #2 and JIMMY OLSEN #1 SCOTT SNYDER Has 'Big Plans' for JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA Reuniting with JUSTICE LEAGUE LIEFELD Said DC Asked About IMAGE & EXTREME Crossover Major X Mom is Storm, daddy is Cable DIAL H FOR HERO and WONDER TWINS Increased to 12 Issues Each BOOM!, IDW, IMAGE, Others Join New 'Netflix-meets-Spotify-meets-YouTube for Comics' Streaming Service UPDATE: Marvel Announces Their WEAPON PLUS Book TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Dave Spider-Man: Life Story #4 (W: Chip Zdarsky, A: Mark Bagley) The Ride: Burning Desire #1 (W: Doug Wagner, A: Daniel Hillyard and Adam Hughes) Forrest Silver Surfer: Black #1 (W: Donny Cates, A: Tradd Moore) Superior Spider-Man #7 (W: Christos Gage, A: Lan Medina) ComicBookRoundUp Critic - Immortal Hulk #19 (9.5) Fan - Immortal Hulk #19 (9.7) SEGMENT: Pride Month - How do comics improve representation?! TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Psi-lords #1 (W: Fred Van Lente, A: Renato Guedes) Forrest Wyrd #4 (W: Curt Pires, A: Antonio Fuso) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave Hellboy And The B.P.R.D.: The Beast Of Vargu (Variant cover by Duncan Fegredo) Forrest Miles Morales: Spider-Man #7 (Patrick O’Keefe) Back catalogue or LCS picks Fantastic Four #49 - The Punisher Amazing Spider-Man #101 Off Topic Top Shelf: Dave - What We Do in the Shadows TV SHOW

THE NEWS Rick Grimes dies in Walking Dead #192 C.B. Cebulski promises more permanent deaths in Marvel books DC Ink reveals four new books and teams Marvel prepares to launch new Young Gun lineup Chelsea Cain uses critic’s tweets in the latest issue of Maneaters TOP BOOKS OF LAST WEEK Forrest Meet the Skrulls #5 (W: Robbie Thompson, A: Niko Henrichon) DCeased #2 (W: Tom Taylor, A: Trevor Hairsine) Dave Justice League #25 (W: Scott Snyder, A: Jorge Jimenez) The Dreaming #10 (W: Si Spurrier, A: Bilquis Evely) ComicBookRoundUp Critic - Meet the Skrulls #5 (9.5) Fan - Justice League #25 (9.2) SEGMENT: Pride Month Our favorite books from LGBTQ creators, characters, stories, representation in the medium, etc. TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK Dave Silver Surfer Black #1 (W: Donny Cates, A: Tradd Moore) Forrest Batman and The Outsiders #2 (W: Bryan Hill, A: Dexter Soy) JUDGING BY THE COVER JR. Dave The Ride: Burning Desire #1 (A: Adam Hughes) Forrest Silver Surfer Black #1 (A: Tradd Moore) Off Topic Top Shelf: Forrest - Wizard Fight by Weedeater (God Luck and Good Speed, 2007)