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Guest Cullen Bunn talks new Shadowman and future plans at Valiant

Episode Summary

Guest Cullen Bunn talks about this week's Shadowman #5, hints at future plans for the character, and more! We also play Superfight pitting Shadowman vs. Godzilla vs. Power Rangers in a rap battle!

Episode Notes

NEWS

• Marvel launching two new Captain America series starting in April 2022
• Marvel April 2022 solicits are now out
  • Hickman Bachalo are doing Moon Knight story in Black, White & Blood.
• Image Comics solicitations for April 2022
  • New ongoing horror series 'A Town Called Terror' coming April 2022
  • Image Comics launching 30th anniversary anthology maxiseries ‘Image!’
  • Blood-Stained Teeth
  • Declan Shalvey launching spy thriller ‘Old Dog’ in June 2022
• Tynion doing Sandman ongoing series at DC Black Label
• DC Comics plans to kill the Justice League and kick off new event
• ‘The Flash: The Fastest Man Alive’ ties into DCEU ‘The Flash’ movie
• DC Comics & CW television shows team up for ‘Earth-Prime’ series
• Comics Outstanding Nominations Announced For GLAAD Awards 2022
• IDW to Lose ‘G.I. Joe,’ ‘Transformers’ License at End of 2022

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Nightwing #88 (Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo)
2. Bolero #1 (Wyatt Kennedy, Luana Vecchio)

Nathan:

1. X Lives of Wolverine #1 (Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara)
2. Ben Reilly: Spider-Man #1 (JM DeMatteis, David Báldeon)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Nathan - X Lives of Wolverine #1 (Benjamin Percy, Joshua Cassara)

Dave - Nightwing #88 (Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: Saga #55 (Brian K. Vaughan, Fiona Staples)
• Nathan: X Deaths of Wolverine #1 (Benjamin Percy, Federico Vincentini)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: X Deaths Of Wolverine #1 (Adam Kubert)
• Nathan: Batman/Catwoman Special #1 (Lee Weeks)

Interview: Cullen Bunn talks Shadowman, future plans, and Godzilla vs. Power Rangers

1. Cullen, thank you for being on the AIPT Comics podcast. It seems fitting you’re here to talk Shadowman, you were on way back in March to talk about the first arc, and we are now embarking on the second story arc this week. What has the fan response been like so far?
2. Something about Shadowman that works is how it blends the superhero fighting and the horror elements too. Do you approach scripting in a different way to blend the two?
3. Issue 5 catches readers up on the story up top. How do you balance exposition and action in a way that feeds off each other?
4. PEDRO ANDREO joins the series with #5, was there a specific panel that blew your socks off?
5. Shadowman feels like it’s setting up a very long run, how far out have you plotted this story?
6. What can we expect from the Deadside War and how it affects the wider Valiant universe?
7. The horror movie homage variant is incredible, what are your thoughts on The Thing? JONATHAN MARKS BARRAVECCHIA
8. The Godzilla vs Mighty Morphin Power Rangers crossover is coming at IDW, firstly, how has this not happened yet?!
9. Where does your heart lie with PowerRangers and Godzilla specifically?

Superfight: Shadowman vs. Godzilla vs. Power Rangers