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Josh Williamson on the future of DC Comics

Episode Summary

Join the AIPT Comics Podcast in welcoming Nathan Simmons as our new regular co-host! Plus, special guest and comics writer Josh Williamson joins us to discuss the next big direction for DC Comics with Infinite Frontier #0.

Episode Notes

NEWS

• Heroes Reborn revealed as Jason Aaron & Ed McGuinness  project
• Marvel Comics opens up fan-voting for their next X-Men team lineup
• Marvel to launch new line of graphic novels called ‘Mighty Marvel Masterworks’
• Marvel and Scholastic have announced Spider-Ham: Great Power, No Responsibility, an original graphic novel by Steve Foxe and Shadia Amin.
• Saga Writer Brian K. Vaughan Confirms Series Will Return Soon
• Brian Bendis No Longer Exclusive At DC Comics
• Comic con on a cruise ship? Image and Skybound planning one for next year
• Dark Horse to publish entire YouNeek Studios line of graphic novels

Segment: WHO IS NATHAN SIMMONS - 3 truths and a lie (we reveal the answer after judging?)

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Wolverine #9 (W: Ben Percy, A: Adam Kubert)
2. Strange Adventures #8: (W:  Tom King, Artist: Mitch Gerads, Evan Shaner)

Nathan:

1. The Department of Truth #5 (W: James Tynion IV, A: Martin Simmonds)
2. We Only Find Them When They’re Dead #5 (W: Al Ewing, A: Simone Di Meo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: The Dreaming: Waking Hours #7 (W: G. Willow Wilson, A: Javier Rodriguez)
• Nathan: Future State: Swamp Thing #2 (W: Ram V, A: Mike Perkins)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: King In Black: Gwenom Vs. Carnage #2 (Flaviano Design Cover)
• Nathan: Hellblazer: Rise and Fall #3 (Cover B: Sean Phillips)

Segment: Interview - Josh Williamson - Infinite Frontier, Robin, Future State: Justice League, Nailbiter Returns

1. Josh, you’re very busy, with Robin coming as well as Infinite Frontier, and Nailbiter Returns, and Future State Justice League... is this the busiest year for you in comics, or are you just getting started?
2. Earlier this week you spoke to CBR and you talk a bit about Wonder Woman and Spectre playing a big part in teasing the future DC Comics stories. What makes these two characters the right choice to push forward?
3. There have been many cases where a big event or cliffhanger teases the “future events” at the big-two, but in many cases, some of those events don’t happen or fall off. Can you say with certainty what we see in Infinite Frontier will be used and explored down the line?
4. What goes into writing an overarching structure for a comic like Infinite Frontier? Is it an outline, a rough script, a treatment, an abstract painting they riff off of?
5. As a writer for the big-two, soon to be publishing a book you’re spearheading in Infinite Frontier, how do you navigate ambition, approaching the size and scope, but also what you want to achieve personally? - i think he’s kinda covered this ok!
6. It’s not evident if you’ve written or will write Dr. Manhattan, but I must know, is there any extra stress or anxiety around writing a character or exploring the consequences of a character that is so iconically part of one of the most famous comics in existence?
7. It might be because folks are still figuring out Future State and aren’t quite ready for Infinite Frontier, but I swear there’s even more hype around Robin. What do you think makes Robin aka Damian Wayne such an alluring character for fans?
8. Can you talk a little bit about Gleb Melnikov’s work on Robin, was there any specific page in the first issue that went above and beyond what you could have anticipated?
9. The pandemic has affected the entire industry, I was curious if it helped or hindered the development of Infinite Frontier and Robin? 
10. SUPERFIGHT: Spectre vs. Wonder Woman -  

Infinite Frontier #0 - RELEASES MAR 2ND, 2021 FOC - February 7th

ROBIN #1 arrives in April Gleb Melnikov