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Symbiote surges, Spider-Man 3099, and Cullen Bunn unleashed

Episode Summary

Welcome to AIPT Comics Podcast episode 340, your weekly fix for comic book news, reviews, and creator interviews! We’re back from SDCC and diving headfirst into a multiverse of reveals, exclusives, and symbiotes galore. Stick around for a can't-miss interview with comics powerhouse Cullen Bunn, who joins us to talk about his upcoming horror series Deluge, launching October 8, 2025.

Episode Notes

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NEWS

1. SDCC: Ultimate Comics reveals!
2. Marvel just revealed the end of 2099, and the debut of Spider-Man 3099 will blow your mind
3. A new symbiote era begins this fall in 'Battleworld' #3 and 'Venom' #252
4. Marvel RPG and Marvel Rivals collide in new tabletop one-shot coming in March 2026
5. Exclusive: Vault unveils official 'Dungeon Crawler Carl' graphic novel

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. Ultimate Spider-Man #19 (Hickman, Marco Checchetto)
2. Batman: The Long Halloween: The Last Halloween #8 (Jeph Loeb, Becky Cloonan)

Chris:​​

1. I, Tyrant #1 (ee zann, Godfarr)
2. Out of Alcatraz #5 (Christopher Cantwell, Tyler Crook)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

Chris: I, Tyrant #1 (ee zann, Godfarr) 

Dave: DC's Kal-El-Fornia Love (2025) #1 (Story by Christof Bogacs and Jacob Salcedo)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

1. Chris: Godzilla: Escape the Deadzone #1 (Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, Pablo Tunica)
2. Dave: Blink and You'll Miss It #1 (Ethan S. Parker  Griffin Sheridan  Keith Browning)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

1. Dave: All-New Venom #9 (Juan Ferreyra Variant Cover)
2. Chris: Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #11 (Davide Paratore Main Cover)

Interview: Cullen Bunn talks Deluge #1 out Oct 8, 2025