Writer Zac Thompson joins the show to talk about his upcoming new series I Breathed a Body (out Jan 20). We discuss the creation of the horror sci-fi series from AfterShock which has been years in the making. We also talk about his favorite comics of 2020 and he gives us tidbits on 2021 projects across publishers.
News:
Before we dive into the interview we recap the biggest news of the week. We start with DC Comics who is launching a new era with ‘Infinite Frontier’ in March 2021. They also revealed a ton of creative teams and new titles like Phillip Kennedy Johnson taking over Superman and Action Comics, Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo tapped for Nightwing March 2021, a new 64-page monthly anthology Batman: Urban Legends is on the way as well as the announcement of Superman: Red & Blue.
In indie comic news, Archie Comics announced Mighty Crusaders by Rob Liefeld, a new limited horror series is on the way at BOOM! with Grant Morrison co-writing, and Vault Comics teased creative teams for 2021 all week long.
In Marvel Comics news, Mariko Tamaki and Gurihiru team up for ‘Thor & Loki: Double Trouble’ this March, Marvel is kicking off ‘Silk’ solo-series in March 2021, Marvel taps Daniel Warren Johnson for ‘Beta Ray Bill’ series in 2021, and Steve Orlando is set for Man-Thing.
Our Top Books of the Week
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TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
Segment: Interview Zac Thompson talks about I Breathed a Body
Release date: Wednesday, January 20, 2021. FOC December 28, 2020
Artist: Andy MacDonald
Off Topic Top Shelf: Memories of a Murder, Zardoz, Ishtar
