David Brooke

1 week ago | aiptcomics.com | David Brooke

The AIPT Comics podcast returns for another week of news recap, reviews, and special guest appearances. This week, Al Ewing joins the show to unpack his Detective Comics Annual 2025 (out this week). In it, Ewing crafts a three-act mystery that channels the spirit of the title — true, cerebral detective work — and adds layers of supernatural intrigue and location-specific flavor.

1 week ago | aiptcomics.com | David Brooke

The glorious Free Comic Book Day is finally here, and with it, a taste of what’s to come from the likes of DC, Marvel, IDW, and more! The Marvel FCBD comics are possibly the hottest FCBD comics, largely because they always tease what comes next, making them a big conversation starter. Nothing is hotter than the FCBD Fantastic Four/Giant-Size X-Men #1, setting up the Ms. Marvel-led Giant-Size one-shots, and showing what Ryan North and Humberto Ramos can do on Fantastic Four!Want to pick this up?

1 week ago | aiptcomics.com | David Brooke

The Ultimate Universe is one of the hottest in comics these days, which is why Free Comic Book Day 2025: Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1 will be on many people’s pull list. If you don’t know, FCBD is today, and you can pick up a variety of comics from Marvel, DC, IDW, and more! Free Comic Book Day 2025: Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1 offers three tales giving readers a taste of what the Spider-Man office, the Ultimate office, and the symbiote office are up to.

1 week ago | aiptcomics.com | David Brooke

If there were a comic book holiday, it’d be Free Comic Book Day, which takes place today, May 3rd, 2025! All you have to do is go to a local comic shop and you can pick up free comics teasing future stories or giving you a taste tester from the likes of Marvel, DC, and IDW. One of the hottest pickups has to be DC All In: Absolute Universe 2025 FCBD Special Edition, which features a story setting up Dan Slott’s new Superman Unlimited, as well as an Absolute Universe teaser by Jeff Lemire.

1 week ago | aiptcomics.com | David Brooke

Marvel Comics has released a preview for Christopher Priest and Joe Quesada’s much talked about project Marvel Knights: The World to Come. The six issue series launches on June 4th, contining the Marvel Knights line. It has been over 25 years since Marvel Knights made history and this new project has been in development for years and already near full completion.