Kyle Starks on mystery and a joyous bond in ‘Pine and Merrimac’
Welcome to another weekly recap of comics news, reviews, and more! This week, Kyle Starks joins the show to discuss his upcoming detective series Pine and Merrimac. He and artist Fran Galan will launch the new series on January 3, 2024, via BOOM! Studios and tomorrow is the final order cutoff for comic shops!
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NEWS
- Dark Horse adds 'Millarworld' to growing stable of imprints in 2024
- Artist Ivan Reis reveals he no longer works for DC Comics
- Peter Snejbjerg joins Ghost Machine for 'Hornsby & Halo'
- Marvel sheds light on ‘Fall of the House of X’ #3 and ‘Rise of the Powers of X’ #3
- Everything we know about X-Men comics out March 2024
- Steve Ditko estate and Marvel reach settlement over Spider-Man and Doctor Strange
Our Top Books of the Week
Dave:
- The Hunger and the Dusk #4 (G. Willow Wilson, Christian Wildgoose)
- X-Men #29 (Gerry Duggan, Joshua Cassara)
Nathan:
- Batman/Santa Claus: Silent Knight #1 (Jeff Parker, Michele Bandini)
- Marvel’s Voices: The Avengers #1 (Various)
Standout KAPOW moment of the week:
Nathan - Kill Your Darlings #3 (Ethan S. Parker, Griffin Sheridan, Bob Quinn, John J. Hill)
Dave - Batman #140 (Chip Zdarsky, Jorge Jimenez)
TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK
- Dave: Batman: City of Madness #2 (Christian Ward)
- Nathan: Action Comics #1060 (various)
JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.
- Dave: Green Lantern #6 (Jeff Spokes Santa Card Stock Cover)
- Wesley Dodds: The Sandman #3 (Dani)
Interview: Pine and Merrimac - Kyle Starks (out January 3, 2024, FOC Monday!) - Fran Galan
- Kyle, thanks for returning to guest on the AIPT Comics podcast! To start, you’re a busy guy who has written so many kinds of stories, and with Pine and Merrimac out in January I’m curious, how long has this story been kicking around in your head?
- I love a wife guy. Any chance we’ll see more of their first case together?
- Fran Galan’s art is spectacular, the use of color so great, what would you say the visual “vibe” is for the series?
- Do you have any favorite detective stories, be it comics, movies, or TV?
- There’s a missing persons case in the first issue, how much research goes into real-life cases to know you’ve got the right angle on a mystery?
- Maybe it’s because it’s the end of the year and end-of-year lists are coming out, but I need to ask: have you played Alan Wake 2, the year's best detective video game?
- Back in October, you wrapped up Peacemaker tries hard. With six issues under your belt, do you feel like you understand the character even better?
- You’re also writing a Wild Dog story that kicked off in Batman: The Brave and the Bold #7, the first chapter has such great cadence and pace, what makes Wild Dog so fun to write?
- If detective agency Pine and Merrimac had to take on a case with Peacemaker OR Wild Dog, would they take it?