Dreaming Big: Nicole Maines on amplifying queer voices in DC Comics

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NEWS

1. Blood Hunt tie-in extravaganza!
   1. Marvel reveals ‘Black Panther: Blood Hunt’ #1 tie-in miniseries
   2. ‘Union Jack The Ripper: Blood Hunt’ #1 out May 15
   3. ‘Blood Hunt’ anthology series ‘Blood Hunters’ #1 coming this May
   4. Marvel reveals ‘Midnight Sons: Blood Hunt’ #1 for May release
   5. ​​'Strange Academy: Blood Hunt' revealed for 3 issue miniseries
   6. 'Amazing Spider-Man: Blood Hunt' brings in Morbius!
   7. 'Wolverine: Blood Hunt' announced for June 2024
   8. Plus 7 ongoing series will tie in!
2. Marvel reveals penultimate month of X-Men titles for May 2024
3. Joe Kelly and Adam Kubert team up on 'Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII' #1
4. New DC/Marvel omnibuses to publish in Summer 2024
5. DC Comics Solicitations for May 2024!
   1. It's Superman vs. Lobo in the May 2024 'House of Brainiac' crossover!
   2. Juni Ba’s ‘The Boy Wonder’ DC Black Label series announced
6. Archie Comics 'Judgment Day' horror miniseries launching May 2024
7. Dynamite Comics reveals 'Space Ghost' series coming May 2024
8. ‘Thundercats’ #2 to introduce new character Calica
9. New crime graphic novel 'Houses of the Unholy' by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips announced
10. James Tynion IV launches Tiny Onion independent multimedia company
11. Comic-Con sets sail with Comic-Con: The Cruise in 2025
12. Marvel confirms entire Fantastic Four cast in Valentine’s Day 2024 reveal

Our Top Books of the Week

Dave:

1. The Deviant (2023) #4 (James Tynion, Joshua Hixson)
2. Batman (2016) #143 (Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino)

Nathan:

1. Batman: City of Madness #3 (Christian Ward)
2. Batman (2016) #143 (Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino)

Standout KAPOW moment of the week:

• Nathan - Batman #143 (Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino)
• Dave - Creepshow (2022): Joe Hill's Wolverton Station (Joe Hill, Jason Ciaramella, Michael Walsh)

TOP BOOKS FOR NEXT WEEK

• Dave: Batman #144 (Chip Zdarsky, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Andrea Sorrentino)
• Nathan: Hellblazer: Dead in America #2 (Si Spurrier, Aaron Campbell)

JUDGING BY THE COVER JR.

• Dave: Catwoman #62 (David Nakayama Cover)
• Nathan: The Six Fingers #1 (Sumit Kumar)

Interview - Nicole Maines talks Suicide Squad: Dream Team #1 out March 12 (artist Eddy Barrows) and Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story TPB out April 2 (artist Rye Hickman)

1. Nicole Maines, thank you for being on the AIPT comics podcast for the second time! Nathan and I are big Dreamer fans and have been greatly anticipating your graphic novel for some time, but to start, Suicide Squad: Dream Team is out March 12, can you talk about putting together this very unique lineup for the team?
2. You’re so good at capturing the different voice of each character, I particularly liked Waller, how do you approach writing dialogue?
3. Dreamer is still getting acquainted with her powers, some of which we get to see in new ways thanks to Eddy Burrows in the first issue. Is her acclimation to her powers a central part of her character growth?
4. Shifting gears to Bad Dream, a true origin story for our hero, was there a guiding light as far as its focus and tone?
5. We’re Galaxy stans here at AIPT. Tell us about your convos with Jadzia Axelrod when it came time to incorporate Taylor in the book! How fun was it writing Kat, Yvette, and Taylor?
6. The ball in Bad Dream is one of the most joyful things I’ve seen in a comic book. Did you draw on any of your own experiences in building a found family or friend group in this section of the book?
7. Did you and Rye do a lot of back and forth coming up with the unbelievable outfits and crowd scenes here? Take us through your collaboration in general! The dream sequences are gorgeous too.
8. If Bad Dream was a song, what would it be and why?