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MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD!There has been a MAJOR LEAK for the cancelled Kingdom Hearts game “Missing Link”. If you don't want to be spoiled about the cutscenes contain please don't listen to this episode.

In Episode #754, acclaimed storyteller and video game writer Frank Barbiere (Astonishing Times) and award-winning game writer and comics newcomer Stephen Rhodes talk about Zero Instance, the first issue now available through Comixology Originals! Frank and Stephen are bringing their expertise in video games to comics, and the first issue of Zero Instance is now available. Here's this book's description: "Rhys, a directionless college grad thought logging into his favorite MMO was just another raid with his friends, but they are shocked to find their boss fight glitching. When Chris—his best friend—doesn't log out, Rhys is forced to confront a terrifying truth: the lines between game and reality are vanishing. As an experimental AI known as Braxir begins to manipulate smart systems, twist human behavior, and build a base of operations in the real world, Rhys must decide if he's ready to lead when the game is over—and the stakes are real." We talk about how this book came to be, who the various characters are, and what else Stephen and Frank are up to these days! Be sure to pick up this excellent book today once you have finished listening to our fun interview! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  The part searches for the secret entrance while beset by baddies from all sides. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

The part searches for the secret entrance while beset by baddies from all sides. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

The boys give their thoughts on Dave's selection for the annual Game to Play in 2026, Mouse: PI for Hire. Recorded 7/6/2026

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In Episode #753, we get to visit Heartbreak Manor with creator and horror legend Steve Niles! Heartbreak Manor is a 100-page holiday ghost story that is currently being crowdfunded here at Zoop.gg. Here's this book's description: "Heartbreak Manor is an ambitious and artful horror story about a desperate young orphan who must uncover the deadly secret hidden that lurks within the walls of an old mansion." We talk about how this book came to be, who the various characters are, and what else Steve is up to these days! Be sure to back this high-power comics project at this link before it concludes on or about Wednesday, July 22. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  Someone is unhappy that the team decided to rob a train, but briefs them on their next mission—Operation Decisive Strike! Plus, everyone levels up! Subscribe now Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.  

Someone is unhappy that the team decided to rob a train, but briefs them on their next mission—Operation Decisive Strike! Plus, everyone levels up! Subscribe now Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

This week, we're kicking back on the couch and counting down our top five favorite sitcoms of all time. From comfort-watch classics to sharp, endlessly quotable ensemble comedies, we dig into the shows that made us laugh the hardest, gave us characters we still think about, and somehow became part of our lives. Expect passionate picks and plenty of nostalgia as we celebrate the sitcoms that keep us coming back episode after episode. You can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep MajorSpoilers.com strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Top Five! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

Judge Dredd meets Biker Mice from Mars, Midnight Island channels mystery-box island energy, Rocketeer: Infiltrator punches Nazis, and then we dive into Catwoman: Lonely City — one of the smartest future-Gotham heist comics around. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS ROCKETEER: INFILTRATOR #1 Writer: Gabriel Hardman Artist: Dean Kotz Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 08, 2026 It's the height of World War II, and Betty is a Nazi collaborator! Or so we're led to believe. As Allied planes mysteriously explode in midair across Europe, rumors of a Nazi superweapon compel the U.S. to send its fastest asset undercover: the Rocketeer! With Betty posing as a defecting American actress in a German motion picture, Cliff Secord, a.k.a. the Rocketeer, accompanies as her brother and manager. And since neither has experience in deep-cover work, the Allies send a handler to support them—a debonair MI6 agent who assumes the role of Betty's co-star. The Rocketeer will need to maintain his cover, destroy a superweapon no Allied agent has actually seen, and keep Betty away from the handsome British secret agent with a penchant for beautiful women. It's a lot for a reckless stunt pilot to handle! MIDNIGHT ISLAND #1 Writer: Lylian Artist: Nicolas Grebil Publisher: Papercutz Cover Price: $9.99 (digital $5.99, Hardcover $14.99) Release Date: July 28, 2026 Mysteries unfold in this adventurous series set on an enigmatic island full of secrets and wonders—it's Lost for a younger generation. Four children wake up on a deserted island. After taking refuge in an abandoned boarding school, they find an automaton who, every night at midnight, gives them a mission. If they fail or refuse to take up the challenge, the consequences could be terrible. From mission to mission, the children explore their surroundings, encounter other participants, and try to discover the reasons behind their presence on this island… TRADE DISCUSSION CATWOMAN: LONELY CITY Writer: Cliff Chiang Artist: Cliff Chiang Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $29.99 Ten years ago, the massacre known as Fools' Night claimed the lives of Batman, the Joker, Nightwing, and Commissioner Gordon…and sent Selina Kyle, the Catwoman, to prison. A decade later, Gotham has grown up—it's put away costumed heroism and villainy as childish things. The new Gotham is cleaner, safer…and a lot less free, under the watchful eye of Mayor Harvey Dent and his Batcops. It's into this new city that Selina Kyle returns, a changed woman…with her mind on that one last big score: the secrets hidden inside the Batcave! She doesn't need the money—she just needs to know…who is "Orpheus"? Looking for more? This week's pre-show IS FREE as part of our anniversary celebration, so if you want to hear the full conversation about Supergirl, movie theaters, and more, head over to Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

COMPANION (2025) | Companion Discussion | Cast Of The Pod Horror Movie Podcast⚠️ WARNING: This episode contains MAJOR SPOILERS for Companion (2025)! If you haven't watched the movie yet, check out our spoiler-free review first, then come back and join the conversation.Josh, Deb, Cobweb, and Cantu return for an in-depth Companion Discussion as they break down one of the most talked-about horror thrillers of 2025. From shocking twists and unforgettable moments to character motivations, hidden details, and theories about the film's ending, nothing is off-limits in this spoiler-filled conversation.The crew dives into:

Time for a great doubleheader this week in Episode #752! It all starts with David Steinberger and Chip Mosher, who have created "the new home for digital comics and manga" at neonichiban.com, then concludes with the return of Thomas Marvelli from A Signal From Space on Kickstarter now! Both David and Chip are leaders at Neon Ichiban, the next evolution in digital comics and manga. It's described this way: "This isn't about better technology—it's about a better future for comics." We talk about how the site came to be, what you can find there and when new books are available, as well as what the two of them are making happen that will continue to move the comics industry into the future. Then everything wraps up with the return of Thomas Marvelli, who is soon concluding another successful Kickstarter project, this time for A Signal From Space. Tom catches us up on all that's going on with Another Door Comics, including this excellent science-fiction mystery. Here's this book's description: "An astronaut presumed dead for nearly forty years sends an impossible signal home and returns unchanged." Be sure to back this high-power comics project at this link before it concludes on Sunday, July 12, at 9 p.m. EDT. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

This week is one of our free-flowing summer hangout shows, so we're bouncing through movies, games, travel, comics, and whatever else crosses our minds. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. In this episode Rodrigo's review of Toy Story 5 How audiences watch movies now versus then World Cup teams and who we'd like to see in the final four A look at Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls and its roster in a new Rodrigo Quiz! Thoughts on live-action Persona, new Ghost in the Shell, and One Piece anime adaptations Fourth of July fireworks: love them or leave them? The best vacation destinations in comics! Looking for more? This week's pre-show IS FREE as part of our anniversary celebration, so if you want to hear the full conversation about Supergirl, movie theaters, and more, head over to Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics, from your favorite comic-book vacation destination to your World Cup picks. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

This week, in Episode #751, we catch up with a favorite guest here at the podcast, Jay Magnum from Pet Piranha Entertainment, to talk about his latest crowdfunding event! Jay catches us up on everything that's happening with his team, then talks about his latest book, Peaches 'n' Cinnamon ('n' Friends) in "Summer Sun 'n' Fun. Here's the book's description: "They're the beastly besties of THE BLAZES, up to more wild wickedness—as the fan-fav damned damsels vamp-it-up all summer long in pinups for YOU!" We discuss how this book came to be, what's going on with the Astral franchise, Galaxy Gal, and some other areas they will be exploring in the months ahead! Be sure to support this newest project here at this link before it concludes on Thursday, July 16, at 11:00 p.m. ET! We also talk about some developments on Kickstarter and the comics industry as a whole, so be sure to listen to this fun and engaging conversation here at the podcast! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  The crew has the computer; now they just need to survive until the train rolls into the station. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share  

  This week on The Top Five Podcast, we're turning the scanners toward the ships that missed the mark as we count down our least favorite spaceship designs. After celebrating the sleek, iconic, and unforgettable vessels we love, it only felt fair to take a look at the clunky, confusing, awkward, or just plain ugly ships that never quite launched for us. From questionable shapes to baffling design choices, we're breaking down the spacecraft that left us scratching our heads instead of staring in awe. Strap in—this flight might get a little bumpy. You can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep MajorSpoilers.com strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Top Five! This post is public, so feel free to share it.  

This week on The Top Five Podcast, we're turning the scanners toward the ships that missed the mark as we count down our least favorite spaceship designs. After celebrating the sleek, iconic, and unforgettable vessels we love, it only felt fair to take a look at the clunky, confusing, awkward, or just plain ugly ships that never quite launched for us. From questionable shapes to baffling design choices, we're breaking down the spacecraft that left us scratching our heads instead of staring in awe. Strap in—this flight might get a little bumpy. You can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep MajorSpoilers.com strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Top Five! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

The crew has the computer; now they just need to survive until the train rolls into the station. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share

A monster stalks Puerto Rico in The Beast of Borken #1, octogenarians try to save a baby kaiju in Hidden Springs #2, and then we go deep on Godzilla: The Half-Century War — giant monsters, war stories, and some of the best kaiju art around. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS HIDDEN SPRINGS #2 Writer: Rob Williams Artist: Nil Vendrell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 24, 2026 As a group of octogenarian ex-celebrities try to shepherd a baby kaiju to safety, they're found by military agents who try to capture it—with devastating results! As the Hollywood has-beens are caught in the crossfire, they have to ask themselves, just what are they willing to sacrifice to save an alien creature? BEAST OF BORIKEN #1 Writer: Julio Anta Artist: Daniel IriZarri Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 1, 2026 A thrilling new True Weird series from Tiny Onion by co-creators Julio Anta (Frontera; Sí, Se Puede) and Daniel Irizarri (Xino, Cementary Kids Don't Die) bringing el Chupacabra to life! In contemporary Puerto Rico, Loli Flores is a fierce activist fighting the overdevelopment of the island by outside investors. When a ground-breaking ceremony is violently interrupted by a supernatural force, Loli discovers that the stories of el Chupacabra are not just echoes from the past, but a brutal protector of generations extending back to the indigenous people of the island. As Loli uncovers the horrors firstand, el Chupacabra is on a parallel path with elemental destruction left in his wake. This issue includes a haunting True Weird short story by Justin Jordan, Tony Akins and Aditya Bidikar! TRADE DISCUSSION GODZILLA: THE HALF-CENTURY WAR Writer: James Stokoe Artist: James Stokoe Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $29.99 Follow one man's journey from the moment Godzilla's reign of destruction begins and continues over his lifetime, one battle after another. The year is 1954 and Lieutenant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal, Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives...and in the process begins an obsession with the King of the Monsters that lasts 50 years ranging from Ghana, Bombay, and maybe the end of the world! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

It's special episode #750 this week at the podcast, and to celebrate, Wayne is talking with J.C. Vaughn from Gemstone Publishing about The Big, Big Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics – 7th Edition, now crowdfunding at zoop.gg! J.C. brings years of experience with the Overstreet Price Guide and is a leader in that very important comic book-related company! The Big, Big Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics – 7th Edition is described this way: "The top name in comic book pricing, appraisals, and grading metrics is crowdfunding with Zoop. The Overstreet Price Guide is launching its Big, Big Overstreet Guide to Grading Comics - 7th Edition for fans and collectors, an exclusive edition limited to this crowdfunding campaign. Completionists of all Overstreet editions will not want to miss this opportunity." We talk about the influence Overstreet has had over the years, J.C.'s role in all of this, and what fans and collectors can expect to find in this oversized, full-color book. This crowdfunding campaign will conclude in mid-July, so be sure to back it at the link above as soon as you finish listening to our fun and enlightening conversation! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  The team attempts a covert infiltration in order to obtain a piece of technology. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.  

The team attempts a covert infiltration in order to obtain a piece of technology. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

A new Wolfman comic lands, Spider-Man gets a cousin he never knew he had, and then we dive into Benjamin — a strange, psychedelic, literary sci-fi comic about authorship, identity, and whether reality itself is just another story. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31 Writer: Joe Kelly Artist: Patrick Gleason Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 The Talk... Peter Parker's world will never be the same. Don't miss one of the most pivotal issues in Spider-Man history! UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: BLOOD OF THE WOLFMAN #1 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Pip Martin, Leomacs Publisher: Skybound Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 24, 2026 THE WOLF MAN REBORN FOR A NEW GENERATION Adam Jaeger thought he could become someone new at college... but not like this. One moment he was partying, the next he's recovering from a massacre that left almost no survivors. The worst part? He might be responsible... As the monster within tries to claw loose, Adam will do anything he can to stop from becoming...THE WOLF MAN. The superstar team of JOSHUA WILLIAMSON (G.I. JOE, Superman) and LEOMACS (Basketful of Heads, Rogues) presents the next hit horror series of 2026! TRADE DISCUSSION BENJAMIN Writer: Ben H. Winters Artist: Leomacs Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $24.99 More than just a writer, more than just a science-fiction icon, Benjamin J. Carp was a cultural revolutionary. Over the course of 44 novels and hundreds of short stories—including the counterculture classic The Man They Couldn't Erase—Carp pushed the boundaries of literary respectability for the sci-fi genre and his readers' perception of reality itself . . . until decades of amphetamine abuse and Southern California excess finally ended a mind-bending career that always just escaped mainstream success. He died in 1982. Until 2025 . . . when Benjamin J. Carp awakens, alive, in a burned-out motel on the fringes of Los Angeles. He remembers dying. He knows he shouldn't exist. Is he a dream? A robot? A ghost? A clone? A simulation? In his own time, Carp pondered all of these scenarios through his fiction—and now, as he treks from Studio City to Venice Beach and onward into the paranoid sprawl of 21st-century Los Angeles, he will be called to investigate his greatest mystery yet: himself. From Edgar Award nominee and Philip K. Dick Award winner Ben H. Winters (EC's Cruel Universe, The Last Policeman trilogy) and rising star Leomacs (EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss, Ghostlore) comes a uniquely fascinating and hilariously deranged excursion into the metatextual nexus where existence and oblivion, past and future, genius and madness, and glitter and grim reality all meet just beyond Hollywood Boulevard. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

Writer Justin Coke is interviewed this week in Episode #749 to talk about his first book SWAT: Eldritch Blue Issue #1! Justin's very first comic is crowdfunding on Kickstarter now, and it's described this way: "A squad of broken-down outcasts, weirdos, and wizards battle to enforce the Grand Bargain—the agreement in which the monsters of the world have agreed to hunting quotas in exchange for safety from wizards like Larry Slaughter, who are always ready to hand out the punishment for breaking the Grand Bargain—summary execution." We discuss how SWAT: Eldritch Blue came to be, who the characters are in this series, and what we can expect from Justin in the months ahead! This Kickstarter will conclude on Sunday, June 21, at 8:55 p.m., so be sure to back it at the link above as soon as you finish listening to this fun and enlightening conversation! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  The team takes a deep dive to recover a Steel Thatch mech and crew member. But what they discover is a bit more unnerving. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.  

The team takes a deep dive to recover a Steel Thatch mech and crew member. But what they discover is a bit more unnerving. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

  This week on Top Five, we're blasting off into the final frontier to rank our favorite spaceship designs from across sci-fi history. From sleek starfighters and rugged freighters to massive interstellar icons, we're looking beyond speed and firepower to celebrate the ships that made us dream, cheer, and maybe even want to live aboard. Join us as we count down the vessels that defined galaxies, carried legendary crews, and proved that great design can make a spaceship feel like a character all its own. You can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep MajorSpoilers.com strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Top Five! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

This week on Top Five, we're blasting off into the final frontier to rank our favorite spaceship designs from across sci-fi history. From sleek starfighters and rugged freighters to massive interstellar icons, we're looking beyond speed and firepower to celebrate the ships that made us dream, cheer, and maybe even want to live aboard. Join us as we count down the vessels that defined galaxies, carried legendary crews, and proved that great design can make a spaceship feel like a character all its own. You can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep MajorSpoilers.com strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Top Five! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

Godzilla crashes The Odyssey, Mr. Nemo goes full underworld anarchist, and then we dive into Cemetery Kids Don't Die — creepy organic VR tech, teen horror logic, and one of the more unsettling comics we've read in a while. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS GODZILLA'S MONSTERPIECE THEATRE PRESENTS: GODZILLA'S THE ODYSSEY ONE-SHOT Writer: Frank Tieri Artist: Ilias Kyriazis Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: June 10, 2026 Godzilla's tour of the literary canon continues as it smashes its way across The Odyssey in this oversize standalone one-shot! Homer's The Odyssey is widely considered to be the greatest epic of all time. So, how could you possibly make it more epic? Fill it with kaiju, that's how. Odysseus' journey home was already challenging enough, but what if instead of storms, sirens, and cyclopes, the gods sent monsters even more powerful than the titans? And what if Zeus sent the most powerful one of all to assist the king on his odyssey? It's like Homer said: "Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is stronger than Godzilla." Written by Frank Tieri, illustrated by Ilias Kyriazis, and featuring part two of Tom Scioli's Godzilla vs. Robin Hood. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4vwTVNF MISTER NEMO #1 Writer: Mark London Artist: Alden Kaye Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 5, 2026 A NEW CHAPTER OF THE UNDERWORLD UNIVERSE BEGINS HERE. A brilliant analyst uncovers a global conspiracy—and is immediately marked for disappearance—only to be rescued by the mysterious Nemo, a man waging a secret war from beneath the ocean. As they dive into a hidden world of covert power and impossible technology, one question remains: can they save the world before it even knows it's in danger? [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4dXUNoK TRADE DISCUSSION CEMETERY KIDS DON'T DIE VOL. 1 Writer: Zac Thompson Artist: Daniel Irizarri, Gege Schall Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $17.99 The twenty-first century sucks hard, but it's been made somewhat tolerable by the latest media innovation to finally unseat the iPhone. Enter the Dreamwave: the first gaming console played entirely while you sleep. Now the obsession of millions around the globe, it's also the one point of solace for four friends whose lives have been marred by trauma and dysfunction. Together, this group of ultra-online "Cemetery Kids" spend their nights roaming the open world of the most immersive and brutal horror game ever created: "Nightmare Cemetery." Together they seek to dethrone an enigmatic humanoid monster known only as the "The King of Sleep." Which was fun—until one of them doesn't wake up . . . and finds their consciousness locked inside a horror game that is anything but imaginary. Now, the three remaining Cemetery Kids must navigate the game's forbidden landscape to rescue their friend . . . and pray that the secret lurking at its center doesn't follow them home. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4dSFg9H At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

Kenny Porter is a very busy comics creator! This week in Episode 748, we talk with him, who has had stories published by DC Comics, Image Comics, SEGA, and Top Cow, as well as Fearless from Scholastic and Barnstormers! from Insight Comics. If you visit your local comics shop, you are very likely to find at least two of his books there—The Schlub collected as a trade paperback from Image, and Superman: Father of Tomorrow from DC. Here's the description of that latter book: "In a corner of far-flung space, a world explodes. A lone rocket escapes the destruction and races through space, ultimately landing on a small farm in small-town Kansas. A kindly couple steps with trepidation toward the alien craft as the door opens. Out steps a man named Jor-El, the sole survivor of the planet Krypton! As Jor-El fits in to his new home, he realizes that he can help the world, not just with his newfound powers, but with his intellect as well. Witness how a Man of Steel and Science saves the world!" We talk about both books with Kenny as well as Operation: Iron Coffin, which is coming soon from IDW. You can check out his website at this link. If you haven't already been buying comics with his name on them, be sure to check them out after you listen to our fun conversation! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  Repercussions from the Snorplek begin to cause problems for some members of the team as they each try to figure out what happened. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.  

Repercussions from the Snorplek begin to cause problems for some members of the team as they each try to figure out what happened. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

The Mandalorian and Grogu is… fine, Radiant Black sticks the landing, and then we go deep on X-Men: The Brood Saga—space opera, horror bugs, vampire detours, and all the weird Claremont-era greatness that makes old X-Men comics so dense and unforgettable. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS RADIANT BLACK #42 Writer: Kyle Higgins and Joe Clark Artist: Marcelo Costa Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 03, 2026 END OF STORY ARC As Jack Marlow's parade marches the streets of Chicago, RADIANT BLACK and **HORIZON **are set on collision course from which neither will emerge unscathed! Don't miss this 5th anniversary issue with an ending that once again will change RADIANT BLACK forever! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4nX587N THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Writer: Jon Favreau Director: Jon Favreau Studio: Lucasfilm Release Date: May 22, 2026 The evil Empire has fallen but Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they enlist the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu. [rating:3/5] TRADE DISCUSSION X-MEN: THE BROOD SAGA Writer: Chris Claremont Artist: Dave Cockrum and Paul Smith Publisher: Marvel Comics Collects Uncanny X-Men (1981) #154-167, X-Men Annual (1970) #6, Special Edition X-Men (1983) #1. The complete Brood Saga! An X-Men extravaganza up there with the very best, blending space opera - featuring the X-Men, the Starjammers and the Shi'ar - with disgusting parasites from the outer limits of the universe in the form of the deadly and sadistic alien Brood! Featuring art by X-icons Dave Cockrum and Paul Smith, it's an action-packed adventure with a visual majesty that will leave you awed. Then, the X-Men encounter the darker side of the Marvel Universe in stories that pit them against Dracula and take them to Belasco's mysterious realm of Limbo! Chris Claremont crafts each story - and tops it all off with a character-defining tale that shows us Professor X and Magneto as allies before their philosophical fallout that would reshape mutantkind's future! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4dRYOcR At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

It's a great week here at the podcast, so it's time for a great conversation! In Episode 747, it's the return of David Pepose, the writer of Savage Avengers, Space Ghost, Speed Racer, and The O.Z., wonderful comics you should definitely support! During our discussion, we talk about his latest Kickstarter, and it's for The O.Z. #1-3, which you can sign up for at this link! Here's the book's description: "Haunted by her past, a disillusioned Iraq war veteran must survive the war-torn land of Oz." Of course, the O.Z. stands for the "occupied zone," which is something we talk about. David and I discuss his return to Kickstarter after some time away. We also delve into his run on Space Ghost, which I truly enjoy, then touch on Speed Racer and his other books! David is one of those great rising comics creators you should keep up with, so don't miss this fun conversation! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  The hunt for the Snorplek continues in the Steel Thatch's underground bunker. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

The hunt for the Snorplek continues in the Steel Thatch's underground bunker. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

    In this episode of Top Five, we're diving into the legendary, overpowered, and wildly impractical weapons from movies, games, comics, and TV that we secretly wish existed. Some would change the world, some would definitely get us into trouble, and some are just too cool to leave trapped in fiction. So lock and load your imagination as we count down the Top Five Fictional Weapons We Wish Were Real. You can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep MajorSpoilers.com strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Top Five! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

In this episode of Top Five, we're diving into the legendary, overpowered, and wildly impractical weapons from movies, games, comics, and TV that we secretly wish existed. Some would change the world, some would definitely get us into trouble, and some are just too cool to leave trapped in fiction. So lock and load your imagination as we count down the Top Five Fictional Weapons We Wish Were Real. You can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep MajorSpoilers.com strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Top Five! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

R.L. Stine stumbles, a serial-killer comic intrigues, Brubaker delivers another Criminal winner, and then we go deep on The Outcasts — fascism, class systems, mutants, AI, and why some old comics still feel way too current. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS LIFE AND DEATH OF LUCAS DREAMWALKER #1 Writer: RL Stine Artist: Francesco Francavilla Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: May 27, 2026 Journey with the Dreamwalker through new realms of terror! How many times can you be killed in a dream before you die? Legendary horror author R.L. Stine and award-winning artist Francesco Francavilla explore that very question as the mystery of Lucas's third death is foretold in this pulpy, noir, somnambulist adventure! Originally published in the hit horror anthology series Hello Darkness, this dreamy oversized issue collects Parts 1–3 of the nightmarish saga into one thrilling read! Rating: 2/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4e1GLlS KILLER INFLUENCES #1 Writer: Joey Esposito Artist: Valeria Burzo Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 25, 2026 Killer Influences follows Melvin, a serial killer who is aspiring to be one of the most infamous to ever do it, a true American nightmare. His problem? He's so efficient and methodical that he doesn't have a brand. No one has connected his crimes—except for Kylie, an aspiring true crime influencer who is flailing at a small-town newspaper. When she comes across Melvin's crimes and reaches out to him… she figures out how she's going to become a star. She will give Melvin the identity he needs to be the iconic serial killer he wants to be, while she follows his exploits on her channel and becomes famous. Kylie and Melvin make a pact that will make their dreams come true and destroy their lives in the process. Eisner Award nominee Joey Esposito (The Pedestrian, Batman: Urban Legends) and rising-star artist Valeria Burzo (Castle Full of Blackbirds, EC Comics) deliver a scathing and thrilling true crime serial killer saga with Killer Influences! Rating: 3.5/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4tUNJxJ FIVE GEARS IN REVERSE Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Sean Phillips Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $22.99 Release Date: May 27, 2026 In one of the wildest, most action-packed books that Brubaker and Phillips have ever done, we delve deep into the life of one of CRIMINAL's most complex and tragic characters, Ricky Lawless as he tries to pay off a deep debt to a mobster, while things just keep going from bad to worse. Rating: 5/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3RtjEIg TRADE DISCUSSION THE OUTCASTS Writers: John Wagner and Alan Grant Artist: Cam Kennedy Publisher: DC Comics Release Date 1987 The series takes place in a bleak world ruled by mega-corporations and corrupt politicians that prey on the weak and poor members of society. In this world, all manners of outrageous habits exists: Slaughterbowl (a hyper violent sport comparable to football) and government controlled euthanasia centers are among them. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

This week in Episode 746, it's the return of C. E. Massari! He has a new project coming soon called The Mafia Vs. The Klan! This new graphic novel will launch on Kickstarter in September 2026 as a premier title in Source Point Press' relaunch. The book is described this way: "Inspired by real-life events experienced by Massari's own grandfather, the 120-page original graphic novel (OGN) is described as 'John Wick meets The Godfather.' It tells a gritty, high-stakes story of justice and vengeance that resonates with historical weight and cinematic intensity." We discuss this fascinating story, including how it came to be and examine the characters! Sign up to receive the latest info from his Kickstarter at this link! You can follow this creator to get the latest news on Substack by going to this link. Don't miss this terrific interview with one of the creators of Six Swords and other excellent comics storytelling! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  Operation Foreboding Tomorrow begins as the team, down one member, searches for the entrance to the Steel Thatch's base and runs into some good ol' boys taking target practice. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

Operation Foreboding Tomorrow begins as the team, down one member, searches for the entrance to the Steel Thatch's base and runs into some good ol' boys taking target practice. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

Marvel corporate shakeups, a cautious look at Diablo: Dawn of Hatred #2, a slightly misleading but still fun Young Hellboy, and then a deep dive into Absolute Superman—working-class Krypton, corporate tyranny, and maybe the best Absolute book yet. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS YOUNG HELLBOY: THRILLING SKY ADVENTURES #1 Writer: Mike Mignola, Thomas Sniegoski Artist: Craig Rousseau Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 20, 2026 In a comic adventure within a comic adventure, Scarlett Santiago may have beaten too many villains to keep a low profile on the streets anymore. To keep herself safe and defeat the bad guys who are after her, she may need to team up with a mysterious, feline figure who has similar goals. Rating: 3.5/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4dvkcof DIABLO: DAWN OF HATRED #2 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Daniela Serra Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 27, 2026 Surrounded by his loyal followers, not least amongst them the barbarians of the Fox Tribe, Akarat continues to spread his teachings throughout Sanctuary. But though he claims peace and love, violence and suspicion shadow his every step. Though it was Akarat's teachings, thousands of years ago, which founded the Zakarum Church, the priests do not trust this new incarnation of the prophet. And Vrexia, their agent within Akarat's ranks, is running out Rating: 3/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/42JyoVS TRADE DISCUSSION ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN VOL. 1: LAST DUST OF KRYPTON Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Rafa Sandoval Publisher: DC Comics In a different, darker world, Kal-El landed in a remote Kansas field, the last survivor from an alien planet…but even before that moment, nothing unfolded as you'd expect. As he tries to survive in a world seemingly determined to repeat the mistakes of the demolished Krypton, he'll come into conflict with the globe-straddling Lazarus Corporation and its agenda of exploitation…and go fist-to-fist with its brutal army of Peacemakers! Best-selling writer Jason Aaron (Star Wars, Thor, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is joined by superstar artist Rafa Sandoval (The Flash, Action Comics) to reinvent Superman from the ground up! Collects Absolute Superman #1-6. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4wBzUqv At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

We have a very special guest in Episode 745! It's Mark Russell from Ahoy Comics' Billionaire Island and Second Coming! The first-ever Ahoy Comics Kickstarter will launch soon, and it will focus on Mark's new tale The Forgotten Divine. Russ Braun from The Boys is providing the art. The book is described this way: "His sleep haunted by images of a faraway planet, unhoused veteran Rodney Coleman drifts into establishing a UFO cult with others plagued by dreams of the same world. The group's shared effort to understand, heartfelt at first, descends over time into unreality, conspiracy, paranoia, violence, and conceivably . . . revelation." We explore this fascinating story, including talking about the characters and what this all means! We also discuss his recent collected edition for Traveling to Mars, so I'm sure you're going to enjoy what Mark has to say! You can still sign up to be notified when The Forgotten Divine launches by going to this link. Don't miss this insightful and fun interview with one of the industry's most talked-about creators! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today.

  New mechs have arrived, and the players outfit their systems. Then, the team learns about their next mission—Operation Foreboding Tomorrow! Patrons mentioned in this episode: Ingrid, Red Iron, Nicholas Buckendorf Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

New mechs have arrived, and the players outfit their systems. Then, the team learns about their next mission—Operation Foreboding Tomorrow! Patrons mentioned in this episode: Ingrid, Red Iron, Nicholas Buckendorf Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

  The eight operatives must survive one final test to prove their worth. "They had a plan, until the robots with guns showed up." Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.

  We take a break in the Moon Generation saga to see what is going on with the secret organization, F.I.S.T. "They had a plan, until the robots with guns showed up." Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.  

  We talk Sentinels of the Multiverse, chat with Bill Schweigart about his new book, Dirty 20,a and answer your questions about Lancer and Moon Generation in this week's episode. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it.