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Everyone's favorite Doctor returns in Doctor Who: Third Doctor #1 from Titan Comics! Will we love it, or will we hate it (hint: reread the first sentence). Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOCTOR WHO: THIRD DOCTOR #1 Paul Cornell returns to Doctor Who comics with THE HERALDS OF DESTRUCTION! When something enormous crashes into Bedfordshire, the Doctor, Jo Grant, and the forces of UNIT under Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart mobilise immediately – and find themselves in the middle of a pitched battle against a terrifying invader… But the shocking face that awaits their return to base may tip the whole world off its axis!
Two Kims, one bounty, and an infinite number of worlds in the multi-verse. Now if they can only find some gas. This week, we take a look at Kim and Kim #2 from Black Mask Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! KIM AND KIM #2 Kim & Kim return with their interstellar journey of friendship, adolescent mischief, and cephalopod mania. Will they chase down that REDACTED ridiculous bounty? Will Kim Q. reconcile with her REDACTED dad? Will they come up with enough cash to buy more booze? Not yet, because first they gotta get into some barfights and accidentally tear open a rift in the fabric of spacetime or something! Fighting and science together at last!
DC's Anthonlogy series concludes with Metamorpho, Firestorm: The Nuclear Man, Sugar & Spike, and the Metal Men. Also, be on the lookout for a number of Legion of Super-Heroes running around. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! LEGENDS OF TOMORROW #6 METAMORPHO Written by AARON LOPRESTI Art by AARON LOPRESTI and LIVESAY The “Two Worlds, One Destiny” saga ends here! Metamorpho and an army from the planet Dae Won battle Kanjar Ro and his heinous space pirates for control of the Orb of Ra. If Metamorpho and his faction don’t succeed, Kanjar Ro will use the Orb and take the universe for his own! FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN Written by GERRY CONWAY Art by EDUARDO PANSICA and ROB HUNTER Firestorm and Multiplex must go head to head to seize the future of our world as the Quantum Field generator is still unpredictable and begins causing mutated machinery and insects to overrun our reality! SUGAR & SPIKE Written by KEITH GIFFEN Art by BILQUIS EVELY Sugar & Spike have a unique clientele made up of today’s A-list superheroes with embarrassing secrets in need of covering up. But our dysfunctional duo’s world is about to get even stranger when a team of time-traveling heroes from the 31st century tasks them with an urgent case that promises to alter history itself. Behold the culmination of Keith Giffen’s entire professional career (thus far)…Sugar & Spike and the Legion of Super-Heroes! METAL MEN Written by LEN WEIN Art by YILDIRAY CINAR and TREVOR SCOTT Chemo strikes! The walking nuclear waste dump attacks New York City, and it’s up to the Metal Men to put a stop to it—but who’s been lurking in the shadows since the ‑beginning?"
From a kids toy in the late '70s, to a Marvel Comic series that ran 75 issues, now it is time for IDW Publishing to tell their tales of ROM: The Space Knight. It's a whole new world for ROM, and if you pay attention, you'll discover a few Hasbro surprises along the way. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ROM #1 WE’VE BEEN INVADED AND ONLY A SPACE KNIGHT CAN SAVE US! First there was his epic return in this year’s FCBD #0, and now the ongoing tale of ROM begins in earnest! Christos Gage, Chris Ryall, and David Messina kick off the wildest new series of the year as Rom’s war with the DIRE WRAITHS hits close to home in “Earthfall, part 1!”
This isn't your father's western. Zach, Rodrigo and Stephen discuss the award winning No Country for Old Men, the final film in our Coen to the Movies month. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN While out hunting, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) finds the grisly aftermath of a drug deal. Though he knows better, he cannot resist the cash left behind and takes it with him. The hunter becomes the hunted when a merciless killer named Chigurh (Javier Bardem) picks up his trail. Also looking for Moss is Sheriff Bell (Tommy Lee Jones), an aging lawman who reflects on a changing world and a dark secret of his own, as he tries to find and protect Moss
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast we look back at some of our favorite stories from Comic-Con 2016, and rank your favorite stories as well. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! The Lego Batman Movie is the Batman Movie we deserve. http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/23/movies-special-lego-batman-movie-trailer-sdcc/ World of Wakanda http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/22/solicitations-ready-visit-world-wakanda/ http://wp.me/p8YAd-1EIt Justice League Action http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/22/television-watch-justice-league-action-highlight-reel-sdcc/ Brie Larson is Captain Marvel http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/23/movies-brie-larson-captain-marvel/ Flashpoint http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/23/television-big-bad-season-3-flash/ Legion of Doom comes to Flash http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/23/television-dcs-legends-tomorrow-will-take-legion-doom-sdcc/ That Wonder Woman Trailer http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/23/movies-watch-wonder-woman-comic-con-trailer-now-sdcc/ CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok. [su_signoff]
Coen to the Movies month continues this week, as we take a look at the 1987 classic, Raising Arizona. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! RAISING ARIZONA An ex-con and an ex-cop meet, marry and long for a child of their own. When it is discovered that Hi is unable to have children they decide to snatch a baby. They try to keep their crime a secret, while friends, co-workers and a bounty hunter look to use the child for their own purposes. https://youtu.be/2AIfVoGUs6c https://youtu.be/y5tgL6TIsEA https://youtu.be/ZFM5x3J_dFo
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: You picked it, and we review it - Superman and Batman Generations! Plus Rightwing #1, Kim & Kim #1, Faith #1, and the new young Han Solo! Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Alden Enrenreich is Young Han Solo http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/17/movies-alden-ehrenreich-young-han-solo/ Make sure to head to https://members.majorspoilers.com to get a bonus track where we discuss 30 years of Big Trouble in Little China and The Love Bug! REVIEWS STEPHEN NIGHTWING REBIRTH #1 Writer: Tim Seeley Artist: Yanick Paquette He’s been Robin, Batman, a spy, a ghost. Now, Dick Grayson returns to Gotham City to reclaim the life that was taken from him. But when a new evil threatens those he loves most, Nightwing faces being torn away from home once again in order to destroy the dark force once and for all. Powerhouse artist Yanick Paquette joins series writer Tim Seeley to return Nightwing to the DC superhero stage! [rating:3/5] MATTHEW FAITH #1 (ONGOING) Writer: Jody Houser Artist: Pere Perez, Marguerite Sauvage AN ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES! Because you demanded it…the high-flying hero that captured the imagination of the world is back with a colossal new comics milestone! In a city under siege by robots, aliens, monsters and even worse… celebrities, there is only one woman the people of Los Angeles can count on: the stratospheric superhero called Faith! Aspiring reporter by day and dedicated crime-fighter by night, Faith has tackled every obstacle in her path with confidence – like those crushing deadlines at work, the long-distance boyfriend half a world away, and the missing back issues that plague her comics collection! But, unbeknownst to her, Faith is about to collide with the one force she never saw coming: an up-and-coming super-villain bent on snuffing her out once and for all! But who is lurking behind the mask of her new foe…and could they just be the one person capable of rendering Faith powerless? [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/19/new-comic-releases-july-20-2016/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. DISCUSSION: Superman & Batman: Generations Volume 1 Writer/Artist: John Byrne This incredible tale follows the exploits of Batman and Superman as they meet in the late 1930s and encounter each otheralong with colourful menaces including the Joker and Mr. Mxyzptlkacross the decades. Along the way, as the two heroes establish their own families, the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight pass on their missions and names to a new generations of heroes: their own sons and daughters! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Where have the heroes gone? Why are they on the farm? Is the farm a metaphor for something else? We sit down to review Black Hammer #1 from Dark Horse Comics where we answer none of those questions. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BLACK HAMMER #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Dean Ormston Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Once they were heroes, but that age has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City—Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien—now lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. Even as they try to find their way home, trouble has a unique way of finding heroes wherever they are!
Things get really meta when Mickey and Goofy discover they are living inside a comic book, and the comic book is striking back! Will it make us laugh, cry, or scream in horror? And what does learning have to do with it? Check out this week's Dueling Review to find out. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES #733 “Night of the Living Text!” The fourth wall breaks as Mickey and Goofy discover they’re really living in a comic book story–with scary plans for them both! Then Donald Duck and Gyro are “Swallowed Whole” in a new William Van Horn adventure!
Hey, it's a new episode of Zach on Film! You know, for kids! This week, Coen to the Movies continues with a look at The Hudsucker Proxy. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! THE HUDSUCKER PROXY Greedy executive Sidney J. Mussburger (Paul Newman) hopes to take control of the company he works for by purchasing a majority share -- but he must first devalue the stock. So he convinces the board to appoint know-nothing recent graduate Norville Barnes (Tim Robbins). But Mussburger's plot backfires when Barnes' latest invention succeeds, thereby increasing the company's value. Worse yet, undercover reporter Amy Archer (Jennifer Jason Leigh) has the scoop on Mussburger's shady dealings. https://youtu.be/wImfCx4bDFc
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We go in search of the Wandering Island, Talk Pokemon Go, Review Flash #2, Invincible Iron Man #11, AND Space Battle Lunchtime #3! Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS POKEMON GO is a GO! Make sure to head to https://members.majorspoilers.com to get a bonus track where we discuss 30 years of Big Trouble in Little China and The Love Bug! REVIEWS STEPHEN FLASH #2 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE” Chapter Two: In issue #2, The Flash trains novice speedster August Heart to help protect the people of Central City from the Black Hole, a new breed of rogue with a deadly agenda for the Fastest Men Alive. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Mike Deodato Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 On the road to CIVIL WAR II! • During the last Civil War, Tony Stark and Captain America battled to the bitter end. Now they find themselves on the same side. Or do they? • It is Steve Rogers and Tony Stark like you have never seen them before. [rating: 2/5] RODRIGO SPACE BATTLE LUNCHTIME #3 Writer/Artist: Natalie Riess Price: $3.99 Publisher: Oni Press After surviving one round of Space Battle Lunchtime, Peony is a little more confident in her cooking abilities. And the chefs are warned against sabotaging each other, so maybe this round will go a little more smoothly. OR… the sabotage will continue! And this time, someone may end up in the hospital! [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/12/major-spoilers-poll-week-pick-trade-edition-4/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. DISCUSSION: WANDERING ISLAND Wandering Island is a retro flying adventure in the spirit of Hayao Miyazaki. With eight pages in color, this special edition features an extended wraparound cover with French flaps. Mikura Amelia is a free-spirited young woman who lives alone with her cat and operates an air delivery service, flying her vintage seaplane to Japan’s small island communities located hundreds of miles out in the Pacific. When her beloved grandfather passes away, she discovers he left her an undelivered parcel, addressed to an island that doesn’t exist . . . or does it? To answer the question, Mikura flies off in search of the truth behind the Wandering Island! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939.
This month we return to the classics as Zach gets schooled in the ways of the Coen Brothers! Our second film in our series - 1996's Fargo. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! FARGO Fargo is a 1996 American dark comedy crime thriller film written, produced, edited, and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. It stars Frances McDormand as a pregnant Minnesota police chief investigating roadside homicides that ensue after a struggling car salesman (William H. Macy) hires two criminals (Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare) to kidnap his wife in order to extort a hefty ransom from his wealthy father-in-law (Harve Presnell).
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: The Flintstones #1, Conan the Slayer, Cryptocracy #1, and The Little Red Fish #4 all get reviewed, plus Jason Inman magically appears to lead us in a discussion on the ten years of Major Spoilers. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Wreck-It Ralph 2 in the works http://majorspoilers.com/2016/06/30/movies-wreck-ralph-gets-sequel/ Make sure to head to https://members.majorspoilers.com to get a bonus track where we discuss The Lost In Space reboot on Netflix. REVIEWS STEPHEN CONAN THE SLAYER #1 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Sergio Davila Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Alone, battle weary, and with nothing but his sword, Conan of Cimmeria faces his inevitable death in the arid wastes . . . but instead stumbles into a camp of Kozaki raiders. With a knife at his throat and a band of Turanian hunters at his back, will the half-dead barbarian find a new ally in the Kozaki chief? [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW Cryptocracy #1 Story by Van Jensen Art by Pete Woods Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 For time beyond memory, the Nine Families watched from the shadows, believing themselves shepherds and manipulating whole societies as they saw fit. Nothing happened that they didn't observe or control. Outsiders knew naught of the Families, much less threatened them. Until now. [rating: 3.5/5] RODRIGO Little Red Fish #4 The Little Red Fish by James Moffitt and Bizhan Khodabandeh is an Orwellian retelling of the Iranian revolution. It takes place on a reef off of the Persian Gulf, and follows the journey of a young fish, as he grows into a renowned leader. [rating:3/5] ASHLEY FLINTSTONES #1 Written by Mark Russel Art by Steve Pugh Publisher: DC Comics Welcome to Bedrock, where Paleolithic humans head to dinner for a taste of artisanal mammoth after shopping at Neandertall & Big Men’s Clothing, where Wilma shows her modern art, and where, if you take a plane, you could literally end up sitting ON the tail section. Join Fred and Barney as Mister Slate sends them on a mission to show some Neanderthals a night on the town in hopes of luring them into this new system called “working for a living.” In Slate’s Quarry, of course. Is Fred’s ship about to come in? Find out when the gang finishes out the evening at the employee hot tub party, where they learn how the one percent lives here in Bedrock, home to the world’s first civilization and the modern stone-age family—The Flintstones. Don’t miss this extra-sized debut issue! [rating 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/05/major-spoilers-poll-week-lex-luthor-edition/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. DISCUSSION: http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/03/ten-years-major-spoilers/ CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
Doctor Who Comic Day is this weekend, and to kick things off Titan Comics has released another Doctor meets Doctor meets Doctor meets Doctor tale with Doctor Who Supremacy of the Cybermen #1! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOCTOR WHO SUPREMACY OF THE CYBERMEN #1 Writers: George Mann, Cavan Scott Artists: Alessandro Vitti & Various Publisher: Titan Comics For the Cybermen's 50th-anniversary... YOU WILL BE DELETED! Exiled from Gallifrey at the very end of Time, Rassilon, fallen leader of the Time Lords, has been captured by the last of the Cybermen. Now the Cybermen have access to time travel. With it, every defeat is now a victory. Every foe is now dead - or Cyberized. Titan Comics' 2016 Doctor Who event - and the biggest Doctor Who story of the year - begins here!
We kick off a month of Coen Brothers movies, with a look at 2016's Hail Caesar! Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! HAIL CAESAR In the early 1950s, Eddie Mannix is busy at work trying to solve all the problems of the actors and filmmakers at Capitol Pictures. His latest assignments involve a disgruntled director, a singing cowboy, a beautiful swimmer and a handsome dancer. As if all this wasn't enough, Mannix faces his biggest challenge when Baird Whitlock gets kidnapped while in costume for the swords-and-sandals epic "Hail, Caesar!" If the studio doesn't pay $100,000, it's the end of the line for the movie star.
Travel with us to the year 1936, where mystery men protected the city, and giant robots rampage in the streets! It's the Dueling Review of Lobster Johnson and the Metal Men of Midtown #2. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! LOBSTER JOHNSON METAL MONSTERS OF MIDTOWN #2 Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi Artist: Tonci Zonjic Publisher: Dark Horse Comics The face-off against giant robots continues as Lobster Johnson’s investigation leads him to a woman whose story reveals the ancient origins behind the machines’ gleaming exteriors.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Jason Inman pops in to chat with Matthew, Rodrigo, and Stephen about Star Trek, Teen Titans, weird foods, television, The Creeper, and more! Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! CBS and Paramount issue guidelines for Fan Films http://majorspoilers.com/2016/06/24/fan-film-read-make-next-star-trek-fan-film/ The Major Spoilers Poll of the Week! http://majorspoilers.com/2016/06/28/major-spoilers-poll-week-kings-b-movie-ring/ Mac n' Cheetos http://www.bk.com/menu-item/mac-n-cheetos CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
It's sink or swim for Dory as she searches for her family in Disney Pixar's Finding Dory. Should you watch it, or cut bait? Find out in this week's Zach on Film. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! FINDING DORY Dory (Ellen DeGeneres) is a wide-eyed, blue tang fish who suffers from memory loss every 10 seconds or so. The one thing she can remember is that she somehow became separated from her parents as a child. With help from her friends Nemo and Marlin, Dory embarks on an epic adventure to find them. Her journey brings her to the Marine Life Institute, a conservatory that houses diverse ocean species. Dory now knows that her family reunion will only happen if she can save mom and dad from captivity.
Is Action Man the next James Bond, or the next James Bond Jr.? Find out in this week's Dueling Review of Action Man #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ACTION MAN #1 (W) John Barber (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) Chris Evenhuis ACTION MAN IS DEAD-LONG LIVE ACTION MAN! He's the world's greatest special agent... until he dies saving the planet, with all the world's eyes on him. Now his young protégé has to step into the role-whether he's ready or not!
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Promethea, Superman, The Flash, Han Solo, Wonder Woman, and Creepy Comics! Plus, you pick the next trade paperback we read on the show! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Superman has been found for Season 2 of Supergirl http://majorspoilers.com/2016/06/16/television-meet-superman/ Make sure to head to https://members.majorspoilers.com to get a bonus track where we discuss Flashpoint, the first episode for Flash Season 3. REVIEWS STEPHEN THE FLASH #1 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico “LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE” Chapter One A new storm brews over Central City and disproves the old adage about lightning never, well…you know. Just as Barry begins to feel overwhelmed fighting crime, a new speedster debuts—but just where did this amazing new friend come from? MATTHEW Star Wars: Han Solo #1 Story by Marjorie Liu Art by Mark Brooks Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Everyone's favorite scoundrel gets his very own series! Han is given a top-secret undercover mission for the Rebellion -- rescuing a number of informants and spies. His cover for the assignment? Only the biggest and most infamous starship race in the galaxy! You know -- the race Han has dreamt of winning his entire life. Will he keep his mind on the mission? And can he manage to pull it off while keeping the lead? Best-selling author Marjorie Liu (X-MEN) comes to the Galaxy Far, Far Away along with superstar cover artist Mark Brooks (ULTIMATE X-MEN) in his return to interior art! Face it, readers -- there aren't enough scoundrels in your life! RODRIGO CREEPY COMICS #24 Publisher: Dark Horse Comics We’re bringing Richard Corben back to the pages of Creepy! Regular contributor Dan Braun will collaborate with Corben on an all-new story, writer Rhiannon Rasmussen-Silverstein joins forces with Portuguese artist Ricardo Cabral, and Peter Bagge revisits the Creepy Family Tree! Tony Guaraldi-Brown delivers a killer Monster Gallery piece, Glenn Fabry provides a disturbing color pinup, and more surprises fill this foray into fright! ASHLEY WONDER WOMAN #1 Writer: Greg Rucka Artist: Liam Sharp “THE LIES” Chapter One Why has the Lasso of Truth stopped working for the Amazon Princess? Start down the rabbit hole as dark secrets from Wonder Woman’s past unravel her present! DISCUSSION: PROMETHEA VOLUME 1 Sophie Bangs was a just an ordinary college student in a weirdly futuristic New York when a simple assignment changed her life forever. While researching Promethea, a mythical warrior woman, Sophie receives a cryptic warning to cease her investigations. Ignoring the cautionary notice, she continues her studies and is almost killed by a shadowy creature when she learns the secret of Promethea. Surviving the encounter, Sophie soon finds herself transformed into Promethea, the living embodiment of the imagination. Her trials have only begun as she must master the secrets of her predecessors before she is destroyed by Promethea's ancient enemy. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
This week’s episode features two great interviews with projects you can buy or support this week! First up is Frank Martin from Insane Comics, creator of Modern Testament: Anthology of the Ethereal. Here’s the first volume’s description: “An angel, a demon, and a Horseman of the Apocalypse: these beings, although ancient and iconic, struggle to be understood and find their place in today’s society. Humanity has changed since their creation, and they along with it. But together we’ll chronicle them on their journey through tales of self-worth and purpose. They’re stories of discovery we’re currently writing every day in our very own Modern Testament. 32 pages in FULL COLOR!” There’s a Free Comic Book Day version available for free at this link (digitally only), and the second volume comes out on Monday, June 20, so be sure to go to their website store to get your copy! Then we wrap things up with a fun chat with Roland Mann and Deonna Herrold, creators of Tiny, which is described as “a comic adaptation of Thumbelina.” We talk about how this two-issue series has come together, including how the two creators met through Roland’s daughter. It’s Deonna’s first comic creation experience, so we discuss what this has been like, including meeting fans at the recent MegaCon in Orlando, Florida. They have a Kickstarter campaign underway, and you can support them by going to this link and helping out! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!
Change the Future or Protect the Future? That is the question that gets discussed this week, as your two favorite podcast hosts dive into Civil War II #2. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CIVIL WAR II #2 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: David Marquez Publisher: Marvel Comics Two issues in one month? Hell yes! As the Marvel Universe reels from the events of the first issue, Tony Stark decides to take matters (and the law) into his own hands and declares war on the Inhumans. But not everyone agrees with Tony's perspective and they are willing to die trying to stop him.
When a band is just about to give up all hope, they travel to Japan where they find an audience, and possibly learn a little something along the way. This week, Zach and Stephen discuss the indie film, Big in Japan. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! BIG IN JAPAN A struggling Seattle Rock band, Tennis Pro, take one last shot at making it big as they embark on a comical musical odyssey in Tokyo with hopes to prevent their day jobs from becoming their careers.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Buffy is back in high school, and still kicking butts! Plus we review Titans Rebirth #1, Jughead #7, and The First Hero: Wednesday’s Child #1. We also literally argue apples and oranges. This episode of the Major Spoilers Podcast is sponsored by Loot Crate. Go towww.lootcrate.com/spoilers and use the code spoilers to save $3.00 off any new order. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! 00:03:12 NEWS Hastings in trouble, Diamond Comics about to lose largest client http://majorspoilers.com/2016/06/12/business-hastings-may-trouble/ Make sure to head to https://members.majorspoilers.com to get a bonus track where we discuss Donald Glover in the new Spider-Man Homecoming movie. REVIEWS 00:18:16 RODRIGO THE F1RST HERO: WEDNESDAY'S CHILD #1 Writer(s): Anthony Ruttgaizer Artist Name(s): Marco Renna (art), Fred C Stresing (letters/colors) Jake Roth returns home after the events of ACTIONVERSE just in time to face a new extrahuman threat that’s menacing the streets of Philadelphia. And as dangerous as an eight year old girl who can control minds might be… wait until you meet her mother! Meanwhile, the ETF is working night and day to neutralize the growing extrahuman threat. Could they be closing in on Jake? [rating:2.5/5] 00:21:30 MATTHEW JUGHEAD #7 Script: Chip Zdarsky Art: Derek Charm, Jack Morelli SUMMERTIME IS HERE! Jughead convinces Archie to join him at a cottage, away from all the madness of Riverdale, but the madness of Riverdale cannot be escaped. The madness of Riverdale is everywhere. [rating: 3.5/5] 00:26:07 STEPHEN TITANS REBIRTH #1 Writer: Dan Abnett Artist: Norm Rapmund, Brett Booth Publisher: DC Comics Friends. Teammates. Titans. Donna Troy, Arsenal, Garth, Lilith and Nightwing were all that and more until a mysterious force erased their memories, forcing them to forget what they could accomplish together. Reunited with their memories returned, the Titans must destroy the interdimensional demon that broke them apart and threatens reality itself. [rating:4/5] 00:33:16 MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://wp.me/p8YAd-1CFz If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. 00:47:00 DISCUSSION: BUFFY: THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS--FREAKS & GEEKS TPB For a Slayer, high school is hell! Buffy the Vampire Slayer is back in classic action in a tale set during her first year at Sunnydale High School! Burdened with the stress of a new school, making new friends, and sleepless nights spent slaying the undead, Buffy becomes the target of a group of nerdy vampires hoping to climb the vampire social ladder. 1:10:15 CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
Let's travel back to a time of pornography and smog, and see how two down on their luck guys solve a murder mystery as Zach and Stephen share their thoughts on The Nice Guys. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! The Nice Guys Holland March (Ryan Gosling) is a down-on-his-luck private eye in 1977 Los Angeles. Jackson Healy (Russell Crowe) is a hired enforcer who hurts people for a living. Fate turns them into unlikely partners after a young woman named Amelia (Margaret Qualley) mysteriously disappears. Healy and March soon learn the hard way that some dangerous people are also looking for Amelia. Their investigation takes them to dark places as anyone else who gets involved in the case seems to wind up dead.
He's one of the fastest men alive, and Barry must try and solve the puzzle of what happened during the New 52. Matthew and Stephen weigh in (and that isn't a fat joke) in this week's Dueling Review of Flash Rebirth #1 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Flash Rebirth #1 Spinning directly out of the epic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1, the Fastest Man Alive finds himself at the center of a DC Universe at a crossroads.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Tom Merritt stops by to talk about time travel and his upcoming book Pilot X, and then we are joined by Producer Arvind Ethan David, who talks with Stephen about Dirk Gently, the upcoming BBCA series, and the IDW Publishing mini-series. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! TOM MERRITT Tom Merritt is a technology journalist, writer, and broadcaster best known as the host of several podcasts, including the Daily Tech News Show, Sword & Laser, and Cordkillers. Tom is also the author of Pilot X. What would happen if a time traveler lived in a world where time could not easily be changed and if it was changed, it might destroy everything but himself? Pilot X just wants to fly a time ship. Specifically the Verity. But the Guardians of Alenda, rulers of his people, throw him in the middle of a time war. When he makes peace they don’t seem pleased. In fact, his own people treat him like the enemy. You can find out more about this book (and others) at TomMerrittBooks.com ARVIND ETHAN DAVID Arvind Ethan David is a film producer, known for producing The Infidel in 2010. He is also a fan of Douglas Adams, and has produced plays, comic books, and an upcoming BBCA television series, based on Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: A Spoon Too Short A Spoon Too Short is Dirk Gently’s most baffling and incomprehensible case. Inspired by the tantalizing alternative title for the Dirk adventure Douglas Adams was working on prior to his death, written by Arvind Ethan David and executive produced by Max Landis, A Spoon Too Short follows the continuing adventures of the world’s weirdest detective. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
The Apocalypse is upon us! Zach and Stephen sit down to discuss the good (and the bad) in the recently released X-Men: Apocalypse from 20th Century Fox. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! X-Men: Apocalypse Worshiped as a god since the dawn of civilization, the immortal Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac) becomes the first and most powerful mutant. Awakening after thousands of years, he recruits the disheartened Magneto (Michael Fassbender) and other mutants to create a new world order. As the fate of the Earth hangs in the balance, Professor X (James McAvoy) and Raven (Jennifer Lawrence) lead a team of young X-Men to stop their seemingly invincible nemesis from destroying mankind.
He is the night! Batman is back and he has a new sidekick, who is not a Robin! What do Matthew and Stephen think of Batman Rebirth #1 from DC Comics? Take a listen to find out! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BATMAN REBIRTH #1 Writers: Scott Snyder and Tom King Artist: Mikel Janin Longtime Batman and Eisner Award-winning writer Scott Snyder co-writes with rising-star writer Tom King! EVIL 365: Gotham City faces the threat of the Calendar Man!
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We get a bit political (but only because you asked us to), we answer mail, talk Dead No More, Justice League vs. Teen Titans, Star Wars Rebels, Fight Club 2 #10, and ask the important question, “Form of water or animal?”. This episode of the Major Spoilers Podcast is brought to you by Loot Crate. Go to Lootcrate.com/spoilers and use the code spoilers to save $3.00 any new subscription. You can support this show for as little as $2.00/month by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe NEWS Dead No More! http://majorspoilers.com/2016/04/04/teaser-dead-no-arrives-fall/ REVIEWS STEPHEN JUSTICE LEAGUE VS TEEN TTIANS Robin is sent to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches up a Justice League mission. The Titans must then step up to face Trigon after he possesses the League and threatens to conquer the world. MATTHEW Fight Club 2 #10 Writer: Chuck Palahniuk Artist: Cameron Stewart Colorist: Dave Stewart Cover Artist: David Mack Price: $3.99 The Explosive Finale! The most highly anticipated comics series of the year ends in the biggest way possible—the whole world burns away according to Tyler’s plan, and a new one he never anticipated is conceived. The meek inherit the Earth, and a final showdown proves that, finally, Roland Barthes is right! RODRIGO Xena #1 Writer: Genevieve Valentine Artist: Ariel Medel Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 After the Twilight of the Gods, the world is precariously uncertain - and Xena and Gabrielle have been missing from it for twenty-five years. Even without Livia, the power of Rome is growing: Caesar is determined to conquer by lies what he can't conquer by force, and the people at its edges know what's coming. (All roads lead to Rome, and Rome is hunting.) Xena and Gabrielle scramble to stop him before they have to wage war against a man they once called a friend. But along the way, Xena will have to confront her past against a rogue band of women warriors, and Gabrielle, whose secret visions are becoming prophecy, will have to protect Xena - at any cost. ASHLEY STAR WARS REBELS Season 2 Fourteen years after the fall of the Galactic Republic and the Jedi Order in Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, a motley group of rebels unite aboard a freighter starship called the Ghost, and conduct operations against the Imperial garrison on and around the planet Lothal. If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. DISCUSSION: There is a lot of listener e-mail this week, and one asks, “What’s wrong with Kansas?” We do dive into the political arena for about 15 minutes with our (biased) views on the situation. Other than that, some really great comments and questions this month! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this espied - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1vBz Become a Major Spoilers VIP and support our work - https://members.majorspoilers.com When does a utopia become a dystopia? Stephen and Matthew take a look at Symmetry #1 by Matt Hawkins and Raffaele Ienco in this week's Dueling Review. Symmetry #1 Writer: Matt Hawkins Artist: Raffaele Ienco Publisher: IMAGE COMICS Utopia is here. Hunger, sickness, work...all relics of a long forgotten past. For the greater good of the human species, all individuality, creativity, and negative emotions have been genetically bred out and medically suppressed. The population is limited to segregated areas where people lead long lives of leisure, games, and socializing. Only one man and one woman seem to notice, care, or think differently. Once they find each other, their relationship sparks a revolution...but will their love cause the salvation or destruction of mankind?
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Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1vka Become a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com Top Five Legion of Super-Heroes Members Top Five is a show where the hosts categorize, rank, compare, and stratify everything… from cars to gadgets to people and movies. From stuff that is hot, and things that are not nearly as interesting - it's Top Five. They are the teenagers from the future that want to save the universe! This week, we run down our top five members of the Legion of Super-Heroes Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.
Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1vig Become a Major Spoilers VIP to show you care - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We talk about the private dick that’s a hit with all the chicks - SHAFT! Vol. 1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Plus, Kung Fu Panda #3, We Are Robin #6, Doc Savage: The Spider’s Web #1 and Silver Surfer #16. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK NEWS Wonder Woman pics confirm WWI setting http://majorspoilers.com/2015/11/30/movies-wonder-woman-set-photos-show-wwi-setting/ Jawiin Comic Drive is trying to send 10000 comics to the troops overseas by Jan 1st! If you want to donate comics, please complete these two steps 1 – Box and ship the comics to COMICS FOR SOLDIERS c/o Jawiin Comic Drive 4780 SPRINGFIELD DR. TERRE HAUTE, IN 47803 2 – Send a picture of your comics and the number of books you are donating to jawiincomicdrive@gmail.com. (If you don’t send your number to the email, we will have an inaccurate count and the drive could fail. Let’s get these soldiers some comics for the new year! ) REVIEWS STEPHEN Doc Savage: The Spider’s Web #1 writer: Chris Roberson artist: Cezar Razek cover price: $3.99 While responding to a devastating earthquake in South America, Doc Savage and company discover that not only was the disaster far from natural, but that it seems to be linked to a menace that Doc faced many years before. As he begins to investigate, Doc discovers that a number of closed cases that he had considered to be isolated threats were in fact part of a larger web that he never suspected before now. MATTHEW SILVER SURFER #15 Written by Dan Slott Art by Michael Allred and Laura Allred Published by Marvel Comics“Day One” Does one Norrin Radd have to die for another Silver Surfer to live? In the space outside of time and the time outside of space, beings of great cosmic power battle for the final shape of the next reality! This may be the “Last Days” of The Silver Surfer… but it also might be the FIRST Day of an All-New Marvel Universe! RODRIGO Kung Fu Panda #3 'Daze of Thunder.'Po has been mastering battle techniques, but can he battle the elements? Well he's soon about to find out, as Lei Gong, a huge Kung Fu master Gorilla who has tapped into forbidden elemental sorcery, hits town (literally). Will he persuade Po to join forces with him? ASHLEY WE ARE ROBIN #6 Writer: Bermejo, Lee Artist: Corona, Jorge Cover Artist: Corona, Jorge The Robins are reeling from yet another loss-but with the Reaper on their tails, there's no time regroup! As the team fractures, each Robin must decide who can be trusted. And is it worth the risk to wear the R? MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Who would win in a fight, Sandman or Clayface? http://majorspoilers.com/2015/12/01/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-sandman-v-clayface/ DISCUSSION: SHAFT: A COMPLICATED MAN Writer: David Walker Artist: Bilquis Evely Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $19.99 Who's the black private dick that's a sex machine with all the chicks? Shaft! (You're damn right!) Created by author Ernest Tidyman and made famous in a series of novels and films, iconic hero Shaft makes his graphic novel debut in an all-new adventure. He's gone toe-to-toe with organized crime bosses, stood up to the cops, squared off against kidnappers, and foiled assassination attempts. But who was John Shaft before he became the hardboiled investigator with a reputation as big as New York City itself? Recently arriving home from his tour of duty in Vietnam, his first case - tracking down a missing person for his girlfriend - quickly turns into a matter of life and death, making him a target of gangsters and the police! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1vk0 Become a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com Matt Murdock is back in New York City and that means trouble for the bad guys. Stephen and Matthew sit down to review Marvel's Daredevil #1 by Chris Soule and Ron Garney in this week's Dueling Review episode. DAREDEVIL (2015) #1 Writer: Charles Soule Cover Artist: Ron Garney Back in black and on his home turf, Daredevil begins again in New York City as a new enemy emerges. Meanwhile his alter ego, Matt Murdock, is on a new side of the law in the District Attorney’s office. Fighting crime in the shadows, prosecuting bad guys in the light, it’s a whole new chapter for our man without fear—including the arrival of the devil’s advocate. Welcome to Hell, Blindspot.
Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1v75 Become a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com Zach is all alone this week, giving you his take on The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 Realizing the stakes are no longer just for survival, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) teams up with her closest friends, including Peeta (Josh Hutcherson), Gale (Liam Hemsworth) and Finnick for the ultimate mission. Together, they leave District 13 to liberate the citizens of war-torn Panem and assassinate President Snow, who's obsessed with destroying Katniss. What lies ahead are mortal traps, dangerous enemies and moral choices that will ultimately determine the future of millions. https://youtu.be/SoKIqLEGhI0 [signoff predefined="PayPal Donation" icon="icon-flag"][/signoff]
Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1v5r Become a Major Spoilers VIP and support our work - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week, Matthew and Stephen pull up a seat and wait for the heel turn as they review Ringside #1 from Image Comics. RINGSIDE #1 Publisher: IMAGE COMICS (W) Joe Keatinge (A/CA) Nick Barber THE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING EPIC BEGINS IN AN OVER-SIZED FIRST ISSUE! RINGSIDE is an ongoing series set within the world of professional wrestling, written by JOE KEATINGE (SHUTTER, GLORY, TECH JACKET) and drawn by acclaimed illustrator NICK BARBER, combining the ensemble drama of THE WALKING DEAD with interconnected rotating perspectives akin to The Wire. Each issue will explore the relationship between art and industry from the view of the wrestlers themselves, the creatives they work with, the suits in charge and the fans cheering them all on. But that's just the beginning. The real violence is outside the ring.
Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1uul Become a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Star Wars spoilers? MST3K returns? Comic publishers not participating in Free Comic Book Day? All this plus reviews of King Tiger #4, Nova #1, and Dark Horse Presents #16, and a discussion on closing comment sections. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK NEWS More Star Wars Trailers and commercial spots http://majorspoilers.com/2015/11/08/movies-let-the-star-wars-commercial-spot-onslaught-commence/ REVIEWS STEPHEN KING TIGER #4 Writer: Randy Stradley Artist: Doug Wheatley King Tiger has used all his strength, expended every weapon, cast his last spell. His adversary is trapped, and Tiger is trapped with it. But Rikki Boyd, the woman whose heart he broke, refuses to let Tiger die alone. When magic fails, can the heart prevail? [rating:4/5] MATTHEW NOVA #1 TWO NOVAS?!?! Sam Alexander’s missing father is finally back and the two are making adventure a family business. With their Nova helmets that enable them to fly and shoot energy beams, they’re policing the Milky Way with their Nova Corps of two. But is everything what it seems? And if that weren’t enough, Sam is also now an Avenger! [rating:4/5] RODRIGO Dark Horse Presents #16 [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Whether we recognize it or not, we are all creatures of habit. Having a routine keeps us from losing our minds, and flinging our poo at the person walking down the street (or so I’ve been told). The Four S Morning Routine is one that most of us follow, which makes me wonder what do you do first? What morning task do you do first? Brush your teeth Comb your hair http://majorspoilers.com/2015/11/10/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-morning-routine-edition/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. DISCUSSION: Closing Comments Many sites on the Internet have opted to shut down their comment sections completely, or move to another forum for discussion. How does this affect Major Spoilers, and by extension our wonderful Spoilerites? Also, Google Play Podcasts, and a quick pondering on future potential podcasts. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Post your comments - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1ugZ Support this show by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP today - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Ash vs. Evil Dead, Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot, and Star Trek is headed back to the small screen #ashleyonstartrek. Plus, UFOlogy #6, Doctor Who #2.2, We Are Robin #5, and Disgaea 5 all get the Major Spoilers Meatloaf review treatment! Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK NEWS Star Trek returns to television http://majorspoilers.com/2015/11/02/television-new-star-trek-television-series-coming-in-2017/ REVIEWS STEPHEN UFOlogy #6 (of 6) Writers: James Tynion IV & Noah J. Yuenkel Artist: Matthew Fox Final issue! The mystery of what happened 12 years ago is revealed as Becky and Malcolm face off against the D/H agent and the alien. [rating:2/5] MATTHEW DOCTOR WHO: THE ELEVENTH DOCTOR #2.2 WRITERS: SI SPURRIER AND ROB WILLIAMS ARTIST: SIMON FRASER PUBLISHERS: TITAN COMICS The breathless chase through time and space continues, with the Doctor and Alice on the run over a crime committed by one of his previous incarnations! This issue - things get complicated, quick, as a chainsword-wielding freelancer boards the TARDIS. Is he friend, foe, or something even worse?! With only minutes left before the implant in Alice's head gives their location away to the transtemporal bounty hunters on their tail, the Doctor won't have time to weigh his options - and the consequences will be heavy! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO DISGAEA 5: ALLIANCE OF VENGEANCE Developer(s) Nippon Ichi Software Publisher(s) JP Nippon Ichi Software WW NIS America Producer(s) Sohei Niikawa Artist(s) Takehito Harada Composer(s) Tenpei Sato Series Disgaea Platform(s) PlayStation 4 Mode(s) Single-player [rating:4/5] ASHLEY WE ARE ROBIN #5 Writer: Bermejo, Lee Some of the Robins are ready to return to the streets, but others aren't putting the 'R' back on until they knows who's pulling the strings behind The Nest. Meanwhile, a new player takes interest in the Robins. Will they all be united or pulled apart forever? [rating:3.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Giraffe that shoots blinding light from hands and is armed with a superglue fire hose High school marching band that can take the form of anything water-based, armed with a shotgun that shoots shotguns http://majorspoilers.com/2015/11/03/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-giraffe-vs-high-school/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. DISCUSSION: THE BIG GUY AND RUSTY THE BOY ROBOT NEW EDITION HC Front and center, America! Here comes action! Here comes adventure! Here comes The Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot—a roller-coaster ride through the minds of Geof Darrow and Frank Miller, the tag team that set you reeling with their hard-hitting series Hard Boiled! Everything you remember about being thirty-eight years old and watching monster movies is right here, but with all the magnified detail that you always wanted to see. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Call Us at the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share Your Thoughts Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1sXa Become a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com Murder in a medieval time! Matthew and Stephen sit dow to explore the mystery in From Under Mountains #1 from Image Comics. FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS #1 Story By: Claire Gibson Story By: Marian Churchland Art By: Sloane Leong Cover By: Marian Churchland MARIAN CHURCHLAND (8HOUSE ARCLIGHT, BEAST) co-writes with CLAIRE GIBSON; with art and colours by SLOANE LEONG. In the first issue of this new fantasy series, old feuds and new monsters rise up to haunt the isolated northern fortress of Karsgate.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Special Guest Zach joins in this lively general topic show where we discuss everything from the book Redshirts to our place in the universe, Marvel’s new number ones, and DC’s canceling of books. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/MSP604.mp3 Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed Listen to the Major Spoilers Podcast on Stitcher Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Marvel announces new number ones in December http://majorspoilers.com/2015/09/15/solicitations-marvel-comics-for-december-2015/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Will Eisner’s The Spirit #3 writer: Matt Wagner interior art: Dan Schkade, Brennan Wagner cover: Eric Powell incentive cover: Eric Powell (“virgin art”) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ The narrative scene shifts to the South Seas as a native fisherman struggles to provide for his family…and ends up snaring the biggest catch of his life. Meanwhile, back in Central City, Ebony and Sammy’s search to uncover the cause of The Spirit’s disappearance leads them to confront one of his oldest and wiliest Femme Fatale foes. And Ellen’s distress over a certain proposal comes to a head as she’s confronted by an unexpected revelation. Will Eisner’s iconic character receives an all-new revival via the talents of Eisner Award-winning author Matt Wagner and the visual team of artist Dan Schkade and colorist Brennan Wagner. [rating:2.5/5] MATTHEW Bitch Planet #5 Story By: Kelly Sue DeConnick Art By: Valentine De Landro The Bitches enter the arena for their very first deathsport match. From 2014 Best Writer Eisner nominee KELLY SUE DeCONNICK (PRETTY DEADLY, Captain Marvel) and VALENTINE De LANDRO (X-Factor) with colorist CRIS PETER (CASANOVA) and letterer CLAYTON COWLES (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE). [rating:4.5/5] Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! [signoff predefined="PayPal Donation" icon="icon-flag"][/signoff]
Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1rzP Become a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com The Major Spoilers Store is located at http://majorspoilers.bigcartel.com This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Gamification! What is it and how can we use it with comic books? Reviews of Hellboy in Hell #7, Secret Six #5, Age of Reptiles: Ancient Egyptians #4, Hand of God from Amazon, and the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week! Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK NEWS Mockingbird gets a pilot from ABC http://majorspoilers.com/2015/08/21/television-mockingbird-series-gets-a-pilot-order-at-abc/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Hellboy In Hell #7 Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Mike Mignola Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $2.99 “The Hounds of Pluto” Part 1 of 2. A sickness eats away at Hellboy. Though he’s dead, he risks losing himself and becoming one of the hollow phantoms that haunt Hell. A team of doctors promise a cure, but they need something from him first . . . [rating:4.5/5] MATTHEW SECRET SIX #5 Publisher: DC COMICS (W) Gail Simone (A) Dale Eaglesham, Tom Derenick (CA) Dale Eaglesham After the initial attack on Big Shot's home (and the shocking revelation of one member's true identity), the team's suburban retreat has been exposed. As the team starts to fracture, this highly dysfunctional band of outcasts prepares for the next strike from Mockingbird! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO AGE OF REPTILES: ANCIENT EGYPTIANS #4 Ricardo Delgado Ricardo Delgado’s latest tale of survival and the cycle of life in Cretaceous Africa! Will the lone, deadly Spinosaurus aegyptiacus survive to see another day? With colors by Ryan Hill (House of Night, Judge Dredd: Mega-City Two), this powerful, beautifully detailed adventure comes to a dramatic finish![rating:4/5] ASHLEY HAND OF GOD Amazon original series. Hand of God follows Pernell Harris (Ron Perlman), a corrupt judge who suffers a breakdown and believes God is compelling him onto a path of vigilante justice. [rating:5/5] If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. DISCUSSION: Dr. Roger Altizer, Associate Director, Entertainment Arts Engineering at the University of Utah talks with Stephen about Gamification. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1rj4 Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP and support this show - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week things get heated as Zach, Matthew, Rodrigo, and Stephen discuss increasing ticket prices to boost security in theaters. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Articles Referenced in This Week's Episode What Does the Success of 'Straight Outta Compton' Mean for Black Film? Nearly Half of Moviegoers Will Pay Extra for Theater Security A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site.
Podcast Posting Page - Major Spoilers Podcast #638: Nerdstrong Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP and support this show - http://members.majorspoilers.com The Major Spoilers Store is located at http://majorspoilers.bigcartel.com This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Superheroes are fit, and there’s no reason why we can’t find an approach for everyone to lead a healthy lifestyle. Plus Archie #2, Invader Zim #2, Descender #6 and A-Force #3 get reviewed. Also, some Star Wars news from D23. NEWS Colin Trevorrow to Direct Star Wars IX http://majorspoilers.com/2015/08/15/d23-colin-trevorrow-to-direct-star-wars-episode-ix/ REVIEWS STEPHEN ARCHIE #2 Script: Mark Waid Art: Fiona Staples, Andre Szymanowicz, Jen Vaughn, Jack Morelli Cover: Fiona Staples Cover Price: $3.99 The new school year continues to bring with it daunting new challenges and interesting changes for the teens of Riverdale High. But there’s one thing that remains constant: Archie’s car is still a piece of garbage! With car problems comes money problems, which means that Archie’s on the hunt for a new job. Fortunately, a mysterious new building in Riverdale is offering some career opportunities for Archie and his friends. Who’s behind this new conglomerate and what are their intentions for Riverdale? Find out in the second issue of this all-new Archie series! [rating:5/5] MATTHEW A-FORCE #3 Writer: G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett Artist: Jorge Molina Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $3.99 • She-Hulk has violated the most sacred rule of Battleworld... • ...and now A-Force is on the run from the planet's protectors: The Thor Corps! • And while trying to prove her innocence, She-Hulk discovers that one of her own may have engineered her downfall... [rating:3/5] RODRIGO Invader Zim #2 Dib knows ZIM's suddeb disappearance from Earth can only mean bad news for the human race. Can Dib stop him before Earth is just another alien-infested spaceside attraction like the universe's biggest doughnut? [rating:4/5] ASHLEY DESCENDER #6 Writer: Lemire, Artist: Nguyen, Cover Artist: Nguyen, Dustin Publisher: Cover Price: The oldest secret in the Universe is revealed and DESCENDER will never be the same. [rating:3/5] If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. DISCUSSION: Andrew Deutsch from Nerd Strong Gym in LA talks with Stephen about a different approach to exercise that is catching on across the country. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1qSb Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP today - https://members.majorspoilers.com A little controversy regarding this week's book, Boy-1 #1 from IDW publishing. Who liked it, and who didn't? Take a listen to this installment of Dueling Review to find out! BOY-1 #1 (of 4)—SPOTLIGHT H.S. Tak (w) Amancay Nahuelpan (a) Zach Howard (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 In the fast-approaching future, when the drug-addled heir of a genetic-engineering company begins to investigate his company’s murky past, he discovers he is the catalyst in a terrifying global event that will transform him and forever alter the course of human evolution.
Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1qCK Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP today! https://members.majorspoilers.com Four of your favorite hosts went to see Fantastic Four, did they love it, hate it, or have they been so disillusioned over the years that they were left crying in a ball on the floor? You'll find out in this week's installment of Zach on Film. FANTASTIC FOUR Transported to an alternate universe, four young outsiders gain superhuman powers as they alter their physical form in shocking ways. Reed Richards becomes Mr. Fantastic, able to stretch and twist his body at will, while pal Ben Grimm gains immense strength as the Thing. Johnny Storm becomes the Human Torch, able to control and project fire, while his sister Sue becomes the Invisible Woman. Together, the team must harness their new abilities to battle a former friend who poses a threat to Earth. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site.
Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1qwT Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP - http://members.majorspoilers.com This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Ashley V. Robinson joins the crew, Batman: Earth One gets reviewed, Barb Wire punches faces, Matthew is here, too! Plus, Barb Wire #2, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Thors #2, and Batgirl #42. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Nerdtacular reflections Star Trek Celebration Apollo IX One-Shot REVIEWS STEPHEN BARB WIRE #2 Writer: Chris Warner Penciller: Patrick Olliffe Inker: Tom Nguyen Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb Cover Artist: Adam Hughes To keep her struggling club off the auction block, Barb Wire hunts one Wyvern Stormblüd, a human wrecking ball with a serious bounty on his head. But Wyvern is a psychotic drunk, even more dangerous soused than sober, who plans to set loose every caged gangster in Steel Harbor![rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW THORS #2 Story by Jason Aaron Art by Chris Sprouse, Goran Sudzuka, Karl Story Colors by Marte Gracia Letters by VC - Joe Sabino Cover by Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, Dave McCaig Publisher Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 • The saga of the Battleworld police force continues! • More murders. More mystery. More Thors! (Like GROOT THOR!) • And maybe even a break in the case, as a surprising suspect is brought in for questioning… [rating:3/5] RODRIGO AVATAR: THE LAST AIRBENDER -- THE POSTER COLLECTION The beloved television series Avatar: The Last Airbender has won fans of all ages over the years. Relive this award-winning show with a set of twenty high-quality art prints in this Dark Horse poster-book collection! * First-ever poster book for Avatar: The Last Airbender! * Deluxe oversized poster collection of art from the entire Avatar: The Last Airbender TV series! MASS EFFECT: THE POSTER COLLECTION Step into the expansive sci-fi universe of Mass Effect with Dark Horse’s oversized collection of twenty high-quality art prints from the smash-hit video game series! * The Mass Effect series is one of the most beloved sagas in gaming history! * First-ever poster book for the Mass Effect series! [rating:5/5] ASHLEY BATGIRL #42 Writers: Brenden Fletcher and Cameron Stewart Artist: Babs Tarr Batgirl can barely hold her own in combat against the new Batman…so what happens when Livewire joins the fight with the intention of taking them both out? [rating:4/5] DISCUSSION: Batman: Earth One Writer: Geoff Johns Artist: Gary Frank Publisher: DC Comics In a Gotham City where friend and foe are indistinguishable, Bruce Wayne's path toward becoming the Dark Knight is riddled with more obstacles than ever before. Focused on punishing his parents’ true killers, and the corrupt police that allowed them to go free, Bruce Wayne's thirst for vengeance fuels his mad crusade and no one, not even Alfred, can stop him. In the tradition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Superman: Earth One, writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank re-imagine a new mythology for the Dark Knight, where the familiar is no longer the expected in this long-awaited original graphic novel from DC Comics. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. The Major Spoilers Store is located at majorspoilers.bigcartel.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1qku Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP today - http://members.majorspoilers.com/membership-options-page/ This week Zach and Stephen discuss ticket prices, why the prices climb, and where the money goes. Zach on Film subreddit: www.reddit.com/r/zachonfilm Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Zach on Film continues far into the future! A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site.