Major Spoilers Comic Book Podcast

Dungeons and Dragons and Frost Giant’s Fury make for a lively discussion in this week’s Major Spoilers Podcast. We also review Monkey Prince #1 and One-Star Squadron #3 from DC Comics and Red Sonja Valentines Day Special 2022 from Dynamite Entertainment. 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) NEWS https://www.npr.org/2022/01/27/1076180329/tennessee-school-district-ban-holocaust-graphic-novel-maus https://bleedingcool.com/comics/florida-polk-county-schools-pull-raina-telgemeiers-drama-from-shelves/ https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-books-race-sexuality-schools-rcna13886 REVIEWS STEPHEN MONKEY PRINCE #1 Writer: Gene Luen Yang Artist: Bernard Chang Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 1, 2022 Introducing the newest hero in the DCU, the great sage, equal to the heavens, better than his predecessor the legendary Monkey King, even better than the Justice League—and definitely the Teen Titans—(actually, all the heroes combined), everyone put your hands together for…the Monkey Prince! Marcus Sun moves around a lot because his adoptive parents are freelance henchpeople, so this month he finds himself as the new kid at Gotham City High School, where a mysterious man with pig features asks Marcus to walk through a water curtain to reveal himself as who Marcus really is…someone who has adventured through The Journey to the West, can transform into 72 different formations, can clone himself using his hairs, and is called…the Monkey Prince! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3rcCqUq MATTHEW ONE-STAR SQUADRON #3 Writer: Mark Russell Artist: Steve Lieber Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 1, 2022 Things just keep getting worse for Red Tornado as he’s called in to face his most ferocious foe yet…the Board! This group of money-hungry investors are willing to do just about anything to turn a profit, and that could mean the end of Heroz4U. Now, as the company’s stock plummets, our hero questions why he got into the lifesaving business in the first place. When the time comes, will there be anyone left to save him? [rating:1/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3oetdta RODRIGO RED SONJA VALENTINE’S DAY SPECIAL (2022) Writer: Chuck Brown Artist: Lee Ferguson Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: Feb 02, 2022 BURNING LOVE! Red Sonja’s temporarily developed fire powers… which is handy, since she’s in a land where warlords possess deadly ice powers. Sonja finds herself amidst a lovers quarrel, in which someone exchanged their heart and soul (quite literally) for overwhelming power. Can Sonja defeat a greedy cherub ogre and restore peace to the freezing lands? [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/34aL5OG  DISCUSSION DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: FROST GIANT’S FURY Writer: Jim Zub Artist: Netho Diaz Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $8.99 Release Date: November 2017 Mighty giants stir across the land and before their crushing might, nothing is safe. Badly injured after their encounters in the Demiplane of Dread and now lost in the frozen northern reaches of the Forgotten Realms, the Baldur’s Gate heroes will be tested like never before. Roll for initiative, a new Dungeons & Dragons adventure begins! 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!

Fantasy and time dilatation collide in Birthright Volume 1 from Image Comics! We talk about IDW Publishing, Magic: The Gathering, and Doctor Who. Plus we review Amazing Spider-Man #87, Power Rangers Universe #2, and Gunslinger Spawn #4! It all happens when you take a listen to the Major Spoilers Podcast. 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) NEWS https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50240/idws-g-i-joe-transformers-licenses-conclude-end-year https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/50243/wizards-coast-pushes-back-magics-unfinity http://majorspoilers.com/2021/12/20/dan-slott-to-pen-doctor-who-for-titan-comics/ REVIEWS STEPHEN AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #87 Writer: Jed MacKay Artist: Carlos Gomez Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 26, 2022 • With NYC reeling from Doc Ock’s attack, Captain America and Black Cat need to know something… • …if Ben Reilly is really down, is Peter Parker able to step up and be Spider-Man again? • You may think you know where this story is going, but you do not. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/35guNEa MATTHEW POWER RANGERS UNIVERSE #2 Writer: Nicole Andelfinger Artist: Simone Ragazzoni Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 26, 2022 Discover the truth behind the Phantom Ranger, the Morphin Masters, Power Rangers, and the Morphin Grid itself in the series that will unlock the secrets of the Power Rangers Universe! In the ancient past, six teens scramble inside the Masterforge to save a mysterious figure they rescue from the Morphin Grid. But in doing so, they strand themselves from their parents, the Morphin Masters, who ascend into the Grid itself to protect it from Dark Specter. Can they protect Earth and the Grid itself from the impending forces headed their way? That question will have to wait, because first they must defend themselves against… a T-Rex attack! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3nVse0v RODRIGO GUNSLINGER SPAWN #4 Writer: Todd McFarlane Artist: Brett Booth Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Release Date: January 26, 2022 The return of the NEW and IMPROVED supervillain…CLOWN!!! This is a clown who is bent on destroying Spawn…but he needs to corrupt Gunslinger Spawn first! And just wait until you see who is fighting at his side. [rating: 4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3KUzG6e DISCUSSION BIRTHRIGHT VOLUME 1 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrei Bressan, Adriano Lucas Publisher: Image Comic Release Date: March 2015 Cover Price: $14.99 For the Rhodes family, losing their son was the most devastating thing that could have occurred…but it couldn’t prepare them for what happened when he returned. Skybound’s newest hit turns fantasy into reality in this all-new series from the creator of NAILBITER and GHOSTED. Pick up this introductory-priced collection and see what everyone’s talking about! 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!

Flash! He’s a miracle! Will he and his trusty sidekick Pancho save every one of us? We talk Microsoft buying Activision Blizzard, Moon Knight, Dungeons and Dragons, and more! Plus, we review Angel #1 from BOOM! Studios, King Spawn #6 from Image Comics, and Speed Republic #1 from Mad Cave Studios. 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) NEWS https://www.polygon.com/22883750/dnd-monsters-of-the-multiverse-6e http://majorspoilers.com/2022/01/18/trailer-moon-knight-arrives-march-30th/ https://deadline.com/2022/01/microsoft-acquires-activision-blizzard-video-game-blockbuster-1234914158/ REVIEWS STEPHEN ANGEL #1 Writer: Christopher Cantwell Artist: Daniel Bayliss Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 19, 2022 Welcome to Angel for Hire, starring Angel and his co-star—Cordelia! But wait, Angel isn’t just a celebrity? Nope, he leads a double life . . . as a real monster hunter for Angel Investigations! Sometimes, though, this double life can get his friends into trouble, and as Wesley recovers from a horrific curse, Angel stumbles into a series of supernatural events which lead to him getting sucked into an unexpected and mysterious world. He soon faces a terrifying enemy, who sees him as a threat . . . [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3FKMrwe MATTHEW KING SPAWN #6 Writer: Sean Lewis Artist: Javi Fernandez Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Release Date: January 19, 2022 After the shocking revelation of DISRUPTOR’s true identity, Spawn’s rage intensifies, and the battle in Botswana comes to a savage conclusion. [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/33tuRzP RODRIGO SPEED REPUBLIC #1 Writer: Ryan Lindsay Artist: Emanuele Parascandolo Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 02, 2022 In the future, Europe has united under one man, The Autocrat. He rules the apocalyptic landscape from corporate monopolies with a vision of unity that is gospel to some, but hollow to others. To distract the 99% from their poor and empty lives, they are given the opportunity to compete in the Grand Race. A marathon street race through Europe where only one driver can make it to the end and win a life of luxury. Our hero, Sebastian Valencia, enters with the hope that winning this race can make up for his wasted past, but along the way he starts to question what kind of future he is actually buying into. [rating: 3/5] You can pre-order the first volume via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/33P03cp  DISCUSSION FLASH GORDON AND THE DEATH PLANET Writer: Harry Harrison Artist: Dan Barry, Mac Raboy Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $36.99 Release Date: August 30, 2017 Strap yourself in for another rip-roaring romp through the many worlds of Flash Gordon. From the icy cold surface of Pluto, to the Death Planet, to a dimension populated by living machines… These are the continuing adventures of Flash Gordon, science fiction’s most enduring and heroic icon. The Death Planet reprints the first four years of Dan Barry’s Flash Gordon Sunday strips from July 30, 1967 to July 18, 1971, starting with Mac Raboy’s last strip, Captured on Pluto, which Dan completed. This volume also includes an interview with Dan Barry’s long-time art assistant Bob Fujitani and a feature on Dan Barry and Harry Harrison written by comic strip expert, Rick Norwood. 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!

The rule of three! The Venn diagram of Star Trek! Beast Boy Loves Raven! All this, and Scott Johnson on this episode of the Major Spoilers Podcast! 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 STEPHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #15 Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: David Romero Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 12, 2022 Back in 1967, the Department of Truth went out to West Virginia and tried to create a tulpa of its own. Forty-six people died in the aftermath. Fan-favorite illustrator DAVID ROMERO (Razorblades: The Horror Magazine) joins Eisner Award-winning writer JAMES TYNION IV to reveal the true origin…of Mothman. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3zFmL2B RODRIGO PHENOM X #3 Writer: John Leguizamo, Aram Rappaport, Joe Miciak Artist: Chris Batista Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 12, 2022 Max Gomez’s first heroic outing as his alter ego PhenomX does not go according to plan when he’s forced to face off against an invulnerable giant and a slippery shapeshifter. Meanwhile, as Agent Potter’s lies crumble, the true origins of Max’s powers slowly come to light, and those closest to him are not as safe as he thought. [rating: 2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3fgYre4 SCOTT Warhammer 40,000: Marneus Calgar Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Jacen Burrows Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: 3.99, or all on Marvel Unlimited right now Release Date: October 14, 2020 In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war…The saga of WARHAMMER 40,000 comes to Marvel Comics! MARNEUS CALGAR, the legendary Chapter Master of the Ultramarines, leads his elite Space Marines against humanity’s greatest threats in a galaxy engulfed in endless war. [rating: 4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3FfUh0B DISCUSSION TEEN TITANS: BEAST BOY LOVES RAVEN Writer: Kami Garcia Artist: Gabriel Picolo Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: September 28, 2021 It seems like years, but it’s only been a few days since Raven Roth recovered her memories; trapped her demon father, Trigon, in her amulet; and had her heart broken for the first time. But she doesn’t have time to think about the past…she has to focus on finding a way to get rid of Trigon for good. Garfield Logan still can’t believe he has powers that allow him to change into different animals, but the price of knowing that his parents kept this secret hidden from him just feels too high. And what’s more, his difficulty controlling these abilities could have unexpected consequences. Both are seeking answers from the one person who seems to have them all figured out: Slade Wilson. When their paths converge in Nashville, Raven and Gar can’t help but feel a connection, despite the secrets they both try to hide. It will take a great amount of trust and courage to overcome the wounds of their pasts. But can they find acceptance for the darkest parts of themselves? Or maybe even love? 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!

The two titans of comics go head to two in Superman vs. Spider-man kicks off our new year of crossovers! Plus, we review Encanto and Matrix: Resurrections! strong>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 ENCANTO Directors: Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith Writers: Charise Castro Smith, Jared Bush, Byron Howard Stars: Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizamo Studio: Walt Disney Animation Studios Release Date: November 24, 2021 Encanto tells the tale of an extraordinary family, the Madrigals, who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia, in a magical house, in a vibrant town, in a wondrous, charmed place called an Encanto. The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift from super strength to the power to heal-every child except one, Mirabel. But when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is in danger, Mirabel decides that she, the only ordinary Madrigal, might just be her exceptional family’s last hope. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2953050/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 MATRIX: RESURRECTIONS Director: Lana Wachowski Writers: Lana Wachaowski, David Mitchell, Aleksander Hemon Stars: Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jonathan Groff, Jessica Henwick, Neil Patrick Harris Studio: Warner Bros. Release Date: December 22, 2021 Return to a world of two realities: one, everyday life; the other, what lies behind it. To find out if his reality is a construct, to truly know himself, Mr. Anderson will have to choose to follow the white rabbit once more. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10838180/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 DISCUSSION SUPERMAN VS. THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Writer: Gerry Conway Artists: Ross Andru, Neil Adams, John Romita Sr., Dick Giordano, Terry Austin, Bob Wiacek Publisher: DC Comics / Marvel Comics Release Date: March 1976 Superman and Spider-Man must stop a world domination / destruction plot hatched in tandem by their respective arch-nemeses, Lex Luthor and Doctor Octopus. The issue is non-canonical, as it assumes that the heroes and their respective cities of residence, Metropolis and New York City, exist in the same universe, with no explanation given as to why they had never before met or been mentioned in each other’s individual stories. 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, we talk about everything including the sale of Dark Horse Comics, Legion of Super-Heroes on the TV, and share some scary stories during the darkest night of the year. 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) 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!

Major Spoilers Podcast #956: The Master Planner Saga

Those dirty apes are trying to take down the Federation…or something! This week, we take a deep dive into the pages of Star Trek vs. Planet of the Apes - the last Star Trek crossover of the year! We also review Nita Hawes Nightmare Blog #2, The Human Target #2, and Kijumax Season Six #5. 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) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/colin-farrell-pengui-the-batman-spinoff-series-hbo-max-1235127412/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/battle-chasers-tv-adaptation-derek-kolstad-alcon-1235054357/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/last-of-us-hbo-series-cast-nick-offerman-bill-1235128002/ REVIEWS STEPHEN NITA HAWES NIGHTMARE BLOG #2 Writer: Rodney Barnes Artist: Well-Bee Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: December 8, 2021 Nita Hawes paranormal-hunting Nightmare Blog has gotten its first cry for help, but the case leads to a dead end when the caller is found dismembered with no tangible clues as to what happened. As Nita offers her services to Detective Harden, the demon Corson begins to move his pawn across the board, putting humanity in even more peril with every step forward! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW THE HUMAN TARGET #2 Writer: Tom King Artist: Gregory Smallwood Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: November 30, 2021 Christopher Chance now has 11 days to solve his own murder. With almost no leads, it would seem the case of his own death has gone cold…but it’s about to get a whole lot colder. Enter Ice, former member of Justice League International, arriving at Chance’s office with some unexpected information…and mysterious intentions. [rating:5/5] RODRIGO KAIJUMAX SEASON SIX #5 Writer: Zander Cannon Artist: Zander Cannon Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: December 29, 2021 FINAL SEASON! Thanks to the hard work and sacrifice of the Kaijumax inmates pressed into service, the alien invasion is now 50 percent contained. But even in the extinguished areas, deadly UFOs may still flare up and injure the unwary. The mayor of Chiba returns to reconcile with the hostile Whoofy one last time, little knowing the ace he still has up his sleeve. Also: reluctant anti-heroism! A sobering shipping container of coffee! Love amid the burning embers! And…the most titanic face-turn of all time?? [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION STAR TREK/PLANET OF THE APES: THE PRIMATE DIRECTIVE Writer: Scott Tipton, David Tipton Artist: Racheael Stott Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: August 25, 2015 STAR TREK: The hope for the best of mankind’s future! PLANET OF THE APES: A chilling look at the fall of humanity! How could these worlds possibly collide? What could possibly cause Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to side with Dr. Zaius to protect Ape City? And what does Colonel George Taylor have to say about it? 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!

It’s a holiday special and that means all of your old friends are here! We’ve got Yummy: The History of Desserts, Checkmate #6 from DC Comics, Hellboy: A Christmas Underground from Dark Horse Comics, and Spider-Man’s Tangled Web #21! 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 STEPHEN YUMMY: A HISTORY OF DESSERTS Writer: Victoria Grace Artist: Victoria Grace Publisher: Random House Graphic Have you ever wondered who first thought to freeze cream? Or when people began making sweet pastry shells to encase fruity fillings? With her graphic novel debut, cartoonist Victoria Grace has cooked up a colorful and comprehensive history of seven desserts: ice cream, cake, brownies, donuts, pie, gummies, and cookies in YUMMY: A HISTORY OF DESSERTS. The non-fiction graphic novel takes readers on a fun adventure through sweet culinary history with facts, and legends, and also includes easy-to-make recipes for readers to try at home. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW CHECKMATE #6 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Alex Maleev Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 23, 2021 The shocking finale to the DC spy event of the year. Everything is revealed…and only one will survive the showdown between Checkmate and Leviathan. Also, who is the Daemon Rose, and why does he have a gun pointed at Superman’s face? Plus: Mr. King’s identity revealed, as well as the reason he has sacrificed everything to bring Checkmate back! [rating:2/5] DISCUSSION HELLBOY: A CHRISTMAS UNDERGROUND Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Mike Mignola Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: 2015 Hellboy spends Christmas underground with dead guys in a full-length story full of weird yuletide cheer. SPIDER-MAN’S TANGLED WEB #21 Writer: Darwyn Cooke Artist: Darwyn Cooke and Jay Bone Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: 2003 A standalone holiday story written by Darwyn Cooke 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!

Asterix and Obelix are in hot water, and they need to get ahold of Caesar’s laurel wreath quickly! Plus we talk news, and review Hawkeye Kate Bishop #1 from Marvel Comics, Radiant Black #10, and Gunslinger Spawn #2 from Image Comics. The holiday tradition continues in this week’s show! 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) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/earthworm-jim-animated-tv-series-1235114624/ http://majorspoilers.com/2021/11/23/did-i-err-productions-picks-up-rights-to-groo-the-wanderer/ https://majorspoilers.com/2021/11/19/star-wars-returns-to-dark-horse-comics/ REVIEWS STEPHEN HAWKEYE KATE BISHOP #1 Writer: Marieke Nijkamp Artist: Enid Balam Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 24, 2021 KATE’S HEADING HOME! Or at least, back to New York. And as much as she wants to go back to where her friends - her chosen family - are, she’s changed since she was last on the East Coast. So she’s picked up a pit stop case first. A confidence-booster, to prove to herself she’s making the right decision and not going to backslide into her past just by changing time zones. Besides, the case is perfect: Swanky resort? Check. Jewel heist? Check. Almost definitely 100% a trap? Check. [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via the Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3FxNjET) MATTHEW RADIANT BLACK #10 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Igor Monit/Marcelo Costa Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 24, 2021 Welcome to Existence. An unimaginable infinity beyond space and time. Marshall is trapped there. But how? And why? Can he make it out? And what is Catalyst? [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/30ZEGnL) RODRIGO GUNSLINGER SPAWN #2 Writer: Todd McFarlane Artist: Brett Booth Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Release Date: November 24, 2021 Vampires. Guns. And Blood!!! But whose blood will be spilled first?!? Gunslinger stumbles across a vicious vampire cult’s plot to kill Al Simmons… who Gunslinger needs alive if he is ever to return back to 1859. [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3cYkbdP) MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK Are YOU going to SDCC this weekend? — MajorSpoilers (@MajorSpoilers) November 21, 2021 DISCUSSION ASTERIX AND THE LAUREL WREATH (ALBUM #18) Rene Goscinny Albert Uderzo Release Date: 1974 Chief Vitalstatistix has rashly bet his brother-in-law, the infuriating show-off Homeopathix, that he can get hold of Caesar’s laurel wreath to season a stew. Of course, now it’s up to Asterix and Obelix to go to Rome, find the wreath, and bring it back for the promised dinner. Can they save Vitalstatistix’s honor? 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!

Get your Cowboy Bebop DVD cued up and watch along with the Major Spoilers Crew as they provide audio commentary for the episode, Stray Dog Strut. Stray Dog Strut Spike and Jet's next target is a serial pet thief who has stolen an apparently worthless dog from a research facility.. TRIVIA: This movie makes several references to Bruce Lee's Game of Death. Abdul Hakim appearance and name being modeled after NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabar. 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.

Get your Cowboy Bebop DVD cued up and watch along with the Major Spoilers Crew as they provide audio commentary for the episode, Asteroid Blues. Asteroid Blues (4/23/98) Fellow bounty hunters Spike Spiegel and Jet Black tracks down Asimov Solensan and his girlfriend, both of whom are looking for buyers for the "Red Eye drug". TRIVIA: This episode makes a homage to Desperado, with Asimov resembling very much like Antonio Banderas's mariachi character. 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.

It is Thanksgiving in the Marvel U, and we have two issues to prove it! We review Amazing Spider-Man #78.BEY, Savage Avengers #26, Norse Mythology #6, and the new Netflix movie Power of the Dog. Plus, we share our reactions to the Disney Plus Day announcements… strong>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) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/avatar-the-last-airbender-netflix-live-action-series-casts-its-uncle-iroh-gyatso-and-commander-zhao-1235113071/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/halo-live-action-paramount-plus-series-drops-first-teaser-trailer-1235112522/ https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/eternals-box-office-milestone-clifford-opens-1235111868/ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/disney-plus-trailers-news-1235110365/ REVIEWS STEPHEN AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #78.BEY Writer: Jed MacKay Artist: Eleonora Carlini Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: November 17, 2021 The Daughters of the Dragon are Spider-Man’s trainers, and they are kicking his WEBBY BUTT! But is even their skill level enough for the mission that Beyond sends them on? Who is the new villain OBSIDIAN STAR and how will Misty and Colleen possibly take him down? Don’t miss this pivotal issue! [rating:4.5/5] MATTHEW SAVAGE AVENGERS #26 Writer: Gerry Duggan Artist: Patch Zircher Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 10, 2021 The LAST Savage Avenger Standing! Kulan Gath has cleared the board of all his enemies… except one. ‘Nuff said! [rating:3/5] RODRIGO NORSE MYTHOLOGY #6 Writer: Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell Artist: Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Sandy Jarell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 17, 2021 Frey, one of the Asgardian gods, falls madly in love with the giantess Gerd and in order to prove his love must determine whether he gives up his magical sword to the giants for her hand-a sword that is prophesied to saved him during Ragnarök. [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY POWER OF THE DOG Director: Jane Campion Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemmens, Kirsten Dunst Studio: Netflix Release Date: Nov 17, 2021 A domineering rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION Vision and Scarlet Witch #6 Writer: Steve Englehart Artist: Richard Howell Publisher: Marvel Comics Vision and Wanda’s closest kin gather for Thanksgiving dinner. But this family affair is soon cut short- by the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants? Daredevil #178 Writer: Frank Miller Artist: Frank Miller Publisher: Marvel Comics Foggy thinks Matt Murdock could use some bodyguards, so he enlists the help of the only people capable of doing the job: the Heroes For Hire. Featuring everyone’s favorite tag-team supreme Iron Fist and Power Man! 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!

Let’s travel back to the early days of yesteryear as we explore the world of Steve Canyon! No, Really! We also discuss some movie news, and review Chilling Adventures in Sorcery #1 from Archie Comics, The Magic Order 2 #1, and Purgatori #2, just for you! 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! a href=“https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF”>Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN CHILLING ADVENTURES IN SORCERY #1 Writer: Amy Chu, Eliot Rahal, Evan Stanley Artist: Derek Charm, Vincenzo Federici, Matt Herms, Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 3, 2021 THE FUTURE OF ARCHIE COMICS STARTS HERE IN AN ALL-NEW ANTHOLOGY-STYLE ONE-SHOT! Madam Satan is our tour guide into this horrific world exploring the underbelly of Riverdale and its surrounding areas! Madam Satan is trying to escape Hell. She goes through the circles of Hell in reverse. Along the way she meets lost/tortured souls who tell their stories—like that of Archie Andrews, who accepted a seemingly normal job as the nighttime security shift at Riverdale’s local pizzeria and children’s mascot entertainment venue. Only to learn that the venue harbors a deep, dark, robotic, monstrous secret! And then there’s Jughead Jones, a teen who never met a food he didn’t like. Until now. What is that eerie noise coming from the kitchen…? All that plus more bonus frightful content sure to delight all Archie horror fans! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/2Yobzt4) MATTHEW THE MAGIC ORDER 2 #1 Writer: Mark Miller Artist: Stuart Immonen Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 3, 2021 A magical turf war like you’ve never seen before! The London chapter of the Magic Order has entered the scene, and these tough Guy Ritchie-style gangsters have a problem with the Eastern European Warlocks moving into their territory. Can new leader Cordelia Moonstone keep the peace? [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3D5C7P4) RODRIGO PURGATORI #2 Writer: Ray Fawkes Artist: Alvaro Sarraseca Publisher: DYNAMITE Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 17, 2021 Purgatori! She’s the girl with the great horns and the biggest body count. Now she’s fighting battles inside and out — monsters trying to kill her in the trackless forests of Europe, and witches trying to take control of her one-track mind. And through it all, one central question nags her over and over - How the hell did she end up in Norway?! She’d better figure things out, or someone’s gonna get gored in the fjord. [rating: 3/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/0Jydx3) DISCUSSION STEVE CANYON VOLUME 4: 1953 - 1954 Writer/Artist: Milton Caniff Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $75.00 Release Date: April 1, 2014 The fourth volume of The Complete Steve Canyon opens with Steve as the newly-minted Light Colonel bringing the jet age to the town of Indian Cape — and the natives are after an old friend’s scalp! Can Steve and new sidekick Pipper the Piper find a way to still an entire town’s wrath? Canyon encounters old friends throughout 1953 and into 1954: Princess Snowflower, the irascible Dogie Hogan, and the leader of a band of Hooligans on horseback. Of course, there are girls, girls, girls — Herself Muldoon, Summer Olson, plus Miss Mizzou, still wearing that trenchcoat! Then Steve looks up the Indexes, and the sparks really start to fly near the top of the world! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939.

Never pick up a duck in a dungeon! What is Dungeon: Zenith? Heck if we know, but we like it! Walk talk comic book union, new movie trailers, and we hear there is a new Iron Fist on the way. We review Destroy All Monsters: A Reckless Book from Image Comics, Batman/Fortnite: Foundation #1, A Righteous Thirst for Vengeance #2, and Horror Noire that is currently on Shudder. It all happens in this week’s episode of the Major Spoilers Podcast! So… what are you waiting for? 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) NEWS https://cbwupdx.squarespace.com/ https://youtu.be/oZ6iiRrz1SY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOJ1cw6mohw&t=1s https://majorspoilers.com/2021/10/29/the-new-iron-fist-revealed/ REVIEWS STEPHEN DESTROY ALL MONSTERS: A RECKLESS BOOK Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Sean Phillips Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $24.99 Release Date: October 27, 2021 It’s 1988 and Ethan has been hired for his strangest case yet: finding the secrets of a Los Angeles real estate mogul. How hard could that be, right? Only what starts as a deep dive into the life of a stranger will soon take a deadly turn, and find Ethan risking everything that still matters to him. [rating:5/5] You can purchase this issue via our affiliate link (https://amzn.to/31njQ1L) MATTHEW BATMAN/FORTNITE: FOUNDATION #1 Writer: Donald Mustard/Scott Snyder/Christos Gage Artist: Joshua Hixon Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 26, 2021 Directly from the bestselling, groundbreaking Batman/Fortnite: Zero Point miniseries, comes an oversized one-shot that brings the action from the island to Gotham City. If you thought the Batman/Fortnite saga was over, think again…it only gets bigger from here! Each physical copy of the comic includes a bonus code to download a special Batman Who Laughs player Outfit and exclusive Batman Who Laughs-themed Fortnite Loading Screen. [rating:2/5] You can purchase this issue via our affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3BJ0rEG) RODRIGO A RIGHTEOUS THIRST FOR VENGEANCE #2 Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Andre Araujo, Chris O’Halloran Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 10, 2021 Sonny digs into the dark web to discover the Blue Jackal’s next victim. He soon realizes he is not the only man on the job. [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3nMt4fk) ASHLEY HORROR NOIRE Writer: Steven Barnes, Ezra Clayton Daniels, Tananarive Due Director: Kimani Ray Smith Streaming Shudder Cover Price: Subscription fee Release Date: Oct 28, 2021 Presents together six horror stories from Black directors and screenwriters in a single film: “Daddy,” “Bride Before You,” “Brand of Evil,” “The Lake,” “Sundown” and “Fugue State”. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION DUNGEON ZENITH - VOLUME 1: DUCK HEART Writer: Joann Sfar Artist: Lewis Trondheim Publisher: NBM Publishing Release Date: August 2004 Cover Price: $7.50 Welcome to Dungeon, the looniest world of horror and heroic fantasy you’ll ever be transported into! This series, a best-seller in many countries, starts with the apogee of Dungeon, a mighty castle filled with monsters, trolls and goblins kept by a wily bird, the Dungeon Keeper, and the object of desire of many an uncouth and disgusting form of life (and afterlife) and Herbert the Timorous Duck is assigned to defend it! Thank goodness, the Dungeon Keeper has assigned Marvin the Dragon, a blood-thirsty, uh, vegetarian warrior, to his side. 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!