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When did the X-Men get sidekicks, and was it the best or worst decision ever? We examine Marvel Comics’ Children of the Atom #1 on this week’s show. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id=“attachment_607088” align=“alignright” width=“231”] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] CHILDREN OF THE ATOM #1 Writer: Vita Ayala Artist: Bernard Chang and R.B. Silva Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 SOLICITATION: WHEN DID THE X-MEN GET SIDEKICKS?! Now! Don’t miss the debut of the greatest teenage super hero team of all time! They’ve learned from the best, now they’re ready to be put to the test! But who the heck are these kids, and where do they come from? Guest-starring the X-Men!

You’ve heard from the best, now find out what the rest have on their list of comics to read in the dark. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) 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.

Private dicks, and babes with curves that make the PCH look like a nature trail take us down a rabbit hole of tropes as we discuss Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer: The Night I Died. We also review Orphan and the Five Beasts #1, Non-Stop Spider-Man #1, and Infinite Frontier #0 in this week’s 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://variety.com/2021/film/news/star-trek-movie-kalinda-vazquez-1234922307/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/kims-convenience-ending-season-5-canceled-1234925006/ REVIEWS STEPHEN NON-STOP SPIDER-MAN #1 Writer: Joe Kelly Artist: Chris Bachalo, Dale Eaglesham Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 10, 2021 Get ready for the most action-packed, pulse-pounding, adrenaline-pumping comic OF ALL TIME! As the name implies, once you read page one, panel one, SPIDER-MAN DOES NOT STOP! A mystery at Empire State University thrusts Spider-Man into an adventure that starts in uptown Manhattan and will take him around the world, pitting him against Marvel Universe villains old and new and give you a Spider-Man adventure (and Spider-Man) the likes of which you’ve never seen. [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link comixology.sjv.io/KeKk2N MATTHEW INFINTE FRONTIER #0 Writer: Various Artist: Various Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: March 2, 2021 In Gotham City, the Joker jolts citizens awake with an attack even the Dark Knight never expected. In Brazil, a young woman discovers her destiny and her connection to the Amazons. In Belle Reve, Amanda Waller plots an invasion of Arkham Asylum. In the far reaches of space, Mongul dreams of galactic domination, while the Green Lantern Corps hosts a summit of its greatest enemies. At the Hall of Justice, the League joins forces with Black Adam. Beyond the mortal world, Wonder Woman settles into a new role in the godsphere. And somewhere in the DC Universe, it’s the return of Stargirl—in an all-new tale written by Geoff Johns! [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link comixology.sjv.io/Ygg9ZJ RODRIGO ORPHAN AND THE FIVE BEASTS #1 Writer: James Stokoe Artist: James Stokoe Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 17, 2021 Spurred on by her master’s dying words, the adopted warrior ‘’Orphan Mo’’ seeks to find and kill five former disciples who now threaten the land with corruption from their demonic powers. Part Five Deadly Venoms and part surreal grindhouse, James Stokoe brings his knack for ultra-detailed fantasy imagery and over-the-top violence to this classic tale of revenge. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer: The Night I Died Writer: Max Allan Collins Artist: Marcelo Salaza Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $16.99 Release Date: November 2018 When a chance encounter with a captivating femme fatale leads to a violent mob retaliation, hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer finds himself dodging both bullets and hard broads as he undertakes the most dangerous case of his career. 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!

Shades of Vengeance continues to grow and influence the world of comics and other aspects of  storytelling. In Episode 476, Ed Jowett is back, and this time the SOV team has got three—count ‘em, three—Kickstarters happening now! Of course, I’m particularly interested in DISARMed, a 24-page Sci-Fi comic, but you can also support Lacuna: Revelation – A Full-Cast Audio Short inspired by a comic and The Era Zone 2021 (Zine Quest) about gaming. Ed talks about how these projects are being developed and discusses the importance of characters and their development among other important topics. I believe in the storytelling SOV is making, and if you want to find out more, you can check out their Patreon page here. Don’t miss this fun and engaging conversation with an important leader in today’s storytelling industries!

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: The party must travel to Muckrakers to find missing friends, who may know more about the mysterious crash. Character sheets for characters at level 4 are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com 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 for more.

It was a time of high adventure and of Jedi finding their place in the world… or something. This week, we jump into the world of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #2 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id=“attachment_606415” align=“alignright” width=“228”] You can purchase this issue via the comIXology affiliate link[/caption] Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #2 Daniel José Older (Author) Harvey Tolibao (Artist, Cover Artist) Pow Rodrix (Artist) Rebecca Nalty (Colorist) Flaming destruction has come to Trymant IV! Childhood best friends Zeen and Krix try to find safety, while Yoda’s Padawans, Lula, Farzal, and Qort are trying to evacuate the citizens, but the Nihil ship won’t let anyone onboard. And when a massive battle breaks out, Krix and Zeen get torn apart! Writer Daniel José Older, bestselling author of Star Wars: Last Shot, and artist Harvey Tolibao bring IDW into The High Republic, a massive publishing crossover spanning comics and prose!

The war has come to Earth, and the Legion of Super-Heroes is stretched thin! Will the universe survive? Find out in this meeting of the Legion Clubhouse! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. 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) SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #241 Prologue to Earthwar” July 1978 w: Paul Levitz a: James Sherman Negotiations with The Dominators are going badly… Can the Legion stave off an intergalactic war? ——————— “My Brother’s Keeper” July 1978 w: Paul Levitz a: Arvell Jones Light Lass must return home to bring her own brother to justice! SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #242 “Startarget: Earth!” August 1978 w: Paul Levitz a: James Sherman The Khunds are invading the Earth… Can even the Legion stand against them? ————‐ “Girls’ Night Out” August 1978 w: Paul Levitz a: Arvell Jones Even on their night off, a Legionnaire’s work is never done!

Sometimes the best games are no longer available. This week, Dan shares his top five out of print games for you to try and find. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) 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.

The Doctor and Picard meet again, for the first time! For real! We mean it! Also, we review James Bond: Agent of Spectre #1, Resident Alien: Your Ride is Here #4, Crimson Flower #2, and BRZRKR #1. Take the jump and join the fun! 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 BRZRKR #1 Writer: Matt Kindt, Keanu Reeves Artist: Ron Garney Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 3, 2021 The man known only as Berzerker is half-mortal and half-God, cursed and compelled to violence…even at the sacrifice of his sanity. But after wandering the world for centuries, Berzerker may have finally found a refuge - working for the U.S. government to fight the battles too violent and too dangerous for anyone else. NOTE: This is for Mature Readers You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link comixology.sjv.io/qnDdb5 MATTHEW CRIMSON FLOWER #2 Writer: Matt Kindt Artist: Matt Lesniewski Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 24, 2021 On the trail of her father’s killer, a young woman begins to blur the line between reality and fantasy as the folk tales from her childhood become more real than the world around her-and as she makes it one step further toward avenging her father, the line between justice and vengeance becomes equally fuzzy. You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link comixology.sjv.io/a1R0WN RODRIGO RESIDENT ALIEN: YOUR RIDE IS HERE #4 Writer: Peter Hogan Artist: Steve Parkhouse Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 10, 2021 A lonely alien explorer stranded on earth pretends to be a small-town human doctor, and a determined federal agent gets closer to catching him. After a break-in at Harry’s clinic, a child goes missing, and the threat of another abduction looms over Patience, Washington. Harry’s human relationships are only getting more complicated! ASHLEY JAMES BOND AGENT OF SPECTRE #1 Writer: Christos Gage Artist: Steve Epting Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 3, 2021 There’s a civil war brewing within SPECTRE. An upstart American member of the international criminal organization is attempting a coup, threatening to depose Ernst Stavro Blofeld. She’s on guard against Blofeld’s men, so to take her out, Blofeld recruits a wild card - James Bond! With Blofeld threatening the life of Bond’s friend Felix Leiter as leverage, Bond agrees…but he has a plan to use this internal strife to bring SPECTRE down once and for all. Will he succeed, or is this a dark path from which even 007 can’t return? You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link comixology.sjv.io/Jrbxm2 DISCUSSION Star Trek: The Next Generation / Doctor Who: Assimilation 2 Writer: David Tipton, Scott Tipton Artist: J.K. Woodward Publisher: IDW Publishing The two greatest science-fiction properties of all time cross over for the first time in history! When the Federation’s most terrifying enemy strikes an unholy alliance with one of the Doctor’s most hated antagonists, the result is devastation on a cosmic scale! Spanning the ends of space and time itself, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the USS Enterprise find themselves joining forces with the time-travelling Doctor and his companions, with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance! 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!

There’s a Stardew Valley board game in the works, and Dan shares this and even more awesome gaming news in this week’s Munchkin Land. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS Stardew Valley: The Board Game — 1-4 players 1-3+ hours $55 Skyrim Minis board game coming soon from Modiphius..will reportedly come to a new crowdfunding site Gamefound FFG— Marvel Champions Gamora hero pack in May $15 Ravensberger— Alien:Fate of the Nostromo Co-op game releasing Aug 1st: $30 * Funkoverse:Alice in Wonderland  Summer 21 $25 (Alice and Queen of Hearts) Fast and Furious:highway Heist  — A Co-op or solo game 2-4 players 60 mins $30. Thunderworks revealed release dates for two titles Roll Player Adventures ($130) and Cape May ($60) for July of this year. Renegade will release Subastral from Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback in June. 2-5 players $20 KICKSTARTER Roll and Play: The Fantasy Character Kit — Reminds me of Central Casting Batman The Dark Knight Returns: The Game — Solo Root: The Marauder Expansion Tiny Epic Dungeons Orconomics Block and Key Skyline Express Ragnarocks

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It’s landmark Episode #475 featuring creator John Crowther! Writer John Crowther has been a successful comic book creator for several years, and that includes Rochelle (The Teen Cockroach). He may be best known for his comics telling the story of famous wrestlers, including Jack Hager, Nikolai Volkoff, Bruno Sammartino, and the Killer Bees. We talk about his experiences as a comics professional and wrestling fan, including his recently concluded successful Kickstarter with Silverline Comics for Teen Beetle. For more about John’s comics, go to this link!

In this installment of Critical Hit – A Major Spoilers Podcast: The ship is in dire need of repairs, and the crew needs to find the Trash Wyverns, so it is off to Booster City! Character sheets for characters at level 4 are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF)< Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com 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 for more.

It’s the first encounter between Usagi Yojimbo and his most dangerous and terrifying enemy, Jei, in Usagi Yojimbo: Wanderers Road #4 from IDW publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id=“attachment_605618” align=“alignright” width=“231”] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] Usagi Yojimbo: Wanderer’s Road #4 Stan Sakai (Author, Artist) Peach Momoko (Cover Artist) Ronda Pattison (Colorist) “The Blade of the Gods” Seeking safety from a storm, Usagi encounters an unusual and frightening fellow ronin. The refuge turns into a dangerous trap as the ronin believes the gods want him to kill Usagi! Read the thrilling first encounter between Usagi and his most dangerous and terrifying enemy, Jei!

You’ve heard Dan share his top five games, now it is time for the rest to share their top five board games. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) 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.