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It’s another great doubleheader episode in #470 this week, and it all kicks off with the return of Gerald J. Jones from Driver.Eight! His Kickstarter is supporting this second episode in the series, so be sure to look for it and support it on Kickstarter.com at this link! His book is described as: “The explosive, 30-page second issue of the near-future science fiction comic, Driver.Eight, taking you further beyond reality’s edge.” Be sure to support this terrific project after you have listened to this episode! Then everything wraps up with Aron Pohara, who has the first issue of his excellent fantasy title, The Book of Lyaxia, which you need to let your local shop know you want ASAP!  It’s described this way: “There is an eternal war between gods. Two brothers of royal blood want to break the cycle. But what is the cost?” Don’t wait—call and ask your neighborhood store to order it today!

In this installment of Critical Hit – A Major Spoilers Podcast: The third stage of the race is underway, and goblins appear! Character sheets for characters at level 44 are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers as well as gameplay images from the session. 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.

Lightning Lad and Saturn Girl talk about getting married. Wait? Didn’t they just get married? 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) KARATE KID #12 “The Time Of Your Death!” January/February 1978 w: Bob Rozakis a: Juan Ortiz A trip to Smallville leads to a desperate battle with Superboy! SUPERBOY AND THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #236 “A World Born Anew!” February 1978 w: Paul Levitz/Paul Kupperberg a: James Sherman The Worldsmith threatens a Legionnaires homeworld! ————————— “Mon-El’s One-Man War!” February 1978 w: Paul Levitz a: Michael Netzer It’s Mon-El versus the entire Khundish Empire!

It all comes back around for the Legion of Super-Heroes, and this week - because of YOU - we share our thoughts on Legion of Super-Heroes #12 from DC Comics. 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_600409” align=“alignright” width=“228”] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link.[/caption] LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #12 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Wade Von Grawbadger Publisher: DC Comics The battle for New Krypton is on! This powerhouse issue features the Legion confronting the greatest challenge of any era! With New Krypton on the verge of destruction at the hands of one of Jon Kent’s deadliest foes, the young hero may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his friends, his family, and his heritage-but it could lead to the start of a monumental new chapter in the future of the DC Universe! Long live the Legion! In Shops: January 20, 2021 SRP: $3.99

Dan Patriss runs down his top five games from 2020. 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.

We finally get around to reviewing Wonder Woman 1984. We also talk Batman: Soul of the Dragon, WandaVision, Wind Up, and Future State: Justice League #1 with guest Jason Inman! 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) SUPER BEST FRIEND BY JASON INMAN! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jawiin/super-best-friend-1-a-superhero-adventure-by-jason-inman REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN: SOUL OF THE DRAGON Director: Sam Liu Writer: Jeremy Adams (script) Stars: David Giuntoli, Mark Dacascos, Kelly Hu Studio: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Release Date: January 12, 2021 In the 1970s, a missing teacher of martial arts is the subject of a quest by his devoted and brilliant but distant students, who include Batman [rating:4/5] MATTHEW FUTURE STATE: JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Writer: Joshua Williamson, Ram V. Artist: Marcio Takara, Robson Rocha Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: January 12, 2021 Witness the start of a new era for the Justice League starring Jonathan Kent as Superman, Yara Flor as Wonder Woman, Jo Mullein as Green Lantern, Andy Curry as Aquawoman, a new Flash from the Multiverse and Tim Fox as Batman! Together, they protect the future, yet apart, their identities are secret even from one another…but why? When their greatest adversaries wind up murdered in an abandoned Hall of Justice, all clues point to…the Justice League! The new team’s adventures begin here! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO WANDAVISION Executive Producers: Kevin Feige; Louis D’Esposito; Victoria Alonso; Matt Shakman; Jac Schaeffer Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany Platform: Disney+ Release Date: January 15, 2020 Living idealized suburban lives, super-powered beings Wanda and Vision begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY WIND UP Writer/Director: Yibang Jiang Animation Director: Jason Keane Studio: Unity 3d Release Date: Jan 19, 2020 At a time when people around the world are isolated, craving connection and preoccupied with the health and well-being of loved ones, Yibing Jiang, a female Asian filmmaker, brings to life, the special bond between a father and his ailing daughter, while showcasing the healing power of music. [rating: 5/5] https://youtu.be/efGqe1j3RNk DISCUSSION WONDER WOMAN 1984 Diana Prince lives quietly among mortals in the vibrant, sleek 1980s — an era of excess driven by the pursuit of having it all. Though she’s come into her full powers, she maintains a low profile by curating ancient artifacts, and only performing heroic acts incognito. But soon, Diana will have to muster all of her strength, wisdom and courage as she finds herself squaring off against Maxwell Lord and the Cheetah, a villainess who possesses superhuman strength and agility. Release date: December 25, 2020 Studio: Warner Bros. Director: Patty Jenkins Budget: 200 million USD Producers: Gal Gadot, Patty Jenkins, Zack Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Geoff Johns, Charles Roven, Stephen Jones 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!

351: Best Superman Stories w/ Adam Mallinger (Bitter Script Reader)

Origins ’21 is making the move to the fall, and more 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 This Week Stronghold Games revealed plans for Terraforming Mars the Card game Or Terraforming Mars:Ares Expedition. Renegade Game Studios has a pair of releases they announced 1st My Fathers Work by TC Petty III— Late 2021- 2nd Hadrian’s Wall By Bobby Hill Q2 Matagot has announced 3 shorter  titles for 2021 so far Tiny Acrobats (Q3 ’21) Platypus (Q3 ’21) Nine Ravens KS sometime soon Pandasaurus Games Announced the 2019 Cardboard edison design winner Umra Via by Connor Wake will come out on 3-17-21 $40 Corey Konieczka and his company Unexpected Games are publishing  The Initiative, a 1-4 player co-operative scenario driven game in Q2. Doodle Dungeon by Pegasus Spiel and art by John Kovalic Q1 $30 Dragon Parks by Ankama also Q 1 $25  Making a park with drafting transparencies and putting them on your board. KICKSTARTER Darwin’s Journey Tinner’s Trail Masters of Mutanite Paper Apps: Dungeon

Time for another great Kickstarter doubleheader this week in Episode 469! It all starts with the return of Rob Stanley from The Bite of Brenna Barlow! His Kickstarter is getting underway today, so be sure to look for it here at Kickstarter.com! His book is described as: “The heartwarming tale of a telepathic blind vampire and her sarcastic dachshund.” Be sure to support this terrific project after you listen to this episode! Then everything wraps up with the return of Frank Martin, who has his Kickstarter for the first part of The Polar Paradox already going here at this link! It’s described this way: “When research scientists go missing, an elite team of rescue divers head under Antarctica to unravel a mystery at the end of the Earth.” This great sci-fi/suspense adventure deserves your support, so be sure to pledge as soon as this episode is cover!

In this installment of Critical Hit – A Major Spoilers Podcast: The team enters the second stage of their first race, and their pilot may have lost control! Character sheets and images for this episode 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 a Symbiote showdown in this week’s Dueling Review as Gwenom and Carnage go toe to toe! 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_599124” align=“alignright” width=“228”] You can purchase this issue via our comiXology affiliate link[/caption] KING IN BLACK: GWENOM VS CARNAGE #1 Writer: Seanan McGuire Artist: Flaviano Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 13, 2021 GWEN STACY ENTERS THE FRAY AGAINST THE KING IN BLACK! Bonded to a synthetic symbiote from another reality, GHOST-SPIDER, aka Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, is unique among the webslingers of the multiverse! But when KNULL descends on her adopted home, his gravity well of dark psychic energy will reap unforeseen consequences not only on Gwen, but on her symbiotic suit as well!

We’re back to talk up our favorite breakfast foods! 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.

Time is a flat circle, and we find out why in this week’s deep dive into The Infinite Loop! We talk current news, and review Future State: Wonder Woman #1, Shadow in the Cloud, Commanders in Crisis #4, and Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #316. 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/arrow-spinoff-canaries-cw-1234881450 https://bleedingcool.com/games/magic-the-gathering-reveals-the-new-viking-themed-set-kaldheim/ http://majorspoilers.com/2021/01/07/dc-comics-celebrates-80-years-of-wonder-woman-with-new-digital-first-series REVIEWS STEPHEN SHADOW IN THE CLOUD Writer/Director: Roseanne Liang Producer: Fred Berger, Tom Hern, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Klly McCormick Stars: Chloe Grace Moretz Studio: Reah Films, Four Knights Film Release Date: January 1, 2021 In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett (CHLOË GRACE MORETZ) joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude’s every move. Just as her quick wit is winning them over, strange happenings and holes in her backstory incite paranoia surrounding her true mission. But this crew has more to fear… lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the heart of the plane. Trapped between an oncoming air ambush and an evil lurking within, Maude must push beyond her limits to save the hapless crew and protect her mysterious cargo. [rating:3.5/5] https://youtu.be/WC_GI988MB4 MATTHEW COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #4 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Davide Tinto Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 13,2021 As the Crisis Command faces off with Empathy’s assassin, the deep conspiracy behind the murder steps out of shadows. It won’t be enough just to avenge Empathy’s death: to save the world, the Crisis Command will have to RESURRECT AN IDEA! The first wild arc concludes with a bang! [rating:4/5] RODRIGO ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #316 Writer: Dan Parent, Various Artist: Various, Dan Parent Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: January 13, 2020 BRAND NEW STORY: Archie and Jughead decide to go into business with a sure-fire money maker… a HOT CHOCOLATE STAND! In the cold of winter, they figure they can make a mint! But will their hot business get frozen when a huge blizzard arrives? [rating: 3.5/5] ASHLEY FUTURE STATE: WONDER WOMAN #1 Writer: Joelle Jones Artist: Joelle Jones, Jordie Bellaire Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 5, 2021 Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest lies a hero of mythic legend…Wonder Woman! But in the absence of Diana, Yara Flor has risen out of obscurity to protect Man’s World from the magic that lies within it. Along with her trusty steed, she journeys to the Underworld to rescue one of her Themysciran sisters from the grasp of Hades. Will she unleash the wrath of this god in the process? You won’t want to miss this first appearance of a character who will change the history of Wonder Woman forever! [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION THE INFINITE LOOP Writer: Pierrick Colinet Artist: Elsa Charretier Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: December 1, 2015 A science-fiction series that asks the age-old question, “What would you risk for a chance at true love?” Meet Teddy, a young woman who lives in a faraway future where time traveling is a common practice and her job is to maintain the status quo by correcting time paradoxes. But when she meets Ano, “a time paradox” and the girl of her dreams, Teddy must decide between fixing the time stream or the love of her life, both of which have unique consequences. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com

350: Wonder Woman (The Silver Age)

During this week’s episode, #468, you’ll hear my fun interview with Tony Kittrell from Advent Comics, who are “putting the soul back into comics!”  He and his company are serving up a lot of great adventure in their books, and that includes The Protectors #1-2, which is coming to Indiegogo! It’s described this way: “Earth’s Greatest Heroes join forces to fight off an attack by the evil Merlynn & The Cauldron.” We discuss what stories he’s creating these days as well as his view of the industry and where it might be headed! Don’t miss this engaging discussion with a terrific comics creator!