This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Werewolf by Night! Harley & Ivy Meet Betty and Veronica #1, Fruit Ninja #2, Dastardly and Muttley #2, and The Shadow/Batman #1 all get a review. Plus, what weapon in the Star Wars Universe is most useful? Keep the Major Spoilers Podcast coming your way each week by becoming a Patron today at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers NEWS Saturn Girl headed to Supergirl http://majorspoilers.com/2017/09/27/television-yet-another-member-legion-super-heroes-appear-supergirl/ REVIEWS STEPHEN The Shadow / Batman #1 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Giovanni Timpano Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 The World’s Greatest Mystery. The World’s Greatest Detective. They can barely stand each other, so how will they possibly deal with the World’s Greatest Evil? What legacy can two of the world’s most enduring icons of justice leave once they discover an ancient evil has been living inside the world they protect for centuries, attached to its heart. Can Batman and the Shadow save the world without killing it in the process? [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW DASTARDLY AND MUTTLEY #2 Writer: Garth Ennis Artist: Mauricet Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 From man to man’s best friend! Mutt has undergone a shocking transformation and unstabilium is to blame! Can he and Dick find a cure back home in the United States? Or will Air Force General Harrier personally make sure the guys are grounded for good? Meanwhile, the president holds a very important press conference…trust us, you won’t want to miss it! [rating: 2.5/5] RODRIGO FRUIT NINJA #2 Writer: Nate Cosby Art: Scott Brown, Ruairi Coleman Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 -MODERN FRUIT NINJAS go out on dates with date-loving cowboys who might be super-villains! -ANCIENT FRUIT NINJAS get their feelings hurt and decide to throw fruit at each other! (they're Fruit Ninjas, it's their thing) -...and JETPACK JOYRIDE tells the story of a machine that turns ocean water into cat hairballs for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON! [rating: 2/5] ASHLEY HARLEY & IVY MEET BETTY & VERONICA #1 Written by: Marc Andreyko & Paul Dini Art by: Laura Braga Publisher: DC Comics Free college tuition for all Riverdale residents?! That’s the plan-after the town drains the wetlands that lie between it and Gotham City and then builds a new campus. The only snag? A certain botany-obsessed super-villain. When Poison Ivy enlists her bestie, Harley, to kidnap both Veronica Lodge, daughter of Riverdale’s most important citizen, and her friend Betty, she’s counting on some assistance-and the mayhem that ensues will probably work as well! DC Comics and Archie are proud to present the adventure of a lifetime for all these best pals. Their hijinks are brought to you by the real-life team-up of Paul Dini (HARLEY QUINN) and Marc Andreyko (WONDER WOMAN ’77), with art by Laura Braga (DC BOMBSHELLS)! [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/10/03/poll-major-spoilers-poll-week-star-wars-weapons-edition/ DISCUSSION Werewolf By Night The Werewolf by Night character first appeared in Marvel Spotlight #2 (Feb. 1972) and was based on an idea by Roy Thomas. The series name was suggested by Stan Lee and the debut story was crafted by Gerry Conway and Mike Ploog. The character made additional appearances in Marvel Spotlight #3 and #4 and then graduated to his own eponymous series in September 1972. Werewolf by Night was published for 43 issues and ran through March 1977. Issue #32 (August 1975) contains the first appearance of Moon Knight. Jack Russell co-starred with Tigra in Giant Size Creatures #1 (July 1974), which was the first appearance of Greer Grant as Tigra instead of the Cat. That series was retitled Giant-Size Werewolf with its second issue. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: The JLX are here! And so is the Speed Demon! Plus, The Beautiful Death #1, Wonder Woman #31, Southern Bastards #18 and BUG! Support us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers NEWS HBO Orders Watchmen Pilot http://majorspoilers.com/2017/09/21/television-hbo-orders-watchment-pilot/ REVIEWS STEPHEN SOUTHERN BASTARDS #18 Writer: Jason Latour Artist: Chris Brunner, Jason Latour Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 “GUT CHECK,” Part Four. Roberta Tubb’s entire life has prepared her for this moment. But how far is she willing to go to avenge her daddy? [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW BUG!: THE ADVENTURES OF FORAGER #4 Writer: Lee Allred Artist Mike Allred Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: Price: $3.99 Bug meets Boston Brand, known more commonly as Deadman, one-time circus performer turned nomadic ghost. Deadman has now become trapped in a robotic body, and Bug’s chase through dimensions and realities may just be the key to breaking the spook out of his tin can. [rating: 3.5/5] RODRIGO THE BEAUTIFUL DEATH #1 Writer/Artist: Mathieu Bablet Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $5.99 The apocalypse has been and gone. The age of humanity is at an end, and horrifying insect aliens from the depths of infinite space are the new masters of the Earth! What does resistance mean, when there’s nothing left to fight for? That’s what Wayne, Jeremiah, and Soham, the only survivors of the devastating invasion, struggle with – seeking a future that justifies their presence on a ruined world. As they pick through the remains of human civilization, keeping out of reach of the bugs, none of them suspect that they are part of a much larger plan, one that involves another, unknown, survivor! [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY WONDER WOMAN #31 Writer: James Robinson Artist: Carlo Pagulayan Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 "Children of the Gods" part one! Spinning out of the pages of DC UNIVERSE REBIRTH and JUSTICE LEAGUE: DARKSEID WAR, legendary writer James Robinson comes on board to answer one of the biggest questions of the year: Who is Wonder Woman's brother? Taken away from Themyscira in the dead of night, the mysterious Jason has been hidden somewhere far from the sight of gods and men...but his life and Wonder Woman's are about to intersect in a terrifying way, bringing them face to face with a cosmic threat they never imagined! Don't miss the start of the next great Wonder Woman epic! [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/09/26/major-spoilers-poll-week-one-power-edition/ DISCUSSION JLX JLX are a team of metamutants in the Amalgam universe that defected from the Judgment League: Avengers after they unjustly tried Aquamariner for crimes against humanity. SPEED DEMON James Sanders was a member of the Squadron Sinister known as Whizzer until he pursued a solo life of crime as Speed Demon. He eventually found himself a member of the Thunderbolts despite being unsure if he even wanted to reform. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, it's the moment we've all been waiting for - the return of Lightning Lad! But, at what cost? In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is 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! Adventure Comics #311 The War Between The Substitute Heroes And The Legionnaires! August 1963 w: Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte When the Legion of Super-Heroes are called off onto a mission in space an alien craft lands on Earth. Finding it suspicious, the Legion of Substitute Heroes decide to check it out. After fighting off the ships defenses, they are chased away by members of the Legion. Offering their aid to the Legion, the Substitute Heroes find that their idols have turned mean, and demand that they disband or be destroyed. Escaping, the group wonders what has gotten into the Legion of Super-Heroes. When Night Girl attempts to talk sense into Cosmic Boy, this leads the Legion to track the Substitutes to their secret headquarters to try and destroy them. However, the Substitutes manage to hold their own, and reveal the "Legion" as members of the Zyzan race who posed as the Legion in an attempt to take over the Earth. With their true motives revealed, the Zyzan invaders are easily defeated by Polar Boy's freezing powers, and the Substitute Legion returns them to their own planet and decide to return to their relative secrecy, choosing to wait to reveal themselves to the real Legion. When the real Legion of Super-Heroes return from space from the fake distress call, they are left to wonder what to make of the alien ship that crashed on Earth. - via DC Wikia Adventure Comics #312 The Super-Sacrifice Of The Legionnaires! September 1963 w: Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte When Superboy finds a world where the sun restores the people to life, it encourages him to go to the Legion and try to find a way to restore their deceased comrade, Lightning Lad to life. After scouring the universe for different ways to restore Lightning Lad to life, the Legion cannot find a method that works. Traveling to his home world of Daxam with Saturn Girl, Mon-El comes up with another method. Bringing the Legion back to the Lightning World where Lightning Lad's body is kept, the shows them a special lightning rod which when struck by lightning would cause the life force from one being to transfer into another, restoring the dead body to life. With all the Legion members wanting to give their all to revive Lightning Lad, they all agree to hold a rod, leaving the choice of who will sacrifice their life to fate. However, when the a bolt seemingly strike Saturn Girl, the Legion are shocked to find that it was really Chameleon Boy's pet Proty in disguise. However, in spite of who sacrificed himself, Lightning Lad is restored to life. When the real Saturn Girl catches up with the Legion, she explains that as Proty was also a telepath, the creature learned of Saturn Girl's intention to sacrifice herself to restore Lightning Lad, and sacrificed itself in her place. With the truth revealed, the Legion takes a moment to mourn the loss of Proty. - via DC Wikia [su_signoff]

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Stephen talks with Dan Gearino about his upcoming book, Comic Shop: The Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New Geek Culture. Comic Shop: The Retail Mavericks Who Gave Us a New Geek Culture by Dan Gearino The early 1970s saw the birth of the modern comic book shop. Its rise was due in large part to a dynamic entrepreneur, Phil Seuling. His direct market model allowed shops to get comics straight from the publishers, bypassing middlemen. Stores could better customize their offerings and independent publishers could now access national distribution. In this way, shops opened up a space for quirky ideas to gain an audience and helped transform small-press series, from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Bone, into media giants. Comic Shop is the first book to trace the history of these cultural icons. Dan Gearino brings us from their origins to the present day, when the rise of digital platforms has the industry at a crossroads even as sales are robust. He spends a year with stores around the country, with a spotlight on The Laughing Ogre in Columbus, Ohio. Along the way he interviews those who shaped comics retailing from the early days, including many pioneering women; top creators; and shop owners who continue to push the industry in new directions. Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We chit-chat about a lot of things... sometimes we even talk about comics. Contact us at [email protected] 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.

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, revenge and murder are high on the to-do list for villains in the adventures of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Also, we see what good teenagers should be doing. 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! Adventure Comics #309 The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero June 1963 w: Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte With the other Legion members out on various mission, Saturn Girl, Chameleon Boy, Colossal Boy, Bouncing Boy, Brainiac 5, and Sun-Boy are tasked with selecting a new member into their group. When an applicant named Jungle King, who can control animals with his mind, tries to join the group he is rejected for membership as the animals he control can be easily startled and become a menace. Angry that he had been rejected, Jungle King uses his powers to gather some of the most dangerous creatures in the universe and forms "The Legion of Super-Monsters" and renaming himself Monster Master for the purpose of terrorizing people and getting revenge against the Legion. His first attempt at revenge, toppling Sky City, is met with failure when the Legion arrives and stops the city from being toppled over, however Monster Master and his Super-Beasts manage to escape. Tracking Monster Master to the planet Inshar, the Legion battle each of the Super-Beasts, and each are swiftly defeated. Ironically, Monster Master meets his own demise when he rejects a vapor-beast interested in joining his Legion of Super-Monsters. The rejected beast then touches Monster Master, killing him as when such a creature touches it's prey it becomes a lifeless vapor. With the menace of the Monster Master ended, the Legion marvel over the irony of their foes defeat. . -via DC Wikia Adventure Comics #310 The Return of Lightning Lad! July 1963 w:Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte The Legion of Super-Heroes are assigned to stop a masked criminal who has been terrorizing Metropolis. When the Legion finally confront the Masked Man, they soon realize he can mimic their powers and exhibit many more. During the course of their fight, the Masked Man manages to kill Ultra-Boy. In subsequent battles, the Masked Man manages to kill all the Legion members until only Superboy remains. Superboy deduces that the Masked Man is Mxyzptlk V, the distant relative of Mister Mxyzptlk, the imp who pesters him in his own time. Using a word reversing device, Superboy manages to trick Mxyzptlk V to say his name backwards, sending him back to the 5th Dimension and reversing all the damage he'd done, including returning the dead Legionnaires to life. . - via DCWikia

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Becky does the Ghost Dance in The Sixth Gun Vol. 6. We also review Bombshells United #1, Archie Vol. 4, and Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #6. Plus, which day is the first day of the week? NEWS Batman: The Animated Series is 25 years old today (Sept. 5) REVIEWS STEPHEN NANCY DREW AND THE HARDY BOYS: THE BIG LIE #6 Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist: Werther Dell’Edera Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Does blood run thicker than water? In this thrilling climax of the hugely acclaimed first arc, the murderer of Fenton Hardy is revealed… but do Nancy Drew and the Hardy brothers believe it? In order to find out where the truth actually may lie they must return to a place from their pasts and risk their lives. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW BOMBSHELLS UNITED #1 Writer: Marguerite Bennett Artist: Marguerite Sauvage Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Bombshells are back in an all-new series! As our new tale begins, the year is 1943, and Wonder Woman is called to Arizona for help by two young girls named Cassie Sandsmark and Donna Troy! The girls’ friends and families are being displaced from their homes and forced into internment camps! To save them, can Wonder Woman fight against the same people she once fought alongside? [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT SEASON 1 Amazon Studios A plague of shadows has swept across the land, turning innocent creatures into terrible monsters. One champion remains to battle the darkness and return the world to the light: Niko. Armed with his magic sword and guided by a determined Princess, young Niko journeys to the Curse-ed Volcano to face the evil sorcerer Nar Est and free his people from their magic prison. [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY ARCHIE vol 4 Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Joe Eisma, Joe Morelli, Pete Woods Publisher: Archie Comics The fourth volume of the ARCHIE series features the headline-making comic event "OVER THE EDGE," where the lives of Archie and his friends are forever changed. [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/09/05/major-spoilers-poll-week-beginning-end-edition/ DISCUSSION THE SIXTH GUN VOL. 6: GHOST DANCE Our world has not always been this way. And our world may be different yet. Becky Montcrief embarks on a Ghost Dance to witness what the terrifying, reality-shaping power of the Six Guns have wrought... and what they might yet bring about. But she is pursued by a band of fierce Skinwalkers, and in order to survive these supernatural hunters, she must fight side-by-side with the most unexpected of allies — the four horsemen of General Oliander Bedford Hume! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: IT’S A FIFTH WEEK EVENT! This week we take a look at Doctor Strangefate and Magneto and the Magnetic Men. Plus, we get a little political, a bit romantic, and a bit litigious in our discussions. Also, Blue Beetle #12, Kim and Kim #2, and Generations: Thor #1. NEWS http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/08/25/superman-a-classic-message-restored REVIEWS STEPHEN BLUE BEETLE #12 Writers: J.M. DeMatteis, Keith Giffen Artist: Scott Kolins U.S. Price: $3.99 Guest-starring Batman! Jaime Reyes may be back in his Blue Beetle armor, but he’s still a relative novice at the superhero game. And that’s raised the attention of someone who’s been doing this a long time. See what happens when the Caped Crusader swings over to El Paso to provide some schooling. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor Vol 1 1 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Mahmud Asrar Publisher: Marvel HER HAMMER, HIS AX: A WORTHY APOCALYPSE. • When a battle goes south, Thor finds herself in ancient Egypt – facing a young Odinson! • A misguided party of Vikings has bitten off way more than they can spear. But when the prince of Asgard answers their cries for help, he ends up in a fight no axe alone can win! And Apocalypse is not one for mercy. • Can a not-yet-worthy god and a time-lost hero take on one of the world’s most powerful mutants at the height of his empire? And what does their encounter mean for the future of two Thors? [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY KIM & KIM: LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD #2 Writer: Mags Visaggio Artist: Eva Cabrera Publisher: Black Mask The Fighting Kims are broke and stranded. So what do they do about it? The answer, as usual, is 'nothing helpful.' Featuring a journey into the afterlife and an action scene in a fruit stand and also some legit relationship stuff. And now it's an Eisner-nominated series! [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION Doctor Strangefate Writer: Ron Marz Artist: Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Publisher: DC Comics Magneto and the Magnetic Men Writer: Gerard Jones Artist: Jeff Matsuda Publisher: Marvel CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Because our Patrons demanded it! This week we take a look at Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers! Plus, Nightwing The New Order #1, Gotham City Garage, Niko and the Sword of Light, and The Defenders! NEWS http://majorspoilers.com/2017/08/18/television-jetsons-get-live-action-treatment-abc/ REVIEWS STEPHEN NIGHTWING THE NEW ORDER #1 Writer: Kyle Higgins Aritst: Trevor McCarth Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 NIGHTWING: THE NEW ORDER is the story of a future world without “weapons”—where superpowers have been eliminated and outlawed. The man responsible? None other than Dick Grayson, a.k.a. Nightwing, now leader of a government task force called the Crusaders who are charged with hunting the remaining Supers. But when events transpire which turn the Crusaders’ aim toward Grayson’s own family, the former Boy Wonder must turn against the very system he helped create, with help from the very people he’s been hunting for years—the last metahumans of the DC Universe. Don’t miss this bold new vision from the team behind the New York Times bestseller BATMAN: GATES OF GOTHAM! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW GOTHAM CITY GARAGE Chapter 1 Writer:Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing Artist: Brian Ching, Kelly Fitzpatrick, & Wes Abbot Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: 99 Cents It’s been decades since Governor Lex Luthor turned Gotham into utopia—into the Garden—saving his people from the wasteland. But his city isn’t paradise for everyone, and Kara Gordon is about to discover why. [rating: 2.5/5] RODRIGO NIKO AND THE SWORD OF LIGHT SEASON 1 Amazon Studios A plague of shadows has swept across the land, turning innocent creatures into terrible monsters. One champion remains to battle the darkness and return the world to the light: Niko. Armed with his magic sword and guided by a determined Princess, young Niko journeys to the Curse-ed Volcano to face the evil sorcerer Nar Est and free his people from their magic prison. [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY DEFENDERS SEASON ONE Four of Marvel's biggest heroes are each working individually but have one common goal in mind -- to save New York City. Burdened with their own personal challenges, Matt Murdock (Daredevil), Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Danny Rand (Iron Fist) realize that they likely won't be able to accomplish their goals working solo. That realization leads them to team up and form The Defenders, a supergroup that is more equipped to save the Big Apple than the heroes would be if they continued to work on their own. [rating: 2.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/08/22/major-spoilers-poll-week-not-easy-green/ DISCUSSION LOCKJAW AND THE PET AVENGERS Lockjaw and the Pet Avengers And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes were unaware of a threat greater than all of them could handle. And on that day, a teleporting puppy scoured the world to assemble a team of animals to fight the foes no single beast could withstand! Strap on your collar and hop on-board the adventures of LOCKJAW, LOCKHEED, REDWING, HAIRBALL, and an all-new FROG THOR! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: The Six Fingered Hand bring the demons to comics and the Defenders are there to push back on evil. Plus Time and Vine #2, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #8, and DuckTales - Woo-oo! NEWS https://www.skybound.com/tvfilm/partnering-amazon-studios/ REVIEWS STEPHEN TIME AND VINE #2 Writer/Artist: Thom Zahler Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Jack starts teaching Megan the rules of time travel, while Darren teaches her all about the winery. And Megan takes her first solo trip back in time to the ‘80s, where she discovers a startling family secret! [rating:3/5] MATTHEW CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA #8 Writer:: Roberto Aguire-Sacasa Artist: Robert Hack, Jack Morelli Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: 3.99 U.S. “WITCH-WAR” Part Two, “Burnt Offerings”: Edward Spellman, trapped in Harvey’s body, has been reunited with Sabrina, and is ready to enact his dark agenda! [rating: 5/5] RODRIGO DuckTales 2017 Pilot http://majorspoilers.com/2017/08/14/video-watch-full-pilot-episode-new-ducktales-series-right-now/ Donald Duck takes Huey, Dewey and Louie to Scrooge McDuck’s mansion where they uncover family secrets, leading to an epic road trip to the Lost City of Atlantis. Based on the Emmy Award-winning series treasured by a generation of viewers, Disney XD’s animated comedy-adventure series “DuckTales” chronicles the high-flying adventures of Duckburg’s most famous trillionaire Scrooge McDuck, his mischief-making triplet grandnephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, temperamental nephew Donald Duck and the trusted McDuck Manor team: big-hearted, fearless chauffer/pilot Launchpad McQuack, no-nonsense housekeeper Mrs. Beakley and Mrs. Beakley’s granddaughter, Webby Vanderquack, resident adventurer and the triplet’s newfound fierce friend. [rating: 4.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/08/15/major-spoilers-poll-week-fight-fight-fight-2/ DISCUSSION DEFENDERS EPIC COLLECTION: THE SIX FINGRED HAND SAGA The greatest non-team in comics gets the Epic treatment! J.M. DeMatteis and Don Perlin take Doctor Strange, the Hulk, Nighthawk, Hellcat and the Son of Satan on wild adventures into the occult - and against each other. These weird tales begin with a broken Eternity, evolve to include demons, Dracula and the Devil-Slayer, and culminate in a double-sized issue #100 extravaganza. If the Defenders can't prevail it'll be Hell on Earth -literally! Collectively known as "The Six-Fingered Hand Saga," it's one of the most compelling Defenders adventures of all time. COLLECTING: VOL. 6; DEFENDERS (1972) #92-109; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #101; CAPTAIN AMERICA (1968) #268 CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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]

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: The two-part crossover event of the century continues as we discuss Beyond the Black Hole! (No, really.) Plus The Shadow #1, Super Sikh #2, and Things You Shouldn’t Remember #2. NEWS http://majorspoilers.com/2017/08/07/business-netflix-purchases-millarworld/ REVIEWS STEPHEN The Shadow Vol. 3 #1 Writer: Si Spurrier & Dan Watters Artist: Daniel HDR Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 For the better part of a century the Shadow’s sinister laughter brought the chill of fear to evil-doers – but in our modern times, the streets of Manhattan have gone largely silent. But he is not forgotten. Not by the people he’s saved. Mary Jerez, is one of those people. The Shadow saved her from a horrifying school shooting – Mary knows all too well what evil lurks in the hearts of men. So when a horribly burnt man – incredibly strong and fierce, despite his terrible injuries— arrives under her care as a resident at the hospital – she believes she knows who he is, too. Is this mysterious man actually the Shadow – and with Mary’s help, will evil-doers again know what it means to fear his terrible justice? [rating:4/5] MATTHEW SUPER SIKH #2 Writer: Eileen Kaur Alden, Supreet Singh Manchand Artist: Amit Tayal Publisher: Rosarium Publishing Secret agent Deep Singh is on his way to his long-awaited vacation to the land of the King--Graceland. However, with all the demented, dangerous, and downright deadly enemies he has faced over the years, our turbaned hero has never run into the likes of the TSA. Meet Deep Singh. He loves Elvis and hates bad guys. By day he works at a tech company and lives with his parents. But that's just a front. For Deep Singh is really a top secret agent for the United Nations, fighting terrorism all around the world. The Sikh superhero comic book from Eileen Kaur Alden, Supreet Singh Manchanda, and Amit Tayal is now being published by Rosarium Publishing! [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO Things You Shouldn't Remember #2 Writer: Luis Roldán Torquemada Artist: Mariano Eliceche Publisher: Darby Pop Marc and his captor (Tommy) pay a visit to Monica Young – a small-town teacher with a problematic recollection –while Travis does whatever is necessary to remain alive. Meanwhile, Christine Wahnfried – a quirky California pharmacist – opens the wrong door and ends up somewhere beyond space and time. [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/08/08/major-spoilers-poll-week-check-cable-edition/ DISCUSSION BEYOND THE BLACK HOLE Writer: Michael Teitelbaum Artist: Al McWilliams/Dan Spiegle Publisher: Whitman Comics In the Black Hole, Dan Holland, Charlie Pizer and Dr. Kate McCrae sight the Cygnus, Dr. Reinhardt's massive space cruiser, and the crew of the U.S.S. Palomino goes to another earth in another universe. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: The origin story of the Greatest Robin of Them All in Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying. Plus, Justice League Action, MST3K Live, Mech Cadet You #1, and Savage Things #6. This episode of the Major Spoilers Podcast is brought to you by GeekFuel. Save 25% off your first box when you sign up at http://GeekFuel.com/25OffMajorSpoilers. NEWS Marvel Brings Back Marvel Value Stamps http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/27/solicitations-marvel-brings-back-marvel-value-stamps/ REVIEWS STEPHEN MECH CADET YU #1 Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Takeshi Miyazawa Publisher: BOOM! Studios Price: $3.99 Once a year, giant robots from outer space come to Earth and bond with young cadets from the elite Sky Corps Academy to defend the world from the terrifying aliens known as the Sharg. It’s a great honor to be chosen, but this year…well, the wrong kid was picked. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW SAVAGE THINGS #6 Writer: Justin Jordan Artist: Ibrahim Moustafa Publisher: Vertigo Cover Price: $3.99 Cain has been murdering his way across New York City, and Abel has been one step behind him the whole time. As he and Kira take out the last of Black Forest's thugs, and get nearer to Cain himself, they can't help but think that maybe he's been luring them to exactly where he wants them-which is far from where he'll end up causing the worst damage.[rating: 1.5/5] RODRIGO Mystery Science Theatre 3000, LIVE! Watch out for Snakes Tour! [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTION s1e22 Writer: Jim Krieg As Superman and Batman take Stargirl on a ride-along to protect the United Nations from Gorilla Grodd and his army of gorillas, Mister Mxyzptlk pops up from the 5th Dimension and thinks it would be great fun to put each of the superheroes' brains into another hero's body. Even when the Justice League's bravo team and Firestorm arrive and fall for the same brain-swapping move, the Justice League must find a way to trick Mister Mxyzptlk into saying his name backwards and defeat Gorilla Grodd. [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/08/01/major-spoilers-poll-week-web-shooter-edition/ DISCUSSION Batman: A Lonely Place of Dying Writer: Marv Wolfman Art: Jim Aparo Following Jason Todd’s death, Batman is pushed to the limits. Meanwhile, Dick Grayson goes on a journey of self-discovery as he returns to the place where it all began. As the Dark Knight and Two-Face face off, Dick Grayson and Tim Drake discuss the future of Batman and Robin. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Atomic Blonde: Cold City takes center stage, and we discuss what caught our attention at SDCC’17. Plus Batman/The Shadow #4, KFC #3, Sheena #0, and Travelers Season One. 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! NEWS Ant Man + The Wasp taking shape http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/22/movies-ant-man-wasp-casts-michelle-pfeiffer/ Captain Cold and Damien Darhk return to The Legends of Tomorrow http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/23/television-captain-cold-damien-darhk-return-legends-tomorrow/ Star Trek Discovery Trailer http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/22/television-star-trek-discovery-gets-brand-new-sdcc-trailer/ Frank Miller announces Superman: Year One http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/23/sdcc17-frank-miller-announces-superman-year-one/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN/THE SHADOW #4 Writers: Steve Orlando, Scott Snyder Artist:Riley Rossmo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Shadow must fight his way through Gotham City’s worst rogues in order to stop the Joker and the Stag from carving out Batman’s heart! But if he’s freed, will Batman be able to save the villains from the wrath of the Shadow? [rating:4/5] MATTHEW KFC #3: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Writer: Tony Bedard Artist: Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott, Sean Parsons, Hi-FI, and Carlos M. Mangual Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: FREE The Colonel goes cosmic in a star-spanning quest to bring crunchy, spicy satisfaction to a hungry universe, only to face a “thieving varmint” who steals his space-bound Zinger chicken sandwiches. Who else but DC’s Green Lantern can help the Colonel scan the universe to catch the thief?! KFC #3’s creative team includes writer Tony Bedard, penciler Tom Derenick, inkers Trevor Scott and Sean Parsons, with a cover by Tom Grummett and Trevor Scott. [rating: 2.5/5] RODRIGO SHEENA #0 Writer: Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo Artists: Moritat Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $0.25 In this riveting relaunch, the guardian of the jungle, SHEENA, pursues a mysterious invader that has come to spy on the Amazon’s most ancient secrets… Following the path of the trespasser, she encounters a forbidden ruin in which even more deadly dangers lie in wait — and begins an adventure that will take her beyond her wildest imaginings! [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY TRAVELLERS SEASON ONE created by : Brad Wright Thousands of special operatives, sent back in time from the future, are tasked with preventing the collapse of society. These operatives, known as "travelers", take over the body of a 21st century individual via a transfer of consciousness; to minimize impact on the timeline, it is performed moments before the person's recorded time of death. The transfer requires the exact location of the target; smart phones and GPS have made this possible only from the early 21st century onward. Prepared using social media and public records concerning their targets, small teams of travelers must maintain their hosts' pre-existing lives as cover while carrying out missions, dictated by their director in the future, aimed at saving the world from a series of catastrophic events. The Director communicates with travelers via pre-pubescent children used as messengers; unlike adults, any child can safely be taken over for a few minutes and then released from control. The show focuses on one team of five travelers, starting from their transfers of consciousness. As the series progresses, travelers affect the present and future in unanticipated ways. [rating: 3.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/18/major-spoilers-poll-week-summer-vacation/ DISCUSSION Atomic Blonde: Coldest City Writer: Antony Johnston Artist: Sam Hart Publisher: Oni Press November 1989. MI6 spy Lorraine Broughton was sent to Berlin to investigate the death of another agent, and the disappearance of a list revealing every spy working there. She found a powder keg of mistrust, assassinations and bad defections that ended with the murder of MI6's top officer, as the Berlin Wall was torn down. Now Lorraine has returned from the Cold War's coldest city, to tell her story. And nothing is what it seems. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We talk Doctor Who, Clue #2, Archie #22, and Aliens: Dead Orbit #3. 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! NEWS The 13th Doctor has been announced http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/16/television-next-doctor/ REVIEWS STEPHEN CLUE #2 Writer: Paul Allor Artist: Nelson Daniel Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 After multiple murders rock the mansion, our earnest investigators discover a mysterious room that may hold all the answers. Meanwhile, Upton works to make all the guests happy—and keep them alive! [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW ARCHIE #22 Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Pete Woods Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Tragedy has descended upon one of Riverdale’s most beloved residents. This is one you’re going to want to buy, keep, and re-read over the years, because we promise it will never leave you. [rating: 3.5/5] RODRIGO ALIENS: DEAD ORBIT #3 Writer: James Stokoe Artist: James Stokoe Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Wascylewski survived the sudden breach in his ships hull, but is in no better a situation: he comes to, cocooned tightly to the wall under the surveillance of the twin xenomorphs. With only two hours left on his countdown timer and nowhere to go, he will have to pull out his final tricks in order to stay alive. [rating: 3.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/18/major-spoilers-poll-week-summer-vacation/ CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Things are getting cold for the Sixth Gun, and the San Diego Comic Con is just around the corner. Plus we review The House #5, Castlevania on Netflix, Harbinger Renegade #5, and Centipede #1. NEWS Marvel Legacy brings back old renumbering system http://majorspoilers.com/tag/marvel-legacy/ REVIEWS STEPHEN CENTIPEDE #1 Writer: Max Bemis Artist: Eoin Marron Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Based on the classic Atari game! When a terrifying creature from beyond the stars attacks his planet, Dale’s journey begins. But he is not out to save his world. It is already too late for that. As the lone survivor, the only thing he wants is revenge! Writer Max Bemis (Worst X-Man Ever, Foolkiller) and artist EoinMarron (Sons of Anarchy Redwood Original) bring you a tale of survival and vengeance like you’ve never seen before. [rating:2/5] MATTHEW HARBINGER RENEGADE #5 (“MASSACRE” – PART 1) Writer: RAFER ROBERTS Artist: DARICK ROBERTSON Publisher: Valiant Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Harvey Award-nominated writer Rafer Roberts (Plastic Farm) and superstar artist Darick Robertson (The Boys, Transmetropolitan) begin THE ROAD TO HARBINGER WARS 2 – Valiant’s seismic 2018 event – right here with a bang that will reverberate throughout the entire Valiant Universe…and claim the life of a major hero! Toyo Harada’s former protege – Alexander Solomon, a “psiot” with the ability to predict and analyze potential futures – has been waiting for this moment. With the Harbinger Renegades – Peter Stanchek, Faith, Kris Hathaway, and Torque – now reunited as a result of his covert manipulations, his ultimate gambit can now begin. But he’s not the only one who has been watching. Major Charlie Palmer has just re-assigned a new division of the militarized psiot hunters codenamed H.A.R.D. Corps to active duty…and they’re about to bring a torrent of blood and calamity roaring into the streets of a major American metropolis for an all-out firefight. The Harbinger Renegades. Livewire. Alexander Solomon. Generation Zero. Toyo Harada. Secret Weapons. Imperium. None of them are safe…and, when the smoke clears, a pivotal Valiant hero will become the first sacrifice of the massive Harbinger War that is to come. [rating: 3/5] RODRIGO Castlevania is an American adult animated web television series based on the 1989 video game Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse by Konami. The series follows Trevor Belmont, who defends the nation of Wallachia from Dracula and his minions. Wikipedia Network: Netflix Number of episodes: 4 Written by: Warren Ellis Language: English Executive producers: Adi Shankar, Fred Seibert, Kevin Kolde, Warren Ellis [rating: 2/5] ASHLEY THE HOUSE #5 Writer: Phillip Sevy Artist: Drew Zucker They thought they found a way out. They thought they had escaped. They thought they were safe. They were wrong. [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/11/major-spoilers-poll-week-sdcc17-edition/ DISCUSSION The Sixth Gun Volume 5: Winter Wolves Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Brian Hurtt Together, Drake Sinclair and Becky Montcrief hold five of the Six — a set of pistols that can rewrite all of creation! This makes them targets for the living and the dead... for the human and the inhuman. As otherworldly spirits align against them, Drake and Becky find themselves trapped at a trading post frozen in a preternatural winter. If the cold doesn't kill them, the hideous beasts lurking in the shadows will! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Forget the Clone Saga from the ‘90s, we’ve got the Original Clone Saga right here! We also review Batman Elmer Fudd Special #1, Elephantmen #77, Scooby-Doo Team-Up #27, and Superman #25. NEWS Ron Howard takes over Han Solo directing duties http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/22/movies-ron-howard-takes-directing-duties-han-solo-flick/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN/ELMER FUDD SPECIAL #1 Writer: Tom King Artist: Lee Weeks Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 After a chance meeting with billionaire Bruce Wayne, Elmer Fudd’s obsession quickly escalates into stalking Batman through the dark alleys and high-class social settings of Gotham City. Welcome to Bat Season! And the bonus Looney Tunes backup story features DC characters written by Tom King and artwork by Byron Vaughns. [rating:5/5] MATTHEW SCOOBY-DOO TEAM-UP #27 Writer: Sholly Fisch Artist: Dario Brizuela Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 A fortune-teller has predicted doom for Plastic Man’s sidekick, Woozy Winks! Plas needs the Scooby gang to find out if the fortune-teller’s curse is a scam. But if the curse isn’t real, who’s behind the series of accidents that might guarantee that it comes true? [rating: 3/5] RODRIGO ELEPHANTMEN #77 Writer: Richard Starkings Artist: Axel Medellin Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Now celebrating its tenth year of publication, ELEPHANTMEN begins its final story arc. [rating: 2.5/5] ASHLEY SUPERMAN #25 Writer: Peter J. Tomasi Artist: Doug Mahnke Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 BLACK DAWN' part six! The extra-sized finale to 'Black Dawn' reveals the villain tearing the Super-Family apart and destroying everything the Man of Steel holds dear! RATED T [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/27/major-spoilers-poll-week-pick-peter-edition/ DISCUSSION BSpider-Man: The Original Clone Saga Remember the good old days when Spidey's life wasn't very complicated? When evil scientists like the Jackal sought to destroy him? When Gwen Stacy showed up on his doorstep, suddenly alive? See the original clone saga unravel as Spider-Man tries to keep up! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We take a look at Blade: Undead by Daylight, Batman #25, Bitch Planet: Triple Feature #1, and Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite (minus Spider-Man and the Wolverine) Plus FIDGET SPINNERS! 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! NEWS More Batmans than you can shake a stick at http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/16/solicitations-will-dark-nights-metal-reveal-evil-batman/ http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/19/solicitations-dc-comics-september-2017/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN #25 Writer: Tom King Artist: Mikel Janin Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 “The War of Jokes and Riddles” part one! Don’t miss this extra-sized anniversary issue! In his own words, Bruce Wayne narrates a harrowing, never-before-told story of the Dark Knight’s greatest failure…and the horrors it unleashed! In the spirit of YEAR ONE and THE LONG HALLOWEEN, prepare to see a side of Batman you've never seen before—get in on the ground floor of a classic Batman epic in the making! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW Bitch Planet: Triple Feature #1 Writer: Andrew Aydin, Cheryl Lynn Eaton, Conley Lyons Artists: Joanna Estep, Maria Fröhlich Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 DECONNICK & DE LANDRO PRESENT: THE TRIPLE FEATURE! Ripped directly from the world of BITCH PLANET, a crack team of creators spin three teeth-clenching tales of rage, revolution, and ridicule. PLUS: Essays, letter column, and more! 100% Grade A satire. Accept no substitutes. [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite (Demo) [rating: 3/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/20/major-spoilers-poll-week-fidget-spinners/ DISCUSSION Blade: Undead By Daylight Collects Tomb of Dracula (1972) #10, 24, 58; Blade: Crescent City Blues #1. Relive the adventures of Marvel's half-vampire monster slayer — the man called Blade! In his deadly debut, Blade becomes immortal enemies with the biggest bloodsucker of all — Dracula himself! The stakes get higher when Blade's girlfriend is targeted by vampires! For Blade and Safron, love definitely hurts! Then, Blade heads to New Orleans to take on the city's new crime boss — one that just happens to be the vampire that killed his mother! Deacon Frost isn't the only thing giving Blade the blues — there's some bad Voodoo going down. Good thing Blade knows a Brother who can help with that! Get ready for Blade's sensational new series with four key stories that give you the lowdown on the Daywalker! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, Element Lad joins the team and Action Comics #308 features the return of a dead Legionnaire... or does it? In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is 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! Adventure Comics #307 The Secret Power of the Mystery Super-Hero April 1963 w: Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte With the space pirate known as Roxxas on the loose, looting various planets, the Legion of Super-Heroes decides to take on one more new member before tackling the criminal. After the typical number of "dud" heroes, the Legion agrees to select Mystery Lad, who only reveals the true nature of his powers to Saturn Girl in secret. The Legion accepts him on Saturn Girl's say so, and Mystery Lad joins the group on their quest to stop Roxxas. During their battle, Mystery Lad exhibits different supposed abilities that keep the other Legion members missing. However, when Roxxas recognizes Mystery Lad for what he can really do - Change the properties of matter - Mystery Lad decides to turn himself over to Roxxas so nobody else gets hurt. However, when "Mystery Boy" refuses to turn objects into gold for Roxxas, he changes the gas aboard the ship into a toxic one that threatens to kill him. Roxxas and his goons, wearing space helmets manage to avoid the effects of the gas and try to make their escape. However, they are captured by the Legion who manage to arrive just in time to save Mystery Lad's life. In the aftermath of their adventure, Mystery Lad is accepted into the Legion, and rechristened Element Lad. -via DC Wikia Adventure Comics #308 The Return of Lightning Lad! May 1963 w:Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte While draping a ceremonial cape on the grave of the recently deceased Lightning Lad, the Legion of Super-Heroes is shocked when Lightning Lad seemingly rises from his coffin, alive and well. After recharging his apparent lost powers, Lightning Lad rejoins the Legion. However, on their daily routine of missions, each of the Legion members (including Chameleon Boy's new pet Proty) begin to suspect that the person aiding them is not their Lightning Lad. After busting up some alien criminals, the Legion figures out the truth, that this is not really Lightning Lad at all, but his twin sister disguised as him. She reveals that she took the body of her brother to a planet where there is perpetual lightning as a suitable resting place and decided to take his place to continue his heroic tradition in his place. With the truth revealed, the Legion accepts her into their team and she is rechristened as Lightning Lass. - via DCWikia

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Dark Days: The Forge #1 goes under the microscope. Plus we review the upcoming Zodiac Starforce, Tekken #2, and The Only Living Boy Vol. 1. NEWS Black Panther trailer lands while Black Panther titles are cancelled http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/09/movies-first-teaser-trailer-black-panther-arrives/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Dark Days: The Forge #1 Writers: James T Tynion IV, Scott Snyder Artists: Jim Lee, Various, John Romita, Jr., Andy Kubert Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 DARKNESS COMES TO THE DC UNIVERSE WITH THE MYSTERY OF THE FORGE! Aquaman, The Flash and more of DC’s pantheon of heroes suspect Batman of hiding a dark secret that could threaten the very existence of the multiverse! It’s an epic that will span generations—but how does it connect to the origins of one of DC’s most legendary heroes? [rating:4,5/5] MATTHEW ZODIAC STARFORCE: CRIES OF THE FIRE PRINCE #1 Writer: Kevin Panetta Artist: Paulina Ganucheau Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Zodiac Starforce returns (in July)! An elite group of teenage girls with magical powers have sworn to protect our planet against dark creatures . . . as long as they can get out of class! Known as the Zodiac Starforce, these high-school girls aren't just combating math tests--theyre also battling monsters! After defeating a former ZS member and her mean-girl minions, the girls thought theyd get a little break! But a new big bads come out to play, and demons are starting to overrun the downtown! [rating: 3.5/5] RODRIGO TEKKEN #2 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Andie Tong Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 For 40 years a civil war has raged within the Mishima family, one that has pitted father against son, grandfather against grandson, for control of the Mishima Zaibatsu Corporation. The King of Iron Fist Tournament – a legendary martial arts contest that pits the world’s strongest fighters against each other in the quest for fortune and glory – has been home to many such battles. After disappearing following his skirmish with the demon Azazel, Jin Kazama has recently resurfaced, recruiting several of the world’s greatest fighters to help him retrieve a rare artefact from within the Zaibatsu archives. Still struggling to control the Devil Gene which rages inside of him, Jin hopes to secure the artefact before it can fall into the hands of his diabolical grandfather Heihachi. [rating: 3,5/5] ASHLEY THE HOUSE #4 Writer: Drew Zucker Artist: Phillip Sevy As horror besieges them from all sides, Harker finds a sliver of salvation. But is this opening deliverance or doom? [rating: 4.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/13/major-spoilers-poll-week-form-vs-fashion/ DISCUSSION Only Living Boy #1: Prisoner of the Patchwork Planet Nominated for three Harvey Awards, THE ONLY LIVING BOY tells the story of 12-year old Erik Farrell, who runs away from home only to find himself without his memory, stranded on a patchwork planet with danger lurking around every corner. Every day is a struggle to survive. Erik quickly allies himself with Morgan, a mermaid warrior and Thea, a teenage princess from a mysterious insect race. He'll need their help to escape the Dreaded Lord Baalikar and the evil Doctor Once and maybe, one day, find his way back home. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We take a look at Destiny, NY Volume 1 and discuss the magic and mayhem inside. Also, THERE’S A NEW D&D STORYLINE COMIN’ Y’ALL! Plus, Batman #24 and Teen Titans Annual #1 get reviewed. NEWS Next Dungeons and Dragons storyline announced http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/05/gaming-next-dungeons-dragons-storyline-announced/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN #24 Writer: Tom King Artist: Danny Miki, David Finch Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 “Aftermath”! Gotham City is at peace…but a war is coming. Armed with the terrifying knowledge gained from the mysterious button, Batman prepares for the coming storm by making a proposition to one of his enemies—one that will change everything for the Dark Knight and his allies! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW TEEN TITANS ANNUAL #1 Writers: Christopher Priest, Benjamin Percy, Dan Abnett Artist: Paul Pelletier Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 “THE LAZARUS CONTRACT” finale! The conclusion to our epic crossover is here, the consequences of which will be felt for years to come! What does the future hold for the Titans teams after this game-changing run-in with their greatest enemy? Find out here as we set the stage for the next era of Titans, Teen Titans and Deathstroke [rating: 3.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/06/06/major-spoilers-poll-week-cowboy-bebop-edition/ DISCUSSION DESTINY, NY VOLUME 1: Who I Used To Be Set in a version of New York City where magic is a real and accepted part of life, Logan McBride struggles to find purpose. She was the subject of an incredible prophecy when she was a child, but fulfilled her foretold destiny when she was just thirteen. Now in her twenties, Logan navigates through graduate school for Prophecy Kids while searching for her place in a world that tells her sheʼs already finished. Slice-of-life romance and drama meets the mysterious intrigue of urban fantasy in the first volume of this brand new graphic novel series by author Pat Shand (Guardians of the Galaxy, Robyn Hood) and Manuel Preitano (Wonderland, Goddess Inc). CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, we take a look at Adventure Comics #305 and #306, and we meet the kids that didn't get into the Legion of Super-Heroes. In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is the Legion Clubhouse! https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/LegionClubhouse8.mp3 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! Adventure Comics #305 Secret of the Mystery Legionnaire! February 1963 w: Jerry Siegel a: John Forte With the recent demise of Lightning Lad, the Legion of Super-Heroes begins looking for an adequate replacement to fill the void left by the heroes death. After testing a series of would-be Legionnaires who's powers either turned out to be duds or artificial, the Legion is met by a costumed youngster calling himself Marvel Lad. Wanting nothing but the best possible candidate to take the late Lightning Lad's place, the Legion puts Marvel Lad on a series of complex tests to see if he stands up to the Legion's values and codes. When Marvel Lad is able to complete all the missions the Legion asks him to reveal the origins of his powers before he is introduced into the group. The next day Marvel Lad arrives and reveals that he is really Mon-El in disguise. He then reveals to an astonished Legion that Brainiac 5 had developed a new version of serum XY-4 to try and cure Mon-El of his lead poisoning that forced him to reside in the Phantom Zone. To test out if the serum will work, but not get the other Legion's hopes up, Mon-El took on the guise of Marvel Lad and try out for Legion membership, that way if the serum didn't work the Legion wouldn't be disappointed. Having passed the Legion's tests, Mon-El is welcomed into the Legion as their new member, and Mon-El returns to the Phantom Zone one last time to get the last laugh on the criminals trapped there who have taunted and tormented him during his time living within the Zone. via DC Wikia Adventure Comics #306 The Legion of Substitute Heroes March 1963 w: Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte After being rejected for membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes, five super-powered teens decide to join together to become the Legion of Substitute Heroes. They are: Night Girl, who has super-human strength but only during the night; Fire-Lad who can breath fire; Chlorophyll Kid who can control plant life; Polar Boy who has freeze powers; and Stone Boy, who can turn into an immobile, and indestructible stone statue at will. Building a secret base, the Substitute Heroes decide to try and be on call to help the Legion of Super-Heroes when there is trouble. However, whenever there is a mission to be accomplished, the Legion seems adept at solving the problem on their own. However, when the Legion is busy fighting robots in space, the Earth is attacked by a number of Plant Men. Easily defeating them, the Legion of Substitute Heroes tracks the race to their planet, where they find that the Plant Men are preparing for a full scale invasion of the Earth. The Substitute Heroes work together and crush the Plant Men's scheme, using their own reproduction methods against them. Returning to the Earth as unsung heroes in light of the Legion's recent victory over the robots, the Legion of Substitute Heroes decides to remain together, but deciding to keep their victory secret so as not to steal any of the Legion's glory in the hopes that some day they can act publicly as the Legion of Substitute Heroes. via DC Wikia

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We examine Wonder Woman: The Circle, Talk X-men and the Fantastic Four, and partake in a five year plan… or not. Plus Flash #23, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains, KISS/Vampirella #1, and The House #4! 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! NEWS Are the X-Men and Fantastic Four back? REVIEWS STEPHEN FLASH #23 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Carmine Di Giandomenico “RUNNING SCARED” prelude! Barry Allen is at a crossroads. He’s lied to the woman he loves about his life as The Flash, and a rift is growing between him and his heroic young partner. Now, his greatest enemy has threatened to strike down everyone close to him! It’s time to make a tough choice that will launch The Flash into his most incredible mission yet: a siege on the 25th century stronghold of Eobard Thawne! [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains Jon Morris Cover for The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains Meet the lesser of all evils! Every hero needs a villain. But not all villains are dangerous—some are incompetent, comical, or just . . . weird. In his follow-up to The League of Regrettable Superheroes, author Jon Morris presents over a hundred of the strangest, most stupefying supervillains to ever see print in comics. Meet D-list rogues like Brickbat (choice of weapon: poisonous bricks), Robbing Hood (steals from the poor to give to the rich), Swarm (a crook made of bees; Nazi bees), and many more. Drawing on the entire history of the medium, The Legion of Regrettable Supervillains affectionately and hilariously profiles oddball criminals from the history of comics. [rating: 5/5] RODRIGO KISS/Vampirella Writer: Chris Sebela Art: Annapaola Martello Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment L.A. Is a strange town on the best of days, but in the summer of 1974, the City of Angels feels especially demonic. As temperatures soar and wildfires burn, all sorts of strange creatures are drawn to town, including Vampirella. While Vampi goes out and hunts down monsters all across La La Land - defending humanity from evil - she's also killing it every night on stage as a member of the all-girl rock group Witchkraft - defending rock 'n' roll from a dying scene. Help arrives in the form of four creatures who've just flown into town: The Starchild, The Demon, The Spaceman and The Catman. Away from their home turf and trying to record their new album, KISS discove''rs that all their favorite L.A. bands have mysteriously broken up, disappeared, sold out, or gone crazy. Led by a driver who moonlights in the occult and haunted by satanic strangers dressed in black, KISS finds themselves drawn into a web conspiracy that threatens to kill rock 'n' roll itself. [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY THE HOUSE #4 Writer: Drew Zucker Artist: Phillip Sevy As horror besieges them from all sides, Harker finds a sliver of salvation. But is this opening deliverance or doom? [rating: 4.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/05/30/major-spoilers-poll-week-5-year-plan/ DISCUSSION WONDER WOMAN: THE CIRCLE What is the deadly secret of the mysterious Circle? Wonder Woman will find out in this new hardcover collecting issues #14-19 of her hit series. Also in this volume, the reformed Secret Society of Super-Villains invades Paradise Island, led by Captain Nazi! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: It’s time to make another trip to the Amalgam Universe. We also review Destroyer #1, The Wicked + The Divine: 455 AD #1, Animal Jam, and the most recent episode of Doctor Who. Plus which Roger Moore Bond film is the best Roger Moore Bond film? 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! NEWS Black Lightning isn't part of the Arrowverse http://majorspoilers.com/2017/05/18/television-black-lightning-first-look-trailer-arrives/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Victor LaValle's Destroyer #1 (of 6) Writer: Victor LaValle Artist: Dietrich Smith Publisher: BOOM! Studios Price: $3.99 When the last descendant of the Frankenstein family loses her only son to a police shooting, she turns to science for her own justice...putting her on a crash course with her family's original monster and his quest to eliminate humanity. An intense, unflinching story exploring the legacies of love, loss, and vengeance placed firmly in the tense atmosphere and current events of the modern-day United States. MATTHEW The Wicked + The Divine: 455 AD #1 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: André Lima Araújo Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 “CITY OF GOD” Nothing lives forever, be it man, god, or empire, but that doesn’t mean you have to go quietly. Join us as Lucifer refuses to fiddle while the Roman Empire burns. The critically acclaimed THE WICKED + THE DIVINE inevitably vandalizes history as it turns to the Sack of Rome. Showcasing the epic art of ANDRÉ LIMA ARAÚJO (Avengers AI, Man Plus), the special is NOT included in the forthcoming fifth volume of THE WICKED + THE DIVINE. RODRIGO Animal Jam Writer: Fernando Ruiz, Eric Esquivel Art: Fernando Ruiz Cover Price: $3.99 Hey Kids, it's Animal Jam! The world's largest online playground for kids where they can learn about the natural world is now a new and exciting comic! Join in on the fun for all new adventures with all of your favorite characters! ASHLEY DOCTOR WHO 10.6 A long time ago, the Doctor is sent to execute Missy, only to have Nardole interrupt on the behest of River Song. He refuses to kill Missy, instead opting to imprison and guard her for 1000 years. In the present, the Pope comes to the Doctor, asking to help translate a text called "Veritas". Everyone who has read it has committed suicide, and the Doctor, Nardole, and Bill are brought to the Vatican to investigate. While there, Bill and Nardole discover a portal, which leads them to the Pentagon. They find the portals being projected leading all over the world. The Doctor temporarily restores his sight using Time Lord technology, but is ambushed by aliens. Nardole realizes the projectors are not projecting portals, but the whole world. His realization causes him to dematerialize. Bill finds the Doctor, who tells her the world is a simulation, and Veritas contains the proof. Bill then disappears due to the alien's intervention, the Doctor realizing this is a test to see if they can conquer the Earth. However, the simulation is too exact, as his sonic sunglasses still work perfectly, and the virtual Doctor sends his information to the real one to warn of the coming invasion. MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/05/23/major-spoilers-poll-week-bond-james-bond/ DISCUSSION Amalgam "Assassins On Earth-9602, two deadly assassins named Catsai and Dare decide to take on The Big Question. On their way they easily kill Deadeye and Lethal and defeat Wired. After The Big Question blinds Dare, Catsai manages to deliver the fatal blow." "Bullets and Bracelets Bullets and Bracelets is the adventures of the team of Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) and The Punisher (Trevor Castle). The two had apparently been husband and wife in the Amalgam universe, but their union had come to tears after their first child was born. In this adventure, they reunite to find their baby who had been kidnapped by the Hand, although more nefarious forces including the villainous Thanoseid (read: Darkseid + Thanos) are masterminding the abduction. " 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 a double-header episode again this week, as #282 features my interview with writer Michael Heitkemper, one of the creative forces behind Freedom Fighter from Insane Comics! We go behind the scenes to talk about how this book arrived on shelves, how he and artist A.J. Fulcher work together to make comics, and the fact that this title has many surprises in store for readers! For more on this book and to buy it, go to this link. Then everything concludes with the return of Mike Marts, who updates us on how AfterShock Comics is doing! We discuss how the company’s first year and a half has been, what the Animosity comics has meant to them, and what comics they have being released now! There’s a lot of great product coming from this comics company, so be sure to check out their titles!

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Lost Cities of Gold? Maybe… but this week we also talk about the upcoming Doomsday Clock from DC Comics. We also review Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #3, Secret Warriors #1, Mass Effect: Discovery #1, and Quince #5. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK 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! NEWS The doomsday clock has started! http://majorspoilers.com/2017/05/15/solicitations-superman-doctor-manhattan-finally-meet/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #3 Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist: Werther Dell’Edera Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 The team’s plan has been set into motion – but will they get caught in their own trap? The three teen detectives must keep up their appearances as criminals – and also stay alive! – while undercover with a band of thieves dead-set on pulling a major heist in of one of the most heavily-guarded places in Bayport! MATTHEW SECRET WARRIORS #1 Writer: Matthew Rosenberg Artist: Javi Garron Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $3.99 Captain America has been revealed to be an agent of Hydra - and he's coming after Inhumans! S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Daisy Johnson, a.k.a. QUAKE, wants no part of Hydra, so she goes underground, teaming up with MS. MARVEL, MOON GIRL & DEVIL DINOSAUR, KARNAK and INFERNO to set things right - for the Inhumans, but also for the entire country! RODRIGO Mass Effect: Discovery #1 Writer: Jeremy Barlow Artist: Gabriel Guzman Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 A young Turian military recruit goes undercover in order to infiltrate the mysterious Andromeda Initiative and ultimately retrieve a scientist who s made a potentially devastating discovery. Tying in to the highly anticipated release of Mass Effect: Andromeda, writers Jeremy Barlow and John Dombrow and artist Gabriel Guzmán team up to create the next exciting chapter of the Mass Effect comics series! ASHLEY QUINCE #5 (English version) Writer: Sebastian Kadlecik & Kit Steinkellner Art: Emma Steinkellner Lupe finally gets to show off her superpowers (and her superhero costume) when she saves the life of her longtime crush. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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!

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, we take a look at Adventure Comics #303 and Adventure Comics #304, which features the death of a Legion member. In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is 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! Adventure Comics #303 The Fantastic Spy! December 1962 w: Jerry Siegel a: John Forte Sun-Boy and Lightning Lad are recuperating in the hospital after sustaining injuries on a mission. Sun-Boy is given a curative capsule in his injured ankle by Dr. Landro and told that he will be cured in a few days. Later, the Legion has a meeting where they meet their newest member: Matter-Eater Lad, a boy who can eat and digest anything. After a series of missions end in failure, the Legion begins to suspect that there is a traitor in their midst. At the same time the criminal alien known as Meglaro manages to escape from prison. Brainiac 5 builds a device which leads him to the truth: None of the Legion members have turned traitor, but they have been betrayed by Dr. Landro. Using a device, the Legion learns that Landro put a shrunken spy in the "curative capsule" which was implanted in Sun-Boy's leg, and that's how mission secrets were revealed to the enemy. With the spy plot revealed, Superboy is dispatched to defeat and recapture Meglaro, and the other Legion members work to remove the capsule from Sun-Boy's ankle and capture the spy. - via DC Wikia Adventure Comics #304 The Stolen Super-Powers January 1963 w: Jerry Siegel a: John Forte After getting a warning from the criminal Zaryan the Conqueror stating that he predicts a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes will die, Saturn Girl is the first to find it and after reading the message she destroys it. Shortly thereafter, Saturn Girl is elected to be the official leader of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Shortly thereafter, Saturn Girl becomes a strict and cruel leader, "punishing" Legion members for being unable to follow her orders. As punishment she would "ground" members from the Legion and use a device that would steal their powers and give them to Saturn Girl. When the threat of Zaryan is on it's way, Saturn Girl heads out on her own to tackle Zaryan's menace by herself. However, Lightning Lad intercepts the rocket first and is blasted with a ray while he destroy Zaryan's rocket. Fatally wounded, Lightning Lad explains to Saturn Girl, that when she found the message from Zaryan, she was unknowingly watched by Mon-El in the Phantom Zone, who told Lightning Lad of her plan to sacrifice herself so none of the other Legion members were killed. Lightning Lad, learning the truth decided to sacrifice himself so that Saturn Girl may live. When Lightning Lad finally dies, the entire Legion gathers and has a funeral to remember to their fallen friend, Garth. - via DC Wikia

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: It’s the Guardians of the Galaxy, but maybe not the Guardians of the Galaxy you want to see. Is there gonna be a new Hellboy movie? Also we review Back to the Future #19, The Walking Dead #167, and Amerikarate #3. Warning: Spoilers ahead! 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! NEWS Hellboy movie? https://www.facebook.com/MikeMignola1/posts/10155256693977521 REVIEWS STEPHEN Back to the Future #19 Writers: Bob Gale, John Barber Artist: Marcelo Ferreira Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 HARD TIME part 1! The secrets of Jailbird Joey threaten Marty and Doc—what did Uncle Joey do in the past that was so bad… and what does that mean for Marty in the present day of 1986? You can bet your bottom dollar that Doc Brown has a theory [rating: 4/5] MATTHEW The Walking Dead #167 Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Charlie Adlard Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $2.99 “A Certain Doom” Is it possible, could it be, that the inevitable can somehow be… avoided? Rick and Andrea have a tough decision to make. [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO AMERIKARATE #3 Writers: Brockton McKinney & Corey Kalman Artist: Devin Roth Publisher: Action Lab Entertainment Sam Kickwell is captured by the nefarious henchman Bloodbreaker! The evil dictator Neon gloats, certain he has imprisoned the only thing standing between himself and world domination! But Karate MasterForce Agent Cynthia Weaver has infiltrated the megalomaniacal tyrant’s lair, and is prepared to kill her way to the top—with karate! [rating: 3.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/05/09/major-spoilers-poll-week-replicant-edition/ TRADE PAPERBACK DISCUSSION Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1: Cosmic Avengers Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Steve McNiven There's a new rule in the galaxy. No one touches Earth! No one! But why has Earth suddenly become the most important planet in the galaxy? That's what the Guardians of the Galaxy are going to find out! Join Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Groot and the invincible Iron Man as they embark on an explosive and eye-opening adventure. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: The Sixth Gun is back, and it doesn’t stop being good. Marvel Secret Empire Free Comic Book Day lands in stores on Saturday. Also, reviews of Empowered and the Soldier of Love #3, Tekken #1, and House #2. 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! NEWS Unbreakable/Split sequel is on the way http://majorspoilers.com/2017/04/27/movies-unbreakablesplit-sequel-way-m-night-shyamalan/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Marvel Secret Empire Free Comic Book Day FREE The Marvel Universe is under siege from the greatest threat it has ever known! Everything has been leading to this as Nick Spencer and Andrea Sorrentino bring the entire Marvel Universe together for the highly-anticipated SECRET EMPIRE series! UNITED THEY STAND against a common foe, the Avengers, the X-Men, the Defenders, the Champions, the Inhumans, Spider-Man and more must hold together as an unwavering front! Yet even their combined might may not be enough to withstand the awesome power of Hydra! Then, after his globetrotting adventures Spider-Man has returned to his friendly neighborhood as Chip Zdarsky and Paulo Siqueira present a sneak peek at PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN! A new companion series to the best-selling Amazing Spider-Man, Peter Parker is back in the Big Apple he's brought the Ol' Parker Luck with him! Don't miss your first taste of this back-to-basics and high-flying ongoing series! [rating: 4/5] MATTHEW Empowered and the Soldier of Love #3 Writer: Adam Warren Artist: Karla Diaz As the very fabric of reality itself unravels around them in a frighteningly literal storm of burning passion, can a desperate Empowered and Ninjette stop the embittered, disillusioned, and out-of-control Soldier of Love from using her supercharged magical-girl powers to eradicate the entire concept of love from their city? [rating: 3.5/5] RODRIGO TEKKEN #1 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Andie Tong Cover Price: $3.99 All new comic series based on the iconic fighting game franchise! Written by Cavan Scott (Doctor Who, Vikings) and illustrated by Andie Tong! This sensational new comic series will tap into TEKKEN’s rich history, and will feature memorable characters from the celebrated video game canon including Jin, Heihachi Mishima, Yoshimitsu, Nina Williams and Paul Phoenix. [rating: 3.5/5] ASHLEY THE HOUSE #2 Writer: Philip Sevy Artist: Drew Zucker Publisher: Sucker Productions A body is missing. One of their own is dead. Darkness falls in The House and the safe haven they had hoped to find turns deadly. [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/05/02/major-spoilers-poll-week-day-job-edition/ TRADE PAPERBACK DISCUSSION The Sixth Gun Vol. 4 Collecting issues #18 - #23. The Six. A set of cursed pistols with the power to reshape the world. The Knights of Solomon will stop at nothing to possess this power. Captured, isolated, and tortured, Drake Sinclair is offered a choice: join the Knights' quest or die. Meanwhile, Becky Montcrief's search for Drake brings her to the town of Penance--a mysterious place populated by a host of twisted townsfolk. All the while, the Sixth Gun schemes, and the secrets it holds will shake the very foundations of reality. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, we take a look at Adventure Comics #301 and Adventure Comics #302, and discuss what might just be the dumbest origin story of all time. Plus, what happens when you lose your powers? In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is 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! Adventure Comics #301 The Secret Origin of Bouncing Boy October 1962 w: Jerry Siegel a: John Forte The Legion holds an "open audition". They reject a powerless rich kid named Lester Spiffany and an applicant called Storm Boy who fakes his powers with a hidden weather control device. Bouncing Boy is then randomly chosen to tell his origin. After gaining his bouncing powers by accidentally drinking a super-plastic formula, he is rejected for Legion membership. But when Bouncing Boy uses his rubbery properties to ground himself so he can defeat a criminal with an electric shocker, he is invited to join the Legion. His story encourages the new applicants to keep trying. - via DC Wikia Adventure Comics #302 Sun-Boy's Lost Powers! November 1962 w: Jerry Siegel a: John Forte Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Sun-Boy make a trip to Metropolis where the people are unveiling the first of a series of statues in honor of the Legion of Super-Heroes. The first statue is revealed to be of Sun-Boy, who has to use his powers to destroy the statue when it begins to topple, threatening to crush spectators of the event. Flying back to headquarters later, Sun-Boy realizes his powers have run out when he cannot use them to illuminate a city going through a black out. This prompts Sun-Boy to try and restore his powers, using a similar atomic device that first gave him his powers, and later a volcano, however both attempts fail to restore them. When an entomologist visits the Legions base to gift them with insects from other planets, Sun-Boy's powers briefly come back. Later when Ultra-Boy and Superboys arrive for a scheduled meeting, Sun-Boy asks them to help try to restore his powers using a mirror device and both heroes x-ray visions. This attempt also fails. After giving up, Sun-Boy accepts the fact that his powers are gone, and he is asked to resign from the Legion, he cleans out his locker and supplies and leaves. Later, while watching the Legion in action, Sun-Boy is visited by Bouncing Boy who has come to take his Legion monitor. Later, Kranyak, a villain which Sun-Boy helped incarcerate, learns of the news about Sun-Boy's powers escapes from prison. Reuniting with his gang, Kranyak attacks Sun-Boy to learn if the stories are true. Learning that they are indeed true, Kranyak tells Sun-Boy that he is going to destroy the other Legionaries. Realizing how to finally restore his powers, Sun-Boy travels to the planet Lurna. There he makes a flame-beast blast him with it's flame breath, this miraculously restores his powers. Sun-Boy then returns to Earth where he stops Kranyak and his gang from crushing the Legion's base with a giant chunk of ice and easily defeats the crook. After Kranyak has been turned over, Sun-Boy explains to the Legion how his powers were restored: That the only way his powers could be restored would be exposure to sufficient heat energy from living creature that has heat-based powers. He goes on to explain he figured it out when he touched a firefly from the planet Lurna, and so went there find a creature with stronger flame powers. He also explains that the reason why his powers weren't restored by Superboy and Ultra Boy is because they are really robots. This was figured out while Sun-Boy watched the Legion in action and the two heroes were drawn towards Cosmic Boy whenever he used his magnetic powers. When revealed as robots, the Legion checks out their inner workings and learn that they were sent to the future by Ultra Boy and Superboy, who were busy in the 20th Century celebrating the birthday of Pete Ross. The robots were sent to the future to take their place, and they caught caught in a storm during their travel through the time barrier which caused them to forget they were really robots. With all the loose ends tied up, Sun-Boy is welcomed back into the ranks of the Legion of Super-Heroes. - via DC Wikia

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We’ll find out who is a wall and who is the wall. Plus, we review The Flash #21 and Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor #12, and discuss the Torchwood trade paperback. There are also meanderings talking about our kids and diets, and the kick butt poll of the week! 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! NEWS DC launches Digital Service with Titans series and more http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2017/04/25/titans-and-young-justice-outsiders-to-debut-on-upcoming-dc-branded-digital-service REVIEWS STEPHEN THE FLASH #21 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Howard Porter Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 “THE BUTTON” part two! The cataclysmic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1 continue here! The Dark Knight and The Fastest Man Alive, the two greatest detectives on any world, unite to explore the mystery behind a certain blood-stained smiley button embedded in the Batcave wall. What starts as a simple investigation turns deadly when the secrets of the button prove irresistible to an unwelcome third party—and it’s not who anyone suspects! It’s a mystery woven through time, and the ticking clock starts here! [rating: 4/5] MATTHEW DOCTOR WHO: NINTH DOCTOR #12 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Adriana Melo Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 New adventures of the ninth Doctor as played by Christopher Eccleston! [rating: 3/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/04/25/major-spoilers-poll-week-braindead-weekend-edition/ TRADE PAPERBACK DISCUSSION TORCHWOOD VOLUME 1 - WORLD WITHOUT END TPB Writers: John Barrowman, Carol Barrowman Artist: Antonio Fuso Based on the TV show Torchwood! The members of the Torchwood Institute, a secret organization founded by the British Crown, fight to protect the Earth from extraterrestrial and supernatural threats. Torchwood is a British science fiction television programme created by Russell T Davies. A spin-off from the 2005 revival of long-running science fiction programme Doctor Who, Torchwood aired four series between 2006 and 2011. In contrast to Doctor Who, whose target audience includes both adults and children, Torchwood is aimed at an older audience CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: A world without Superman!? Say it isn’t so, The Nail. Plus, Doctor Who, Cthulhu, The Judas Contract, and at least one comic book review! 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! NEWS The Last Jedi Trailer http://majorspoilers.com/2017/04/14/movies-behold-glory-star-wars-last-jedi/ REVIEWS STEPHEN The Call of Cthulhu for Beginning Readers Writer/Illustrator: R.J. Ivankovic Publisher: Chaosium Cover Price: $9.95 The iconic Lovecraft story, The Call of Cthulhu, is now a children's book! The late Professor Angell's research has been discovered by his grand-nephew, Francis Wayland Thurston. Francis delves into the papers and discovers a bas-relief depicting an odd creature with an octopoid head, spurring him to read on. He learns of the raid led by Inspector Legrasse and the voyage of the Vigilant, captained by Gustaf Johansen. [rating: 4.5/5] MATTHEW DOCTOR WHO -SEASON 10 Episode 1 "The Pilot" The Doctor and Nardole have occupied themselves under the guise of a university professor and assistant. Bill Potts is called to the Doctor's office, where Bill becomes the Doctor's student. [rating: 4/5] RODRIGO AMERIKARATE #2 Writer(s): Brockton McKinney, Corey Kalman Artist Name(s): Devin Roth Publisher; Action Lab Comics Sam Kickwell has been thrown back into the high-stakes world of professional karating thanks to the ninja assassin who took his limbless brother’s life. But while he prepares for the fight of the century, he inadvertently comes kick-to-kick with FBI karate expert Cynthia Weaver. Will the two team-up to take down a megalomaniacal maniac…or will their sparks ignite a karate-fire that will consume them both?! [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY TEEN TITANS THE JUDAS CONTRACT Director: Sam Liu Writer: Ernie Altbacker Tara Markov is a girl who has power over earth and stone; she is also more than she seems. Is the newest Teen Titan an ally or a threat? And what are the mercenary Deathstroke's plans for the Titans? [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/04/18/major-spoilers-poll-week-doctor-edition/ TRADE PAPERBACK DISCUSSION JLA: The Nail Writer: Alan Davis Artist: Mark Farmer An Elseworlds tale! What if there was no Superman? What if the DC Universe was forever changed because of a single, tiny nail? Collected together for the first time ever, these two Elseworlds classics examine a world without the Man of Steel after, years in the past, a flat tire prevents Ma and Pa Kent from discovering a small rocket ship with an alien baby inside. As a result, the world's greatest hero never comes to be. Without Superman as a symbol of unimpeachable integrity or a selfless leader who inspires greatness in their ranks, Batman, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Aquaman, the Atom, and Green Lantern must battle public contempt and personal mistrust as they attempt to work together to protect a world that fears them. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, we examine Superboy #98, and Adventure Comics #300 and discover the point where the Legion goes from a plot device to main event. Also, Legion of Super-Heroes writer, Mark Waid stops by to talk about his favorite Legion member. In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is the Legion Clubhouse! 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! Superboy #98 The Boy with Ultra-Powers! July 1962 w:Jerry Siegel a: Curt Swan A super-powered young man named Ultra-Boy has arrived in Smallville with his guide Marla Latham, for the purpose of trying to learn the secret identity of Superboy. Mingling in with the youth of Smallville, Ultra-Boy attempts to learn Superboy's secret identity, at first asking Superboy's confidant Pete Ross. This cause Pete to worry about accidentally revealing the fact that he knows Superboy's secret identity. Meanwhile, both Ultra-Boy and Superboy find out that they are really costumed super-heroes when they both scan each other with their x-ray visions and see their costumes under each other. When Pete is trapped in the Smallville bank's vault, Ultra-Boy and Superboy arrive to save him. However, when Superboy's x-ray vision is unable to peer into the workings of the lead based vault door, Ultra-Boy is able to do so because his vision does not have the same limitation. With Pete Ross freed, Ultra-Boy reveals to Superboy his purpose for trying to learn Superboy's identity: That he's really an alien from the 30th Century, and that his reward for learning Superboy's identity would be membership in the Legion of Super-Heroes. With his mission a success Ultra-Boy returns to the future with Marla and bids farewell to Superboy and Pete. - via DC Wikia Adventure Comics #300 Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes September 1962 w: Jerry Siegel a: John Forte/Al Plastino When the powers of the Legionnaires go out of control, they summon Superboy to the 30th century to aid them. They discover the cause is a lead masked villain called Urthlo. When Urthlo drives back Superboy with Kryptonite vision, Superboy frees Mon-El from the Phantom Zone long enough for him to defeat Urthlo, who turns out to be a robot sent to the future by the teen-age Lex Luthor. But when the lead antidote (Serum XY-4) created for Mon-El proves to only be temporary, he is returned to the Phantom Zone to save his life. - via DC Wikia

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Taxes! Death and Taxes! Plus, Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys, Royals #1, and Lilith Dark #1. We also discuss the age old question, hard shell or soft? NEWS New Warriors headed to Freeform http://majorspoilers.com/2017/04/06/television-new-warriors-headed-freeform/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Nancy Drew And The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #2 Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist: Werther Dell’Edera Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Nancy Drew has a killer plan. In order to clear their names from accusations of their father’s murder, she and the Hardy Boys will have to infiltrate a family of petty thieves — by beating them at their own (card) games! The classic characters dive deeper into the seedy underbelly of a tourist-town — and they begin to find out if they’re really able to go bad in order to do good. [rating: 4.5/5] MATTHEW Royals #1 Writer: Al Ewing Artist: Jonboy Meyers Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $3.99 THE “RESURRXION” OF THE INHUMANS BEGINS! A myth from the future. A quest to the far stars. A legend written across galaxies. Guided by the other-dimensional Kree warrior known as Marvel Boy, the Inhuman Royal Family departs on an odyssey across all creation on search for lost secrets – and the last hope – of their people. Penned by fan-favorite Al Ewing (The Ultimates, New Avengers, Loki: Agent of Asgard) and drawn by the white-hot Jonboy Meyers (Teen Titans, Spawn), ROYALS is a Marvel-style space epic that takes the Inhuman Royal Family and plunges them into the unknown! The knowledge they seek could change the course of Inhuman destiny, but it cannot be attained without cost…for at the end of days, the Last Inhuman tells the tale of how seven left Earth for the stars…but only six return [rating: 2/5] RODRIGO Lilith Dark #1 Writer/Artist: Charles C. Dowd Publisher: Alterna Comics Cover Price: $1.50 Lilith Dark has no time for princess stuff; she’s far too busy fighting giant monsters and capturing unicorns… or at least that’s how she imagines things. But what if these imaginary beasties, creatures, and monsters were actually real? What then? Printed on nostalgic newsprint with a glossy cover! [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY MOTOR CRUSH #5 Writer: Brenden Fletcher & Cameron Stewart Artist: : Babs Tarr Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 END OF STORY ARC. END OF VOLUME 1. Domino is forced to make impossible choices and everything falls apart. Featuring part five of ISOLA: PROLOGUE by BRENDEN FLETCHER and KARL KERSCHL, the final chapter of the prelude to ISOLA: ISLAND OF THE DEAD #1, coming soon! [rating: 4.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/04/11/major-spoilers-poll-week-taco-tuesday-edition/ TRADE PAPERBACK DISCUSSION Blood from a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform While most comic books deal with spandex-suited superheroes saving the day, the protagonists in New York Public Interest Research Group's (NYPIRG) "Blood from a Stone: A Cartoon Guide to Tax Reform," published in 1977, are the everyday taxpayers who are getting shafted by a tax code increasingly riddled with loopholes that directly benefit the rich. The only full-fledged, full-length comic book we know of that’s dedicated to the issue of tax reform, "Blood from a Stone” offers a concise and witty introduction to the history of taxation and the need for progressive tax reform in the United States. While the comic is now over 36 years old, it remains strikingly prescient considering that tax reform has once again become one of the dominant topics of debate in Washington. In fact, many of the specific tax breaks called out as in need of reform in the comic, such as the preferential rate for capital gains or accelerated depreciation, are on the top of the list of the breaks that still need to go! We are proud to pluck this comic from its obscurity and to post, for the first time since its original release, a digitized copy of this fascinating comic in its entirety. - via TaxJusticeBlog http://www.taxjusticeblog.org/archive/2013/09/exclusive_vintage_tax_reform_c.php#.WO0iF1MrIUG CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This one is going out to long time fans of the Major Spoilers Podcast! We start with a discussion of S-Town and it goes everywhere after that. It's a bunch of nerds talking about things they love! Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK 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! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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 special episode of my Wayne’s Comics Podcast, so I thought for #275 we’d go where this show has never gone before – to talk with the leader of a successful comics convention! I talk with Ben Penrod from Awesome Con about that high-octane event, including how it came to be, what goes on there, and what we might expect from them in the future. He even discusses how it got that name, and why he thinks it’s perfect for the years ahead! Comics conventions are a big part of the comics experience these days, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy what he has to say! For more about Awesome Con, including details about this year’s event, go to their website here, and for more about the other conventions Ben is part of, head to this link.

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, we look at Adventure Comics #293, and Action Comics #287. What do you do when the Legion is taken down by brains in jars? What's a Whizzy? In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is 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! Adventure Comics #293 The Legion of Super-Traitors! March 1962 w: Jerry Siegel a: Curt Swan After a day of work at Pa Kent's store, Clark is called into action as Superboy, however when attempting to save an air craft from crashing, Superboy suddenly leaves it to crash, forcing Krypto to come to the rescue. Afterward, Superboy suddenly snaps again and is about to throw Krypto into space along the path of a Kryptonite meteor, however he snaps out of it again. Before Superboy can learn the source of his uncharacteristic behavior, he receives a call from the Legion of Super-Heroes. Going to the designated meeting place, Superboy meets with Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, and Lightning Lad who have come to Earth to get Superboy's aid updating their records of which Kryptonian criminals had been banished to the Phantom Zone before Krypton's destruction. As Superboy is showing the Legion, Mon-El suddenly appears and warns Superboy that the Legion plans on betraying him and freeing the Phantom Zone criminals. The Legion members then suddenly blast Superboy with special Kryptonite rings that incapacitate the boy of Steel. It's revealed that the Legion are under the control of the Brain Globes of Rambat, who seek to conquer the Earth, but saw Superboy as their only obstacle. With Superboy defeated, and not considering the Legion members as a threat, the Brain Globes free the Legion and prepare for their conquest. Realizing that the globes had no effect on Krypto prompt the Legion to travel through time and collect Comet the Super-horse, Streaky the Super-cat, and Beppo the Super-monkey to form the Legion of Super-Pets. With the aid of the Super-Pets, the Legion of Super-Heroes are able to defeat the Brain Globes and force them to abandon their goals of conquest. With the globes defeated, the Super-Pets return to their respective eras and Saturn Girl revives Superboy and informs him that she cannot tell him how they defeated the Brain Globes. She then sends Superboy to destroy the device the Brain Globes intended to use to move the Earth. Afterward, Superboy returns home to inform his family what came over him that day and his plan to clear things up with the authorities as well. - via DC Wikia Action Comics #287 Supergirl's Greatest Challenge April 1962 w: Jerry Siegel a: Jim Mooney After spending time at her friend Margie's house where her Superman fan-club has Lois Lane over as a guest visitor, Supergirl (as Linda Lee Danvers) returns home. There she is told by Fred Danvers that the sheriff is about to blow up the tree stump which hides the secret exit to their home which Supergirl uses to leave unseen. Supergirl rushes off to prevent the entrance from being seen. Returning home once more she gets a signal from the Legion of Super-Heroes to visit them in the 30th Century. At first she wonders why the Legion called her because they all appear to be busy doing other things, however she strangely finds them at the Legion's headquarters. The Legion quickly have her board their ship to go out into space to stop the Positive Man. Supergirl succeeds in doing so by attracting a negative creature from space to cause the two to explode. Returning to Earth, the Legion members find that their super-powers no longer work, and in order to avoid a crime spree, Supergirl with the help of Whizzy (the future descendant of her super-cat Streaky) help make it appear as though the Legion still has their super-powers by helping them out behind the scenes. However, this is all a trick, and the "Legion" members are really members of the Chameleon men, alien shape changers who are posing as the Legion. With Supergirl's guard down, they use a Phantom Zone projector to shunt both Supergirl and Whizzy into the Phantom Zone. Using Whizzy's telepathic abilities, they gain the aid of the owner of an android factory they had saved earlier to send in an android resembling the Chameleon Men to enter the Legion base and free Supergirl and Whizzy. Supergirl then quickly defeats the Chameleon Men, trapping them in a transparent dome, and freeing the other Legion members. After she says goodbye to the Legion and Whizzy and returns to her own time and relates to the story to Streaky. - via DC Wikia

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Ghost in the Shell makes us question our post-life choices, Mass Effect Andromeda is playable, Booster Gold The Flintstones Special #1 and Ultimates 2 #5 all get reviewed. NEWS What's going on with Comic Cons? http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/20/comics-portal-happening-comic-conventions/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BOOSTER GOLD THE FLINTSTONES SPECIAL #1 Writers: Amanda Conner, Jimmy Palmiotti, Mark Russell Art: Pier Brito, Rick Leonardi Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Welcome to the twenty-fifth century, where the Earth is a polluted postindustrial nightmare, most animals are extinct and reptilian aliens are invading cities across the planet! In their time of need, the world’s citizens turn to the time-traveling Booster Gold to save the day. To learn why these aliens are seeking revenge, Booster dives deep into the prehistoric past to see what happened the last time they hit the planet. In this bygone era, Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble must help Booster learn the truth and return to his own time armed with the information that will bring down the invaders-if Booster can convince them to help him. No problem-we all know how persuasive Booster can be, right? Right?! And in the backup feature starring The Jetsons, in a new twist on an old twist about our future, The Jetsons live in a world of robotics and gadgetry. But how does dying change when grandma’s brain can be digitally imprinted onto a housecleaning robot? [rating:3.5/5] MATTHEW ULTIMATES 2 #5 Writer: Al Ewing Artist: Travel Foreman Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 • Philip Nolan Vogt has a decision to make - one that will either save the Multiverse, or damn it forever to somewhere beyond hell. • Philip Nolan Vogt is only human... • Extra! At the end of this issue, you will know the name of the Cosmic Jailer. Heaven help you. [rating:3/5] RODRIGO MASS EFFECT ANDROMEDA Publisher: Electronic Arts Price: $59.96 Mass Effect: Andromeda takes players to the Andromeda galaxy, far beyond the Milky Way. There, players will lead our fight for a new home in hostile territory as the Pathfinder-a leader of military-trained explorers. This is the story of humanity's next chapter, and player choices throughout the game will ultimately determine our survival. [rating:4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/28/major-spoilers-poll-week-ghost-shell-edition/ TRADE PAPERBACK DISCUSSION GHOST IN THE SHELL Writer/Artist: Masamune Shirow Deep into the 21st century, the line between man and machine has been inexorably blurred as humans rely on the enhancement of mechanical implants and robots are upgraded with human tissue. In this rapidly converging landscape, cyborg super-agent Major Motoko Kusanagi is charged to track down the craftiest and most dangerous terrorists and cybercriminals, including "ghost hackers," capable of exploiting the human/machine interface by re-programming human minds to become puppets to carry out their criminal ends. When Major Kusanagi tracks the cybertrail of one such master hacker, the Puppeteer, her quest leads her into a world beyond information and technology where the very nature of consciousness and the human soul are turned upside-down and inside-out. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Go Go Power Rangers! You Mighty Morphin Power Rangers! Also, what’s going on with comic conventions, reviews of Diablo House #1, Captain America: Sam Wilson #20 and Will Eisner’s The Spirit: Corpsemaker #2. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK 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! NEWS What's going on with Comic Cons? http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/20/comics-portal-happening-comic-conventions/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Will Eisner’s The Spirit: Corpsemaker #2 writer | artist | cover: Francesco Francavilla Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 It started like a very ordinary investigative case for the Spirit, but just when he seemed to have it all figured out, the tale took an unexpected turn to reveal a larger criminal plan at work. Will Danny Colt find a way out or will this end up with a BANG? [rating:5/5] MATTHEW Captain America: Sam Wilson #20 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Daniel Acuna Publisher: Marvel “THE END OF THE LINE” is reached, and there’s no way out for Sam Wilson, Captain America! [rating:2.5/5] RODRIGO Diablo House #1 Writer: Ted Adams Artist: Santiperez Publisher: IDW Publishing “The premise is that there’s a house in La Jolla, California, called Diablo House, which is modeled after Antoni Gaudí’s work in Barcelona. Basically, in this house, there’s a host, just like there would be in classic horror comics, and people can go in and essentially sell their soul to their devil. Every issue’s going to be a throwback to those twisted tales from the ’70s. Every issue is going to be a standalone story. " [rating:3/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/21/major-spoilers-poll-week-favorite-rpg-edition/ DISCUSSION Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Vol. 1 TP Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writers: Kyle Higgins, Steve Orlando Artists: Hendry Prasetya, Corin Howell Cover Price: $19.99 Dive into the first collection of our best-selling, modern, ongoing Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series. After escaping Rita Repulsa’s mind control, Tommy Oliver, the Green Ranger, joins the Power Rangers to combat the onslaught of evil attacks plaguing Angel Grove. Any semblance of a normal life is gone for Tommy now, but with his newfound family there lies hope for a brighter path. Collects issues #1-4, plus the prequel issue #0. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.]

In this episode, we take a look at Superman #147, and Action Comics #290. There is evil afoot, and only the Legion of Super-Heroes (with Superman and Superboy) can stop them! In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is 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! Superman #147 The Legion of Super-Villains! August 1961 w: Jerry Siegel a: Curt Swan/Sheldon Moldoff Adventure Comics #290 Secret of the Seventh Hero November 1961 w: Robert Bernstein a: George Papp

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Check out our Giant Size Man-Thing #4 review. Plus, Gamma Gals #1, Super Sons #2, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #13, and All Star Batman #8. 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! NEWS The Tick Gets a New Costume http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/12/television-tick-moves-series-serafinowicz-gets-new-costume/ REVIEWS STEPHEN ALL STAR BATMAN #8 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Mark Morales Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 “Hats and Bats”! Underestimate the Mad Hatter at your own peril. Batman takes on one of his most dangerous and deranged foes in a mind-bending tale from the powerhouse creative team of writer Scott Snyder and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS #13 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Hendry Prasetya Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 The remaining Power Rangers storm the Command Center in hopes of taking back their home from Rita and her forces. But is it already too late for Zordon and Alpha 5? [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO GAMMA GALS #1 Publisher: Fanbase Press Creator: Stefano Terry Kira, Harriet, and Sue are your average high school students at Brightstone City High School by day, but by night, they are The Gamma Gals, protecting Brightstone City from countless super villains, monsters, and more! The Gamma Gals is a creator-owned, 4-issue digital comic book series that features three D&D-loving teenage girls who awaken from a gamma-irradiated storm to discover they have extraordinary superpowers. Created, written, and illustrated by newcomer Stefano Terry, The Gamma Gals features a diverse cast of characters that aims to show all readers that everyone can be a superhero. [rating:3.5/5] ASHLEY SUPER SONS #2 Writer: Peter J. Tomasi Artist: Jorge Jimenez Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 “When I Grow Up” part two! Robin and Superboy—in the clutches of Lex Luthor! The boys are in big trouble! How exactly are they supposed to explain what’s happened to Superman and Batman? Plus, Kid Amazo’s power grows, and this tyrant in the making is about to make life miserable for the Super Sons! [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/07/major-spoilers-poll-week-wolvies-loganites/ DISCUSSION GIANT SIZE MAN-THING #4 Writer: Steve Gerber Penciller: Ed Hannigan, Ron Wilson Cover Artist: Glynis Wein, Frank Brunner Man-Thing saves a girl who is attacked with fire for trying to expose a corrupt school system. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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 on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We dive back into the bins to see what The Sixth Gun Vol. 3 has in store for us. Plus we review Nancy Drew and The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1, Jughead: The Hunger One-Shot, Vampirella #1, and New Super-Man #9! NEWS Everyone gets a Venom http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/03/solicitations-get-venom-get-venom-get-venom/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie #1 Writer: Anthony Del Col Artist: Werther Dell’Edera Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 THE BIG LIE is a Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys mystery unlike any other you’ve ever read… When the teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy are accused of the murder of their father – a detective in the small resort town of Bayport – they must team up with the femme fatale Nancy Drew to prove their innocence (and find the real guilty party in the process) in a twisting, hard-boiled tale, complete with double-crosses, deceit and dames. Inspired by new crime classics like Ed Brubaker’s Fatale and Darwyn Cooke’s Parker series, writer Anthony Del Col (Assassin’s Creed, Kill Shakespeare) and artist Werther Dell’Edera (Batman: Detective Comics, House of Mystery) bring the iconic teen detectives into the modern age, and redefine noir for a new generation of readers! MATTHEW JUGHEAD: THE HUNGER (ONE SHOT) Script: Frank Tieri Art: Michael Walsh, Jack Morelli Cover: Michael Walsh Variant Covers: Francesco Francavilla, Robert Hack BRAND NEW ONE-SHOT SPECIAL! Jughead Jones has always had an insatiable appetite… but what if his hunger came from a sinister place? When a murderous menace is on the prowl, taking the lives of some of the most well-known and esteemed inhabitants of Riverdale, Jughead and his family’s dark legacy comes to light. Join writer Frank Tieri (Wolverine) and artist Michael Walsh (Secret Avengers) for this horrifying one-shot for TEEN+ readers. RODRIGO VAMPIRELLA 2017 #1 Writer: Paul Cornell Artist: Jimmy Broxton Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment After a sleep of over a thousand years, Vampirella finds herself back among the land of the living, but in a world far different than the one she remembers, where hope is laced with fear and blood has a far different taste. And speaking of taste, finding an appropriate outfit for the era leads our fanged fatale to a chance encounter that will garner her not one but two potential allies. ASHLEY NEW SUPER-MAN #9 Writer: Yang, Gene Luen Artist: Bogdanovic, Viktor The New Super-Man is coming to Metropolis! Our young hero's newfound fame has attracted the attention of the last person he would have wanted: Lex Luthor! Now, Lex is going to take Kenan on a mission to track down a mystery villain stalking Lexcorp - and if the pair want to find the culprit, they'll have to go through the Chinese Triad gang! But trouble in Metropolis means catching the attention of the Man of Steel MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/03/07/major-spoilers-poll-week-wolvies-loganites/ DISCUSSION THE SIXTH GUN VOL 3 Traveling by secret railroad, Becky and Drake accompany an order of mysterious monks on a quest to bury General Hume's body on holy ground. But Malevolent forces spurred by a sinister necromancer stage a terrifying attack on the train-Drake vanishes without a trace. Alone, Becky continues her journey to a secluded mountain fortress where she discovers how deeply her fate is entwined with that of The Sixth Gun. Meanwhile, Gord revisits a haunted mansion from his past hoping to discover a means to destroy the Six, but the ghosts he stirs have no intention of letting his quest continue. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

In this episode, we take a look at Action Comics #276 and Superboy #89, and we get to talk with comic book writer, Chris Roberson. In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is 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! Action Comics #276 Supergirl's Three Super Girl-Friends May 1961 Writer: Jerry Siegel Artist: Jim Mooney While spending time with the other girls in the orphanage in her civilian guise of Linda Lee, Supergirl becomes upset that she doesn't have any female friends whom she can confide in. Switching to her Supergirl identity when she receives a call, she meets Saturn Girl of the Legion of Super-Heroes, along with two other newer Legion members, Phantom Girl and Triplicate Girl who have come to the 20th Century to cheer Supergirl up. They take her back to the 30th Century and invite her to join the Legion, and introduce her to the other new members: Shrinking Violet, Sun Boy, Bouncing Boy, and Brainiac 5 -- The latter being the descendant of Superman's old foe Brainiac. After partaking in the Legion of Super-Heroes' parade, Supergirl prepares to return to her own time, when Brainiac 5 asks her to stay and be his girlfriend. Supergirl politely declines because she has to return to her own time. Back in the 20th century, Supergirl is contacted by Lori Lemaris and Jerro to test out a new force field they hope will protect Supergirl from harmful Kryptonite rays. The device works, however when Supergirl tries to throw the Kryptonite into space she scares off Krypto. burying the Kryptonite on a distant planet and returning home, Supergirl's force field device is damaged by a meteor and Lori is unable to repair it. When Supergirl returns to the orphanage as Linda Lee, the girls tease her when she is forced to lie to them and tell them she has no boyfriend, when in reality she has two admirers in both Brainiac 5, and Jerro. - via DC Wikia Superboy #89 Superboy's Big Brother June 1961 Writer: Robert Bernstein Artist: George Papp While out with Ma and Pa Kent, Clark notices a rocket crashing to Earth. Investigating it as Superboy, the Boy of Steel is shocked to find an occupant inside that has a star chart and a medallion around his neck from Jor-El, his own father, about his apparent son. Believing that this person is a previously unknown and long lost brother, Superboy is disappointed to find that the occupant has amnesia. Taking him in with the Kents, they decide to name him Mon-El, based partially on the day of the week he landed on Earth (Monday) and on Kryptonian names. Pa Kent also sets Mon-El up with a civilian guise of Bob Cobb so that Mon-El can assume a civilian life in Smallville, as a brush salesman. However, Superboy beings to get suspicious of Mon-El's true nature, and begins to doubt his origins when he realizes the buckle on Mon-El's belt is not made of any Kryptonian metal, and Krypto doesn't recognize Mon-El. As a final test, Superboy tries to expose Mon-El to Kryptonite as the boy sleeps and is shocked that it has no effect. The next day, after Mon-El tries to show up Clark for Lana Lang's affections, Superboy decides to trick Mon-El into "revealing" himself by orchestrating a Kryptonite meteor hoax while they're playing. To do so, Superboy paints lead meteors to resemble Kryptonite and throws them into space so that they land on Earth at the right time. Superboy is shocked to find that Mon-El is effected by the lead meteors just as Superboy would have been effected by real Kryptonite. This causes Mon-El's memories to return, and he reveals that his real name is Lar Grand, who was from the planet Daxam, and landed on Krypton just before it's destruction and befriended Jor-El before departing the planet, and that the crash really did cause him to have amnesia. As lead being the Daxarian's weakness, Mon-El is about to die, however Superboy comes up with a solution to save Mon-El's life, by sending him to the Phantom Zone until he can find a cure for Mon-El's lead poisoning. - via DC Wikia

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We take a look at Wolverine Evolution so you don’t have to! Plus reviews of Batman #18, Green Arrow #18, Future Quest #10, and Brave Chef Brianna #1. Also, did you hear they are making a Nightwing movie? NEWS WB announces Nightwing movie http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/24/movies-nightwing-movie-works-wb/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN #18 Writer: Tom King Artists: Danny Miki, David Finch Publisher: DC Comics U.S. Price: $2.99 “I AM BANE” part three! Bane broke the bat before, but it wasn’t enough—now he’s going to break everyone else! Bane is coming, and no one is safe! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW Future Quest #10 Writer: Jeff Parker Artist: Ron Randall Publisher: DC Comics Not since the time of Mightor has planet Earth seen titans battle like this! The towering mechanical might of Frankenstein Jr. hurls megavoltage at the largest creature ever to stride the planet’s surface! Race Bannon fights with power no Terran has ever possessed! The Herculoids arrive from the far reaches of time and space to join the fray! And then, it all goes wrong… [rating:4.5/5] RODRIGO Brave Chef Brianna #1 Writer: Sam Sykes Artist: Selina Espiritu Publisher: BOOM! Studios Budding chef Brianna Jakobsson is trying to run a successful restaurant, but her customers are all literal monsters! Perfect for fans of Adventure Time and Steven Universe, and features a first-ever chalkboard back cover! [rating:3.5/5] ASHLEY GREEN ARROW #18 Writer: Ben Percy Artist: Eleonora Carlini 'REUNION' part one! Oliver Queen and Roy Harper once patrolled the streets as Green Arrow and Speedy, but a massive falling-out left them estranged for years. Now, learn the truth behind the tragic dissolution - and triumphant reunion - of one of comics' most iconic super-duos as Green Arrow and Arsenal join forces once more! [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/28/major-spoilers-poll-week-long-box-edition/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to [email protected]. 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 Wolverine Evolution Collects Wolverine (2003) #50-55. It's the biggest, best and, quite possibly, last battle between Wolverine and Sabretooth! These sworn foes have been locked in an endless grudge match that goes back longer than either can remember - or even imagine. The key to victory is eons old, and it's certain to rock their world. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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]

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Mercy St. Clair is Trekker! MST3K is getting the comic book treatment. So is Highlander! And James Bond! Where will it stop!? Find out in this week’s exciting episode. 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! NEWS MST3K Comics are coming http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/17/business-getting-mst3k-merchandise-comics/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Highlander: The American Dream #1 Writer: Brian Ruckley Artist: Andrea Mutti Publisher: IDW Publishing The cult-classic franchise makes its triumphant return! In the thirty years since its release, Highlander has inspired a cult following and numerous spinoffs with its epic clashes between powerful immortals. Now, The American Dream follows Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod as he navigates through the American Civil War and 1950s Manhattan toward The Gathering in 1986. Reunite with familiar faces, such as Connor’s secretary Rachel, and meet new immortals, such as Osta Vazilek, but remember… There can be only one! [rating:3/5] MATTHEW SEX CRIMINALS #16 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Chip Zdarsky Publisher: Image Comics SEX CRIMINALS is BACK. Full sex! Deep crime! Big floppy 16th issue! [rating:4/5] RODRIGO James Bond Black Box #1 Writer: Benjamin Percy Artist: Rapha Lobosco Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment The next epic adventure for 007 kicks off in the snowbound French Alps, where Bond finds himself in the crosshairs of an assassin who targets other assassins. This is the first puzzle piece in a larger adrenaline-fueled mystery that will send Bond across the globe to investigate a digital breach that threatens global security. [rating:2.5/5] ASHLEY FEY WINDS by: Nicole Chartand http://www.feywinds.com/ Kit used to live a simple life, an “innocent woodland creature” kind of simple life. But then a curse turned her human, and now, with her adventuring buddies (and their own curses), she’s on a quest to uncurse herself and her friends (hopefully), find magical treasures (unlikely) and stay ahead of the trouble that seems to be chasing them around the Seven Kingdoms (not gonna happen)… and maybe a raid a chicken coop or two on the way! [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/21/major-spoilers-poll-week-transformers-best/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to [email protected]. 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 TREKKER: RITES OF PASSAGE TPB Writer: Ron Randal Artist: Ron Randal Peerless bounty hunter Mercy St. Clair is enlisted to safeguard a vulnerable young woman en route to her home world, though exactly where she’s going and why is a mystery. But her need for protection becomes apparent when cyborg assassins look to terminate Mercy’s ward . . . and Mercy! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Are you ready for the Secret Empire? We review, Powerless on NBC, Archie #17, and Champions #5. Plus, if you have not read March Volume 3, it is a must buy book. You can support Major Spoilers by becoming a member at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers NEWS THE SECRET EMPIRE IS COMING! http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/13/solicitations-yay-theres-another-marvel-epic-event-coming-way/ REVIEWS STEPHEN ARCHIE #17 Writer: Mark Waid Artists: Joe Eisma, Andre Szymanowicz, Jack Morelli Publisher: Archie Comics Cheryl Blossom’s unleashed on Riverdale, creating chaos and tumult at her whim! Only Veronica can stop her—but how will she get back from her Swiss boarding school in time to save her friends? [rating:4/5] MATTHEW Champions #5 Writer: Mark Waid Artists: Humberto Ramos and Victor Olazaba Publisher: Marvel Comics Oh, great! Just when the Champions had a nice little movement going on, here comes Gwenpool to ruin – I mean, “improve” – it all, with her patented brand of consequence-less violence and disregard for human life! [rating:3/5] RODRIGO Powerless Ep. 1 & 2 Network: NBC In a world where humanity must cope with the collateral damage of Super Heroes and Super-Villains, Emily Locke (Vanessa Hudgens) begins her first day as Director of Research & Development for Wayne Security, a subsidiary of Wayne Enterprises that specializes in products that make defenseless bystanders feel a little safer. Full of confidence and big ideas, Emily quickly learns that her expectations far exceed those of her new boss (Alan Tudyk) and officemates, so it will be up to her to lead the team toward their full potential and the realization that you don’t need superpowers to be a hero. [rating:2.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/14/major-spoilers-poll-week-best-comic-age/ DISCUSSION March: Book Three John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell By Fall 1963, the Civil Rights Movement is an undeniable keystone of the national conversation, and as chair of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, John Lewis is right in the thick of it. With the stakes continuing to rise, white supremacists intensify their opposition through government obstruction and civilian terrorist attacks, a supportive president is assassinated, and African-Americans across the South are still blatantly prohibited from voting. To carry out their nonviolent revolution, Lewis and an army of young activists launch a series of innovative projects, including the Freedom Vote, Mississippi Freedom Summer, and a pitched battle for the soul of the Democratic Party waged live on national television. You can buy this book via our Amazon Affiliate Link - http://amzn.to/2lfqlwQ Contact us at [email protected] 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.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Batman, Batman, everywhere as we take a look at Batman’s first adventures in the Silver Age. Plus: Sink #1, Homies #4, Midnighter and Apollo #5, and Angel City #5 get reviewed, and we discuss the all important Poll of the Week! 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! NEWS Iron Fist Trailer Arrives http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/07/television-danny-rand-gone-long-time-iron-fist-trailer-arrives/ REVIEWS STEPHEN ANGEL CITY #5 Writer: Janet Harvey Artist: Megan Levens Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $3.99 On the run from the law, Dolores and Joe have more heat than they can handle as they dodge bullets in Little Tokyo, and studio smears in the papers. But they discover hope in each other—and find some unlikely allies in a Boyle Heights garage. [rating:3/5] MATTHEW MIDNIGHTER AND APOLLO #5 Written by: Steve Orlando Art by: Fernando Blanco U.S. Price: $3.99 Midnighter always knew that one day he would have to face the Devil himself to answer for all the people he’s killed here on Earth…and that day is today! It’s a bare-knuckle brawl between Midnighter and Neron for the soul of Apollo! [rating:3/5] RODRIGO Homies #4 writer: David Gonzales, Elliott Serrano artist: Andrew Huerta Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Barrio Quien Sabe is full of some of the most colorful, oddball characters in the world, but what about one from out of it? The Homies go back in time as they remember the arrival of Alien Ese, the illegal alien from outer space! Starting with his travels across the galaxy, to crash landing in Roswell, New Mexico, to escaping Area 51 and finally hitchhiking his way to L.A., the story of Alien Ese tells us that no matter where you’re from, if you’re an immigrant looking for a better life, you’re always welcome in the barrio! [rating:3/5] ASHLEY SINK #1 Writer: John Lees Artist: Alex Cormack SINK is a series of offbeat, stand alone crime stories, all linked by one shared location: Sinkhill. A forgotten East End district of a warped funhouse mirror vision of Glasgow, Scotland, Sinkhill is a hive of crooks, deviants and killers, and ordinary folk unfortunate enough to live among them. [rating: 2.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/02/07/major-spoilers-poll-week-superfight-part-4/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to [email protected]. 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 Batman: The Dynamic Duo - Archives Volume 1 This volume reprints BATMAN #164-167 and DETECTIVE COMICS #327-333 -- considered to be the first "Silver Age" adventures of Batman & Robin. Some of the pulse-pounding tales you can expect within include "The Joker's Last Laugh," "The Man Who Stole From Batman," "Batman's Super-Powered Punch," and "Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!" All this, plus an Elongated Man story! CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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!

In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket shaped building is 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! Adventure Comics #247 The Legion of Super-Heroes April 1958 w: Otto Binder a: Al Plastino A group of mysterious teens arrives in Smallville, and Superboy is shocked to find that they seem to know his greatest secret. But what is THEIR secret? Adventure Comics #267 Prisoner of the Super-Heroes December 1959 w: Jerry Siegel a: George Papp The future teens return, and their knowledge of the past tells them that the greatest menace of all is... Superboy himself? Can he prove his innocence when his crimes are already in the history books? OTTO BINDER: THE LIFE AND WORK OF A COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION VISIONARY by Bill Schelly Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary chronicles the career of Otto Binder, from pulp magazine author to writer of Supergirl, Captain Marvel, and Superman comics. As the originator of the first sentient robot in literature ("I, Robot," published in Amazing Stories in 1939 and predating Isaac Asimov's collection of the same name), Binder's effect on science fiction was profound. Within the world of comic books, he created or co-created much of the Superman universe, including Smallville; Krypto, Superboy's dog; Supergirl; and the villain Braniac. Binder is also credited with writing many of the first "Bizarro" storylines for DC Comics, as well as for being the main writer for the Captain Marvel comics. In later years, Binder expanded from comic books into pure science writing, publishing dozens of books and articles on the subject of satellites and space travel as well as UFOs and extraterrestrial life. Comic book historian Bill Schelly tells the tale of Otto Binder through comic panels, personal letters, and interviews with Binder's own family and friends. Schelly weaves together Binder's professional successes and personal tragedies, including the death of Binder's only daughter and his wife's struggle with mental illness. A touching and human story, Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary is a biography that is both meticulously researched and beautifully told, keeping alive Binder's spirit of scientific curiosity and whimsy.

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: It’s a fifth week podcast! There is only one way to celebrate, with Amalgam Comics! Plus we discuss Ben Affleck is off of the Batman movie. Also we review Baltimore: The Red Kingdom #1, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Pink #8, The Fear Diaries #1, and Justice League Dark get reviewed. 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! NEWS Ben Affleck Steps Down as Director of Batman Movie http://majorspoilers.com/2017/01/31/movies-ben-affleck-drops-batman-directing-gig/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BALTIMORE: THE RED KINGDOM #1 Writer: Mike MIgnola, Christopher Golden Artist: Peter Bergting Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Lord Baltimore is missing. The Red King—evil incarnate—is taking over the world. Baltimore’s team has been driven apart, with some of them dying on the frontlines while others are in hiding. Since the day he set out for revenge on the vampire who killed his family, Baltimore’s fight has gotten bigger than he’d ever imagined, but what role will he take as evil finally threatens to consume the world?! [rating:4.5/5] MATTHEW MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: PINK #6 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writers: Brenden Fletcher, Kelly Thompson, & Tini Howard Artist: Daniele Di Nicuolo Price: $3.99 Synopsis: Final issue! Are Kimberly, Trini, and Zack ready to leave behind the life of a Ranger once more? What does this mean for Tommy and Kimberly? [rating:4.5/5] RODRIGO THE FEAR DIARIES #1 (W) Garrett Gunn (A) Nicolas Touris, Jim Callahan, Ulises Grostieta (L) HdE A dangerous threat to children across the world has returned. In the depths of The Nightmare Realm, The Dark Mistress has bode her time, waiting for the right moment to strike. Theodore Bearsly and his ragtag team of stuffed heroes face the greatest battle yet as they encounter The Dark Mistress' army of evil toys who will stop at nothing to collect the fear of every child on earth. [rating:2.5/5] ASHLEY JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK director: Jay Oliva written by: JM DeMattieus & Ernia Altbacker Beings with supernatural powers join together to fight against supernatural villains. This team of supernatural beings include John Constantine, Zatanna and Jason Blood also known as the demon Etrigran. [rating: 5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/01/31/major-spoilers-poll-week-superfight-part-3/ If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to [email protected]. 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 Bruce Wayne Agent of SHEILD Bruce Wayne Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. was written by Chuck Dixon with art by Cary Nord and Mark Pennington. AMAZON Amazon, written and drawn by John Byrne, featured Amazon aka Princess Ororo Munroe of Themiscyra. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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.