Captain Sternn goes under the microscope this week, as does the Tao of Igor, Do A Powerbomb #2, and Bloodborne: Lady of Lanterns #1. We talk Fire and Ice, Unbreakable Red Sonja, and more, on this week’s Major Spoilers Podcast! (From Galoob) Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS REVIEWS STEPHEN THE TAO OF IGOR Writer: John Kovalic Artist: John Kovalic Publisher: Dork Storm Press Cover Price: $22.95 Release Date: May 2022 DORK TOWER IS BACK! The fan-favorite, critically-acclaimed comic returns with the eagerly-awaited TAO OF IGOR! It’s the big day - Mud Con! But is its new director, Igor, ready? Or even awake? And what of Matt, Gilly, and the rest of the gang? Great for new readers, sure to delight old fans, this is the Dork Tower collection you’ve been waiting for! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW DO A POWERBOMB #2 Writer: Daniel Warren Johnson Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 20, 2022 Lona Steelrose is brought to another dimension and given an opportunity that could change everything. Will she join the DEATHLYFE tournament?! [rating:5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3aOIpJN RODRIGO BLOODBORNE: LADY OF LANTERNS #1 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Piotr Kowalski Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: 7/27/2022 New comic series based on the critically acclaimed gothic gaming hit, Bloodborne! Enter the city of Yharnam through the eyes of its citizens, when new hunters take to the streets to fight against the cruel and unusual epidemic that has gripped the city. In the black of the night, families and faith will be tested… Fan-favorite artist Piotr Kowalski returns to the series with Eisner Nominated writer Cullen Bunn (The Sixth Gun, Wolverine, Spider-Man: Season One)! [rating: 4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3zioc8A DISCUSSION CAPTAIN STERNN First conceptualized in the late 1970s, Captain Sternn was developed by artist Bernie Wrightson during his time at The Studio. The character’s first published adventure was developed for Tyrannosaurus Press in 1977, and was eventually published in 1980 in Heavy Metal magazine. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Scott Johnson is back and we talk The Dark Tower, Thor: Love and Thunder, and play trivia! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
The exciting world of hockey and romance collide in Check, Please! We talk Spider-Man, Kamen Rider, and answer the question, "What happened last week?" We review Hellboy and the BPRD: Old Man Whittier, Mighty Morphin' #21, and Season of the Bruja #4 on this week's show! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://majorspoilers.com/2022/07/03/kamen-rider-gets-comic-book-from-titan-comics/ https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-first-superhero-dr-occult-in-more-fun-comics-at-auction/ https://majorspoilers.com/2022/07/05/dan-slott-and-mark-bagley-team-for-new-spider-man-series/ REVIEWS STEPHEN HELLBOY AND THE BPRD: OLD MAN WHITTIER (ONE-SHOT) Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Gabriel Hernandez Walta Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 29, 2022 Trouble runs in the Whittier family! When Catherine Whittier learns she's inherited the family home, she knows better than to go back alone, and Hellboy's experience with the family (in Hellboy: The Whittier Legacy) makes him the perfect one to make sure any unkind spirits are rest. Because in a house with a history like this, "plot" can mean more than just a family graveyard. Hellboy creator Mike Mignola is joined by artist Gabriel Hernández Walta to bring readers a terrifying new one-shot in the home of the infamous Whittier family! [rating:5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3adnv70 MATTHEW MIGHTY MORPHIN' #21 Writer: Matt Groom Artist: Moises Hidalgo Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: July 6, 2022 After a recent tragedy that shook the Rangers leader to his core, the Mighty Morphin team faces an identity crisis. After all, there are some challenges even they can't overcome. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3alB18r RODRIGO SEASON OF THE BRUJA #4 Writer: Aaron Duran Artist: Sara Soler Publisher: Oni Press Inc. Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: July 13, 2022 After the sudden loss of her beloved abuela Isadora, young bruja Althalia Cabrera is desperate-if she can act quickly enough, she may be able to pull Isadora back from a cruel eternity she doesn't deserve. Going against both everything she was taught and the warnings of her family, Althalia opens a forbidden door to the ancient past and enlists the help of the Aztec death deities Mictecacihuatl and Mictlantecuhtli. The connection supercharges Althalia's powers but threatens the balance she must maintain if she has any chance of saving Isadora without losing everything else she believes in. [rating: 4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3y5bBUs DISCUSSION CHECK PLEASE Writer/Artist: Ngozi Ukazu Check, Please! is a 2013 webcomic written and illustrated by Ngozi Ukazu. It follows vlogger and figure skater-turned-ice hockey player Eric "Bitty" Bittle as he deals with hockey culture in college, as well as his identity as a gay man. https://www.checkpleasecomic.com/ CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
How about a little Ice Cream, Man? This week we review Superman Son of Kal-El #12, Rivers of London: Deadly Ever After #2, and The Tiger’s Tounge from Mad Cave Studios. We talk recent news, and Pokemon auctions, too! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://comics.ha.com/itm/video-games/pokemon-yellow-version-special-pikachu-edition-wata-94-a-sealed-no-esrb-game-boy-nintendo-1999-usa/a/312225-68057.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 REVIEWS STEPHEN RIVERS OF LONDON: DEADLY EVER AFTER #2 Writer: Celest Bronfman, Ben Aaronovitch, Andrew Cartmel Artist: Jose Maria Beroy Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 22, 2022 When Chelsea and Olympia accidentally break an enchantment in the woods, deadly fairy tales from a mysterious old book begin coming to life. To set things right, Chelsea and Olympia must unravel a mystery dating back to the 1800s before they become victims of a lethal sorcery. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/39Aunel MATTHEW SUPERMAN SON OF KAL EL #12 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Cian Tormey Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 14, 2022 Lex Luthor and President Bendix have joined forces to unleash the Gamorra Corps on Superman…and put a stop to the first son of the Last Son of Krypton once and for all. But a new hero has joined the fight…and he’s going to use that tin-can suit like a chew toy if Luthor isn’t careful. Welcome back, Krypto. Who’s a good boy? [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3ya3kjj RODRIGO THE TIGER’S TONGUE Writer: Olivia Stephens Artist: Dainsakhu Banton-Perry Publisher: Mad Cave Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: July 6, 2022 Heed the tiger’s tongue, and you will not be led astray. Under the militant rule of The Tiger’s People, empowered by their animal familiars, the Claw is on the brink of war. At the precipice of adulthood, twin princesses Kelindi and Aridani hold the future of the Claw in their hands. Kelindi would sue for peace with The River’s People, those who were subjugated “to bring order,” while Aridani has never aspired to rule. But an ancient prophecy is revealed that’ll force fate’s hand for the sisters… [rating: 4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3yaG2tR DISCUSSION ICE CREAM MAN VOLUME 1 Writer W. Maxwell Prince Artist: Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: March 2022 Cover Price: $9.99 Chocolate, vanilla, existential horror, addiction, musical fantasy…there’s a flavor for everyone’s misery. ICE CREAM MAN is a genre-defying comic book series, featuring disparate “one-shot” tales of sorrow, wonder, and redemption. Each installment features its own cast of strange characters, dealing with their own special sundae of suffering. And on the periphery of all of them, like the twinkly music of his colorful truck, is the Ice Cream Man―a weaver of stories, a purveyor of sweet treats. Friend. Foe. God. Demon. The man who with a snap of his fingers―lickety split!―can change the course of your life forever. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
Spider-Man and Batman team-up to eat finger sandwiches and punch the Joker in the face! We also talk the latest news, and review The Cimmerian: Hour of the Dragon #4 from ABLAZE Publishing, and DC Pride 2022 from DC Comics. Scott Johnson joins us this week, and it is a great time! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS Meet The Spot, Miles Morales’s most formidable foe yet. Voiced by Jason Schwartzman, see him in action in Spider-Man: Across the #SpiderVerse, exclusively in movie theaters June 2, 2023. pic.twitter.com/1aAmMjMcpX — Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (@SpiderVerse) June 13, 2022 REVIEWS STEPHEN The Cimmerian: Hour of the Dragon #4 Writer: Julien Blondel, Robert E. Howard Artist: Valentin Secher Publisher: ABLAZE Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 15, 2022 Robert E. Howard’s Conan is brought to life UNCENSORED! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! The showdown between Conan and Xaltotun is at hand! But it will take more than just an army to take back the thrones that were stolen. To take on a wizard of such dark power, Conan will need a little magic himself so he can once again be king! Bonus material included: The original Robert E. Howard story is included! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3QgIc1Z MATTHEW DC PRIDE 2022 ONE-SHOT Writer: Various Artist: Various Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $9.99 Release Date: June 8, 2022 DC’s 2022 celebration kicks off with more stories, more characters, and more pride than ever before! This anthology features thirteen all-new stories spotlighting LGBTQIA+ fan-favorites new and old including Superman (Jon Kent), Nubia, Tim Drake, Kid Quick, Aquaman (Jackson Hyde), Green Lantern (Jo Mullein), Alysia Yeoh, the Ray, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, Batwoman, and more! [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3NTOBi2 SCOTT The Losers Writer: Andy Diggle Artist: Jock Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $9.99 Release Date: February 2, 2010 This collection introduces The Losers, formerly an elite U.S. Special Forces unit that served as the covert bloody hand of America until they stumbled across a C.I.A. secret they couldn’t ignore. The C.I.A. tried to kill them, but they’re about to learn that it takes more than one try to eliminate The Losers. Collects issues 1-12. [rating: 4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3zFzTXO DISCUSSION SPIDER-MAN AND BATMAN: DISORDERED MINDS Writer: J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Mark Bagley Publisher: Marvel/DC Comics Release Date: September 1995 The Joker and Carnage meet when behavioral psychiatrist Cassandra Briar attempts to use the two killers as tests for a chip that will ‘lobotomize’ their homicidal instincts. The Carnage symbiote neutralizes Kasady’s chip after it is implanted, with Kasady pretending that the chip had worked so that he could meet the Joker. After Carnage removes the Joker’s chip, the two’s mutual psychoses lead them into a brief alliance before their differing methods of murder cause a clash. The Joker tries to kill Carnage with a bomb, but Carnage drapes a piece of the symbiote over a corpse to fake his death. Batman and Spider-Man uncover the trick, and Batman is subsequently engulfed in Carnage’s symbiote tendrils. Carnage proposes to kill Batman, but the Joker threatens to set off a bomb to destroy Gotham, himself and Carnage, rather than see Carnage kill Batman. As Batman battles Carnage, Spider-Man follows the Joker. The Joker defiantly dares Spider-Man to ki...
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Maybe you’ve heard there is a new Thor movie coming out soon, and it features one Jane Foster. This week on the podcast, we are tapping into that synergy with a look at Jane Foster and The Mighty Thor #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link JANE FOSTER AND THE MIGHTY THOR #1 (OF 5) TORUNN GRØNBEKK (W) • MICHAEL DOWLING (A) Cover by RYAN STEGMAN Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE Stormbreakers Variant Cover by CARMEN CARNERO Variant Cover by MARTIN COCCOLO When Mjolnir comes crashing through Jane Foster’s apartment window, she fears the worst has happened to Thor. As Asgard’s greatest enemies – including Hela, Ulik the Troll and Enchantress – mount an assault on the Golden Realm, Jane must find Thor and save Asgard – even if that means she must once again risk her life to become Thor herself! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
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What’s better than the first best thing ever!? The sequel! This week, we revisit an old topic and share our top five sequels. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.