Major Spoilers Comic Book Podcast

Vampires are everywhere! This week we take a look at TWO volumes of American Vampire. We talk the news of the day, and review Better Angels from BOOM! Studios, Gunslinger Spawn #1 from Image Comics, and Batman, The Long Halloween Special #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/film/news/brendan-fraser-batgirl-movie-1235097056/ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/dune-sequel-denis-villenevue-1235097103/ https://bleedingcool.com/comics/printwatch-no-more-second-printings-from-image-comics/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BETER ANGELS Writer: Jeff Jensen Artist: George Schell Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $19.99 Release Date: October 27, 2021 In 1861, America is at a crossroads. Abraham Lincoln, the man tasked with healing the nation, and his family are the targets of a conspiracy to assassinate them. Their safety – and the future of the American experiment – hinges on the success of a new kind of lawman, known by a word still novel in the culture: detective. But there was only one who would prove to be up to the task—an individual whose extraordinary cleverness and resourcefulness would alter the course of history from deep within the shadows of domestic spycraft. Her name was Kate Warne. This is the story of America’s first female detective, a trailblazing working woman trying to make a living and do some good in a tumultuous, sexist age, and whose mysterious life and tall tale exploits are truly the stuff of legend. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via the comIXology/Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3py92ry) MATTHEW GUNSLINGER SPAWN #1 Writer: Todd McFarlane/Aleš Kot Artist: Kevin Keane/Brett Booth/Philip Tan Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: October 27, 2021 Introducing the launch of the second new monthly title spinning out of the SPAWN UNIVERSE, with one of the most popular characters in the entire SPAWN mythology! This book contains three separate GUNSLINGER stories, each taking a look at his journey through time—from the wild, wild west to the 21st century. Will his 200-year-old past come back to haunt him as he navigates the strange world of 2021? Get ready for the past and present to collide in this new ongoing title! [rating:2/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/2ZpfcPA) ASHLEY BATMAN THE LONG HALLOWEEN SPECIAL #1 Writer: Jeph Loeb Artist: Tim Sale Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: Oct 26, 2021 Twenty-five years ago, you thought you knew the whole story of Batman: The Long Halloween. Now, legendary creators Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale return to Gotham City to reveal that no secret remains buried forever! Join us for the return of the Batman Halloween specials and a mystery that could destroy Batman, Commissioner Gordon, Two-Face, and…well, that would be telling, wouldn’t it? [rating: 4/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3w19Iad) DISCUSSION AMERiCAN VAMPIRE VOLUME 2 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Rafael Albuequerque Publisher: Vertigo 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!

We dip into the creepy Fatale from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, and talk DC FanDome! We also review The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #9, Avengers #49, and Wolverheart #8! 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) The DC FanDomehttps://youtu.be/RADmFACrWWQ REVIEWS STEPHEN THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA #9 Writer: Roberto Aquirre Sacasa Artist: Robert Hack Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 13, 2021 “WITCH WAR” Part 3: “The Sacrificial Lamb” - Sabrina has brought Harvey’s body back to life (along with her father’s soul). But there is a cost to everything. Unless she wants the Gates of Hell to open, Sabrina must find a person to sacrifice in Harvey’s place. But wait… Sabrina would never kill someone, would she? [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our comiXology/Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/30rl8bi) MATTHEW AVENGERS #49 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Javi Garron Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 13, 2021 “WORLD WAR SHE-HULK” Goes Nuclear! War beneath the waves. The Winter Hulk has been sent to Atlantis with a dark mission. And things will get even darker and bloodier if the Russian super-assassin Red Widow has her way. But no matter who wins, She-Hulk and the Avengers will be changed forever! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our comiXology/Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3aReVaL) RODRIGO WOLVENHEART #8 Writer: Mark London Artist: Alejandro Giraldo Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: Oct 27, 2021 NEW ARC - DOUBLE SIZED ISSUE After failing to correct his timeline, Sterling Cross finds himself trapped in an alternate reality where his worst nightmare has come true. With Elizabeth Bathory now the head of Wolvenheart and Van Helsing hellbent on destroying the organization, Sterling Cross will be forced to create unlikely alliances with some of history’s greatest characters. Will Sterling succeed in protecting Wolvenheart and returning the timeline back to normal, or will he be at the mercy of his mentor? The future may be uncertain, but the past is always clear. [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our comiXology/Amazon affiliate link (https://amzn.to/3aReVaL) DISCUSSION FATALE Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Sean Phillips Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: 2014 Josephine is cursed, and in a series that darkly blends American crime noir with unnamed Lovecraftian horrors, we follow her from 1950s San Francisco, where crooked cops hide deeper evils, to mid-‘70s L.A., where burnt-out actors and ex-cult groupies are caught in a web around a satanic snuff film…and in the middle of it all is Josephine, with a power to die or kill for! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

This week, we discuss Juliet Takes a Breath from BOOM! Studios. We also review Mazebook #2, Justice League Infinity #4, and Savage Hearts #4. We discuss Saga’s return, and more Astro City! 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 http://majorspoilers.com/2021/10/11/saga-returns-in-january-2022/ http://majorspoilers.com/2021/10/11/kurt-busiek-moves-astro-city-and-more-to-image-comics/ https://www.dcfandome.com/age-gate REVIEWS STEPHEN MAZEBOOK #2 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Jeff Lemire Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: October 13, 2021 Will’s a melancholy building inspector who’s been grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter for years. One evening he receives a mysterious phone call from a girl claiming it’s her and that she’s trapped in the middle of a labyrinth, setting Will off on a journey digging through her personal journals and puzzles for answers on where she is and how to bring her back home. [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/WDdaEJ) MATTHEW JUSTICE LEAGUE INFINITY #4 Writer: JM DeMatteis Artist: Ethen Beavers Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 5, 2021 After being whisked across the Multiverse, Wonder Woman finds herself trapped on a desolate and barren planet with the last person she’d ever expect to find: DARKSEID! What does the former ruler of Apokolips want with the Amazonian warrior? And what lurks in the shadows of this devasted world? [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/yRb3ay) RODRIGO SAVAGE HEARTS #4 Writer: Aubrey Sitterson Artist: Jed Dougherty Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 20, 2021 The jungle fantasy romantic comedy continues! But can Bronwyn and Graow stop fighting dinosaurs, birdpeople, an evil wizard, and each other long enough to just shut up and kiss already!? From Aubrey Sitterson (No One Left to Fight, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling) and Jed Dougherty (Worlds’ Finest, Harley Quinn). [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION JULIET TAKES A BREATH Writer: Gabby Rivera Artist: Celia Moscote Publisher: BOOM! Studios Release Date: September 19, 2019 Cover Price: $14.99 Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn’t sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But don’t worry, Juliet has something kinda resembling a plan that’ll help her figure out what it means to be Puerto Rican, lesbian and out. See, she’s going to intern with Harlowe Brisbane - her favorite feminist author, someone whose last work on feminism, self-love and lots of other things will help Juliet find her ever elusive epiphany. There’s just one problem—Harlowe’s white, not from the Bronx and doesn’t have the answers. Okay, maybe that’s more than one problem but Juliet never said it was a perfect plan… CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

This week, we revisit an old friend, as we check out Atomic Robo and the Spectre of Tomorrow (weirdly this isn’t related to James Bond). We also talk lawsuits, Star Wars The High Republic Adventures, Icon and Rocket #3, A Righteous Taste for Vengeance, and Nuclear Power! Wow… that’s a lot! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/film/news/scarlett-johansson-disney-lawsuit-settled-1235078355 https://app.roll20.net/sessions/new?backto=https://marketplace.roll20.net/coupon Code S44VF-Y9VP7-A9MN2 REVIEWS STEPHEN STAR WARS HIGH REPUBLIC ADVENTURES #9 Writer: Daniel Jose Older Artist: Toni Bruno Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 6, 2021 The Padawan are off on another mission! This time to Takodana, to assist the lone Jedi defending the local Jedi temple against the ever-growing threat of the Nihils. But Qort has trouble focusing when he comes face to face with his own past amidst new dangers and old allies. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW ICON AND ROCKET SEASON 1 #3 Writer: Reginald Hudlin Artist: Leon Chills Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 28, 2021 Everyone on Earth-and beyond-wants them dead! Icon thought he was the only extraterrestrial left on Earth…but unfortunately for him, and for Rocket, he was very, very wrong! A terrifying enemy he believed long dead is hot on their trail…and to make matters worse, his foe now works for the CIA! [rating:4/5] RODRIGO A RIGHTEOUS TASTE FOR VENGEANCE Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Andre Araujo Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 6, 2021 When an unassuming man stumbles upon a dark-web contract assassin’s vicious plot to kill an innocent target, he turns himself into one. The Professional meets Road to Perdition in this story of a family’s unlikely guardian being hunted by rich and powerful men who are used to getting away with everything. [rating: 4.5/5] ASHLEY NUCLEAR POWER TPB Writer: Desirée Proctor & Erica Harrell Artist: Lynne Yoshii Publisher: Fanbase Press Cover Price: $19.99 Release Date: Tues, Oct 19, 2021 October of 1962. The Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union is at its peak when the unthinkable happens: nuclear war. Sixty years later, the remaining 13 states rose from the ashes to form the American Union, governed by the authoritarian Joint Chiefs of Staff and protected by a border wall to keep out nuclear radiation . . . and the individuals who were enhanced by it. Nuclear Power is a darkly poignant alternate history of the Cuban Missile Crisis that posits the lengths to which a government will go to protect (or deceive) its citizens. When the Joint Chiefs’ dark secrets are revealed, will survivors on both sides of the wall join forces to fight for their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, or will their differences forever divide them? [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION Atomic Robo and the Spectre of Tomorrow Writer: Brian Clevinger Artist: Scott Wegener Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: July 19, 2018 Remember the old days when all you had to worry about were mad scientist-dinosaurs or giant sea mutants with lasers? But not in 2017! Atomic Robo delves into the chaos that is modern America, where everything is horrible all of the time! 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!

We are cutting costs and keeping it slim, which is why to two fat guys are on the show. We talk Transformers, lawsuits, and Stranger Things. We also take a look at the time Spider-Man ran in the newspapers! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/film/news/spider-man-captain-america-marvel-copyrigh-termination-1235072997/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/doctor-who-showrunner-russell-t-davies-returns-1235073307/ REVIEWS STEPHEN STRANGER THINGS TOMB OF YBWEN #1 Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Diego Galinod Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: September 29, 2021 It’s January 1985 the Hawkins crew survived their battle with the mind flayer, but Will and Joyce are still reeling from the recent death of Bob Newby. Will’s friends have been too busy with their girlfriends to notice how much he is struggling. After he and Mr. Clarke discover a mysterious map Bob left in a box of old nerdy memorabilia, Will rallies the crew to investigate. Is there a secret hidden in the hills of Hawkins? [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/6bErrq) MATTHEW TRANSFORMERS: SHATTERED GLASS #2 Writer: Danny Lore Artist: Dan Khanna Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 29, 2021 Megatron is the only bot who can stop the three Autobot warlords from acquiring information that could reignite the war, but can he forgive his past mistakes and take up the mantle of Deception leader again? [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/3PEDDM) DISCUSSION The Amazing Spider-Man: The Ultimate Newspaper Comics Collection Volume 2 (1979-1981) Writer: Stan Lee Artist: John Romita Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: January 5, 2016 The exciting second volume of the wondrous wall-crawler’s long-running newspaper strip by Stan Lee, John Romita, and Larry Lieber, with all Sundays in color and integrated with the dailies―just as they originally appeared in newspapers worldwide. Edited by Bruce Canwell, this book includes more than 700 sequential comics―the complete run from January 1979 through the January 1981! CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, we answer some great questions sent in by our fantastic fans from around the world. 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!

Roy of the Rovers turns 67 this month, and we take a look at his career during the 1970s. We also talk H’wood rumors, and review Reservation Dogs on Hulu, Black Manta #1 from DC Comics, Hellboy and the BPRD 1957 - Family Ties, and Norse Mythology II both from from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) REVIEWS STEPHEN HELLBOY AND THE BPRD 1957 FAMILY TIES Writer: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson Artist: Laurence Campbell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 15, 2021 Before they can track down an errant copy of Gustav Strobl’s Witchcraft and Demonology, Hellboy and B.P.R.D. agent Susan Xiang are sidetracked by a beset housewife’s pleas for help. Unraveling the mystery of an unwanted house guest may lead the occult investigators right to where they wanted to be, but also right into demonic danger. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/b3VaVm) MATTHEW BLACK MANTA #1 Writer: Chuck Brown Artist: Valentine De Landro Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 7, 2021 Following his appearance in the Aquaman 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular, the scourge of the seas now gets his own series. Black Manta is chasing a rare metal with incredible powers, and he’s not the only one who wants to get his hands on it, friend and foe alike! Torrid is a former ally who has escaped hell (literally!) to answer the call of the metal, but can Manta trust her? Hopefully so because he might need her help to fend off Devil Ray, a new competitor for the role of the biggest villain underwater. [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/qnyEML) RODRIGO NORSE MYTHOLOGY Writer: Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell Artist: Mark Buckingham Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 22, 2021 Thor and Loki are led to the castle of the king of giants who gives them a series of bizarre and comical challenges to participate in. [rating: 4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/QObND3) ASHLEY RESERVATION DOGS Writers: Sterlin Harjo, Taika Waititi, Bobby Wilson Director: Sydney Freeland, Sterlin Harjo Stars: Devery Jacobs, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Lane Factor, Paulina Alexis Publisher: HULU Comedy series about four Native American teenagers growing up on a reservation in eastern Oklahoma. [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION ROY OF THE ROVERS: The Best of the 1970s Writer: Tom Tully Artist: Yvonne Hutton, David Sque Publisher: Rebellion The seventies was a very turbulent time in Britain. Following on from the optimism of the sixties, the country faced a decade of strikes and power cuts. Luckily for the fans of Melchester Rovers, Roy Race and his loyal time mates provided great moments of glory for their fans, starting with European Cup final win in 1973 in the year that the club celebrated its 50th anniversary. It was the decade in which footballers became real superstars a time when Melchester goalkeeper Charlie Carter had to choose between staying at the club or perusing a burgeoning career as a pop singer. And it was a period when Roy Race truly cemented himself as the heart, soul and brain of the club by taking on the role of player manager. 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!

Star Trek! Transformers! It is a dream come true! or is it? We review Mazebook #1 and Savage Hearts #3 from Dark Horse Comics, and Sinister War #4 from Marvel Comics. Also, we discover the reason behind Rodrigo’s mysterious absence. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/film/box-office/box-office-marvel-shang-chi-labor-day-record-1235057013/#recipient_hashed=b32b4c8da613ead8b12a1e377d06654233ed1a007c5c9054abe8d8aae633585f https://variety.com/2021/film/news/venom-let-there-be-carnage-release-date-moves-up-1235057019/#recipient_hashed=b32b4c8da613ead8b12a1e377d06654233ed1a007c5c9054abe8d8aae633585f https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/dead-boy-detectives-hbo-max-pilot-1235054740/#recipient_hashed=b32b4c8da613ead8b12a1e377d06654233ed1a007c5c9054abe8d8aae633585f REVIEWS STEPHEN MAZEBOOK #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Jeff Lemire Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: September 08, 2021 A lonely building inspector still grieving the loss of his puzzle-loving daughter receives a mysterious phone call one night from a girl claiming it’s her and that she’s trapped in the middle of a labyrinth. Convinced that this child is contacting him from beyond this world, he uses an unfinished maze from one of her journals and a map of the city to trace an intricate path through a different plane of reality on an intense and melancholy adventure to bring his daughter back home. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/a1WMWb) MATTHEW SINISTER WAR #4 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Mark Bagley Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: September 1, 2021 Things just got worse for Spider-Man. It didn’t seem possible, but it’s true. If you think you have seen Spider-Man take a beating, you haven’t seen anything this brutal. [rating:2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/JrmG3a) RODRIGO SAVAGE HEARTS #3 Writer: Aubrey Sitterson Artist: Jen Dougherty Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 15, 2021 Action packed or romantic? Sexy or funny? Thrilling or heartwarming? You don’t have to choose because this jungle fantasy romantic action comedy has it all, courtesy of Aubrey Sitterson (No One Left to Fight, The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling) and Jed Dougherty (Worlds’ Finest, Harley Quinn). [rating: 4/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/ZdyOk1) DISCUSSION Star Trek vs. Transformers Writer: John Barber, Mike Johnson Artist: Philip Murphy, Jack Lawrence Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $17.99 When Kirk, Spock, and the entire crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise investigate problems at a remote mine, they’re met with an explosive battle between powerful warriors who change into vehicles from the 20th century! As the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons rages, it’s up to Kirk to decide—does he violate the Prime Directive and interfere in a war that’s raged for millennia? And how will the Klingons complicate the issue? It’s cartoony fun between two of the most popular science fiction franchises in the world! 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 comic distribution industry is in trouble thanks to supply chain issues, and James Thacher is here to break it down for us. We also review Star Trek: Lower Decks, Dark Ages #1, and Avengers Annual #1 from Marvel Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/magic-the-gathering-netflix-animated-series-brandon-routh-1235047304/ https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49141/source-point-adapt-asmodee-games-comics https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-blames-pandemic-for-delays-and-shortages/ REVIEWS STEPHEN DARK AGES #1 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Iban Coello Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: September 01, 2021 This is what the Watcher has been watching for! • A danger older than the Earth threatens everything. For once, the heroes who have saved the planet so many times are almost powerless in the face of it. • X-Men and Avengers assemble. Spider-People and Fantastic Four come together. Heroes for Hire fight alongside Champions. • None of it will be enough. • The lights are about to go out. • The world outside our window…is about to end. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/b3mgz6) MATTHEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1 Writer: Jed Mackay Artist: Travel Foreman/Juan Ferreyra Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 25, 2021 The last secret of the Infinity Stones and Infinity Stone-Bearers is revealed here. Meet the new character who beats Captain America and Iron Man within an inch of their lives. What saves them? This character’s other desires.ALSO IN THIS ISSUE: The conclusion of Infinite Fury! [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/BX2dnW) ASHLEY STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS s2e3 WE’LL ALWAYS HAVE TOM PARIS Writer: M. Willis Starring: Tawney Newsom, Jack Quaid, Eugene Cordero Network: Paramount+ Release Date: Aug 26, 2021 Assigned a special task by Dr. T’Ana, Tendi enlists Mariner for help. On the U.S.S. Cerritos, Rutherford is consumed by a bridge crew mystery. [rating: 5/5] CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

Let’s travel the world with Mandrake the Magician and his faithful sidekick Lothar in this week’s Major Spoilers Podcast! We talk Ironheart, and Zombicide, and we review Spider-Man: Life Story Annual #1 from Marvel Comics, The Blue Flame from Vault Comics, and discuss the latest episode of Titans on HBOMax. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/film/news/ironheart-black-panther-wakanda-forever-1235045088/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/armor-wars-disney-plus-series-don-cheadle-yassir-lester-head-writer-1235045820/ https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/49070/asmodee-will-release-zombicide-chronicles-the-roleplaying-game REVIEWS STEPHEN SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY ANNUAL #1 Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Mark Bagley Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: August 25, 2021 SPIDER-MAN. He’s a threat. He’s a menace. And J. JONAH JAMESON will do whatever it takes to make the world see it! But in this companion piece to last year’s hit miniseries SPIDER-MAN: LIFE STORY, will the decades of his obsession bear fruit for Jonah…or be his destruction? [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/vnZP3W) MATTHEW THE BLUE FLAME #4 Writer: Christopher Cantwell Artist: Kurt Michael Russell Publisher: Vault Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 25, 2021 Sam spirals deeper into darkness while the Blue Flame chooses to finally face the tragedy of his life on Earth. It remains to be seen if either of them will ever recover, and if they can still be heroes. As they grapple with their identities, Sam searches his soul and seeks relief in the arms of someone who may in fact be an adversary, while the Flame finds an ally in someone he thought was working against him. [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/LPZZjL) ASHLEY TITANS S3E04 Writer: Stephanie Coggins Starring: Brendan Thwaites, Anna Diop, Curran Walters Streaming Service: HBO Max Release Date: August 19, 2021 In the aftermath of Hank’s death, Dawn leaves the Titans. Crane is removed from Arkham after Jason orders his assassination, but Dick abducts him during his transfer to a new prison. Taking Crane to the cabin where he trained, Dick reveals that he knows Crane manipulated Jason into becoming Red Hood. Dick, recognizing that Jason will attempt to rescue Crane, lures him to the cabin for a confrontation. A fight ensues that ends with Jason and Crane’s escape. Meanwhile, Kory’s visions lead Gar and her to a government facility holding Blackfire in custody. Unable to abandon her sister, Kory frees Blackfire, who accompanies her back to Wayne Manor. [rating: 4/5]  DISCUSSION MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN: THE HIDDEN KINGDOM MURDERERS Writer: Lee Falk Artist: Phil Davis Publisher: Titan Comics Release Date: January 1, 2012 Mandrake is a master of hypnosis, whose ability causes his opponents to encounter wild illusions, giving the heroes the upper hand in a fight. His enemies cover a broad spectrum, including gangsters, mad scientists, alien creatures, and characters from other adventures. His greatest ally is Lothar, “Prince of the Seven Nations” who gave up his crown to join Mandrake in his globe-trotting adventures. They are accompanied by the beautiful Narda, princess of a European nation and Mandrake’s romantic interest. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

This week, we take a look at The Black Mage Volume 1, dish the dirt on Avatar: The Last Airbender casting, and the live action adaptation of My Hero Academia finds a director! We review Eat the Rich #1 from BOOM! Studios, Radiant Black #7 from Image Comics, and Norse Mythology II #3 from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/film/news/my-hero-academia-director-live-action-1235041442/ https://variety.com/2021/film/news/venom-let-there-be-carnage-release-date-change-1235037720/ https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/avatar-the-last-airbender-netflix-live-action-series-cast-1235040170/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eaglemoss/transformers-gen-1-chess-set REVIEWS STEPHEN EAT THE RICH #1 Writer: Sarah Gailey Artist: Pius Bak Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 18, 2021 Welcome to Crestfall Bluffs! With law school and her whole life ahead of her, Joey plans to spend the summer with her boyfriend Astor in his seemingly perfect hometown. It’s a chance to finally meet his family and childhood friends, all while enjoying a vacation where every need is attended to. But beneath the affluent perfection lies a dark, deadly rot… will Joey discover the truth before it’s too late, and even if she does, can she survive to tell the tale? [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/vn4LeA) MATTHEW RADIANT BLACK #7 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Marcelo Costa Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 18, 2021 Picking up from the shocking ending of issue five, Radiant Black’s life just got a whole lot more complicated. Pursued by a new enemy and not sure who to trust, will our hero escape with his life? Or is this the beginning of the end for RADIANT BLACK? [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/4erk61) RODRIGO NORSE MYTHOLOGY II #3 Writer: Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell Artist: Mark Buckingham Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 25, 2021 Thor and Loki stumble upon sleeping giant who takes them on a journey to the giant king who gives them a bizarre challenge to participate in. [rating: 4/5] You can purhcase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/NKQdAO) DISCUSSION THE BLACK MAGE Writer: Daniel Barnes Artist: DJ Kirkland Publisher: Oni Press Release Date: October 29, 2019 When St. Ivory Academy, a historically white wizarding school, opens its doors to its first-ever black student, everyone believes that the wizarding community is finally taking its first crucial steps toward inclusivity. Or is it? When Tom Token, the beneficiary of the school’s “Magical Minority Initiative,” begins uncovering weird clues and receiving creepy texts on his phone, he and his friend, Lindsay, stumble into a conspiracy that dates all the way back to the American Civil War, and could cost Tom his very soul. 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!

Archie Meets The Ramones! Southpark cranks the film count to 14 ,and things get dark in season two of Stargirl. Plus, we review Unbelievable Unteens #1, Sinister War #2, The Mysterious Benedict Society, and someone may have seen What If… before you did! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/south-park-trek-parker-matt-stone-paramount-plus-movies-1235035295/ https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed493880324/?ref_=bo_hm_hp https://bleedingcool.com/tv/stargirl-season-2-geoff-johns-talks-eclipso-the-shade-jay-garrick/ https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/87073-2021-scbwi-conference-significant-market-transformation-due-to-covid-19.html REVIEWS STEPHEN UNBELIEVABLE UNTEENS #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire, Tyler Crook Artist: Tyler Crook Publisher: Dark Horse Comcis Release Date: August 11, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 After signing at a comic book convention, Unbelievable Unteens artist Jane Ito finds herself visited by one of the characters from her own creation—but was it her own creation? Were the Unteens an actual school of teenaged misfit superheroes who battled supervillains under the lead of the mysterious Dr. Miles Moniker? And if so, who wiped their memories and why? As Jane’s world is turned upside down and she learns the true nature of her identity she discovers a sinister plot leading her to assemble a team she had suspected was purely fictional. [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/WD6L7M) MATTHEW SINISTER WAR #2 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Mark Bagley Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 4, 2021 Spidey’s classic problem has been multiplied by two and you don’t even know the HALF of it. Twelve of Spidey’s greatest villains are out for blood: Spider-Man’s and each other’s! Ock and Vulture make their big plays this issue that are going to shake up NYC in ways you didn’t think were possible! [rating:2/5] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link (comixology.sjv.io/Eazj74) RODRIGO THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY (Episode 8: “Big Day Today”) Platform: Disney+ Release Date: August 6, 2021 Four gifted orphans are recruited by an eccentric benefactor to go on a secret mission; placed undercover at a boarding school known as The Institute, they must foil a nefarious plot with global ramifications. [rating: 4.5/5] ASHLEY MARVEL WHAT IF …? EP 1 Director: Bryan Andrews Starring: Hayley Atwell, Geoffrey Wright Service: Disney+ Release Date: Aug 11, 2021 Reimagining noteworthy events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and creating a multiverse of infinite possibilities. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION ARCHIE CROSSOVER COLLECTION Writer: Matthew Rosenberg, Alex Segura Artist: Various Publisher: Archie Comics Release Date: July 25, 2017 Hey! Ho! Let’s go! America’s favorite teens cross paths with the original NYC punks as part of spectacular collection that is not to be missed! When the Archies tank at the Riverdale High Battle of the Bands, a magical twist of fate sends them hurtling into the past—and face-to-face with none other than the Ramones! Can the legendary punks get the Archies to realize their own rock ’n’ roll potential and find their way home? Probably not—but it’ll be a blitzkrieg bop of a journey, as the two bands bounce from 53rd and 3rd to Rockaway Beach in this must-read crossover 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!

We take a look at the origin of The Suicide Squad this week! Plus, we review Batman: The Long Halloween Part 2, Commanders in Crisis #11, and KISS: Phantom Obsession #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Plus, we have news about the return of Blacksad! 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) NEWShttps://variety.com/2021/film/news/colin-jost-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-1235032969/ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/scarlett-johansson-lawsuit-times-up-1234991071/ https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/marvel-zombie-hunter-spider-man-hot-toys-909046 https://bleedingcool.com/comics/return-blacksad-europe-comics-dark-horse/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN PART 2 Writer: Jeph Loeb, Tim Sheridan Director: Chris Palmer Stars: Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Naya Rivera Price: $19.99 Release Date: August 10, 2021 The killer known as Holiday continues to stalk the Falcone crime family while a new class of costumed criminal rises in Gotham City. Batman suspects that a former ally might be the serial killer. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #11 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Davide Tinto Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: 8/4/21 The fate of all existence comes down to a fistfight. The credits DO say STEVE ORLANDO after all. This is a blockbuster! Every hero left on the last Earth left in the last reality left turns out against the Extinction Society. It’s a final race to stave off the very destruction we’ve brought on ourselves. Can we be good enough, long enough? We better hope so, because the fate of our Earth might’ve once rested in the hands of the Crisis Command, but they just put it in ours. [rating:4/5] RODRIGO KISS: PHANTOM OBSESSION #1 Writer: Ian Edginton Artist: Celor Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 11, 2021 KISS Comics are back! Dynamite Proudly presents the best, because you wanted the best… KISS in “Phantom Obsession”! Darius Cho is the richest man in existence and the most reclusive. To many, he’s a ghost, a phantom… whilst other believe he doesn’t exist and is actually a front for a maze of companies and consortiums. Truth is, he does exist and he’s a KISS fan! KISS are hired by Cho to play a private party and from there, Cho’s obsession takes center stage and it’s the fight of the band’s life! [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSIONSUICIDE SQUAD: TRIAL BY FIRE Writer: John Ostrander Artist: Luke McDonnell Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: July 27, 2021 In the late 1980s, a secret government program designed to neutralize super-powered threats to national security was reactivated. Task Force X had gone through many transformations since it was first created during World War II, but one thing had never changed: its members called themselves the Suicide Squad, and they lived up to their name. Faced with a rising tide of metahuman crime and terror, the program’s hard-headed director Amanda Waller sold the President on her vision of an updated Task Force X: a covert action team composed of incarcerated super-villains who earned time off their sentences for every mission they completed. Deniable, disposable, and deployable to any spot-on Earth, this new Suicide Squad would be the perfect weapon of last resort — as long as they could be kept under control. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

This week is a general discussion show, so we talk about the new Space Jam movie, Frank Frazetta, Snake Eyes, Ghostbusters Afterlife, and answer YOUR questions. 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!

It is a two for one show! Two hosts, one show, as we discuss new D&D releases, Batgirl, Fear Street 1994, 1978, and 1966. Plus, we review Infinite Frontier #2 and The Unwritten Volume 1. 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) NEWShttps://variety.com/2021/film/news/batgirl-leslie-grace-haley-lu-richardson-1235023013/ https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products REVIEWS STEPHEN FEAR STREET 1994 - 1666 Writers: R.L. Stine, Kyle Killen, Phil Graziadei Director Leigh Janiak Stars: Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scot Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr. Studio: Netflix/20th Century Fox A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW INFINITE FRONTIER #2 Writer: Joshua Willamson Artist: Xermanico/Jesus Merino/Paul Pelletier Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 13, 2021 What secrets and changes lurk inside the newly expanded Multiverse? The devious Director Bones of the D.E.O. re-forms a ragtag team to keep the new worlds at bay, but was highly skilled agent Cameron Chase recruited because the director needs her help, or because he wants a patsy when things go south? Meanwhile, Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, takes drastic measures to find his missing daughter. Someone has kidnapped Jade, and Alan’s going to find out why and bring her home. Plus, the resurrection of Roy Harper gives the former Teen Titan some unexpected and unpredictable new powers. [rating:3.5/5]  DISCUSSION THE UNWRITTEN VOLUME 1: TOMMY TAYLOR AND THE BOGUS IDENTITY Writer: Mike Carey Artist: Peter Gross Publisher: Vertigo Release Date: January 12, 2010 Cover Price: $14.99 Tom Taylor’s life was screwed from go. His father created the Tommy Taylor fantasy series, boy-wizard novels with popularity on par with Harry Potter. The problem is Dad modeled the fictional epic so closely to Tom’s real life that fans are constantly comparing him to his counterpart, turning him into the lamest variety of Z-level celebrity. In the final novel, it’s even implied that the fictional Tommy will crossover into the real world, giving delusional fans more excuses to harass Tom. When an enormous scandal reveals that Tom might really be a boy-wizard made flesh, Tom comes into contact with a very mysterious, very deadly group that’s secretly kept tabs on him all his life. Now, to protect his own life and discover the truth behind his origins, Tom will travel the world, eventually finding himself at locations all featured on a very special map — one kept by the deadly group that charts places throughout world history where fictions have impacted and tangibly shaped reality, those stories ranging from famous literary works to folktales to pop culture. And in the process of figuring out what it all means, Tom will find himself having to figure out a huge conspiracy mystery that spans the entirety of the history of fiction. 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!