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The Great Game Ends! But is it worth reading? This week, we take a look at Die #15 from Image Comics - because YOU demanded it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id=“attachment_592457” align=“alignright” width=“227”] You can purchase this issue via the comIXology affiliate link[/caption] DIE #15 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Stephanie Hans Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: November 18, 2020 Cover Price: $3.99 “THE GREAT GAME,” Part Five The Great Game ends. The board is flipped. The pieces go to pieces. Can anyone play on?

There is trouble brewing in Hollywood, and the murder of a starlet still hangs heavy for many in The Fade Out Act Two. We also review Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Song of Glory #2, Aquaman #65, The Witcher: Fading Memories, and Star Wars Adventures Annual 2020. LET’S GET DANGEROUS! 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/2020/tv/news/darkwing-duck-reboot-disney-plus-1234830283/ https://bleedingcool.com/movies/mortal-kombat-producer-gives-update-on-new-film/ http://majorspoilers.com/2020/11/12/marvel-pinball-ready-to-ship-from-arcade1up/ https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/soul/77zlWrb9vRYp REVIEWS STEPHEN ASSASSINS CREED VALHALLA SONG OF GLORY #2 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Martin Tunica Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 18, 2020 Eivor’s prisoner makes her an offer she can’t refuse, leading her to the merciless mountains in search of a mysterious treasure. But she’s not alone in this hunt . . . Danger lurks at every turn! Meanwhile, her brother tests out his new sword in a surprise attack! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW AQUAMAN #65 Writer: KELLY SUE DeCONNICK Artist: MIGUEL MENDONÇA Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 17, 2020 Villains, heroes, machinations, and long-held grudges from Kelly Sue DeConnick’s definitive Aquaman run all converge in this issue! Arthur is defeated, Mera’s held captive, and Orm’s grand plan is near completion! Together, Mera and Arthur are one of DC’s most powerful couples, and when they send out the call, you better believe that everyone answers. Guest-starring the Justice League in a finale that will amaze you! [rating:4/5] RODRIGO THE WITCHER: FADING MEMORIES Writer: Bartosz Sztybor Artist: Amad Mir Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 25, 2020 Geralt has become impoverished and dejected since monster threats have seemingly vanished. Times have always been hard for Witchers - but without continual work, his situation has worsened. As Geralt explores new possibilities for his life path, he receives a request from the Mayor of Towitz, a small town where children are being kidnapped by Foglets… but something feels off about this new threat. [rating: 4.5/5] ASHLEY STAR WARS ADVENTURES SPECIAL 2020 Writer: Cavan Scott, Nick Brokenshire Artist: Nick Brokenshire, Franchesco Gaston Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: Nov 18, 2020 Framed for a crime he didn’t commit, Jaxxon finds himself at odds with the Empire, the Rebellion, and his ex-partner Amaiza Foxtrain! Co-starring Luke, Leia, Han, and Chewie in the days leading up to The Empire Strikes Back! Plus, an all-new tale of everyone’s favorite droid bounty hunter from The Empire Strikes Back-IG-88! (With apologies to 4-LOM.) [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION THE FADE OUT: ACT TWO Writer: Ed Brubaker Artist: Sean Phillips Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $12.99 A movie stuck in endless reshoots, a writer damaged from the war and lost in the bottle, a dead movie star and the lookalike hired to replace her. Nothing is what it seems in the place where only lies are true. The second act of BRUBAKER and PHILLIPS’ biggest hit ever begins with a bang! Someone knows who killed Valeria Sommers, but can our “heroes” find them without exposing themselves? And will their search lead them to answers they don’t want to find? 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!

I don’t know what a MAP holiday is, but Asmodee is doing it, and Dan Patriss has all the details in this week’s Munchkin Land. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS Asmodee has announced a “MAP Holiday” which started at 12:01 am eastern on November 15 and ends at 11:59 pm ET on November 30 Cryptozoic Announces Batman:The Dark Knight Returns board game (solo board game) Renegade Game Studios announced some more info on the Power Rangers Deck building Game which should be out Q2 (origins time) 2021. AEG announced some small box expansions for some of its games. Some of these are perfect stocking stuffers as well if they are out in time —Tiny Towns: Tiny Trees, Nov. 2020 —Mystic Vale: Evergreen, Nov. 2020 —Space Base: Biodome, Dec. 2020 —Valley of the Kings: Necropolis, Dec. 2020 —Smash Up: Goblins, 2021 —The Captain Is Dead: The Problem with Priggles, 2021 —Cat Lady: Kittens, 2021 GAMA has cancelled its GAMA Expo 2021 in person. It will instead have a bunch of Virtual days planned for demos game plays. KICKSTARTER The Mariana Trench The Transcontinental Pursuit of Happiness— Big box and Nostalgia Expansion Star Scrappers:Orbital — Designer of Terraforming Mars (J. Fryxelius) Bardsung

This week in Episode 460, you’ll enjoy three fun and fascinating interviews—Professional Eater Randy Santel & Todd Kelley, Ahoy Comics’ Tom Peyer & Stuart Moore, and Acts of Contrition’s Michael Heitkemper! First up is Randy Santel, a professional eater who has famous YouTube Channel videos and now is featured in the Atlas Rising comics created with Todd Kelley! We talk about his many eating challenges and how he became the lead character in the comic, among other things! Next is Tom Peyer and Stuart Moore from Ahoy Comics! We explore two series from each creator, including Penultiman and The Wrong Earth/Dragonfly & Dragonflyman from Tom as well as Stuart’s Captain Ginger and Bronze Age Boogie! I highly recommend you get these titles and the rest of the company’s offerings! Then everything wraps up with Michael Heitkemper from Acts of Contrition, Vol 3: The Book of Stephen, who has a Kickstarter project going on right now in support of this excellent comic! Don’t forget your Cipher Wheel and be sure to support this project before it concludes on Tuesday, December 1, at 8:37 p.m.! Highly recommended! Here’s the sequence and times you can hear each interview during the podcast: * Randy Santel & Todd Kelley, Atlas Rising                          1:45 * Tom Peyer & Stuart Moore, Ahoy Comics                     35:57 * Michael Heitkemper, Acts of Contrition, Vol 3             1:27:35

In this installment of Critical Hit – A Major Spoilers Podcast: Our game is out of this world as we take on a new system and a new GM! Character sheets for characters at level 01 are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site for more.

This week, we aren’t even taking a look at a Legion of Super-Heros book! SAY WHA’!? That’s right Dear Spoilerite, instead, we are taking a look at the time the JSA and the JLA took on Mordru! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #147 “Crisis in the 30th Century!” October 1977 w: Paul Levitz a: Dick Dillin Mordru is back and the Legion must team with heroes of two worlds to stop him JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #148 “Crisis In Triplicate!” November 1977 w: Paul Levitz a: Dick Dillin A race through time, space and dimension to defeat a sorcerous alliance!

Dan runs down his list of the top five board games of 2015. 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.

Go, Go, Power Rangers! You something something that isn’t in the title Power Rangers! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id=“attachment_591665” align=“alignright” width=“228”] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] POWER RANGERS #1 (W) Ryan Parrott (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Matteo Scalera * Two New Series, Two New Teams – The UNLIMITED POWER Era Begins HERE – And Only Lord Drakkon, Their Greatest Enemy, Can Save Them! * Superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and fan favorite artist Francesco Mortarino (Go Go Power Rangers) reveal a new cosmic threat that only the original Power Rangers, now known as the Omega Rangers – Jason, Trini and Zack – can hope to defeat! * But their secret weapon is… the villainous Lord Drakkon?! * Zordon forbids the Omega Rangers from contacting Drakkon, so if they want to save the universe then they’ll have to go rogue – and go up against their Mighty Morphin allies. * The next big Power Rangers epic begins here, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. In Shops: Nov 11, 2020 SRP: $4.99

Buckle up, kids because things are gonna get dark as we look at Astro City The Dark Age. We also review Superman #27, Mighty Morphin #1, Barbalien: Red Planet, and The Mandalorian Chapter 10. Plus, Pokemon GO! earns a billion dollars. 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 Superman #27 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Ivan Reis Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 10, 2020 A cosmic-level threat has come to Metropolis! Synmar has traveled across the galaxy to unleash hell on Superman-and our hero must learn that this creature is so alien that he will have to reinvent how he’s going to fight! To that end, Superman goes to the source to learn where this new nemesis came from, only to find himself in a corner of the galaxy he’s never seen before, way off the map-and he may find the return journey even harder than getting there in the first place! MATTHEW MIGHTY MORPHIN’ #1 Writer: Ryan Parrott Artist: Marco Renna Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: November 4, 2020 Two New Series, Two New Teams — The UNLIMITED POWER Era Begins HERE — but who is the NEW Green Ranger and are they friend… or foe? Superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and rising star artist Marco Renna send the Mighty Morphin team on a collision course with an even deadlier Lord Zedd, who has a new mission and a new motivation — one that will change everything you thought you knew about our heroes! But even if the Mighty Morphin team can all find a way to survive Zedd and their mysterious new enemies, they may discover the greatest threat to their future is the shocking secret of Zordon’s past! The next big epic begins here, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. RODRIGO BARBALIEN: RED PLANET Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Gabriel Hernandez Walta Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 18, 2020 Mark Markz has found his place on Earth as both a decorated police officer and as the beloved superhero, Barbalien. But in the midst of the AIDS crisis, hatred from all sides makes balancing these identities seem impossible—especially when a Martian enemy from the past hunts him down to take him back, dead or alive. ASHLEY THE MANDALORIAN CHAPTER 10 Starring: Paul Lee, Dave Filoni, Pedro Pascal Director: Peyton Reid Writer: Jon Favreau Streaming Service: Disney+ Release Date: 11/6/2020 “Chapter 10: The Passenger” is the second episode of the second season of the television series The Mandalorian. The episode was directed by Peyton Reed, and aired on Disney+ on November 6, 2020. DISCUSSION Astro City: The Dark Age Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: Bret Anderson Publisher: DC Comics Today, Astro City is a shining metropolis on a hill where super-heroes patrol the skies. However, things were not always as bright as they are today. In the early 1970’s, in the wake of a global catastrophe, two brothers, one good and one evil must deal with family secrets and social upheaval, involving heroes from Jack-In-the-Box to the Blue Knight and the unsettling events leading to the final fate of the mysterious Silver Agent. Find out why this era was so troubled through the eyes of two men who survived the depths of it! 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!

In Episode 459, three great comics creators are back to talk about their current Kickstarter projects—Ted Sikora, Jonathan Thompson, and Matt Schorr! First up is Ted Sikora from Apama The Undiscovered Animal and Tap Dance Killer now has Punchline and the Vaude-Villains: Issue #1 coming our way! Here’s how he describes it: “A heavyweight boxer turned super-powered, clown-assassin steps into the ring to fight for his very soul!” Once this episode is concluded, be sure to support him at this link! This project will conclude at 11:59 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 12! Next is Jonathan Thompson of Tales from the Dead Astronaut fame! He has a Kickstarter happening now for Burn Residue, a fascinating comic described as “a crime story about the cost of revenge on the human soul….” You can support this great project by going to this link by Saturday, November 28, at 12:00 a.m. ET! Then everything wraps up with Matt Schorr from Moby Dick: Back from the Deep. Matt and I discuss the Kickstarter he’s running right now for Monster Hunter for Hire, and it is described as “A horror anthology comic where each tale has a dark and amusing twist!” Be sure to get to this link so you can support this excellent comic before the project concludes on Friday, December 4, at 1:43 p.m. ET! Here’s the sequence and times you can hear each interview during the podcast: * Ted Sikora, Punchline and the Vaude-Villains          2:09 * Jonathan Thompson, Burn Residue                        42:43 * Matt Schorr, Monster Hunter for Hire                  1:08:22

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Just friends sitting around talking games and stuff. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future!] Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site for more.

Everyone has a sweet tooth, but is this something we would recommend, or are we gonna give it a pass? 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)< SWEET TOOTH: THE RETURN #1 writer: JEFF LEMIRE artist: JEFF LEMIRE Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 3, 2020 Once upon a time there was a little boy named Gus. He had antlers and lived with his father in a little cabin in the woods. Then his father died, and the big man with cold eyes took Gus away. Gus went on many great adventures, found friends, love, happiness, family, and acceptance. Now, years later…it begins again. A young boy with antlers and deer-like feature wakes in a bizarre and completely foreign world where the last humans struggle to survive. They tell the boy he is special, he is chosen, and that he alone can lead them back to a world dominated by the oppressive Hybrids. Sweet Tooth: The Return is no re-hash of the original series, but rather a bold re-imagining of the Sweet Tooth mythology; taking elements of the original series and remixing them into something familiar, but totally new. A divided world. A planet long ago past the point of devastation. And at the center of it all, a child who didn’t ask to be born into any of this, but who has no choice but to try and forge some life for himself. His visions and dreams may not be real at all…they may just be fiction. But they are hope. And sometimes hope is enough. Acclaimed writer/artist Jeff Lemire reunites with colorist José Villarubia to bring you the next chapter in the saga of DC’s acclaimed series Sweet Tooth!

We are back once again ranking our favorite television shows from 2010 to 2014. 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.

First there was Chariot of the Gods, then there was The Eternals! This week we take a look at a Kirby classic, see what’s cookin’ with Jason Inman, and review The Craft: Legacy, Resident Alien: Your Ride’s Here, Young Justice #20, and Stranger Things and Dungeons and Dragons Crossover #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) NEWS pic.twitter.com/UeWYcz8gjv — Jeff Lemire (@JeffLemire) October 27, 2020 https://www.sideshow.com/collectibles/star-wars-the-child-sideshow-collectibles-400369 https://bleedingcool.com/tv/nancy-drew-spinoff-tom-swift-being-developed-by-the-cw/ REVIEWS STEPHEN STRANGER THINGS AND DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CROSSOVER #1 Writer: Jody Houser, Jim Zub Artist: Diego Galindo Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 4, 2020 Follow the crew from Hawkins, Indiana, as they discover the legendary monsters and epic adventures of the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing game together. Long before the dreaded Demogorgon took one of them to the Upside Down, watch Mike, Lucas, and Will bond with Dustin for the first time over the game that would define their childhood. See the party come together as a team through communal stories and perilous quests to learn important lessons about friendship and find the courage to stand up to the bullies that challenge their everyday. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW YOUNG JUSTICE #20 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis/David Walker Artist: Scott Godlewski Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 3, 2020 For the first time in months, the entire Young Justice team comes together to face a threat bigger than anything they’ve faced before. Just as the team has come to grips with their fractured legacy, someone from Young Justice’s past has come back to murder them! Guest-starring the Wonder Twins, Dial H for Hero, and Naomi-plus some other Wonder Comics surprises too hot to mention here! [rating:2/5] RODRIGO RESIDENT ALIEN: YOUR RIDE’S HERE Writer: Shaun Simon Artist:I.N.J. Culbard Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: Nov 11, 2020 Harry’s learned a lot about himself and the possibility that other aliens have been stranded on Earth, too. He needs to figure out what to do with Honey, the only resident in Patience, USA, who sees him in his true alien form, as well as deal with his feelings toward Asta, his best friend. Harry’s been stranded in a small town pretending to be a human doctor for so long, loneliness is bound to creep in. [rating: 3.5/5] ASHLEY THE CRAFT: LEGACY Starring: Cailey Spanney, David Duchovny, Michelle Monaghan Released: VoD Director: Zoe Lister-Jones VoD Price: $19.99 (rental) Release Date: Oct 28th, 2020 An eclectic foursome of aspiring teenage witches get more than they bargained for as they lean into their newfound powers. [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION THE ETERNALS (Volume 1) Writer/Artist: Jack Kirby Publisher: Marvel Release Date: 1976 Jack Kirby reveals a secret history of heroes and horrors as humanity’s cousins, the Eternals and the Deviants, vie to inherit the Earth! It’s a time of titans, terror and time travel as only the King could conceive. 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!

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