Summary: Nova! Watchmen! Namorita! X-Men! Elektra! What happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas! The Man Called Speeeebaaaalll! Comicon news… and the master will not be pleased… Plus! not a single word about that feller from Gotham, on this, the show that asks: if this is the 30 second podcast, what the hell will we talk about for the other hour and a half? NEWS Watchmen Trailer Rocks Linkage Watchmen Trailer, Shot by Shot Comparison Linkage San Diego Comic Con this week Linkage Contest Major Spoilers is giving away the Frank Miller inspired Limited Edition Dark Knight 2 Statue. You can win it and all it takes is a picture. Linkage Reviews Rodrigo: Uncanny X-Men #500 “SFX”, PART 1! Sentinels? What? And Magneto? And is that the Master Mold? What the hell is going on in San Francisco now that the Uncanny X-Men have relocated there? They’ve got a new Headquarters and a new status quo as the gauntlet is thrown for a new era of mutantkind. It’s all here in the double-sized anniversary issue that sets up the plotlines that will be developed over the next year in UNCANNY. And it’s all brought to you by the hot writing team of Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction (Immortal Iron Fist) and fan favorite artists Greg Land (ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR, X-MEN: FREE COMIC BOOK DAY) and Terry Dodson (SPIDER-MAN/BLACK CAT, Wonder Woman). New creators, new home. The future begins now. 3 out of 5 Stars Stephen: Tiki Joe Mysteries Las Vegas, 1959. WWII veteran Joe Halliday is enjoying the good life - running Tiki Joe's Restaurant, courting a beautiful girl, and making time with stead-fast friends - that is, until the local mob moves in with demands for protection money. When the police are unable to help, Joe calls in a few old army friends, and together they decide to pay the mob off... in lead! Tiki Joe is an Ocean's Eleven-style mystery set in Las Vegas - part murder mystery, part hard-boiled thriller by newcomer Mark Murphy. 3 out of 5 Stars Matthew: Might Avengers #16 ELEKTRA IS A SKRULL!! Words that have echoed through Marvel Comics for the last two years. But how did this happen and for how long has this been true? THE ANSWER IS HERE! Hint! She went down swinging. Plus the answer to the biggest question in modern Avengers history... 1.5 out of 5 Stars Poll of the Week: Dr. Fate, or Manos: The Hands of Fate? VOTE Trade Paperback Review New Warriors: Reality Check The return of the New Warriors! When Night Thrasher strikes a mysterious deal with a Reality-TV producer, the team moves out of New York to help the villain-plagued denizens of small-town America. But will their filmed exploits be uplifting, or just exploitative? And is heartland America ready for Big City Super-Heroics? Collects New Warrirors #1-6. Average 3 out of 5 Stars. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Ookla the Mok. You can visit them on the web at www.ooklathemok.com and purchase their music at the iTunes Music Store. 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.
