Summary: The name is Bond. James Bond, and this week, he has an odd job for all of us. We review, Afterlift, Sabrina: Something Wicked #1, Persona 5 Royal, and Count Crowley: Reluctant Midnight Monster Hunter on this installment of the Major Spoilers Podcast. 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 All the DC Comics on the auction block https://www.sothebys.com/en/press/sothebys-books-manuscripts-to-offer-dc-complete-the-ian-levine-collection-the-complete-run-of-40-000-dc-comics-published-from-1935-2014 REVIEWS STEPHEN Afterlift Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Jason Loo Publisher: ComiXology Originals Price: Originally $6.99 (currently 99-cents) Release Date: April 1, 2020 Ride-share driver Janice Chen has enough to deal with, from annoying passengers to overbearing parents. But when she picks up a pair of mysterious passengers who are pursued by otherworldly forces, Janice realizes that her already-terrible day might be headed straight to hell. From CHIP ZDARSKY (Sex Criminals, Daredevil) and JASON LOO (The Pitiful Human-Lizard) comes a new series featuring car chases, demon bounty hunters, and figuring out your place in this world and the next. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW SABRINA: SOMETHING WICKED #1 Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Veronica & Andy Fish Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: April 1, 2020 Sabrina saved the day—saved her friends, her family—the whole town of Greendale really, and she should be riding high. But things are never quite that simple. She’s trapped in a love triangle, she’s having trouble balancing the mortal and witch parts of herself, oh yeah, and she’s being blackmailed. As if all that wasn’t enough, while trying to help Radka and Ren with their…supernatural problem, her aunts suddenly starting to look like people she can’t trust. What’s a teen witch to do?! [rating:4/5] RODRIGO PERSONA 5 ROYAL Developer: Atlus, P Studio Publisher: Atlus, Sega Cover Price: $59.99 Release Date: March, 31 2020 With a new semester at shujin academy, get ready to strengthen your abilities in the Multiverse and in your daily life Even for the most seasoned Phantom Thieves among US, Persona 5 royal is a new challenge to defy conventions, discover the power within, and fight for justice Wear the Mask. Reveal your truth [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY COUNT CROWLEY: RELUCTANT MIDNIGHT MONSTER HUNTER vol 1 Writer: David Dastmalchain Artist: Lukas Ketner Publisher: Dark Horse Cover Price: $19.99 Release Date: May 26, 2020 Lock your doors and gather close . . . if you dare! Once a rising TV journalist, Jerri Bartman has returned to her small Midwest hometown station. Demoted to hosting the nightly Creature Feature, Jerri's professional humiliation is eclipsed by the discovery that her new job comes with a secret, supernatural duty. [rating: 3.5/5] DISCUSSION JAMES BOND: 007 Vol. 1 Writer: Greg Pack Artist: Marc Laming The ODD JOB epic begins in a new ongoing James Bond comic series by superstars GREG PAK (Planet Hulk, Mech Cadet Yu) and MARC LAMING (Star Wars, Wonder Woman)! Agent 007 tracks a smuggler into Singapore to secure a dangerous case, contents unknown. But a Korean mystery man wants the case as well, for very different reasons. And if Bond and this new rival don’t kill each other, the ruthless terrorist organization known as ORU will be more than happy to finish the job! 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! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok and is used with permission.
