Summary: Back to the Crossroads this week, as we check out Cullen Bunn and Brian Hurtt’s followup to The Sixth Gun. Also, a while Jason Inman appears (He’s super effective). We also review Green Hornet #1, Strange Adventures #3, and Savage Dragon #250. 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://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-the-bad-batch-series-announce REVIEWS STEPHEN STRANGE ADVENTURES #3 Writer: Tom King Artists: Mitch Gerads, Evan Shaner Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 14, 2020 Can Adam Strange handle the truth? After the cosmic adventurer was accused of murder and had his whole record as a soldier questioned, he turned to Batman for help clearing his name. But someone else was needed to ensure that the investigation would be truly impartial. Enter Mr. Terrific, the man for whom “Fair Play” is a credo to live by. Be careful what you wish for, Adam Strange, because your life is about to be turned upside down. This could be one of the greatest tests you’ve ever faced. Like when you had to prove yourselves in Rann’s gladiatorial arena. This adventure between two worlds continues, with Mitch Gerads drawing the gritty Earth sequences and Doc Shaner showing us the splendor of Adam Strange’s battles in outer space! [rating:3/5] MATTHEW SAVAGE DRAGON #250 Writer: Erik Larsen Artist: Erik Larsen Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $9.99 Release Date: July 15, 2020 For 28 years, ERIK LARSEN has chronicled the lives and times of the Dragon and his extended family in one of comics’ only series set in real time. This monumental oversized milestone issue is a sweeping culmination that sets the stage for the next phase of comics’ most uncompromising series with its most shocking story yet! Forces have conspired against Malcolm Dragon and his family—but is this a turning point or…THE END?! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO THE GREEN HORNET #1 Writer: Scott Lobdell Artist: Anthony Marques Publisher: Dynamite Cover Price:$3.99 Release Date: July 22, 2020 From writer Scott Lobdell (Flash, Uncanny X-Men) and artist Anthony Marques (Vampirella, Red Sonja) comes the return of the Green Hornet! The Green Hornet and Kato have met their fair share of villains over the years, but when an alien infant crashes to Earth, the two heroes must keep him safe from a whole new type of nemesis. Are they prepared to take on a series of dark and deadly enemies willing to stop at nothing and do whatever it takes to save the child? [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY I’LL BE GONE IN THE DARK EP 4 Writer: Michelle McNamara Network: HBO Max Release Date: July 19, 2020 Starring: Patton Oswalt, Karen Kilgariff A six-part documentary series based on the book of the same name, I’ll Be Gone In The Dark explores writer Michelle McNamara’s investigation into the dark world of the violent predator she dubbed “The Golden State Killer,” the man who terrorized California in the 1970s and 80s and is responsible for 50 home-invasion rapes and 12 murders. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION Shadow Roads Volume 1: The Crossroads Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Brian Hurtt Publisher: Oni Press Release Date: June 18, 2019 SHADOW ROADS, a stand-alone story, is set in the world that remains after the conclusion of Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt and Bill Crabtree’s critically-acclaimed series, The Sixth Gun. 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! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.
