Summary: Time is a flat circle, and we find out why in this week’s deep dive into The Infinite Loop! We talk current news, and review Future State: Wonder Woman #1, Shadow in the Cloud, Commanders in Crisis #4, and Archie Jumbo Comics Digest #316. 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/arrow-spinoff-canaries-cw-1234881450 https://bleedingcool.com/games/magic-the-gathering-reveals-the-new-viking-themed-set-kaldheim/ http://majorspoilers.com/2021/01/07/dc-comics-celebrates-80-years-of-wonder-woman-with-new-digital-first-series REVIEWS STEPHEN SHADOW IN THE CLOUD Writer/Director: Roseanne Liang Producer: Fred Berger, Tom Hern, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Klly McCormick Stars: Chloe Grace Moretz Studio: Reah Films, Four Knights Film Release Date: January 1, 2021 In the throes of World War II, Captain Maude Garrett (CHLOË GRACE MORETZ) joins the all-male crew of a B-17 bomber with a top-secret package. Caught off guard by the presence of a woman on a military flight, the crew tests Maude’s every move. Just as her quick wit is winning them over, strange happenings and holes in her backstory incite paranoia surrounding her true mission. But this crew has more to fear… lurking in the shadows, something sinister is tearing at the heart of the plane. Trapped between an oncoming air ambush and an evil lurking within, Maude must push beyond her limits to save the hapless crew and protect her mysterious cargo. [rating:3.5/5] https://youtu.be/WC_GI988MB4 MATTHEW COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #4 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Davide Tinto Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 13,2021 As the Crisis Command faces off with Empathy’s assassin, the deep conspiracy behind the murder steps out of shadows. It won’t be enough just to avenge Empathy’s death: to save the world, the Crisis Command will have to RESURRECT AN IDEA! The first wild arc concludes with a bang! [rating:4/5] RODRIGO ARCHIE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #316 Writer: Dan Parent, Various Artist: Various, Dan Parent Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: January 13, 2020 BRAND NEW STORY: Archie and Jughead decide to go into business with a sure-fire money maker… a HOT CHOCOLATE STAND! In the cold of winter, they figure they can make a mint! But will their hot business get frozen when a huge blizzard arrives? [rating: 3.5/5] ASHLEY FUTURE STATE: WONDER WOMAN #1 Writer: Joelle Jones Artist: Joelle Jones, Jordie Bellaire Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 5, 2021 Deep in the heart of the Amazon rainforest lies a hero of mythic legend…Wonder Woman! But in the absence of Diana, Yara Flor has risen out of obscurity to protect Man’s World from the magic that lies within it. Along with her trusty steed, she journeys to the Underworld to rescue one of her Themysciran sisters from the grasp of Hades. Will she unleash the wrath of this god in the process? You won’t want to miss this first appearance of a character who will change the history of Wonder Woman forever! [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION THE INFINITE LOOP Writer: Pierrick Colinet Artist: Elsa Charretier Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: December 1, 2015 A science-fiction series that asks the age-old question, “What would you risk for a chance at true love?” Meet Teddy, a young woman who lives in a faraway future where time traveling is a common practice and her job is to maintain the status quo by correcting time paradoxes. But when she meets Ano, “a time paradox” and the girl of her dreams, Teddy must decide between fixing the time stream or the love of her life, both of which have unique consequences. CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com
