Major Spoilers Comic Book Podcast

It is a general topic show, and... we go places... 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 NEW WITCHBLADE SERIES DEBUTS IN JULY https://majorspoilers.com/2024/04/18/new-witchblade-series-arrives-in-july/ DEADPOOL AND WOLVERINE TRAILER ARRIVES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cen0rBKLuYE THE BEST WEEK OF COMICS SO FAR THIS YEAR? https://gocollect.com/blog/comiclist-new-comic-book-releases-list-for-04242024-1-week-out     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!

Back to the world of manga as we explore the world of pirates in One Piece Vol. 1. We also review Dick Tracy #1 from Mad Cave Studios, Dudley Datson #1 from Dark Horse Comics, and Fantastic Four #19 from Marvel Comics. 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 DUDLEY DATSON AND THE FOREVER MACHINE #1 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Jamal Igle, Juan Castro Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 17, 2024 From New York Times bestselling creators Scott Snyder and Jamal Igle comes this rollicking sci-fi adventure story about a boy, his dog, and a machine that controls time and space! What could go wrong? Have you ever wondered why all the great figures in history had a pet companion, and if they were all running from the same mysterious threat? Such questions have never crossed the mind of Dudley Datson, a fifteen year-old with a penchant for invention. But when dastardly foes turn his world upside down, Dudley is going to have to start facing things beyond his wildest imagination in this modern day fable. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/49Hhw2J MATTHEW FANTASTIC FOUR #19 Writer: Ryan North Artist: Carlos E. Gomez Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 10, 2024 She came in trouble, all five feet, six inches of it. Even her name was a warning that things were about to get bad for me, real quick: "Storm." Miss Susie Storm, standing there in a blue gown custom-made to take years off the life of anyone who saw her, big as life in my crummy office. The doll needed a private eye to find her boyfriend. Seems he'd pulled a disappearing act: one "Professor Richards," a hard-luck egghead who'd somehow scored way out of his league. I didn't want to take her case, but my bank account said otherwise, and besides: There was something about her. A sense of danger maybe, but also, a vulnerability. Call me a sap, but the world's a rough place - and me, I didn't want to make it any rougher on her. 'Course, it wasn't long before I wished I'd had the good sense to keep my distance... [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3U0n030 RODRIGO DICK TRACY #1 Writer: Alex Segura, Michael Moreci, Chantelle Aimee Osman Artist: Geraldo Borges Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 24, 2024 A new era for the iconic detective starts here, from bestselling and acclaimed authors Alex Segura and Michael Moreci, as an all-new, noir-infused chapter in the Dick Tracy legacy kicks off with superstar artist Geraldo Borges. In the aftermath of World War II, the country stands frozen--waiting for the next shoe to drop. In The City, a brutal murder draws the attention of rising star detective Dick Tracy, who soon discovers the bloodshed is just the beginning of a complicated web that threatens to ensnare everything he cares about. Blending the classic elements of the Dick Tracy world (including his iconic villains, supporting cast, and unforgettable watch radio) with a hardboiled and realistic take, DICK TRACY #1 kicks off a fresh and modern take on the iconic detective that remains true to his rich history. [rating: 3/5] DISCUSSION ONE PIECE VOL. 1 Writer/Artist: Eiichiro Oda Publisher: VIZ Media (English edition) As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer "Red-Haired" Shanks. But his life changed when Luffy accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure...one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the world... You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4cZ6V68 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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Matthew and Rodrigo are stunned by Stpehen's vast knowledge of wrestling, as we talk Do A Powerbomb this week! We also review Red Sonja: Empire of the Damned #1 from Dynamite Entertainment, Doctor Strange #14 from Marvel Comics, and Beyond Real #3 from Vault Comics! Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed 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 RED SONJA EMPIRE OF THE DAMNED #1 Writer: Steve Niles Artist: Alessandro Amoruso Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 3, 2024 After landing in jail following a night of drunken revelry, Red Sonja hears an outlandish story from a fellow inmate. Deep in the mountains lies a dead city in a valley with no name. Abandoned and forgotten, its fields and streets are littered with the bones of two armies, all destroyed by a curse from a warlock who has long since vanished, along with his vast treasure; untold riches just waiting to be taken. At least that is the legend. But Sonja's cellmate Morgo has more than a diverting tale, he's also got a map that says this legend could well be reality. All they need to do is break out of lockup and hit the road, which may be easier said than done! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/49kFgtB MATTHEW DOCTOR STRANGE #14 Writer: Jed McKay Artist: Pasqual Ferry Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: April 3, 2024 A living game has taken root in Manhattan, transforming parts of the city into a dark fantasy world. Doctor Strange and his Secret Defenders have managed to insert themselves into the narrative, but they're not alone... Can Strange and company learn the rules and rescue those trapped within, or is it back to the Dark Ages for the Big Apple? [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/43G2WY5 RODRIGO BEYOND REAL #3 Writer: Zack Kaplan Artist: Fabiana Mascolo, Toni Fejzula, Vincenzo Riccardi, Dennis Menheere, Jorge Corona, Luana Vecchio, Liana Kangas Publisher: Vault Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 17, 2024 An artist's style. June and her new allies escape to a breathtaking world where humanity is absent but all of nature is vibrantly personified. As June tries to use her powers to lead the trio to the simulation's final source, the world attacks them at every turn, threatening to drown them in doubt rather than let them find their way. [rating: 3.5/5] DISCUSSION DO A POWERBOMB Writer: Daniel Warren Johnson Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $19.99 Lona Steelrose wants to be a pro-wrestler, but she's living under the shadow of her mother, the best to ever do it. Everything changes when a wrestling obsessed necromancer asks her to join the grandest pro-wrestling tournament of all time, which is also the most dangerous! This action-packed, critically-acclaimed story is perhaps best described as THE WRESTLER meets DRAGONBALL Z and collects the complete DO A POWERBOMB! miniseries, issues #1-7. 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!

We take a look at Grant Morrison and J. H. Williams III Batman: Black Golve this week (or at least a portion of it). We also review Ghostbusters: Back in Town #1 from Dark Horse Comics, and 3 Body Problem now on Netflix. 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 GHOSTBUSTERS: BACK IN TOWN #1 Writer: Greg Pak, David M. Booher Artist: Blue Delliquanti Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 27, 2024 A year and a half after the events of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, the Ghostbusters are officially back in business and headed to where it all began: New York City! Callie, Gary, Trevor, and Phoebe are moving into the Firehouse and ready to take on the Spengler family business... or are they? Ghostbusting on top of changing family dynamics has a way of going awry-and that's exactly what one paranormal force is counting on. See what the Big Apple has in store for the latest generation of Ghostbusters with the first installment of an all-new series that bridges the gap between Ghostbusters: Afterlife and the upcoming sequel! [rating:2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3vtlFJJ RODRIGO 3 BODY PROBLEM Based on: The Three-Body Problem; by Cixin Liu Created by: David Benioff & D. B. Weiss & Alexander Woo Platform: Netflix Release Date: March 21, 2024 Unsettling events put a group of brilliant friends on edge as a mystery unravels with origins tracing back to China during the Cultural Revolution [rating: 3.5/5] DISCUSSION BATMAN: THE BLACK GLOVE Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: J.H. Williams III Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $24.41 Mysterious Batman impostors begin to appear on the streets of Gotham. One of these impostors begins to kill cops, working his way toward Police Commissioner Jim Gordon as he tells his tale and waits for his prize: the life of the Dark Knight, in exchange for the lives of the precinct cops. After being captured and subsequently tortured by one of the impostors, Batman falls into a coma and his mind flashes back to a defining adventure in the life of young Bruce Wayne...the hunt for his parents' killer! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VwG5vX CLOSE 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!

The gods are fighting and a family of three are they only ones who can save the day! Plus a Major Spoiler for Cobra Commander #3, The Holy Roller from Image Comics returns, and we get a glimpse of things to come When the Blood Has Dried #1 from Mad Cave Studios 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 COBRA COMMANDER #3 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrea Milana Publisher: Skybound Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 20, 2024 Cobra Commander isn't the only one looking to harness the alien energy source known as Energon. That means he has to either take control of the new organization he's encountered... or destroy them. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VmGNvN MATTHEW THE HOLY ROLLER #5 Writer: Rick Remender/Joe Trohman/Andy Samberg Artist: Morena DiNisio Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 20, 2024 Levi infiltrates a secret meeting of neo-no-goodniks and discovers a resurrected 20th-century supervillain with a sinister sales pitch, forcing the Holy Roller to offer his own teeth-shattering sermon of justice! Action! Intrigue! Double-cross and vitamin pills! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3ILyUIO RODRIGO WHEN THE BLOOD HAS DRIED #1 Writer: Gary Moloney Artist: Daniel Romero Ulloa Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 10, 2024 Years ago, a stranger came to Carraig an Bhun, a little town on the edge of the Southern Territories. The locals eventually came to see this "blow-in," Meabh of Cklonia, as one of their own. Now, Meabh has taken over as proprietor of The Lough Inn, finding a semblance of peace after a lifetime of adventuring...however, the proposed opening of a branch of the Adventurers' Guild risks dragging her past into the present. What would the townsfolk do if they discovered their beloved barkeep was once part of a ruthless band of rogue sell-swords masquerading as noble heroes? It's a tragic tale of loss and redemption that asks what's left behind long after the bodies are buried and When the Blood Has Dried. [rating: 2.5/5] DISCUSSION CLOUDIA AND REX Volume 1 Writers: Ulises Farinas, Erick Freitas Artist: Daniel Irizarri Publisher: Lion Forge Comics Release Date: November 2017 After losing their dad, 12-year-old Cloudia and her kid sister Rex are taken on a road trip by their mother, who is having a hard time dealing with the stress of sudden single-motherhood. When their car is blasted off the road by a strange bolt from the sky, the kids find themselves with strange abilities―Cloudia has super strength and Rex is . . . a woolly rhino. It seems they've been possessed by two twin gods, Thanatos and Hypnos, who are fleeing the god-realm which is being overtaken by The High Waveform, a single consuming entity. Their mission is to use the girls to ferry the remaining fleeing gods to the World Tree, where a new realm of gods can be reborn. It's all a lot for a 12 year old to fully appreciate until the weight of the responsibility catches up with her. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4aiVynM 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!

This week, we travel to The Hole to see what is going on in Dorohedoro. We review Helen of Wyndhorn from Dark Horse Comics, Power Rangers: The Return #2 from BOOM! Studios, and take a peek at the Nacelleverse #0 from Oni Press! 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 HELEN OF WYNDHORN #1 Writer: Tom King Artist: Bilquis Evely Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 13, 2024 Following the tragic death of her late father C.K. Cole, the esteemed pulp writer and creator of the popular warrior character Othan; Helen Cole is called back to her Grandfather's enormous and elustrious estate: Wyndhorn House. Scarred by Cole's untimely passing and lost in a new, strange world, Helen wreaks drunken havoc upon her arrival; however, her chaotic ways begin to soften as she discovers a lifetime of secrets hiding within the myriad rooms and hallways of the expansive manor. For outside its walls, within the woods, dwell the legendary adventures that once were locked away within her father's stories. [rating:5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3T2PjNK MATTHEW POWER RANGERS: THE RETURN #2 Writer: Amy Jo Johnson, Matt Hotson Artist: Nico Leo Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 13, 2024 Amy Jo Johnson-the Pink Ranger herself-continues leading this alternate universe story, with the classic Mighty Morphin Power Rangers plagued by tragedy. Kimberly reflects on a shocking choice she had to make all those years ago when telling the story of the Rangers' final hour against Rita and Zedd! But, did they make it out in time, and what ramifications did their final battle have for Earth in the present, including for Trini's mysterious niece, Selena? [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VfChyX RODRIGO NACELLEVERSE #0 Writer: Melissa Flores Artist: Diogenese Neves, Francis Portela, and More! Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: March 20, 2024 ROBOFORCE! BIKER FROM MICE FROM MARS!SECTAURS! POWER LORDS! AND MANY MORE! THE NACELLEVERSE STARTS NOW—IN A DOUBLE-SIZED, 48-PAGE ZERO ISSUE SPECTACULAR! When his planet is annihilated by a cosmic disaster. The alien Great Garloo must begin a galaxy-spanning search for a new home . . . only to discover a bold new universe of champions waiting amongst the stars! From the genetically modified Sectaur warriors of the planet Symbion to the rabble-rousing Biker Mice from Mars, Garloo's quest for safe haven will hurdle him on a one-way collision course toward 22nd Century Earth . . . where the obsolete robotic work crew called RoboForce is about to forge a new destiny . . . The road to this summer's RoboForce #1 and Biker Mice From Mars #1 starts here with a momentous new jumping-on point that no fan can afford to miss! [rating: 3.5/5] DISCUSSION DOROHEDORO Creator: Q Hayashida Publisher: VIZ Media (US) In a city so dismal it's known only as "the Hole," a clan of Sorcerers have been plucking people off the streets to use as guinea pigs for atrocious "experiments" in the black arts. In a dark alley, Nikaido found Caiman, a man with a reptile head and a bad case of amnesia. To undo the spell, they're hunting and killing the Sorcerers in the Hole, hoping that eventually they'll kill the right one. But when En, the head Sorcerer, gets word of a lizard-man slaughtering his people, he sends a crew of "cleaners" into the Hole, igniting a war between two worlds. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/439DqKC 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!

Stephen is going solo this week, but fear not, as he shares his thoughts on The Last Ronin II Re-Evolution #1 from IDW Publishing. 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 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE LAST RONIN II RE-EVOLUTION #1 Writer: Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz Artist: Ben Bishop, Esau Escorza, Issac Escorza Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $8.99 Release Date: March 06, 2024 More than a decade after the Last Ronin defeated the Foot Clan, New York City finds itself in a state of steady decline. Now, the disparate gangs vie for economic and political control and that the chaos is taking its toll. It's clear to Casey Marie that if something isn't done soon, the city she knows and loves will be lost forever. So, whether they're ready or not, she and her young pupils must raise a new coalition and lead the charge to keep the peace. Witness the rise of the next generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as they fight to restore peace to the streets they live below! Legendary TMNT co-creator Kevin Eastman proudly presents the next epic chapter of The Last Ronin, reassembling the acclaimed creative team from the original monster bestseller for a second oversized, prestige format miniseries event! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3P4q10o 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!

We finally get back to reading the Invincible series. We also review The Savage Sword of Conan #1 from Titan Comics and Zorro: Man of the Dead #2 from Massive Publishing. And we ask the all-important question, "Do The Youngs know who Zorro is?" 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 THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #1 Writers: John Arcudi, Patch Zircher, Jim Zub Artists: Max Von Fafner, Patch Zircher Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $6.99 Release Date: February 28, 2024 Featuring a new CONAN epic from John Arcudi and Max Von Fafner, the rousing return of SOLOMON KANE written and drawn by Patch Zircher, an electric prose story from Jim Zub, spectacular art pin-ups, and more, THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN Issue #1 heralds a new era of adrenaline-fueled adventure! [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/49HYUQG MATTHEW ZORRO: MAN OF THE DEAD #2 Writer: Sean Gordon Murphy Artist: Sean Gordon Murphy Publisher: Massive Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: February 21, 2024 Zorro has returned! Well, kind of. Diego has shown that the spirit of Zorro flows through him and has left a trail of ne'er-do wells in his wake. But now Rosa must try to save her brother who believes he is the protector of La Vega, as El Rojo will certainly be hunting for the legendary Zorro now. But Diego isn't going anywhere without Bandido. Hop in Rosa's El Camino, and prepare for the next swashbuckling chapter in Sean Murphy's electric story of the man in black. [rating:4.5/5] DISCUSSION INVINCIBLE Volume 3: Perfect Strangers Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Ryan Ottley Publisher: Image Comics Mark Grayson is just like everyone else his age, except that his father is the most powerful super-hero on the planet. And now he's begun to inherit his father's powers. It all sounds okay at first, but how do you follow in your father's footsteps when you know you will never live up to his standards? Now the Guardians of the Globe are dead. The super-hero community is abuzz with the who, what, when, where, why, and how. Unbeknownst to him, Invincible is at the center of the most dramatic event to hit the super-hero community in decades. You can purchase this volume via our Amazon affiliate link- https://amzn.to/3Tfptav 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!

We kick back, crack a few cold ones, and talk about whatever is on our minds in this week's episode. 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) 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!

This week on the show, it's SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! We also talk The Displaced #1 from BOOM! Studios, the latest installment of 2000 AD, and Night People #1 from Oni Press. So put on your headphones, grab some flapjacks, and get ready to punch some bears! (NOTE: No real bears were harmed in the making of this episode.) 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 THE DISPLACED #1 Writer: Ed Brisson Artist: Luca Casalanguida Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: February 14, 2024 The city of Oshawa, Ontario has vanished without a trace. Even worse, nobody remembers it or the 170,000 missing residents that disappeared along with it. As the survivors also fall into the forgotten, they must seek each other out, if they hope to have any chance of surviving in a world where no one believes they exist... Highly acclaimed writer Ed Brisson (Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Predator), rising star artist Luca Casalanguida (Regarding the Matter of Oswald's Body, James Bond), and red hot colorist Dee Cunniffe (Barnstormers, Crossover) pose the question... how can you feel connected to reality or each other if by all veritable means, you don't exist? [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3wgAlfu   RODRIGO 2000AD Prog 2370 Writer: Various Artist: Various Publisher: Rebellion Cover Price: $4.49 Release Date: February 21, 2024 The Galaxy’s Greatest Comic returns with another action packed edition! [rating: 4.5/5]       RAND NIGHT PEOPLE #1 Writer: Chris Condon (based on the novel by Barry Gifford) Artist: Brian Level Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 6, 2024 From literary icon Barry Gifford-internationally renowned creator of Wild At Heart and cowriter of David Lynch's neo-noir masterpiece Lost Highway-Night People is a pulsating roadmap of the American subconscious, where neon-lit Southern nights give way to lipstick, sweat, and blood, and the odd, innocent, and evil are all fellow travelers down an interstate of dark, elusive dreams. Adapted from Gifford's acclaimed novel by breakout writer Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, The Enfield Gang Massacre) and a rotating cast of stunning artistic talents, follow an uneasy company of wanted criminals, cartel killers, and lost souls through four interlocking tales as they travel a path of intoxication, lust, and spontaneous violence from New Orleans to Egypt City, Florida, and back again. [rating: 2.5/5] Check out this sneak peek of the issue - https://majorspoilers.com/2024/02/09/first-look-night-people-1-2/ DISCUSSION SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER VOLUME 01 Writer: Jody LeHeup, Sebastian Girner Artist: Nil Vendrell, Mike Spicer Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $16.99 Release Date: 2017 After being betrayed by the bears that raised him, the legendary SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER wanders the forest he’s sworn to protect, fist-fighting bears, eating flapjacks, and being the angriest man the world has ever known! When wild-eyed, super-strong bears attack the citizens of Major City, Shirtless ventures into the human world to do what he does best...PUNCH THOSE BEARS IN THE FACE! But all is not as it seems. Someone is manipulating Shirtless...and only by confronting the demons of his past can Shirtless hope to save his future! A heart-filled, hilarious tall tale for the ages...you don't want to miss SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! Collects SHIRTLESS BEAR-FIGHTER! #1-5 CLOSE 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! [su_signoff]

We are traveling back in time with the Strontium Dogs this week as we take a look at the Schicklgruber Grab from 2000 AD. We also review Count Crowley's Mediocre Midnight Monster Hunter #2 from Dark Horse Comics, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return #1 from BOOM! Studios, and Morning Star #1 from Mad Cave Studios. 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 COUNT CROWLEY: MEDIOCRE MIDNIGHT MONSTER HUNTER #2 Writer: David Dastmalchian Artist: Luka Ketner Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: February 7, 2024 In spite of her rising popularity as a horror host, Jerri Bartman is trying to resurrect her career as a legit journalist. Meanwhile, a local scientist is trying to resurrect the dead through some less-than-ethical methods. One of these people is getting results and it sure isn't Jerri. Meanwhile a creepy spook in an old truck is handing out free Halloween disguises to children in Beloit. Remember, kids, never take candy (or a mask!) from strangers! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3w68nCX MATTHEW MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS: THE RETURN #1 Writer: Amy Jo Johnson/Matt Hotson Artist: Nico Leon Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: February 7, 2024 In an alternate universe, the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers finally defeated Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd, but at a terrible cost... In the wake of tragedy, the team went their separate ways. 22 years later, the long-disbanded team reunites to mourn the losses of beloved friends, but Zack and Billy have some unexpected information to share-Jason, the Red Ranger, has been operating as a lone vigilante, and has since disappeared. Will the remaining Rangers be able to track him down, especially with a mysterious figure in pursuit? [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/42CP1Bx RODRIGO MORNING STAR #1 Writer: Tim Daniel Artist: Marco Finnegan Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 27, 2024 LOOKOUT 1956. Kootenai National Forest, Montana. When smokejumper Nathan Garrett perishes in a raging wildfire, his surviving family’s hopes and happiness turn to ashes. Now, one year following Nathan’s death, wife, and mother of two, Jolene Garrett, takes her crumbling family to the Morning Star lookout seeking solace through closure–to scatter her husband’s remains. But something far beyond the reach of their wildest imaginings awaits the Garrett family in the Montana wilderness–something more powerful than their anguish and torment. Something that transcends space and time. No telephones. No electricity. No transportation. No escape. [rating: 4/5] Check out this preview of the issue - https://majorspoilers.com/2024/01/26/first-look-morning-star-1/ DISCUSSION STRONTIUM DOG: SEARCH AND DESTROY 2 Writer: John Wagner and Alan Grant Artist: Carolos Ezquerra Publisher: 2000AD Strontium Dog Search and Destroy 2 - The 2000 AD Years, collects the earliest SD strips to appear in 2000 AD after the sci-fi comic it originally appeared in, Starlord, was merged with the 'galaxy's greatest comic!' Co-created by John Wagner and Carlos Ezquerra, the team behind Judge Dredd, this collection includes the beautifully-coloured spreads that appeared in the original 2000 AD run and includes the classic Strontium Dog story, The Schicklgruber Grab, in which mutant bounty hunter, Johnny Alpha and his partner travel to the past to capture Adolf Hitler! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/491Yk0d 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!

This week we head into the wilds of West Texas as we take a deep dive into That Texas Blood Volume 1 from Image Comics. We also review Moon Man #1, Local Man #9, Lilo and Stitch #1, and Rodrigo gives us an update on Delicious in Dungeon. Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed 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 MOON MAN #1 Writer: Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescui Artist: Marco Locati Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: January 31, 2024 Superstar musician SCOTT "KID CUDI" MESCUDI makes his comics debut alongside Eisner Awardnominated co-writer KYLE HIGGINS (RADIANT BLACK) and breakout artist MARCO LOCATI in the extra-length first issue of the biggest book of 2024! Ramon is ready for a quiet life. Whatever went wrong on that failed moon mission, whatever happened in the missing minutes the cameras didn't capture, all he really wants is to settle down back home. But those missing minutes hold an Earth-shattering secret—and, with all eyes turned to him, Ramon will soon find himself becoming something the world has never seen before [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/42i0lmu MATTHEW LOCAL MAN #9 Writer: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs Artist: Tim Seeley, Tony Fleecs Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 31, 2024 Jack knows it all. He's a real damn detective, not just a washed up 90s superhero. But will he be able to accept a truth that will change the way he thinks about himself, his powers, his family, and the crappy town he's chosen to protect? More importantly, will he able to escape the literal tidal wave rolling down Main Street? [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4bfDDzs RODRIGO DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON Ep. 2-4 Adapted from: Delicious in Dungeon First episode date: January 4, 2024 (Japan) Language: Japanese Writers: Kimiko Ueno Publisher: Netflix Dungeons, dragons… and delicious monster stew!? Adventurers foray into a cursed buried kingdom to save their friend, cooking up a storm along the way [rating: 4.5/5] RAND LILO & STITCH #1 Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Giulia Giacomino Publisher: Dynamite/Disney Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 31, 2024 Get ready for a new adventure with LILO & STITCH as the irrepressible pair launch their very first ongoing comic series, brought to you by superstar writer GREG PAK (Darth Vader, Mech Cadets) and artist GIULIA GIACOMINO! Life seems to have calmed down for Experiment 626 and his new family on Earth - at least until evil aliens come hunting for everyone's favorite blue-furred troublemaker. The kicker? They're using giant robots that are powered by Stitch's own DNA! Will Lilo's beloved pet be able to take on these villains and lead them away from his adopted planet and loved ones? And even if he succeeds, will he be able to find his way back home? [rating: 4/5] You can pre-order the trade paperback via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3HFrdmY DISCUSSION THAT TEXAS BLOOD VOLUME 01 Writer: Chris Condon Artist: Jacob Phillips Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $9.99 Release Date: June 24, 2020 After an explosive confrontation over a casserole dish, Joe Bob Coates begins to question his effectiveness as Sheriff of Ambrose County, Texas. Matters only get worse as Los Angeles-based writer Randy Terrill returns home following the sudden and mysterious death of his brother, causing a spiral down into a past filled with treachery and blood. Collects THAT TEXAS BLOOD #1-6 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3UiVsaW 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!

This week, we get the rare opportunity to look at two takes on the same story, as we examine Marvel Comics and Dark Horse Comics' adaptation of Robert E. Howard's "The Slithering Shadow." We also review Savage Dragon #267 from Image Comics, Red Sonja #7 from Dynamite Entertainment, and Charred Remains #2 from Mad Cave Studios. 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 RED SONJA #7 Writer: Torunn Gronbekk Artist: Walter Geovani Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 24, 2024 In this issue: The source of "His Master's Voice" stands revealed, and now Sonja is face-to-face with the greatest threat Hyboria has ever known. Will the She-Devil kneel before [REDACTED]? Don't bet on it! [rating:4/5]     MATTHEW SAVAGE DRAGON #267 Writer: Erik Larsen Artist: Erik Larsen Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $9.99 Release Date: January 17, 2024 CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF THE ONGOING SAVAGE DRAGON SERIES! Savage Dragon's adopted daughter Angel gets married to Frank Darling, Jr. at long last! Paul Dragon gives away the bride! Malcolm Dragon is the best man! Maxine is the maid of honor! But no superhero wedding is complete without a looming menace hellbent on making the happy occasion a living nightmare! [rating:4/5] RODRIGO CHARRED REMAINS #2 Writer: Anthony Cleveland Artist: Andrea Mutti Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 31, 2024 Vic's dreams of the Fire Man are becoming more and more real, but he refuses to admit to Amy what he saw in the flames. Meanwhile, Amy is searching for her friend who was nearly lost to the blaze, but there's something Patricia Lefeu isn't saying about Hope's House. Secrets spread nearly as quickly as fire in this town... [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION CONAN: Xuthal of the Dusk "The Slithering Shadow" is one of the original short stories starring the fictional sword and sorcery hero Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in the September 1933 issue of Weird Tales magazine. "The Slithering Shadow" is the original title, but the story is also known as "Xuthal of the Dusk" in further publications. It is set in the pseudo-historical Hyborian Age, and concerns Conan discovering a lost city in a remote desert while encountering a Lovecraftian demon known as Thog. The story was republished in the collections The Sword of Conan (Gnome Press, 1952) and Conan the Adventurer (Lancer Books, 1966). It has more recently been published in the collections The Conan Chronicles Volume 1: The People of the Black Circle (Gollancz, 2000) as "The Slithering Shadow" and in Conan of Cimmeria: Volume One (1932-1933) (Wandering Star, 2002) and The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian (Del Rey, 2003) as "Xuthal of the Dusk." The story was adapted by Roy Thomas, John Buscema and Alfredo Alcala in Savage Sword of Conan #20, then by Fred Van Lente and Guiu Vilanova in Conan the Avenger #13-15 (2015). 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!

This week, we take a deep dive into The Fall of the House of Usher from ABLAZE Publishing. We also review Cobra Commander #1 from Skybound Entertainment, and Avengers Twilight #1 from Marvel Comics! Spoilers ahead (but we know that isn't going to stop you)! Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! >Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed 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 COBRA COMMANDER #1 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Andrea Milana, Annalisa Leoni Publisher: Skybound Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 17, 2024 The Rise of Cobra begins here. In a world where the Cobra organization hasn't formed, one man's sinister plans to utilize the mysterious alien substance known as Energon sends shockwaves across the globe. Who is Cobra Commander? Where does he come from? And what horrors is he planning to unleash that will rock the world-and maybe the universe-to its core? Red-Hot writer Joshua Williamson (Superman, Duke) and artist Andrea Milana (Impact Winter: Rook) kick off the second of four action-packed miniseries that will introduce the best and worst humanity has to offer in the Energon Universe. [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/48Uq1Yi MATTHEW AVENGERS TWILIGHT #1 Writer:Chip Zdarsky Artist: Daniel Acuna Publisher:Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: January 17, 2024 In a gleaming new world of prosperity, Captain America is no more. But Steve Rogers still exists, floating through an America where freedom is an illusion, where THE AVENGERS are strangers and his friends are long dead. But is the Dream? How do you assemble Avengers in a world that doesn't want them? [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/48xYrAo DISCUSSION THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER Writer: Edgar Allan Poe/Raul Garcia Artist: Raul Garcia Publisher: ABLAZE Publishing Cover Price: $16.99 Release Date: February 27, 2024 Edgar Allan Poe's gothic tale of the decaying Usher mansion comes to life in an all-new way! In this graphic novel edition of The Fall of the House of Usher, Raul Garcia adapts his animated short, The Fall of the House of Usher, now streaming on Prime Video, and as a part of the animated feature Extraordinary Tales. A traveler arrives at the Usher mansion to visit his old friend, Roderick Usher. Upon arriving, however, he discovers that Roderick and his sister, Madeline, have been afflicted with a mysterious malady: Roderick's senses have become painfully acute, while Madeline has become nearly catatonic. That evening, Roderick tells his guest of an old Usher family curse: any time there has been more than one Usher child, all siblings have gone insane, dying horrible deaths. As the days wear on, the effects of the curse reach their terrifying climax. In this adaptation, the celebrated animator translates the cinematographic language into the comic medium. As a bonus, the original Edgar Allan Poe prose story is included! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3SshEhz 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!

This week, we return to the world of Tintin as he heads to The Land of Black Gold! We also talk Action Comics #1061 from DC Comics, Ultimate Spider-Man #1 from Marvel Comics, and Delicious in Dungeon, now on Netflix! 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 ACTION COMICS #1061 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: John Timms Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 9, 2024 SUPERMAN SUPERSTARS BEGINS! THE WIZARD, BIZARRO! Jason Aaron writes Superman for the very first time, teaming up with all-star artist John Timms to present a startling new vision of the Man of Steel's strangest foe. When Superman's doppelganger discovers a dark secret about himself, it unleashes the most dangerous version of Bizarro the world has ever seen. [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/41QKI55 MATTHEW ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1 Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Marco Checchetto Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: January 10, 2024 Visionary writer Jonathan Hickman (HOUSE OF X/POWERS OF X) and acclaimed artist Marco Checchetto (DAREDEVIL) bring you a bold new take on Spider-Man, with this, the debut title of the new line of Ultimate Comics! After the events of ULTIMATE INVASION, the world needs a hero...who will rise up to take on that responsibility? Prepare to be entangled in a web of mystery and excitement as the all-new ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN comic redefines the wall-crawler for the 21st Century! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3RQEY70 RODRIGO DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON episode 1 Writer: Kimiko Ueno Platform: Netflix Release Date: January 4, 2024 (Japan) A group of adventurers travel to a cursed kingdom, cooking up a storm along the way. However, as supplies quickly begin to run out, the adventures realise that they will have to find their own food in the dungeon. [rating: 3.5/5] DISCUSSION THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN: LAND OF BLACK GOLD Creator: Herge Car engines have started spontaneously exploding all over the country . . . someone's been tampering with the oil! Tintin, with Thompson and Thompson at his side, sails on an oil tanker to the Middle East to track down the source of the faulty oil. You can purchase this volume via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/48HbZJr 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!

With the new Disney+ series debuting this week, we take a look at Echo's debut in Daredevil: Parts of a Hole. We also review Pine and Merrimac #1 from BOOM! Studios, Ranger Academy #4 from BOOM! Studios, and Gargoyles #11 from Dynamite Entertainment. 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 PINE AND MERRIMAC #1 Writer: Kyle Starks Artist: Fran Galan Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 03, 2024 On the corner of Pine and Merrimac sits a small, unassuming town... Just a simple place, simple people, and one horrifying secret that could change everything... After a lifetime of witnessing the worst that humanity has to offer, former homicide detective Linnea Kent has decided to put all of that behind her. Alongside her husband, a former professional MMA fighter and the unofficial brawn to her brains, she's moved far from the busy city to open up a quiet little detective agency. At first, the simple cases this nook of the world has to offer were exactly what she was looking for, but there's more to the quaint hamlet than Linnea could have possibly imagined, and something truly sinister pulling the strings... [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3vlszAs MATTHEW RANGER ACADEMY #4 Writer: Maria Ingrande Mora Artist: Jo Mi-Gyeong Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 3, 2024 This is it. The big test. Sage will need to successfully perform her First Morph, but don't worry-it will only take all of her skills, while surviving on a hostile planet known only as CHROMIA! It will take more than just her skills though, with teamwork being essential to reach the peak and acquire the means of Morphin time. But when the class bully runs into some trouble on the way, will Sage risk her test results to save him, or leave him behind? [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3RNg9sm RODRIGO GARGOYLES #11 Writer: Greg Weisman Artist: George Kambadais Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 3, 2024 With the Manhattan Clan back together again, Brooklyn and Katana ask Broadway, Lexington, and Angela to stand as their Seconds during the all-important Commitment Ceremony. The Clan has never felt stronger - which is a good thing, because a desperate Dino Dracon is about to make one last play to take over all of New York City! [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3tNYMQe DISCUSSION DAREDEVIL: PARTS OF A HOLE Writer: David Mack Artist: Joe Quesada Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $12.99 Release Date: June 2015 She is Echo. Though seemingly kindred souls, their secret identities are very much at odds. Maya seeks out her father's killer, a man that Kingpin fingers as Daredevil. Can Matt Murdock clear his name before his new love becomes his executioner? Acclaimed writer/painter David Mack and artist Joe Quesada weave a tale of dangerous liaisons and forbidden romance that will change the Man Without Fear forever! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3S0Aig5 CLOSE 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!

We wrap up 2023, with one more show! Stephen shares thoughts on Rebel Moon, and we revisit The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck in a replay from 2010. Also, Stephen shares some thoughts and reactions regarding the recent two-part DC Implosion audio documentary. Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed 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) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhr3MzT6exg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex3C1-5Dhb8   DISCUSSION The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck These stories, written and drawn by legendary cartoonist Don Rosa, chronicle Scrooge McDuck’s fascinating life. See how Scrooge earned his ‘Number One Dime’ and began to build his fortune! An Eisner Award-winning in its original publication. See how Scrooge earned his ‘Number One Dime’ and began to build his fortune! Collecting the first six chapters of the award-winning twelve part epic adventure. 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!

DC had a plan to change how it did business and in the process help the entire comic book industry. Only, it didn't happen. In Part 2 of The DC Implosion, we take a look at how two major winter storms played a part in defusing the DC Explosion. 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) This series was produced for those wanting to learn more about the comics they consume. The below list includes the sources we used to gather information. All quotes, and clips used in this production are used under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. RESOURCES https://web.archive.org/web/20100213202643/http://www.wilx.com/blogs/weatherblog/82723922.html Newsarama.com https://www.tcj.com/ Quotes from The Comic Reader, Comic Media News, and others were sourced from: Comic Book Implosion: The Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978 by Keith Dallas and John Wells  https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1374 https://youtu.be/pUwxH4SM9Rg?si=9CFNLQkieVhxA-2x   Other resources Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker https://amzn.to/3RkGfTB Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe https://amzn.to/3RfGbUX MUSIC AND SFX Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay Music by Dmitry Taras from Pixabay Music by ArctSound from Pixabay Music by Grand_Project from Pixabay Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay Music by AntipodeanWriter from Pixabay Sound Effects from Pixabay 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 November 1977, DC Comics made a proclamation that would change the entire comic book publishing industry. Only, it didn't happen. Instead of an explosion of comics, DC Comics suffered a massive implosion. But does this make DC Comics a loser, or was it just ahead of its time? 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) This series was produced for those wanting to learn more about the comics they consume. The below list includes the sources we used to gather information. All quotes, and clips used in this production are used under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. RESOURCES Senator Joseph McCarthy, 1953 statement retrieved from The Miller Center https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/age-of-eisenhower/mcarthyism-red-scare Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in 1953 for espionage clip, retrieved from the Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1341583.html Have you no sense of decency, sir? Retrieved from YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7x8RkdG6I0 Seduction of the Innocent by Frederic Wrtham (2021 Edition) https://amzn.to/41iL7NA Frederic Wertham and William Gaines's testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency were retrieved from WNYC.org and the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection https://www.wnyc.org/story/215975-senate-subcommittee-juvenile-delinquency-ii/ The Ten Cent Plague by David Hajdu https://amzn.to/3TfhURL   The 1954 Comic Code Authority Rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority Comic Book Sales Data via Comichron https://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales.html "So Much Moralizing" Stan's Soapbox, March 1970 New York Times, February 04, 1971 https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/04/archives/a-comics-magazine-defies-code-ban-on-drug-stories-comics-magazine.html?_r=0 Comic Code Authority Shuts Down https://majorspoilers.com/2011/01/21/last-nail-in-the-coffin-for-comics-code-authority-archie-says-good-bye/ Tom Brevoort reflections on Rolling Stone's article about Marvel Comics https://tombrevoort.com/2021/02/14/blah-blah-blog-rolling-stone/ (referenced as: https://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/comic_sales.html) The Amazing World of Carmine Infantino by Carmine Infantino and J. David Spurlock (2001) https://amzn.to/3RAUox3 Jenette Kahn Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenette_Kahn Sequential Tart Interview with Jenette Kahn by Jennifer M. Contino, retrieved from the Internet Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20031026213108/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may01/kahn.shtml DC Comics Publishorial, "Onward and Upward" DC Comics Logos Over the Years   The Comics Journal #40 Kim Thompson, “An Interview with Marvel’s Head-Honcho: Jim Shooter” (p. 38) https://www.tcj.com/tcj-archive/the-comics-journal-no-40-june-1978/ Quotes from The Comic Reader, Comic Media News, and others were sourced from: Comic Book Implosion: The Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978 by Keith Dallas and John Wells  https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1374 Other resources Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker https://amzn.to/3RkGfTB Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe https://amzn.to/3RfGbUX MUSIC AND SFX Unspoken - licensed via Premiumbeat.com Break Through - licensed via Premiumbeat.com Patriotic Epic - licensed via Premiumbeat.com OMnis - Music by DSTechnician from Pixabay Big Day Out - Music by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay Defenders of the Truth - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay Inspiring Cinematic Ambient - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Superhero Hollywood Trailer - Licensed via PremiumBeat.com Documentary Background - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Out of Time - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay Summer Adventures - Music by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay This Minimal Technology (Pure) - Music by Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay Sound Effects from Pixabay 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!