This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Matthew, Rodrigo, and Stephen take a look at Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal Creation Myths. JIM HENSON’S THE DARK CRYSTAL: CREATION MYTHS VOL. 1 Original Graphic Novel Hardcover Retail Price: $19.95 U.S. Page Count: 96 pages Format: hardcover (paper over board), 7.25” x 11.25”, full color Genre: Fantasy ISBN-13: 978-1-936393-00-8 Written by Brian Holguin and Brian Froud Illustrated by Alex Sheikman, Lizzy John and Brian Froud Cover by Brian Froud Part one of a three-part graphic novel prequel series delving into the origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelflings, the world of Thra and the…
Browsing: From the Editor
This week, we are pitting two of the biggest Saturday Morning Cartoon teams against each other, and we want to know who would win.
It’s that time of year again, time where we get to take a look back at the best and worst of what came before! While your hosts will be giving you a look at what they liked, and what they didn’t like, it’s also a show about what you liked (and didn’t). As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to…
As the year draws to a close, we are interested in hearing from you, our Dear Readers and Listeners on what you thought were the best moments for Major Spoilers in 2011. Use the comment section below and let us know!
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, your hosts once again take a look at The Goon, in Wicked Inclinations. The Goon”s most desperate battle gets a high-class treatment, with a ritzy new design and featuring a new cover by Eric Powell! An ally of the Goon has learned the Zombie Priest”s secret name, turning the tide in the struggle against the undead hordes of Lonely Street and forcing the Priest to create a whole new breed of minion-one that may be beyond even the strength of the Goon to contain. As rival crime families attempt to use the battle…
We’re still under a blizzard warning until sometime this afternoon, which means schools are closed, kids are hopped up on the goofball known as pre-Christmas present anxiety, and people are still taking to the roads and driving like the want to be in NASCAR. Updates will be sporadic throughout the day – drive safe. I don’t know what they’re saying, but translated, it probably means, “Can we pull over at the next truck stop and clean our our shorts?”
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Matthew and Stephen sit down to talk up the fourth volume of the Starman Omnibus from DC Comics. Starman Omnibus Volume 04 Writer: James Robinson Artist: Tony Harris The acclaimed series STARMAN, starring a Gen-X super hero from the 1990s, is re-presented in high quality format, featuring spectacular art by Eisner Award winner Tony Harris. In this volume, Starman stands shoulder to shoulder with heroes including DC’s Captain Marvel, Batman and many others. First, in a story set in the 1940s, Ted Knight, the original Starman, works with Captain Marvel and Bulletman to…
There are some who buy comics for the story. Others pick up the issue for the art. Still some buy only because of the company releasing the book. What category do you fall into? VOTE! [poll id=”210″]
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, we’re taking a look at a chestnut from the late ’80s and ’90s – Milk and Cheese. Milk and Cheese: Dairy Products Gone Bad Hardcover A carton of hate. A wedge of spite. A comic book of idiotic genius. The Eisner Award-winning dairy duo returns in this deluxe hardcover collecting every single stupid Milk and Cheese comic ever made from 1989 to 2010, along with a sh*t-ton of supplemental awesomeness. This has everything you need! Don’t judge it–love it! Or else! As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great…
Now that the final issue has been released, and trade paperbacks are on the way, the Major Spoilers Crew is finally sitting down to discuss Kill Shakespeare from IDW Publishing. An epic adventure that will change the way you look at Shakespeare forever. In this dark tale, the Bard’s most famous heroes embark upon a journey to discover a long-lost soul. Hamlet, Juliet, Othello, Falstaff, Romeo and Puck search for a reclusive wizard who may have the ability to assist them in their battle against the evil forces led by the villains Richard III, Lady Macbeth and Iago. That reclusive…
Here in the U.S.A. we are currently loading our guts with turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, warm dinner rolls, and cranberries fresh from the can. We then plan on spending the rest of the day in a Triptafen induced coma while visions of superheroes, Santa Claus and Black Friday sales drift through our heads. From all of us, to all of you, here’s hoping your holiday is a fun one. And if you live outside the U.S.A. take a moment to give thanks to all the good things that have happened in 2011.
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the team celebrates the holiday by taking a super-sized helping of Jeff Smith’s Bone. Bone: The Complete Volume Art and Words by Jeff Smith The series centers around the Bone cousins, white, bald cartoon caricatures. In the opening pages of Bone: Out from Boneville the three Bone cousins—avaricious Phoncible P. “Phoney” Bone, goofy cigar-smoking Smiley Bone, and everyman character Fone Bone—are run out of their hometown of Boneville after Phoney decides to run for mayor and built a balloon on top the head of a statue of Boneville’s founder. A strong wind made…
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew takes a look at Archaia Entertainment’s Mr. Murder is Dead. Murder… Intrigue… Old men doing bad things… Gould Kane is long into his retirement as a top cop. He was once the basis for the world-famous comic strip detective The Spook. But when a not-so-nice man, once nicknamed Mr. Murder, is found dead, the events that unfold could lead Gould to a new and perhaps even greater profession in his twilight…as a very bad man. MR. MURDER IS DEAD lives in several worlds. It’s all at once a throwback to the…
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew gets with the times and reviews Valve Presents from Dark Horse Comics. Valve Presents: The Sacrifice and other steam-powered Stories For fifteen years, Valve has defined the cutting edge of video games. Now, Valve joins with Dark Horse to bring three critically acclaimed, fan-favorite series to print, with a hardcover collection of comics from the worlds of Left 4 Dead,Team Fortress, and Portal. With over two hundred pages of story, Valve Presents: The sacrifice and other Steam-Powered Stories is a must-read for fans looking to further explore the games they love…