Back in 2004, Kevin Smith announced that he was working on the script for a new Green Hornet movie. In 2006, he announced that he was no longer attached to the project. Four years later, Dynamite Entertainment announced that it would be publishing Smith’s screenplay in comic book form, and we at Major Spoilers got an early preview. Was it worth the wait?
Buck Rogers has saved the Earth twice already, but when it comes to saving Wilma Deering, he’s got more than a few obstacles in his way.
Or – “You Could Concievably Blame This ENTIRE Exercise On This Comic Book…”
Now, work with me here… The year is 1979, and I, an avid reader of science fiction and brainy books happen to be hanging out with my much-cooler cousin Elwood (more than likely under the auspices of my Aunt Sherry.) We end up at the Duckwalls, or possibly the S&S Drugstore, my memory isn’t quite clear, but I remember purchasing this 35 cent piece of history and being kind of interested in this whole “funnybook” thing. Now, cut forward to 1989 or so… Having expanded my collection, I fall into the orbit (or, indeed, vice versa, given relative masses) of one Stephen Schleicher, a man with a very spiky haircut and a fascination for my comic books. Leap forward to 2005 or thereabouts, when Stevarino launches a little website we like to call Major Spoilers. Were it not for my dime and a quarter back in the Carter administration, who KNOWS what Stephen would have been fixated enough upon to create his own website? Let’s all kick back, knock down a Hires root beer at the B. Dalton and be glad we’re not reading HotAsianCheerleadersEatingPorkRibs.org. (At least not in THIS browser window, anyway…)
Logan-6 has opportunity to become the greatest Sandman of them all – he just needs to bring down Sanctuary and everyone who believes the stories the underground organization dishes out. The only problem is, Logan is now the hunted instead of the hunter.
ROBOT OVERLORD: I long for the day when I can raise an army of the undead to swarm across the Earth and do my bidding. Until then, I, your Robot Overlord, must live vicariously through the pages of Geoff Johns Blackest Night. If you think my plans to take over the world are insane, you haven’t spent enough time with Stephen or Matthew. I’ll let them illuminate you in the ways of Nekron and his plans to crack open the shell of The Entity. RISE Gentlemen, and commence with the review and commentary!
Or – “The Villains Take Center Stage…”
Last issue, the presence of mind-manipulators the Corruptor and the Mandrill gave our intrepid reviewer some heebies to go with his big plate of jeebies. Will the mind control hijinks continue, or is there even creepier stuff on the horizon for our intrepid Avengers crew? Here’s one thing for sure: Having the Hood on the cover isn’t exactly filling me with confidence…
Oh dear! Batman, Batwoman, Squire and the Knight are all trapped deep in a mine while Batwoman slowly bleeds out and dies from her injuries incurred by someone who is not the original Batman. Is this the end of our heroes? Will Damian tame the crazed Zombie Batman and terrorize the city as only the Brat-son of the Dark Knight could? It’s another issue of Grant Morrison’s Batman and Robin, and we’ve got your review, right after the jump.
Or – “And I Raaan, I Ran So Far Awaaaay… Couldn’t Get Away!”
(With apologies to Rodrigo and A Flock Of Seagulls…)  DC Editorial is of the opinion that Barry Allen had to return, that he was the bestest Flash of all Flashes ever, and that it’s time for him to really shine in what might be called a new Silver Age for the DC Universe. But first, he has to fix the mess left by the time-traveling villain with a fetish for killing the women in his life. As for me, I figured, what the heck, I’d go ahead and review this book, seeing as how they went to the trouble of HAVING one, and all…
Conner Kent makes his triumphant debut in Tiny Titans and he didn’t come alone! His Bizarro counter part “Match†has come along for the ride as well as the Green Lantern Corps. As if that weren’t exciting enough, the issue is co-written by the one and only Geoff Johns!
Or – “Fresh And Full Of Life!”
In the grand scheme of things, there are only a limited number of really good ideas in the universe. The old cliche of movie producers explaining something as “X Meets Y” is a cliche for a reason, after all. (Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull = Han Solo + Lizzie McGuire / Nostagia.) So, when defining today’s Hero History entrant, you find yourself explaining that he kind of looks like the Silver Age Atom, but has the abilities of Professor X, with a touch of Ilya Kiriakin for seasoning. But even that explanation doesn’t do him justice, as the character quickly became both more and less than the sum of his parts, and has taken a special place in comic book history in the doing. One of the first characters to really embody the reality of the intelligence field, his story is probably the most known of all the agents of T.H.U.N.D.E.R. This, then, is your Major Spoilers Hero History of John Janus of The Higher United Nations Defense Enforcement Reserves… T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agent MENTHOR!
ROBOT OVERLORD: It’s been 25 years since the first Ghostbusters movie debuted, (I’ve got diodes older than that!) and in that time it seems that the interest in the property continues to grow. IDW Publishing released their latest Ghostbusters title this past week, and since Matthew and Stephen have been witness to the franchise growth since the beginning, I demanded they appease their Robot Overlord by reviewing the issue.
Last week, I reviewed the back up animated short that accompanies Warner Home Video’s Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths. I lauded The Spectre, so how does the main feature hold up?