Spider-Man #600 back to press

Can you believe that Amazing Spider-Man has reached 600 issues?  Then maybe you’ll believe Amazing Spider-Man #600 sold out at the distributor level (although copies may still be available from your local comic shop), prompting Marvel to send the issue back to press with a new cover featuring John Romita Jr.’s interior art on the cover.

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Review: Ultimatum: Spider-Man: Requiem #2

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Is this the end of Ultimate Spider-Man?

I don’t want to give the answer away too early in the review, because 1) I want you to click on the More link, and 2) it’s pretty tacky to talk about the end before all the other goodness is covered.

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SDCC’09: IDW Announces New Transformers Series

Press Release

San Diego, CA (July 24, 2009) – After the huge success of this summer’s blockbuster TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN  movie, IDW is keeping the excitement going with three new TRANSFORMERS series. Under license from Hasbro, IDW is proud to offer fans The TRANSFORMERS, the first ongoing series in years, written by the critically-acclaimed Mike Costa. Coming in November, TRANSFORMERS #1 starts things off with not one, but two, huge events so CYBERTON-shattering that the lives of the TRANSFORMERS characters will never be the same.

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Review: Batman Confidential #31

Let’s return to the days of the cold war…

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Batman Confidential has had a lot of ups and downs for me.  On the one hand the series gives DC a chance to tell origin stories about Batman and his villains, tech, and history, but on the other hand, DC canceled Legends of the Dark Knight (I know, I’m a broken record).  With the holiday weekend upon us, what better way to show our patriotism than having Batman take on the Russians, or more specifically, the KGBeast.

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Eminem/Punisher: Kill You

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Marvel Comics has teamed up with Eminem and XXL magazine to celebrate his anticipated upcoming album Relapse with an all-new story featuring the renowned rapper and Marvel’s notorious vigilante, The Punisher, in Eminem/Punisher: Kill You.

Back from a three-year hiatus, Eminem is set to grace two XXL covers posing as The Punisher for the magazine’s June issue on stands May 5, two weeks before his fifth solo album, Relapse, hits stores May 19.

A special collector’s edition, the magazine also includes the first part of an exclusive collaboration between XXL, Shady and Marvel Comics — Eminem/Punisher: Kill You — a special edition Punisher comic book starring Eminem and created by Marvel Comics.

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Review: Masquerade #3

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There’s nothing wrong with an origin story, especially when it is about a character few comic book readers have little knowledge.  For masquerade, readers not only get an origin origin, but also a Dynamite Entertainment’s take on her modern origin.

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Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Smurfs v. Snorks

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This week it is a battle of the three apple high creatures that constantly foil their full sized foe.  Who will win the battle between the blue Peyo creations, the Smurfs, and the Belgian knock-offs the Snorks?

FIGHT!

Smurf v. Snork

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Be sure to check out the next Major Spoilers Podcast to see who the Major Spoilers Crew picks to win.

oh, and let’s not forget… PPPPPoooooooooooollllllll.

On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast (#73): HUSH

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On the next Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew dives deep into DC’s Hush.

From DC (referring to the Absolute Edition)

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Written by Jeph Loeb; Art and cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams

The complete 12-part saga written by Jeph Loeb (SUPERMAN/BATMAN, Smallville) with art by fan-favorites Jim Lee & Scott Williams (SUPERMAN, Uncanny X-Men) collected together for the first time in the oversized Absolute format!

This slipcased edition includes BATMAN #608-619 as well as the the 2-page origin of Batman (originally seen only on dccomics.com) and the special story from Wizard: The Comics Magazine. The year-long “Hush” — an epic tale of friendship, trust, and betrayal that spans a lifetime — reinvigorated the Dark Knight, pitting him against the deadliest members of his Rogue’s Gallery and introducing his newest foe!

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