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Ten Things: Ten Pre-Superhero Super-Types

Anyone who has ever tried to nail down start and end dates for the various ages of comics knows, it’s difficult to achieve consensus. And even though most of us mark June 1938 as the debut of the superhero, that doesnR...

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Berzerk Button Edition

I was twelve years old when I first heard the work of George Carlin on a late-night illicit HBO binge, and was immediately transformed by his humor and use of language. Even today, his perspective forms the foundation of most o...

Geek History Lesson #49 – Cabin Pressure

Get on a plane with us so we can tell you all about Cabin Pressure, the hilarious British radio drama created by John Finnermore. 4 people struggle to keep a single plane airline alive through hilarious adventures. You’ll...

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: To Kill Or Not To Kill Edition

Here at Major Spoilers, your humble MS-QOTD tries as hard as I can to not give in to cynical, one-note “LOL Fail!” point-and-laugh Internet shenanigans, but even I have my weak spots. Case in point: ‘Man Of S...

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Gorilla Grodd Goes Bananas Speed Build and Review – Set #76026

Maxifigure in the house! Stephen takes a look at another DC Comics Super Heroes set – #76026 Gorilla Grodd Goes Bananas. It includes Batman, Gorilla Grodd, Captain Cold, The Flash, and Wonder Woman!

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Hitch-Hiker’s Guide Edition

We live in a unique futuristic world, one where every new movie and television show is an adaptation of an existing book or comic, while audiences complain that nobody has any creativity and that each new iteration is an abomin...

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: All Ages Edition

There are times when it’s really hard to balance the role of father with the role of uber-nerd. Many of the things that I love aren’t things I can share with the Widget yet, such as the entire recording catalogue o...

The Want List #046: I’ll Drink With That

Scooby is confirmed for Fall, Walt is breaking the law, and an assortment of cups for when you have one of those days! Allen the new episode of The Want List!

Finally Friday – January 23, 2015

It’s Finally Friday! Join Major Spoilers EIC, Stephen Schleicher, and Zach Woolf as they kick back, enjoy a drink and talk with YOU about the week that was.

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Missing Episodes Edition

In these days of iTunes, Netflix, digital download and instant gratification, it’s much easier to be a fan of the pop culture we all love. Where Stephen and I prowled creepy bookstores and moldy storage spaces for comic ...

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: New Look Batman Edition

In 1964, editor Julius Schwartz took over stewardship of the Batman titles (which, to tell you how long ago this was, consisted of ‘Batman’ and ‘Detective Comics’) and brought in new artists and writers ...

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Your Pop Culture Crush Edition

If I understand my memes correctly (and given that I’m forty-something with a tendency to only half-listen to things I don’t really understand, so there’s no guarantee of that), today is known on social media ...

Inside Astro City #19 with Kurt Busiek

This is a spoiler-filled column, so if you have not yet read the issue you might want to come back later. You can find the issue at your local comic book shop or you can download it from Comixology here.

Geek History Lesson #48 – The Spectre

He just showed up on Constantine in mortal form, but it won’t be long until he becomes the fully powered and ghostly Spectre! Travel back to a time before mankind, and learn how this powerful DC Comics character came into...

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Live-Action Teen Titans ’94 Edition

In terms of movie and television adaptations, there’s never been a better time to be a comics fan. With literally dozens of adaptations in the pipeline, an amazing Avengers franchise, the promise of the Justice League, p...

LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes Green Lantern vs. Sinestro Speed Build and Review – Set #76025

What is the best way to start off 2015? With new DC Comics Super Heroes LEGO of course! Stephen takes a look at the first set in the 2015 line – #76025 Green Lantern vs. Sinestro.

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Marvel Movie Problems Edition

Much has been made of the ‘Axis’ revelations that Wanda and Pietro are not related to Magneto after all (a development that is itself a retconned plot point.) Some say that it’s the end of the Marvel Universe...

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The Want List #045: Vinyl and Transformers

I am the one who knocks, but you dress better. Hot Toys is teasing us with their bases as Scooby and the gang unmask minifigs! Find out what that means on a new Want List!

Finally Friday – January 16, 2015

It’s Finally Friday! Join Major Spoilers EIC, Stephen Schleicher, and Zach Woolf as they kick back, enjoy a drink and talk with YOU about the week that was.

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Your Ultimate Fate Edition

When I was younger and far more cynical, I enjoyed an unnecessarily snarky book called “Generation Ecch”, which disassembled nearly all the pop culture of the 80s and 90s with a single harsh thesis: Everything is du...

Red Sonja #14 Advance Review

I’ve been reading a lot more Red Sonja lately, and with Gail Simone writing the main title, I couldn’t resist taking a look at Red Sonja #14.

Major Spoilers Question Of The Day: Star Wars Trek Edition

The new Star Wars #1 came out this week (Major Spoilers’ own Chris Wilson weighs in here), and many fans have expressed that the franchise returning to the Marvel Comics fold (where it originated back in 1977) somehow fee...