REVIEW: Revival #9

Tim Seeley’s and Mike Norton’s Revival series is a brand new take on the zombie genre. In the Wausau district of Wisconsin, the dead are rising from the grave. However, instead of mindless corpses, the people have been resurrected with their original personalities. The local townspeople call them Revivers. With the entire district quarantined by the federal government, a young police officer and single mother named Dana Cypress are investigating the murder of her sister, Martha, who is a Reviver. Through Dana’s eyes, the comic branches into all walks of life within the quarantined area, with everyone trying to deal with this new phenomenon.

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REVIEW: The Answer #3

Mike Norton and Dennis Hopeless have created the Answer, a quirky superhero with an exclamation point on his mask who just might be as crazy as he seems. Mysteries abound in this mini-series from Dark Horse and Major Spoilers looks at the latest issue to see if there are sufficient answers.

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REVIEW: It Girl! & The Atomics #7

It Girl! & The Atomics is a fun, wacky book with a hipster vibe. This issue sees It Girl getting a new solo mission to prove herself as a super-hero. Does this issue entertain or is it a straight up bummer? Major Spoilers takes a look!

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SNEAK PEEK: Archie Comics for December 12, 2012

If you didn’t pick up your new comics yesterday, or perhaps you already read through your new comics yesterday, and you are looking for something else to read, take a gander at titles from Archie Comics that are in stores this week.

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MARVEL NOW! The Future is Young Avengers

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This October, a brand new team arrives on the scene to show what they are made of in Young Avengers #1, kicking off the all-new ongoing series care of the blockbuster creative team of writer Kieron Gillen and artists Jamie McKelvie, Mike Norton and Matt Wilson! As part of Marvel NOW!, Young Avengers  joins a number of titles that will take the Marvel Universe in an exciting all-new direction, as the industry’s top creators join the top Super Heroes to deliver all-new ongoing series, great for new and lapsed readers alike!

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REVIEW: Revival #2

Strange things are afoot in Wisconsin. The dead aren’t staying dead and the living are starting to lose their dang minds! As if that wasn’t enough, the Cypress family slowly begins to unravel after an important secret about one of their own is revealed. More after the jump!

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Major Spoilers Podcast #423: The Battlepugcast

In this issue: Bug-eyed monsters, giant dogs, and Before Watchmen. It’s the show with the man eating toad, witches from two worlds, and comic book news, reviews, and more.

 

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On the Next Major Spoilers Podcast: Battlepug

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast the crew looks at Mike Norton’s Battlepug!


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Mike Norton’s Battlepug Volume 1

The epic tale of blood and drool begins here! Join Molly and her dogs Mingo and Colfax, as she recounts the legend of “The Warrior and the Battlepug”—a tale of a fearless barbarian, his trusty and freakishly large pug, and evil baby harp seals. This volume collects the first year of Mike Norton’s Battlepug—the perfect opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the fan-favorite webcomic by Mike Norton, Allen Passalaqua, and Crank!

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SDCC’12: Archie Comics unveils convention exclusives

Archie Comics will have five unique convention covers that will exclusive to this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego, California.  The company sent Major Spoilers a first look at the cover for New Crusaders, Life with Archie, Mega Man, and Sonic Universe.

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