This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Dracula curses us all, Batman kills the Joker, Bedlam insues, and… wait a minute… THAT WAS OUR PLANET!
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NEWS
Lucasfilm to pursue spin-off movies
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REVIEWS
STEPHEN
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – Part 2
The Batman has returned after a 10-year absence. The Gotham authorities want to arrest him. An old foe wants a reunion. The Feds want the Man of Tomorrow to put a stop to him.
MATTHEW
New Avengers #3
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Steve Epting, Rick Magyar
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
“INFINITY”
The Illuminati experience their first incursion since reforming.
Can the loose brotherhood of end times trust each other enough to use the Infinity Gems in unison?
And a new member joins the Illuminati!
RODRIGO
Planet of the Apes Special #1
Written by Daryl Gregory
Drawn by Diego Barreto
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $4.99
Diamond Code: DEC12 0909
Daryl Gregory returns to the PLANET OF THE APES in this epic over-sized issue, featuring fan-favorite artist Diego Barreto (IRREDEEMABLE) throughout 32 pages of new story and art! It’s the return of what Jason Aaron (SCALPED, WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN) called: “The best PLANET OF THE APES comic ever. And one of my favorite comics of the year, period.” When the Lawgiver was assassinated by a human, Ape City fell into a vicious civil war. Ten years have passed since the horrific violence and a fragile peace is emerging. Voice Alaya has been deposed and awaits sentencing in Ape City’s prison. Meanwhile, Sully has begun to rally forces, both human and ape. Little do they know they’re both on a collision course towards an even greater danger…
ZACH
Bedlam #4
Writer: Nick Spencer
Artist: Riley Rossmo
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.50
The Good Doctor
Major Spoilers Poll of the Week
When it comes to space travel, there are a couple of routes you can go. The first is the safe route, which means it takes 100 years or more to put a colony on the Moon, which is a good thing, because everyone knows the Moon blew up in 1999. The other is to seek out strange new worlds, and make a buck or two by smuggling spice for the Hutts. The second is a bit more reckless, but can lead to so much more in the end. Which brings us to the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week!
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Discussion:
THE CURSE OF DRACULA
The Curse of Dracula is back in this deluxe new hardcover edition! A mysterious, charismatic figure is moving amongst the circles of San Francisco’s political elite. When Jonathan Van Helsing and his team of vampire hunters come to town investigating a string of grisly murders, they know it’s only a matter of time before they come face to face with the master of the dark!
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Stephen, during Zach’s review it sounds like you were either talking about Witch Doctor (as Matthew said) or Harvest. Harvest is the story of organ traffickers who hire a former doctor to do clandestine underground surgeries. It started out quite good, but lost me after a few issues.
Harvest is what I was thinking of. Thanks!
Re: The Star Wars movies. Some of the same concerns that I hear about recasting the main characters (Luke, Leia, Han Solo) are similar to those that were heard when trying to recast the Star Trek cast.
If the story is strong, if the acting is solid, I can buy into new people being cast in the beloved roles. But make it a bad story, and it won’t matter who’s playing who.
So, I was thinking about Star Wars cannon.
I really don’t think they utilized the Ion Cannon as well as they could have.
In all seriousness though, you guys are completely right. There is no way to appease all fans due to the extensive canon.
i’d actually like to see some sort of saving private ryan-type flick, done from the POV of stormtroopers. the fact that they’re all jango fett clones could really lead to some interesting thoughts on identity and conformity in between all the pyew-pyew shooty shooty.
OR just any really well-crafted story that makes you feel for some of the empire dudes in the trenches, or a squad of TIE fighter pilots.
i dunno.