Major Spoilers Podcast #870: Astro City: Tarnished Angel

Welcome back to Astro City, be on the lookout for Tarnished Angels… We also review Legion of Super-Heroes #5, Immortal Hulk #33, Year Zero #1, and Tiger King on Netflix.

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NEWS

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REVIEWS

STEPHEN
LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #5
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Ryan Sook
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: March 25, 2020
DC’s far-flung future is happening right now! With the secret of Jon Kent revealed, the Legion of Super-Heroes is united to save New Earth from those who would destroy it. Will Aquaman’s lost trident be the key to New Earth’s demise? Plus, Mon-El comes clean about his connection to Jon, and Cosmic Boy and Ferro Lad find out they both have a crush on the same Legionnaire.
[rating:4/5]

MATTHEW
IMMORTAL HULK #33
Writer: Al Ewing
Artist: Joe Bennett
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: Mar 25, 2020

Something is wrong. Something has compromised the simulacrum. Banner is refusing to yield. Something is wrong. Something is wrong. Something is wrong. Something is wrong.
[rating:5/5]

RODRIGO
YEAR ZERO #1
Writer: Ben Percy
Artist: Ramon Rosanas
Publisher: Artists Writers & Artisans Inc.
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: April 1, 2020
Ben Percy (Wolverine) and Ramon Rosanas (Star Wars: Age of Resistance) team up to present an epic tale that offers a global look at the Zombie Apocalypse. A Japanese hitman, a Mexican street urchin, an Afghan military aide, a Polar research scientist, a midwestern American survivalist – five survivors of a horrific global epidemic who must draw upon their unique skills and deepest instincts to navigate a world of shambling dead. Year Zero wrestles with the weighty moral and theological questions posed by the pandemic and investigates its cause and possible cure.
[rating: 3/5]

ASHLEY
TIGER KING
Network: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Cover Price: Subscription
Release Date: March 20, 2020
An exploration of big cat breeding and its bizarre underworld, populated by eccentric characters.
[rating: 5/5]

DISCUSSION

ASTRO CITY: TARNISHED ANGEL
Writer: Kurt Busiek
Artist: Brent Eric Anderson, Will Blyberg (and more)
After serving his time, super-villain Steeljack finds himself back on the streets. But for a man who has learned to live and thrive in a world behind bars, freedom can be the greatest prison. Intent to make good with his second chance, Steeljack is unsuccessful finding work until he takes on a dangerous job investigating the murder of several super-villains in his neighborhood. But as he solves the mystery, Steeljack soon finds that he may be the latest victim on the list of deceased
CLOSE
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