Major Spoilers Podcast #1003: Asterix and the Soothsayer

It’s the annual celebration of all things Gaulish, but beware the Soothsayer! We talk that big Disney news, and review Lovecraft: Unknown Kadath #3, G.I. JOE A Real American Hero #300, and Maeve: Rising Warrior #1

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NEWS

DISNEY SHAKEUP: Bob Iger Back as CEO, Bob Chapek Out; Board Cites ‘Complex Industry Transformation’ for Shocking C-Suite Shuffle

UPDATED with Bob Iger’s full memo and pre-market trading: Bob Iger has replaced Bob Chapek as Disney ‘s CEO, a shocking turn of events for the world’s largest media company that has been in turmoil ever since Iger stepped down as CEO in February 2020.

DC Comics for February 2023

REVIEWS

STEPHEN
LOVECRAFT: Unknown Kadath #3
Writer: Florentino Florez
Artist: Guillermo Sanna
Publisher: ABLAZE Publishing
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 23, 2022
An adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath unlike anything you've read before.
Randolph Carter's journey is interrupted once again, this time by winged nightmares. Planted on an unsteady ground littered with bones, the dreamer must find his way to safety before the unimaginable horror beneath it all rises to the surface to end his quest once and for all.
As a bonus, also includes the original prose story!
[rating:3/5]

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MATTHEW
G.I. JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO #300
Writer: Larry Hama
Artist: S.L. Gallant
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover Price: $6.99
Release Date: November 23, 2022

"All In," Part 5! This is it! The final G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero story arc at IDW Publishing comes to a blockbuster conclusion! Using a brand-new casino on Cobra Island as a front, Cobra has been busy resurrecting both dangerous villains and heroes behind the scenes, all in the hope of creating the deadliest Cobra army ever! Will the warriors of G.I. Joe foil their archenemy's evil machinations before it's too late? Or will the devious Revanche robots have the last word over both the Joes and Cobra? The game for the fate of the world has reached its calamitous finale, and it's time for every single player to go… all in! Living Legend Larry Hama and SL Gallant bring us this final special overlength issue of their long and celebrated run at IDW Publishing! Including special extras, this milestone issue is not to be missed!
[rating:4/5]

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RODRIGO
MAEVE: RISING WARRIOR #1
Writer: Kevin G Corcoran, Cristiano Seixas
Artist: Caio Majado
Publisher: Red 5 Comics
Cover Price: $5.95
Release Date: December 14, 2022
Discover the story of Maeve, Ireland's greatest heroine of antiquity. The Irish warrior Queen of Connacht, who became High Queen of all Ireland and an Irish Goddess, through her will, strength and prowess over men. Her name means "intoxicating." She was the most beautiful and powerful woman in ancient Ireland more than 2000 years ago. Skilled in the arts of Celtic Druid magic and sorcery, learn how she discovers her powers and strengths to become Ireland's greatest female hero!
[rating: 3.5/5]

DISCUSSION

Asterix and the Soothsayer
Writer: Rene Gorscinny
Artist: Albert Uderzo
Publisher: Papercutz
Release Date: 1972
Asterix and the Soothsayer is the nineteenth volume of the Asterix comic book series, by René Goscinny and Albert Uderzo. It was originally serialized in Pilote issues 652-673 in 1972
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