Major Spoilers Podcast #1143: Ghosts, Goblins, and the Serpent’s Scourge

In this week’s episode of the Major Spoilers Podcast, Casey Jones takes center stage in IDW’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles spin-off, Conan faces serpent sorcery from Titan Comics, and Magic: The Gathering stirs up controversy with its “Through the Omen Paths” reskin set. Plus, we take a spooky detour into DC’s Tales of the Ghost Castle (1975), exploring Bronze Age horror, Filipino artists, and why some of these short stories still creep under your skin.

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REVIEWS

STEPHEN
CONAN THE BARBARIAN: SCOURGE OF THE SERPENT #1
Writer: Jim Zub
Artist: Ivan Gill
Publisher: Titan Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: September 24, 2025
Conan of Cimmeria has encountered Stygian sorcery and snake-sent creatures many times in his grand adventures, but he has never faced the true unspeakable power of SET until now.

The serpent god’s influence coils around the Hyborian Age and every other age linked to it. Three stunning supernatural stories will weave together to answer a chilling question of past and present – what is Set’s grand plan for humanity and, now it’s begun can it be stopped?
[rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link – https://amzn.to/4mreqq7

MATTHEW
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: CASEY JONES #1
Writer: Alex Paknadel
Artist: Amancay Nehuelpan
Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: September 17th, 2025
Spinning directly from the pages of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Casey Jones’ first solo miniseries in over thirty years!Casey Jones was shot by D.A. Hale, he’s awake, and he has a second chance at life. Instead of taking things slow and smelling the flowers, he’s jumping headfirst into the action. Casey is hitting the streets and doing everything he can to protect the people of New York City, but those closest to him think he’s pushing too hard. April O’Neil and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, especially Casey’s closest friend Raphael, are concerned. Things are only going to get worse as a new strain of mutagen starts changing the shape of New York City, and a brand-new villain threatens everything Casey believes in. From the critically acclaimed team of Alex Paknadel (Sentinels, Batman: Urban Legends, All Against All) and Amancay Nahuelpan (Detective Comics, Green Arrow, Crush & Lobo).
[rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link – https://amzn.to/3W47t3v

RODRIGO
Through the Omenpaths (OM1) MtG set
Publisher: Hasbro/Wizards of the Coast
Release Date: September 25, 2025
Your patience is about to be rewarded! MTG Arena’s journey between, around, and across Magic’s many storied settings officially begins tomorrow with the release of Through the Omenpaths! There’s still time to secure preorder bundles here, and there’s always time to gaze adoringly at the full Through the Omenpaths Card Image Gallery. It promises to be a wild ride, so don’t forget to pack comfortable shoes and extra socks.
[rating: 3.5/5] Check out the card gallery here – https://magic.wizards.com/en/mtgarena/through-the-omenpaths/card-image-gallery

DISCUSSION

TALES OF THE GHOST CASTLE
Writers: Various
Artists: Various
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $5.97
Welcome Reader, to the terrifying land called Transylvania—home of the original vampires, werewolves, ghouls and monsters that have wrecked havoc across the globe for centuries!
We want you to know more about the demons and ghosts who cross your path…unless of course, you’re too scared to read on?
Enter then, our home—the showplace of Transylvania—and meet a few of our hell-spawned guests! But don’t linger too long after these stories are told—else you might become just another of the hundreds of…Tales of Ghost Castle!

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