Author: Stephen Schleicher

With the sudden death of Al Simmons in the pages of Spawn #185, Todd McFarlane and Whilce Portacio are taking the series in a new direction – or giving us one heck of a swerve.  Regardless, the issue sold out as did issue #186, which hit stores last week. While reprints are on the way, Image Comics is taking Spawn online to MySpace, allowing fans to read issue #185 in its entirety. “Todd McFarlane Productions is excited to be partnering with Myspace Comics to bring the fans Spawn #185,” McFarlane said. “Myspace Comics is the wave of the new generation.…

The third installment of Ron Marz’s Dragon Prince series hits stands this week, and Top Cow has sent Major Spoilers a sneak peek.  The series follows a young boy who discovers he’s half dragon, and must deal with the secret society of Magi who want to track him down and kill him.

With the new Star Trek movie receiving a load of hype leading to the May 8, 2009 release, IDW is joining with Paramount Pictures to release a four issue limited series tied into the movie. The first issue, Star Trek: Countdown #1, will be written by Mike Johnson and David Messina, based on a story presented by JJ Abrams. “There was a lot of back and forth about doing this project, how to do it, what it would be about, but what all parties agreed on was that we needed the right story and that it needed to matter. It…

Archie Comics has announced it will launch a brand new series called Sonic Universe that will tie all the various Sonic titles together into a coherent universe. SONIC UNIVERSE #1 starts with a bang.  In the story “Living Weapons,” Shadow and Metal Sonic continue their series-spanning fight and wind up in a whole new dimension!  As we continue to re-envision Sonic’s future, fans can also look to the past by picking up SONIC ARCHIVES #10 to revisit classic Sonic stories, or read them for the very first time. It truly brings things full circle for fans! Meanwhile, things are as…

Arriving in stores this week are two titles from Dynamite Entertainment. Take the jump for a sneak peek at Gath Ennis’ Battlefields: The Night of Witches #2, and Man with No Name #5.

The issue features neither Batman nor the Outsiders A strange thing happens when a single character dips his finger into multiple titles.  Take Batman, for example.  He appears, or appeared if you want to be more specific, in Batman, Detective Comics, JLA, Batman and the Outsiders, Batgirl, Nightwing, Robin, Trinity, Final Crisis, Superman/Batman, and various other appearances and guest spots in the rest of the DC universe.  When some brainiac decides it would be a great idea to kill Batman (figuratively or literally, we don’t know yet) it causes nothing but problems in the rest of the titles.  Batman and…

Here is the New Comic Release list for comics scheduled to be in stores November 26, 2008. There may be items on this list that are not shipped at the last minute, or new material may be added. Check with your local retailer for more details. This list was last updated November 24, 2008.

Gift cards suck.  No one wants to give or receive a pair of socks.  And heaven forbid you rush out the night before the big gift exchange day in a desperate attempt to find that special something.   This holiday season, Major Spoilers brings you our rundown of holiday gifts that will rock that special pop culture loved one’s world.

This week, we kick off another series of After Show Discussion shows. These are conversations the Major Spoilers Crew has outside of the normal show, and range from sex in comics to our favorite animated features. In this installment (which just so happens to be our 50th episode), Stephen interviews Matthew about how he deals with minors coming into the store wanting to buy titles that may not be age appropriate. [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/majorspoilers/majorspoilers_32a.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Podcast Alley Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Music from this episode comes from Ookla the Mok. You can visit them on the…

While Thor may be a character in Marvel comics, the character is not owned by the company.  With that in mind, check out this trailer for an indie feature called Thor at the Bus Stop. “THOR AT THE BUS STOP is a comedy that begins with Thor, the Norse God of Lightning, as he makes his final journey through a suburban neighborhood on the day he is going to die fighting to save the world – and nobody cares. Thor starts a chain reaction of interweaving story-lines packed with zany characters and themes about goodness and the power of cool.”…

Marvel has released another round of Bring On The Bad Guys variant covers for titles arriving soon.  Take the jump for villain covers to Amazing Spider-Girl #27, War Machine #1, and Guardians of the Galaxy #8.

Because of my video and film background, I have big admiration for anyone that attempts to do their own superhero short film.  Just finished watching the latest from Kyle Higgins and Alec Siegel, called the League, and it isn’t what you think.  First it is a noir crime story set in Chicago, and while it does feature superheroes, it doesn’t feature any IP owned by someone else. From the press release Filmmakers Kyle Higgins and Alec Siegel are proud to announce the completion of The League, a brand new superhero noir from Windy City Pictures and the Dodge College of…

Anyone who saw the video excerpts from the Twilight panel at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con knew there was a huge fanbase waiting to jump all over this movie when it opened.  No suprise, every flick that premired this weeked paled next to Twilight.  Even Quantum of Solace, in its second week, couldn’t slay the film that is going to be a huge franchise for Summit Entertainment.

When last we left the title character and his British secret service companion, they were stuck on a train, headed for a cliff, and battling some horrific scientific Nazi experiments gone wrong.  If you thought Robo and Sparrow were doomed, then you probably haven’t been reading comics that long.