The Avengers, a group of the mightiest heroes in the Marvel Universe fighting together to protect our world from those that might try to harm it. They are the flagship group for Marvel, and are now known around the world thanks to their blockbuster success. The Avengers comic was one of the victims of the great re-numbering known as Marvel NOW! Does the book’s new creative team hit it out of the park, or is it a strike out? Find out after the jump.
Author: Elijah Williams
Elijah Williams
As a young boy my parents showed me a movie. This movie involved dinosaurs, in a park, on an island. I was so awestruck by the fantastical idea. "Dinosaurs? Interacting with HUMANS?!?" From that moment on I was a bona fide geek. I loved it all, cartoons, movies, video games, everything. Unfortunately comics eluded my radar until middle school, when my father handed me a trade paper back of Marvels. The rest is history.
Hulk has become somewhat of a fan favorite with The Avengers still fresh in the public subconscious, so it makes sense Marvel might try and capitalize on this boost in popularity by relaunching the emerald ape. The green goliath has always been a personal favorite of mine, the embodiment of being a slave to one’s anger, and lashing out at all around, hits a personal and sympathetic note with me, so is it any surprise I have been reading his most recent incarnation way of Marvel NOW? Find out if the most green giant is worth your green in this…
Image Comics, known for their support of creator owned comics, has become a favorite of comic enthusiasts. They have put out many critically acclaimed and original comics such as Chew, Saga, and Manhattan Projects. Now they offer Repossessed, about a group of demon killers that “repossess” bodies from the hell spawn. Find out if this stands with the Image greats, with your Major Spoilers review!
Here at Major Spoilers, we like to take some time to look at the lesser known books. The smaller stuff that might slip by unnoticed by the average comic reader. This week I take a look at Xenoglyphs from OSSM Comics. Is it worth picking up? Your Major Spoilers review has the answer!
Adventure Time, the Cartoon Network show that many attribute with bringing the fun back to the medium, makes its way to the pages of comics. Being a fan of the show as a whole, though a few episodes have put me off, I was more than excited to jump into this comic. Does it hold up? Find out with your Major Spoilers review!
Adapting pre-existing properties into comics has always been a bit of a challenge. Sometimes it works, like with IDW’s Godzilla: Half Century War. Other times it fails miserably, like with IDW’s Mars Attacks: The Holidays. The problems can often occur in the process of trying to remain faithful to the source material while still still delivering an original story. Well Django Unchained avoids that problem completely by directly adapting the first draft of Quentin Tarantino’s new movie by the same name. Does movie script adapt well to comic format? Find out, after the jump.
With the recent announcement of three more Star Wars movies on the horizon, I figured now would be as good of a time as any to try and dive back into the Star Wars universe. My first attempt at this venture is with Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi: Prisoner of Bogan #1. Will it bring back the same feeling of adventure and wonder I got as a child, gazing upon the George Lucas films for the first time? Find out in with your Major Spoilers review!
Marvel’s experiment in re-numbering delivers a new Captain America story. Does the man out of time get a chance to shine, or does Marvel NOW fail on its promises with Captain America #1? All this and more after the jump!
The world of espionage has long been a staple in pop culture. A beloved genre with incarnations ranging from the campy, such as the Bond flick Thunderball, to the gritty, like The Bourne series. Image Comics makes a foray into the spy game with Where Is Jake Ellis? Starring ex-CIA agent Jon Moore as he tries to outrun the very people he used to work for. How does it hold up? Find out with your latest and greatest Major Spoilers review!
Tarzan has had a long history as a franchise. Starting off as a book by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan eventually found his way into a variety of mediums, movies, comics, video games, and more. Now Dark Horse is releasing yet another iteration of this cultural icon, one that attempts to be about more than just the ape-man. Find out if it worked or not with your Major Spoilers review!
IDW has gained a reputation of being the home of comics based on well known properties. With everything from Transformers to Doctor Who being under the IDW banner, this reputation is well earned. This includes the cult-followed Mars Attacks. Having only a short four issue run, its back with a forty nine page, holiday themed, one shot. Do martians and holidays mix? Find out after the jump!
Image Comics has made quite a name for itself recently. Releasing a slew of creator own comics that just drip with creativity, comics that most readers new and old find refreshing and engaging. This week Image drops Multiple Warheads: Alphabet to Infinity #1, the first in a four issue mini series. Here is your Major Spoilers review to tell you if it lives up the quality with which Image has become synonymous.
Godzilla made a splash with its 1954 debut in Japanese and American cinemas. Since then it has inspired countless spin offs, adaptations, and one awful American reboot in 1998. Having established an entire universe of monsters since its inception, the universe of the Godzilla franchise seems ripe for prime story telling in the realm of comics. Does Godzilla: Half Century War live up to its potential? Find out after the jump!
With all the Big Two hype between DC’s zero issue month and Marvel NOW!, sometimes it’s nice to take a look at what some of the smaller publishers are doing. So this week, Dear Readers, I give to you IDW’s Transfusion #1.