There are some interesting things afoot in the land of comics and parent companies today (UPDATE: It’s official now), and it could potentially be much bigger than the Marvel/Disney deal talked about last week. I’ve been Twittering about it this morning, but it occurred to me that there are many who may not be taking part of the full Major Spoilers Experience. The Major Spoilers Experience is made up of: Major Spoilers: The Website Major Spoilers Forums The Major Spoilers Podcasts Major Spoilers Podcast Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Dungeons and Dragons Podcast Major Spoilers Adventures Major Spoilers on MySpace…
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The Beatles. Love them or hate them, no one can deny that they are a worldwide phenomenon. Their music – and their real-life personalities – has integrated themselves into everyday life, for better or worse. Every few years it seems that, for whatever reason, the Beatles come back from pseudo-semi-obscurity and reclaim the attention of the mass media. This year is no different. Their return to fame this time around comes in the form of a new video game, aptly titled The Beatles: Rock Band. Perhaps you’ve heard of it? Also being released are the completely re-mastered editions of all…
“Will he save the west–or ruin it?†That was the tag line that was used in various DC Comics house adds back in 1968, and they heralded the coming of the western hero known as Bat Lash. His first appearance in a story was in Showcase Presents #76 from 1968 and quickly graduated to his won title that same year. He is one of the most unique of DC’s western heroes and his early western adventures where recently reprinted in the current Showcase Presents format. How do the early adventures of Bat Lash stand up, over forty years later? Let’s…
I am reading the news that the Boom Studios comic Irredeemable #6 has gone back to press for a second printing. To be honest, I have been away from comics for a while and some things have slipped past me in the last year or so, this being one of them. With a little research and a nice internet connection, I quickly found out that this was a series that I wanted to read. Reason number one: the writer. I’ve enjoyed the work of Mark Waid since the days of The Comet for DC’s Impact Imprint. I enjoyed his spectacular…
Or – “Most People Don’t Know That His Full Name Is Manuel Labór.” So, I have completed my daily labors, overseeing the dozen fellers and gals what make up the current workgroup to call themselves Team RamRod (“See, you’re Arkot Ramathorn… Ram. And I’m Rodney Farva… Rod. Team RamRod!”) and I am preparing to have some spaghetti and hang out with friends, but first I wanted to catch up with some of the many titles that I’ve neglected over the busy last days of August… RAPID-FIRE REVIEW TIME!
Or – “They Call Him MISTER Pyg!!!” When Wally West stepped into his mentor’s shoes 23 years (or, in DCU time, 19 weeks) ago, he faced the difficult challenge of living up to the legacy of Saint Barry. When Connor Hawke took over as Green Arrow, his biggest challenge seemed to be explaining why he wasn’t as lecherous as his pops. When Kyle Rayner became Green Lantern, his mask looked like a crab made out of Tupperware. Now that Richard Grayson has taken over the role for which he has prepared since the age of 8, his biggest problem seems…
This issue: It’s in to the Black Oak Woods for the adventurers, and in this episode the meet all manor of being from elf to lizard monkey monsters! [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/majorspoilers/critical_hit011.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download RSS Feed Subscribe via iTunes Take the jump to see the images related to this episode!
This issue: The Major Spoilers Crew dive into the mailbag and read a backlog of listener email. [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/majorspoilers/majorspoilers132.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Podcast Alley Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.
It’s extremely interesting that the first thing the readers see when they pick this book up is a wonderfully rendered representation of the original Human Torch depicted in a striking crucifixion pose. This charter character, who in every sense is the “guiding light†of the Marvel universe, was the solid foundation for everything that came afterwards. There could be no Johnny Storm if Jim Hammond hadn’t been created by the scientist from Brooklyn. Professor Horton lit a beacon that is still shining strongly seventy years later.
Tea parties! Art projects! Jump ropes and lollipops are all part of the deliciously delightful 19th issue of Tiny Titans, “Deep in Likeâ€!
There’s a strange disturbance in the force this week, and I think it has to do with Matthew and Stephen spouting their lines on the Major Spoilers Podcast.
Or – “Hal Jordan: The Triple H Of The Green Lantern Corps…” There are 7200 Green Lanterns in the universe…  An equal number of Sinestro Corpsmen. There are thousands of Star Sapphires, at least four Blue Lanterns, Agent Orange, a horde of Red Lanterns, and a dozen or so of the Indigo Tribe. So why does EVERYTHING in the endless reaches of the universe seem to revolve around one womanizing ex-truck driver from Coast City? Is it the hair?
In this issue: The House of Mouse buys the House of Ideas. And that’s it. Really. Nothing else happened this week. Okay, so the Major Spoilers Crew also take a quick look at some comic book reviews, and dive headfirst into Kurt Busiek’s Astro City: The Dark Age Volume 1. [podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/majorspoilers/majorspoilers131.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Podcast Alley Show Notes after the Jump!
As villains go, Clancy Brown has covered the gamut of wicked characters across every medium with sinister perfection – but never is his evil expertise so evident as when he steps behind the microphone as the voice of Lex Luthor. Brown reprises his benchmark role as the focal point of Superman/Batman: Public Enemies, the next entry in the popular series of DC Universe animated original movies. Warner Premiere, DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animation will present the all-new Superman/Batman: Public Enemies on Sept. 29 in a Blu-Rayâ„¢ Hi-Def edition, a special edition 2-disc DVD, and a single disc DVD. Warner…