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!
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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…
Or – “Why I Expect So Much More From This Title…” There are those who say that the Justice League isn’t the Justice League without the Big Three DC heroes…  This, of course,  raises issues every couple of years when the creative teams have to work around a Dead Batman, a de-powered Wonder Woman or a Reign of the Supermen. The simple fact of the JLA (as well as The Avengers, I might add) is that the lineup doesn’t matter a whit… It’s what you do with them. This book SHOULD be the center of the DC Universe, it should…
For the past three weeks, I have been reviewing the series of one-shots introducing the MLJ/Archie Comics characters into the DC Universe. Instead of introducing these characters stories into the DCU through the originally planned Brave and the Bold series, plans where changed and Michael J. Straczynski instead introduced the initial four characters into a series of weekly one shots. We started with The Hangman, which I gave 2.5 out of 5 stars. The next week, Inferno was the character in the spotlight, and I gave him 1.5 stars out of 5. Just when things where starting to look really…
As word rocks the Intardwebz about Disney buying Marvel in a four billion dollar deal, we at Major Spoilers already see the best parts of the merger starting to form. Take the jump for our look at ten things you didn’t know about this new deal.
Or – “Whosoever Holds This Envelope Shall Possess The Power Of WILLIE LUMPKIN!” So, the end of the month is always problematic for me, in terms of multitasking. I mention this solely as an explanation of why this issue of Hercules (which came out two weeks ago) is being reviewed a couple of days after the delivery of the NEXT issue of Hercules (which came out on Wednesday.) After their adventure in the underworld, Amadeus Cho and the scion of Olympus have gone their separate ways. Hercules now has to take care of his own father, reverted to childhood, with only…