Today’s review of Justice Inc. got me to thinking about the nature of the “pulp heroes’ of the past: As the precursors/evolutionary offshoots of the same publishing conditions that led to the creation of superheroes, they’re kind of a conundrum. Often lumped in with the heroes that they helped to inspire, Doc Savage and his ilk are nonetheless a separate breed of cat entirely. Though there are elements of The Shadow in Batman, the core of the characters is such that they honestly have little in common in their execution, and while the fandoms for pulp and comic book heroes…
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Top Five Things We Hated About High School Top Five is a show where the hosts categorize, rank, compare, and stratify everything… from cars to gadgets to people and movies. From stuff that is hot, and things that are not nearly as interesting – it’s Top Five. Wedgies, swirlys, nerds, jocks, homework, bullies, are just some of the things people hate(d) about high school. This week, we look back (some of us 25 years) at what we hated about high school.
Matthew and Stephen sit down this week and marvel at the wonderful work by Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez, in IDW Publishing’s Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland #1.
IT’S NEW COMIC BOOK DAY! But what to read? Fortunately, the Major Spoilers Staff have comic book recommendations for you!
Stephen Schleicher accepts the #icebucketchallenge from the DnDui podcast, and calls out Dr. Melissa Hunsicker-Walburn, Mr. Chip Mosher, and Francesco Francavilla.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Stephen sits down to talk Decoder Ring Theater, the Red Panda Adventures, and audio drama podcasts!
In the last few episodes we’ve talked about picking the right cards and colors while drafting Magic. Today’s episode is an advanced topic, but one that even beginning drafters can utilize. It’s the idea of sending and receiving signals during drafting.
Munchkin is a dedicated deck card game by Steve Jackson Games, written by Steve Jackson and illustrated by John Kovalic, that has a humorous take on role-playing games. This week, it’s a Munchkin Minute: Steve Jackson Games had several announcements at GenCon 2014, and Stephen just received Munchkin Legends 2: Faun and Games.
There are a lot of concepts in comics that people deride as “silly” or “goofy”, without realizing that it’s a matter of execution that makes characters succeed. (Yes, this is a rant triggered by backlash against Howard The Duck, why do you ask?) The idea of a man in a pointy hat fighting crime isn’t inherently cool, but Batman has more fans than a Costco warehouse in mid-August. The idea of a bulletproof man from another planet who has come to fix the problems with Earth could be a description of the mighty hero known as Superman, but it also…
The next Major Spoilers Live Chat is scheduled for Sunday, August 24th at 1:30 PM CDT for our VIP Gold Members. Tune in to watch Rodrigo and Rob square off for a Magic: The Gathering 2015 battle! If you aren’t a VIP Gold Member, sign up now and join in on the live stream this Sunday.
Stephen sits down to build Star Lord’s Milano spaceship from the Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
One of the wonderful parts of living where I do is the fact that, during my commute each day, I pass what seems to be an abandoned Mystery Machine (as seen above) outside of the potato chip factory. It’s one of those moments that is weirdly enjoyable in its randomness, and reminds me that even the most mundane setting can have elements of fantasy in it, making me think of a middle-aged Freddy making Doritos all day, then slogging home to a fiftyish Daphne who is addicated to diet pills and secretly having an affair with Velma. Not all real-life…
Not too long ago, based on remarks by James Gunn about his plans for the sequel to ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’, your humber MS-QOTD wondered what comic-book Guardians you, the Faithful Spoilerites, wanted to see make their way to the screen. Given that there are a couple dozen Guardians, it’s a rough decision. Then again, depending on who is counting, there are more than ONE HUNDRED official members of the Avengers, Marvel’s other powerhouse movie franchise, which leads us to echo the previous query with a variant edition… The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) would love to see Tigra realized…
This Week on the Want List…Zach’s back and married, but more importantly Kora has merch, GenCon is happening, and LEGO sets have came fast but are leaving faster!