One of the great joys of having a kid is getting a new perspective on things that you might have, in your dotage, written off. Recently, Widget has become enamored of the cartoon adventures of the Teen Titans (2003 edition, she finds ‘Teen Titans: Go!’ to be, in her words “creepy”.) and we have taken to watching their adventures as a family. Having written off the show a decade ago (mostly because of the loss of Kid Flash and Wonder Girl, as well as the loss of the more adult aspects of the Titans history, such as ‘The Judas Contract’),…
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It’s New Comic Book Day! Can I get a ‘WOOT! WOOT!’? What should you pick up this week? The Major Spoilers Staff runs down the titles they are most looking forward to this week.
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, You’ve got questions, and we’ve got answers, and reviews of Invincible #108, The Star Wars #5, Wrath of the Titans, Deathtrip #1, and more! Plus, Gal Gadot hired to play Wonder Woman in three films!
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 on Munchkin Land – It’s zombies vs. superheroes! Who will win? Who will die? Who will get their brains sucked out!? Warning: Some explicit language in this episode.
It was brought to my attention recently that last year was the 20th anniversary of ‘The X-Files’, a show that was a massive phenomenon in the mid-90s, but has kind of dropped off the radar since. While certainly not an entirely forgotten show (IDW’s comic continuation is, as of this writing, ongoing), it seems odd that a series that was once so popular didn’t have a higher profile during a big anniversary year. Of course, it’s nothing compared to ‘Sliders’ (about which I once had a conversation during which a friend admitted that she thought she had dreamed the entire…
There are a lot of cool toys out there in the various worlds of fiction. Who wouldn’t want to take a few potshots at a mynock with a Wookiee bowcaster, or perhaps get behind the joystick of a colonial Viper? For that matter, I might enjoy the use of a Tron light-cycle, avoiding all the problems of parking and storage of my enormous Chrysler. Widget suggested that she would want to have a floating chair from ‘WALL•E’ (proving that kids sometimes miss the point of movies), while my wife wanted access to a Star Trek transporter pad, all of which…
It’s another special week at the Wayne’s Comics podcast, with two great interviews! First up is Marc Guggenheim, the showrunner for the successful Arrow series on The CW and accomplished comics creator! We talk about recent events on the show and how the program appeals to both comics fans and non-comics readers alike! If you haven’t been watching it, make sure you catch it each Wednesday at 8 p.m.! Next up is an interview with Douglas Wolk, the scripter for IDW’s great Judge Dredd: Mega-City 2 miniseries. We discuss how he became such a Dredd fan and how this series,…
Back in the 70s, the Olympic games took place every four years, with both Winter and Summer games occurring the same year. This made for a much longer buildup to the games, as well as more time for spinoff/ripoff/homage-type material such as Hanna Barbera’s Laff-A-Lympics (which, given my aversion to sports, was actually more my speed.) The most interesting part of the team breakdowns for the L-A-L came when you realized that Scooby-Doo’s team consisted of four super-heroes, an all-powerful genie and a living car, which left them seemingly over-powered against the teams of talking animals and ineffectual villains. With…
In this episode of Critical Hit, A Major Spoilers Dungeons and Dragons Podcast: DOWN WITH THE KING!
Zach received the LEGO Millennium Falcon set for the holidays and builds it before your eyes. http://youtu.be/V0eWQVhwEgg
This week’s episode of ‘Community’ featured the exit of founding study group member Troy Barnes so that his actor can embark on his dream career as a rapper, a moment which still has me feeling a bit melancholy. I certainly understand the need for actors to move on to new material, or the dramatic power inherent in having a character die within the story, but the loss of an important part of an ensemble cast (especially after the exit of Chevy Chase last season) feels serious enough to change the show’s entire dynamic forever. One of the most heart-rending example…
As a teen, I had a great and terrible hatred for anything “country”, be it cowboy boots, Randy Travis music or movies with a western theme. While clearly a snapback rebellion against the tiny little towns in which I grew up, it was an attitude that didn’t start to waver until my mid-twenties, and the release of “Young Guns II.” In the ensuing couple of decades, I’ve grown to appreciate a good cowboy picture, and have in recent years followed several western series in my comic book pull lists, but there are still times when my fourteen-year-old self raises his…
Worst Costumes 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. One of our readers reminded us that we have talked about our top five best costumes, and suggested we rank our top five worst costumes. Request granted!
There’s a new group of Invaders in town… well, they are really the old Invaders, but they’re teaming up again for an all new adventure in All-New Invaders #1!