Every year, when we run the Major Spoilers Costume Contest, I get a little nervous that there won’t be anyone that enters. Once again the cosplay community has come to life and entered, and entered and entered, each trying to get their hands on the coveted prizes we’re giving away this year. Before the finalists are announced, and the voting starts, it’s time to take a look at all the great entrants for 2012.
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What a week, what a week! Not only did we get our first look at Iron Man 3, there was a ton of news involving LEGO, DC Comics, and more!
I have long been fascinated by people’s expectations of what is the “REAL” version of any given property. I have had real conversations with people who hated Christopher Reeve as Superman because he wasn’t George Reeves, with those who disliked all John Byrne issues of X-Men because he’ll never be Dave Cockrum, and we shouldn’t even consider all the questions about which incarnation of The Doctor is best. I have often heard the opinion that your favorite Doctor is usually the one to which you are first exposed, but I think there’s a caveat: You have to be paying attention. …
I always find it interesting when my child asks me an incisive question, but it’s even more fun when she thinks to ask a question that I never did. During a recent viewing of ‘Chōjin Sentai Jetman’, she seemed to be considering something for several minutes, tilting her head and squishing up her eyebrows in the way she does before she ruins something for Daddy has a pop-culture epiphany. Her question, however, was a good one: “How come if they’re just a bunch of kids, all the Power Rangers know how to fight so good?” It got me thinking about…
This episode: While Orem and Kammis prepare for the party, the party prepares for what comes next. [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/critical-hit-170.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download RSS Feed Subscribe via iTunes 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.
During a recent downtime discussion at work, a co-worker asked me how many languages I actually speak. Though the answer is two (English and Gibberish), she believed that it was more because of my successful answers during daily viewings of quiz shows, my ability to pronounce certain specialized terms that pop up in our daily work, and her mistaken belief that the word ‘Frammistat’ was actually German. In reality, I have sufficient command of Spanish to get arrested, a tiny bit of semi-conversational Japanese, a very rudimentary chunk of Latin (thanks to a school-teacher grandmother) and know exactly one sentence…
This issue: Things get heated when it comes to the continuation of the Peanuts franchise. On the lighter side – Arrow! [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/msp457.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download (Right Click+Save As) Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed 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.
Recent news that ‘Community’ is being “held in reserve” by NBC for some sort of programming emergency and will not premiere as promised this month has left me in a very cynical state. (Epic run-on sentence, bro!) The expectation that my favorite NBC show is probably on short time is bothersome, but more distressing is the implied expectation from the network that no matter what they do with the property, it’s not going to get any more or less popular than it is right now. After a strong ending to Season 3, this season might have been something awesome, so…
In this issue, Matthew and Stephen share their thoughts and reactions to Ultimate Comics Iron Man #1 released on October 17, 2012 • “Demon in the Armor? • What dark motivation drives reckless Tony Stark to be one of Earth’s greatest heroes? • Who or what is Ultimate Mandarin? [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/msp456.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download (Right Click+Save As) Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed 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,…
If you’re a Faithful Spoilerite, you’re probably familiar with our wonderful website. As such, you’re hopefully at least aware of the Retro Reviews that I occasionally toss together out of a box of scraps that I found in a cave. In my travels throughout nearly a century of comics history, though, I often find myself gravitating towards the era from about 1966 to 1972, late Silver/early Bronze Age, an era of relevance, go-go boots, and a fascinating take on teenage slang that seems only to exist in comics, especially comics featuring any member of the Teen Titans. I’m fascinated by…
In this issue: Superman gets another book, She-Hulk is red, RASL does some dimension hopping, and the show goes off the rails… again… [podcast]http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/msp455.mp3[/podcast] Direct Download Subscribe via iTunes RSS Feed Show Notes after the Jump!
Another week of comic book goodness is upon us, and if you are looking for suggestions on what you should be reading this week, take the jump as the Major Spoilers Staff picks their favorites for the week!
Once in a while, I get a sad reminder that our beloved shared worlds were always designed to be disposable. The latest such revelation came as I tried to figure out what to do with a big batch of X-Files comics and collectibles after a couple of months of trying (and failing) to sell them on the Ebay. Even though Mulder & Scully’s heyday was relatively recent, it seems that they’ve already been forgotten by at least my internet buyers. As a fan and champion of obscurity (ask me about Fruitman sometime) I always find a bit of transitory sadness…
There was a huge comic book convention in New York City this weekend. If you didn’t get to go, that’s okay, because this past week saw some of those huge stories drop early.