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Sometimes I fear what is going through the mind of SkrullBryan. He’s the one that sent along the Poll of the Week for this week, and I guess from the Skrull point of view, one might spend endless hours pondering the crazy beard look – especially if you are from a race that has more than enough reason to want to cover their chins. Regardless of the mental state of our shape shifting friend, the big question remains…
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This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew will take a look at the second volume of the Surrogates series, called Flesh and Bone.
In a dark, downtown alley in Central Georgia Metropolis, a juvenile prank goes too far and a homeless man is killed. When the ensuing investigation reveals that the attackers aren’t who they appeared to be, justice depends on the testimony of a single missing witness – a street snitch with a history of providing information to a cop named Harvey Greer. Harvey is placed on special assignment to track down the informant, but others have their own designs, including a wealthy socialite and an ex-con turned religious leader known to his followers as The Prophet. As days pass and anger among the anti-surrogate population grows, the city stands on a razor’s edge. Will punishment be exacted in a courtroom or on the streets? Set fifteen years prior to the events of the original Surrogates graphic novel, Flesh & Bone sheds light on the past that binds the cast together. From the streets of Central Georgia Metropolis to the boardroom of Virtual Self, Inc., Flesh & Bone takes us on a journey through a city struggling to come to grips with its present. Not only a suspenseful thriller but also a cautionary tale, this book reminds us that tomorrow will be determined by the choices we make today.
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This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, a listener calls in to pose a question to the Major Spoilers Crew:
Are comic book characters this generations modern myths in the way that Hercules, Zeus and the rest were to the olden age? Comic book characters do appear to fill out the role, but is it true or just a bunch of junk?
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
Here’s your chance to be heard on the show! Give us your thoughts on this trade paperback, or if you want to share your thoughts on the state of the comic book industry, or anything else that might be on your mind drop us a line. Only the most awesome comments (good or bad) make it on the show, so get your stuff to us right away!
Last year's winner Mark Meer sent us this image to let us know what he's been up to.
A weekly reminder that the deadline for the 3rd Annual Major Spoilers Costume Contest is drawing near. If you want a chance to win some superhero wall art from Fatheads.com, then you need to get your entry in soon!
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew examine the continuing adventures of Jesse Custer in the pages of Garth Ennis’ Preacher v2: Until the End of the World.
The Reverend Jesse Custer continues on his outrageous mission in the second PREACHER collection. First Jesse heads south for a brutal confrontation with the demons from his past–a trio of white trash psychos, including Jesse’s monstrous grandmother. The Jesse and company go west, only to crash a party of Babylonian proportions.
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
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For those paying close attention to Batman: Blackest Night, the appearance of Deacon Joseph Blackfire may have you puzzled. The Deacon and his followers appeared in Batman – The Cult, which will be the focus of discussion during the trade paperback section of the next Major Spoilers Podcast.
Batman must stop the army of the homeless recruited by the mysterious Deacon Blackfire in this classic title illustrated by master horror artist Bernie Wrightson, co-creator of the “Swamp Thing”. Deacon Blackfire, charismatic shaman with roots as old as Gotham City itself, seemingly uses the city’s homeless to fight crime. But Blackfire has a hidden agenda!
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
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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 Adventures
- Major Spoilers on MySpace
- Major Spoilers on Twitter
- And then there are the misc. Deviant Art, personal websites, and the like that are floating around in the outer orbits.
So what part to do you follow, and what parts are you missing? I ask only because there is a fair amount of effort being put into all of these endeavors, and we’d hate to waste anyone’s time.
This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew takes a crack at Grant Morrison’s three issue mini-series WE3.
The story follows the journey of We3, a squad of three prototype “animal weapons,” as they flee captivity. The group consists of a dog, “Bandit” a.k.a. “1″; a cat, “Tinker” a.k.a. “2″; and a rabbit, “Pirate” a.k.a. “3″, who were all kidnapped from a nearby city and encased in robotic armor. They were also given a limited ability to speak through skull implants. Their body armor fields numerous weapons, including mine laying devices, machine guns and razor claws.
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
Here’s your chance to be heard on the show! Give us your thoughts on this trade paperback, or if you want to share your thoughts on the state of the comic book industry, or anything else that might be on your mind drop us a line. Only the most awesome comments (good or bad) make it on the show, so get your stuff to us right away!
This week (tonight) on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew takes a look at the first volume of Kurt Busiek’s Astro City: The Dark Age.
Today Astro City is a shining metropolis on a hill where super-heroes patrol the skies. However, things were not always as bright as they are today. In the early 1970’s, in the wake of a global catastrophe, two brothers, one good and one evil must deal with family secrets and social upheaval, involving heroes from Jack-In-the-Box to the Blue Knight and the unsettling events leading to the final fate of the mysterious Silver Agent. Find out why this era was so troubled through the eyes of two men who survived the depths of it!
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
Here’s your chance to be heard on the show! Give us your thoughts on this trade paperback, or if you want to share your thoughts on the state of the comic book industry, or anything else that might be on your mind drop us a line. Only the most awesome comments (good or bad) make it on the show, so get your stuff to us right away!
If you missed the big announcement, here it is again; Disney bought Marvel Enterprises for $4 Billion. The virtual press conference the companies had earlier today tried to spell everything out, and I particularly like this quote “We believe in the team at Marvel, and see no need to upset the apple cart.”
Well, the apple cart is pretty much upset, as the nerd rampage continues across the Intardwebz, with some people proclaiming this to be the end of all things holy in the House of Ideas. But is it? Is it really? It’s time for you to cast your vote!
Loading ...As you might expect, we’re going to be talking about this at length during the next Major Spoilers Podcast (recorded Tuesday evening). We really want to hear your thoughts and reactions to this major event in the comic book industry.
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One of the Major Spoilerites brought this to my attention; Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Dungeons and Dragons podcast was noticed by the folks at Apple, and is currently featured as a New and Notable show for the Other Games Category in their podcast directory.
We would really love it to climb even higher, and that’s where you come in. If you have enjoyed the episodes you’ve heard so far, please head over to iTunes and write one of those famous 5 Star Reviews and subscribe to the show while you’re there. Those kind of things tend to boost the ratings shows on the directory. It will only take you a moment, but it will help Critical Hit to grow even faster.
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This week, on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew takes a look at Dynamite Entertainment’s Zorro.
Written by Eisner Award-Winning writer/artist Matt Wagner! With art by Francesco Francavilla and covers by Matt Wagner and Mike Mayhew!
The Year One Origin of Zorro by Matt Wagner and Francesco Francavilla is NOW collected in a MASSIVE TPB volume! Inspired by all of the best Zorro has been (as well as the best-selling novel by Isabel Allende), Matt Wagner has crafted an exciting tale of adventure, revenge and intrigue, all incredibly illustrated by Francavilla!
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
Here’s your chance to be heard on the show! Give us your thoughts on this trade paperback, or if you want to share your thoughts on the state of the comic book industry, or anything else that might be on your mind drop us a line. Only the most awesome comments (good or bad) make it on the show, so get your stuff to us right away!
Some weeks, the Major Spoilers Art Appreciation Moment of the Day follows a theme, while other weeks, it is completely random. Last week (August 16- 21, 2009) we ran art that indeed did have a theme, we just didn’t tell you what it was.
Now is your chance to guess to win the first three volumes of the Tank Girl trade paperbacks. Go back and give a look-see at the entries from last week (August 16 – 21, 2009), and see if you can figure out the theme. When you think you have it correct, send an email to contest@majorspoilers.com with Art Theme Contest in the Subject Line, and your guess, along with your mailing address in the body. We’ll randomly draw from the correct answers, and announce the winner on a future Major Spoilers Podcast.
This contest is only open to residents of North America (US, Canada, and Mexico), and if you’ve won a prize from Major Spoilers in the last 60 days, you are not eligible to win again. Your email must be received by 11:59PM August 31, 2009.
So what are you waiting for? Jump into the archives and win something from Major Spoilers!
We talked, you listened, then asked for more. During our last discussion of Y: The Last Man, we mentioned if listeners were interested, we’d continue our discussion of the series. This week, the Major Spoilers Crew is taking a look at Y: The Last Man, Volume 2 collected hardcover trade.
From the Wiki
- One Small Step (issues #11–17)
- In Oldenbrook, Kansas, Yorick, 355 and Dr. Mann help a Russian woman named Natalya Zamyatintwo male and one female astronauts forced to return to Earth after being trapped on the International Space Station the day the plague hit. recover
- Comedy & Tragedy has a travelling group of actresses find a wayward Ampersand, inspiring them to write a play called The Last Man (The main character’s name taken from Mary Shelley’s novel The Last Man).
- Safeword (issues #18–23)
- Yorick and his companions travel to Allenspark, Colorado, where 355 and Dr. Mann fix up Ampersand, while retired Culper Ring agent 711 forces Yorick to confront his survivor guilt.
- In Widow’s Pass, the story moves to Queensbrook, set nine months after the One Small Step arc.
As always, the Major Spoilers Podcast is nothing without comments from great readers and listeners like you. You can use the comment section below, drop us a voice mail by calling (785) 727-1939, or record your comments and send it as an MP3 file in an email to podcast@majorspoilers.com.
Here’s your chance to be heard on the show! Give us your thoughts on this trade paperback, or if you want to share your thoughts on the state of the comic book industry, or anything else that might be on your mind drop us a line. Only the most awesome comments (good or bad) make it on the show, so get your stuff to us right away!
Hopefully you noticed a bit of change to the Major Spoilers website when you logged in this morning. We’ve officially changed over to the new layout as we move into our fourth year of the Major Spoilers Experience.
From version 1.0 to v3, things are constantly evolving.
A couple of things you’ll notice right away
- The Featured Content slider takes center stage at the top of the page. Here you’ll be able to access our most original content, ranging from review, podcasts, interviews, and more.
- Streamlined look. Yes, it is nothing more than a CSS thing, but it finally took getting the Featured Content plug-in working to get me refining the site look.
- Gravatar integration. If you have a Gravatar account, you’re mug will now show up next to your comments in the comment section.
- UPDATE: In response to reader’s comment below, we’ve also added a Favorites feature. If you like a story, and want to return to it quickly in the future, simply click on the Favorite link at the bottom of ever article. Then check out the Your Favorite menu item at the top of the page. You will need to be logged in or have cookies enabled to take full advantage of this feature.
There are still a few tweaks and adjustments (and a new feature or two) that I need to implement, but the site update is FINALLY here. Thanks for your patience over the last couple of weeks as the site went wonky at different times as I attempted to shove features into the old layout.
Let us know what you think!
