This week it’s all about costume design. It seems, in the superhero world, that the design is split between those with capes (Superman) and those without capes (Green Lantern).
This idea was explored with great result in Pixar’s The Incredibles a few years ago, but Major Spoilers is interested in your thoughts.
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It’s looking to be a slow day for news and reviews, so I thought I’d take a moment to throw in a few shameless plugs for Major Spoilers.
Okay, plug time over - if you are looking for something to do this afternoon, while waiting for the next update, might I suggest throwing some link love to the Hero History: Shrinking Violet entry.
Questions, feedback and suggestions are always welcome.
Bryan’s Question of the Week deals with where superheroes get their powers.
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In issue #10 of the The Major Spoilers Podcast, the crew gave their recommendations of trade paperbacks you should buy and read.
Take the jump for the full list and how your vote can build the definitive Top 30 Major Spoilers Trade Paperback recommendation.
Just wanted to give everyone a head’s up that I’m interviewing Chip Mosher on the next Major Spoilers Podcast.
“Who the hell is Chip Mosher?”
Chip is the Director of Marketing and Sales for Boom! Studios, and also the writer behind Left On Mission. We’ll discuss his illustrious 26 year career in comics (you’ll want to listen to find out how that works for someone just over 30), some of Chip’s ideas on marketing comics, and a new zombie title by the OSCAR nominated writer behind Before Sunrise.
The Major Spoilers Podcast will be up on this site tomorrow morning, or if you are up late tonight, you can catch the early feed on iTunes.
Hey everyone!
I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who has subscribed to the Major Spoilers Podcast via iTunes, RSS feed, or direct download (hermit, I’m looking at you), as each new person listening to the show is helping us help the Hero Initiative.
To date, we have raised over $200 for the organization, but we are hoping to raise at least $300 more.
So tell your friends, tell your relatives, heck, tell all those guys hanging around your local comic book store to head over to the site and start listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Remember, the Major Spoilers Podcast is a completely free podcast (one of the many free things that you get here at Major Spoilers, even though we have yet to make a single dime in all of our two years), you aren’t being asked to contribute to the Hero Initiative because we are doing that for you. All you have to do is subscribe.
What is the Hero Initiative? Check out their site for the full info.
This week the panel members welcome Scott Johnson from Extra Life (www.myextralife.com) to the show to talk about webcomics, review Age of Reptiles: Tribal Warefare, Secret Invasion #1, Neozoic, Marvel Adventures Hulk, The Dark Tower, and the Foundation #4.
Note: This week we had a weird error occur in the recording. We kept the show, because we felt the content and information far outweighed any minor issues.
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Listener Drive Raises Money for Comic Creators
The month of April is pledge month for the Major Spoilers Podcast (www.majorspoilers.com). But unlike other pledge drives that ask listeners to give money, Major Spoilers is flipping the tables and pledging money directly to the Hero Initiative (http://www.actorcomicfund.org/) to aid comic creators.
Well I made the STUPID mistake of upgrading to WordPress 2.5 late last night, and even though the update has been available for two weeks and claims to be functioning correctly, there are still many things that need fixing.
You can only attract new readers if they know about you.
I’m sure I’ve mentioned this before on this site, but after reviewing IDW Publishing’s Ghost Whisperer #1, the idea has bubbled to the surface once again, “Why aren’t publishers advertising their wares on television?”
Oh, here’s a most excellent poll for the Major Spoilers Podcast this week.
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It was Spring Break here at Stately Spoiler Manor and while we didn’t have the Girls Gone Wild Bus parked in front of the Manor, we did have some sweet items to share with the world.
Saturday: The Boys!
Sunday: RASL scores high marks, as does X-Factor #29
Monday: Hero History: Sun Boy, T-Bird and Throttle, and Marvel Adapts the Stand
Tuesday: Mighty Avengers #9 and #10, and Wow Figures excite
Wednesday: The first seven issues of Thor get the treatment on the Major Spoilers Podcast (KRAK-A-DOOOOM!), Wulf and Batsy from Viper Comics gets an early review, and Michael Cera is Scott Pilgrim
But the reviewer, Stephen Schleicher, is very complimentary, and his in-depth analysis of certain intentionally ambiguous story situations made me very happy. I like making my stories a little ambiguous and I love it when people are intrigued enough to try and figure them out!
-Bryan Baugh, creator Wulf and Batsy.
Thursday: Atomic Robo concludes, the Last Defenders Begin, and Kevin Conroy is the Batman again
Friday: I want legal HD Downloads of first run movies, Shadowpact reviewed, and Zombie He-Man.
This is only a start. Check out the archives for all the goodness that transpired during the week!
There are a lot of new pictures and what-not over at the official Iron Man site.
OOoooooo- BABY! I can’t wait for this film to hit my local theater.
Speaking of theaters, let me go off on a tangent for a moment. I was having a discussion last week on one of my other podcasts The Coolness Lounge. There, I questioned fellow co-host Charlie White on if he thinks people would shell out $25 for a HD quality download rental of a movie the day it is released in theaters.
Take the jump for my ramblings on the topic.
You may have noticed your comments appearing a lot faster than normal - like right away for most of you. The reason is this; Akismit has done an excellent job separating the spam from the real comments, and to encourage you to comment more often, I’ve turned off moderation for anyone who already has a comment approved on the site.
For those who have never commented, you still go into moderation stasis until it is approved, but after that you should be good to go.
Going unmoderated does not mean the higher ups aren’t keeping a watchful eye on comments. The same rules still apply - be polite, even if you disagree. Make your comments meaningful. Syaing something sucks does not make it so, justify your reasoning. Those that make the Major Spoilers world turn still have the ability to delete comments, or place those that are being Forum Trolls on the ban list.
Speaking of Forum Trolls, the above image comes from Scott Johnson and his Sketch-a-Day project. You can find all his sketches here.
Hey everyone!
Next week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, we’ll be reviewing Emerald Dawn, the modern retelling of Green Lantern/Hal Jordan’s origin story during the Trade Paperback segment of the show.
We really want YOU to be a part of the show, especially with these collected trade reviews. If you’ve read the series and want to voice your opinion, head over to the Major Spoilers Forum and post your thoughts. We’ll include the best comments in the show.
We record the Major Spoilers Podcast on Tuesday evenings, so get your comments in now!
If you prefer to record your comments (2 minutes of less), you can always send an MP3 file to our podcast email address.
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