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Major Spoilers Podcast #1096: The Revival Podcast Oct 09, 2024

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This week, the dead have come back to life, as we take a look at Revival Volume 1 from Image Comics. We also review Jonny Quest #3 and Terminator #1 from Dynamite Entertainment.

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REVIEWS

STEPHEN TERMINATOR #1 Writer: Declan Shalvey Artist: Luke Sparrow Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 09, 2024 The plans to kill Sarah Connor and her son John have failed, but the genocidal Skynet isn't out of options yet. There are still a few more avenues into the past that will allow it to destroy the human resistance that is poised to smash its processors into silicon shrapnel - it just needs to expand its theater of operations.

Opening a new front in the war, Terminators are dispatched across the globe and throughout time to target current resistance fighters, their ancestors, and anyone else unlucky enough to be in the strike zones. And while none of these secondary assignments are as straightforward as the missions of the first T-800 and T-1000, time is literally on the machines' side. When all of history becomes a war zone, nowhere - and nowhen - is safe! [rating:4.5/5]

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MATTHEW JONNY QUEST #3 Writer: Joe Casey Artist: Sebastian Piriz Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 8, 2024 Jonny and the rest of Team Quest find themselves in the far east as they continue their search for a way back home, but death and danger are still hot on their heels - luckily, help is about to arrive in the form of a (sort of) familiar face! [rating:3.5/5]

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DISCUSSION

REVIVAL Volume 1: You're Among Friends Writer: Tim Seeley Artist: Mike Norton and Mark Englert Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: December 25, 2012 For one day in rural central Wisconsin, the dead came back to life. Now it's up to Officer Dana Cypress to deal with the media scrutiny, religious zealots, and government quarantine that has come with them. In a town where the living have to learn to deal with those who are supposed to be dead, Officer Cypress must solve a brutal murder, and everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect. The sell-out hit series created by New York Times Bestselling author Tim Seeley and Eisner Award winning artist Mike Norton is collected with bonus material!

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Critical Hit #761: The Romanian Imperative Part 1 (PANS01E74) Oct 04, 2024

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In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: The team is diverted to a small town to deal with a Nachtwolfe infestation.

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Legion Clubhouse #174: A Proposal Oct 03, 2024

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Is someone getting married, or is this the ol' bait and switch? The untold origin of Colossal Boy awaits!

In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! Its members are teen-aged youths, each possessing on special super-powers! The club members have vowed to use their fantastic power to battle crime... This rocket-shaped building is the Legion Clubhouse!

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL 3 #39 "The One That Got Away" October 1987 - On Sale June 16, 1987 w: Paul Levitz a: Greg LaRocque/Curt Swan

It's the untold history of Colossal Boy!

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES VOL 3 ANNUAL #3 "There's No Substitute For The Real Thing" October 1987 - On Sale June 30, 1987 w: Paul Levitz a: Greg LaRocque/Mike DeCarlo/Arne Starr

Must there be a Legion of Substitute Heroes?

Major Spoilers Podcast #1095: Super Hero No More Oct 01, 2024

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Who owns the trademark on the word Super Hero? After last week, NO ONE! This week on the show, Dr. Peter Coogan and Adam Adler, J.D. talk about the history of the trademark dispute and how Marvel and DC Comics lost control of the trademark just last week.

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READ DR. PETER COOGAN'S BOOK

Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre Writer: Dr. Peter Coogan Step into the extraordinary world of superheroes with 'Superhero: The Secret Origin of a Genre,' a masterful exploration by Peter Coogan. This book is not just a history but a deep analysis of the superhero genre, from its earliest incarnations to its modern-day prominence. Unravel the complex web of superhero conventions, from their extraordinary powers to iconic costumes and secret identities.

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ADAM ADLER, J.D. (BIO)

ESCAPE FROM THE LAW - A collection of Adam Adler's articles from The Escapist:

https://web.archive.org/web/20230322034743/https://www.escapistmagazine.com/category/escape-from-the-law/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miP_CQLJj4c

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Munchkin Land #709: Essen Top 5 to Buy Sep 30, 2024

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Essen is here! Dan Patriss shares his top five to buy at the show.

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ESSEN TOP FIVE

My Essen Top 5 to buy with 2 honorable mentions

Star Trek Star Realms (not sure if it's there but check it out anyway when it comes out!)

SETI from CGE (b/c I have mentioned it a bunch but wanted to mention it again)

5 Daitoshi -- Devir

4 Saltfjord - Aporta

3 Minos Dawn of the Bronze age --Board and Dice

2 Black Forest -- Feuerland Spiel (Capstone in US)

1 Civolution --- Deep Print Games

DIGITAL

Vestiges: Fallen Tribes This is very much Early Access on Oct 3rd

KICKSTARTER

10-1-24 Launches

Unmatched Adventures TMNT -- Restoration games

Bat flip Dynasty Fun Drafting dice rolling Baseball sim by Scorelander Games

Positano: a Game of Bidding and Building

Nature

Deliverance: Council of the Fallen Expansion + Reprint

Speakeasy - By Vital Lacerda with Artwork by Ian O'Toole

Railroad Tiles

Skara Brae & The Anarchy

Dungeons of the Oak Dell

Game Found

Story of Many

Critical Hit #760: The Initiation (PANS01E73) Sep 27, 2024

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In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Four men die, and four men rise as the initiation ceremony begins.

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Top Five Martial Arts Movies II Sep 27, 2024

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We are revisiting an old, old topic - our top five martial arts movies.

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Major Spoilers Podcast #1094: The Dr. Fate Podcast Sep 25, 2024

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The last adventure of Kent Nelson, gets really... really... dark. We discuss the Thunderbolts* trailer from Marvel Studios. We also review Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian from Image Comics, Violent Flowers #1 from Image Comics, and Agatha All Along at Disney+.

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THUNDERBOLTS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-94Snw-H4o

REVIEWS

STEPHEN HORIZON EXPERIMENT: THE MANCHURIAN Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Terry Dodson Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 25, 2024 A Muslim exorcist, a reverse Indiana Jones, and more. The Horizon Experiment are one-shots created by comics, film, and TV superstars, providing new POVs on popular genres and acting as pilots for new series. It starts with The Manchurian, a Chinese James Bond running covert missions in America for the enemy... [rating:4/5]

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MATTHEW VIOLENT FLOWERS #1 Writer: Maria Llovet Artist: Maria Llovet Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 25, 2024 "Vengeance blooms in their veins." MARIA LLOVET (CRAVE, Luna, Porcelain) returns with VIOLENT FLOWERS, a sensual tale about vengeance and acceptance, and the importance of embracing who we really are. An ancient clan of vampires reunites after centuries. The Sentinel, a vampire who watches over all supernatural creatures, has been murdered. His erratic sister, Carnelia, will stop at nothing to get revenge, even when she's charged with a mortal to take care of. In a world where the cult of youth and beauty rules, Carnelia has remained old and wrinkled for ages, abstaining from her vampire urges. But her addiction to blood may prove her resolution is not as firm as it seems.

DON'T MISS the BEGINNING of this thrilling tale!! [rating:4.5/5]

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RODRIGO AGATHA ALL ALONG (First Two Eps) Network: Disney+ Release Date: September 18 Set after the events of "WandaVision," Agatha Harkness recruits some unlikely allies on her quest to regain her former powers and uncover the secrets of the Darkhold [rating: 3.5/5]

DISCUSSION

Dr. Fate (1987) Writer: J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Keith Giffen Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $29.99 Release Date: 1987 Kent Nelson, the first Doctor Fate, has died, and not one but two people have stepped in to take his place! Chosen by the Lords of Order come Eric and Linda Strauss, who find themselves able to combine into a singular mystical force - the new Doctor Fate! Guided by the Lord of Order, Nabu, Eric and Linda face their own sets of complicated challenges, both mystical and otherwise, as they navigate the strange new circumstances in which they've found themselves in this series by legendary writer JM DeMatteis and Keith Giffen.

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Critical Hit #759: Count Duke JMT (PANS01E72) Sep 20, 2024

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In this installment of Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers TTRPG Podcast: The party meets the lord of the manor, the king of the castle, the Count Duke JMT!

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Legion Clubhouse #173: Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visinary (Encore) Sep 17, 2024

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This week on the show, an encore presentation of our interview with Bill Schelly, the author of Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary.

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OTTO BINDER: THE LIFE AND WORK OF A COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION VISIONARY by Bill Schelly Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary chronicles the career of Otto Binder, from pulp magazine author to writer of Supergirl, Captain Marvel, and Superman comics. As the originator of the first sentient robot in literature ("I, Robot," published in Amazing Stories in 1939 and predating Isaac Asimov's collection of the same name), Binder's effect on science fiction was profound. Within the world of comic books, he created or co-created much of the Superman universe, including Smallville; Krypto, Superboy's dog; Supergirl; and the villain Braniac. Binder is also credited with writing many of the first "Bizarro" storylines for DC Comics, as well as for being the main writer for the Captain Marvel comics. In later years, Binder expanded from comic books into pure science writing, publishing dozens of books and articles on the subject of satellites and space travel as well as UFOs and extraterrestrial life. Comic book historian Bill Schelly tells the tale of Otto Binder through comic panels, personal letters, and interviews with Binder's own family and friends. Schelly weaves together Binder's professional successes and personal tragedies, including the death of Binder's only daughter and his wife's struggle with mental illness. A touching and human story, Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary is a biography that is both meticulously researched and beautifully told, keeping alive Binder's spirit of scientific curiosity and whimsy.

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