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Major Spoilers Podcast #581: NT14 - Comics Panel Jul 08, 2014

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast - From Nerdtacular 2014 Stephen moderates the Comics panel. Also, the official rules to #xmroulette!

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Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Annual SDCC Edition
It’s time once again for our annual question about the biggest comic book convention in North America. In just a couple of week hundreds of thousands will flood into San Diego to celebrate comic books, movies, and pop culture (interestingly, the same thing we cover on this site). With Nerdtacular behind us, we want to know if you will be attending the Big Con.

Poll of the Week

Discussion:
Stephen Schleicher moderates the Comics panel at Nerdtacular 2014. Panelists include, Scott Johnson (http://myextralife.com), Joel Duggan (http://starcrossedonline.com/), Adriana Ferguson (http://www.minoractsofheroism.com/), Brian Dunaway (http://comicscoasttocoast.com/), and Howard Porter (currently on DC Comics' JLA 3000).

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Munchkin Land #91 - Smash Up! Jul 07, 2014

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Steve Jackson Games recently announced a Smash Up expansion featuring Munchkin, and since we have no idea what Smash Up is about, we sit down to play the game from AEG.

The "shufflebuilding" game Smash Up starts with a simple premise: Take the twenty-card decks of two factions, shuffle them into a forty-card deck, then compete to smash more Bases than your opponents. Each faction brings a different game mechanism into play – pirates move cards, zombies bring cards back from the discard pile, dinosaurs have huge power – and every combination of factions brings a different play experience. During play, Base cards (each with their own difficulties and abilities) are in play. You attempt to have the most power on the Base from your minions when the Base is smashed. Sounds easy? How easy is it when an opponent's Alien-Ninja decides to Beam Up your minions to other Bases - flat out Assassinate them? What about when the Pirate-Dinosaur player Full Sails in and releases King Rex to stomp your minions into the ground, or when the Wizard-Zombies use their Mystic Power to create an Outbreak, suddenly flooding minions onto the Base from the discard pile? Or what if you faced a Zombie-Dinosaur player instead and he created an Outbreak of massive beasts all at once? When a Base is smashed, each player in first, second and third place scores points. Fourth place? Sorry, bro – try harder next time. With eight different factions, Smash Up includes dozens of combinations to try. Pirate-Aliens play different than Ninja-Aliens, for instance. Which will you use to smash up your opponents? And did we mention the dinosaurs have laser beams?

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GHL Ep 22 - Planet of the Apes Jul 07, 2014

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The apes are taking over as this week we will teach you everything you need to know about the Planet of the Apes! Caesar is taking over in his new movie Dawn of the Planet of Apes, but before he does let's learn about these apes. Where did they come from, and did you know it was based on a French novel? It's time to go to the Planet of the Apes and learn!!

So sit back and enjoy as Ashley and Jason begin their lesson. You might learn something. Enter your Mind University!

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Wayne’s Comics #135: Chuck Dixon Jul 07, 2014

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Chuck Dixon is back, and is as busy as ever! We discuss Alien Legion Uncivil War #1 from Titan Comics, including how this series came to be and that it may be the first release from this UK company here in the U.S. Then we delve into Winterworld #1, an ongoing IDW title based on a miniseries developed years ago he's now bringing back to life.

Everything is wrapped up by our focusing on Bad Times, his series of novels about time-travelling soldiers! Don’t miss it!

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Major Spoilers Podcast #580: A breakdown of the Kirby Case Jul 01, 2014

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast - Jack Kirby Estate vs. Marvel Entertainment.

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Major Spoilers Poll of the Week
This week, we’re doing a little something different with the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week. In the past fights between characters have been hypothetical, rarely have we been able to see who would win in a battle. That’s changing as we put two robots in the ring to see who will win!

Printed with the MakerBot Replicator 2, two identical wind up robots (except that one is red, and the other is blue) will face off against one another, and the first one to get knocked over is the loser. Your job this week is to pick who you think will remain standing. Then, next week, we’ll post a video where you will see if you are right or wrong.

Discussion:
Dr. Melissa Hunsicker-Walburn sits down with Stephen to talk about the Jack Kirby Estate v. Marvel lawsuit that is now sitting at the Supreme Court of the United States of America.

Read the brief here.

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GHL Ep 21 - Nightwing (Dick Grayson) Jul 01, 2014

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Dick Grayson has been called Robin, Nightwing, and now just Grayson. In honor of issue one of Grayson being released by DC Comics, we're taking a look into the history of the first boy wonder. How did he first meet Batman, and why did he finally quit the Batcave. It's time to learn all those Bat facts and more!

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The Magic Minute #73 - Core Sets Jun 30, 2014

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In many ways the new year for Magic: The Gathering begins in July. This is when Wizards of the Coast (also known as WOTC) releases the new Core Set, which, like new models of cars, is named after the year to come.

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Munchkin Land #89: Makerbot Build (Video) Jun 30, 2014

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Stephen fires up the camera and shows off the Makerbot, and prints something specifically for Munchkin.

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FIXED - The Want List #020: Club Eternia is back from Matty Collector Jun 29, 2014

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This week on The Want List…Fett holds your caps, hold your own raccoon, Club Enternia is back, and more!

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Buddy Christ Vinyl Bank
Arriving in October for $22.99

Bobba Fett Magnetic Bottle Opener
Available now for $18.00

Plush Rocket Raccoon
Arriving on July 23rd for $24.99

Club Enternia from Matty Collector is back!

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Wayne’s Comics #134: Peter J. Tomasi Jun 29, 2014

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One of my very favorite writers in comics today is Peter J. Tomasi, probably best known for his work on DC’s Batman and Robin, the Green Lantern family of books and The Mighty. However, the first story of his I ever read was The Light Brigade, which was recently reprinted in a deluxe hardcover edition with additional content from Dark Horse. It’s a gripping story of war and events of biblical proportions!

Peter talks with me about how the book came to be, how he feels seeing this product getting new life and a new audience as well as what kind of reaction to the story he's received from readers. He then gives some interesting insight into upcoming events with Robin as well as information about a new reprinting of The Mighty, coming this year from Dark Horse as well. Don’t miss it!

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