Major Spoilers Podcast #1124: Thunder-Thunder-Thunder-Thunderbolts!*

The stars have finally aligned, and we can discuss a comic book timed in conjunction with a movie release as we look at Thunderbolts: Justice Like Lightning. We review We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #2 from Image Comics, Power Rangers Prime #6 from BOOM! Studios, and Dark Regards #1 from Oni Press.

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REVIEWS

STEPHEN
WE'RE TAKING EVERYONE DOWN WITH US #2
Writer: Matthew Rosenberg
Artist: Stefano Landini
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: April 30, 2025
War has come to Annalise's secluded island home. Luckily for her, one of her father's robot-men found her before the enemy forces did. The robot's only directive is to get Annalise off the island alive. But she has another plan... The explosive saga of love and revenge, mad scientists and super-spies, and the child caught in between continues here!
[rating:4/5]

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MATTHEW
POWER RANGERS PRIME #6
Writer: Melissa Flores
Artist: Jo Mi-Gyeong
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: April 30, 2025
Ryan's relentless interrogation uncovers a painful past leading up to Mark's refugee status on Earth!

Can our newfound hero endure the harsh conditions of the internment camp to embrace his hidden power within?
[rating:3/5]

RODRIGO
DARK REGARDS #1
Writer: Dave Hill
Artist: Artyom Topilin
Publisher: Oni Press Inc.
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: May 14, 2025
SOMETIMES YOU BREAK THE INTERNET-AND SOMETIMES THE INTERNET BREAKS YOU! AT LAST-THE TRUE STORY OF THE VIRAL HOAX SO INSANE IT COULD ONLY BE TOLD AS A COMIC BOOK!
From the honestly pretty impressive mind of multi-hyphenate writer-comedian-actor-musician Dave Hill (Tasteful Nudes) and breakout artist Artyom Topilin (I Hate This Place) comes the SHOCKINGLY TRUE, TERRIFYINGLY HILARIOUS, AND ONLY MODESTLY EXAGGERATED tale of how one stand-up comedian forged a secret online identity as America's first true black metal icon . . . and accidentally started an international incident that almost wiped Gary, Indiana, off the map!
Two decades ago, Dave Hill and his first band set out to rock their high school auditorium in a fury of heavy metal hellfire. They failed miserably. Years later, Dave has made a new life for himself as a rising star in the New York comedy scene-a career where getting laughed at on stage is the entire point and not just a tragic consequence. But when Dave's metal ambitions are reawakened by the über self-serious "satanic" genre of Norwegian black metal, Dave creates a ridiculously hyperbolic alter ego and a band to match that, together, reignite the spark of his forgotten rock 'n' roll fantasy. But when Dave's internet-fueled rumors of Witch Taint-a metal band "so extreme that you must remove all sharp objects from the immediate area" when their music is played-spreads all the way to Europe, his story will spiral dangerously out of control as Norway's most extreme black metal butchers come to reap their revenge . . . and put everything and everyone Dave holds dear in the crosshairs (of their axes, which, truth be told, don't actually have crosshairs, but, hey, it's a metaphor).
[rating: 3.5/5]

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DISCUSSION

THUNDERBOLTS: JUSTICE, LIKE LIGHTNING
Writers: Kurt Busiek, Roger Stern, Peter David, John Ostrander
Artists: Mark Bagley, Steve Eptign, Jeff Johnson, Mike Deodato, Sal Buscema, Pasqual Ferry
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover Price: $49.99
The greatest trick ever pulled! With the Avengers and Fantastic Four believed dead, a new team of heroes rises to take their place! But the Thunderbolts hide a sinister secret: They're villains in disguise! What are Baron Zemo and his Masters of Evil really up to? What happens when some members begin to doubt their plan? And when the enthusiastic Jolt joins their ranks, how long can their secret stay hidden? The T-Bolts battle the Hulk, deal with a suspicious Black Widow, and tackle foes including the Mad Thinker and the Elements of Doom. But when the Avengers and FF return, the full scale of Zemo's plot is revealed!

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