Major Spoilers Comic Book Podcast
The podcast for pop culture and comic book fans. Each week the panel of comic book enthusiats take a look at current titles, collected trades, and give their take on current pop culture news.
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1132: What's Your Quirk
07/02/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1132: What's Your Quirk
A general discussion show about everything from video games, bad actors on YouTube, to why Matthew should avoid My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! CLOSE Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Critical Hit #791: On the Road to Glenville (MWS01-E02)
06/27/2025
Critical Hit #791: On the Road to Glenville (MWS01-E02)
In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: The newly formed party heads off to Glenville to help solve a bug problem. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at . It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site for more.
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Munchkin Land #725: Origins Award Winners
06/25/2025
Munchkin Land #725: Origins Award Winners
This episode runs down the Origins Award Winners. . It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Contact us at NEWS Party Game Flip 7 – The Op Designer: Eric Olsen Heavy Strategy Game Endeavor: Deep Sea – Burnt Island Games / KTBG Designers: Carl de Visser & Jarratt Gray Light Strategy Game Fromage – R2i Designers: Matthew O'Malley & Ben Rosset A couple of hotnesses from the con, With Endeavor Deep Sea winning the Origins awards and nominated at KDJ, we also have it on KS which I covered a while back and has a few days left. was a big one with the buzz at the con As was the upcoming SETIExpansion Burnt Island games announce a new game for release July ‘25 ($50) Van Ryder games announced a release for the successfully crowdfunded card game based off the Elfhame book series called to be released Q4 ‘25 r from Rio Grande and Tom Lehmann (race for the galaxy) will be released sometime soon. A take on Crazy 8s with some powers ($15) The Followup to from Bobby Hill, from Renegade game studios and Garphil Games will be released June/July ‘25 ($65) Capstone Games will release , by Andreas Odendahl (La Granja and Cooper Island) Aug ‘25/ Gen con ($50) (Been out overseas and has had some good buzz and I love his games so very much looking forward to this one) Board & Dice announced , from Antonio Petrelli, Daniele Tascini to be released in US Aug/ Sept 25 (Unsure of price website says “pre-order Q3) DIGITAL NEWS got an announcement of coming soon on Steam on Steam has been released! ($22.99) CROWDFUNDING KICKSTARTER (Manila is amerigo, Beijing is in the year of the dragon) GAME FOUND COMING SOON--
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Critical Hit #790 - Graduation Day (MWS01-E01)
06/20/2025
Critical Hit #790 - Graduation Day (MWS01-E01)
In this installment of Critical Hit, a Major Spoilers TTRPG Podcast, a group of kids graduate from Monster Academy and take on a group of rivals - ON THE PITCH! Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at . It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site for more.
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Legion Clubhouse #190: The Validus Plague
06/20/2025
Legion Clubhouse #190: The Validus Plague
The Curse of Validus comes to pass as Lightning Lad is caught in the plague. Plus, WHAT happened to Phantom Girl, and does Jo Nah have a type? . It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V4 #2 December 1989 - On Sale October 19, 1988 w: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon/Tom and Mary Bierbaum a: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon Ultra Boy is targeted by assassins. Can a new friend save the day? LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V4 #3 January 1990 - On Sale November 16, 1988 w: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon/Tom and Mary Bierbaum a: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon The Dominators claim the life of a former Legionnaire and the powers of another!
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1131: The Podcast Smurfers
06/18/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1131: The Podcast Smurfers
We're having a Smurfy Good Time as we look at the story that came before the Magic Flute. We also review Godzilla vs. The Avengers and New Avengers #1 from Marvel Comics. . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! REVIEWS STEPHEN GODZILLA VS. AVENGERS Writer: David F. Walker Artist: Georges Jeanty Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 18, 2025 The original New Avengers return to face an unstoppable enemy – GODZILLA! In the aftermath of a massive battle between Godzilla, Fin Fang Foom, the Avengers and Jet Jaguar, S.H.I.E.L.D. tries to make sense of what went down – but everyone’s telling a different story! What really happened during that fateful clash? Find out when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes take on Earth’s Mightiest Kaiju! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - MATTHEW NEW AVENGERS #1 Writer: Sam Humphries Artist: Ton Lima Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 11, 2025 Carnage. The Hulk. Namor. Clea. Wolverine. Five of the most dangerous loners and antiheroes in the Marvel Universe. Nothing could make them work together...but Bucky Barnes and the Black Widow are going to give it a shot. Demented duplicates of the Illuminati are threatening the world, and if they figure out how to work together, they'll be as unstoppable as the originals. Bucky and Natasha need allies who will do anything to take the duplicates out - but wrangling a team of killers and monsters presents its own dangers. Welcome to the New Avengers - hope you survive the experience! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - DISCUSSION THE SMURFS AND FRIENDS Writer: Thierry Culliford and Luc Parthoens Artist: Jeroen de Connick Publisher: Papercutz An all-new collection featuring The Smurfs, and their friends! In this first volume Benny Breakiron returns in "The Red Taxi," Johan & Peewit embark on a never-before-seen adventure, and the Smurfs return with comic strips galore. This is a collection Peyo fans will not want to miss, and that will look great on any bookshelf. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - CLOSE Contact us at Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Critical Hit #789: Monster Wrangler - Session Zero (MWS01-E00)
06/13/2025
Critical Hit #789: Monster Wrangler - Session Zero (MWS01-E00)
In this installment of Critical Hit, a Major Spoilers TTRPG podcast, the group discusses Monster Wrangler and the characters they are considering creating. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at . It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site for more.
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Top Five Snacks (2025 Edition)
06/13/2025
Top Five Snacks (2025 Edition)
There's a rumbling in our tummies, and we need to fill that growling with snacks! SNACKS! But which snacks will make our list this time? . It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1130: Good Ol' Major Spoilers
06/11/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1130: Good Ol' Major Spoilers
Good grief! We're talking Peanuts this week on the show. We also review Ancestral Recall #1 from AHOY Comics, Avengers Academy #1 from Marvel Comics, and Benjamin #1 from Oni Press. . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! REVIEWS STEPHEN ANCESTRAL RECALL #1 Writer: Jordan Clark Artist: Atagun Ilhan Publisher: AHOY Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 6, 2025 Black History: For painter Melvin Waring, it's an actual super power! When Melvin's wife mysteriously disappears, he must call on the most important Black figures of all time to help him in his search. A gripping new saga from two Milestone Initiative members: writer Jordan Clark (Aquaman, Star Wars Adventures) and artist Atagun Ilhan (Poison Ivy, Milestone Universe: The Shadow Cabinet). [rating:4.5/5] MATTHEW AVENGERS ACADEMY #1 Writer: Anthony Oliveira Artist: Carola Borellia/Bailie Rosenlund Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: June 11, 2025 SCHOOL'S IN SESSION! Welcome to Avengers Academy! Seeking to guide the next generation of super heroes, CAPTAIN MARVEL assembles a misfit team of super-powered teens: CAPTAIN AMERICA OF THE RAILWAYS, BLOODLINE, ESCAPADE, MOON GIRL, RED GOBLIN, and new hero on the block, KID JUGGERNAUT! But classes are the least of their concerns as they fend off super-villain attacks, make new friends - and new foes - and learn what it really means to be Earth's mightiest heroes. For the FIRST TIME IN PRINT, read issues #1-6 of Marvel's hit infinity series AVENGERS ACADEMY by rising star ANTHONY OLIVEIRA and visionary artists CAROLA BORELLI and BAILIE ROSENLUND! Featuring the first appearance of an all-new SINISTER SIX, this is one book you don't want to miss! [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO BENJAMIN #1 Writer: Ben H. Winters Artist: Leomacs Publisher: Oni Press Inc. Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: June 18, 2025 IN ONE L.A. MOTEL ROOM, A COSMIC QUEST IS ABOUT BEGIN.... Edgar Award nominee and Philip K. Dick Award-winner Ben H. Winters (EC's Cruel Universe, The Last Policeman Trilogy) and rising star Leomacs (EC's Epitaphs from the Abyss, Refrigerator Full of Heads) unravel a three-part, prestige format series exploring the hallucinatory second life of a brilliant author who imagined our desperate future but never imagined he'd become part of it . . More than just a writer, more than just a science-fiction icon, Benjamin J. Carp was a cultural revolutionary. Across 44 novels and hundreds of short stories-including the counterculture classic The Man They Couldn't Erase-Carp pushed the boundaries of literary respectability for the sci-fi genre and his readers' perception of reality itself . . . until decades of amphetamine abuse and Southern California excess finally ended a mind-bending career that always just escaped mainstream success. He died in 1982. Until 2025 . . . when Benjamin J. Carp awakens, alive, in a burned-out motel on the fringes of Los Angeles. He remembers dying. He knows he shouldn't exist. Is he a dream? A robot? A ghost? A clone? A simulation? In his own time, Carp pondered all of these scenarios intensely through his fiction-and, now, as he treks from Studio City to Venice Beach and onward into the paranoid sprawl of 21st-century Los Angeles, he will be called to investigate his greatest mystery yet: himself. In the tradition of Philip K. Dick's A Scanner Darkly and Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice comes a uniquely fascinating and hilariously deranged excursion into the metatextual nexus where existence and oblivion, past and future, genius and madness, and glitter and grim reality all meet just beyond Hollywood Boulevard . . . [rating: 3/5] DISCUSSION PEANUTS 1950 Writer/Artist: Charles Schulz This first volume, covering the first two and a quarter years of the strip, will be of particular fascination toPeanuts aficionados worldwide: Although there have been literally hundreds of Peanuts books published, many of the strips from the series' first two or three years have never been collected before―in large part because they showed a young Schulz working out the kinks in his new strip and include some characterizations and designs that are quite different from the cast we're all familiar with. (Among other things, three major cast members―Schroeder, Lucy, and Linus―initially show up as infants and only "grow" into their final "mature" selves as the months go by. Even Snoopy debuts as a puppy!) Thus The Complete Peanuts offers a unique chance to see a master of the art form refine his skills and solidify his universe, day by day, week by week, month by month. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - CLOSE Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Munchkin Land #724: Codenames gets updated versions
06/10/2025
Munchkin Land #724: Codenames gets updated versions
Codenames is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and CGE will be releasing an updated version of the game. All this and more gaming news in this week's Munckin Land episode. . It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Contact us at NEWS Happy Camper will release a new Co-Op game by Matt Leacock, Matt Riddle and Ben Pinchback called , Aug 25 ($20- ) CrowD Games will release a new trick taking game called , Aug 25 (`$20) Upon the 10th anniversary of , CGE will be releasing updated versions of Codenames, Codenames Duet and Codenames Pictures. After a successful KS last year North Star Studio will launch , the new (shorter) game based on their previous game Evolution, at Gen Con ‘25 ($65?) Thunderworks Games will release a drafting card game by Phillip Dubary , Aug 25 (~$50) from City of Games will release in the US this fall now that it is in the middle of fulfillment. (~$60) Star Wars Villainous: adds Grand admiral Thrawn and Count Dooku and Disney Villainous: which adds Tamatoa (Moana) and Davy Jones. (Both early Aug $20) ATOM SPOTLIGHT Laura from Scott from DIGITAL Demo this week! Steam Next Fest and the Public Demo run from 6/9 at 10am PT (7pm CEST) to 6/16 at 10 am PT (7pm CEST) and Frosthaven will be playable for that whole time CROWDFUNDING KICKSTARTER (Print and play roll and write) GAMEFOUND [su_signoff]
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Legion Clubhouse #189: Five Years Later...
06/06/2025
Legion Clubhouse #189: Five Years Later...
It's been a long road, but we've made it to a brand new volume, a brand new creative team, and a world that is not the one we left behind. . It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V3 #63 "Where Has All The Magic Gone?" August 1989 - On Sale June 22, 1988 w: Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen a: Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo It's the end of everything... including the Legion of Super-Heroes! LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V4 #1 "Five Years Later..." November 1989 - On Sale September 14, 1988 w: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon/Tom and Mary Bierbaum a: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon In a galaxy at war, the former Legionnaires are the target of unseen foes!
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1129: Battle of the Podcasts!
06/04/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1129: Battle of the Podcasts!
Always five, fighting as one! This week, we look at the Gatchaman series from Mad Cave Studios, and we discuss which Spider-Man foe would be a great foil for Batman. Plus, we review Be Not Afraid #1 from BOOM! Studios, Ghost Rider vs. Galactus #1 from Marvel Comics, and Blue Palo Verde #1 from Mad Cave Studios. . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! REVIEWS STEPHEN BE NOT AFRAID #1 Writer: Jude Ellison S. Doyle Artist: Lisandro Estherren Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 04, 2025 Cora Reims lived the isolated life of a simple farm girl until one fateful summer day, prophetic visions brought her a visitor made of pure light... an angel. In the aftermath, Cora gave birth to a child, a Nephilim: the offspring of an angel and a human woman, seemingly imbued with evil itself. 17 years later, that child's cherubic appearance can no longer hide his monstrous nature. Frogs boil in their skins as he passes. Crops rot. The townspeople live in fear, knowing that atrocities follow closely behind him. Now, on the eve of his 18th birthday, Cora receives a new vision... Heaven itself has called upon her to destroy the abomination born of her own flesh and blood. [rating:2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - MATTHEW GHOST RIDER VS. GALACTUS #1 Writer: J. Michael Straczynski Artist: Juan Ferreyra Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 4, 2025 THE DEVOURER OF WORLDS BATTLES THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE! GALACTUS roams the cosmos in search of sustenance he extracts from thriving planets, leaving them as dying husks. GHOST RIDER, Johnny Blaze, punishes souls who are deemed worthy of vengeance. What happens when these two powers collide? Find out when superstar artist JUAN FERREYRA joins J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI for the penultimate pairing across the mighty Marvel landscape [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - RODRIGO BLUE PALO VERDE #1 Writer: Ray Fawkes Artist: Rimanti Colorist: Rifan Kartakusumah Letterer: Frank Cvetkovic Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: June 11, 2025 On her first day out of jail, Kristine Woods discovers that her father has disappeared into a mysterious isolated town hidden in the New Mexico desert. Now it’s up to her to find him and rescue him from a bizarre and unnatural threat. An atmospheric folk-horror story of dread and redemption set in the American Southwest, starting in June 2025! [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION GATCHAMAN VOLUME 1 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Chris Batista Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $17.99 A mechanical terror has descended upon numerous cities and the world’s greatest scientists are disappearing. Our only hope: Science Ninja Team Gatchaman! As they battle these machinations from the international terrorist organization known as Galactor, their strength, willpower, and even vehicles are pushed to the absolute limit. If they fail…who’s waiting in the wings to take their place? The first exciting volume in an ongoing series that expands upon the original anime series! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - CLOSE Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Top Five Vacation Destinations (2025 Edition)
05/30/2025
Top Five Vacation Destinations (2025 Edition)
The unofficial start of summer has begun, so we thought we would look at vacation destinations we would like to visit in 2025. . It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1128: Doctor Aphra
05/28/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1128: Doctor Aphra
We delve into the side realms of the galactic rim to see what Doctor Aphra is up to. We also review, We're Taking Everyone Down With Us #3 from Image Comics, Dark Honor #1 from Zysygy Publishing, and The Sixth Gun: Road to the Six #0 from Oni Press. . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! REVIEWS STEPHEN WE'RE TAKING EVERYONE DOWN WITH US #3 Writer: Matthew Rosenberg Artist: Stefano Landini Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 28, 2025 Annalise is learning that sometimes the enemy of your enemy is also your enemy. But maybe when you have a robot-man who will kill for you, you don't need many friends. The action-packed tale of espionage and evil empires, generational trauma and global power struggles, and the little girl caught in between continues here. [rating:5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - MATTHEW DARK HONOR #1 Writer: KS Bruce and Brian DeCubellis Artist: Fico Ossio Publisher: Zysygy Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 28, 2025 For nearly a century, the Hundred has been the strong arm of the New York underworld. But now, as Covid-19 ravages the city in early 2020, a different kind of plague has arrived: a criminal mastermind mounting his takeover...unless Rain, daughter of the Hundred's leader Josef, can unite the last elements of the fading crime gangs in one desperate attempt to fight back. [rating:2/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - RODRIGO SIXTH GUN: ROAD TO THE SIX #0 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Brian Hurtt Publisher: Oni Press Inc. Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 4, 2025 Before The Sixth Gun rages back into existence in this summer's long-awaited reunion from co-creators Cullen Bunn (The Autumn Kingdom, Ghostlore) and Brian Hurtt (The Midnite Show), bridge the gap between the explosive finale of the landmark original series and the powerful new chapter soon to be written with a self-contained, one-shot prelude featuring three, all-new stories . . . leading directly into The Sixth Gun's 15th anniversary celebration! A terrible dream lies buried deep in the earth. . . . A powerful dream that the mysterious worldwide cabal of magic users will stop at nothing to realize. With the power of the Six alive in the world, it's only a matter of time before the weapons are reborn in new hands . . . The return of Bunn and Hurtt's classic weird Western can't be stopped. . . . A tale of calamitous fate and those who try to resist it. . . . Soon, The Sixth Gun will be reborn. [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOLUME 1 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Kev Walker Publisher: Marvel Comics Following her time in the clutches of Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra has barely escaped with her life. If the Dark Lord of the Sith ever learns of her survival, he’ll hunt her to the ends of the galaxy. But for now, it’s time for a return to what she does best. With droids Triple-Zero and BeeTee-One in tow, she’s off in search of rare artifacts from the galactic center to the Outer Rim — and everywhere in between. Aphra’s got debts to pay, after all. Just as long as she can stay one step ahead of the Empire, some bounty hunters…and just about everyone else in the galaxy! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - CLOSE Contact us at Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Munchkin Land #722: Endeavor: Deep Sea
05/27/2025
Munchkin Land #722: Endeavor: Deep Sea
Dan Patriss is here to share the latest news from the board game world! . It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Contact us at NEWS SDJ and KDJ were announced last week 2025 Spiel des Jahres 2025 Kennerspiel des Jahres Fresh off that KDJ nomination for , Burt Island games announced a KS will be coming soon for an expansion Arcane Wonders will release a “Duel” version of Aquatica called , July ‘25 $45 After a recent KS success Leder Games announced they will release their 5th (?) expansion for Root called in Q4 2025 (Possibly Gen Con copies and looks to be 50-60$) Atom Spotlight 2 more great people/channels I got to spend some quality time with in St. Louis in March at ATOM 25. -- Moe and his lovely wife Deanna have been doing this very insightful channel/podcast/reviews/demos for a long time Laura from is another one of those great fun follows on Instagram as she does a great job showing new board games and giving a unique insight into them. Digital BG News Dire Wolf digital has released an expansion pack for Clank! On Steam called (8.99) Crowdfunding Gamefound
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Legion Clubhouse #188: The Magic Wars
05/23/2025
Legion Clubhouse #188: The Magic Wars
The Magic Wars are in full swing, and that means a lot of death and dying, and everyone turns against magic! . It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V3 #61 "Will Magic Or Science Prevail?" June 1989 - On Sale April 20, 1988 w: Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen a: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon The death of a Legionnaire as the Magic Wars continue! LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V3 #62 "Why Must Magic Triumph?" July 1989 - On Sale May 25, 1988 w: Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen a: Keith Giffen/Mike DeCarlo Another hero falls, as a retired Legionnaire returns to the fold.
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1127: HUCK!
05/21/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1127: HUCK!
We look back at the original Huck series from Mark Millar and Rafael Albuquerque this week on the Major Spoilers Podcast. We also review Family Force V from Skybound Comet, Archie is Mr. Justice #4 from Archie Comics, and The Pale Knight #1 from Mad Cave Studios. . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! REVIEWS STEPHEN FAMILY FORCE V Writer: Matt Braly Artist: Ainsworth Lin Publisher: Skybound Comet Cover Price: $16.99 Release Date: May 28, 2025 Fighting alien kaiju with your family on a Friday night is a totally normal part of being a teenager...right? Well, it is for Maise who, despite her protests, continues the family legacy of keeping the world safe, all while trying to get good grades, impress her crush, and balance extracurriculars. But growing up in this family means Maise must live up to the expectations of those she’s destined to protect while not losing herself in the process. Matt Braly (Disney’s Amphibia) and Ainsworth Lin team up for the YA graphic novel of the year full of action and charm in FAMILY FORCE V! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - MATTHEW ARCHIE IS MR JUSTICE #4 Writer: Blake Howard Artist: Federico Sabbatini Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 21, 2025 BRAND NEW 4-PART ARCHIE PREMIUM EVENT LIMITED SERIES! This is it-the heart-wrenching conclusion to the epic four-part series is here. We finally get the perspective of Archie's lifelong friend-turned-enemy Reggie Mantle. What went wrong that sent these two young men on such different paths? And can the power of jealousy, resentment, and fear be the most destructive of all? [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - RODRIGO THE PALE KNIGHT #1 Writer: Peter Miligan Artist: Valdeci Rodrigues Nogueira Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 28, 2025 England, 1349. Sir Hugh de Grey, the Pale Knight, returns from war to find a land ravaged by the Black Death, and his son dying of the plague. When he prays to God to save his son’s life, it is not God who answers—but Death himself. And Death is willing to cut a deal [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - DISCUSSION HUCK Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Rafael Albuquerque Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $15.46 In a quiet seaside town, a gas station clerk named Huck secretly uses his special gifts to do a good deed each day. But when his story leaks, a media firestorm erupts, bringing him uninvited fame. As pieces of Huck's past begin to resurface, it's no longer clear who his friends are - or whose lives may be in danger. This series from writer MARK MILLAR and artist RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE presents a comic book unlike anything you've read before. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - CLOSE Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Top Five Things That Make You Instantly Happy
05/16/2025
Top Five Things That Make You Instantly Happy
Sometimes it is the little things that bring great joy. . It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1126: MORE TURTLES!
05/14/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1126: MORE TURTLES!
We return to the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles viewed through the lens of IDW Publishing! We review Battle Beast #1 from Skybound Entertainment, and Amadeus Cho is 20 years old at Marvel Comics! . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! REVIEWS STEPHEN INVINCIBLE UNIVERSE: BATTLE BEAST #1 Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Ryan Ottley Publisher: Skybound Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 14, 2025 Cursed with an unquenchable thirst for violence, BATTLE BEAST searches the universe for the one warrior mightier than him-and a glorious death, his only reward. But even in a universe of mighty Viltrumites like Invincible and Omni-Man, it seems that no one may be able to stop the galaxy's deadliest warrior...unless he does the unthinkable. Superstars ROBERT KIRKMAN and RYAN OTTLEY present the most demanded INVINCIBLE story of all time, revealing the secret story of Battle Beast that’s perfect for any long-time fan (no spoilers!) and new readers alike. [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - MATTHEW AMADEUS CHO 20TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Crees Lee/Takeshi Miyazawa/Jethro Morales Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: May 7, 2025 THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF AMADEUS CHO'S FIRST APPEARANCE! A TRIO OF STORIES WRITTEN BY GREG PAK EXPLORING THRILLING, MOVING AND NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN MOMENTS FROM DIFFERENT STAGES IN AMADEUS' WILD CAREER! • First, join AMADEUS, HERCULES and THE RENEGADES on the eve of WORLD WAR HULK in a story drawn by Amadeus Cho co-creator Takeshi Miyazawa! • Then return to the era of the TOTALLY AWESOME HULK as Amadeus and his sister MADDY CHO discover a long-hidden secret that might just break your heart. • And finally, Amadeus in his BRAWN era tackles a shocking new threat - and emerges in a whole new form? [rating:5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - DISCUSSION TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE IDW COLLECTION VOLUME 2 Writer: Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Mateus Santolouco, Erick Burnham Artist: Andy Kuhn Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: March 29, 2016 Presenting the complete TMNT stories in recommended reading order, including one-shots, crossovers, and event series. Everything a beginner could need, everything a diehard could want. The forces of good and evil marshal on multiple fronts. The Turtles have a new mission, but Shredder's ambitions could put an end to it before it even begins. Meanwhile, General Krang unveils his master plan, which puts the Turtles into direct confrontation with one of their mightiest enemies. Plus, delve into the history of the original founder of the Foot Clan! Collects issues #13–20 of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ongoing series, the Casey Jones, April, Fugitoid, Krang, and Baxter Stockman Micro-Series issues, and the Secret History of the Foot Clan mini-series. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - CLOSE Contact us at Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Munchkin Land #722: 7 Wonders Dice
05/13/2025
Munchkin Land #722: 7 Wonders Dice
We get a tease of 7 Wonders Dice this week, plus Dan shares what has been announced for Gen Con and Essen. . It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Contact us at NEWS From we got a tease of Gen Con and Essen releases have been announced by CGE is an expansion for SETI (my game of the year 2024) and will add player powers, new aliens to discover, “Prelude” type cards and a few more additions. (Essen Release but as always I am hoping some will be at Gen Con) An expansion for Galaxy Trucker adds two new modules to be released at Gen Con ($25-30) And their 3rd announced release is a new title Called which has very little information outside of tile drafting/laying and releasing at Essen will release a new Bag building train game by Paul Dennon called to be released at Gen Con. Cryptozoic will release ($35) and ($55) , both stand alone games to be released in Aug '25 Restoration Games will release into retail in July ($80) Capstone Games is releasing an expansion May ‘25 ($35) In Late May be on the lookout for some dice sets from Sirius Dice ---($20) SALE ALERT Renegade Game Studios has a sale going on now and one game in particular I wanted to highlight. Renegade Games has on sale for $27. DIGITAL NEWS has been announced -coming soon! Atom Spotlight Stephen the amazing Instagram content, with some great coverage of new and old games Will is another great guy in the reviewer industry doing some great videos/reviews/previews of games CROWDFUNDING KICKSTARTER GAMEFOUND
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Critical Hit #788: The Return...
05/09/2025
Critical Hit #788: The Return...
In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: He left a noob and has returned as a GM! What does everyone think about The Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20 System, Stephen's story, and more! . It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site for more.
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Legion Clubhouse #187: When Return Shall Magic
05/09/2025
Legion Clubhouse #187: When Return Shall Magic
The world is going crazy, maybe because science and magic don't mix. There is a war brewing in this week's Legion Clubhouse. . It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V3 #60 "When Magic Shall Return" May 1989 - On Sale March 23, 1988 w: Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen a: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon Chaos erupts from Sorcerer's World, and the end of everything nears.
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1125: Grand Theft Podcast
05/07/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1125: Grand Theft Podcast
We share our reactions to the new Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, talk tariffs, and discuss bias in biopics! . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! CLOSE Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Critical Hit #787: The Return of the King (in Yellow) (PANS01E99)
05/02/2025
Critical Hit #787: The Return of the King (in Yellow) (PANS01E99)
In the final installment of Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Achtung Cthulhu TTRPG game: Who lives? Who dies? Who gets precisely what they were asking for? Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at . It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site for more.
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Top Five Oops!
05/02/2025
Top Five Oops!
We all make mistakes, some more than others, and some of us are willing to admit our mistakes. . It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.
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Munchkin Land #721: Pergola arrives in May '25
05/02/2025
Munchkin Land #721: Pergola arrives in May '25
A new installment of Munchkin Land is here, which means all the latest gaming news! . It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Contact us at NEWS Asmodee announced they will release , a light to medium weight euro about gardening in US May ‘25 ($45) Chip Theory Games will release their successful crowdfunded version of Mythfield games’ later this year (Q4- ~$15) Games will release Moirai from Alberto Millan , April 25 ($12) Asmodee will release the next Expansion for , May 25 ($17) Fireside Games announce a game in the “Castle Panic Universe” called , for release in June 25 ($25) has announced they will have another new Halloween Advent calendar this year, releasing in August. ($75) ATOM Spotlight 2 great gentlemen from a real good Podcast and content creation outlet called I got to spend a bunch of time with Bubba Stallcup and Matt Warmbier 2 of the founders of Love Thy Nerd at Atom this year. Just great guys with an absolute love for all things gaming, teaching gaming, fellowship playing, covering games and spreading the good word. Crowdfunding KICKSTARTER
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1124: Thunder-Thunder-Thunder-Thunderbolts!*
04/30/2025
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. . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! 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] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - 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] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - 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! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - CLOSE Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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Critical Hit #786: The Key of Solomon (PANS01E98)
04/25/2025
Critical Hit #786: The Key of Solomon (PANS01E98)
In the penultimate installment of Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Real Play Podcast: The team has discovered the Key of Solomon. Will they be able to destroy it before Carcosa destroys them? Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at . It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Contact us at A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site for more.
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Legion Clubhouse #186: The Death of the Emerald Empress
04/25/2025
Legion Clubhouse #186: The Death of the Emerald Empress
In this episode, we talk about the life and death of the Emerald Empress. 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! . It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V3 #58 "If Thine Eye Offend Thee" March 1989 - On Sale January 26, 1988 w: Paul Levitz/Keith Giffen a: Keith Giffen/Al Gordon Another hero falls, as one of the Legion's most powerful foes attacks! LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V3 #59 "Ghosts In The Clubhouse" April 1989 - On Sale February 23, 1988 w: Paul Levitz a: Keith Giffen/Mark Bright/Carlos Garzon/Al Gordon A leadership election and recollections of fallen friends!
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Major Spoilers Podcast #1123: Plastic Man on the Lam
04/23/2025
Major Spoilers Podcast #1123: Plastic Man on the Lam
Because Jarmo demanded it! We take a look at Plastic Man on the Lam by Kyle Baker. We also review The Slasher's Apprentice #1 from Mad Cave Studios, G.I. JOE #6 from Skybound Entertainment, and Universal Monsters: The Mummy #2 from Image Comics. . It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! REVIEWS STEPHEN UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: THE MUMMY #2 Writer: Faith Erin Hicks Artist: Lee Loughridge Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: April 23, 2025 Ten years later, Helen Grosvenor surprisingly reconnects with her past at Cairo's most famed museum. But nothing can prepare Helen for the truth as she's confronted by an unexpected arrival who may be friend, foe... or something else entirely! [rating:3/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - MATTHEW GI JOE #6 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Jordie Bellaire Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: April 16, 2026 Duke vs. Cobra Commander. It's all been leading to this. And the ending no one will see coming! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - RODRIGO THE SLASHER'S APPRENTICE #1 Writer: Justin Richards Artist: Val Halvorson Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $17.99 Release Date: October 28, 2025 Riley, a horror-obsessed podcaster with a slasher villain fixation, is seeking a new career path: Helping her favorite legendary slasher, The Hopton Valley Killer, regain their long-lost notoriety while learning the ropes herself. [rating: 2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - DISCUSSION PLASTIC MAN ON THE LAM Writer/Artist: Kyle Baker Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: March 2025 Comics' most pliable hero takes the spotlight in this offbeat book by critically acclaimed creator Kyle Baker. Watch as Plas—with the help of sidekick Woozy Winks—gets into all sorts of trouble, as his not-so-innocent past as "Eel" O'Brian comes back to haunt him. Our hero is framed for a crime he didn't commit, and now he's on the lam. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - CLOSE Contact us at Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!
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