This is it! The moment you've been waiting your entire life for! The moment when we review Detective Comics #1061 from DC Comics. NOTE: Dueling Review is going on extended hiatus following this episode. [caption id="attachment_681983" align="alignright" width="228"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] DETECTIVE COMICS #1061 Writer: Mariko Tamaki, Nadia Shammas, Sina Grace Artist: Ivan Reis, David Lapham, Danny Miki Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: June 29, 2022 Cover Price: $4.99 Mommy's home! With Talia al Ghul back in town, anything can happen...and the mother of Robin is here to lay down the law. Meanwhile, the Riddler's scheme to turn Batman's sacred city into a twisted riddle of life and death has at last been revealed...and Edward's going to use whatever and whoever he can to turn Batman's life upside down. Then, in the finale of "Gotham Girl, Interrupted," Claire Clover unravels the mystery behind the Gotham Girl website...so why doesn't she believe what she finds in the process? It's betrayal, healing, and punches galore!

Sonja in the Sengoku period! This week we examine Samurai Sonja #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_680251" align="alignright" width="230"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] Samurai Sonja #1 Writer: Jordan Clark Artist: Pasquale Qualano Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Release Date: June 22, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 The Sengoku period of Japan: A time of near-constant civil war. Sonja, daughter of a slain samurai, is eager to prove herself worthy of her family's glorious history. But in a desperate moment, Sonja will make an awful deal with a dreaded sea goddess: She will be gifted magical armor and weapons capable of slaying mythical beasts! But if she falls in battle, her bloodline will be erased, her family's name no more.

You have one wish - and only one wish. Make it a good one! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_679733" align="alignright" width="227"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] EIGHT BILLION GENIES #2 Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Ryan Browne Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: June 29, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 EIGHT BILLION GENIES have appeared on earth with one wish for everyone on the plalnet. We’ve seen the first eight seconds after the genies arrived, and the first eight minutes—now brace yourself for the first eight hours, when many insane and foolish and wonderful wishes are made, and our heroes (a group of lovely people stuck in a dive bar in Detroit) try to survive the growing wishpocalypse!

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Maybe you've heard there is a new Thor movie coming out soon, and it features one Jane Foster. This week on the podcast, we are tapping into that synergy with a look at Jane Foster and The Mighty Thor #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_678893" align="alignright" width="231"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] JANE FOSTER AND THE MIGHTY THOR #1 (OF 5) TORUNN GRØNBEKK (W) • MICHAEL DOWLING (A) Cover by RYAN STEGMAN Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO Variant Cover by TAURIN CLARKE Stormbreakers Variant Cover by CARMEN CARNERO Variant Cover by MARTIN COCCOLO When Mjolnir comes crashing through Jane Foster’s apartment window, she fears the worst has happened to Thor. As Asgard’s greatest enemies – including Hela, Ulik the Troll and Enchantress – mount an assault on the Golden Realm, Jane must find Thor and save Asgard – even if that means she must once again risk her life to become Thor herself! 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

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What's better than the first best thing ever!? The sequel! This week, we revisit an old topic and share our top five sequels. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com 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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The Dark Lord of the Sith kicks off a new story arc in the pages of Star Wars: Darth Vader #23 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_677972" align="alignright" width="228"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] Star Wars: Darth Vader #23 Writer: Greg Pak Penciler: Raffaele Ienco Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: June 1, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 “THE SHADOW’S SHADOW’S SHADOW” An epic new story begins as DARTH VADER embarks upon a new mission in partnership with a sworn enemy — but who’s leading whom to doom? And what happens when the QUEEN’S SHADOW learns the deepest secret of the Dark Lord of the Sith? Plus: the shocking return of a face from Vader’s most distant past!

Who is the grey-skinned beauty that has awakened after a 1,000 years of sleep? Plus, we finally say goodbye to Princess Projectra. Or do we? 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! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_677964" align="alignright" width="233"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #287 "Save The Suicide Squad" May 1982 w: Paul Levitz a: Keith Giffen The Espionage Squad encounters... The Khund! ----------- "Prologue To Darkness" May 1982 w: Paul Levitz a: Pat Broderick Is Shadow Lass the next Legionnaire to fall? [caption id="attachment_677965" align="alignright" width="233"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #288 "The Legionnaire's Made For Burning!" June 1982 w: Paul Levitz a: Keith Giffen A mission of mercy to extract captured Legionnaires!

Dan Patriss is back with a look at the latest news in the gaming world. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Munchkin Land continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com NEWS Spiel des Jahres Nominations are out! Marvel Champions Campaign Expansion: Mutant Genesis Q3/4’22 $45 CGE will release Starship Captains--  Nov 22 $60 Ares Games- teased the release of  War of the Ring: the Card Game (not much info yet known) Late ‘22 Plan B/Next Move Announced a special limited edition of Azul-- Azul:Master Chocolatier Same basic game but tiles look like chocolates, and other side of basic player boards will have some new rules/effects Essen ‘22 (No price yet but $35-45? Due to Limited/Special Ed.?) Asmodee along with Level 99 Announced an expansion for Bullet , Bullet Star  June ‘22 $40 Stand alone expansion which can be combined with Bullet Heart The Op will release party game Venn  June ‘22 $25 CROWDFUNDING KICKSTARTER Arcs  Root/Fort/Oath Hacktivity -- Coop Card game Of Mines and Men -- Print and play Roll N Write Anunnaki -- Relaunch 4x/Euro Game by Cranio Deadball --Baseball with Dice GAMEFOUND Blaseball:The Card Game The Castles of Burgundy-Special Edition [su_signoff]

John Carter is back on Earth, but why are there Martians everywhere? We share our thoughts on John Carter of Mars #2 from Dynamite Entertainment on this week's show. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_677085" align="alignright" width="233"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] John Carter of Mars #2 Writer: Chuck Brown Artist: George Kambadais Covers: Junggeun Yoon (A), Joseph Michael Linsner (B), Jonathan Case (C), George Kambadais (D), Cosplay (E) 32 pages | Science Fiction / Fantasy | $3.99 | Teen+ Lieutenant Fred Hines is no fan of John Carter, and is not afraid to express his disdain. But Hines will help Carter for now, because it is the only way for Hines to be reunited with his family that was transported to Mars. The two men will attempt a desperate theft at a U.S. Army facility, only to learn an awful secret…

You've inherited your great-aunt's cabin in the woods, that no one has been to. What could go wrong? We're about to find out in I Hate This Place #1 from Skybound Entertainment! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_675839" align="alignright" width="228"] You can order this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] I HATE THIS PLACE #1 Writer: Kyle Starks Artist: Artyom Toplin, Lee Loughridge Publisher: Skybound Entertainment Release Date: May 18, 2022 Cover price: $3.99 After inheriting a farm house, Trudy and Gabby are ready to start the next chapter of their lives together…except it’s already home to a mysterious force that’s attracted ghosts, aliens, and all kinds of supernatural beings for decades. Now, Gabby and Trudy must play by the “house rules” in order to survive living among the most frightening creatures on Earth.

This week, we take a look at Blood Syndicate: Season One #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_674822" align="alignright" width="228"] You can read this issue via our affiliate link[/caption] BLOOD SYNDICATE: SEASON ONE #1 Writer: Geoffrey Thorne Artist: ChrisCross Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: May 10, 2022 Cover Price: $4.99 You asked, and we delivered…the Blood Syndicate is back! Wise Son and Tech-9 have returned from their military tours in Afghanistan—and life in Dakota City could not be more different. While Icon and Rocket have been busy cleaning up the streets, Bang Babies have been forming rival gang factions. With Holocaust’s influence—and super-powered army—growing, who will look out for the people of Paris Island when the capes aren’t watching? What secrets do Wise and Tech hide from their time overseas? As the struggle for power on the chaotic streets spills into war…who will emerge victorious as the new kingpin of Paris Island?

Cliff is deep in it this week in the pages of The Rocketeer: The Great Race #2 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_674037" align="alignright" width="228"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] The Rocketeer: The Great Race #2 Writer: Stephen Mooney Artist: Stephen Mooney Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: May 4, 2022 Cover Pirce: $4.99 Cliff Secord has finally decided to abandon the Rocketeer persona for good and concentrate on making his gal, Betty, proud of him by taking an honest-to-goodness legit gig—piloting an experimental rocket plane in a death-defying race halfway around the world! Cliff must navigate both the route and the myriad ace pilots assembled against him in order to secure one of the most valuable prizes ever offered. If only the competition were as prepared as Cliff to play it straight... Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!  

Looks like Godzilla is ready to beat up a bunch of high school kids... who will form the head now? Find out as we take a look at Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2 from IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_673186" align="alignright" width="228"] You can read this review via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] Godzilla Vs. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #2 (of 5) Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Freddie Williams II Publisher: IDW Publishing/BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: April 27, 2022 Godzilla battles the Megazord . . . and no matter who wins, the world will be at great peril from the combined threat of the Xilien invaders and Rita Repulsa! And if a giant robot and a giant monster weren’t cataclysmic enough, how about Gigan—a cybernetic space monster ready to fight them both?

There's a new Captain America book on the streets, and we are taking a look at the shield flying action on this week's show. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_672045" align="alignright" width="231"] You can read this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] CAPTAIN AMERICA #0 TOCHI ONYEBUCHI, COLLIN KELLY & JACKSON LANZING (W) • MATTIA DE IULIS (A) STEVE ROGERS COVER BY ALEX ROSS • SAM WILSON COVER BY ALEX ROSS Wraparound Variant Cover by MARK BROOKS Variant Cover by ADAM HUGHES • Variant Cover by JIM CHEUNG SPIDER-MAN VARIANT COVER BY TBA When Arnim Zola launches a catastrophic attack on New York City, he meets his match – in Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers! In the explosive battle that follows, two Captain Americas prove better than one, and Sam and Steve decide they might just keep a good thing going… Tochi Onyebuchi (BLACK PANTHER LEGENDS), Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (KANG THE CONQUEROR) and Mattia De Iulis (THE MIGHTY VALKYRIES, INVISIBLE WOMAN) kick off an incredible new CAPTAIN AMERICA saga – you won’t want to miss what comes next! 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

Archie and the kids of Riverdale are having adventures as young children do. That's right, Spoilerites, the adventures of the kids before they were in high school go down in this week's Fun with Little Archie and Friends Special from Archie Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_670975" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link.[/caption] FUN WITH LITTLE ARCHIE AND FRIENDS SPECIAL #1 (ONE-SHOT) Script: Shannon Watters, J Torres, Jamie L. Rotante Art: Erin Hunting, Adrian Ropp, Agnes Garbowska, Matt Herms, Jack Morelli Cover: Erin Hunting Variant Cover: Brittney Williams On Sale Date: 4/13 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S. Get ready for high-octane fun and adventure with LITTLE ARCHIE and his friends from Riverdale! When Little Sabrina meets up with Little Archie, Little Jughead, and Little Betty and Veronica, all kinds of chaos breaks loose and the gang find themselves transported into new, fantastical game world inspired by their favorite hobbies! Watch as they brave the mystical and mysterious realm of Gryphons and Gargoyles, form a big-wheel gang, and attempt to relax in an unexpectedly exciting animal farming video game! Featuring the talents of award-winning Lumberjanes writer Shannon Watters, Little Archie writer J. Torres, and Betty & Veronica: Vixens writer Jamie L. Rotante along with the amazing art team of Erin Hunting, Adrian Ropp, and Agnes Garbowska.  

What if Batman the White Knight jumped to the future of Neo-Gotham in this week's Batman Beyond the White Knight #1 from DC Comics? We're about to find out... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_669310" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] BATMAN BEYOND THE WHITE KNIGHT #1 Writer: Sean Murphy Artist: Sean Murphy Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: March 29, 2022 Cover Price: $4.99 “A lot can change in 10 years, especially in Gotham! Batman, a.k.a. Bruce Wayne, may be behind bars, but the real criminals are still out there. Gotham Motors CEO Derek Powers has seized control of the Wayne family’s assets and is using them to transform the GTO and the city they’ve sworn to protect. Crime is down, but at what cost? A new Batman has emerged in Powers’s city, and only Bruce is fully aware of the dangers to come. It’s time to destroy the mantle for good, but he’ll need one of his forgotten sons’ help to do so. Enter Jason Todd…the first Robin?! In this thrilling sequel to the blockbuster comic book hits Batman: White Knight and Batman: Curse of the White Knight, writer/artist Sean Murphy invites the audience to go beyond the Gotham they know to discover an engrossing new take on the city and its heroes. Welcome to Neo-Gotham and the world of Beyond the White Knight! ”

You asked for it! Now you're getting it! This week, we review Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter #1 from Dark Horse Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_668507" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] Count Crowley: Amateur Midnight Monster Hunter #1 Writer: David Dastmalchian Artist: Lukas Ketner Letterer: Frank Cvetkovic Colorist: Lauren Affe Cover Artist: Lukas Ketner Release Date: March 23, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 It's been a hell of a week for Jerri Bartman. She lost her job, crashed her car, took the only gig available hosting the midnight monster show, and . . . oh yeah--dismembered a zombie. No big deal. Now, to protect the people she loves, she's going to have to take a crash course in monster hunting. And quickly--a vengeful vampire just booked a first-class flight into town.

They're back in action! Batman and Superman team once again and show us all why they are the World's Finest. Just don't say, "Martha..." Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_667371" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #1 Written by MARK WAID Art and cover by DAN MORA Variant covers by JIM LEE, STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU, and JASON FABOK 1:25 “SLAP BATTLE” variant covers (2) by CHIP ZDARSKY 1:50 “HIGH FIVE” variant cover by EVAN “DOC” SHANER 1:100 “SEINFELD” variant cover by DAN MORA Team variant cover by LEE WEEKS $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) ON SALE 3/15/22 The Dark Knight. The Man of Steel. They are the two finest superheroes that the world has ever known…and they’re together again in an epic new series from the legendary talents of Mark Waid and Dan Mora! In the not-too-distant past, Superman’s powers are super-charged from a devastating chemical attack by the villain Metallo…and the only ally that the ultra-powerful Man of Tomorrow can turn to in this turbulent hour is Gotham’s own dark vengeance: the Batman. A nearly fatal burst of power drives Bruce Wayne to his own extreme measures to help his friend…enlisting none other than the Doom Patrol for aid. It’s the world’s greatest superheroes from the world’s greatest comic book talent in an epic comic book experience that kicks off the next big events in the DCU. Get ready, it’s time to soar.  

What If... Peggy Carter took the super-soldier-serum and became Captain Carter? What if Captain Carter became frozen in the ice, and was revived today? What if indeed... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_661468" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link.[/caption] CAPTAIN CARTER #1 (OF 5) JAMIE MCKELVIE (W) • MARIKA CRESTA (A) Cover by JAMIE MCKELVIE DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY JAMIE MCKELVIE HEADSHOT VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH VARIANT COVER BY SARA PICHELLI INFINITY SAGA PHASE 2 VARIANT COVER BY DECLAN SHALVEY CARNAGE FOREVER VARIANT COVER BY JEN BARTEL Marvel Studios’ Animation Variant COVER ALSO AVAILABLE WOMAN OUT OF TIME? A reality where Agent Peggy Carter took the Super-Soldier Serum is turned upside down when the World War II hero is pulled from the ice where she was lost in action decades before. Peggy struggles to find her footing in a modern world that’s gotten a lot more complicated – cities are louder, technology is smarter and enemies wear friendly faces. Everyone with an agenda wants Captain Carter on their side, but what does Peggy want? And will she have time to figure it out when mysterious forces are already gunning for her? Prolific comics creator and designer Jamie McKelvie teams with rising star Marika Cresta to tell an unforgettable Captain Carter story for a modern age. 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

This week it is a mission to Numa 4 that only Radio Spaceman from Dark Horse Comics can take on! Will the latest adventure from Mike Mignola and Greg Kinkle survive the mission? The Dueling Review podcast is about to find out. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_664607" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] RADIO SPACEMAN #1 Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Greg Kinkle Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 02, 2022 When a ship crashes and lands on a mysterious planet and some of the surviving crew go missing, the mysterious mechanical hero Radio Spaceman is called to investigate. But the planet hides much more than the missing crew, and Radio Spaceman may be stumbling into more than even he can handle. Based on Mignola's viral pencil sketches, Radio Spaceman is a steampunk space adventure full of mystery, monsters, and awesome gadgets. Featuring the amazing art of Greg Hinkle (The Beauty, Black Cloud) and colors by longtime Mignolaverse collaborator Dave Stewart, this new series is perfect for Mignola fans old and new!

This week, Stephen forms the head as Supermassive drops from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_664429" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] SUPERMASSIVE (ONE-SHOT) Writers: Ryan Parrott, Mat Groom, Kyle Higgins Artists: Igor Monit, Francesco Manna Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: February 23, 2022 2021’s hottest new superhero RADIANT BLACK launches into his first ever crossover event with the Image Comics debut of INFERNO GIRL RED and the first appearance of ROGUE SUN! The future of Image’s superhero universe is here!

There's a new Iron Fist in town, but does he even Iron Fist, bro? Find out as we discuss the latest series from Marvel Comics. NOTE: There are A LOT of issues with Matthew's audio this week. We apologize in advance. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_663200" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] IRON FIST #1 (OF 5) ALYSSA WONG (W) • MICHAEL-YG (A) • Cover by JIM CHEUNG X-GWEN VARIANT COVER BY NICK DRAGOTTA HEADSHOT VARIANT COVER BY TODD NAUCK VARIANT COVER BY GUNJI VARIANT COVER BY Leinil Francis Yu WHO IS THE NEW IRON FIST?! • After giving up his power to save the world, DANNY RAND believes he’s seen the last of the IRON FIST… • …But when DEMONS begin to attack cities around the world, a MYSTERIOUS NEWCOMER in a FAMILIAR MASK appears, hands blazing with the CHI OF SHOU-LAO THE UNDYING! • Who is this NEW IRON FIST? And does his power really come from the DRAGON OF K’UN-LUN… Or from something far more sinister? 32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

Because YOU demanded it! This week, we take a look at Land of the Living Gods #1 from AfterShock Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_662148" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] LAND OF LIVING GODS #1 Writer: Isaac Mogajane Artist: Santtos Publisher: Aftershock Comics Release Date: February 09, 2022 Cover Price: $4.99 It is said that when the world dies, the spirits of the first people will return to witness the last days of humanity. Well, the spirits have arrived, and the end is here. But not everyone has given up hope. Naledi, a teenage girl living in the deserted city once called Johannesburg, has always believed that there is a land, hidden away in time where the gods still live. And where there are gods, there are miracles. Perhaps even miracles that are big enough to save our dying planet. And so, after a lifetime of isolation, Naledi will head out into the unknown with little to hold onto but her faith - and her magical pet plant, Buyo. A fairy tale for the times in which we find ourselves, brought to life by South African writer and producer Isaac Mogajane (Matwetwe, Catching Feelings) and Brazilian artist Santtos (Night Shift), LAND OF THE LIVING GODS will introduce you to a world of wonder and cruelty, beauty and perseverance - and will leave you profoundly changed.  

Kraven the Hunter is stalking Elektra as his next target. Will Daredevil Woman Without Fear survive the ordeal? We jump into Daredevil Woman Without Fear #2 from Marvel Comics on this week's Dueling Review episode. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_661283" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] DAREDEVIL: WOMAN WITHOUT FEAR #2 Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Rafael De Latorre Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 2, 2022 Elektra Natchios is the greatest assassin in the Marvel Universe - but having recently taken up the mantle of DAREDEVIL, she's taken a vow to never take a life again. But that vow is about to be put to the ultimate test, as KRAVEN THE HUNTER has her dead in his sights…and, unlike Elektra, he has no reservations about killing. If anything, he likes it when his prey struggles. At least, he thinks he does.

Spinning out of the Netflix series, Titan Comics brings fans continuing adventures of the crew of the Bebop! Join us now as we review Cowboy Bebop #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_660417" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the Amazon affiliate link.[/caption] COWBOY BEBOP #1 Writer: Dan Watters Artitst: Lamar Mathurin Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 26, 2022 BASED ON THE NEW NETFLIX LIVE-ACTION ADAPTATION OF THE ORIGINAL ANIME! An original story set in the year 2171. The bounty hunter crew of the spaceship Bebop chase an ex-gang member who holds a vest which gives the wearer unlimited luck. New Netflix series starring John Cho (STAR TREK), Mustafa Shakir (LUKE CAGE) and Daniela Pinada (JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM). In Shops: Jan 26, 2022 SRP: $3.99

The boys are back in town! But... things are not right in their relationship. Find out if the problems are solved, or if they explode causing the duo to never talk again in this week's review of Blue and Gold #5 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_659093" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] BLUE AND GOLD #5 Written by DAN JURGENS Art and cover by RYAN SOOK $3.99 US | 32 pages | 5 of 8 Blue and Gold Restoration is open for business! Only issue is, our duo is falling apart while their waiting room is packed to the brim with mostly illegitimate problems. Now Omnizon, self-appointed ruler of Earth, is here to sentence Booster and Beetle to death for disobeying her royal rule of the land. It’ll take a friend from the future to save their present and prevent a PR nightmare that could close their operation for good!  

Are we gonna love Justice League vs. the Legion of Super-Heroes #1, or are we gonna hate it? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_657929" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #1 (W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Scott Godlewski Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: January 12, 2022 Cover Price: $3.99 One thousand years in the future, a Legion of Super-Heroes comes together to dedicate their lives to recapturing the great age of heroes of the 21st century. When the heroes discover that reality is falling to a great darkness in both times simultaneously, the Justice League and the Legion of Super-Heroes must team up to stop it all. But what is the connection between the secrets of the new Gold Lanterns and the coming of the Great Darkness? A monumental DC epic event miniseries!  

We kick off the new year, with a look at Monkey Meat #1 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_656526" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] MONKEY MEAT #1 Writer: Juni Ba Artist: Juni Ba Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 5, 2022 DJELIYA creator JUNI BA introduces a new fantasy universe in this ANTHOLOGY SERIES! The Monkey Meat Company made its fortune selling cans of processed meat all around the world. Using that money to fuel their wacky experiments, they turned their native island into a magical hyper-capitalist hellscape where even demons have to pay rent! Follow the lives of the creatures of Monkey Meat Island in this fun, action-packed romp. Each issue is its own story!  

This week we take a look at Radiant Black #11 from Image Comics. This series is totally not the Power Rangers, you guys. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) RADIANT BLACK #11 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Marcelo Costa Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: December 22, 2021 Phew. Okay. Deep breaths. We made it out. Maybe, just maybe, it’s finally time for Marshall to relax. Or maybe there’s a new superpowered asshole in town. And if Marshall can’t handle them alone, maybe he could use some help from RADIANT PINK?

Stephanie Brown and Cassandra Cain team with Oracle to take on crime in Batgirls #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_654324" align="alignright" width="227"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] BATGIRLS #1 Written by BECKY CLOONAN and MICHAEL W. CONRAD Art and cover by JORGE CORONA Batgirls (masked) variant cover by INHYUK LEE Batgirls (unmasked) variant cover by INHYUK LEE (These two variant covers connect into one image!) 1:25 variant cover by RIAN GONZALES 1:50 variant cover by DAN HIPP Teams variant cover by AMANO YOSHITAKA $3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (Card stock) ON SALE 12/14/21 Um, hello—you didn’t actually think we’d keep you waiting this entire year without giving you the Batgirls series we’ve all been wanting for forever, right? No way, we love you too much—just like Batgirls Cassandra Cain and Stephanie Brown, who are only able to navigate the dark, gritty, and oftentimes scary city of Gotham by leaning on the bright light that is their best-friendship. Mentored by Oracle, the Batgirls move to the other side of town where Barbara Gordon can keep a better eye on them while the hacker Seer is still invading their lives. Steph may be too rash sometimes, and Cass doesn’t speak much—but what they lack in similarities they make up for with their mutual respect and love for each other…and what makes them stronger together as Batgirls! And they may be good at kicking ass, but they are just trying their best to be normal teenagers—who’ll borrow the keys to a muscle car that belonged to a bad guy and perhaps give it a joyride around town without a driver’s license, then race to get back home to Oracle by curfew…! Splashing the pages with bright colors against a dark backdrop of Gotham, Batgirls is the pizza slumber party of the year you don’t want to miss!  

Body horror awaits us all in this week's Lady Mechanika: The Monster of The Ministry of Hell #1 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! >Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_653407" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] LADY MECHANIKA: THE MONSTER OF THE MINISTRY OF HELL #1 Writer: Joe Benitez Artist: Joe Benitez, Beth Sotelo Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: December 8, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 In a Victorian asylum full of grotesque inmates, sadistic guards, and a fanatical doctor, a young lady wakes to find her arms and legs have been replaced with mechanical limbs. But who among this gruesome menagerie is the true monster of the Ministry of Hell? The origins of the notorious adventuress known as Lady Mechanika!

Oh, you crazy kids! Because of you we are reviewing King of Spies #1 from Image Comics. And. Nothing. Will. Ever. Be. The. Same. Again! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_652494" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link[/caption] KING OF SPIES #1 Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Matteo Scalera Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: December 01, 2021 Cover Price: $4.99 The world's greatest secret agent has six months to live. Does he die quietly in a hospital bed, or does he make up for a lifetime of bad decisions? He's been propping up an unfair system for over forty years. Now he knows where all the bodies are buried and has nothing to lose when he turns his guns on everyone who ever made a buck creating the mess we're in right now. REGISTER PITCH: An action/adventure story that's part spy thriller, part revenge rampage-James Bond meets John Wick.

The Big Bad Wolf is lurking around Gotham, and the Bat is ready to take him down. Too bad the city is on fire... This week, we take a look at Batman vs. Bigby! A Wolf in Gotham #3 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) BATMAN vs. BIGBY! A WOLF IN GOTHAM #3 Writer: Bill Willingham Artist: Brian Level Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: November 17, 2021 Batman and Bigby’s brawl comes to a grinding halt after a wave of explosions rocks Gotham. When a giant wolf emerges from the wreckage, Batman and his team of Robins stop at nothing to bring down the beast-and all goes according to the true villain’s master plan!

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! This week, on the Dueling Review podcast, we take a look at Robin and Batman #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_649469" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link[/caption] ROBIN & BATMAN #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Dustin Nguyen Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: November 9, 2021 Cover Price: $5.99 The legendary story of Batman and Robin has reached nearly mythic proportions: the crime-fighting Dynamic Duo, always one step ahead of the criminals they pursue and never meeting a case too big. This isn’t that story. This is the story of a young Dick Grayson, newly orphaned, struggling to find his way in a strange, difficult, dark new world…This is the story of Robin and Batman. The bestselling creative team behind the Eisner-winning Descender, Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen, reunite in Gotham City to tell the story of a remarkable young man learning to navigate an incredible new world!

The BPRD is heading to Sweden to check out a startling discovery. Will we be thrilled, or will Hellboy: Bones of Giants #1 leave us cold? Find out in this week's Dueling Review podcast. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! >Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_648593" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link[/caption] HELLBOY: THE BONES OF GIANTS #1 Writer: Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden Artist: Matt Smith Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: November 3, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 When a startling discovery is made in Sweden, the B.P.R.D. sends Hellboy and Abe Sapien to investigate. What ensues is a wild adventure full of Norse legends, mythical creatures, and a threat that could bring not just Earth but the Nine Realms of Norse mythology to their knees. Based on the illustrated novel by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden, this four-part comics adaptation of Hellboy: The Bones of Giants brings readers into Hellboy's fight against the Frost Giants with stunning art by Matt Smith (Hellboy and the B.P.R.D: Long Night at Goloski Station, Barbarian Lord, Folklords) and colors by Chris O'Halloran (Folklords, Black Panther, Ice Cream Man).

G-Men, and Gangsters, and... Bruce? Oh-my! This week, we walk down the darkest alley and discover Pop Star Assassin #1 from Behemoth Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_647826" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link[/caption] POP STAR ASSASSIN #1 (OF 6) (W) Ed Lavallee, Matt Cashel (A/CA) Marcelo Basile Movie Poster cover by Marcelo Basile. In Shops: Oct 20, 2021 SRP: $3.99 The year is 1977. The King is dead. The world mourns. But... When a mysterious briefcase turns up in his dressing room, Bruce-a coke-addled Elvis impersonator finds himself wedged between a Mob boss out for revenge and a government conspiracy with far-reaching, world-ending ramifications; all in an attempt to discover the true identity of his father's killer. It's sex, drugs, rock n robots 70's style in this all-out action adventure. The year is 1977. The KING IS DEAD - LONG LIVE THE KING! And who the f*ck is Molly?

Back to Baldur's Gate we go! This week we take a look at IDW Publishing's Dungeons and Dragons: Mindbreaker #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_646845" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology/Amazon affiliate link[/caption] Dungeons & Dragons: Mindbreaker #1 (of 5) Jim Zub (w) Eduardo Mello (a) Max Dunbar (c) The prelude to the much-anticipated video game Baldur’s Gate III begins here! Changed by their experiences in Avernus, Krydle, Shandie, Delina, Nerys, Minsc, and Boo return home to Baldur’s Gate to find that something much more insidious has taken root… what could be behind the odd behavior of the Head Librarian of the Knowledge-Hold? FC • 32 pages • $3.99

Let's go back to the groovy '70s and take on all the street gangs while we try to get back a book of pure evil, shall we? Or perhaps we can just check out Army of Darkness 1979 #2 from Dynamite Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_644769" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] ARMY OF DARKNESS 1979 #2 Writer: Rodney Barne Artist: Tom Garcia Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 13, 2021 SOLICITATION: The superstar creator of the hit Image Comics series Killadelphia brings his supernatural horror chops to one of the genre's most (in)famous characters. Ashley Joanna Williams finds himself this time in late 70s New York City. In a less cleaned up era, that means gangs tussle for every block in the South Bronx. And these particular gangs model themselves after zombies and vampires. Things only get even more out of control when they find the one and only Necronomicon! Barnes is joined in this horror flashback romp by artist Tom Garcia (Pathfinder, Hellraiser), colorist Dinei Ribero, and letterer Troy Peteri. This crew assembles together to guide Ash through his latest comedy horror adventure. But will he or even the creative team survive the journey..?  

The Serpent's Omen STRIKES in this week's Fire Power #16 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_644653" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] FIRE POWER #16 Writer: Robert Kirkman Artist: Chris Samnee, Matthew Wilson Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: October 6, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 The most vulnerable are the most at risk. The Serpent's Omen STRIKES!

Things are getting spooky for the Transformers, as IDW Publishing releases the Transformers Halloween Special 2021. Did we love it? Did we hate it? Or, was it too scary for anyone to read? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_643860" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comIXology affiliate link[/caption] Transformers: Halloween Special Dan Watters (Author) Beth McGuire-Smith (Artist) Nicole Goux (Cover Artist) Whispers of a disembodied spark howling alone in the desert are floating around Cybertron. Whispers of Starscream’s loyalty to Megatron’s cause are also floating around. Frustrated and needing some space to clear his head, Starscream visits the desert and is surprised to actually hear the rumored screams. He follows the sound and is met with a creature that makes him question what it means to be a cybernetic being. Starscream faces off with this grotesque experiment in “I Have No Mouth And I Must Starscream,” by Dan Watters (Home Sick Pilots, Lucifer, The Sandman Universe).

Welp, Marvel Comics has done it now - they've killed off Doctor Strange just as a new movie is about to come out. Was this a mistake, or the greatest move ever? Let's find out as we take a look at The Death of Doctor Strange #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_643057" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE #1 (OF 5) JED MACKAY (W) • LEE GARBETT (A) Cover by KAARE ANDREWS Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO Variant Cover by STEPHANIE HANS Miles Morales: Spider-Man 10th ANNIVERSARY Variant Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO Hidden Gem Variant cover by Gene Colan VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NATACHA BUSTOS DEATH COMES FOR THE SORCERER SUPREME! Doctor Stephen Strange is the world’s greatest neurosurgeon and Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme. He defends our planet from the supernatural and interdimensional threats no other hero is equipped to handle. But what would happen if he unexpectedly died? Who would protect Earth and keep the mystical evils at bay? And most importantly…who killed Stephen Strange?! The final chapter in the life of Doctor Strange starts here by Jed MacKay (Moon Knight, Black Cat) and Lee Garbett (Captain Marvel)! 40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

All good things must come to an end! Are we talking about the end of Dueling Review, or simply reviewing Wonder Woman #779 from DC Comics? There is only one way to find out! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_641978" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] WONDER WOMAN #779 Writers: BECKY CLOONAN, MICHAEL W. CONRAD, and JORDIE BELLAIRE Artists: TRAVIS MOORE and PAULINA GANUCHEAU Cover: TRAVIS MOORE and PAULINA GANUCHEAU Variant Cover: BECKY CLOONAN $4.99 US | 40 PGS | $5.99 US VARIANT (Card Stock) ON SALE 9/14/21 All good things must end! Janus’s murderous rampage through the Multiverse leads Diana and her allies to a place in between worlds where Wonder Woman will come face to face with her darkest fear…a future without her in it! Plus, in our tale set years ago, Princess Diana’s quest for truth comes to a thrilling conclusion!  

Begun, the Mirror War has... This week, we take a look at Star Trek: Mirror War #0 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_640277" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] STAR TREK: MIRROR WAR #0 Writer: David Tipton, Scott Tipton Artist: Carlos Nieto Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 8, 2021 Following the failure of the attempt to steal ships from the Prime Universe, Picard and the Mirror Crew are called back to Earth to report to the Emperor personally... so long as they can survive the trip!

This week we answer the question, Eat, Bang, or Kill as we review Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour #1 from DC Comics. strong>Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_640145" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour (2021-) #1 Writer: Tee Franklin Artist: Max Sarin Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: September 01, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Picking up directly from the cliffhanger ending of Harley Quinn: The Animated Series, Harley and Ivy are on the run after narrowly escaping Ivy's ill-fated wedding to Kite Man. But who is chasing them, and where will this Thelma-and-Louise journey end? It all starts here!

You will believe a man can fly, when two nerds review Superman '78 #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_638416" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] SUPERMAN '78 #1 Writer: Robert Venditti Artist: Wilfredo Torres Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: August 24, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 Fly into director Richard Donner’s Superman once more in Superman ’78! Written by Robert Venditti (Superman: Man of Tomorrow) and drawn by Wilfredo Torres (Batman ’66), Superman ’78 tells a brand-new adventure in the world of the beloved film. A bright, shining day in Metropolis is interrupted by a mysterious drone that crash-lands in the city and starts wreaking havoc. This looks like a job for Superman! But where did the metallic menace come from, what is its purpose, and who is Brainiac?

Everyone is Kang the Conqueror! Everyone. You, Me, Nathaniel  Richards... or maybe not. Let's figure out what is going on in this week's review of Kang the Conqueror #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_638024" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] KANG THE CONQUEROR #1 (OF 5) Writers: Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing Artist: Carlos Magno (CA) Mike Del Mundo Rated T+ In Shops: Aug 18, 2021 SRP: $4.99 THE ORIGIN OF KANG! The man called Kang the Conqueror has been a pharaoh, a villain, a warlord of the space ways and even, on rare occasions, a hero. Across all timelines, one fact seemed absolute: Time means nothing to Kang the Conqueror. But the truth is more complex. Kang is caught in an endless cycle of creation and destruction dictated by time and previously unseen by any but the Conqueror himself. A cycle that could finally explain the enigma that is Kang. And a cycle that begins and ends with an old and broken Kang sending his younger self down a dark path...  

We're having a spook-tacular time on this week's Dueling Review, as Elvira meets Vincent Price! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_636006" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] ELVIRA MEETS VINCENT PRICE #1 Writer: David Avallone Artist: Juan Samu Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: The two titans of horror and comedy untie in comics for the very first time! Dynamite Entertainment Proudly Presents... Elvira Meets Vincent Price! Elvira is back, with her most historic AND greatest costar ever! The ghost of Vincent Price is a spirit with a mission, and only the Mistress of the Dark can help! The Apocalypse is coming, and it's going to be live-streamed for binge-watching, but a long-lost movie can save the world... if only the movie star specter and the horror hostess with the mostest can find it in time! Thrills, chills, and all sorts of terrible puns!

Let's bookend this tale as we take a look at The Other History of the DC Universe #5 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_635375" align="alignright" width="273"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] The Other History of the DC Universe #5 story by: John Ridley art by: Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi cover by: Giuseppe Camuncoli and Marco Mastrazzo variant cover by Jamal Campbell ON SALE: 7/27/21 AGES 17+ | 5 of 5 $6.99 US | 48 PAGES | FC | DC BLACK LABEL Prestige Plus 8 1/2″ x 10 7/8″ Being a superhero runs in Anissa Pierce’s family. It’s been a part of her life in one way or another since her father, Jefferson Pierce, first started to fight crime as Black Lightning. Despite what her parents tell her, despite what the world tells her, Anissa knows that she has the same calling as her father. But as Anissa takes on the mantle of Thunder, she must grapple with a very different world than the one that her father first patrolled. The critically acclaimed creative team of Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) and artists Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi bring The Other History of the DC Universe to a close.

I AM MOON KNIGHT! No, wait, we are a podcast that is taking a look at Moon Knight #1 from Marvel Comics. Whew... dodged that one... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_633953" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] MOON KNIGHT #1 Writer: Jed MacKay Artist: Alessandro Cappuccio Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: July 21, 2021 Cover Price: $4.99 I AM MOON KNIGHT! The mysterious Mr. Knight has opened his Midnight Mission, his people petitioning for protection from the weird and horrible. The Moon Knight stalks the rooftops and alleys marked with his crescent moon tag, bringing violence to any who would harm his people. Marc Spector, in whichever guise he dons, is back on the streets, a renegade priest of an unworthy god. But while Khonshu languishes in a prison that Moon Knight put him in, Moon Knight must still observe his duty: protecting those who travel at night. Let it be known - Moon Knight will keep the faith. Rated T+

Barbarella is back, baby! This week, YOU demanded we review this Barbarella #1 from Dynamite Entertainment, and your humble hosts comply (because we're nice that way). Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_632930" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] BARBARELLA #1 writer: Sarah Hoyt artist: Madibek Musabekov covers: Lucio Parrillo (A), Derrick Chew (B), Brian Bolland (C), Dani (D), Rachel Hollon Cosplay Variant (E), Authentix (F), Madibek Musabekov (RI), Dani (RI/BW), Lucio Parrillo (RI/BW), Derrick Chew (RI/BW), Brian Bolland (RI/ Line Art), Brian Bolland (RI/BW) FC | 32 pages | SciFi/ Adventure | $3.99 | Teen+ The Siren of Space returns for a series of all-new adventures by a dynamic new creative team! Multi-award winning author SARAH HOYT and rising star artist MADIBEK MUSABEKOV are at the controls as Barbarella leaves space dock on a new mission fraught with unseen layers of danger, duplicity and perhaps a dose of romance! Camelot is home to the rich and powerful class seeking escape from an increasingly crowded and decaying galactic empire. Desperate clandestine transmissions from an enslaved underclass brings Barbarella to investigate, uncovering secrets that lead to more secrets—and the distinct possibility that someone knew she was coming. High concept sci-fi meets the greatest aspects of the human soul in a series that will reveal wonders that both terrify and delight, plus covers by fan-favorites LUCIO PARILLO, DERRICK CHEW, BRIAN BOLLAND and more!

Look, I know you like to think you have the power, but in reality, the power belongs to all of us. ALL. OF. US. But the big question is, does the power reside in the pages of Masters of the Universe: Revelation #1 from Dark Horse Comics, or not? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_631978" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVELATION #1 Writer: Kevin Smith, Rob David, Tim Sheridan Artist: Mindy Lee Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: July 7, 2021 This is the official comic book prequel to the upcoming Netflix television show written by Executive Producers Kevin Smith and Rob David and episode writer Tim Sheridan and featuring art by Mindy Lee (Crimson Lotus). Following a vicious Orlax attack on his father King Randor, He-Man learns the creature is linked to the origin of the sword of power. To save Randor and put an end to the chaos He-Man embarks on an epic journey that pits him against his longtime foes Skeletor and Evil-Lyn, and sees Teela take the reins of a powerful legacy. The official prequel to the upcoming Netflix show!

This is not my beautiful child! Or is it? Find out what is going on as we take a look at Made in Korea #2 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_631048" align="alignright" width="227"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] MADE IN KOREA #2 Writer: Jeremy Holt Artist: George Schall Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 30, 2021 SETUP DOESN’T WORK To fix setup issues with your Proxy: Check that your child is on. Check that your child is connected to Wi-Fi. Reboot your child. Reset your child to its factory settings: 1. Press and hold the Action button (behind left ear). 2. Wait until the light ring turns green (about 25 seconds).  

Because YOU demanded it! This week, we look at Gamma Flight #1 from Marvel Comics, which spins out of the Immortal Hulk series that we've been a fan of since the beginning. Will Gamma Flight hold up, or crash and burn? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_629866" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] GAMMA FLIGHT #1 Writer: Al Ewing, Crystal Frasier Artist: Lan Medina Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: June 23, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 SPINNING OUT OF IMMORTAL HULK, BRUCE BANNER'S GAMMA-POWERED ALLIES GO ON THE RUN! Gamma Flight had one job: Find and stop the Hulk. But when push came to smash, they sided with the Green Goliath-and the human world intends to make them regret it. Puck, Absorbing Man, Titania, Doc Sasquatch, Dr. Charlene McGowan and a horribly changed Rick Jones are fugitives from every known authority-but a team that full of gamma is bound to break before long. Al Ewing, Crystal Frasier and Lan Medina mastermind a whole new world of gamma! 32 PGS./Rated T+

Supergirl. Not the girl of today, but the Woman of Tomorrow. This week, we take a look at Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 because YOU demanded it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_628693" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow #1 written by Tom King art by Bilquis Evely cover by Bilquis Evely card stock variant cover by Gary frank blank variant cover ON SALE 6/15/2021 $4.99 US | 32 PAGES | 1 (OF 8) | FC | DC Kara Zor-El has seen some epic adventures over the years, but finds her life without meaning or purpose. Here she is, a young woman who saw her planet destroyed and was sent to Earth to protect a baby cousin who ended up not needing her. What was it all for? Wherever she goes, people only see her through the lens of Superman’s fame. Just when Supergirl thinks she’s had enough, everything changes. An alien girl seeks her out for a vicious mission. Her world has been destroyed, and the bad guys responsible are still out there. She wants revenge, and if Supergirl doesn’t help her, she’ll do it herself, whatever the cost. Now a Kryptonian, a dog, and an angry, heartbroken child head out into space on a journey that will shake them to their very core.

Let's rewind the clock to the happin' time of 1982 and see what the She-Devil with a Sword is up to, as we review Red Sonja 1982 from Dynamite Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_627900" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] RED SONJA 1982 ONE-SHOT writer: Amy Chu | artist: Eric Blake covers: Dani (A), Jonathan Broxton (B), Alyssa Stargoddess Cosplay Variant (C),Dani (RI/Line Art), Jonathan Broxton (RI/Virgin), Alyssa Stargoddess Cosplay Variant (RI/Virgin) FC | 40 pages | Action/Adventure | $4.99 | Teen+ A mysterious killer android from the future hunts the legendary mercenary from the past. A.I. meets magic in a story that takes us — where else? — Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and the City of Angels! Amy Chu returns to pen this gnarly one and done action-filled issue that will totally take you back to the Summer of 1982…It’s an epic struggle between good and evil, mohawks and perms, New Wave and Heavy Metal!

We are stepping back into the world of the Witcher this week, as we take a look at The Witcher: Witch's Lament #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_626241" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] THE WITCHER: WITCH'S LAMENT #1 (W) Bartosz Sztybor (A) Vanesa R. Del Rey (CA) Anato Finnstark Flames rise as a witch is burned at the stake. As Geralt searches for his next job, disturbing issues of the fatal persecution appear before him, bringing an ominous warning. In Shops: May 26, 2021 SRP: $3.99

The story of Yara Flor starts here! Right here in this week's episode of Dueling Review as we take on Wonder Girl #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_624803" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] WONDER GIRL #1 Writer: Joelle Jones Artist: Joelle Jones Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 18, 2021 The story of Yara Flor starts here! Raised in the faroff land of Boise, Idaho, Yara Flor has always felt something was missing from her life-and now she is headed to Brazil to find it. Little does she know her arrival will set off a series of events that will change the world of Wonder Woman forever. Her return has been prophesied, and with that prophecy comes the undivided attention of benevolent gods from pantheons beyond. Danger lurks around every corner-but is this young hero ready for her journey? Find out in a debut issue you absolutely cannot miss! Spinning out of the bestselling Future State: Wonder Woman, acclaimed writer/artist Jo lle Jones makes a triumphant return to the character to officially introduce her into the DC Universe. You think you know Wonder Girl, but you have never seen her like this!

Nothing says excitement like hot boardroom action. This week we find out if that is true when we take a look at X-Crop #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_622352" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link.[/caption] X-CORP #1 Writer: Tini Howard Artist: Alberto Foche Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 12, 2021 KRAKOA IS FOR CLOSERS! The deals have been made. Mutantkind is safe on Krakoa. As the Reign of X continues, what are the wants of the mutants who have everything? Leading the charge is X-CORPORATION, headed by CXOs Monet St. Croix and Warren Worthington, a duo as cutthroat and ruthless in the boardroom as they are on a battlefield. But X-Corp needs more than just its figureheads. As Monet sets out to staff their team with some of the brightest and most deviant minds in mutantkind, Warren finds himself in a tense meeting with one of Krakoa's first allies who wants to know the truth: on Angel's wings, will X-Corp crash or soar? Rated T+

When a good guy and a bad guy team-up, you know it is going to be double trouble. Now we just need to figure out which one thinks he's the bad guy as we review Thor and Loki Double Trouble #3 from Marvel Comics. strong>Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_621458" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] THOR AND LOKI DOUBLE TROUBLE #3 Writer: Mariko Tamaki Artist: Gurihiru Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 5, 2021 Thor and Loki are transported to an alternate universe where they run into the Goddess of Thunder: JANE FOSTER! Can she help these misbehaving brothers find their way home?

Damian Wayne gets his own Robin series at DC Comics. Will the issue stand up to scrutiny, or is robin a little bird that should have flown off a long time ago? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_618855" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] ROBIN #1 written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON art and cover by GLEB MELNIKOV wraparound variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV team card stock variant cover by ANDY KUBERT (minimum order 250 copies) 1:25 variant cover by RICCARDO FEDERICI ON SALE 4/27/21 $3.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $4.99 US After learning of the deadly League of Lazarus tournament, Damian Wayne has a new mission: winning the tournament and prove he is the greatest fighter in the DC Universe! But first he must find the secret island where it’s all going down! This brand-new solo Robin series will force Damian Wayne to find his own path away from both sides of his family! New mysteries! New supporting cast! First appearances of new characters! And lots of fights!  

Thanks to you, we are taking another look at Radiant Black from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_616474" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] RADIANT BLACK #3 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Marcello Costa Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Okay, that's it. Nathan's getting down to business today: he's finally working on his novel. All he needs is some solitary writing time-no "helpful" parents, no superhero social media, and definitely no alien voices beaming an unintelligible language into his brain. That's not too much to ask for, right?

Locke and Key and the Sandman Universe are crossing over in this week's Dueling Review! Give a listen to this week's show as we discuss Locke and Key/Sandman: Hell and Gone #1 from IDW Publishing and DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_614339" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] LOCKE AND KEY/SANDMAN UNIVERSE: HELL AND GONE #1 Writer: Joe Hill, Neil Gaiman Artist: Gabriel Rodriguez Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: April 14, 2021 Cover Price: $6.99 If you think you can unlock the gates of Hell and just invite yourself in, you must be Dreaming! The epic crossover between two of the most beloved fantasy universes in comics begins here. John “Jack” Locke is ten years dead, but that hasn’t stopped him from posting the occasional letter home… from Hell. Now, Mary Locke will do anything to save her brother’s soul. Her quest to rescue him from The Pit will require her to outsmart Roderick Burgess (the most evil man in England), puzzle her way through the House of Mystery, and risk the walking nightmare known as The Corinthian in a disintegrating Kingdom of Dreams!

A new Green Lantern series kicks off this week, and we have thoughts... many... many... thoughts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_611788" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] GREEN LANTERN #1 written by GEOFFREY THORNE art by DEXTER SOY cover by BERNARD CHANG card stock variant cover by BRYAN HITCH 1:25 card stock variant cover by ALEX MALEEV ON SALE 4/6/21 $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | FC | DC CARD STOCK VARIANT COVERS $5.99 US As this new Green Lantern series begins, the newly formed United Planets and the Guardians of the Universe hold an intergalactic summit to decide who can best serve and protect the cosmos from danger. With the majority of Green Lanterns called back to Oa, John Stewart arrives alongside Teen Lantern Keli Quintela, whose powerful gauntlet could be one of the most powerful and unstable weapons in the universe. With the entire landscape of the universe in flux, is this the end of the Green Lantern Corps…or a new beginning?

Why the long face, Beta Ray Bill? Let's see if we can find out in Beta Ray Bill #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_609697" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] BETA RAY BILL #1 Writer: Daniel Warren Johnson Artist: Daniel Warren Johnson Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 31, 2021 FROM THE PAGES OF DONNY CATES' THOR AND SPINNING OUT OF THE EVENTS OF KING IN BLACK! The second-most famous wielder of Mjolnir. The right-hand man to the god of Thunder. And now, a warrior without his best weapon. Beta Ray Bill is tired of playing second fiddle to Thor - and with Bill's famous hammer, Stormbreaker, recently destroyed at the new All-Father's hands, tensions are higher than ever. The Korbinite must strike out in search of a new weapon...and a new destiny. Assuming he can first defeat a Knullified Fin Fang Foom! Writer/artist Daniel Warren Johnson (Extremity, Murder Falcon) and colorist Mike Spicer take Beta Ray Bill on a journey beyond the shadow of a god! Plus: This oversize first issue contains an exclusive conversation between Johnson and Beta Ray Bill's creator, the legendary Walter Simonson!

Everyone is going back to school, even the superheroes! This week, we take a look at the goings on at Teen Titans Academy from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_609421" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] TEEN TITANS ACADEMY #1 Writer: Tim Sheridan Artist: Rafa Sandoval Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Welcome to Teen Titans Academy! Packed with both new, super-powered teens and numerous dark secrets, Teen Titans Academy's student body includes Shazam; a new Australian speedster; a trio of Goth(am) teen expatriates obsessed with Batman—and one member of this first class will become the deadly Red X. Original New Teen Titans including Nightwing, Starfire, Raven, Cyborg, and Beast Boy take on the role of teachers and mentors for superpowered teens. Their goal: to shape the next generation of heroes.

Black hole powers? What is going on with Radiant Black #2 from Image Comics? You picked it! We review it! Listen to Dueling Review on Stitcher Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_607953" align="alignright" width="227"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption]   RADIANT BLACK #2 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Marcelo Costa Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Yesterday: Nathan found an alien artifact that turned him into a superhero. Today? His dad says he has to get a job, so driving for rideshare company Drivr it is. Oh, and there's also someone else out there robbing banks with powers like his. That's probably important.

When did the X-Men get sidekicks, and was it the best or worst decision ever? We examine Marvel Comics' Children of the Atom #1 on this week's show. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_607088" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] CHILDREN OF THE ATOM #1 Writer: Vita Ayala Artist: Bernard Chang and R.B. Silva Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 SOLICITATION: WHEN DID THE X-MEN GET SIDEKICKS?! Now! Don’t miss the debut of the greatest teenage super hero team of all time! They’ve learned from the best, now they’re ready to be put to the test! But who the heck are these kids, and where do they come from? Guest-starring the X-Men!  

It was a time of high adventure and of Jedi finding their place in the world... or something. This week, we jump into the world of Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #2 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_606415" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comIXology affiliate link[/caption] Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #2 Daniel José Older (Author) Harvey Tolibao (Artist, Cover Artist) Pow Rodrix (Artist) Rebecca Nalty (Colorist) Flaming destruction has come to Trymant IV! Childhood best friends Zeen and Krix try to find safety, while Yoda’s Padawans, Lula, Farzal, and Qort are trying to evacuate the citizens, but the Nihil ship won’t let anyone onboard. And when a massive battle breaks out, Krix and Zeen get torn apart! Writer Daniel José Older, bestselling author of Star Wars: Last Shot, and artist Harvey Tolibao bring IDW into The High Republic, a massive publishing crossover spanning comics and prose!

It's the first encounter between Usagi Yojimbo and his most dangerous and terrifying enemy, Jei, in Usagi Yojimbo: Wanderers Road #4 from IDW publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_605618" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] Usagi Yojimbo: Wanderer’s Road #4 Stan Sakai (Author, Artist) Peach Momoko (Cover Artist) Ronda Pattison (Colorist) “The Blade of the Gods” Seeking safety from a storm, Usagi encounters an unusual and frightening fellow ronin. The refuge turns into a dangerous trap as the ronin believes the gods want him to kill Usagi! Read the thrilling first encounter between Usagi and his most dangerous and terrifying enemy, Jei!

The new adventures of Young Hellboy are here! This week, we take a peek at Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_603885" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] YOUNG HELLBOY: THE HIDDEN LAND #1 Writers: Mike Mignola and Thomas Sniegoski Artist: Craig Rousseau Colorist: Dave Stewart Letterer: CLem Robins Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 17, 2021 Stranded on a strange island after a mishap on their way to a South American dig site, Hellboy and Professor Bruttenholm are confronted by all manner of monsters! But even when the stranger who rescues them turns out to be one of Hellboy’s heroes, they aren’t as safe as they think they are! Join Hellboy creator Mike Mignola as he teams with writer Thomas Sniegoski, artist Craig Rousseau, and colorist Dave Stewart to bring you a tale of Hellboy’s childhood!

ORCS! What's to be done with these orcs today!? ORCS! Who can understand anything they say? It's time once again to see how we feel about a new comics! And surprise! It's ORCS! #1 from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_603218" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] ORCS #1 Writer: Christine Larsen Artist: Christine Larsen Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: February 10, 2021 * For fans of The Adventure Zone and Critical Role, meet Bog and his misfit crew of Orcs as they adventure through the Known World courtesy of acclaimed cartoonist Christine Larsen (Adventure Time). * After being banished from their Orcish village by King Hrograhgah (it was a simple misunderstanding, involving an acorn-related prank!), Bog and his crew venture out into the world to seek their fortune, and hopefully find their way back home again. * Tag along with Bog, Zep, Pez, Utzu and Gurh as they venture through the dreaded Eerieasallhel Forest, face off against Trolls, Gnomes, squirrels and more, and follow in the footsteps of the legendary Orc hero, Drod One-Eye! * Every issue of Orcs! is oversized, featuring more than 30 story pages.

Ultra-marines suit up! Ya wanna live forever? Maybe you will after checking out this review of Warhammer 40000: Marneus Calgar #4 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_602293" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] WARHAMMER 40,000: MARNEUS CALGAR #4 KIERON GILLEN (W) • JACEN BURROWS (A) • Cover by JAMES STOKOE VarIAnt cover by Games Workshop CALGAR’S ULTIMATE TEST! MARNEUS CALGAR’S deadly gambit brings him back to the moon where it all began…and an enemy who has been in hiding for centuries! To quell the threat of this darkest power, Calgar will show no mercy. There. Is. Only. WAR. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$4.99

Glub-Glub, mother-fishers! The future of Aquaman is here, and we are taking a look at Future State: Aquaman #1, because YOU demanded it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_601347" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] FUTURE STATE: AQUAMAN #1 Writer: Daniel Sampere Artist: Brandon Thomas Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: January 26, 2021 Cover Price: $3.99 When Jackson Hyde accepted the mantle of Aquaman, he didn’t expect to also have to mentor Andy Curry, Arthur and Mera’s teen daughter. Nor did he expect that he and Andy would get sucked into the Confluence-an interdimensional nexus that connects distant planets and galaxies through the One Great Ocean. And he certainly didn’t expect to lose Andy in the process of trying to find their way back home. Now Jackson’s not sure how long he’s been stuck in a prison on Neptune (five years?) or how many times he’s tried to escape (200 at least!). But today Jackson saw something in the water that gave him hope for the first time in a long time-and his captors have no idea what he’s got in store for them.

It all comes back around for the Legion of Super-Heroes, and this week - because of YOU - we share our thoughts on Legion of Super-Heroes #12 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_600409" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link.[/caption] LEGION OF SUPER HEROES #12 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Wade Von Grawbadger Publisher: DC Comics The battle for New Krypton is on! This powerhouse issue features the Legion confronting the greatest challenge of any era! With New Krypton on the verge of destruction at the hands of one of Jon Kent’s deadliest foes, the young hero may have to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his friends, his family, and his heritage-but it could lead to the start of a monumental new chapter in the future of the DC Universe! Long live the Legion! In Shops: January 20, 2021 SRP: $3.99

It's a Symbiote showdown in this week's Dueling Review as Gwenom and Carnage go toe to toe! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_599124" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via our comiXology affiliate link[/caption] KING IN BLACK: GWENOM VS CARNAGE #1 Writer: Seanan McGuire Artist: Flaviano Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 13, 2021 GWEN STACY ENTERS THE FRAY AGAINST THE KING IN BLACK! Bonded to a synthetic symbiote from another reality, GHOST-SPIDER, aka Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, is unique among the webslingers of the multiverse! But when KNULL descends on her adopted home, his gravity well of dark psychic energy will reap unforeseen consequences not only on Gwen, but on her symbiotic suit as well!

Evil rises again in the pages of Eternals #1 from Marvel Comics. We take on the eternal battle in this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) You can pick NEXT week's Dueling Review comic here! [caption id="attachment_598928" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] ETERNALS #1 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Esad Ribic Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: January 6, 2021 Cover Price: $4.99 NEVER DIE. NEVER WIN. ETERNALS. What’s the point of an eternal battle? For millions of years, one hundred Eternals have roamed the Earth, secret protectors of humanity. Without them, we’d be smears between the teeth of the demon-like Deviants. Their war has waged for all time, echoing in our myths and nightmares. But today, Eternals face something new: change. Can they – or anyone on Earth – survive their discovery? From the thought provoking minds of Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Uncanny X-Men, Thor) and Esad Ribić (Secret Wars, King Thor) comes a new vision of the classic Marvel mythology!

Let's all go to the Masquerade, hosted by everyone's favorite Goblin King - Jareth! You voted for it, and we review Labyrinth: Masquerade from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!\ Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_596891" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] JIM HENSON LABYRINTH MASQUERADE Writer: Lara Elena Donnelly Artist: French Carlomagno, Samantha Dodge Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $7.99 Discover an all-new one-shot story set during the hit film Jim Henson's Labyrinth from award-winning author Lara Elena Donnelly (Amberlough), along with artists French Carlomagno (The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance), Samantha Dodge (Catwoman: Soulstealer), and more All is not as it seems with the guests of Jareth's famous Masquerade, as one participant slowly awakens to the reality of her topsy-turvy existence in the Goblin Kingdom when Sarah shatters the glass mirrors during her escape. But as this mysterious participant puts together the pieces, her discoveries threaten to unravel everything!

Why not wind down the year with something a little lighter? This week, our listeners have voted for Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? #107 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_596580" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] SCOOBY-DOO, WHERE ARE YOU? #107 written by DEREK FRIDOLFS art by RANDY ELLIOT cover by DEREK FRIDOLFS ON SALE 12/15/20 $2.99 US | 32 PAGES | FC | DC It’s Friday night, and Scooby and the gang are ready for some bowling at their favorite hangout! When the Skulldugger’s rampage clears the alley, Mystery Inc. stays behind to investigate. Can the gang flush out the culprit in time to spare the house? Or will it be game over for Coolsville Bowling Alley?

The holidays are shiny and bright... unless you live in the Zenescope universe, and things get... Grimm. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_595685" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] GRIMM FAIRY TALES 2020 HOLIDAY SPECIAL (W) Joe Brusha, Ralph Tedesco, Dave Franchini (CA) Igor Vitorino As the holidays approach, Grimm Fairy Tales returns with another year of merriment and horror for the whole family to enjoy. A year ago, in a remote town, a terrible deed had been committed. The responsible party got away with the crime, or so they thought. Now on the anniversary of that terrible day, a vengeful spirit has been released to right those wronged, and to bring peace to the suffering of that heinous act. Introducing three new bone chilling stories set during the happiest time of the year! In Shops: Dec 09, 2020 SRP: $5.99

The Sidekick was complaining that it got really cold in the Winter. Will he complain as much after reading Justice League: Endless Winter #1 from DC Comics? Will we? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) JUSTICE LEAGUE: ENDLESS WINTER #1 written by ANDY LANNING and RON MARZ art by HOWARD PORTER backup story art by MARCO SANTUCCI cover by MIKEL JANÍN card stock variant cover by DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON ON SALE 12/1/20 $4.99 US | 40 PAGES | 1 OF 2 | FC | DC CARD STOCK COVER $5.99 “Endless Winter” chapter one! The crossover event of the season begins here! The Justice League encounters an extinction-level global storm brewing at the former site of the Fortress of Solitude. Enter the Frost King, a monster mad with power with an army at his command! What devastating mystery lies in his past? And how does he tied to Queen Hippolyta, Swamp Thing, Viking Prince, and their reluctant ally, Black Adam? Two timelines will reveal further clues and secrets throughout each chapter of this blockbuster tale!

We live in the sunlight in a world we believe to be real. But... there is another story to be told in The Other History of the DC Universe. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_581067" align="alignright" width="276"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] THE OTHER HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE #1 written by JOHN RIDLEY art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and ANDREA CUCCHI cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and MARCO MASTRAZZO 1:25 variant cover by JAMAL CAMPBELL PRESTIGE PLUS FORMAT RESOLICIT | ON SALE 11/24/20 $6.99 US | 48 PAGES | 1 OF 5 | FC 8.5″ x 10.875″ | BIMONTHLY | NO ADS DC BLACK LABEL | AGES 17+ Academy Award-winning screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave, Let It Fall) examines the mythology of the DC Universe in this compelling new miniseries that reframes iconic moments of DC history and charts a previously unexplored sociopolitical thread as seen through the prism of DC Super Heroes who come from traditionally disenfranchised groups. This unique new series presents its story as prose by Ridley married with beautifully realized illustrations by Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi. Issue #1 follows the story of Jefferson Pierce, the man who will one day become Black Lightning, as he makes his way from being a young track star to a teacher and, ultimately, to his role as a hero. Future issues focus on characters such as Karen and Mal Duncan, Tatsu Yamashiro, and Renee Montoya. Extensively researched and masterfully executed, The Other History of the DC Universe promises to be an experience unlike any other. You may think you know the history of the DC Universe…but the truth is far more complex. The Other History of the DC Universe isn’t about saving the world—it’s about having the strength to simply be who you are.

The Great Game Ends! But is it worth reading? This week, we take a look at Die #15 from Image Comics - because YOU demanded it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_592457" align="alignright" width="227"] You can purchase this issue via the comIXology affiliate link[/caption] DIE #15 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Stephanie Hans Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: November 18, 2020 Cover Price: $3.99 "THE GREAT GAME,” Part Five The Great Game ends. The board is flipped. The pieces go to pieces. Can anyone play on?

Go, Go, Power Rangers! You something something that isn't in the title Power Rangers! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_591665" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] POWER RANGERS #1 (W) Ryan Parrott (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Matteo Scalera * Two New Series, Two New Teams – The UNLIMITED POWER Era Begins HERE – And Only Lord Drakkon, Their Greatest Enemy, Can Save Them! * Superstar writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and fan favorite artist Francesco Mortarino (Go Go Power Rangers) reveal a new cosmic threat that only the original Power Rangers, now known as the Omega Rangers – Jason, Trini and Zack – can hope to defeat! * But their secret weapon is… the villainous Lord Drakkon?! * Zordon forbids the Omega Rangers from contacting Drakkon, so if they want to save the universe then they’ll have to go rogue – and go up against their Mighty Morphin allies. * The next big Power Rangers epic begins here, perfect for longtime fans and new readers alike. In Shops: Nov 11, 2020 SRP: $4.99

Everyone has a sweet tooth, but is this something we would recommend, or are we gonna give it a pass? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) SWEET TOOTH: THE RETURN #1 writer: JEFF LEMIRE artist: JEFF LEMIRE Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 3, 2020 Once upon a time there was a little boy named Gus. He had antlers and lived with his father in a little cabin in the woods. Then his father died, and the big man with cold eyes took Gus away. Gus went on many great adventures, found friends, love, happiness, family, and acceptance. Now, years later…it begins again. A young boy with antlers and deer-like feature wakes in a bizarre and completely foreign world where the last humans struggle to survive. They tell the boy he is special, he is chosen, and that he alone can lead them back to a world dominated by the oppressive Hybrids. Sweet Tooth: The Return is no re-hash of the original series, but rather a bold re-imagining of the Sweet Tooth mythology; taking elements of the original series and remixing them into something familiar, but totally new. A divided world. A planet long ago past the point of devastation. And at the center of it all, a child who didn’t ask to be born into any of this, but who has no choice but to try and forge some life for himself. His visions and dreams may not be real at all…they may just be fiction. But they are hope. And sometimes hope is enough. Acclaimed writer/artist Jeff Lemire reunites with colorist José Villarubia to bring you the next chapter in the saga of DC’s acclaimed series Sweet Tooth!

Brothers and sisters are notorious for their fighting. but what happens when the fate of the world is at stake? Find out as we talk Shang-Chi #2 from Marvel Comics on this installment of Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) SHANG-CHI #2 (W) Gene Luen Yang (A) Dike Ruan (A/CA) Philip Tan THE HITS KEEP ON COMING! Shang-Chi may have finally met his match in the form of this strange new assailant, Sister Hammer - BUT WHO IS SHE REALLY? Find out in this shocking reunion! Rated T+ In Shops: Oct 28, 2020 SRP: $3.99

Will Robin King take out Earth's last line of defense? Do we care? Find out in this week's Dueling Review of Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1 from DC Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_588801" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] Dark Nights: Death Metal Robin King #1 Writer: Tony Patrick, Peter J. Tomasi Artists: Daniel Sampere, Riley Rossmo Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: October 20, 2020 Cover Price: $5.99 With a utility belt filled to the brim with weapons designed to kill every hero in the DCU, Robin King is the most sadistic soldier in the Darkest Knight evil army! Can anyone stop him from laying waste to Earth’s last line of defense? And how did he become one of the Batman Who Laugh’s groblins in the first place? And in the backup story, can the Robins liberate Gotham City from the Darkest Knight’s control?

In a world you've never been to, with characters you've never heard of... there is a CRISIS! This week we take a look at Commanders in Crisis #1, and we most certainly have thoughts about it. Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_588582" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] COMMANDERS IN CRISIS #1 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Davide Tinto Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 14, 2020 The last survivors of the Multiverse live among us under new, superheroic identities, five survivors of doomed worlds...taking a second chance to ensure our world lives on. A new twist on strange superhero comics, with a bleeding-edge eye on the modern moment, COMMANDERS IN CRISIS follows in the footsteps of Doom Patrol and Thunderbolts as five unexpected heroes come together to solve a murder unlike any other. The victim? Compassion itself…This is ideacide! A new series by acclaimed writer STEVE ORLANDO (Wonder Woman, Doom Patrol: Milk Wars, Martian Manhunter) and artist DAVIDE TINTO (Marvel Action: Spider-Man), an intense, weird action thriller reminding us about the importance of compassion and hope in the present moment, and putting fists to faces along the way!

Something's got to be done with your slant six, Marty! This week, the Transformers and the Back to the Future franchise collide, and oh boy, you better believe things are going to get... weird. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_587799" align="alignright" width="231"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] TRANSFORMERS BACK TO FUTURE #1 (W) Cavan Scott (A/CA) Juan Samu In Shops: Oct 07, 2020 SRP: $3.99 Great Scott! Marty McFly has just returned from the adventure of a lifetime to a new, better Hill Valley?-everything's looking up for him! That is, until Marty and his friend Doc Brown's time machine attracts the attention of the Decepticons! With one small mistake, Marty finds himself once again thrust into adventure to stop the Decepticon plot in the past, present, and future... all with the help of a new time machine... the Autobot, Gigawatt!

Someday Wonder Woman 1984 will be released in theaters, but until then, you can get your Wonder Woman 1984 fix in comic books of all places! Check out our discussion about Wonder Woman 1984 #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_586472" align="alignright" width="227"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] WONDER WOMAN 1984 #1 Written by Anna Obropta, Steve Pugh, Louise Simonson Pencils, Bret Blevins, Marguerite Sauvage Inks Bret Blevins, Marguerite Sauvage Colored by Steve Buccellato, Marguerite Sauvage Cover by Annette Kwok, Nicola Scott In these tales that tie in to the upcoming Warner Bros. movie Wonder Woman 1984, when a failed burglary attempt causes a hostage situation at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Diana Prince is forced to leave her teenage tour group behind so that Wonder Woman can save the day! But will Wonder Woman be able to bring 10 gunmen to justice and get back to her tour group in time? And in a second story, it's the eighties, and greed is good-as long as you already have it all! Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor hunt down the reckless mastermind who makes the ultimate power move by stealing Diana's golden lasso!

Bruce's cousin becomes immortal in this week's Immortal She-Hulk #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_586291" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link.[/caption] Immortal She-Hulk (2020) #1 Published: September 23, 2020 Writer: Al Ewing Penciler: Jon Davis-Hunt Cover Artist: Joe Bennett IN THE WAKE OF EMPYRE, JEN WALTERS GOES IMMORTAL! The Cotati invasion has changed everything for Jennifer Walters. Now she seems to have a new lease on life…but things are never that simple for the gamma-powered. Al Ewing gives She-Hulk the “IMMORTAL” treatment with a horrifying stand-alone tale! Want to pick next week's comic? Vote here!

No one dies in this week's Dueling Review episode! Unless, of course, the do. Which would be really awkward because you would think this intro would be rewritten. Or would it? It is enough to make your brain hurt. Speaking of brains - check out this review of Stillwater #1 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_585432" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via the comiXology affiliate link[/caption] STILLWATER #1 Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Ramon K. Perez, Mike Spicer Publisher: Image Comics Published: September 16, 2020 Cover price: $3.99 Nobody dies. In the town of Stillwater, that’s not just a promise. It’s a threat. Join superstar writer CHIP ZDARSKY (THE WHITE TREES, Daredevil) and Eisner Award-winning artist RAMÓN K PÉREZ (Jim Henson’s Tale of Sand, Jane) as they dive into a world of horror and intrigue in this new ongoing Skybound series.

Bill and Ted are Doomed! DOOMED I TELL YOU! DOOOOOOOOOMED! Also there is a comic book out this week called Bill and Ted are Doomed, and we are gonna review that. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) BILL AND TED ARE DOOMED #1 CREATORS Writer: Evan Dorkin Artist: Roger Langridge Colorist: Roger Langridge Cover Artist: Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer The official prequel series to the new film! After defeating the evil dictator De Nomolos in Bogus Journey in 1995, things aren't looking as excellent as they should for either Bill and Ted or Wyld Stallyns. There's tension in the band and worry at home. Bill and Ted's obsessiveness with writing the one song to bring peace to the world is affecting their playing and their relationships with their families. The band is losing favor with fans and the future isn't shaping up as they were all led to believe it would from past (and future) events. Desperate for a solution Bill and Ted burst in to announce their great idea to revive the band's fortunes: A world tour to spread the love--and the rock, and the love of the rock--to the world.

This week we review another Black Widow #1 from Marvel Comics. Will this one make the last one a number two? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Black Widow (2020) #1 Published: September 02, 2020 Writer: Kelly Thompson Penciler: Elena Casagrande Cover Artist: Adam Hughes KELLY THOMPSON. BLACK WIDOW. ‘NUFF SAID! Best-selling, Eisner–nominated writer Kelly Thompson (CAPTAIN MARVEL, STAR) and rising star artist Elena Casagrande (Catwoman) launch a new BLACK WIDOW series that changes everything! Natasha Romanoff has been a spy almost as long as she’s been alive. And she’s never stopped running, whether she was working for the good guys…or the bad. But Natasha’s world is about to be upended. Beyond San Francisco’s Golden Gate lies a mystery that only the Marvel Universe’s greatest spy can solve. Don’t miss the heartbreaking thrill ride of 2020!n

An Emperor's quest to find Red Sonja, leads us to this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_575085" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via ComiXology[/caption] Killing Red Sonja #2 Written by Bryce Ingman, Mark Russell Art by Craig Rousseau Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: #3.99 Spinning directly out of the epic RED SONJA title written by MARK RUSSELL! Prince Cyril’s plan to murder Sonja The Red is diverted, due to battles with giants. But from the battles comes a discovery, and a mysterious collection of allies begins to unite. By MARK RUSSELL (Red Sonja, Year Of The Villain), BRYCE INGMAN (Edgar Allen Poe’s Snifter Of Terror) and CRAIG ROUSSEAU (The Flash).

Ablaze Publishing adapts Robert E. Howard's last Conan the Cimmerian tale in this week's The Cimmerian: Red Nails #1. Does the adaptation hold up to the original? Let's find out! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_574940" align="alignright" width="233"] You can purchase this issue via comiXology[/caption] THE CIMMERIAN: RED NAILS #1 Writers: Regis Hautiere | Artists: Olivier Vatine, Didier Cassegrain Genre: Fantasy, Action/Adventure, Swords and Sorcery | Publication Date: April 2020 | Format: Full Color Comic Book Page Count: 32 Pages | Rating: Mature | ON SALE DATE: 4/15/2020 Image THE RETURN OF ROBERT E. HOWARD'S FAMOUS SAVAGE UNCENSORED! Robert E. Howard's Conan is brought to life uncensored! Discover the true Conan, unrestrained, violent, and sexual. Read the story as he intended! In Red Nails, Conan finds himself in the Darfar region, whose territory is almost entirely covered by a huge forest. Here he pledges himself a mercenary, promising his sword to the highest bidder, fighting alongside fellow mercenary and fierce female warrior Valeria. After a clash against a terrible dragon, the two go to a strange fortified city, apparently deserted...but the duo will quickly discover that a civilization lives hidden inside, and that the citadel hides a heavy secret. Red Nails is one of Conan's most beloved and sophisticated stories. Howard affirms his style, persisting in his mistrust of modern civilizations, consumed by passivity, laxity and cruelty. Regis Hautiere, Olivier Vatine and Didier Cassegrain give substance to this tale in splendid colors. Bonus Material: The Original Robert E. Howard short story is included!

What if Zorro, but a lady? Lady Zorro #1 goes under the Dueling Review microscope this week! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_573403" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via comiXology[/caption] LADY ZORRO #1 Writer: Pat Shand Artist: Vincenzo Carratu Publisher: American Mythology Productions Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 17, 2020 Who is Lady Zorro? Like an avenging phantom, Lady Zorro haunts the arid wastes of the southern California desert, defiantly fighting against the tyrannical forces of the Spanish Empire, but how did she come to be a revered, legendary figure in Native American folklore? In an all-new take on the Zorro mythos, we'll learn those answers and more in this special, one-shot tale of supernatural adventure that introduces you to a Lady Zorro we have never before seen! A secret cabal of Spanish Army soldiers who call themselves "The Pr digo" are using stolen, Native American magic to power their reign of terror over the native inhabitants of Alta California, and no one but Lady Zorro stands in their way. But will her incredible, acrobatic and sword skills be enough to stem the slaughter, led by the hideous, transformed Father Serra, who wields dark magic and commands an army of monstrous, demon coyotes? It's an all-new Lady Zorro for an all-new generation of readers! Lady Zorro #1 is available with three covers - Main Cover by interior artist Mike Wolfer, Swashbuckling Cvr by Larry Watts, and a Deluxe Limited Edition 1/350 Pulp Inspired Cvr also by Wolfer!  

What happens when your season ends? You go to Hell, of course. Or, at least you do if you are Rick and Morty... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_573062" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via comiXology.[/caption] RICK AND MORTY GO TO HELL #1 Writer: Ryan Ferrier Artist: Constanza Oroza Publisher: Oni Press Release Date: June 10, 2020 Cover Price: $3.99 Well, it finally happened. Rick and Morty are in Hell, and we don't mean the DMV. It's fire, brimstone, and torture for all eternity. Typical Rick, he sees a way out of this mess and drags Morty with him on a horrific adventure to speak to...the manager.

The Birds of Prey are back in an all new Black Label OGN from DC Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_572246" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via comiXology[/caption] BIRDS OF PREY #1 Writer: Brian Azzarello Artist: Emanuela Lupacchino, Ray McCarthy Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $9.99 SOLICITATION: Black Canary’s life has spiraled out of control: her personal life is going through the ringer and her band is in crisis when an old flame resurfaces only to flicker out and set her on an all-new mission against an all-new opponent. The only thing she has to be grateful for is the fact that she’s not alone, as Huntress finds herself on a collision course with Black Canary’s quarry at Detective Montoya’s urging. Meanwhile, Harley Quinn has resurfaced outside of Gotham City and out of the Suicide Squad, with a new lease on life that is sure to make everyone else’s life more complicated.

Is Keldor destined to be Skeletor, or does it all come down to nature vs. nurture? Let's find out in He-Man and the Masters of the Multiverse #6 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_571586" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this issue via comiXology[/caption] HE MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE #6 (OF 6) Writer: Tim Seeley Artist: Tom Derenick Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 27, 2020 SOLICITATION: It's the finale of the reality-bending miniseries, and Prince Keldor is trapped in the bowels of Castle Hellskull. Now the only way to survive an onslaught of Anti-Eternians may be to embrace the full powers of Skeletor!

Being ludicrous is the in thing these days, or didn't you hear? Perhaps you should listen to our review of Ludocrats #1 so you aren't left behind. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_571001" align="alignright" width="228"] Buy this book via comiXology[/caption] LUDOCRATS #1 Writer: Keiron Gillen/Jim Rossignol Artist: Tamra Bonvillain Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 20, 2020 SOLICITATION: The Ludocrat! The ludicrous aristocrat! A collision of the ornate fantasy of Dune and an M-rated Asterix & Obelix! Baron Otto Von Hades and Professor Hades Zero-K are here, and they’re going to save us all have a nice time.

Let's get small. This week we are finally able to get our hands on a Marvel comic and it just happens to be Ant-Man #4. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_569964" align="alignright" width="228"] You can purchase this comic by clicking HERE[/caption] Ant-Man (2020) #4 Writer: Zeb Wells Penciler: Dylan Burnett Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 13, 2020 (Digital Only) Ant-Man?s home has been invaded! And as Macrothrax gets his hands on some Pym Particles, Ant-Man?s problems start growing rapidly out of hand. But there?s no time to call for help ? the insect invasion is already underway!

This week on Dueling Review - It's Hawkman #23! But is this a case of bad timing, or perfect timing? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) HAWKMAN #23 Writer: Robert Venditti Artist: Marcio Takara, Fernando Pasarin Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: May 6, 2020 Cover Price: $3.99 Cloaked in black and wearing the eerie mask of a hawk, the mysterious Plague Doctor roams 17th century Europe in an attempt to ease the suffering of those who fall victim to the Black Death. But how is the Doctor supposed to help anyone when he's hated and feared for his unique immunity to the disease? It's mind versus body as Carter Hall relives his most tragic past life in a last stand to fight off Sky Tyrant's control over his body for good! You can purchase this book via comiXology

Let's go back into the spooky place with this week's review of Daphne Byrne #4 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) [caption id="attachment_569215" align="alignright" width="228"] Buy the book digitally[/caption] DAPHNE BRYNE #4 Writer: Laura Marks Artist: Kelley Jones Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Daphne has found an ally in Mr. Brooke, a skeptic and expert on the manipulations of Spiritualism. But when a more immediate danger threatens her life, she'll learn something very surprising about Brother-the powerful spirit she thought had her best interests at heart...

What the heck is New Men? We're about to find out, as we take a dive between the virtual covers of New Men #1 from Action Lab Entertainment's Danger Zone. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEW MEN #1 (Digital-First) Writer(s): Murewa Ayodele Artist Name(s): Dotun Akande Cover Artist(s): Dotun Akande In Africa, you prove a threat to the government’s rule, you get whacked. No questions asked. It’s the near future, and the common news is those who face death without fear are given the abilities of gods – superpowers. Citizens are running into burning buildings in an attempt to gain these powers. Few succeed. Most die. Governments see these surviving superfreaks as a threat. They are not going to have it. That’s why they hire SHADE to hunt and kill these superhumans. And she is okay killing whatever they point her to… as long as she has a drink first. This is the world of NEW MEN. This is the action-packed biopunk thriller not to miss. 29 pgs./ M / FC $2.99 (Digital-First)

There are always comics to read, and this week, we find out what Action Lab Entertainment has to offer the young'uns as we take a look at Seamus (The Famous)! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) SEAMUS (THE FAMOUS) (Digital-First) Writer(s): Christopher Ring Artist Name(s): Christopher Ring Cover Artist(s): Christopher Ring Adventure is only limited by a young boy’s imagination as Seamus and his snarky cat, Fitcher, lead a crew of affable pirates in search of the legendary treasure of Gunnar Forkbeard. It’s a race full of boobytraps, monstrous creatures and humor as Seamus and Fitcher pit themselves against Captain Barracuda and his nefarious crew of The Greythorn. From the high seas to the depths of Dragon’s Head Isle, it will take all their wits and courage to save the day, and themselves, in this epic tale. 66 pgs./ E / FC $3.99 (Digital-First)

Robyn Hood and her merry band are taking on robots. That's right, robots! Will they come out victorious, or will this last issue of the Vigilante arc be Robyn's last? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) ROBYN HOOD VIGILANTE #6 Writer: Ben Meares Artist: Babisu Kourtis Publisher: Zenescope Entertainment Release Date: April 8, 2020 Cover Price: $3.99 Robyn, Lt. Boone and the residents of the Underground test the strength of their uneasy alliance when they work together to storm the Vigilante Hunter Squad robot factory. But once inside, they come to realize that the robots are the least of their worries. All of the enemies Robyn has been battling over the course of this series-and some brand-new, even more terrifying enemies-converge to put a stop to Robyn Hood's mission once and for all. Robyn will pull out all the stops to defeat this onslaught of villains-but will it be enough?

There may not be any comics in the stores, but there are new digital comics available this week, and we take a crack at Lucifer's Knight #1 from Action Lab Entertainment's Danger Zone. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) LUCIFER'S KNIGHT #1 (Digital-First) Writer: John Perry Artist Name(s): Emilio Utrera (Pencils/Inks), Emmanuel Jolly Awodola (Colors) Cover Artist(s): Emilio Utrera Luke Anderson, a high school boy, lives a mostly normal life until he is attacked by a demon who wants to eat his soul. After this event, he learns secrets about his friends and the world around him. Now he must learn to live and survive in this new world. 28 pgs./ T+ / FC $2.99

How well do you know Nightcrawler? Are you sure? Let's find out what happens in this week's Giant-Size x-Men: Nightcrawler from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) GIANT SIZE X-MEN #1 NIGHTCRAWLER Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Alan Davis Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 SOLICITATION: HICKMAN AND DAVIS HAUNT THE XAVIER SCHOOL! Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman teams with legendary artist Alan Davis (X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, AVENGERS) for an eerie tale of adventure! When the X-Men lose contact with the Greymalkin Habitat, it falls to Nightcrawler to lead a mission into the unknown!

Spider-Woman is back in an all new adventure from Marvel Comics. But is this a book to pick up, or should we get the bug spray? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) SPIDER-WOMAN #1 Writer: Karla Pacheco Artist: Pere Perez Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 18, 2020 SPIDER-WOMAN IS BACK, AND PULLING NO PUNCHES! Jessica Drew hasn't been feeling like herself lately (she's not a Skrull, we promise). When the angry, irritable, and unwell Spider-Woman takes a simple security gig to help get back on her feet, she finds herself besieged by unknown forces out to destroy everything around her. What's wrong with Jessica? Just how DID she get this job? And who are these violent lunatics who keep trying to blow her up? WHO CARES? Does Spider-Woman have someone to punch? THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS. An explosive new series that pushes Spider-Woman into new heights of action and adventure from the mad minds of Karla Pacheco and Pere Pérez, this is the Spider-Woman book you've been waiting for! Rated T+

We venture to the far north of Scandinavia to learn about the Myling in this week's Dueling Review of Jim Henson's Storyteller: Ghosts #1 from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! >Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) JIM HENSON STORYTELLER GHOSTS #1 (OF 4) CVR A WALSH Writer: Mark Laszlo Artist: Mark Laszlo Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 11, 2020 Within Scandanavian folklore, there exists a vengeful ghost known as a Myling. A man traveling at night comes across a haunting cry from within the forest. He enters it to find a spirit who demands to be carried to its proper burial site. The man agrees, but as he travels forth, the spirit's grip tightens... it grows in size...and the man's gait slows. Can he unburden himself of this terrifying weight before it brings him down for good? [su_signoff]

Things get dark as we venture into the world of Spider-Man Noir #1 on this week's Dueling Review show. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) SPIDER-MAN NOIR #1 (OF 5) Writer: Margaret Stohl Artist: Juan Ferreyra Publisher: Marvel Release Date: March 4, 2020 Cover Price: $3.99 MURDER AND MYSTERY IN THE MIGHTY MARVEL MANNER! DATELINE, 1939! As the specter of war looms on the horizon, SPIDER-MAN: NOIR fights the good fight at home, stopping the injustices of a more friendly-neighborhood variety. But after a dame is murdered at The Black Cat nightclub and all clues point overseas, Spidey will have no choice but to board the next flight to Europe and kick off a globetrotting adventure through yesteryear of the Marvel Universe!

It is time for the titans of comedy to finally come face to face to face to face to face as they attempt to help a couple move into their new home. What do we think of Laurel and Hardy Meet The Three Stooges/ What are you, a wise guy? C'mere... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) LAUREL AND HARDY MEET THE THREE STOOGES Writer: S.A. Check, James Kuhoric Artist: Diego Tapie Publisher: American Mythology Productions Release Date: February 26, 2020 Cover Price: $3.99 Two of the most beloved comedy troupes of all time meet in a once in a lifetime special event! Laurel and Hardy meet The Three Stooges in an incredible story combining their unique comedic stylings into one blockbuster tale. In 'Movers & Shakers' Larry, Moe, and Curly are knucklehead handymen that run headfirst into movers Stan and Ollie in a no holds barred laugh-a-minute riot! These five funnymen are going to solve our homeowner's problems or bring the house down on top of them. Paying homage to the unique comedy stylings of both beloved groups. Laurel & Hardy Meet The Three Stooges #1 is available with three covers - Main Cover by Eisner Award Winning artist Eric Shanower, Laugh Time Cvr by Jorge Pacheco, and a Deluxe Limited Edition 1/350 Classic Cartoons Cvr!

An exploration vessel that's been missing for 40 years suddenly reappears. This is going to be a nice, calm story from Joe Hill and DC Comics' Hill House imprint, right? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) PLUNGE #1 Writer: Joe Hill Artist: Stuart Immonen Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 19, 2020 In the aftermath of a devastating tsunami, an exploration vessel known as the Derleth begins sending an automated distress signal from a remote atoll in the Bering Strait. The only problem is that the Derleth has been missing for 40 years. Marine biologist Moriah Lamb joins the Carpenter Salvage team to recover the Derleth's dead...only to find that in this remote part of the Arctic Circle the dead have plenty to say to the living...Joe Hill and Stuart Immonen's Plunge into terror begins here!

Spider-Man's first love? Dead and back again? One of Marvel's most important characters? Let's find out what we think of Gwen Stacy #1 on this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) GWEN STACY #1 Writer: Christos N. Gage Artist: Todd Nauck Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: February 12, 2020 The First of Gwen Stacy's AMAZING Adventures! Gwen and Peter may not have met until AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #31, but that doesn't mean Gwen's life began on that page. Learn the never-before told origin of Gwen Stacy, top of her class, daughter of the Police Captain and, as her friend Harry Osborn calls her, "The Beauty Queen of Standard High." But she's way more that you even know! Gwen's got a science brain, a nose for trouble and a no-quit attitude that always gets her in trouble. In the early Marvel Universe, that's a recipe for disaster. Don't miss Gwen, Captain Stacy, Harry and Norman Osborn, Crimemaster, Wilson Fisk, Jean DeWolff, Yuri Wantanabe and even Spider-Man! Rated T

Love is in the air! And where there is love, there is crime... at least in DC Comics' DC Crimes of Passion that we are breaking down, just for you on this episode of Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) DC CRIMES OF PASSION Writers: James TynionIV, Steve Orlando, Sina Grace, Jay Baruchel, Stephanie Phillips, Others ArtistS: Greg Smallwood, Riley Rossmo, Andie Tong, Mike Norton, Anthony Spay, Others Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: February 5, 2020 Passion. Betrayal. Murder. When you're a private investigator, these are things you experience daily. But when you add capes to the mix-like Batman, Catwoman, and Harley Quinn? Things get even messier. The name's Slam Bradley, and I'm telling you that this year's Valentine's Day special has more intrigue than you can shake a stick at. Ten tales of love-the kind of love that can push people over the edge. Don't miss it...or I'll make you pay.

It is the FINAL Doctor Strange store - for realz you guyz - and we are here to let you know if Doctor Strange: The End #1 from Marvel rocks, or if it flops. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) DOCTOR STRANGE: THE END #1 Writer: Leah Williams Artist: Filipe Andrade Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 29, 2020 THE FINAL DOCTOR STRANGE STORY! The Sorcerer Supreme makes his final journey through a cyberpunk sprawl that forgot about magic! Reteaming the critically-acclaimed creative team of LEAH WILLIAMS (GWENPOOL STRIKES BACK) and FILIPE ANDRADE (ABSOLUTE CARNAGE: IMMORTAL HULK)!

Who you gonna call when you need a review of Ghostbusters Year One #1 from IDW PUblishing? It's us - your friendly neighborhood podcasters. We're ready to believe you! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) GHOSTBUSTERS YEAR ONE #1 Writer: Erik Burnham Artist: Dan Schoening Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 22, 2020 In anticipation of the new Ghostbusters feature film coming to theaters Summer 2020, we look back at the Boys in Grey's first year on the job, showcasing never before seen adventures! After defeating Gozer and becoming heroes in the city, county, and state of New York, a publisher has decided to cash in with a biography of the Boys in Grey and sends a writer to interview them all for background. He starts with WINSTON ZEDDEMORE, the first 'buster hired into the supernatural start-up. Winston relates the story of his very first bust, so we can finally know what kind of... ahem, stuff he's seen that'll will turn you white!

What if the Justice League, but in the Edo Period? What if the Avengers, but in Feudal Japan? Let' s find out what is really going on in Rising Sun #1 from IDW Publishing. You will definitely want to stick around for the big reveal. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) RISING SUN #1 Writers: Ron Marz, David Rodriguez Artist: Martin Coccolo Colorist: Katrina Mae Hao Letterer: Deron Bennett Editor: David Hedgecock Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 15, 2020 Chiyoko of the Koi Clan leads a group of powerful warriors, the best each clan has to offer, on a mission to save Japan from dragons and monsters. But perhaps the greatest threat she faces is not the many monsters who are ravaging the country, but her own team...  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]Daredevil makes a desperate play, Kingpin makes a big mistake, and the whole thing feels less like an anniversary than the solicit would have you believe. Lovely Garney art, though...[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]I wouldn't have made this the 600th issue, but the story is a good one, and the surprise twist at the end make issue #601 that much more interesting.[/su_quote]

Will the Heroes in a Half-Shell for the head, or will the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers become street pizza? Let's find out in this week's review of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2 from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) MIGHTY MORPHIN POWER RANGERS/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #2 Writer: Ryan Parrott Artist: Simone di Meo Colorist: Walter Baiamonte Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Cover Artists: Main Cover: Dan Mora Variant Cover B: Goñi Montes Variant Cover C: Goñi Montes Variant Cover D: Goñi Montes Variant Cover E: Goñi Montes Incentive Cover F: Goñi Montes Price: $3.99 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Release Date: January 8, 2020 Synopsis: Tommy faces a shocking betrayal within the Foot Clan that puts him in the crosshairs of their leader - Shredder! But can the Rangers and Turtles put their differences aside before Shredder unleashes his ultimate weapon? No Rangers or Turtles fan can miss this shocking last page!

Is Thor still the god of thunder or has he become something else? Something more? find out in this week's Dueling Review of Thor #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) THOR #1 Writer: Donny Cates Artist: Nic Klein Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: January 1, 2020 SOLICITATION: A BRAND-NEW, SUPERSTAR CREATIVE TEAM TAKES THE KING OF ASGARD TO NEW REALMS OF GLORY! The prince is now a king. All Asgard lies before Thor, the God of Thunder. And after many months of war, the Ten Realms are finally at peace. But the skies above the Realm Eternal are never clear for long. The Black Winter is coming. And the God of the Storm will be powerless before it.

You've seen the movies, now see what happens in-between in our review of Star Wars: Rise of Kylo Ren #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) STAR WARS RISE OF KYLO REN #1 Writer: Charles Soule Artist: Will Sliney Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: December 18, 2019 Cover Price: $4.99 WITH BEN SOLO'S FALL... COMES KYLO REN'S RISE! Young Ben Solo is legendary Jedi Luke Skywalker's most promising pupil. As the son of Rebel Alliance heroes Leia Organa and Han Solo, as well as Luke's own nephew, Ben has the potential to be a great force for light in the galaxy. But the Skywalker legacy casts a long shadow, the currents of the dark side run deep, and Darth Vader's blood runs in Ben's veins. Voices call from both his past and his future, telling him who he must be. He will shatter, he will be reforged, his destiny will be revealed. Snoke awaits. The Knights of Ren await. Ben Solo's path to his true self begins

It is a milestone issue, as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles hit issue #100! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #100 Writer: Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman Artist: Dave Wachter Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: December 11, 2019 Things have never been worse for the TMNT and their allies, but there's still one desperate gambit to try if the family can come together in time. Will it be worth the cost? Over eight years of TMNT storytelling have led to this game-changing moment! Don't miss it!

Travel back to the Feudal period where anthropomorphic ronin roamed the land in this week's Usagi Yojimbo #7 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) USAGI YOJIMBO #7 Writer/Artist: Stan Sakai Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: December 4, 2019 Usagi joins his friend the bounty hunter, Gen, and his partner Stray Dog in recovering a stolen sword, an heirloom of the Higashi Clan. However, they quickly find that possessing the sword is one thing, but returning it is something entirely different as they must fight through a gauntlet of rivals wanting to claim the reward for themselves.

Listen, see - when magic is outlawed, only outlaws will have magic. Also, the people that chase the outlaws... and the people that are buying magic juice... and a bunch of other people, too. This week, we review Machine Tommy Gun Wizards #4 from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) MACHINE GUN WIZARDS #4 Writer: Christian Ward Artist: Sami Kivela Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 27, 2019 The dark forces behind Al Capone's illegal magic operation come out in full force, and Elliot Ness and his team must battle through an army of mobsters, wizards, and ancient powers that threaten more than just Chicago's lowlifes. A new genre-bending comic series from Christian Ward, artist of the acclaimed sci-fi epic ODY-C. Drawn by Sami Kivelä (Abbott), with backup stories written and drawn by Christian Ward.  

We are not reviewing He-Man and the Masters of the Universe this week. No, we are going grand, like all things at Major Spoilers as we review He-Man and the Masters of the MULTIVERSE #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE MULTIVERSE #1 Writer: Tim Seeley Artist: Dan Fraga, Richard Friend Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 20, 2019 The scourge of Anti-Eternia is unleashed on the Multiverse! Blazing a trail across the dimensions, he's devastating each version of Eternia and stealing its power. Now it's up to a ragtag team of surviving He-Men to recruit the one man in existence who might save them: Prince Keldor, the man who would be Skeletor! This all-new miniseries features the most iconic eras and beloved takes on the Masters of the Universe!

The Final Issue of Unbeatable Squirrel Girl! We break it down, and talk about what works and doesn't work. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #50 Writer: Ryan North Artist: Derek Charm Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 FINAL ISSUE! • This is it! After 58 issues (comics numbering is, dare we say: nuts), an OGN and a whole bunch of both eating nuts AND kicking butts, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl reaches its 50th and final issue! • When we say "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl's final issue" though, we mean the *comic book*, not the character. Doreen Green will be fine! She's fine! • ...OR IS SHE? Because in our previous issue it really seemed like things WEREN'T fine and since it's our last issue maybe we're feeling that since anything COULD happen then anything SHOULD happen! • There's only one way to find out, and you're looking at a solicit text for it! • Friendship, explosions, and friendships forged during explosions: it all comes down to this! Rated T

The Legion of Super-Heroes are back (for real this time), and we are breaking down the first issue, to share what we liked, and what we didn't like about Legion of Super-Heroes #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) LEGON OF SUPER-HEROES #1 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Ryan Sook Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Welcome to the 31st century! Inspired by the acts of and lessons learned from the greatest heroes of all time, the Legion of Super-Heroes have gathered together to stop a galaxy from repeating its past mistakes. The greatest lineup of heroes in comic book history returns with new, fresh, and reader-friendly stories! Eisner Award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis reteams with master artist Ryan Sook (Action Comics) for one of the most ambitious mainstream comic books ever created! Why have the Legion of Super-Heroes broken the cardinal rule of the United Planets and inducted Jon Kent, a.k.a. Superboy, into the Legion? What are they hiding? And what does it have to do with Aquaman's long-lost trident?

What is in the basket, and why is this horror filled comic landing at the perfect time of year? Find out as we take a look at Basketful of Heads #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) BASKETFUL OF HEADS #1 Writer: Joe Hill Artist: Leomacs Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: The rain lashes the grassy dunes of Brody Island, and seagulls scream above the bay. A slender figure in a raincoat carries a large wicker basket, which looks like it might be full of melons… covered by a bloodstained scrap of the American flag. This is the story of June Branch, a young woman trapped with four cunning criminals who have snatched her boyfriend for deranged reasons of their own. Now she must fight for her life with the help of an impossible 8th-century Viking axe that can pass through a man’s neck in a single swipe-and leave the severed head still conscious and capable of supernatural speech. Each disembodied head has a malevolent story of its own to tell, and it isn’t long before June finds herself in a desperate struggle to hack through their lies and manipulations… racing to save the man she loves before time runs out. Plus, in the premiere chapter of the backup story “Sea Dogs,” which sails across all the Hill House Comics titles!

Oh Yeah... Time to get it on... in SPAAAAAACE! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) MONEY SHOT #1 Writer: Tim Seeley & Sarah Beattie Artist: Rebekah Isaacs Colorists: Kurt Michael Russell Letterer: Crank! Designer: Tim Daniel On Sale: 10/23/2019 In the near future, space travel is ludicrously expensive and largely ignored. Enter Christine Ocampos, inventor of the Star Shot teleportation device. Her big idea: She'll travel to new worlds, engage-intimately-with local aliens, and film her exploits for a jaded earth populace trying to find something new on the internet. Now, Chris and her merry band of scientist-cum-pornstars explore the universe, each other, and the complexities of sex in MONEY SHOT! A story about scientists having sex with aliens for the glory of mankind-and money.

Everyone's favorite robits return this week in DC Comics's Metal Men #1. strong>Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) METAL MEN #1 Writer: Dan DiDio Artist: Michelle Delecki Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 16, 2019 The Metal Men are back! And back and back and back again, as we take a deep look into Doc Magnus' lab as he experiments with what it means to be sentient. Meanwhile, a mysterious liquid Nth metal has appeared in the science site at Challengers Mountain that appears to have come through from the Dark Multiverse...

SWEEP THE LEG! SWEEP THE LEG! Actions have consequences as we find out in Cobra Kai: The Karate Kid Saga Continues #1 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) COBRA KAI: THE KARATE KID STORY CONTINUES #1 Writer: Denton J. Tipton Artist: Kagan McLeod Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 9, 2019 "JOHNNY'S STORY," Part 1. See The Karate Kid in a whole new light in this retelling through the eyes of Johnny Lawrence, two-time All Valley Tournament Champion. When the new kid makes moves on the girl that broke Johnny's heart, he vows to settle the score and win back her love. Or so goes the story Sensei Lawrence tells his students nearly 35 years later. Written by Denton J. Tipton (X-Files) and illustrated by Kagan McLeod (Infinite Kung Fu). Based on the hit YouTube Original series Cobra Kai! * The classic Karate Kid movie story told for the first time from Johnny Lawrence's POV! * Each issue features exciting variant cover art with photos of the cast and other iconic images! * Story by Denton J. Tipton sure to please Cobra Kai and Karate Kid fans old and new alike! * Illustrated by Kagan McLeod of Infinite Kung Fu fame!

WATCH THE SKIES! What happens when something strange crashes in East Berlin? It's gonna get creepy as we review Strange Skies Over East Berlin #1 from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! >Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) STRANGE SKIES OVER EAST BERLIN #! Writer: Jeff Loveness Artist: Lisandro Estherren Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 2, 2019 MANKIND MADE IT TO SPACE. AND NOW SPACE HAS FOLLOWED THEM BACK. * Herring is a disillusioned American spy stationed on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall, struggling with his role in a Cold War that seems to have no end. But when he's sent on a mission behind enemy lines to infiltrate East German intelligence, he soon learns the Soviets have a secret weapon that could change the tides of the conflict: an alien monster that they don't understand, and can't control. * The Soviets are about to learn that they 're not in charge of the monster it's already in their minds and has twisted them to their will. Now now Herring must find a way to understand the impossible before it transforms him into a monster unlike any other. * Writer Jeff Loveness ( Judas ) and Lisandro Estherren ( Redneck ) team up for a story in the spirit of Cold War classics, for fans of period piece science fiction as well as alien action such as Barrier.

The origin story you didn't know you wanted! Right? Riiiiiight? This week we take a look at Harleen #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) HARLEEN #1 Writer/Artist: Stejpan Sejic Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: September 25, 2019 "The road to hell is paved with good intentions. On that road I saw a pale man, and he smiled at me..." Dr. Harleen Quinzel has discovered a revolutionary cure for the madness of Gotham City-she just needs to prove it actually works. But with the criminal justice and mental health establishments united against her, the brilliant young psychologist must take drastic measures to save Gotham from itself. Witness Harleen's first steps on a doomed quest that will give birth to the legendary super-villain Harley Quinn in this stunning reimagining of Harley and The Joker's twisted and tragic love affair by visionary storyteller Stjepan Sejic (AQUAMAN: UNDERWORLD, SUICIDE SQUAD, Sunstone).

COBRA has taken over! What will G.I. JOE do to free America? You won't believe what happens in the first five pages of the issue! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) G.I. JOE #1 Writer: Paul Allor Artist: Chris Evenhuis Publisher: IDW Publisher Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 18, 2019 Tyranny is on the rise as Cobra topples governments and spreads its ruthless power across the globe. In these trying times, desperate measures are taken. The new G.I. Joe program recruits civilian spies and saboteurs: ordinary people, living in occupied territories, who will put their lives on the line to strike back through clandestine but high-impact missions. Join these new recruits as they resist Cobra control, fight to make a better world for all, and find out just what they are capable of.

She walks in the light, kills the vampires, and just wants a part in an upcoming burlesque show. So why does everyone want to kill Chastity? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) CHASTITY #1 Writer: Leah Williams Artist: Daniel Maine Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 11, 2019 Chastity Jack has been kidnapped, to the great misfortune of her kidnappers. She, along with a dozen other young women, arrive at an audition for a prestigious New York City burlesque act hoping to land a coveted spot in the popular show. When they wake up in chains on a spooky cruise ship in the middle of nowhere, they're congratulated on joining the cast. Realizing they've been drugged and kidnapped by human traffickers, Chastity Jack declines the offer. Grindhouse-style.

You know their names, you recognize their costumes, but what does Rose Forrest have to do with the heroes of tomorrow? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: MILLENNIUM #1 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artists: Jim Lee, Dustin Nguyen, Andrea Sorrentino, Andre Araujo, Scott Williams Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: September 4, 2019 Brought to you by some of comics' greatest talents, this epic story spans the course of 1,000 years and, for the very first time, connects all of DC's future timelines! Starring the unlikeliest of DC heroes as she learns to cope with newfound immortality and roams through the disparate societies of Batman Beyond, Kamandi and Tommy Tomorrow, wrestling with her own inner demons and desperately trying to find her purpose in an ever-changing world. Do not miss this truly unique take on tomorrow's DC Universe, all leading up to a special launch on the millennium!

The Legion of Super-Hereos are here! But is the issue worth it? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) SUPERMAN #14 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Joe Prado, Ivan Reis Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Lex Luthor is back in Metropolis--and he's ready to wreak havoc! First stop, the most dangerous woman in the DC Universe: Lois Lane! Alone, her family a galaxy away, will Lois be tempted by Apex Lex's offer? What does Lex have that this reporter can't turn away from? Don't miss this shocking new twist in the Superman mythos!

Travel back, back, waaaaay back and see what happened in the moments before the Transformers left Cybertron in this week's Dueling Review of Transformers '84 #0 from IDW Publishing! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) TRANSFORMERS 84 #0 Writer: Simon Furman Artist: Guido Guidi Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 21, 2019 War has gripped the planet Cybertron, but an even deadlier threat looms-an asteroid belt powerful enough to destroy the metal world unless Autobot Field Commander Optimus Prime and his heroic recruits can clear a path for the planet. But what other motivations does Prime have for this mission? And how does it tie to a secret on Earth in the eleventh century?

Between the years when the oceans drank Atlantis and the rise of the Sons of Aryas, there was an age undreamed of, when shining kingdoms lay spread across the world like blue mantles under the stars. Hither came Conan... Valeria! Your chroniclers of pop culture are here to tell you the tale of the Age of Conan: Valeria #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) AGE OF CONAN: VALERIA #1 Writer: Meredith Finch Artist: Aneke Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 17, 2019 Journey into the Hyborian Age with Valeria, the hero from Robert E. Howard’s classic CONAN story “Red Nails,” on an all-new quest set before the fan-favorite tale! Before her careers as a pirate and mercenary and before she crossed paths with the Red Brotherhood and the likes of Conan of Cimmeria, Valeria was a young woman from Aquilonia, seeking justice for a crime gone unpunished. But as the formidable Valeria makes her way in this world, proving her capability against those who doubt her abilities as a young woman, she will find more than she bargained for in her thirst for revenge. Her deadly fighting skills will be put to the test and her trust will be shaken as she hunts her brother’s killer and comes into her own as a force to be reckoned with in the Hyborian Age! Don’t miss the start of an all-new classic, from Meredith Finch (Wonder Woman, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN) and Aneke (Red Sonja, DC’s Bombshells)! Plus: The first chapter of an all-new novella featuring one of CONAN’s greatest nemeses — the wizard THOTH-AMON!

It's an all-new, all-different Future Foundation! Is it worth picking up, or should you give it a pass? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) FUTURE FOUNDATION #1 Writer: Jeremy Whitley Artist: Will Robson Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 7, 2019 A BRAND-NEW SERIES STRAIGHT FROM THE PAGES OF FANTASTIC FOUR! When the Richards family is called back to Earth to be the Fantastic Four again, they left behind the Future Foundation — a think tank of the most brilliant young minds in the universe — with one mission: to find the pieces of and rebuild their friend Molecule Man. But that’s proved harder than imagined as this crew of young geniuses, Atlanteans, Mutants, Moloids and androids have run into every problem in the Multiverse. Now, with the leadership of Alex and Julie Power and a little extra firepower from guest professor Yondu Udonta, the team will undergo their most dangerous mission yet — a PRISON BREAK! Jeremy Whitley (UNSTOPPABLE WASP) and Will Robson (GREAT LAKES AVENGERS; Spawn) take the Future Foundation on a heart-pounding journey across time and space!

The Green has chosen a new king! But did the Green choose wisely? Find out as Swamp Thing investigates in this week's Dueling Review of Justice League Dark Annual #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK ANNUAL #! Writer: James TynionIV, V. Ram Artist: Guillem March Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 31, 2019 Swamp Thing takes center stage in this one-of-a-kind story that will change the Green forever! After the fall of the Parliament of Trees, the Parliament of Flowers and its new guardian have risen. It's now up to Alec Holland to convince him to become a benevolent protector of the world, but little does he know, a foe from his past, the Floronic Man, is trying to sway the guardian as well. Which path will the King of Petals choose? The fate of mankind depends on it!

Storm, the Invisible Woman, and Captain Marvel are hoping to inspire the next generation of leaders! But what about the readers? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) FEARLESS #1 Writer: Seanan McGuire, Leah Williams, Kelly Thompson Artist: Claire Roe, Carmen Nunez, Carnero Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 24, 2019 THE FIERCEST LADIES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE - ON AND OFF THE PAGE! Straight off her silver-screen debut, Captain Marvel takes the world by storm! And speaking of the weather, Storm of the X-Men faces a problem only a goddess could solve. Add the Invisible Woman, and you've got an unstoppable trio in a story by Hugo-nominated novelist and SPIDER-GWEN: GHOST-SPIDER writer Seanan McGuire! Then, Leah Williams takes us back to the golden days of romance with Millie the Model! PLUS: Get your dose of herstory with profiles on classic and contemporary creators! th;"> [su_signoff]

Vampirella is 50 years old! How has the character aged? We find out in Vampirella #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) VAMPIRELLA #1 writer: Christopher Priest artist: Ergün Gündüz Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: July 17, 2019 In July 1969, the world was first introduced to Vampirella. 50 years later, she doesn’t look a day older!!!! Now, to celebrate her gold anniversary, Dynamite is launching a brand-new, ongoing series featuring the talents of Christopher Priest (Black Panther, Deathstroke, Quantum & Woody, Justice League) and European star/American star-in-the-making, Ergün Gündüz (Tales of the Great War, Taxi Tales)! You’ll experience the first, mysterious taste of things to come in Vampirella Free Comic Book Day #0, and the story continues here!!!

It's a wacky crossover as the Justice League heads to the Black Hammer universe! Or is it the other way around? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BLACK HAMMER JUSTICE LEAGUE #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Michael Walsh Publisher: Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics Release Date: July 10, 2019 Cover Price: $3.99 DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics present the ultimate superhero crossover event of 2019! A strange man arrives simultaneously on Black Hammer Farm and in Metropolis, and both worlds are warped as Starro attacks! Batman, Green Lantern, Flash, Wonder Woman, Superman, and more crossover with Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, and the rest of the Black Hammer gang!

Who you gonna call when your planet is destroyed by Gozer? Well, you see, you could call the Autobots, or you could call the Ghostbusters, or you could call both in Transformers/Ghostbusters #1 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! TRANSFORMERS GHOSTBUSTERS #1 Writer: Erik Burnham Artist: Dan Schoening (CA) Nick Roche Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 26, 2019 "GHOSTS OF CYBERTRON" PART 1! After years of civil war, the Autobots fled Cyberton, leaving their home planet in the evil clutches of Megatron and his Decepticons. Years later and millions of miles away, the Autobots pick up a Cybertronian distress signal from a mysterious planet called Earth. The ghostly signal shouldn't exist, and it'll bring Optimus Prime and his team-including brand-new Autobot ECTOTRON-face-to-face with... the GHOSTBUSTERS!

It's time for an intervention, Rat Queens style in this week's Dueling Review of Rat Queens #16 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Come hang out in the Major Spoilers Discord server! https://discord.gg/CSV7U7R RAT QUEENS #16 Writer: Ryan Ferrier Artist: Priscilla Petraites Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 19, 2019 "THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING," Part One: In the wake of great change, the Rat Queens struggle to reclaim their sisterhood-just as a mysterious force of great vengeance sets its sights on Palisade. For our incorrigible band of adventurers, it's personal. A new chapter begins here, with the all-new ongoing creative team of RYAN FERRIER, PRISCILLA PETRAITES, and MARCO LESKO!

The world is about to end, and Terry Moore has a few thoughts about that. We break it down in this week's review of Five Years #2. FIVE YEARS #2 Writer/Artist: Terry Moore Publisher: Abstract Studio Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 12, 2019 Rachel and Zoe are in Russia looking for leads to the Soviet Phi bomb program but their meeting with a spy takes a deadly turn and there are serious consequences for the two friends from Manson.  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]So, it's a sequel to Motor Girl, Echo, Rachel Rising AND Strangers In Paradise? With Rachel dying in these pages? (Not like she hasn't died before, but still...) This doesn't bode well, but it's an engrossing read.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]This is a dark, dark book. With the end of the world nigh (metaphorically and literally), Terry Moore feels like he is giving his universe a sendoff and trying to come to grips the world around him. This is a must read.[/su_quote]

The Black Cat is back in her own ongoing series! Will a foe from the past cause her trouble today? Also, DRACULA! It's all in this week's Dueling Review of Black Cat #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) BLACK CAT #1 Writer: Jed MacKay Artitst: Mike Drowling Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: June 5, 2019 Cover Price: $4.99 The Black Cat is back and starring in her first ever ongoing series! Felicia Hardy has a taste for the finer things in life and a certain set of skills that can get her into any mansion, vault or museum to…procure said finer things. But due to her actions in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, Felicia’s not only on the run from the police but also by the New York Theives Guild and their boss ODESSA DRAKE! High-octane heists, climactic chases and twist after twist that will keep you on the edge of your seat like a cat on a perch. IN THIS ISSUE: Find out a secret from Cat’s past in a bonus story that sets a foundation for the future! All this and an all-new MARVEL MEOW short story by Nao Fuji!

Who is Leviathan? What is everyone upset Clark Kent is acting? Why is the mail not in the appropriate pile? Why is that cat throwing up all over the place? These questions and more as we take a look at Superman: Leviathan Rising Special #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Come join our Discord Server - https://discord.gg/CSV7U7R SUPERMAN: LEVIATHAN RISING #1 Writers: Brian Michael Bendis, Matt Fraction, Greg Rucka, Marc Andreyko Artists: Steve Lieber, Mike Perkins Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $9.99 Release Date: May 29, 2019 An all-star roster of writers and artists highlight the new threat of Leviathan, but also tees up new ongoing series for Jimmy Olsen by writer Matt Fraction and artist Steve Lieber, and Lois Lane by writer Greg Rucka and artist Mike Perkins, coming in June! As Leviathan enacts a plan to take down Superman, it's up to Lois, Jimmy and the heroes of the DC Universe to rescue the Man of Steel.

Beware the power of a fully operational Jabba the Hutt! This week, we have a few things to say about Star Wars Age of Rebellion: Jabba the Hutt #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR WARS AGE OF REBELLION JABBA THE HUTT #1 Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Emilio Laiso, Marco Turini, Roland Boschi Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 22, 2019 IT'S GREAT TO BE JABBA! • Across the galaxy, Imperials, rebels and scoundrels alike speak in hushed tones of JABBA THE HUTT, the greatest gangster in the OUTER RIM. • Discover what makes the name of Jabba so feared, in a crime story that stretches from the casinos of CANTO BIGHT to the deserts of TATOOINE! Rated T

Kids comics! This week we take a look at the all-ages Seaform Friend for Madison #1 from Action Lab Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! SEAFOAM FRIEND FOR MADISON #1 Writer: Jeanine Jonee Artist: Jeanine Jonee Publisher: Action Lab Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 15, 2019 Seafoam follows the adventures of Madison, a spunky 9-year-old girl who is granted passage to a beach full of mystical and nautical themed creatures after helping a beached narwhal. There she befriends a stand-offish boy she calls Blue, who has a few secrets of his own. In their premier adventure the kids face off against the Hypnoctopus, a vulgaris with the ability to control minds.

In every generation a new team who work outside the system must form. This is their story. And this is our review of Batman and the Outsiders #1 from DC Comics. Pick the next issue we read! https://www.patreon.com/posts/dueling-review-26205066 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 Writer: Bryan Hill Artist: Dexter Soy Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 When the quest for justice drives Batman into some morally ambiguous areas, he calls in the most moral man he knows: Jefferson Pierce, a.k.a. Black Lightning, and his team of operatives known as the Outsiders! Several years ago Batman personally put the Barrera family into hiding after they suffered through terrible experiments at the hands of an organization called the Ark. Now all but one of them have turned up dead...and Batman needs to locate Sofia Barrera before the wrong people get their hands on her-and her surprising power! But it wouldn't be Batman without a hidden agenda, would it? And when Black Lightning, Katana, the Signal and Orphan find out what Batman is really up to, their every loyalty will be called into question.

Zombies have invaded the DC Universe!? Will the heroes survive, or is this the darkest night for the DCU? Will this be their final crisis, or will a new war with Darkseid erupt? Find out in our review of DCeased #1 from DC Comics. Pick the next book we review on Dueling Review! https://www.patreon.com/posts/dueling-review-8-26550789 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DCEASED #1 Writer: Tom Taylor Artist: Trevor Hairsine, James Harren, Stefano Guadiano Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: “I looked, and there before me was a pale horse! Its rider was Death, and Hades was following close behind him.”-Revelation 6:8 A mysterious techno-virus has been released on Earth, infecting 600 million people and turning them instantly into violent, monstrous engines of destruction. The heroes of the DCU are caught completely unprepared for a pandemic of this magnitude and struggle to save their loved ones first…but what happens to the World’s Greatest Heroes if the world ends? New York Times best-selling writer Tom Taylor (INJUSTICE) returns with a terrifying new tale and is joined by artists Trevor Hairsine (LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT) and Stefano Gaudiano (The Walking Dead).

BOW BEFORE DOOM! No, really, he would appreciate some respect. Does he deserve it? Let's find out as we review Fantastic Four #9 from Marvel Comics. Support this show by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Fantastic Four #9 Writer: Dan Slott Artists: Aaron Kuder, Stefano Caselli, Paco Medina Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 "WHAT PRICE VICTORY?" • One cruel act will forever change the relationship between the Fantastic Four and Victor Von Doom. • The fate of Latveria and of the world and the balance of Cosmic Power in the Universe all rests on one decision! • All will be revealed in the terrifying final chapter of "Herald of Doom"!

We witnessed the beginning of the series, now let's see how Electric Warriors ends, as we take a look at Electric Warriors #6 from DC Comics. Pick the next issue we read! https://www.patreon.com/posts/dueling-review-26205066 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ELECTRIC WARRIORS #6 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Travel Foreman Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: April 17, 2019 The revolution is off to a rocky start, and War Cry is to blame! Can our hero convince his fellow warriors that their captors have no interest in peace? If he fails, Earth isn’t the only planet on the brink of destruction—the whole universe will fall under Firestorm’s wrath! The nail-biting conclusion of this cult-hit miniseries will alter the future of the DC Universe forever.

It's time to take a trip into the past and see what life was like for Peter Parker when he had the black spider-suit (you know, before it turned out to be an evil symbiote). No, we aren't reading a back issue, but instead Symbiote Spider-Man #1 Pick the next book we review on Dueling Review! https://www.patreon.com/posts/26046051 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1 Writer: Peter David Artist: Gred Land Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $4.99 Everyone knows that Spider-Man’s infamous black suit would someday become the wicked web-slinger called Venom — but what happened BEFORE Peter Parker discovered the black suit’s sinister secret? Find out in this dynamic tale from comics legends PETER DAVID and GREG LAND! Set during the original “Black Suit Saga,” this is an all-new tale that pits the wall-crawling wonder against that most mystifying of menaces…MYSTERIO!

The undead have invaded O-Town! What will Rocko and his friends do now? Want to help pick the next comic we review on this show? Head over to Patreon and vote now https://t.co/arjof4Ds5O! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ROCKO'S MODERN AFTERLIFE #1 Writer: Anthony Burch Artist: Mattia Di Meo Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: April 3, 2019 Something is turning the good people of O-Town into mindless zombies and Rocko wants nothing to do with it. He barricades himself and Spunky in their home and is determined to outlast the hoards outside. But desperate times calls for desperate measures when Rocko's best friend Heffer becomes infected, Rocko will have to risk it all to save his friends and his city.  

This is it! 1000 issues in the making! Batman at 80! This week we take a look at Detective Comics #1000 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DETECTIVE COMICS #1000 Writers: Peter J. Tomasi, Brian Michael Bendis, Paul Dini, Warren Ellis, Geoff Johns, Tom King, Dennis O’Neil, Christopher Priest, Kevin Smith, Scott Snyder, Others Artists: Doug Mahnke, Neal Adams, Greg Capullo, Tony S. Daniel, Steve Epting, Kelley Jones, Andy Kubert, Alex Maleev, Dustin Nguyen Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $9.99 SOLICITATION: After 80 years, it’s here-the 1,000th issue of DETECTIVE COMICS, the title that literally defines DC! This 96-page issue is stacked with an unbelievable lineup of talent that will take you on a journey through Batman’s past, present and future…plus a sensational epilogue that features the first-ever DC Universe appearance of the deadly Arkham Knight! But who is under the mask? And why do they want Batman dead? The incredible future of Batman adventures begins here!

There is a kingdom... an invisible kingdom that exists in a far-flung star system. Will we dive deep into the conspiracy of Invisible Kingdom #1 from Dark Horse Comics? Let's find out. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! INVISIBLE KINGDOM #1 Writer: G. Willow Wilson Artist: Christian Ward Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 20, 2019 Set in a in a far-flung star system, this new epic sci-fi monthly saga tells the tale of two women-a young religious acolyte and a hard-bitten freighter pilot-who separately uncover a vast conspiracy between the leader of the system's dominant religion and the mega-corporation that controls society. On the run from reprisals on both sides, this unlikely pair of rebels risk plunging the world into anarchy if they reveal the truth. But when your beliefs betray you, what choice is there left?

Here is your chance to go back to the beginning and see how it all began! IDW Publishing presents Transformers #1, and we review on this week's Dueling Review show. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! TRANSFORMERS #1 Writer: Brian Ruckley Artist: Angel Hernandez, Ron Joseph Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 A NEW ERA DAWNS! In the infinite universe, there exists a planet like no other: Cybertron! Home to the Transformers, and a thriving hub for inter-stellar commerce, it is a world brimming with organic and constructed diversity. Immense structures line its landscape. Mechanical giants roam across its surface. Starship-sized titans orbit its skies, keeping a constant protective watch above and below. Ancient Transformers merge into its very fabric. Small, mysterious creatures skulk in its shadows. It is a truly amazing realm, long untouched by war, and exuberantly reaching for the stars. This is the Cybertron that Optimus Prime and Megatron vie for in this bold new origin-a world of seemingly endless peace! All that changes when Bumblebee and Windblade take a newly-forged Cybertronian on his first voyage through this world of wonders-they are confronted by the hard reality of the first murder to have occurred on Cybertron in living memory!

A cataclysm? Zombie hordes? 19th century Asia? Let's find out if Ronin Island #1 meets or exceeds the hype! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Ronin Island #1 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Writer: Greg Pak Artist: Giannis Milonogiannis Letterer: Simon Bowland Colorist: Irma Kniivila Cover Artists: Main Cover: Giannis Milonogiannis Preorder Cover: Ethan Young Incentive Cover: David Lafuente Unlocked Retailer Variant: Kris Anka Price: $3.99 Synopsis: After a mysterious attack wipes out the major cities of 19th century Japan, Korea, and China, survivors from all three lands find refuge on a hidden island and build a new society. Hana, the orphaned daughter of Korean peasants, and Kenichi, son of a great samurai leader, have little in common except for a mutual disdain for the other. But these young warriors will have to work together when an army invades the island with shocking news: there is a new Shogun and the Island is expected to pay fealty in exchange for protection from a new enemy…a mutated horde that threatens to wipe out all humanity. Award-winning writer Greg Pak (Firefly, Mech Cadet Yu) and artist Giannis Milonogiannis (Prophet) present a story that examines how we move forward when our past divides, set against the backdrop of a post-disaster 19th century Japan.  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]Solidly crafted, well-drawn and interesting in both an adventure story and a quasi-historical perspective. You gotta read this book, folks.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]Oh... this is goooooooood. [/su_quote]

Q is once again messing with the crew of the Enterprise, and we are going to see if this mega-Star Trek crossover lives up to our expectations in this week's review of Star Trek: The Q Conflict #2 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! VOTE FOR NEXT WEEK'S COMIC! STAR TREK: The Q Conflict #2 Writer: Scott Tipton, David Tipson Artist: David Messina Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: $3.99 It's Captain vs. Captain vs. Captain vs. Captain in the most high-stakes scavenger hunt the galaxy has ever seen as Picard, Kirk, Janeway, Sisko and their teams compete for the amusement of their godlike tormentors. The biggest Star Trek crossover event ever continues here! The crew of The Original Series, The Next Generation, Voyager, and Deep Space Nine meet for the first time! Written by fan-favorite Star Trek scribes Scott & David Tipton! Each issue has two interconnected covers by David Messina in his return to Star Trek!  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]I'm not bothered by the unusual likenesses (and they are a bit unusual throughout the issue) and I have to say I enjoy the scrambled teams gimmick, which I did NOT see coming. I just think that Janeway having Riker, Kira and Scotty gives her a huge advantage, and this thing should be over already based on that trio.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]I'm always good with a good Star Trek multi-show crossover, and this issue doesn't disappoint. The character's voices are captured well, and the gimmick of the competition has me interested in going forward with the rest of this series. I do wonder why some of the characters look so... rotund, though?[/su_quote] [su_signoff]

Abel and the fox have made it to the carnival, but what trouble will they find, and will Matthew and Stephen like this issue? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! MIDDLEWEST #4 Writer: Skottie Young Art: Jorge Corona Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: February 20, 2019 Cover Price: $3.99 Abel and the fox have wandered into a small-town carnival where they should be able to find the healer they seek. While they search, Fox teaches Abel that survival sometimes means bending the rules a bit.    [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"] I have literally ZERO idea what is going on here, but I enjoy the dialogue and the characters, especially the talkin' fox. What even is this? I'm going to have to find the first three and figure it all out.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]This is a really good series, and this issue brings our hero closer to his goal. Or at least I hope it does. There is so much anger in Abel, I hope his quest to remove that part of his father from him will end with a good ol' happily ever after.[/su_quote]

It is the Bruce Campbell crossover you've always dreamed of! This week, Ash Williams meets Elvis as they do battle against Bubba Ho-Tep! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ARMY OF DARKNESS BUBBA HOTEP #1 Writer: Scott Duvall Artist: Vincenzo Federici Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Two cult classics clash for the first time in an epic crossover miniseries: ARMY OF DARKNESS VS. BUBBA HO-TEP. Ash embarks on a soul-searching road trip to Texas on a hunch that Elvis Presley may still be alive and kicking (and supposedly vanquished a mummy)! What follows is a series of universe-spanning events that involve an Elvis jumpsuit with special time-travel abilities, a trip to 70’s Vegas, plus the reveal of an evil new Book of the Dead, the Necronomicon Ho-Tep. Has Ash met his ultimate match when trading barbs with a 4,000-year-old, foul-mouthed mummy who sucks souls? Can his idol Elvis mentor him through a mid-life crisis before it becomes his final crisis? Join the adventure in a road-tripping, time-hopping groovy tale!

What will we learn about the Female Furies that we haven't learned before? We're about to find out in DC Comics' newest series Female Furies #1 by Cicil Castellucci and Adriana Melo. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! FEMALE FURIES #1 Writer: Cicil Castellucci Artist: Adriana Melo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 6, 2019 All their lives the Female Furies have been raised to be the meanest, most cunning and most ruthless fighting force on all of Apokolips. So why are Granny Goodness' girls left behind every time the men go to war? With the might of New Genesis hanging over the planet, and the Forever People making mincemeat out of Darkseid's army, Granny thinks it's about time that changed. And so, Big Barda, Aurelie, Mad Harriet, Lashina, Bernadeth and Stompa set out to beat the boys at their own game. Little do they know the game is rigged-and one accidental murder could spell disaster for them all! FEMALE FURIES is an exciting new miniseries starring some of Jack Kirby's coolest Fourth World characters by the writer of SHADE, THE CHANGING GIRL and the artist of PLASTIC MAN! RATED T+

FLASH! AHA! He'll save... no wait... this is that other Flash, where there can be only one. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! FLASH #63 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Rafael Sandoval, Jordi Tarragona Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: January 30, 2019 Cover Price: $3.99 It's two against one when Gemini tag-teams the Flash! The threat is doubled for the Scarlet Speedster when Gemini gets their hands on the Strength Force. But where's that leave Powerhouse? She and the Flash must ride or die together in order to get her super-strength back, but they'll have to survive a trip through the Strength Force first. Follow along in the Flash's footsteps on the next leg of his Force Quest!

In every generation, a new slayer is born... or gets a rebooted comic series from BOOM! Studios. How good is the New Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1? Let's find out, shall we? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Buffy The Vampire Slayer #1 Publisher: BOOM! Studios Price: $3.99 Writer: Jordie Bellaire Artist: Dan Mora Colorist:Raúl Angulo Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Cover Artists: Main Cover A: Matthew Taylor Main Cover B: Kevin Wada Main Cover C: Royal Dunlap (Virgin) Preorder Cover D: Becca Carey (Virgin) Incentive Cover E: Jen Bartel Incentive Cover F: Jen Bartel Unlocked Slayer Variant G: Miguel Mercado Unlocked Willow Variant H: Kaiti Infante Unlocked Vampire Variant I: Miguel Mercado Unlocked Vampire Willow Variant J: Kaiti Infante Synopsis: Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon. This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil. But her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window, as Jordie Bellaire (Redlands) and Russ Manning Award-Winner Dan Mora (Saban’s Go Go Power Rangers) bring Buffy into a new era with new challenges, new friends…and a few enemies you might already recognize. But the more things change, the more they stay the same, as the Gang faces brand new Big Bads, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell. WELCOME BACK TO THE HELLMOUTH, FOR THE FIRST TIME!

Riri Williams is splitting here time between Chicago and M.I.T. Is this a good thing? Let's find out in this week's Dueling Review review of Ironheart #2 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! IRONHEART #2 Writing: Eve Ewing Artist: Luciano Vecchio Publisher: Marvel Comics Ironheart is caught between her need for independence and her obligations at M.I.T., and when an old friend is kidnapped, she needs to make some tough decisions. Luckily, she's got a brand-new A.I. system on her side!

Two adventurers from different eras of space and time, must unite to review this week's Barbarella / Dejah Thoris #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Barbarella / Dejah Thoris #1 writer: Leah Williams artist: Germán García Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price:$3.99 From opposite ends of time, two heroines unite for an otherworldly adventure! Barbarella, the siren of space, meets Dejah Thoris, Princess of Barsoom, and together they must solve a murder mystery that spans time and space in order to find their way home. Leah Williams (Adventure Time Comics, X-Men: Black) teams with Germán García (Action Comics, X-Men) for a fun, deadly, mind-bending epic! Screen reader support enabled.

Conan returns to Marvel Comics! This week we take a look at Conan The Barbarian #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CONAN THE BARBARIAN Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Mahmud A. Asrar Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 SOLICITATION: BY CROM, THE GREATEST SWORD-AND-SORCERY HERO RETURNS TO MARVEL! From an age undreamed…hither came Conan the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandaled feet… Robert E. Howard’s creation returns to comics, in an epic tale as only MARVEL could bring you! Conan’s travels have brought him to the far reaches of the unkown, from his birthplace in Cimmeria to the kingdom of Aquilonia and all in between. As his fighting prowess allows him to carve his way through life, so too does it attract the forces of death! The all-new ages-spanning saga begins here, by writer Jason Aaron (THE MIGHTY THOR, STAR WARS) and artist Mahmud Asrar (UNCANNY X-MEN, ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT AVENGERS), as Conan’s destiny is forever changed! Parental Advisory.

The Rat Queens are in dire straits, and the only hope is to pray to a god? How will that land? Let's find out as we examine Rat Queens #13 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! RAT QUEENS #13 Writer: Kurtis J. Wiebe Artist: Owen Gieni Publisher: Image Comics Release Date: December 19, 2018 Cover Price: $3.99 "THE INFERNAL PATH," Part Three Lost in the dark in the Under Pit, the Queens struggle to find their way back to the surface. Meanwhile, Dee enjoys a slice of heaven in Heaven.

50 years of Star Trek, one giant special! Will Star Trek: Waypoint Special #1 go where no comic has gone before? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR TREK WAYPOINT SPECIAL #1 Writers: Various Artists: Various Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: December 12, 2018 The anthology series spanning 50 years of Star Trek returns in this oversized annual! These weird and wonderful stories-set during the Original Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and more-expand on rarely explored corners of the universe or provide closure for long-forgotten plot threads. But they all remind us of why we love Trek. This volume features your favorite characters, including Data, Q, and Ezri Dax, handled by the top creators of today and the future!  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]I think that the pricetag is a bit steep for what we get, but what we get is a lot of fun. It's some of your favorite Star Trek folks and also Ezri! [/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]Four Star Trek stories for $8.00? You could do worse. There is something here for every Star Trek fan, including Spot's butthole! [/su_quote]

The Manhunter of Mars is now on Earth! Will his partner discover his horrible secret? Will fire bring down J'onn J'onnz once and for all? Find out in this week's Dueling Review of Martian Manhunter #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! MARTIAN MANHUNTER #1 Writer: Steve Orlando Art: Riley Rossmo Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: December 5, 2018 Cover Price: $3.99 No matter what you know about J'onn J'onnz, you're not prepared for this! The acclaimed team of writer Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo (BATMAN/ THE SHADOW, BATMAN: NIGHT OF THE MONSTER MEN) reteam for a reinvention of the Manhunter from Mars in this twisted, unexpected series. Back on Mars, J'onn was about as corrupt as a law officer can be, and when a reckoning comes for his entire society, he'll get a second chance he doesn't want or deserve! One shocking murder, and an unexpected fragment of the Mars he lost, will change his life-and the course of the Earth-forever!

It's Superman vs. The Red Cloud! Plus Dial H for HERO and The Question! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the Dueling Review of Action Comics #1005 from DC Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ACTION COMICS #1005 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Ryan Sook Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: November 28, 2018 Cover Price: $3.99 The murderous mystery of the Red Cloud uncovered! Clark Kent draws closer to revealing a secret crime family that has operated for years in Metropolis, but the family's enforcer-the mysterious Red Cloud-proves she's a match for even the Man of Steel with an attack that leaves Superman breathless. Don't miss the last-page shocker as we reveal the true face of the Red Cloud!

MATTHEW: Annie, are you okay, you okay, you okay Annie? You've been hit by, You've been struck by, A smooth criminal. STEPHEN: Uh... no... we're reviewing Smooth Criminals #1 from BOOM! Studios MATTHEW: YOU'VE BEEN HIT BY, YOU'VE BEEN STRUCK BY, A SMOOTH CRIMINAL! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Smooth Criminals #1 Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writer: Kiwi Smith & Kurt Lustgarten Artist: Leisha Riddel Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Colorist: Brittany Peer Cover Artists: Main Cover: Audrey Mok Incentive Cover: Chynna Clugston Flores Unlocked Retailer Variant Cover: Naomi Franquiz Price: $3.99 Synopsis: There are certain things Brenda expects to find while hacking: money, secrets, occasional pictures of cats. She is NOT expecting to find a cryogenically frozen master thief from the 60s. Mia is everything Brenda is not—cool, confident, beautiful. And utterly unprepared for the digital age. Despite their differences, the two will need to team up to find out what happened to Mia—and how to pull off the heist of the century. Kiwi Smith and Kurt Lustgarten (Misfit City) team with breakout artist Leisha-Marie Riddel (Goldie Vance) in a story about felonies and friendship.

Who or what are the Electric Warriors? Did they come out to play, or is this an intergalactic band of freedom fighters setting out to protect the universe? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ELECTRIC WARRIORS #1 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Travel Foreman Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 A new tale of the future DC Universe, set in a previously unexplored timeline—the Cosmic Dark Age! Years after the Great Disaster, the Earth has started to rebuild and rejoin the universal coalition. In order to prevent a galactic war, different worlds throughout the known cosmos have created a new system of competitive combat to give each participating planet their own voice in the intergalactic struggle. Each world has one diplomatic gladiator, chosen to possess the Electric Seed and fight for their homeland as the Electric Warrior! Each fighter forsakes their personal life in the name of peace. So what happens when Earth can’t choose a single combatant and sends two instead? The bruiser War Cry represents the humans of Earth, while Deep Dweller, a shape-shifter from the Octopus Tribe, represents the animal kingdom. Can they maintain one common goal, or will they tear Earth’s tenuous coexistence to shreds and destroy the rest of the universe with it? Oh, and War Cry also has a powerful relic from Earth’s past: Superman’s cape!

The Doctor is back, and heads are gonna spin! How well does the new Doctor Who Thirteenth Doctor #1 capture the spirit and feeling of the new season of the show? Find out in this week's Dueling Review show. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOCTOR WHO: THIRTEENTH DOCTOR #1 Writer: Jody Houser Artist: Rachel Stott Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Doctor regenerates into her most thrilling incarnation yet - played by Jodie Whittaker, and traveling alongside three brand new companions: Graham (Bradley Walsh), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Ryan (Tosin Cole)! Experience mind-blowing challenges and dynamic adventures through time and space - right alongside the Doctor and her friends! A new series for a new era on the TARDIS, from a creative team of astounding women - Eisner-nominated writer Jody Houser (Faith, Mother Panic, Star Wars: Rogue One, Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows, Orphan Black, The X-Files: Origins), art by Rachael Stott (Doctor Who, Motherlands, Star Trek/Planet of the Apes) and colors from Enrica Angiolini (Shades of Magic: The Steel Prince, Warhammer 40,000)! Commemorate this once-in-a-lifetime regeneration with thirteen variant covers, from a variety of astounding women comics artists!

This is it, the stunning conclusion to The Witching Hour storyline... so why is this a number one issue? Magic is broken and only Stephen and Matthew can pick up the pieces and make sense of Justice League Dark and Wonder Woman: The Witching Hour #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK AND WONDER WOMAN: THE WITCHING HOUR #1 Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Jesus Merino Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: Release Date: October 31, 2018 Hecate, the witch-goddess of magic, always knew a day would come when the monsters she stole her magic from would return. Now she must activate the Witchmarked, humans within whom she secreted vast stores of power. And the most powerful of the Witchmarked? Wonder Woman!

Y'er a Wizard, Timothy! Tim Hunter may be the best magician ever, but does this look at the young magician reboot the character or simply add another chapter to his origin? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BOOKS OF MAGIC #1 Writer: Kat Howard Artist: Tom Fowler Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 24, 2018 Timothy Hunter may be destined tobecome the most powerful magician in the universe, but he's still a London teenager, and having magical abilities complicates things more than it helps. It's not like he can use magic to pass his exams, stop being bullied or convince his cute friend to date him. And while Tim's trying to live his life, there are cultists who want to kill him, believing his power will eventually corrupt him into becoming a merciless mage. Oh, and those are the good guys. Luckily, his new substitute teacher is more than she appears, and may be able to help Tim discover the mystery behind the Books of Magic...

Once more into the breach, this week with Solo and Chewbacca in Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle #3 from iDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR WARS ADVENTURES: TALES FROM VADER'S CASTLE #3 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Derek Charm Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Tales from Vader’s Castle puts a spooky spin on your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away… This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars universe and features Rebels stars Hera, Kanan, and Chopper; Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku; Han Solo and Chewbacca; the Ewoks; and of course, Darth Vader—all under the shadow of Vader’s Castle!  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]This is a real rollercoaster ride for me, as I liked two a lot better than one, but like this issue less than either of the first two. But it's still an okay all-ages story with some clear art and a few entertaining twists.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]Three weeks in, and I'm still enjoying this kid-friendly thrill ride of scary tales in the Star Wars Universe.[/su_quote]

We return once again to the planet Mustafar to see what other scary stories we'll find inside. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR WARS ADVENTURES: TALES FROM VADER'S CASTLE #2 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Derek Charm Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Tales from Vader’s Castle puts a spooky spin on your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away… This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars universe and features Rebels stars Hera, Kanan, and Chopper; Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku; Han Solo and Chewbacca; the Ewoks; and of course, Darth Vader—all under the shadow of Vader’s Castle!  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]Daredevil makes a desperate play, Kingpin makes a big mistake, and the whole thing feels less like an anniversary than the solicit would have you believe. Lovely Garney art, though...[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]I wouldn't have made this the 600th issue, but the story is a good one, and the surprise twist at the end make issue #601 that much more interesting.[/su_quote]

It's October, which means spooky times are here! And nothing is spookier than Vader's Castle. What kind of creepy adventures will our favorite Star Wars characters encounter in Star Wars Adventures: Tales From Vader's Castle #1 from IDW Publishing? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR WARS ADVENTURES: TALES FROM VADER'S CASTLE #1 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Derek Charm Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Tales from Vader’s Castle puts a spooky spin on your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away… This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars universe and features Rebels stars Hera, Kanan, and Chopper; Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku; Han Solo and Chewbacca; the Ewoks; and of course, Darth Vader—all under the shadow of Vader’s Castle!

Star Trek and the Transformers are teaming... wha-huh!? Yeah, let's talk about Star Trek vs. Transformers #1 from IDW Publishing in this week's Dueling Review podcast. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR TREK VS TRANSFORMERS #1 Writer: John Barber, Mike Johnson Artist: Philip Murphy Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 The Transformers '80s cartoon series meets Star Trek: The Animated Series in a no-holds-barred Saturday Morning mash-up for the ages! At the edge of Klingon space, the starship Enterprise finds there's more to the final frontier than meets the eye, when Kirk and his crew come face to face with the strangest life forms of all: Cybertronians! This unprecedented crossover brings together two of the greatest science fiction universes of all time-in the style of their classic animated series! A five-year mission meets a four-million-year war!

This week, we get to hang out with our favorite uncle, as we review Uncle Scrooge #40, and hope we get written into his will. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! UNCLE SCROOGE #40 Writers: Various Arists: Various Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 “The Case of the Saucer Impostor!” O.K. Quack’s coin-shaped spaceship can shrink to the size of a real coin—and since Scrooge McDuck spent it and lost it, he’s forced to help Humphrey Gokart, ace detective, find it!

Let's go back, back, back, way back to 1941, and see how Archie and the gang are dealing with world events in Archie 1941 #1 from Archie Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ARCHIE 1941 #1 Writer: Mark Waid and Bryan Augustyn Artist: Peter Krause Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 12, 2018 THE HISTORIC, GROUND-BREAKING MINI-SERIES STARTS HERE! Archie has been around for over 75 years and has been through many significant moments in time, but never before have we seen the characters take on real-world events as they unfold. WWII is looming and Archie and many young men from Riverdale are close to enlistment age. If you’re a Riverdale teen, how would you cope with a looming world-changing event? Join the writing team of MARK WAID and BRIAN AUGUSTYN along with artist PETER KRAUSE for the all-new mini-series that is sure to have everyone talking!

Daniel is missing, and something has invaded the Dreaming. Who or what is Dora, and how awesome is the art? We'll discuss what we liked and disliked in Vertigo's The Dreaming #1 in this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! THE DREAMING #1 Writer:Simon Spurrier Artist: Bilquis Evely Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 There is a place where stories are born. Today its walls lie slashed and bleeding. Dream has abandoned his realm, and until he is found, its residents must protect its broken borders alone. But the most senior storysmiths are tormented by invasive secrets, the warden Lucien is doubting his own mind—and beyond the gates something horrific waits with tooth and talon. Only Dora, the monstress, finds opportunity in madness, stealing dreams for the highest bidder. But she has no idea how deep the danger lies. Meanwhile, in Dream’s gallery, something new is growing...

I tawt I taw a puddy Catwoman! The Looney Tune and DC Universes are crossing over once again and we go along for the ride in this week's Catwoman / Tweety and Sylvester #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CATWOMAN TWEETY & SYLVESTER Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Inaki Miranda Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 In his relentless pursuit of Tweety, Sylvester suddenly finds himself with a new, human ally—Catwoman. Tweety then realizes that he’s going to need some help too, and recruits a super-hero of his own. It isn’t long before the scale of the conflict begins to get out of control and suddenly there’s a full-scale war between cats and birds that threatens to take over all of Gotham

There is a dark side waiting for us to enter, so we probably ought to check out Justice League Dark #2 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK Writer: James T Tynion IV Artist: Raul Fernandez, Alvaro Martinez Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 22, 2018 Plagued by a rash of otherworldly resurrections, the new JLD team begins scouring the shadowy corners of the DCU looking for leads. Turns out, this latest mystery ties back to the Tree of Wonder, last seen laying down roots in JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE—and it bears poisoned fruit to boot. The Tree serves as a doorway from the Realm of Magic to our world, and the Upside Down Man is just the first of many all-powerful mystic entities looking for a new haunt. It’s gonna take a major twist of fate for our heroes to get out of this one…

Because SOME of you demanded it! This week, it's Street Fighter Summer Sports Special #1 from Udon! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STREET FIGHTER SUMMER SPORTS SPECIAL #1 Writer: Udon Artist: Various Publisher: Udon Cover Price: $3.99 Volleyball! Basketball! Surfing! Swimming! The lovely ladies of Street Fighter are back for a new summer sports-themed pin-up special! Veteran World Warriors like Chun-li, Cammy, Rainbow Mika, and Sakura welcome newcomers Menat, Kolin, and more!

THE FANTASTIC FOUR ARE BACK! Right? Let's find out as we take a look at the super-sized first issue of Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel Comics in this week's Dueling Review podcast. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! FANTASTIC FOUR #1 Writer: Dan Slott Artist: Simone Bianchi, Sarah Pichelli, Skottie Young Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: 8/8/18 BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT – THE WORLD’S GREATEST COMIC MAGAZINE IS BACK! Since the end of SECRET WARS, there’s been a gap in the Marvel Universe. A void no other team can fill. And it’s time for the world to move on. But can it? A life-changing decision by the Thing! A momentous declaration by the Human Torch! A clarion call-to-arms that summons Doctor Doom! And a signal in the sky that heralds the return of hope to the Marvel Universe! All this, and Alicia Masters adopts kittens! So cute! Plus, the Impossible Man! AND BONUS STORIES ILLUSTRATED BY SIMONE BIANCHI AND SKOTTIE YOUNG! IF YOU READ ONLY ONE MARVEL COMIC THIS MONTH, THIS IS THE ONE!  

It's the comic smash up you've been waiting for your entire life! What happens when Robots and Princesses come face to face? You'll find out in this review of Robots vs. Princesses #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Robots vs Princesses #1 Writer: Todd Matthy Artist: Nicolas Chapuis Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price $3.99 Release Date: August 1, 2018 The comic event of the year has arrived! When plucky Princess Zara stumbles upon the Decimator defector Wheeler, she sets in motion events that will pit the spritely cleverness of fairy tale princesses against the raw power of giant robots! The dream match you never thought you’d see begins here. Don’t miss it!

Ah, Summertime! This week we discuss the nature of 80-page giants, as we review DC's Beach Blanket Bad Guys Summer Special #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DC'S Beach Blanket Bad Guys Summer Special #1 “WORST FINEST“ A JOKER/BIZARRO STORY Lee Bermejo – Writer Francesco Mattina – Artist Tom Napolitano – Letters “HELP“ A LEX LUTHOR STORY Jeff Loveness – Writer David Williams – Artist Steve Buccellato – Colors Carlos Mangual – Letters “CLOSE SHAVE“ A MR. FREEZE STORY Paul Dini – Writer John Paul Leon – Artist Deron Bennett – Letters “FALSE IDOLS“ A CHEETAH STORY Vita Ayala – Writer Amancay Nahuelpan – Artist June Chung – Colors Clayton Cowles – Letters “ICY EMBRACE“ A BLACK MANTA STORY Gabriel Hardman & Corinna Bechko – Writers Gabriel Hardman – Artist Matthew Wilson – Colors Deron Bennett – Letters “GIGANTA STRONG“ A GIGANTA STORY Michael Moreci – Writer Max Raynor – Artist Paul Mounts – Colors Dave Sharpe – Letters “CRUEL SUMMER“ A GORILLA GRODD STORY Tim Seeley – Writer Minkyu Jung – Artist John Kalisz – Colors Tom Napolitano – Letters “DOG DAYS OF SUMMER“ A DEATHSTROKE STORY Shea Fontana – Writer Carlos D’Anda – Artist Luis Guerrero – Colors Carlos Mangual – Letters “PERFECT GENTLEMAN“ A PENGUIN STORY Daniel Kibblesmith – Writer Laura Braga – Artist Arif Prianto – Colors Dave Sharpe – Letters “INDEPENDENCE“ A CRIME SYNDICATE STORY Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing – Writers Giuseppe Camuncoli – Pencils Cam Smith – Inks Tomeu Morey – Colors Clayton Cowles – Letters It’s summertime in the DCU and the bad guys are taking over! Beat the heat with 10 all-new stories by top comics talent starring DC’s most spectacular super-villains! In this issue, find out what Mr. Freeze does on the hottest day of the Gotham City summer! Learn what made Grodd such a bad gorilla! Then, while in a small beach town, Deathstroke gets hired for murder by the last person he’d expect! And The Joker and Bizarro team up for a truly weird summer bromance!

Are you ready for a Morphin Good Time? Let's see how this whole Drakkon thing is working out in this week's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #29 from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #29 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Daniele Di Nicuolo Cover Price: $3.99 Publisher: BOOM! Studios The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and their allies prepare their final counterattack against Drakkon, as a new ally makes it through their world and Zordon makes a last-ditch call for help.

Garfield is trying to find his way home. Will a duo of snotty scotties keep him from his final destination? We'll discuss Garfield: Homecoming #2 in this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Garfield: Homecoming #2 Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writers: Scott Nickel Artists: Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb Price: $3.99 Release Date: July 11, 2018 Synopsis: On the next stop in his cross-country travels, Garfield meets a young bearded hipster who lives in a tiny house and works in an Italian restaurant. Writer Scott Nickel is joined by guest-artists Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb (Adventure Time).

Cap is Back! But does he have the backing of the American people and their government? Find out how political Captain America #1 gets in this week's episode of Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CAPTAIN AMERICA #1 Writer: Ta-Nehisi Coates Artist: Leinil Francis Yu Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 4, 2018 IT IS WINTER IN AMERICA.For over 70 years, he has stood in stalwart defense of our country and its people. But in the aftermath of Hydra’s takeover of the nation, Captain America is a figure of controversy, carrying a tarnished shield…and a new enemy is rising! Who are the Power Elite? And how do they intend to co-opt and corrupt the symbol that is Captain America?

It was a dark and stormy night. Suddenly, a review of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer #1 rang out into the darkness. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! MICKEY SPILLANE'S MIKE HAMMER #1 Story by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins Writer: Max Allan Collins Artist: Marcelo Salaza, Marcio Freire Publisher: Titan Comics Imprint: Hard Case Crime Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 27, 2018 When a chance encounter with a captivating femme fatale leads to a violent mob retaliation, hard-boiled detective Mike Hammer finds himself dodging both bullets and hard broads as he undertakes the most dangerous case of his career.    [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]This art is wholly inappropriate for the story being told, and the coloring is strangely garish for a noir story. The story feels like a boilerplate detective tale, which makes me wonder if the scripts it's being adapted from was actually complete or not. Collins has the voice and the tough-guy dialogue down, though... [/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]There's a reason why Spillane's books are so controversial. Titan Comics takes a story that should have been left untold and told it, complete with art that looks more like a weird DAZ 3D comics than what you normally expect. Still, if you like hard crime tales where the hero isn't afraid of taking down anyone who is on the wrong side of the law, then Mike Hammer is the hero for you.[/su_quote]

This week, we dive into the creepy world of Edward Grey, Witchfinder, as the mystery of the spooky ghost continues to baffle investigators in Witchfinder: Gates of Heaven #2 from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! WITCHFINDER GATES OF HEAVEN #2 Writer: Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson Artist: D'Israeli Publisher; Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Edward Grey starts to run out of leads when a familiar enemy tries to throttle his investigation. Meanwhile, the stakes only get higher as a ghostly thief continues to terrorize London.  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]A lot of world-building, but it feels more like a #42 issue than a #2, and the sheer number of characters and situations makes this one hard to get into. That said, the art is good and the dialogue is top-notch throughout.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]The Mingolaverse continues to grow, and at every twist and turn, something creepy and mysterious is revealed. If you haven't read the Witchfinder series, but love what Hellboy delivers, then you need to dive into everything related to Edward Grey. This issue brings in the mysticism and secret societies of the 1890s and makes we want more from Mike Mignola and Chris Roberson.[/su_quote]

He's bouncy, he's stretchy, it get's a little messy, and in this review, we'll look at Plastic Man #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! PLASTIC MAN #1 Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Andrea Melo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Meet Eel O’Brian: a petty thug, thief and con artist who runs a strip club. Hey, he’s also dead, at least according to the gang that tossed him out like last week’s garbage. Literally. Don’t worry, though—he bounced back from all that, and now he’s trying to make a new life for himself, but the effort is stretching him pretty thin. How can he get revenge on his old boss, keep a street kid out of trouble, make a dancer fall in love with him and stop a mysterious society from taking over the world? Eel has no idea!  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]Some joyful dialogue and a very weird main character combine with lovely art to make a fun first issue as long as you're not sensitive to the occasional off-color remark. Which I ain't... [/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]Not bad for a first issue! I kinda wanna see where Simone takes Eel now that he has made a major revelation about his past, and how he deals with that going forward. The art is wonderful, too![/su_quote]

Because you demanded it!* This week, we take a look at John Byrne's Stowaway to the Stars Coloring Book from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JOHN BYRNE'S STOWAWAY TO THE STARS #1 SPECIAL EDITION John Byrne (w & a) Robots, aliens, and a spunky teenaged girl. John Byrne explores a whole new way of storytelling in “Stowaway to the Stars,” where Byrne (Star Trek New Visions, John Byrne’s Next Men) takes you on a journey through brand-new worlds and galaxies with this beautiful series of full-page, full-color illustrations, accompanied by a light, evocative, science-fiction storyline.  FC • 48 pages • $12.99 *You actually did demand that we review this book. Each week, we ask listeners to vote for the comic we review next week, and we review it! find out more, and cast your vote for the next Dueling Review at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers

Death lurks all around us. Jon Kent and Damian Wayne look death in the face and discover Dynomutt is there to lend a paw. Who will live, and who will die in this week's Super Sons Dynomutt Special #1 from DC Comics? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Super Sons Dynomutt Special #1 Writer: Peter J. Tomasi Artist: Oclair Albert, Fernando Pasarin Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 30, 2018 It’s no fun for Jon Kent to be visiting Big City with his parents for the funeral of an old friend. So his best pal Damian Wayne decides to follow along and give him the inside scoop on the city. But when they go to meet Robin’s local friend, Dynomutt, they find him injured and in need of help. And Dynomutt’s human superhero companion, Blue Falcon, has seemingly turned evil. What’s the reason for this betrayal between once-loyal companions, and what role might the evil Red Vulture play in this scenario?

A DRAGON IS ATTACKING PHILADELPHIA! Will the Musketeers be able to stop it? We take a look at Musketeers #4 from Zenescope Entertainment on this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! MUSKETEERS #4 Writer: Terry Kavanagh Artist: Daniel Maine Publisher: Zenescope Entertainment Now that Merlin and Morgan’s true colors have been revealed, they won’t let the Musketeers stand in the way of their plans. The Musketeers are in for the fight of their lives– and their souls. Can they finally learn to work together as a team in time to save themselves, and the city of Philadelphia?

What really went on in that meeting between President Nixon and Elvis? Are space vampires the key to figure out what happened that night so long ago? Find out as we dive into Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood Suckers #1 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Bubba Ho-Tep and the Cosmic Blood-Suckers #1 Writer: Joshua Jabcuga Artist: Tadd Galusha Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 From the mind of creator Joe R. Lansdale comes a prequel to the cult-classic film! President Nixon has discovered an alien threat, and he knows there’s only one man he can reach out to for help: Elvis Presley. But will Elvis be enough to defeat a horde of Cosmic Blood-Suckers?  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]Really not what I was expecting, but enjoyable in a dark, dangerous, unexpectedly adult way. Otter Disaster would love it.[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]This is not the type of book I expected from IDW Publishing, but rather a smaller publisher looking to make a name for itself. Bubb-Ho-Tep is a dark indie movie, and this book caries on that indie feel, with all the gory details and rawness found in the movie.[/su_quote]

If you are feeling blue, and your creativity levels are low, you just might want to pick up a copy of Fraggle Rock #1 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock #1 Publisher: Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writer: Jared Cullum Artist: Jared Cullum Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 9, 2018 Synopsis: In honor of the 35th Anniversary of Fraggle Rock, the Fraggles are back in an all-new stand-alone adventure illustrated in beautiful watercolor and presented in a format perfect for longtime fans to share with the next generation.

The heroes return to Baldur's Gate! But will it be a welcome home party, or a party of one? Find out in this week's Dueling Review of Dungeons and Dragons: Evil at Baldur's Gate #1 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DUNGEONS & DRAGONS EVIL AT BALDURS GATE #1 Writer: Jim Zub Artist: Dean Kotz Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Minsc the Mighty—Evil Beware! The Baldur’s Gate heroes return to the city at last, but their time adventuring in Ravenloft and the frozen northern reaches of the Realms has changed them. Each of them must face great trials ahead before they’ll be ready to embrace their destiny. A new hero of the people roams the streets of Baldur’s Gate, and Minsc feels left behind despite his own legend. Can he reclaim his place as the city’s Beloved Ranger? Whatever happens, evil is going to get its butt kicked most thoroughly!

Will your deathbed confession be full of regret and sorrow, or will you reveal you created a sex cult in the '70s? We take a look at one of those scenarios in Deathbed #3 from Vertigo. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DEATHBED #3 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Riley Rossmo Publisher: Vertigo Release Date: April 18, 2018 Cover Price: $3.99 Have you ever felt alone? Lost? Like you needed a friend? If so…join the Cult of Luna! Started in the heyday of the cult movement, the Cult of Luna follows the words of the great Antonio Luna. Every single word. No matter how random or insane, the Cult of Luna treats them as an eternal gospel. He is their God. And he will be your God, too. So, come on down and join us! Bring the kiddies! Journey to the center of your inner mind. Meet exciting people who want to meet you! Find out what you’re really made of! Share yourself with our hungry followers! And most of all…have fun!

Domino is back in a new series from Gail Simone and David Baldeon. Will we love it, or hate it? Should you buy it, or should you GET OUT THERE AND BUY IT RIGHT NOW!? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOMINO #1 Writer: Gail Simone Artist: David Baldeon Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $3.99 Impossible curves. Impossible shots. Impossible targets. Marvel’s #1 soldier of fortune is back in an explosive new ongoing series! The product of a failed super-soldier program, Neena Thurman always made her own luck as the sharpshooting mercenary known as Domino… but what happens when her own powers betray her? The hunter becomes the hunted as every mercenary in the game smells blood in the water! Plus: A pair of beloved Marvel characters return!

Will Neo Joker destroy Gotham City? Will the Joker and Batman realize their greatest strength is each other? Will Matthew hate this issue once again? Find out as we review Batman White Knight #7 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #7 Writer: Sean Murphy Artist: Sean Murphy Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 This issue, it's Jack versus the Joker! Napier's identity crisis spins out of control and compromises his grand plans for Gotham City - but not before he strikes a fateful bargain with Neo Joker. A browbeaten Batman accepts a peace offering from Batgirl, and some unexpected advice from Alfred sets the tone for the GTO's new mission to redeem the city.

It's the end of Mayor Fisk! Or is it? We take a look at Daredevil #600 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DAREDEVIL #600 Writer: Christos N. Gage, Charles Soule Artist Ron Garney, Mike Perkins Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 AN OVERSIZED ANNIVERSARY ISSUE, BRINGING YOU THE CLIMAX OF "MAYOR FISK"! Daredevil can see the new mayor’s machinations coming together…but is he in time to stop them? Guest-starring both the heroes and villains of the New York City streets…this huge issue has a surprise ending that will shake the city to its very core! Plus: a look at Foggy & Matt’s relationship over the years!  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]Daredevil makes a desperate play, Kingpin makes a big mistake, and the whole thing feels less like an anniversary than the solicit would have you believe. Lovely Garney art, though...[/su_quote][su_quote cite="Stephen's Thoughts"]I wouldn't have made this the 600th issue, but the story is a good one, and the surprise twist at the end make issue #601 that much more interesting.[/su_quote]

What was your last acid trip like? Hold on to your potatoes, as this week we take a lick (or is it a liking) to Ice Cream Man #3 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ICE CREAM MAN #3 Writer: W. Maxwell Prince Artist: Martin Morazzo, Chris O’Halloran Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 “GOOD OL’ FASHIONED VANILLA” In which a washed-up musician finds a sci-fi fantasy world of living lyrics in his basement. Can he write the song that’ll save Harmony City? Or has his milkshake already run dry?

Are you ready for a scary comic? Check out Infidel #1... if you dare... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Infidel #1 Writer: Pornsak Pichetshote Artist: Aaron Campbell, José Villarrubia Publisher: Image Comics A haunted house story for the 21st century, INFIDEL follows an American Muslim woman and her multiracial neighbors who move into a building haunted by entities that feed off xenophobia.

Horror, faith, and conspiracy collide in this week's Dueling Review as Stephen and Matthew open the pages of Gideon Falls #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! GIDEON FALLS #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Andrea Sorrentino Publisher: Image Comics A brand-new ongoing series from the acclaimed bestselling creative team of Old Man Logan and Green Arrow! The lives of a reclusive young man obsessed with a conspiracy in the city’s trash, and a washed-up Catholic priest arriving in a small town full of dark secrets, become intertwined around the mysterious legend of The Black Barn, an otherworldly building that is alleged to have appeared in both the city and the small town, throughout history, bringing death and madness in its wake. Rural mystery and urban horror collide in this character-driven meditation on obsession, mental illness, and faith.

A queen in exile! Evil lurking in the shadows! What phantom menaces Mera, Queen of the Atlantis #1? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! MERA QUEEN OF ATLANTIS #1 Writer: Dan Abnett Artist: Lan Medina Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 From the pages of AQUAMAN comes a brand-new adventure starring Mera, in her own title for the first time ever! As the brutal Atlantean Civil War rages, Mera must keep the peace between the surface world and Atlantis as its newly anointed queen in exile. But when Aquaman’s brother Orm, a.k.a. Ocean Master, learns of his homeland’s fate, he’ll stop at nothing to return to Atlantis as its king and savior!

Cops, robbers, and monsters from beyond the veil!? What's not to like about Vinegar Teeth #2. Well... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! VINEGAR TEETH #2 Writer: Damon Gentry, Troy Nixey Artist: Troy Nixey Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 After busting a Canadian drug ring, down-on-his-luck cop Artie Buckle tries to keep new partner Vinegar Teeth under control. But can an alcoholic, miserable bum like Artie really fight crime and work together with a Lovecraftian monster with a heart of gold?

It's the End of All Things as Invincible comes to a close after a 15 year run. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! INVINCIBLE #144 Story: Robert Kirkman Art: Ryan Ottley, Cory Walker, Nathan Fairbairn Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $5.99 “THE END OF ALL THINGS,” Conclusion Final issue. Everything since issue one has been building to this. Nothing can prepare you.

Dynamite Entertainment launches a new Dejah Thoris series this week, and we have... concerns. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DEJAH THORIS #1 Writer: Amy Chu Art: Pasquale Qualano Publisher: Dynamite Enterttainment Dejah Thoris, obsessed with finding the legendary Gardens of Mars, recruits her own expedition team of scientists. But once outside the palace walls, things don't go as planned, and the Princess learns the hard way just how dangerous Barsoom really is.

Brian Michael Bendis is winding down his run on Jessica Jones, and the Purple Man is back. But Matthew HATES the Purple Man!? What will that mean for this installment of Dueling Review? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JESSICA JONES #16 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Michael Gaydos Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 RETURN OF THE PURPLE MAN PART 4 Never in the history of Marvel Comics has a horror so true and all-encompassing found its way to the door of one of our heroes. How can Jessica Jones and family survive the return of the Purple Man?

Jughead is a werewolf, and Betty and Archie are hunting him down. Will Jughead the Hunger #3 rip our hearts out, or will it rub our tummies and tell us to rollover. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JUGHEAD THE HUNGER #3 Writer: Frank Tieri Artist: Pat Kennedy, Tim Kennedy Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $3.99 This is it-the confrontation you've been waiting for! Werewolf Jug vs Werewolf Hunter Betty Round 2! The last one ended in a draw-this one may end one of their lives!

Will our discussion about space otter cloud our judgment of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny - Hera from IDW Publishing? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR WARS: Forces of Destiny - Hera Writer: Devin Grayson Artist: Eva Widermann Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Star Wars Adventures has joined the festivities with an exciting weekly series of comic books that explores all corners of the Star Wars universe, showing how choices both big and small ultimately shape the destinies of beloved characters, such as Princess Leia, Rey, Padme, Ahsoka, and Hera along with your soon-to-be favorites from The Last Jedi, Rose and Paige!

You've seen the fate of Hawkeye in Old Man Logan, now find out what happened before he lost his eyesight in Old Man Hawkeye #1! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! OLD MAN HAWKEYE #1 Writer: Ethan Sacks Artist: Marco Checchetto Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $3.99 The super heroes have fallen. The country has been divided into territories controlled by super villains. Among the wastelands lives CLINT BARTON – one of the few Avengers to survive. But it's been 45 years, and he's no Avenger. Trying to eke out a living anyway he can, the former HAWKEYE is confronted with a startling discovery: the sharpshooter is going blind. With time running short, Clint realizes there's one last thing he wants to see: revenge for his fallen comrades-in-arms. Rising-star writer ETHAN SACKS and superstar artist MARCO CHECCHETTO take you back to the Wastelands in a story set five years before the original classic OLD MAN LOGAN.

Villains are starting to come out during the day! Everyone knows Batman only comes out at night, which means it is time for a brand new hero to shine a light on the situation. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BATMAN AND THE SIGNAL #1 Writer: Scott Snyder, Tony Patrick Artist: Cully Hamner Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Batman may own the night, but with new villains emerging during the day, he needs an ally to defend the city when he can’t. Only one teen is up to the challenge; Duke Thomas. After months of training, he’s ready to step out of the shadow of the Bat to become his own kind of hero. Meet Gotham City’s newest protector: the Signal! Spinning out of adventures in ALL-STAR BATMAN and WE ARE ROBIN, comics superstar Scott Snyder and newcomer Tony Patrick take our young hero to new heights in this exciting miniseries with artwork by Cully Hamner.

Another dimension, another dimension - the Doomsday Clock enters another dimension! Who liked it, and who didn't? Find out as we examine DC Comics' Doomsday Clock #2 in this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOOMSDAY CLOCK #2 Writer: Geoff Johns Aritst: Gary Frank Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 In this second chapter: The Dark Knight discovers another relic from the Watchmen world. Lex Luthor pays a devil’s bargain. And killer clowns trek through Gotham seeking a madman.

Saint Nicholas brings good boys and girls gifts. The Krampus puts them in bags and beats them with sticks. What does Helloby bring to the party? We're about to find out in Hellboy: Krampusnacht #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! HELLBOY KRAMPUSNACHT #1 Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Adam Hughes Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The only thing more exciting than pitting Hellboy against this Satanic spin on Santa is the team-up of Mike Mignola and Adam Hughes.

Wilson Fisk is the Mayor!? Has anyone told Daredevil about this? Oh, maybe that is why Daredevil is on the run from the police... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DAREDEVIL #596 Writer: Charles Soule Penciler: Stefano Landini Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 MAYOR FISK Part 2! Newly elected Mayor Wilson Fisk has declared Daredevil Public Enemy No. 1. Now, every bit of law enforcement in New York City is out to take him down, and the Man Without Fear has nowhere to hide – while Matt Murdock receives the most incredible offer of his legal career.

The Sorcerer Supreme is... Loki? What will Stephen Strange do next? And who is that mysterious stranger on top of the mountain? Find out in this Dueling Review of Doctor Strange #382. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Doctor Strange #382 Writer: Donny Clay Cates Penciler: Gabriel Hernandez Walta Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Loki continues to protect the world from magical threats, but… That can't be all that he's after, can it? Stephen Strange certainly doesn't trust the God of Lies and Mischief. The play that Strange makes at the end of this issue will shake the Marvel U to its core!

What did you do, Bruce Wainwright? WHAT DID YOU DO!? Let's find out and discuss the implications of this week's Batman: Creature of the Night #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BATMAN CREATURE OF THE NIGHT #1 Writer: Kurt Busiek Artist: John Paul Leon Young Bruce Wainwright lost his parents in a violent crime…and in the real world, no superheroes exist to save the day. But as grief and rage builds inside Bruce until he feels he can’t keep it inside anymore, something strange starts taking wing in the Gotham night! Perhaps Bruce’s grief isn’t inside him after all?

What mysteries will we find in Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini #1 from Titan Comics? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Minky Woodcock: The Girl Who Handcuffed Houdini #1 Unappreciated at her father’s detective agency, the fabulous rabbit-loving Minky Woodcock straps on her gumshoes in order to uncover a magical mystery involving the world-famous escape artist, Harry Houdini!

What is better than three Time Lords getting together to solve a problem? How about thirteen Time Lords!? This week, we take a look at Doctor Who Lost Dimension Omega #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOCTOR WHO LOST DIMENSION OMEGA #1 Writers: George Mann, Cavan Scott Artist: Mariano Laclaustra Publisher: Titan Comics The thrilling conclusion to this year's event! As the universe slips away into the void, the Doctors are brought together to face a foe as colossal as it is unlikely! The rules of time and space, cause and effect, break down completely, and the Doctor is all that stands between Earth and annihilation!

In this episode of The Legion Clubhouse, the boys go crazy, and Ultra Boy becomes a space pirate. In the city of Metropolis, in the 30th Century, there exists one of the most amazing clubs of all time! It's 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! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Adventure Comics #316 The Renegade Super-Hero! January 1964 w: Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte While going through criminal records for one of their current missions, the Legion comes across a record identifying their own member Ultra-Boy as an escaped criminal. Learning that it's true, the Legion puts it to a vote and Ultra-Boy is expelled from the Legion. Enraged that he's been expelled, Ultra-Boy tells the Legion that he will now work against them, and flees the planet to escape from them. The Legion tries to take in Ultra-Boy for his crimes, but each time they track him down, Ultra-Boy is able to evade capture. While fleeing the Legion, Ultra-Boy aids a number of humans who have had their minds placed into alien creatures before resuming his escape from the Legion. When hiding out on the phantom planet, Phantom Girl manages to track him down and warn him of the Legion's impending arrival, and they are captured by the aliens responsible for the rash of crimes that the Legion was investigating before going after Ultra-Boy. The aliens, having heard of Ultra-Boy's expulsion from the Legion's ranks offer him a chance to join them, and Ultra-Boy aids them in incapacitating the Legion. However, Ultra-Boy suddenly turns on his alien benefactors and captures them and frees the Legion. Ultra-Boy and Cosmic Boy then reveal that the entire episode was a ruse, where they planted evidence making it appear as though Ultra-Boy was a hunted criminal to lure out the real criminals. With the culprits caught, the Legion reinstate Ultra-Boy as one of their members. - via DC Wikia Adventure Comics #317 The Menace of Dream Girl! February 1964 w: Edmond Hamilton a: John Forte While the Legion of Super-Heroes attempts to figure out what the Time Trapper is up too, they find opposition in the way of a barrier protecting the future era in which he resides, keeping the Legion from monitoring his activities. In the meantime, the Legion induct a new member, Dream Girl, who is voted in because all of the male members of the Legion become instantly attracted to her and vote her into the Legion. Things start to get suspicious, as Dream Girl ends up entrapping various Legion members on disciplinary actions, leading to their temporary suspension from the Legion. After taking Ultra-Boy, Bouncing Boy, Shrinking Violet, Lightning Lad, and Lightning Lass to an alien world which causes them to de-age into infants (except for Dream Girl who took a preventative antidote) most of the Legion is on suspension. However, Dream Girl later reveals to Star Boy, that her power is to see the future through dreams, and the reason she has manipulated events is because she forsaw the Legion being killed in a rocket explosion, and that she did everything she could to prevent the Legion members from dieing. Star Boy then reveals to Dream Girl that what she saw was really a planned rocket flight with robot doubles of the Legion. Afterwards, all is explained and Dream Girl decides to leave the Legion to hone her powers, but not before seeing the other Legion members -- restored to their natural ages -- and learning that the episode gave Lightning Lass new powers over density, Dream Girl rechristens her Light Lass. - via DC Wikia LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS Originally introduced in 1958, the Legion of Super-Heroes is a team of super-powered teenagers from the disparate worlds of the 30th century's United Planets. Each hero had his or her own powers, unique to their planets of origin; together, they stood against evil across the galaxy. Together with 20th century hero Superboy, this team--originally made up of Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad and Cosmic Boy, but soon numbering in the dozens--fought for justice as they dealt with adolescent insecurities. Collects ADVENTURE COMICS #247, #267, #282, #290, #293, #300-328; ACTION COMICS #267, #276, #287 and #289; SUPERMAN #147; SUPERMAN ANNUAL #4 and SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #72, #76; and SUPERBOY #86, #89, #98 and #117.

Scary things go bump in the night, and this week, IDW Publishing launches Goosebumps: Monsters at Midnight #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! GOOSEBUMPS MONSTERS AT MIDNIGHT #1 When Mia and Ginny go to stay at their Grandma’s mothball-filled house for the summer, boredom forces them to venture out into her tiny town. What they find in a dusty used bookstore launches them into an upside-down world of terror!

From a television series in the early 2000s to a comic book today, this week, we take a look at Invader Zim #24 from Oni Press. Subscribe via iTunes Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! INVADER ZIM #24 (W) Eric Trueheart (A) Warren Wucinich The killer virus has a name! Well, not really, but ZIM has the name of the guy who put the virus in GIR in the first place: VIROOZ. He also knows where he lives-Cyberflox, the galaxy's largest technology flea market! It'll take all of ZIM's cunning, intelligence, and subtlety to infiltrate the planet and find VIROOZ, which means ZIM is probably going to fail. Badly. Part three of a four-part story!

Peter Parker is a menace! Down on his luck and sleeping on sofas, we return to the Peter Parker, that someone whined and fussed about until it happened. Subscribe via iTunes Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #789 THE FALL OF PARKER Part 1 Down on your luck Peter Parker is back, for good or ill. New York has changed, and so has Peter – but entering a new phase of his Spider-Man life isn’t easy; neither are new relationships OR new foes. Peter Parker is not the Spider-Man you remember, but why is he taking his fight to THE DAILY BUGLE? And what happened to PARKER INDUSTRIES?

We're reviewing a Batman book, and you know that's controversial by itself. What happens when The Joker becomes the White Knight? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BATMAN WHITE KNIGHT #1 In a world where Batman has gone too far, The Joker must save Gotham City. He’s been called a maniac, a killer and the “Clown Prince of Crime” but “white knight”? Never. Until now… Set in a world where the Joker is cured of his insanity and homicidal tendencies, The Joker, now known as “Jack,” sets about trying to right his wrongs. First he plans to reconcile with Harley Quinn, and then he’ll try to save the city from the one person who he thinks is truly Gotham City’s greatest villain: Batman!

The Heroes in a Half-Shell are in Dimension X... and Krang is on trial in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #74! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES #74 "Trial of Krang," part 2 of 3. The trial begins, and the surviving witnesses are strange and unusual, featuring old friends and uncertain allies. Krang has more tricks up his sleeve though, and the Malignoid swarm threatens to devour all of Dimension X!

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Mr. Oz revealed! But is it who we thought it was all along? And what do we think of this reveal? WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ACTION COMICS #987 “THE OZ EFFECT” part one! The agents of the mysterious Mr. Oz begin to move as the Man of Steel works to stop the chaos they unleash in Metropolis and across the globe. But when Mr. Oz steps from the shadows his identity rocks the Last Son of Krypton to his core. The story that began in DC Universe: Rebirth #1 begins to end here!

Oh, hey! There's a new Kingsman movie coming up, which means there's a new comic book series featuring Eggsy... and... we're... reading... it... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! KINGSMAN: THE RED DIAMOND #1 (OF 6) Kingsman: The Golden Circle (starring Channing Tatum and Colin Firth)is in cinemas in September, and we’re launching the sequel to the hit comic book series by MARK MILLAR and DAVE GIBBONS with KINGSMAN: THE RED DIAMOND. Working-class super-spy Eggsy follows in his mentor’s footsteps but is still rough around the edges for a Kingsman agent. Rejected by his high school crush and hot on the heels of a rescue mission to save Prince Phillip, he embarks on an international terror plot in a story that starts where James Bond draws the line. ROB WILLIAMS (Suicide Squad, Action Comics) and SIMON FRASER take the helm for this stunning six-issue miniseries.

What is Marvel Generations? We try to figure that out, and see what happens when Hawkeye and Hawkeye meet for the very first time... AGAIN! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Generations: Hawkeye & Hawkeye (2017) #1 Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Stefano Raffaele TWO ARCHERS. ONE-SHOT. Kate Bishop, A.K.A. Hawkeye, finds herself smack-dab in the middle of a battle royal between the world's most skilled sharpshooters — including an inexplicably young Clint Barton, A.K.A. the OTHER Hawkeye. The prize? Bragging rights for being named the best, of course — oh, and you get to stay alive! Unfortunately for Clint, several of his competitors are villains he's taken down, making HIM a primary target. So, on top of figuring out where and WHEN she is, Kate's got to find a way to win this little contest of skills and keep her not-so-old pal Clint out of the crosshairs… easy, peasy.

Lumberjanes #41 is all about STEM! Now, if we can only get Matthew and Stephen to agree what STEM stands for... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! LUMBERJANES #41 Writers: Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh Artist: Ayme Sotuyo Publisher: BOOM! Studios When Jo builds a device that can control time, the Lumberjane scouts get stoked on science! But for Molly, Jo's invention could mean something else entirely...the chance to make their summer at camp last forever!

We loved the first Future Quest, but how do we feel about a second helping of the Hanna-Barberra heroes? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! FUTURE QUEST PRESENTS #1 Written: Jeff Parker Art: Ariel Olivetti Publisher: DC Comics After the thrilling events of FUTURE QUEST, a new age of adventure begins! First up, Space Ghost and his young wards Jan and Jace team up with the Herculoids to rebuild the mighty Space Force. Will they rise again to become defenders of the galaxy? Or is there something lurking in the shadows ready to stop them for good?

The New Gods are back in full force this week, as Mister Miracle #1 hits the stands. Is it good? Is it bad? Is it the most brilliant thing we've read in a while? It certainly made one of us uncomfortable. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! MISTER MIRACLE #1 From the team behind THE SHERIFF OF BABYLON and the Hugo Award-nominated writer of Vision comes a unique new take on one of Jack Kirby’s most beloved New Gods. Scott Free is the greatest escape artist that ever lived. So great that he escaped Granny Goodness’ gruesome orphanage and the dangers of Apokolips to travel across galaxies and set up a new life on Earth with his wife, the former female fury known as Big Barda. Using the stage alter ego of Mister Miracle, he has made a career for himself showing off his acrobatic escape techniques. He even caught the attention of the Justice League, which counted him among its ranks. You might say Scott Free has everything...so why isn’t it enough? Mister Miracle has mastered every illusion, achieved every stunt, pulled off every trick—except one. He has never escaped death. Is it even possible? Our hero is going to have to kill himself if he wants to find out. Written by Tom King and illustrated by Mitch Gerads this is a MISTER MIRACLE unlike any you’ve read before.

We haven't reviewed a book from Zenescope Entertainment in a while, so how does Robyn Hood: The Hunt #1 sound? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ROBYN HOOD THE HUNT #1 (W) Joe Brusha (CA) Meguro Robyn has finally taken down the monsters and villains that have plagued New York for far too long. Now, with the streets safe again, Robyn unfortunately isn't going to get to enjoy them. After being transported to an otherworldly, high tech, maximum security prison, she must fight for her life from some of the very creatures she has placed there. Will she survive with enough of herself intact to get back to the city she calls home? Find out, in Robyn Hood: The Hunt!  

It's a special anniversary sized issue of Savage Dragon #225. It's the 45th, the 35th, and the 25th anniversary of the character. But why do we have so many issues? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Savage Dragon #276 Writer/Artist: Erik Larsen “THE MERGING OF MULTIPLE EARTHS,” Conclusion Giant-sized 25th anniversary special! Savage Dragon is restored to his former glory as he bulks up to take on Darklord in a final battle! Mr. Glum’s devious plot to merge the multi-verse comes to its cataclysmic conclusion! Savage Dragon and Malcolm Dragon join forces to save Angel Murphy and the very earth itself!

Peter Parker and Miles Morales are back together again for the first time! But who is this other Miles Morales, and can Spider-Men II #1 keep us coming back for more? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! SPIDER-MEN II #1 THIS IS IT, TRUE BELIEVERS! The moment five years in the making is finally here! The first time Peter Parker and Miles Morales met ended with a question — WHO IS THE MILES MORALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE?! Now that the Miles you know and love is with Peter in the Marvel Universe, you're finally going to get that answer to who the OTHER Miles Morales is! And that's just the tip of the iceberg as Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli bring you the next heart-stopping adventure for both Peter Parker and Miles Morales!

A NEW ISSUE OF THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA IS HERE! We are so thrilled to read The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina #7 this week, but is it worth the wait? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA #7 Writer: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa Artist: Robert Hack, Jack Morelli Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $4.99 SOLICITATION: THE HORROR ADVENTURES OF SABRINA RETURN! Learn the haunting back story of Sabrina’s father, Edward Spellman.

Who killed Mr. Boddy? That's the question everyone will be asking in Clue #1. Hint: Matthew's fingerprints are all over the candlestick. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CLUE #1 When the mysterious Mr. Boddy turns up dead at his own dinner party, everyone’s a suspect! Miss Scarlett, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum– all the familiar faces from the famous board game are back with a couple new twists. But will Boddy’s Body be the last to fall, or is it just the beginning? Follow the clues and solve the mystery in IDW’s new CLUE series!

We've got hyphens and capital letters in the right place, and we're about to find out how amazing Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 is... or isn't... in our ever friendly discussion. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #1 SPIDER-MAN RETURNS TO THE FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD! The webslinging, wallcrawling wonder returns to New York City in the all-new PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN. A companion series to the best-selling Amazing Spider-Man series, Peter Parker is going back-to-basics for big heroics in the Big Apple. Featuring adversaries old and new, be there as Spider-Man returns to his friendly neighborhood for his never ending battle against crime and the dreaded "Parker Luck".

We made a wrong turn in Albuquerque and ended up in the 31st century. Guess we should see what the Legion of Super-Heroes and Bugs Bunny are up to. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! LEGION OF SUPER HEROES BUGS BUNNY SPECIAL #1 The Legion of Super-Heroes always thought they had taken their inspiration from the 21st Century's Superboy. But when they try to bring that hero into their future time, the team discovers to their surprise the caped champion isn't who—or even what—they expected! And the bonus Looney Tunes backup story features DC characters with story and art by Juan Ortiz!

The Flying She-Devils are in deep trouble! Mad Jack is on their tail, and Matthew and Stephen are reviewing their latest in Real Science Adventures: Flying She-Devils #3. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! REAL SCIENCE ADVENTURES FLYING SHE-DEVILS #3 Horsefeathers! Those pirates of Mad Jack's have cornered the Flying She-Devils! How are they gonna get out of this one? Gee-willickers! Meanwhile, will the Sparrow save the day for the Allies? I hope so!

Matthew and Stephen go to a place they've never gone before... the world of Blood Bowl in Blood Bowl: More Guts More Glory #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BLOOD BOWL MORE GUTS MORE GLORY #1 (W) Nick Kyme (A) Jack Jadson, Nelson Pereira, Sandro Ribeiro The most vicious and dangerous fantasy football tournament you will ever encounter! Dive into the action as a rag-tag team of humans, the Hochland Harbingers, attempt to claw their way to the top of the Blood Bowl league! Can Dreng Sturmblud, a former star player who has crashed to rock-bottom, help the Harbingers fend off the terrifying opposition?! Bone-crunching sports action in the fantasy world of Warhammer, written by Nick Kyme (Warhammer 40,000) with art by Jack Jadson (Teen Titans, Birds of Prey) brand-new edition of the board game has been a runaway success - adding to the game's global appeal and huge fanbase!

Double-O Podcasters, Stephen and Matthew, take a look at James Bond: Service Special in this week's Dueling Review. Will it be shaken, or stirred? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JAMES BOND: SERVICE SPECIAL Writer: Kieron Gillen Art: Antonio Fuso In contemporary politics, where Britain's world standing is often more zero than 007, an assassin plans to exterminate the "special relationship," and lead Britain and the United States into a very dark place...especially when he does so by aiming down the sights of an ancient Enfield rifle! It'll test Bond's deadly talents to their limits, in order to defeat the assassin and avert certain geopolitical disaster...

Stephen and Matthew travel to the Mirror Universe this week to check out what kind of evil Jean Luc Picard and crew are up to in Star Trek TNG: Mirror Broken #1 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR TREK TNG MIRROR BROKEN #1 The Star Trek mini-series event of the year kicks off! Captain Jean-Luc Picard will stop at nothing to get his hands on the Empire’s newest warship, the ISS Enterprise, be it lies, deception…or murder. With enemies and allies around every corner, Picard’s quest to help the Enterprise and restore the Empire to glory will not be an easy one. Good thing he has a crew onboard who will also stop at nothing to ensure total victory — at any cost.

Future Quest #12 wraps up the first story arc for our heroes. Will they be able to save the day, or will the monstrosity devour the Earth? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! FUTURE QUEST #12 Written by: Jeff Parker Art by: Evan "Doc" Shaner Cover Price: $3.99 The most daring heroes and greatest minds of Earth and a distant solar system make their last stand against the World Ender. How can we survive when other more advanced worlds have fallen? Get ready for the cosmic finale that shapes the Hanna-Barbera action adventure universe forever!

Will Reggie ever learn, or will he simply remain The Worst? We discuss the fate of Vader in this week's Reggie and Me #5 from Archie Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! REGGIE AND ME #5 Script: Tom DeFalco Art: Sandy Jarrell, Kelly Fitzpatrick, Jack Morelli Cover: Sandy Jarrell, Kelly Fitzpatrick Variant Covers: Shawn McManus, Jim Towe 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S. Forced to face the consequences of his recent actions, Reggie also confronts his most painful crisis as we learn Vader’s fate. Plus: Big Moose lashes back! Midge makes a startling revelation! Betty makes a daring move and Archie gathers the gang for a climax you won’t want to miss!

Stephen geeks out a little too hard in this week's Dueling Review as he and Matthew take a look at Batman/The Shadow #1 from DC Comics and Dynamite Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BATMAN/THE SHADOW #1 Written by: Steve Orlando, Scott Snyder Art by: Riley Rossmo U.S. Price: $3.99 Two of history’s greatest vigilantes are reunited at last! Murder has come to Gotham City, and Lamont Cranston appears to be the culprit…but he’s been dead for over fifty years! Batman will go to the ends of the Earth to unravel the mystery of Cranston’s life, but the mysterious Shadow will do everything in his power to stop him from learning too much… The superstar team of writers Scott Snyder and Steve Orlando and artist Riley Rossmo brings you a dark and twisty modern noir like nothing you’ve seen before, with a brand-new villain unlike any either hero has faced! This is the unmissable crime series of 2017, so get on board now! Co-published with Dynamite.

There is a secret empire that you know nothing about... but this week, Matthew and Stephen crack the cover of Secret Empire #0 from Marvel Comics, and are surprised by what they find. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Secret Empire #0 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Daniel Acuna The Marvel Universe is under siege from within! Captain America, secretly a true believer in the cause of Hydra, has turned his back on the Super Hero community. Using the trust and respect he has gained over the years he has ascended to a position where he can enacts Hydra's ideals. The death of Jack Flag, the trial of Maria Hill, the second Civil War, the alien Chitauri Queen. All of the dominos of Captain America's plan have been laid out – and it will take only the slightest push to set them into action! Now, the Avengers, the Champions, the Defenders, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the X-Men and more will be tested. As Hydra's grip tightens around the Marvel Universe, the heroes stand at the precipice of an unprecedented challenge. How will they Marvel Universe cope with this shattering betrayal by the most trusted among them?

Who is the traitor inside Team Flash? All is revealed in this week's Flash #20 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! FLASH #20 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Neil Googe Publisher: DC Comics The dangerous scientists of Black Hole have been stealing the bodies of dead speedsters, prompting Iris West and The Flash to go deep undercover among them! And in doing so, they discover a shocking secret: a traitor within The Flash’s inner circle!

One evening as the sun went down, podcasters came a talkin'. And they came to some thoughts they'd like to share about (big) Rock Candy Mountain #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ROCK CANDY MOUNTAIN #1 Writer/Artist: Kyle Starks Publisher: Image Comics SERIES PREMIERE Eisner-nominated comic creator, KYLE STARKS (SEXCASTLE), would like to invite you to enter the magical world of hobos. The world’s toughest hobo is searching through post-World War II America for the mythological Rock Candy Mountain, and he's going to have to fight his way to get there. Lots of hobo fights. So many hobo fights. A new action-comedy series full of high action, epic stakes, magic, friendships, trains, punching, kicking, joking, a ton of hobo nonsense, and the Literal Devil. Yeah. The Literal Devil.

Lobster Johnson is back and he's taking on g-g-g-ghost pirates! It's Lobster Johnson Pirate's Ghost #1 on this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! LOBSTER JOHNSON PIRATES GHOST #1 Writers: John Arcudi, Mike Mignola Artist: Tonci Zonjic Publisher: Dark Horse Comics The New York Harbor Patrol are in over their heads when a ghostly pirate ship appears on the Hudson River, and the Lobster's hunt for a major mob boss may have something to do with it.

Iron Fist #1 roars into to comic shops this week, but is it really a roar, or merely a whimper? Find out as we take a look at Iron Fist #1 from Marvel Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Iron Fist #1 Writer: Ed Brisson Artist: Mike Perkins THE GAUNTLET STARTS HERE! K'un Lun is in ruins. The chi fueling Danny's fists is wavering. Is there a future for the Iron Fist? Danny Rand pushes himself to the breaking point, finding fights to prove his worth. But a bigger fight than he can handle may have found him…

It's Adventure Time! Comics! #9! And we are reviewing it on this episode of Dueling Review! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Adventure Time Comics #9 Publisher: KaBOOM!, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writers: Rii Abrego, Zachary Clemente, Cat Seaton, Jenna Ayoub Artists: Rii Abrego, Cole Ott, Kit Seaton, Jenna Ayoub Price: $3.99 In this issue’s short stories, Choose Goose is the worst, Princess Bubblegum just wants to have a nice picnic, and Ooo is definitely a weird place.

She eats nuts and kicks butts!? But how do Matthew and Stephen really feel about The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #18 from Marvel? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #18 Writer: Ryan North Artist: Erica Henderson Squirrel Girl has met a mysterious benefactor who has given her a flying squirrel suit that's definitely reliable and trustworthy! All is fine in the world, yes? You may be saying "yes, of course, and it certainly sounds like this is going to be a refreshingly calm and event-free issue of my favorite talking squirrel comic," but if you'll recall what the last few pages of our previous issue dramatically revealed, you'll remember that, no, we're actually all in a lot of trouble! Squirrel Girl is being manipulated by someone whose motivations nobody knows; Nancy is struggling with a challenging programming problem off-panel (which is why you didn't see it in the last issue, but don't worry, she'll figure it out); AND a chicken named Alfredo is in a high-stakes battle for his very life! Gasp at a secret invasion of character motivations! Thrill at a chaos war of emotions! Boggle as monsters truly get unleashed and Doreen's fate hangs in the balance! Squirrels and girls and punching, oh my!

THE RAT QUEENS ARE BACK YOU GUYS! But what is going on? Find out in this week's Dueling Review podcast? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! RAT QUEENS #1 Writer: Kurtis J Wiebe Artust: Owen Gieni “CAT KINGS AND OTHER GARYS,” Part One. The Rat Queens are back! Betty, Violet, Dee, Braga, and Hannah return! Palisade is still a rat-infested troll’s ass, and everyone still hates Gary. It’s been a while since the Queens have done a good slaughter, so join them as they get back to the basics of killing monsters and drinking away the profits!

It's a mummy! And vampires! And a woman in a steampunk hat and corset in 1845? Things get interesting as we debate Grimm Fairy Tales: Van Helsing vs. The Mummy of Amun Ra #2 from Zenescope Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! GFT VAN HELSING VS THE MUMMY OF AMUN RA #2 Writer: Joe Brusha Artist: Marc Rosete When an old foe rises in modern times, Liesel Van Helsing must look to her past to see how she can fight this deadly adversary. The Mummy of Amun-Ra has returned, and even those who brought her out of her centuries-long slumber will not be able to contain her power!

The Super Sons are back, and this time, they aren't a computer simulation! Listen in as we review Super Sons #1 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! SUPER SONS #1 Written by: Peter J. Tomasi Art by: Jorge Jimenez The sons of Batman and Superman have graduated to their own monthly comic—but if they want to survive, they’re going to have to share it! This debut issue looks at the lives of Robin and Superboy and their destiny to follow in their fathers’ footsteps, while we meet a new villain whose ascension parallels the boys’ own understanding of their powers—except that he believes it’s his right to rule over every being on the planet!

What happens when heroes stop getting serious, and seriously get it on? This week, we jump between the pages of Empowered: Soldier of Love #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! EMPOWERED SOLDIER OF LOVE #1 Writer: Adam Warren Artist: Karla Diaz Love is tearing apart costumed crimefighter Empowered’s city, as the unearthly powers of an embittered “International Magical Girl of Mystery” covertly inflame the superheroic community’s burning passions. But even if a befuddled Emp can puzzle out her shadowy foe’s schemes, can she hope to prevail against the Soldier of Love?

You Maniacs! In Brightest Day, You blew it up! Ah, damn you in darkest night! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! PLANET OF APES GREEN LANTERN #1 Writer: Robbie Thompson, Justin Jordan Artist: Barnaby Bagenda When Taylor goes missing, Cornelius investigates and discovers an ancient ring, unlike anything the universe has ever seen. As its power echoes through the stars, the Guardians of the Universe must reveal to their Lanterns a secret they had hoped would remain buried. With the Green Lantern Corps, led by Hal Jordan, racing to get to the source of this power before Sinestro can get his hands on it, they will discover a truth that will change them forever on...THE PLANET OF THE APES.

Matthew and Stephen visit the dystopian future(?) of alternate 1985 where Biff Tannen is rich and famous. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BACK TO THE FUTURE BIFF TO THE FUTURE #1 Writers: Bob Gale with Derek Fridolfs Artist: Alan Robinson When  Old Biff Tannen travels to the past to give his younger self the Grays Sports Almanac, he opens a lethal Pandora’s Box that drastically changes the course of history. In the BTTF movies, Doc and Marty save the day — but what happens in Biff Tannen’s dystopia before they do? Find out in BIFF TO THE FUTURE, the alternate life story of Biff Tannen detailing his diabolical rise to power, his dangerous relationship with the McFly family and Doc Brown, and his ultimate demise. The apocalypse has got nothing on the kinds of trouble a Tannen can make!

MONSTERS! UNLEASHED! How will the heroes of the Marvel Universe fight off the latest invasion of Kaiju!? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! "MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1 Written by CULLEN BUNN Art & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN It's all hands on deck with the AVENGERS, CHAMPIONS, GUARDIANS, X-MEN and the INHUMANS as they clash with monstrous threats that threaten to destroy every corner of the Marvel Universe. Who are the LEVIATHONS? Who controls them? How can they be stopped before Earth becomes another tragic, barren world in their wake? "

We dive back into the world of Forgotten Realms to see what our heroes are up to in the frozen wastes as the face the Frost Giants Fury #1. strong>Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DUNGEONS & DRAGONS FROST GIANTS FURY #1 Writer: Jim Zub Artist: Netho Diaz Publisher: IDW Publishing Mighty giants stir across the land and, before their crushing might, nothing is safe. Badly injured after their encounters in the Demiplane of Dread and now lost in the frozen northern reaches of the Forgotten Realms, the Baldur's Gate heroes will be tested like never before. Roll for initiative, a new Dungeons & Dragons adventure begins!

Captain Atom was seen in the New 52, but has not made an appearance in Rebirth. What's up with that? We try to figure it out in this week's Dueling Review of The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! FALL AND RISE OF CAPTAIN ATOM #1 Written by: Cary Bates, Greg Weisman Art by: Will Conrad “Blowback” part one! Captain Atom hasn’t been seen or heard from in years—and even if you think you know what happened to him…you’re wrong! But you’re not alone. To this day, no one on Earth—not even the other superheroes—has an inkling of the missing Captain Atom’s true fate. At last, the truth is about to be revealed in a saga that transcends not only the meaning of life and death, but the limits of time and space.

You're sixteen, you've got a giant zit, and you just happen to be Supergirl. Matthew and Stephen explore the "out of continuity world" of Supergirl: Being Super #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! SUPERGIRL: BEING SUPER #1 Writer: Mariko Tamaki Artist: Joëlle Jones Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $5.99 SOLICITATION: Flying and crushing coal into diamonds may come easy, but try popping a Kryptonian zit! Caldecott Honor-winning and Eisner Award-winning writer Mariko Tamaki (This One Summer) teams with Eisner Award-nominated artist Joëlle Jones (Lady Killer) for a coming-of-age tale like you’ve never seen before. But while growing pains shake up Kara’s world, a deadly earthquake rocks the small town of Midvale beneath her feet! The Girl of Steel has a choice: let her world die, or overcome her adolescent insecurities and be super!

Return once again to the Keyhouse and the magic and horror that only Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez can bring to the table. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!  Locke & Key: Small World Joe Hill (w) • Gabriel Rodriguez & Jay Fotos (a) • Gabriel Rodriguez (c) Three years after wrapping up their award-winning, best-selling Locke & Key saga, the team that built Keyhouse returns to Lovecraft, Massachusetts with a new tale of terror and suspense! An impossible birthday gift for two little girls unexpectedly throws open a door to a monster on eight legs! FC • 32 pages • $4.99

Miles Morales has seen war (Civil War II that is), and he's never going to be the same... again! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! SPIDER-MAN #10 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Nico Leon The events of Civil War II have made Miles a target and will change the way the Marvel Universe looks at Spider-Man forever.

Time travel? Alternate realities? Holistic detectives? It's just another regular day for Dirk Gently.  This week we take a look at Dirk Gently: Salmon of a Doubt #3 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Dirk Gently: The Salmon of Doubt #3 Plagued by nightmares about a childhood he never had, Dirk Gently discovers that a holistic detective can have more than one past, and his adventures have only just begun… Featuring favorite characters from the original books as well as the cast from the TV series, including Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood!

Your private dancer just got involved in a murder mystery that may have one of the city's wealthiest families trying to cover it up. This week, we look at the seedy underbelly of New York in the 1980s. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! PEEPLAND #2 Writers: Christa Faust & Gary Phillips Artist: Andrea Camerini Publisher: Titan Comics With the evidence in hand, Nick and Roxy begin piece together movements of the Central Park slayer, but the NYC police department have another suspect in mind. Meanwhile, the real killer steps up the search for the missing videotape.

How cool was this week’s episode of The Flash? There are definitely comic book ties to this week’s episode! KILLER FROST Caitlin uses her powers to save Barry, but as her mother predicted, the effort unleashes her inner Killer Frost. Killer Frost goes on a rampage looking for Dr. Alchemy, kidnapping Julian and battling both The Flash and Vibe. Meanwhile, Joe and H.R. have a heart-to-hear talk. Kevin Smith directs. Want more? Become a Patreon member today! http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers

The Mad Titan is back, and he's not in the best of shape. This week we take a look at the crazy antics of Thanos! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! THANOS #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Mike Deodato Publisher: Marvel Comics Venture into the dark depths of one of Marvel’s most vile villains as he enacts vengeance on all who would stand in his way. In his absence, Thanos’ grip on the cosmos has loosened. As he returns to the stars to terrorize the galaxy once more, reborn and reinvigorated – are there any that can stop him? Many will try, including members of his own family – Thane, Starfox and many others. Will they succeed where others have failed?

What is in the Clean Room? What is going on with that baby!? WHAT!? WHY? AAAAAHHHH!? Yeah, we're taking a look at Gail Simone's Clean Room #13 on this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CLEAN ROOM #13 Written by: Gail Simone Art by: Jon Davis-Hunt In the aftermath of “Hell Above, Heaven Below,” we go back to the beginning to learn how Astrid was first affected after her hospitalization…through the eyes of one who cannot see what she sees: her would-be assassin and brother, Peter Mueller.

Time to make a return trip to the deep south and see what Coach Boss is up to in Southern Bastards #15 from Image Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! SOUTHERN BASTARDS #15 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Jason Latour Coach Boss holds sway over Craw County for one reason: he wins football games. But after the biggest, ugliest loss of his career, the coach must become more of a criminal than ever before, if he's gonna keep ahead of his enemies. Enemies like Roberta Tubb, who's come to town with a machine gun and some serious questions about how her daddy died. "

There's a new hero in town, and he's one bad mutha.... Shut your mouth! I'm just talking about Vigilante Southland #1 in this installment of Dueling Review. We can dig it! I knew you could. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Vigilante Southland #1 Donny was feeling pretty settled in his cushy life. Even though his girlfriend was politically active, he never gave social justice or racial issues any time. So, when Dorrie discovers something she shouldn’t have and ends up dead, no one expects Donny to be the guy to carry on her work—but that’s exactly what he does, putting on a mask and taking to the streets. He soon finds himself tangled in family history, political conspiracy, and a plot that goes far deeper than he ever imagined.

Just in time for the holiday season, it's Spider-Gwen #13 from Marvel Comics. Join Matthew and Stephen as they discuss the issue, Halloween giveaways, and more! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! SPIDER-GWEN #13 Gwen and the Mary Janes go to a haunted house for a laugh. But Earth 65 MYSTERIO will show them how serious haunting can be…

One thing we could never stand about podcasts... all them vampires! Stephen and Matthew take a look at Lost Boys #1 from DC Comics in this episode of Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Lost Boys #1 Santa Carla, California is on edge. The eccentric coastal town and haven for the undead was finally returning to “normal” after its last supernatural scuffle left the local coven’s head vampire dead and gave newcomers Michael and Sam Emerson a housewarming both violent and bizarre. Now the brothers must once again team up with militant vampire hunters Edgar and Allan Frog when a new gang of ruthless, stunning, life-sucking nightcrawlers known as the Blood Belles emerges from the aftermath to collect Michael’s love interest and their lost sister, Star.

What horrors lurk in the backwoods of Virginia? Gangster Lou Pirlo is about to find out, as Stephen and Matthew take a look at Moonshine #1 from Image Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! MOONSHINE #1 Writer: Brian Azzarello Artist: Eduardo Risso Publisher: Image Comics Set during Prohibition, and deep in the backwoods of Appalachia, MOONSHINE #1 tells the story of Lou Pirlo, a city-slick “torpedo” sent from New York City to negotiate a deal with the best moonshiner in West Virginia, one Hiram Holt. What Lou doesn’t figure on is that Holt is just as cunning and ruthless as any NYC crime boss. Because not only will Holt do anything to protect his illicit booze operation, he’ll stop at nothing to protect a much darker family secret...a bloody, supernatural secret that must never see the light of day… or better still, the light of the full moon.

Tune up your guitar and get ready to sing! Matthew and Stephen put on their long tails and ears for hats as they review Josie and the Pussycats #1 from Archie Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JOSIE & THE PUSSYCATS #1 Writer: Marguerite Bennett, Cameron Deordio Artist: Audrey Mok Publisher: ARCHIE COMIC PUBLICATIONS Cover Price: $3.99 Grab the latest, surefire, top-of-the-charts new Riverdale series! Friends, countrymen, lend me your long tails and ears for hats – the Pussycats are back! In this series kick-off, Josie’s getting the band together to help achieve her dreams of musical stardom. But for the group to last, it needs a strong foundation of friendship and trust. Can the girls get going, or will Alexandra’s plotting put a stop to the whole thing? Don’t miss comics’ supreme songstresses’ return to the limelight in this exciting first issue!

They were the heroes from the future - teenagers protecting the universe from those that would sow the seeds of chaos. Each had unique powers and abilities, and though they often had their differences, they came together to save the day as the Legion of Super-Heroes! Now, you can be a part of their adventures and learn the history of the future in The Legion Clubhouse!

Before Dead No More, be there when Doc Ock finally packs it up and decides he doesn't want to be a robot anymore. You'll be caught in our amazing, spectacular, friendly neighborhood Dueling Review podcast as we take a look at Amazing Spider-Man #18. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2015) #18 BEFORE “DEAD NO MORE” marches you closer to the Spider-Event of 2016. THE MOMENT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR HAS COME! Doc Ock has been trapped in the body of The Living Brain since the first issue, but now it’s time for him to act!

Everyone's favorite Doctor returns in Doctor Who: Third Doctor #1 from Titan Comics! Will we love it, or will we hate it (hint: reread the first sentence). Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOCTOR WHO: THIRD DOCTOR #1 Paul Cornell returns to Doctor Who comics with THE HERALDS OF DESTRUCTION! When something enormous crashes into Bedfordshire, the Doctor, Jo Grant, and the forces of UNIT under Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart mobilise immediately – and find themselves in the middle of a pitched battle against a terrifying invader… But the shocking face that awaits their return to base may tip the whole world off its axis!

Two Kims, one bounty, and an infinite number of worlds in the multi-verse. Now if they can only find some gas.  This week, we take a look at Kim and Kim #2 from Black Mask Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! KIM AND KIM #2 Kim & Kim return with their interstellar journey of friendship, adolescent mischief, and cephalopod mania. Will they chase down that REDACTED ridiculous bounty? Will Kim Q. reconcile with her REDACTED dad? Will they come up with enough cash to buy more booze? Not yet, because first they gotta get into some barfights and accidentally tear open a rift in the fabric of spacetime or something! Fighting and science together at last!

Spiderine and Wolvergwen? It's the freakiest Friday story you've ever read on a Wednesday as Matthew and Stephen take on the All-New Wolverine Annual #1 on this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ALL NEW WOLVERINE ANNUAL #1 Writer: Tom Taylor Penciller: Marcio Takara An All-New Story featuring YOUR FAVORITE SURVIVING CLAW-POPPING CHARACTERS! ALL-NEW WOLVERINE + SPIDER-GWEN = ALL-NEW WOLVERGWEN AND SPIDERINE! GABBY THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS LITTLE SISTER! PLUS: JONATHAN THE WOLVERINE!

Atomic Robo returns to the Dueling Review show, as Matthew and Stephen gush all over Atomic Robo and the Temple of Od #1 from IDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ATOMIC ROBO AND THE TEMPLE OF OD #1 Writer: Brian Clevenger Artist: Scott Wegener The year is 1938 and a viral weapon is being developed that will rival even Tesla’s lightning weapon designs! Cue Atomic Robo, Jack Tarot, secret government agencies, moon men, magical arctic circle elves, jetlagged aliens, elderly rights activists, youngling laborers, and the manifestation of human hope to help save the day!

DC's Anthonlogy series concludes with Metamorpho, Firestorm: The Nuclear Man, Sugar & Spike, and the Metal Men. Also, be on the lookout for a number of Legion of Super-Heroes running around. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! LEGENDS OF TOMORROW #6 METAMORPHO Written by AARON LOPRESTI Art by AARON LOPRESTI and LIVESAY The “Two Worlds, One Destiny” saga ends here! Metamorpho and an army from the planet Dae Won battle Kanjar Ro and his heinous space pirates for control of the Orb of Ra. If Metamorpho and his faction don’t succeed, Kanjar Ro will use the Orb and take the universe for his own! FIRESTORM: THE NUCLEAR MAN Written by GERRY CONWAY Art by EDUARDO PANSICA and ROB HUNTER Firestorm and Multiplex must go head to head to seize the future of our world as the Quantum Field generator is still unpredictable and begins causing mutated machinery and insects to overrun our reality! SUGAR & SPIKE Written by KEITH GIFFEN Art by BILQUIS EVELY Sugar & Spike have a unique clientele made up of today’s A-list superheroes with embarrassing secrets in need of covering up. But our dysfunctional duo’s world is about to get even stranger when a team of time-traveling heroes from the 31st century tasks them with an urgent case that promises to alter history itself. Behold the culmination of Keith Giffen’s entire professional career (thus far)…Sugar & Spike and the Legion of Super-Heroes! METAL MEN Written by LEN WEIN Art by YILDIRAY CINAR and TREVOR SCOTT Chemo strikes! The walking nuclear waste dump attacks New York City, and it’s up to the Metal Men to put a stop to it—but who’s been lurking in the shadows since the ‑beginning?"

This week, we take a look at All-Star Batman #1. Will this rise up to the challenge and be the Batman comic we need, or simply the Batman comic we deserve? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ALL-STAR BATMAN #1 Writer: Scott Snyder Artists: Declan Shalvey, Danny Miki, John Romita, Jr. “My Own Worst Enemy” part one! Superstar writer Scott Snyder explodes into an all-new Batman series alongside legendary artist John Romita Jr., reimagining some of the Dark Knight’s greatest villains. First up: Two-Face! Batman must take Two-Face to a destination out of Gotham City, but the duplicitous villain has a two of spades up his sleeve. Every assassin, bounty hunter and ordinary citizen with something to hide is on their tails with one goal: kill Batman! Handcuffed together on the road to hell, this is Batman and Two-Face as you’ve never seen them before!

Things get a little heated this week, as the Mycroft #1 from Titan Publishing enters the Major Spoilers HQ. Will it be a hit, or a miss? Take the jump for this week's Dueling Review podcast to find out. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! MYCROFT #1 Writer: Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Raymod Obstfeld Artist: Joshua Cassara Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Basketball legend, novelist, and superstar polymath Kareem Abdul-Jabbar brings his take on Sherlock Holmes' older brother to comics at last! An all-new adventure set in the world of the bestselling Mycroft novel, The Apocalypse Handbook sees the diffident, brilliant Mycroft pulled into a globe-spanning adventure at the behest of Queen Victoria and a secret organization at the heart of the British government. A madman is on the loose with civilization-destroying weapons, each two hundred years in advance of the status quo. Can the smartest man in England set aside his idle, womanizing ways for long enough to track down the foe that may be his match?

From a kids toy in the late '70s, to a Marvel Comic series that ran 75 issues, now it is time for IDW Publishing to tell their tales of ROM: The Space Knight. It's a whole new world for ROM, and if you pay attention, you'll discover a few Hasbro surprises along the way. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ROM #1 WE’VE BEEN INVADED AND ONLY A SPACE KNIGHT CAN SAVE US! First there was his epic return in this year’s FCBD #0, and now the ongoing tale of ROM begins in earnest! Christos Gage, Chris Ryall, and David Messina kick off the wildest new series of the year as Rom’s war with the DIRE WRAITHS hits close to home in “Earthfall, part 1!”

Where have the heroes gone? Why are they on the farm? Is the farm a metaphor for something else? We sit down to review Black Hammer #1 from Dark Horse Comics where we answer none of those questions. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BLACK HAMMER #1 Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Dean Ormston Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Once they were heroes, but that age has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City—Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien—now lead simple lives in a timeless farming town. Even as they try to find their way home, trouble has a unique way of finding heroes wherever they are!

Things get really meta when Mickey and Goofy discover they are living inside a comic book, and the comic book is striking back! Will it make us laugh, cry, or scream in horror? And what does learning have to do with it? Check out this week's Dueling Review to find out. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! WALT DISNEY COMICS & STORIES #733 “Night of the Living Text!” The fourth wall breaks as Mickey and Goofy discover they’re really living in a comic book story–with scary plans for them both! Then Donald Duck and Gyro are “Swallowed Whole” in a new William Van Horn adventure!

Doctor Who Comic Day is this weekend, and to kick things off Titan Comics has released another Doctor meets Doctor meets Doctor meets Doctor tale with Doctor Who Supremacy of the Cybermen #1! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOCTOR WHO SUPREMACY OF THE CYBERMEN #1 Writers: George Mann, Cavan Scott Artists: Alessandro Vitti & Various Publisher: Titan Comics For the Cybermen's 50th-anniversary... YOU WILL BE DELETED! Exiled from Gallifrey at the very end of Time, Rassilon, fallen leader of the Time Lords, has been captured by the last of the Cybermen. Now the Cybermen have access to time travel. With it, every defeat is now a victory. Every foe is now dead - or Cyberized. Titan Comics' 2016 Doctor Who event - and the biggest Doctor Who story of the year - begins here!

Travel with us to the year 1936, where mystery men protected the city, and giant robots rampage in the streets!  It's the Dueling Review of Lobster Johnson and the Metal Men of Midtown #2. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! LOBSTER JOHNSON METAL MONSTERS OF MIDTOWN #2 Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi Artist: Tonci Zonjic Publisher: Dark Horse Comics The face-off against giant robots continues as Lobster Johnson’s investigation leads him to a woman whose story reveals the ancient origins behind the machines’ gleaming exteriors.

Is Action Man the next James Bond, or the next James Bond Jr.? Find out in this week's Dueling Review of Action Man #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ACTION MAN #1 (W) John Barber (A) Paolo Villanelli (CA) Chris Evenhuis ACTION MAN IS DEAD-LONG LIVE ACTION MAN! He's the world's greatest special agent... until he dies saving the planet, with all the world's eyes on him. Now his young protégé has to step into the role-whether he's ready or not!

Change the Future or Protect the Future? That is the question that gets discussed this week, as your two favorite podcast hosts dive into Civil War II #2. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CIVIL WAR II #2 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: David Marquez Publisher: Marvel Comics Two issues in one month? Hell yes! As the Marvel Universe reels from the events of the first issue, Tony Stark decides to take matters (and the law) into his own hands and declares war on the Inhumans. But not everyone agrees with Tony's perspective and they are willing to die trying to stop him.

He's one of the fastest men alive, and Barry must try and solve the puzzle of what happened during the New 52. Matthew and Stephen weigh in (and that isn't a fat joke) in this week's Dueling Review of Flash Rebirth #1 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Flash Rebirth #1 Spinning directly out of the epic events of DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH #1, the Fastest Man Alive finds himself at the center of a DC Universe at a crossroads.

He is the night! Batman is back and he has a new sidekick, who is not a Robin! What do Matthew and Stephen think of Batman Rebirth #1 from DC Comics? Take a listen to find out! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BATMAN REBIRTH #1 Writers: Scott Snyder and Tom King Artist: Mikel Janin Longtime Batman and Eisner Award-winning writer Scott Snyder co-writes with rising-star writer Tom King! EVIL 365: Gotham City faces the threat of the Calendar Man!

All hail Steve Rogers! You may try to take him down, but like a hydra, Steve Rogers will never stay down for long. Captain America is back, and we take a look at the controversial Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 in this week's episode. Support this show by becoming a VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Jesus Saiz He’s back! The original Sentinel of Liberty returns, with a new shield, a new team, and a new mission! And he’s not the only one who’s back! Like the saying goes-- cut off one LIMB, two more will take its place! HAIL HYDRA!

You can support this show for as little as $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Five years have passed, and it is time for Mark to get a grip on his life. What does that mean for comic book fans? Matthew and Stephen tell you in this week's Dueling Review. INVINCIBLE #128 Story By: Robert Kirkman Art By: Cory Walker Allen the Alien is under attack. Has Mark’s absence put all his friends and family in danger? Will he be able to put things right before it’s too late?

You can support this show for as little as $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com She's not from the world of comics, but she has to live there anyway! How does Gwen Poole cope? Find out as we review Gwenpool #2 from Marvel Comics. GWENPOOL #2 Writer: Christopher Hastings Penciller: Gurihiru Gwen finds herself unexpectedly working for a big-deal mercenary outfit...And she takes a gig pitting her head-to-head against THOR! It’s the Goddess of Thunder vs. the Oddest of Wonders!

You can support this show for $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Matthew and Stephen return to the graveyard to hear even more chilling tales from the team hunting the Red King in Dark Horse Comics' Baltimore: Empty Graves #2  BALTIMORE: EMPTY GRAVES #2 Writer: Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden Artist: Peter Bergting Before Baltimore and company set out for Constantinople to hunt the Blood Red Witch, old friends are buried and they prepare to face their own graves in their hunt for the Red King.

You can support this show for as little as $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Let's Get Small.... Stephen and Matthew review Micronauts #1 from IDW Publishing on this week's Dueling Review. MICRONAUTS #1 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: David Baldeon THEY CAME FROM A DYING UNIVERSE! ACROYEAR, SPACE GLIDER, BIOTRON and their allies are back, on the run from the evil BARON KARZA, and blasting through a universe where magic and science vie for control! With resources dwindling, the long-lost TIME TRAVELERS may hold the key to salvation... but will it mean armageddon for our world?

You can support this show for $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe This week, we go to Hawaii via Kansas City! Stephen and Matthew check out Aloha, Hawaiian Dick #1 by B. Clay Moore and Jacob Wyatt. Aloha, Hawaiian Dick #1 Story By: B. Clay Moore Art By: Jacob Wyatt Cover By: Sean Dove The critically-acclaimed tropical noir returns for a brand new series! While Byrd remains in 1954 Hawaii, we meet another Byrd back in the States, and his impending arrival on the scene is destined to change the landscape of HAWAIIAN DICK forever.

This week, we speculate what Batman and Robin are going to do with the secret diaries of Maps and Olive as we explore Gotham Academy #17 from DC Comics. GOTHAM ACADEMY #17 Writers: Brenden Fletcher, David Petersen, Michael Dialynas, Annie Wu Artists: Colleen Ann Coover, Adam Archer, David Petersen, Michael Dialynas, Annie Wu It’s the final chapter of “Yearbook”! Maps and Olive now have the entire gang involved in putting together the perfect yearbook—but which story will come out on top? With art and story by Eisner Award winners Faith Erin Hicks, David Petersen, and Michael Dialynas!

You can support this show for as little as $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week, we take a look at Baltimore: Empty Graves #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Will it fly, or does it deserve to be buried? BALTIMORE: EMPTY GRAVES #1 Writer: Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden Artist: Peter Bergting With no bodies to bury, Baltimore lays to rest the memories of good friends, while the strange worshipers of the Red King make use of the corpses of his fallen allies.

You can support this show for as little as $2.00/month https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe What happens when Street Fighter and G.I. JOE go toe to toe? Stephen and Matthew take a look at the brawl for it all in Street Fighter X G.I. JOE #2 from IDW Publishing! Street Fighter X G.I. JOE #2 (of 6) Aubrey Sitterson (w) • Emilio Laiso (a) • Kagan McLeod (c) The second day of the tournament pitting Street Fighter vs. G.I. JOE begins! Destro and M. Bison team up to provide Cobra with the ultimate weapon… but Guile, Snake Eyes, Ryu and Storm Shadow have a plan of their own to stop the Shadaloo tyrant. The World Warrior tournament heats up for the Street Fighter team and G.I. JOE alike! FC • 32 pages • $3.99

If you like this show, you can support it for as little as $2.00/month - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe A long time ago... Matthew and Stephen sat down to review Star Wars #17 from Marvel Comics. Star Wars #17 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Leinil Francis Yu Han takes Luke out to fly the Falcon with him! Meanwhile...Leia and a few of her “friends” have troubles of their own... The rebel prison base is under siege!

Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1zcx If you like this show, you can support it for as little as $2 per month - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe The Kappa kills at Midnight! Matthew and Stephen review Usagi Yojimbo #153 from Stan Sakai. USAGI YOJIMBO #153 Writer: Stan Sakai Artist: Stan Sakai In his effort to save a village, Usagi’s fate takes a turn when he must defend a kappa—a supernatural creature that would normally be his enemy—from an even deadlier threat: a renegade of its own species! The trail leads him to the monster’s lair with his only weapons: two swords and some cucumbers!

If you like this show support it - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Share your reactions to this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1yYy WATCH OUT FOR THE CREEPY WHITE ZOMBIES! Stephen and Matthew open the pages and have some fun with Mockingbird #1 from Marvel Comics. Mockingbird #1 (W) Chelsea Cain (A) Kate Niemczyk (CA) Joëlle Jones BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT! Now in her own ongoing series! Bobbi Morse is Mockingbird, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s most versatile, most in-demand agent! But a string of missions gone wrong indicate that something strange is lurking within S.H.I.E.L.D.'s own medical and recovery network. How far will Mockingbird have to go in order to solve this puzzle box and get to the truth? Bestselling author Chelsea Cain teams with newcomer Kate Niemczyk.

If you enjoy this show and want it to continue, support it! https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Share your thoughts on this week's book! http://wp.me/p8YAd-1yGe YOU MUST STOP BLACK WIDOW AT ALL COST! Stephen and Matthew break down the action in this week's Black Widow #1 by Chris Samnee and Mark Waid.BLACK WIDOW #1 Written by MARK WAID & CHRIS SAMNEE Art & Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE S.H.I.E.L.D.’S MOST WANTED! The Eisner Award-winning team of Mark Waid and Chris Samnee are taking Black Widow on the lam! Natasha has spent years gathering secrets, and when some of the darkest ones begin mysteriously going public, no one is safe. With her betrayed former confederates at S.H.I.E.L.D. on her heels and a lifetime of training and ingenuity at her disposal, Natasha’s out for answers in a knock-down-drag-out tale of action and espionage! Hidden enemies, old friends and unusual allies collide, and all eyes are on Black Widow. The chase is on!

If you like this show, please support it! https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1ymu Spoilerites! Something's got to be done about your kids! What do we mean? Listen as Matthew and Stephen review Back to the Future #5 from IDW Publishing. BACK TO THE FUTURE #5 Writers: Bob Gale, John Barber, Erik Burnham Artist: Marcelo Ferreira BACK FROM THE PAST! Doc finishes rebuilding the flux capacitor in the Old West and it’s time to find Marty… but an unexpected encounter threatens to derail the time train before it can take Doc, Clara, Jules, and Vern back to 1985!

Share your thoughts - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1yax If you like this show, we would appreciate your support - https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe The boys are back in town, and they are ready to throw down, to help a friend in need, but is she a friend indeed? Matthew and Stephen take a crack at Power Man and Iron Fist #1 from Marvel Comics. POWER MAN AND IRON FIST #1 Writer: David F. Walker Artist: Sanford Greene We KNOW you've been waiting to see LUKE CAGE and DANNY RAND back together and back to STREET-STOMPING basics! POWER MAN and IRON FIST are tracking a mystery with all the ingredients of a classic Heroes-for-Hire tale. Expect old friends, hired goons, crime lords, weird magic, plenty of power, a flurry of fists and as much bromance as you can handle! It's Power Man and Iron Fist reunited, and writer DAVID WALKER and artist SANFORD GREENE are making it feel so GOOD!

If you enjoyed this episode, support the show! https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Share your thoughts - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1xOn James Bond is racing against time to stop the bad guys, and Matthew and Stephen are there to witness it all in Dynamite Entertainment's James Bond #4. James Bond #4 writer: Warren Ellis artist: Jason Masters cover: Dom Reardon FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ James Bond is alone in Berlin, with nothing but the clothes on his back and the gun in his hand. When help is offered from an unexpected source, Bond has no choice but to accept it – even though it may guarantee that he doesn’t live through the night. Dynamite Entertainment proudly continues the first James Bond comic book series in over 20 years!

Like this show? Support it by becoming a VIP! https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Bustin' makes us feel good, which is probably why Matthew and Stephen review Ghostbusters International #1 from IDW Publishing. Ghostbusters International #1 Erik Burnham (w) • Dan Schoening (a & c) There’s something strange in the neighborhood… and whether that neighborhood is in New York City or Venice, Italy, the Ghostbusters will be there! After a bust at the United Nations, the boys in gray are engaged to investigate an Old World haunting, where they begin to unravel a mystery that sends them around the globe (while still trying to keep their contract with the City, County, and State of New York!). Join us for the next chapter in Ghostbusters history — because you demanded it: GHOSTBUSTERS INTERNATIONAL! FC • 32 pages • $3.99

If you like this show, support our work! https://members.majorspoilers.com Share your thoughts about this episode http://wp.me/p8YAd-1x52 Things get heated in this week's Dueling Review and Matthew and Stephen take a look at Titans Hunt #4 from DC Comics. TITANS HUNT #4 Writer: Dan Abnett Artist: Paulo Siqueira Enter Hawk and Dove...drawn to a mystery that threatens to destroy the perfect balance of their partnership. And the lost and scattered Titans—Dick, Donna, Garth, Roy, Gnarrk, Mal and Lilith—battle to discover the dark secret that unites them, but time is running out. Can they make sense of their twisted dreams before the escalating nightmare overwhelms them?

Did you like this episode? Support us by becoming a VIP! https://members.majorspoilers.com/subscribe Share your thoughts about this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1wL5 This week the Dueling Review podcast examines Leaving Megalopolis Surviving Megalopolis #1. What works? What doesn't work? And we answer the question, "Should you buy this book?" LEAVING MEGALOPOLIS SURVIVING MEGALOPOLIS #1 Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Jim Califore The Kickstarter phenomenon returns! Fan-favorite creators Gail Simone (Batgirl, Deadpool) and J. Calafiore (Secret Six, Exiles) return to the town whose citizens are hunted—not by villains, but by heroes! The survivors of Megalopolis reluctantly go back to the city—still under the control of formerly beloved superheroes turned brutal killers—on a rescue mission straight into the heart of madness. Get in on the ground floor of this critically acclaimed series and see what happens when the good guys go very, very bad.

Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this issue - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1wx9 Like this show? Become a VIP! https://members.majorspoilers.com This week, we take a look at the latest adventures of your favorite space buddies in Rocket Raccoon and Groot #1. ROCKET RACCOON & GROOT (2016) #1 "Writer: Skottie Young Artist: Filipe Andrade There’s a new criminal mastermind in the galaxy, and it’s…ROCKET RACCOON?! How did this happen? SERIOUSLY, HOW DID THIS HAPPEN, YOU GUYS??? Groot knows, but he’s not talking! Well, he is talking, but all he’s saying is…oh, you know. Diabolical danger, madcap mysteries and astonishing adventure abound as SKOTTIE YOUNG and FILIPE ANDRADE return to tell tall tail tales of Rocket Raccoon, now with the adorable, arboreal Groot along for the ride! If you love adventure, animals, outer space and just about anything in between, this is the book for you!"

This week, we dive in Superman Annual #3 only to discover it is the first chapter in an ongoing story. Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1wjp Support this show - https://members.majorspoilers.com Superman Annual #3 Written by Greg Pak, Gene Yang, and Peter J Tomasi, Art by Dan Jurgens, Rafa Sandoval, and Ben Oliver with inks by Bill Sienckiewicz, "“Man of Tomorrow. Man of Yesterday.” Superman and Vandal Savage have been on a collision course for centuries. As Kal-El struggles to survive against this barbarian’s attacking hordes, we reveal the events that led to Vandal Savage’s creation—and his unexpected connection to Krypton. Immortals gather to put an end to the Last Son of Krypton so Earth may live!

Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Comment on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1w8y Become a VIP and support our work - https://members.majorspoilers.com We're headed to war with The Rocketeer! Stephen and Matthew examine The Rocketeer at War #1 from IDW Publishing. The Rocketeer At War! #1 (of 4) Marc Guggenheim (w) • Dave Bullock (a & c) Europe, 1942--the world is at war! As the Allies battle against the Axis, able bodied men everywhere enlist in the war effort, including Cliff Secord. Secord, also known as The Rocketeer, has been thrust full throttle into the heat of battle, and--with or without his jet pack--he will depend on his wits and daring if he is to survive! FC • 40 pages • $4.99

Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts and comments - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1vXH Support this show - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week, Matthew and Stephen take a look at IDW Publishing's Star Trek: Starfleet Academy #1 on the Dueling Review podcast. STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY #1 Publisher: IDW PUBLISHING (W) Mike Johnson, Ryan Parrott (A/CA) Derek Charm A bold new chapter for STAR TREK begins here, in an all-new series that shows you what life is like for cadets at the galaxy's greatest school! Witness the student days of the iconic cast before they joined the Enterprise, immediately before the blockbuster 2009 film! Plus, meet an all-new group of students as they embark on bold new adventures of their own!

Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this espied - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1vBz Become a Major Spoilers VIP and support our work - https://members.majorspoilers.com When does a utopia become a dystopia? Stephen and Matthew take a look at Symmetry #1 by Matt Hawkins and Raffaele Ienco in this week's Dueling Review. Symmetry #1 Writer: Matt Hawkins Artist: Raffaele Ienco Publisher: IMAGE COMICS Utopia is here. Hunger, sickness, work...all relics of a long forgotten past. For the greater good of the human species, all individuality, creativity, and negative emotions have been genetically bred out and medically suppressed. The population is limited to segregated areas where people lead long lives of leisure, games, and socializing.  Only one man and one woman seem to notice, care, or think differently. Once they find each other, their relationship sparks a revolution...but will their love cause the salvation or destruction of mankind?

Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1vk0 Become a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com Matt Murdock is back in New York City and that means trouble for the bad guys. Stephen and Matthew sit down to review Marvel's Daredevil #1 by Chris Soule and Ron Garney in this week's Dueling Review episode. DAREDEVIL (2015) #1 Writer: Charles Soule Cover Artist: Ron Garney Back in black and on his home turf, Daredevil begins again in New York City as a new enemy emerges. Meanwhile his alter ego, Matt Murdock, is on a new side of the law in the District Attorney’s office. Fighting crime in the shadows, prosecuting bad guys in the light, it’s a whole new chapter for our man without fear—including the arrival of the devil’s advocate. Welcome to Hell, Blindspot.

Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1v5r Become a Major Spoilers VIP and support our work - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week, Matthew and Stephen pull up a seat and wait for the heel turn as they review Ringside #1 from Image Comics. RINGSIDE #1 Publisher: IMAGE COMICS (W) Joe Keatinge (A/CA) Nick Barber THE PROFESSIONAL WRESTLING EPIC BEGINS IN AN OVER-SIZED FIRST ISSUE! RINGSIDE is an ongoing series set within the world of professional wrestling, written by JOE KEATINGE (SHUTTER, GLORY, TECH JACKET) and drawn by acclaimed illustrator NICK BARBER, combining the ensemble drama of THE WALKING DEAD with interconnected rotating perspectives akin to The Wire. Each issue will explore the relationship between art and industry from the view of the wrestlers themselves, the creatives they work with, the suits in charge and the fans cheering them all on. But that's just the beginning. The real violence is outside the ring.

Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Comment on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1uSX Support our efforts to make more stuff for you - https://members.majorspoilers.com Be careful what you draw, and be even more mindful of two guys reviewing your comic book. Matthew and Stephen take a gander at Red Thorn #1 from Vertigo in this week's Dueling Review podcast. RED THORN #1 Writer: David Baillie Artist: Meghan Hetrick Publisher: Vertigo Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: On the rain-soaked streets of Glasgow, a girl whose drawings somehow come to life has just stumbled across her one true love. And thousands of miles below those streets, an ancient demi-god plots his escape from the prison where he’s been held for nearly two thousand years. Evil forces are at play and no one is safe as the legends of Scottish mythology collide with the modern world. Fans of FABLES and THE SANDMAN won’t want to miss this riveting dark fantasy epic!

Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on the podcast posting page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1ux8 Support our efforts to make cool stuff for you - https://members.majorspoilers.com Stephen and Matthew sit down to review Limbo #1 from Image Comics. Is it the neon noir detective thriller you've been waiting all your life for, or is it just a rehash of Videodrome? Prepare to have your mind scrambled in this week's Dueling Review podcast episode! LIMBO #1 (W) Dan Watters (A/CA) Caspar Wijngaard Publisher: IMAGE COMICS A detective with no memory, no identity and no manners. A femme fatale seeking escape from a powerful crime lord. A voodoo queen with a penchant for mixtapes and hi-tops. A goat-eating TV... Welcome to Dedande City, where good people check under their beds at night and reality is never quite what it seems. A NEW surreal neon-noir series crossing 50s pulp with an 80s VHS visual aesthetic drawing from the likes of Carpenter, Cronenbrg, and Lynch.

Call the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts by posting a comment at http://wp.me/p8YAd-1ujF Become a VIP and support our work - https://members.majorspoilers.com Are you ready to discover the true story of Santa Klaus? Stephen and Matthew go down the rabbit hole of Grant Morrison and Dan Mora's Klaus #1 from BOOM! Studios. Klaus #1 (of 6) Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Dan Mora What’s to Love: Grant Morrison is one of the most prolific and best-selling writers in comics, earning a reputation for his ability to effectively revamp superheroes like Animal Man, Batman, and the X-Men. His creator-owned titles are also highly praised, including The Invisibles, Nameless, We3, and Joe the Barbarian because no one tells mythical stories better than him. In Klaus, Grant reimagines one of the biggest cultural myths in history, and we could not be more excited to pair him with one of our homegrown talents, Dan Mora (Hexed)! What It Is: Set in a dark fantastic past of myth and magic, Klaus tells the story of how Santa Claus really came to be. Where did he begin? What was he like when he was young? And what happens when he faces his greatest challenge? Drawing on Santa Claus’ wilder roots in Viking lore and Siberian shamanism—taking in the creepier side of Christmas, and characters like the sinister Krampus—Klaus is “Santa Claus: Year One.”

Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1u5h Support our efforts to make epic stuff for you! https://members.majorspoilers.com Time to get Rickless in this week's Dueling Review as Matthew and Stephen look between the covers of Rick and Morty #7 from Oni Press. Rick and Morty #7 Writer: Zac Gorman Artists: CJ Cannon with Ryan Hill and Marc Ellerby Cover Artists: CJ Cannon with Ryan Hill (direct market cover), James Callahan (variant cover) When a transdimensional virus begins eradicating all the Ricks from across the multiverse, our Rick must go into hiding in the only reality where he’s safe from detection…Universe 304, the Rickless Universe.\

Call us - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1tR7 Become a VIP! https://members.majorspoilers.com We're back! Stephen and Matthew have travelled from your past to discuss the newly arrived in stores Back to the Future #1 from IDW Publishing. BACK TO THE FUTURE #1 Writer: Bob Gale, John Barber, Erik Burnham Artist: Brent Schoonover, Dan Schoening Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: “Untold Tales and Alternate Timelines,” part 1: BttF creator/screenwriter Bob Gale returns with all-new tales from the twisting and turning timeline that made Back to the Future a, well… TIMELESS pop-culture phenomenon! Take a trip back to 1985 and be there when Doc Brown and Marty McFly first meet, and then jump even farther back, to 1945, to witness Doc’s involvement in the super-secret Manhattan Project.

Call us - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1tv5 Become a VIP and support Major Spoilers https://members.majorspoilers.com What happens when young child spends 27 years in Fairyland? Matthew and Stephen check out Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland #1 from Image Comics in this week's Dueling Review show. I HATE FAIRYLAND #1 Writer: Skottie Young Artist: Skottie Young Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.50 SOLICITATION: Superstar SKOTTIE YOUNG (Rocket Raccoon, Wizard of Oz) makes his Image debut with an ALL-NEW SERIES! The Adventure Time/Alice in Wonderland-style epic that smashes its cute little face against Tank Girl/Deadpool-esque violent madness has arrived. In an adventure that ain’t for the little kiddies, (unless you have super cool parents, then whatever), you’ll meet Gert—a six year old girl who has been stuck in the magical world of Fairyland for thirty years and will hack and slash her way through anything to find her way back home. Join Gert and her giant battle-axe on a delightfully blood soaked journey to see who will survive the girl who HATES FAIRYLAND.

Give us a call - 785-727-1939 Share your thoughts on this episode - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1tdv Become a VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com In this double-sized issue of Dueling Review, Matthew and Stephen examine Jughead #1 from Archie Comics, and Telos #1 from DC Comics. The same great show, that's twice the size, without a price increase! UGHEAD #1 Script: Chip Zdarsky Art: Erica Henderson, Jack Morelli Cover: Erica Henderson Variant Covers: Anton Emdin, Francesco Francavilla, Robert Hack, Ramon K. Perez, Chip Zdarsky Blank Sketch Cover Also Available On Sale Date: 10/7 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S. IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF COMIC BOOK REBOOTS LIKE ARCHIE #1, ARCHIE COMICS PROUDLY PRESENTS… JUGHEAD #1—FROM THE COMICS DREAM TEAM OF CHIP ZDARSKY (Howard the Duck) AND ERICA HENDERSON (The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl)! Riverdale High provides a quality education and quality hot lunches, but when one of those is tampered with, JUGHEAD JONES swears vengeance! Well, I mean, he doesn’t “swear.” This is still Archie Comics after all. TELOS_1TELOS #1 Writer: Jeff King Artist: Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 The villain of the world-shattering CONVERGENCE event stars in his own new series! Set loose from his planetary tether at the end of the best-selling CONVERGENCE, Telos finds himself free and able to traverse space and time via a sliver of Brainiac’s powers. As this epic begins, he embarks on an odyssey, journeying across time and space in search of his past.

Call Us at the Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Share Your Thoughts Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1sXa Become a Major Spoilers VIP - https://members.majorspoilers.com Murder in a medieval time! Matthew and Stephen sit dow to explore the mystery in From Under Mountains #1 from Image Comics. FROM UNDER MOUNTAINS #1 Story By: Claire Gibson Story By: Marian Churchland Art By: Sloane Leong Cover By: Marian Churchland MARIAN CHURCHLAND (8HOUSE ARCLIGHT, BEAST) co-writes with CLAIRE GIBSON; with art and colours by SLOANE LEONG. In the first issue of this new fantasy series, old feuds and new monsters rise up to haunt the isolated northern fortress of Karsgate.

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Season two of CW's The Flash is just around the corner, and Stephen and Matthew can't wait for October 6th! Picking up months after the Singularity attacked Central City, Barry (Grant Gustin) is still struggling to forgive himself for Eddie's death. Concerned about putting his friends in danger, Barry has pushed everyone away and has chosen to protect the city on his own. When a meta-human named Atom Smasher (guest star Adam Copeland) attacks the city, Iris (Candice Patton) tells Barry that he needs to let his friends help him protect the citizens of Central City. Don't miss out on the in-depth conversation, Flash history, and mayhem that Stephen and Matthew bring to the Flashback Podcast. You can only get the episodes if you are a Bronze Level or higher Major Spoilers VIP Member, so sign up today! (https://members.majorspoilers.com)

Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1stH Become a VIP today! - https://members.majorspoilers.com This week we visit the not too distant future where murder, mayhem and death races are a daily occurrence...but it doesn't have to be for our two heroes. Your two heroes sit down to discuss the magic that is Tokyo Ghost #1 from Image Comics. TOKYO GHOST #1 Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Sean Murphy Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: The Isles of Los Angeles 2089: Humanity is addicted to technology, a population of unemployed leisure seekers blissfully distracted from toxic contamination, who borrow, steal, and kill to buy their next digital fix. Getting a virtual buzz is the only thing left to live for. It’s the biggest industry, the only industry, the drug everyone needs, and gangsters run it all. And who do these gangsters turn to when they need their rule enforced? Constables Led Dent and Debbie Decay. This duo is about to be given a job that will force them out of the familiar squalor of Los Angeles to take down the last tech-less country on Earth: The Garden Nation of Tokyo. Bestselling writer RICK REMENDER (BLACK SCIENCE, DEADLY CLASS) and superstar art team SEAN MURPHY (CHRONONAUTS, Punk Rock Jesus) and MATT HOLLINGSWORTH (WYTCHES, Hawkeye) examine our growing addiction to technology while thirsting for a nature we continue to destroy.

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Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1rP2 Support this show! https://members.majorspoilers.com Time to check back in with Titan Comics big Doctor Who event, Doctor Who Four Doctors #4 in this week's Dueling Review podcast. DOCTOR WHO: FOUR DOCTORS #4 Writer: Paul Cornell Artist: Neil Edwards Publisher: Titan Comics Page-count: 32pp Price: $3.99 The Doctors come face to face with the shocking identity of their deadly foes! The 5-part weekly series is penned by Paul Cornell (Wolverine) and illustrated by Neil Edwards (Assassin's Creed)! The weekly event, running through August and September 2015 features the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors and their comics companions! This epic event is the thrilling next chapter in Titan Comics’ bombastic Doctor Who publishing saga! Each of the five issues comes with three covers to collect: an art cover, a photo cover and a companions art cover! Four Doctors, three companions, one action-packed mystery!

Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1rCa Support this show - https;?/members.majorspoilers.com This week, the Dueling Review podcast looks at a world not too far off from the one we are in right now, except in Prez #3 a teenager is President. PREZ #3 Writer: Mark Russell Artist: Ben Caldwell Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 SOLICITATION: President-elect Beth Ross assembles a cabinet including her former boss, a disgraced congressman, and an anti-Smurf intellectual. Plus, Congress scrambles to pass pork-barrel legislation. Literally. And Boss Smiley imprisons his critics in a gerbil cage.

Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1rkD Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Support this show with a small donation - https://members.majorspoilers.com We are coming to you early this week... kinda, as we take a look at the brand new Vampirella #13 from Dynamite Entertainment. VAMPIRELLA #13 Nancy A. Collins (w) Patrick Berkenkotter (a) Mike Mayhew, Jenny Frison (c) Fans & retailers, order the cover of your choice! FC l 40 pages l $4.99 l Teen+ Vampirella must deal with a palace coup in the conclusion of the “God Save the Queen” story arc in this special Unlucky 13 issue. When her lover, Tristan, is kidnapped and tortured by her enemies, Vampirella must decide whether or not to abdicate the throne in favor of the evil Count Savanovic or fight to remain Queen of the Nosferatu with the aid of a former ally—one that also happens to be more than a little dead.

Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1qSb Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP today - https://members.majorspoilers.com A little controversy regarding this week's book, Boy-1 #1 from IDW publishing. Who liked it, and who didn't? Take a listen to this installment of Dueling Review to find out! BOY-1 #1 (of 4)—SPOTLIGHT H.S. Tak (w) Amancay Nahuelpan (a) Zach Howard (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 In the fast-approaching future, when the drug-addled heir of a genetic-engineering company begins to investigate his company’s murky past, he discovers he is the catalyst in a terrifying global event that will transform him and forever alter the course of human evolution.

Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1q8D Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP! - http://members.majorspoilers.com/membership-options-page/ It's the team-up you've been asking for... AGAIN! Stephen and Matthew take on Red Sonja and Conan! Who will emerge victorious? (Hint: It's you) Here then is your Dueling Review of Red Sonja Conan #1 from Dynamite Entertainment and Dark Horse Comics. RED SONJA CONAN #1 Writer: Victor Gischler Artist: Roberto Castro Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 Red Sonja and Conan are reunited as captains of mercenary companies who team to fight the forces of an evil sorcerer. Little do they realize that a shadow of the past has returned, something of dire peril from their previous adventures together. It's the Cimmerian and Sonja reunited for more bloody swordplay! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1q8z Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Become a Major Spoilers VIP - http://members.majorspoilers.com/membership-options-page/ What happens when a group of kids get together and start living in the real world... as Robins? Let's find out as Stephen and Matthew share their thoughts on DC Comics' We Are Robin #2. WE ARE ROBIN #2 Writer: Lee Bermejo Artist: Jorge Corona, Roby Haynes, Khary Randolph Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 In Gotham City, hundreds of Robins have taken to the streets. But who will be their new leader? And who is the mystery man working behind the scenes? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1oTd Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Sign up to become a VIP - http://members.majorspoilers.com/membership-options-page/ Six stories, two reviewers, one podcast - Matthew and Stephen gaze upon the wonder that is Red Sonja #1973 from Dynamite Entertainment. Red Sonja 1973 Cullen Bunn, Eric Trautmann, Roy Thomas, Luke Lieberman, Gail Simone (w) Ivan Rodriguez, Rich Buckler, Rod Rodolfo, Kewbar Baal, Bilquis Evely, Jonathan Lau, Ivan Nunes, Marcio Menyz, Arison Aguiar (a) Ed Benes (c) FC • 48 pages • $7.99 • Teen+ Since her fearless debut in 1973, the She-Devil with a Sword has redefined the fantasy genre thanks to the efforts of acclaimed writers including Gail Simone, Roy Thomas, Luke Lieberman, and Eric Trautmann! Joined by first-time Sonja writer Cullen Bunn and a handful of amazing artists, these titanic talents each contribute tales of derring-do to this supersized, action-packed anthology. Everyone's favorite red-tressed heroine battles monsters, rivals, and ne'er-do-wells in Hyborian adventures retro-tinted to capture the flavor of her classic comics era! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1orR Major Spoilers Hotline - 785-727-1939 Welcome to the all-new all-different Riverdale! Stephen and Matthew devour the goodness in the first issue of Archie #1 from Archie Comics. ARCHIE #1 Script: Mark Waid Art: Fiona Staples, Andre Szymanowicz with Jen Vaughn, Jack Morelli Regular Cover: Fiona Staples SDCC Exclusive Covers: Fiona Staples Variant Covers: J. Scott Campbell, Colleen Coover, Tania del Rio, Joe Eisma, Francesco Francavilla, Genevieve F.T., Michael Gaydos, Sanford Greene, Robert Hack & Steve Downer, Dean Haspiel, David Mack, Moritat, Mike Norton, Jerry Ordway & Jose Villarubia, Ramon K. Perez, Ron Salas, Greg Scott & Steve Downer, T. Rex & Andre Szymanowicz, Brittney Williams, Chip Zdarsky Blank Sketch Cover Also Available On Sale Date: 7/8 32-page, full color comic $3.99 U.S. COMIC SUPERSTARS MARK WAID AND FIONA STAPLES REIMAGINE AN ICON! Change is coming to Riverdale in this can’t-miss kick-off to Archie’s new ongoing series! Familiar faces return in new and unexpected ways in this must-have #1 issue! As the new school year approaches, you’d think Archie Andrews would be looking forward to classes and fun—but nothing is as it seems in the little town of Riverdale. But is this a one-off or a sign of bigger changes awaiting for America’s favorite teens—and the entire town? Find out in this exciting and remarkable first issue! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! http://members.majorspoilers.com

Podcast Posting Page Major Spoilers Hotline 785-727-1939 Don't call her babe! This week we review Dark Horse Comics' Barb Wire #1. BARB WIRE #1 Writer: Chris Warner Penciller: Patrick Olliffe Inker: Tom Nguyen Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb Cover Artist: Adam Hughes Nail-hard tough and drop-dead gorgeous, Barb Wire is the baddest bounty hunter on the mean streets of Steel Harbor, where gangsters can lift bulldozers and leap rusting factories in a single bound. The hunting is stupid good and the bounties are hella big—if Barb lives long enough to collect! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! members.majorspoilers.com

Podcast Posting Page - http://wp.me/p8YAd-1nOX Major Spoilers Hotline 785-727-1939 You got your zombies in my robots book! You got your robits in my zombies book! Two great tastes that taste great together, or will Marvel Zombies vs. Age of Ultron #1 leave a horrible taste in your mouth? AGE OF ULTRON VS. ZOMBIES (2015) #1 Writer: James Robinson Cover Artist: Carlos Pacheco THE ULTIMATE DEATH SENTENCE IN BATTLEWORLD There’s a place that’s so dangerous it’s walled off from the rest of BATTLEWORLD… …where WILD ZOMBIES feast on those who’ve been banished for crimes against the state. …where cold, mechanical ULTRONS destroy anything that’s human. Pity those who get caught between the two, for their death WON’T be fast and painless! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

It's a whole new world, and it is coming to an end! Matthew and Stephen talk about the new Doctor Fate #1 in this week's exciting episode (hint: Matthew is on painkillers). DOCTOR FATE #1 Writer: Paul Levitz Artist: Sonny Liew Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 SOLICITATION: You thought global warming was bad? Anubis, the Egyptian Lord of Dead, is preparing the flood to wash the world away. Standing in his way? An overwhelmed Brooklyn med student who’s been handed the helmet of Fate, without an instruction manual. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! http://wp.me/p8YAd-1nz8 Call the Major Spoilers Hotline 785-727-1939

Look! Up in the Sky! It's an orange girl with her hair on fire! This week, Matthew and Stephen take a look at Starfire #1 from DC Comics. STARFIRE #1 Writer: Amanda Conner & Jimmy Palmiotti Artist: Emanuela Lupacchino Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 SOLICITATION: From the writers of the outrageous smash hit HARLEY QUINN comes former Outlaw Starfire in her all-new ongoing series! She’s an alien warrior princess trying to find peace on Earth, and she’ll fight anyone and anything to get it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST! MATTHEW AND STEPHEN PROCLAIM THEIR HATE FOR BIZARRO #1 FROM DC COMICS! BIZARRO #1 Writer: Heath Corson Artist: Gustavo Duarte Variant Cover: Kyle Baker “Hate HARLEY QUINN? Then you will super hate BIZARRO! Bizarro star of worstest comic ever! Go ahead and miss it! If there’s one thing this issue not have it these two things: Jimmy Olsen and Chupacabras!” Don’t miss the start of this six-issue all-ages miniseries! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Converg Secret Wars is upon us! The Battleworld lines have been drawn! And then there is MODOK.... MODOK ASSASSIN #1 Writer: Christopher Yost Artist: Amilcar Pinna, Terry Pallot Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg Letterer: VC - Travis Lanham Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 In a world populated by the most fearsome thieves, murderers and ne’er-do-wells, there is one who is a HEAD above the rest… Enter, M.O.D.O.K.: The Mental Organism Designed Only for KILLING! Killville’s very own Merc with a Maw is open for business! But his next job may be biting off more than he can chew… Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Dirk Gently fans, it's the moment you've been waiting for - Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency #1 from IDW Publishing is here, and Matthew and Stephen sit down to give it a read. Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency #1—GEM OF THE MONTH Chris Ryall (w) • Tony Akins (a) • Tony Akins (c) An all-new comic series based on Douglas Adams’ beloved holistic detective! Dirk arrives in San Diego to face a new country, new cases and new threats: reincarnation, for starters…! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 Bullet points: The star of two (almost three) beloved Douglas Adams novels comes to comics! Art by Tony “Fables” Akins! Variant covers by Rob “Chew” Guillory! “The Interconnectedness of All Kings,” part 1 of 5, begins here! Variant film noir cover by Robert Hack! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Travel with us back to the early days of 1972, where three women live together and work together as night nurses at the local hospital. NIGHT NURSE (2015) #1 Writer: Jean Thomas Artist: Winslow Mortimer Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $7.99 Marvel’s 1970s cult-classic miniseries is collected in one super-sized one-shot! Linda Carter, Georgia Jenkins and Christine Palmer are all studying to become nurses. But what will happen when Linda must choose between love and career? Can Georgia stop her brother from holding the hospital hostage? As the nurses care for a mysterious hit-and-run victim, Christine realizes that her new boyfriend hides a terrible secret! When a mob war spills over into the hospital, Linda must act fast to save lives! Will Christine survive learning the secret of Sea-Cliff Manor? And when Daredevil is fatally shot, the Night Nurse must step out of the shadows and return to action! Guest-starring Black Widow, Elektra, Iron Fist, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones! Collecting NIGHT NURSE (1972) #1-4 and DAREDEVIL (1998) #80. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Travel back with us to the thrilling days of yesteryear when disco was all the rage, there were three broadcast networks, and two of them had Linda Carter as Wonder Woman. WONDER WOMAN '77 Writer: Marc Andreyko Artist: Matt Haley, Drew Johnson Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $7.99 Don’t miss this digital-first special based on the classic TV series starring Lynda Carter! Travel back to the sizzling ’70s as the undercover Amazon Princess joins forces with special agent Steve Trevor to defend America against Cold War-era criminals. A search for an escaped Soviet scientist brings Wonder Woman to the hottest disco of the day, Studio 52. A live stage act might prove more of a threat to Wonder Woman than the Russian Roller Derby girls out to bring the scientist home. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

It's the issue of Convergence you've been waiting for without it being part of Convergence! It's Grant Morrison's Multiversity #2! MULTIVERSITY #2 Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Ivan Reis and Joe Prado Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $5.99 SOLICITATION: Every event in the history of the DC Universe has been leading to this! The final chapter of the greatest adventure of all time is here! Issue #1 artist Ivan Reis reteams with mastermind Grant Morrison to end THE MULTIVERSITY and bring together the greatest and bravest heroes of the DC Multiverse to fight one last battle. But more than just some cabal of super-villains, they face the greatest evil that ever existed. An evil so massive, they actually may not stand a chance! Who are the mystic Justice League of Earth-13 and what role does their leader Super Demon play in the crisis rising all around them? What shocking secret motivates the dark, nightmare henchmen known as The Gentry? And what is the final fate of Nix Uotan – the Super-God?! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

IDW Publishing kicks off its new Disney line with Uncle Scrooge #1, and for some of you, this issue might be very familiar. Uncle Scrooge #1 Jonathan Gray, Rodolfo Cimino (w) • Romano Scarpa (a) • Giorgio Cavazzano (c) Wak! Disney’s richest epic hero returns! In “The Wrath of Gigabeagle,” the McDuck Money Bin meets a monster-sized Beagle Boy mech! FC • 48 pages • $3.99 Bullet points: Monthly Disney Comics are back, from IDW! Fan-favorite creators: Romano Scarpa (legendary Italian Uncle Scrooge master), Jonathan Gray (Sonic the Hedgehog) and more! Capcom’s recent DuckTales: Remastered video game has brought Scrooge McDuck back to Disney stardom. See what all the quacking is about! 48 action-packed Pages for only $3.99! Variant “Disney Legacy” Adventureland cover by Andrew Pepoy! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Stephen and Matthew sit down to read the penultimate issue of the Black Vortex series as they explore the world of Legendary Star-Lord #11. LEGENDARY STAR-LORD (2014) #11 Writer: Sam Humphries Artist: Paco Medina Publisher: Marvel THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER OF THE BLACK VORTEX With an entire planet encapsulated in amber, the Guardians and the X-Men have few options left. And when a powerful and ancient entity enters the battlefield, their only choice may be to submit to the Black Vortex. But in saving the galaxy from this threat, the purest among them may be lost forever. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Herbert West will reanimate the dead (if he can find a fresh enough body), encounter a great old one, and Stephen and Matthew will review the first issue of ReAnimator, chronicling the ongoing adventures of Dr. West. Reanimator #1 Keith Davidsen (w) Randy Valiente (a) Jae Lee, Francesco Francavilla, Tim Seeley, Andrew Mangum (c) SHIPS WITH 4 COVERS IN EQUAL RATIOS FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ FANS, ASK YOUR RETAILER FOR THE: Tim Seeley B/W Art retailer incentive cover Andrew Mangum B/W Art retailer incentive cover Jae Lee B/W Art retailer incentive cover Dr. Herbert West, The Reanimator, returns! Setting up shop in New Orleans, the brilliant Dr. West continues his life’s work: the revival of the dead by purely chemical means. To accomplish this task, he recruits Susan Greene, a young and wide-eyed pharmacologist fascinated by his macabre experiments. Initially unfazed by West’s unorthodox practices (including how he funds his research – by selling zombie brain fluid as a narcotic), Susan may regret her scientific curiosity as sinister forces – those aligned with Elder Gods and Haitian Voodoo – begin to align against the Reanimator! Dynamite Entertainment proudly resurrects The Reanimator, H.P Lovecraft’s notorious mad scientist, in a fear-fraught four-issue mini-series! Take what you love best about the television shows “Breaking Bad” and “Walking Dead”, throw in Cthulhu tentacle terror and backwater Louisianan superstition, and you have the all-new horror comic hit of 2015! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

It all begins here... again! Matthew and Stephen take a look at DC Comics' Convergence #0 that kicks off the big Convergence event! CONVERGENCE #0 Writers: Dan Jurgens, Jeff King Artist: Ethan Van Sciver Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Where do worlds go when they die? The Earthquakes felt round the Multiverse, Superman’s lost days after “Doomed,” the World’s End – all these points will converge as the history of the DCU is spun from a new perspective, the perspective of a mad god and his arrogant child. The biggest story in DC history ties into literally every DC story ever told – and it all begins here. Kingdom Come, Red Son, Wild West Justice League, Captain Carrot and the Zoo Crew – all the worlds you remember can still be found on Telos. Everything matters. Every story matters. Don’t miss the start of DC’s April/May 2015 event with this special issue! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

We're traveling back in time in the hopes of returning to the future as we take a look at Matt Kindt and Scott Kolins's Pastaways #1. PAST AWAYS #1 Writer: Matt Kindt Artist: Scott Kolins Colorist: Bill Crabtree Cover Artist: Scott Kolins Publisher: Dark Horse COmics From the brain of MIND MGMT’s Matt Kindt! 2015: the distant past. A crash landing strands five deep-time explorers in a primitive world of internal-combustion engines and Internet 1.0 and tears a rift in space-time that spouts dinosaurs, giant robots, and other strange phenomena! Only the marooned “Past Aways” can defend the twenty-first century, unless the tensions of their unexpectedly prolonged mission tear them apart! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen are time traveling to a place in the past - or is it the future - and take an arrow to the knee! Join your Dueling Review hosts as they take a peek inside Chrononauts #1. CHRONONAUTS #1 Writer: Mark Millar Artist: Sean Murphy Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.50 From MARK MILLAR (Kick-Ass) and SEAN GORDON MURPHY (Punk Rock Jesus) comes a bromance for the ages! Corbin Quinn and Danny Reilly are two buddies who love to have fun. They're also scientific geniuses. When their research leads them to a time-traveling adventure, will they use their knowledge for the good of all mankind? Or use the space-time continuum for their own ends? This is the story of man's first, televised steps through the time-stream and everything going wrong in the process. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Trapped in a podcast he never made! Stephen and Matthew sit down to discuss Howard the Duck #1! WAUGH! HOWARD THE DUCK #1 Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Joe Quinones Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 • HOT off the pages of the ... the post-credits scene at the ... the end of a ... popular movie ... HOWARD THE DUCK is back! Join him as he takes on the weird cases that only a talking duck can crack as the Marvel Universe's resident private investigator! • Let Sex Criminals' CHIP ZDARSKY (a writer known mostly as an artist) and JOE QUINONES (an artist known mostly as a lover) guide you through his new world as he takes on THE BLACK CAT and MYSTERIOUS FORCES FROM OUTER SPACE! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week we travel to a galaxy far, far, away, and see what happened immediately after the events of Star wars Episode IV, as Stephen and Matthew check out Princess Leia #1. PRINCESS LEIA Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Terry Dodson Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 When Princess Leia Organa was captured by the Empire as a Rebel spy, she never betrayed her convictions, even in the face of the complete destruction of her home world, Alderaan. When her rescue came, she grabbed a blaster and joined the fight, escaping back to the Rebel Alliance and helping strike the biggest blow against the Empire—the destruction of the Death Star. But in the aftermath of that victory, the question remains...what is a princess without a world? Writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, S.H.I.E.L.D.) and artist Terry Dodson (Avengers & X-Men: Axis, Uncanny X-Men) bring us a story of Leia’s quest to help her people and find her place in the galaxy. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Which clone is it again? What color is the dress? Who were those two running down the highway? Matthew and Stephen dive into one of these topics as they take a look at Orphan Black #1 from IDW Publishing. Orphan Black #1 John Fawcett, Graeme Manson & Jody Houser (w) • Szymon Kudranski (a) • Cat Staggs x8 (c) One. Of a kind. Sarah’s life was changed dramatically after witnessing the suicide of a woman who looked just like her. Sarah learned that, not only were she and the woman clones, but there were others just like them, and dangerous factions at work set on capturing them all. Now, the mysterious world of Orphan Black widens, with new layers of the conspiracy being peeled back in this miniseries by co-creators John Fawcett and Graeme Manson! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

When there's varmints need a catchin', and younguns need a-savin', look for Matthew and Stephen to review Sparks Nevada, Marshal On Mars #1 (he's from Earth). SPARKS NEVADA MARSHAL ON MARS #1 Writers: Ben Acker and Ben Blacker Artist: J Bone Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 BASED ON THE HIT NERDIST PODCAST! Shine your astro spurs and don your robot fists! Justice rides a rocket steed across the crimson plains of the fourth planet, where one man brings fear to robots and aliens...and hope to humans who make this frontier planet their home. He is...SPARKS NEVADA: MARSHAL ON MARS!   Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen return to the land of Secret Six to see if anyone knows the answer to the secret. The duo cover that and a whole lot more as they review Secret Six #2 from DC Comics. SECRET SIX #2 Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Ken Lashley Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 What is Catman’s strange secret – and how will it affect this new team? Find out in the second sensational issue of SECRET SIX! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Is this the end of The Goon!? Stephen and Matthew sit down to review this must have book! THE GOON: ONCE UPON A HARD TIME #1 Writer: Eric Powell Artist: Eric Powell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.50 After the tragic events of Occasion of Revenge, the witch coven believes that control of the unnamed town will soon be in their grasp and the Goon’s tragic soul will contribute to the curse that increases their power. But has their plot destroyed the Goon or created a monster too savage for them to withstand? Once upon a Hard Time is a climactic miniseries that has major consequences for the Goon and his supporting cast. If you’re a Goon fan, you can’t miss this. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen take a trippy trip through the Multiverse as they take a look at The Multiversity Guidebook #1 from DC Comics. THE MULTIVERSITY GUIDEBOOK #1 Writer: Grant Morrison Artists: Various Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $7.99 The guidebook to the greatest adventure in DC’s history is here! With a detailed concordance featuring each of the 52 worlds in the Multiverse, a complete history of DC Comics’ universe-shattering “Crisis” events, a map of all known existence, AND an action-packed dual adventure starring Kamandi of Earth-51 alongside the post-apocalyptic Atomic Knight Batman of Earth-17 and chibi Batman of Earth-42, this 80-page mountain of MULTIVERSITY madness cannot be missed! The MULTIVERSITY GUIDEBOOK contains everything you ever wanted to know about DC’s parallel worlds and their super-heroic inhabitants. Meet the Agents of W.O.N.D.E.R. The Light Brigade, the Super-Americans and the Love Syndicate! Meet the Accelerated Man, Aquaflash, BiOmac and more! Overflowing with today’s top artists and completely written by Grant Morrison himself, readers of the DC Universe can’t afford to pass up this oversized, sixth chapter of MULTIVERSITY! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

We're getting the team back together, man! Stephen and Matthew take a look at IDW Publishing's Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues #1. Galaxy Quest: The Journey Continues #1 (of 4) Erik Burnham (w) • Nacho Arranz (a & c) Once upon a time, a troupe of has-been actors that starred on an old sci-fi show were enlisted by an alien race to save them from an intergalactic tyrant. Despite being way out of their depth, the cast somehow managed to save the aliens and stay alive… but their actions in outer space may have had dire consequences for another world. Join us this January as the cast of GALAXY QUEST returns for another bombastic journey into space! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 Bullet points: Picking up where the legendary movie with the massive cult following left off! Written by Erik Burnham (Ghostbusters, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen take a look back and a look at Vampirella as she reaches epic issue #100 from Dynamite Entertainment.  They also lay down a big challenge to all listeners that will be epic if you make it happen! VAMPIRELLA #100 Cover A Main: Joe Jusko Cover B Variant: Joyce Chin Cover C Variant: Cedric Poulat "Bombshell" Cover D Variant: Tony Fleecs Writer: Nancy A. Collins, Tim Seeley, Eric Trautmann, Mark Rahner, Brandon Jerwa Art: Francesco Mann, Dave Acosta, Eman Casallos, Javier Miranda-Garcia Genre: Horror, Fantasy Publication Date: Jan 2015 Format: Softcover Page Count: 48 pages Get ready to party - Vampi style! With one hundred issues stacked high since Dynamite's launch of Vampirella in 2010, it's time for a giant-sized spectacular. To commemorate the occasion, we welcome the best Vampirella writers - past, present, and even future - to contribute short stories, guaranteed to send chills up your spine and quicken your pulse. Featuring Nancy A. Collins (who launched the current ongoing series with her bold new take), Eric Trautmann (who kicked off the Dynamite era), Brandon Jerwa (who expanded the mythology in over 20 issues), Mark Rahner (who spoofed pop horror culture with several one-shot specials), and Tim Seeley (the architect of Chaos who debuts his first-ever Vampi work here)! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen Marvel at the all-new Ant-Man book out this week from Nick Spencer and Ramon Rosanas. ANT-MAN #1 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Ramon Rosanas Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Scott Lang has never exactly been the world’s best super hero. Heck, most people don’t even think he’s been the best ANT-MAN -- and the last guy invented Ultron and joined the Masters of Evil, so that’s saying something. • But when the SUPERIOR IRON MAN calls with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Scott’s going to get a chance to turn it all around and be the hero he’s always dreamed of being. • Sure he’s been to prison! Sure he’s been through a messy divorce! Sure he’s been, um... dead. But this time is different! This time nothing is gonna stop the astonishing ANT-MAN! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Get your hands off me... and grab a copy of IDW Publishing and BOOM! Studios' Star Trek/Planet of the Apes crossover event.  Matthew and Stephen tell you why you need to beam this issue into your hands. STAR TREK/PLANET OF THE APES - THE PRIMATE DIRECTIVE #1 Writers: Scott Tipton, David Tipton Artist: Rachael Stott Letterer: Tom B. Long Colorist: Charlie Kirchoff Publisher: IDW Publishing/BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 It’s the crossover nobody ever expected! STAR TREK: The hope for the best of mankind’s future! PLANET OF THE APES: A chilling look at the fall of humanity! How could these worlds possibly collide? What could possibly cause Captain Kirk and the crew of the Enterprise to side with Dr. Zaius to protect Ape City?  And what does Colonel George Taylor have to say about it? It’s a madhouse! A madhouse!! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Time to check in the Doc Savage's cousin, Patricia, to see what happens when she takes on babysitting. Doc Savage Special 2014: Woman of Bronze David Walker (w) Kewber Baal (a) Robert Hack (c) FC • 48 pages • $7.99 • Teen+ Known as the cousin of world famous adventurer Doc Savage, Pat Savage wants nothing more than to prove she has what is takes to be a hero. What starts out as a thankless job as a babysitter, soon turns into an epic life-and-death struggle that finds Pat squaring off against sinister forces. It’s a double-size tale of two-fisted action starring the first lady of pulp adventure, Pat Savage, Woman of Bronze. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

What happens when Morpheus meets his dad?  Matthew and Stephen try to make sense of it all in this review of The Sandman: Overture #4. THE SANDMAN: OVERTURE #4 Writer: Neil Gaiman Artist: J.H. Williams III Publisher: Vertigo Cover Price: $3.99 In an asylum in the City of the Stars, Morpheus comes face to face with the creature at the center of the war that will destroy the universe. Time is running out... This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

It's the big anniversary issue of Savage Dragon #200!  Will Matthew and Stephen love it, or hate it? Take a listen to find out. SAVAGE DRAGON #200 Writer: Erik Larsen, Joe Keatinge, Gary Carlson Artist: Erik Larsen, Ryan Alexander-Tanner, Herb Trimpe Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $8.99 Savage Dragon is out of prison and the Vicious Circle is gunning for him. Malcolm Dragon and his stepsister Angel join forces to keep their father alive against an all-out assault in this movie-length epic. Back up stories include an Angel and Mr. Glum story drawn by Batman alum CHRIS BURNHAM, Malcolm and Savage Dragon in WWII by legendary Incredible Hulk artist HERB TRIMPE, Special Agents Strikeforce by NIKOS KOUTSIS, Vanguard by GARY CARLSON and FRANK FOSCO and Malcolm Dragon by TRAVIS SENGAUS. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Gail Simone returns the The Secret Six! But this is the New 52, with a new group of characters thrown together to find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real. SECRET SIX #1 Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Ken Lashley Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 SOLICITATION: Gail Simone is back with the NEW 52 debut of the fan-favorite team--THE SECRET SIX! Six strangers are brought together under mysterious circumstances for an explosive first issue that will leave everyone asking, "What is the Secret?" Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

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Time to take a break from the antics on Earth to see what Thragg has been up to in Spaaaace as Matthew and Stephen review Invincible #115. Invincible #115 Story By: Robert Kirkman Art By: Ryan Ottley Art By: Cliff Rathburn Art By: John Rauch Price: $2.99 As the events on Earth grow more dire, we turn our attention toward space...we turn our attention toward...THRAGG VS. BATTLE BEAST! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen travel back in time to 1948, and explore the seamy underbelly of the last days of the Hollywood studio system in The Fade Out #3. The Fade Out #3 Story By: Ed Brubaker Art By: Sean Phillips Art By: Elizabeth Breitweiser Cover By: Sean Phillips Cover By: Elizabeth Breitweiser Cover Price: $3.50 Digital Price: $2.99 Diamond ID: AUG140646 BRUBAKER & PHILLIPS' new crime noir masterpiece is just getting started! Remember, every month THE FADE OUT has exclusive back pages articles that are only available in the single issues. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/DuelingBauldersgate.mp3 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, some sparks fly when Stephen questions Matthew on Dungeons and Dragons in comic book form as the two look at Dungeons and Dragons Legends of Baldur's Gate #1 from IDW Publishing. DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS LEGENDS OF BALDUR'S GATE #1 Writer: Jim Zub Artist: Max Dunbar Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Evil, meet my sword! Sword, meet evil! Generations have passed since the original Heroes of Baldur's Gate saved the city and the Realms. Now a new threat rises and an unlikely group of misfits are thrust into adventure with MINSC, the legendary Ranger do-gooder with a heart of gold, brain of lead, and hamster of pronounced wisdom. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, the podcast is bigger on the inside than it is the outside, as Stephen and Matthew bask in the glow of Titan Comics' Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor #1. DOCTOR WHO 12TH #1 Writer: Robbie Morrison Artist: Dave Taylor Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Clara thought she was in for an evening of marking essays on the Metaphysical Poets, followed by going out on a date – or at least trying to. You know, normal stuff. Instead, she’s facing down exotic flora and fauna in her best dress, backing up the Doctor on a trek through traumatically alien undergrowth – and she doesn’t even know what the Doctor is searching for, or what will try to kill them should they find it! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen take a look at Klarion #1 from DC Comics, and Stephen goes on a tirade about price and quality. KLARION #1 Writer: Ann Nocenti Artist: Trevor McCarthy Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Klarion the Witch Boy makes his New 52 debut and stands for the forces of chaos in this new ongoing series! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

School is in session, and Maps, Olive, Matthew and Stephen check out Gotham Academy #1! NOTE: There is some strange noise on Stephen's track this week. We have no idea how this happened, and we haven't had it repeat. We apologize, and we hope it doesn't happen again. GOTHAM ACADEMY #1 Writer: Cloonan, Becky Artist: Kerschl, Karl Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 SOLICITATION: WELCOME TO GOTHAM ACADEMY! Gotham City's most prestigious prep school is a very weird place. It's got a spooky campus, oddball teachers, and rich benefactors always dropping by...like that weirdo Bruce Wayne. But nothing is as strange is the students! Like, what's up with Olive Silverlock? Is she crazy or what? Where did she go last summer? And what's the deal with her creepy mom? And how come that Freshman MAPS is always following her around? And is she still going out with Kyle? P.S. Did you hear the rumor about the ghost in the North Hall?! GOTHAM ACADEMY is a new, monthly teen drama set in the shadow of Batman and the craziness of Gotham City, with new characters and old plus a secret tie to Gotham's past Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen partake in the mystical, magical, mayhem and soak up the love in this week's review of Lumberjanes #6 from BOOM! Studios. Lumberjanes #6 Writers: Grace Ellis, Noelle Stevenson Artist: Brooke Allen An intense game of Capture the Flag gets even crazier when mythical ancient beings get involved! Does Jo have magical powers? Is Diane totally cheating at this game? Can the girls save Ripley from the other team’s jail?! Questions are getting answered and flags are getting captured! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, we read a comic, and talk about it... explicit tag turned on! #NSFW! ITTY BITTY BUNNIES IN RAINBOW PIXIE CANDYLAND: SAVE X-MAS Writer(s): Dean Rankine Artist Name(s): Dean Rankine Cover Artist(s): Dean Rankine Itty Bitty Bunnies creator and cartoonist extraordinaire Dean Rankine lives down under, where Christmas is celebrated in the summer, so it makes perfect sense for his depraved creations to go on a holiday adventure now stateside. It also makes sense to the Bunnies to cook up a big batch of meth to help fund their Yuletide activities! Also available in a “Tickle Me Tyrone gift” variant cover, limited to 1500 copies! 32 pgs/ FC/ Mature Readers $3.99 (reg.) / $4.99 (var.) Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Spider-Man Noir? Superior Spider-Man? 1939 New York? That can only mean one thing - Matthew and Stephen are reviewing Marvel's Edge of Spider-Verse #1! EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #1 Writer: Fabrice Sapolsky Artist: Richard Isanove SPIDER-MAN NOIR RETURNS! Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Peter Parker of the 1930's finds himself not only up against Mysterio, but knee-deep in the Spider-Man event of 2014! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

The Names is a suspense thriller, which should be right up the alley of at least one of your hosts, right? THE NAMES #1 Writer: Peter Milligan Artist: Leonardo Fernandez Publisher: Vertigo Cover Price $2.99 New York City. Forty-year-old Kevin Walker is a successful trader. He’s incredibly rich. He has a young, sexy wife and a son he adores. He has everything. Until… The mysterious man known as the Surgeon walks into Kevin’s office. He takes a seat and tells Kevin to write a suicide note. Trembling but obedient, Kevin does what the Surgeon says. Then, at a word from this well-dressed figure, Kevin jumps out his window and falls fifty stories to his death. Thus begins THE NAMES, an 8-issue miniseries by writer Peter Milligan (HELLBLAZER, SKREEMER) and artist Leandro Fernandez (Wolverine, Punisher: Max). THE NAMES is a dark, contemporary thriller set in the world of Big Money: hedge funds, leveraged buyouts, market raids, flash crashes. High-end finance that can ruin entire economies, run by a cabal of the world’s richest (and sickest) people. Now, it’s up to Katya Walker – the beautiful and deadly wife of the late Kevin – to take on this hidden power structure and find out who killed her husband, and why. No matter what it takes. No matter who she has to kill. It’s The Wolf of Wall Street meets Kill Bill. And heaven help the 1%. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Got a hankerin' for some grilled ground beef between two buns? Matthew and Stephen discuss Bob's Burgers #1, why network cartoons work or don't work, and talk about Lois Lane (Fallout). BOB’S BURGERS #1 Rachel Hastings, Mike Olsen, Justin Hook, Jeff Drake (w) Frank Forte, Brad Rader, Bernard Derriman, Tony Gennaro, Liza Epps, Tyler Garrison, Kimball Shirley, Anthony Aguinaldo, Hector Reynoso (a) Devin Roth (c) FC • 32 pages • $3.99 • Teen+ • A new series from the hit TV show “Bob’s Burgers,” created by Loren Bouchard! All right! The very first Bob’s Burgers comic book, a new series from the creator of the hit TV show, created by Loren Bouchard! Now you can read about the Belcher family (parents Bob and Linda, and their children Tina, Gene and Louise) in brand-new in-canon stories created by the TV show’s producers, writers and animators creating all original stories appearing exclusively in this comics series. Each comic includes hilarious installments of: “Louise’s Unsolved Mysteries,” “Tina’s Erotic Friend Fiction,” “A Gene Belcher Original Musical,” “Letters Written by Linda” and “Bob’s Burgers of the Day.” Bob’s Burgers is an American animated sitcom that airs on Fox television with other hits such as The Simpsons and Family Guy! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen sit down this week and marvel at the wonderful work by Eric Shanower and Gabriel Rodriguez, in IDW Publishing's Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland #1. Little Nemo: Return to Slumberland #1 Eric Shanower (w) • Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c) An all-new, all-ages series full of magic and whimsy from award-winning creators Eric Shanower (Adventures in Oz) and Gabriel Rodriguez (Locke & Key)! Spinning out of Winsor McKay’s brilliant early 20th century strip, Little Nemo in Slumberland sees King Morpheus’ daughter, in the Royal Palace of Slumberland, select her next-playmate: Nemo! Only Nemo has no interest in being anyone’s playmate, dream or no dream! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

The Explicit Tag Is On! Matthew and Stephen let it all hang out, as the duo take on Sex Criminals #7. SEX CRIMINALS #7 (MR) Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Chip Zdarsky Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.50 SOLICITATION: Jon breaks into Kegelface’s house and oh my golly what on EARTH do you think he finds there. Not only are our beloved Sex Criminals not alone…they’re not unwatched, either. And Suzie learns once and for all the fate of her precious library. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen return to Dueling Review to discuss the latest issue of Invincible from Robert Kirkman, Ryan Ottley, and Image Comics. INVINCIBLE #113 Story By: Robert Kirkman Art By: Ryan Ottley Colored By: John Rauch Cover By: Ryan Ottley Price: $2.99 The massacre continues. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen are sniffing the glue that binds the pages of Groo vs. Conan #1, and you won't believe what happens next! GROO VS. CONAN #1 Writer: Mark Evanier, Sergio Aragonés Artist: Sergio Aragonés, Thomas Yeates Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.50 SOLICITATION: It had to happen: The most heroic warrior in history meets the stupidest as Robert E. Howard’s immortal Conan the Barbarian crosses swords with Sergio Aragonés’s Groo the Wanderer inGroo vs. Conan #1. This four-issue miniseries was concocted by Mark Evanier and Sergio Aragonés, aided by illustrator Thomas Yeates and colorist Tom Luth. Will Conan annihilate Groo? Will Groo turn out to be the man who can defeat Conan? We’ll see. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/DuelingReviewDevine2.mp3 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Laura helps Luci and The Morrigan will never be the same again! Stephen and Matthew take a crack at The Wicked + The Devine #2 from Image Comics. The Wicked + The Divine #2 Story By: Kieron Gillen Art By: Jamie McKelvie Art By: Matt Wilson Cover By: Jamie McKelvie Cover By: Matt Wilson Cover Price: $3.50 Digital Price: $2.99 Diabolically divine pop-god Lucifer is in trouble. She offers superfan Laura an unprecedented deal if she helps. It’s a bargain. A Faustian bargain, and they always turn out so well. Who knows who Laura will turn to fulfill it? We do. Clearly. It’s our comic. You can know too if you buy this fine pictorial narrative with your human money coins. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

From Nerdtacular 2014, Matthew and Stephen present an in-depth discussion on comic book collecting and grading. You can download the presentation in PDF format, right here. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

With Robot tearing a new hole in everyone, Matthew and Stephen are split on liking this week's Invincible #112. Invincible #112 Story By: Robert Kirkman Art By: Ryan Ottley Cover By: Ryan Ottley Price: $2.99 Robot continues his quest to take over the world, traveling down a blood-drenched path littered with fallen friends. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen travel to the edge of the galaxy to explore the strange phenomenon at the City on the Edge of Forever. Star Trek: Harlan Ellison®’s City on the Edge of Forever #1 (of 5)—GEM OF THE MONTH Harlan Ellison, Scott Tipton & David Tipton (w) • J.K. Woodward (a) • Juan Ortiz (c) For the first time ever, a visual presentation of the much-discussed, unrevised, unadulterated version of Harlan Ellison’s award-winning Star Trek teleplay script, “The City on the Edge of Forever!” This Hugo- and Writer’s Guild of America Award-winning teleplay has been much discussed for decades but only here can you see the story as Mr. Ellison originally intended! FC • 32 pages • $3.99 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Nothing will stop Matthew and Stephen from reviewing Red City #1 from Image Comics this week - not even a severe thunderstorm warning. Also, Power Rangers. Red City #1 Writer: Daniel Corey Artist: Mark Dos Santos Publisher: Image Comics In the wake of a system-wide civil war, hard-nosed interplanetary investigator Cal Talmage is given a simple mission to find a missing ambassador’s daughter in Mars Central, aka Red City. The routine case quickly complicates as Cal finds himself in the midst of rival alien mobs, street vendettas and political conspiracies. He struggles with personal demons as he discovers that another war is brewing, and the lives of an entire race hang in the balance. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Stephen and Matthew are ready to take on the gods of thunder, lighting, and rain as they dare to open the cover of Big Trouble in Little China #1 and read the words inside... BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA #1 (W) Eric Powell (A) Brian Churilla (CA) Eric Powell, Joe Quinones Publisher: BOOM! STUDIOS WHY WE LOVE IT: BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA is one of our favorite cult-classic films because it mashed together '80s action and supernatural fantasy movies with '70s kung-fu flicks. This is the first time any new BIG TROUBLE stories have been told, and we have the film's original directer, John Carpenter, working with Eric Powell (THE GOON) on the story. You can't beat that! WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT: Eric Powell is a huge fan of BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, so the sense of humor and over-the-top action he brings to THE GOON will be all over this book. Plus, Brian Churilla's (THE SIXTH GUN) art on this perfectly captures the outrageous world of BIG TROUBLE. WHAT IT'S ABOUT: Jack Burton, a macho, truck-driving adventurer, finds a stowaway hiding on his rig, "The Pork Chop Express", but that soon becomes the least of his troubles. He helped his best friend Wang save his fiancée from the clutches of a demon, but now the wedding has been invaded by more evil forces with one thing on their minds-revenge against Jack Burton! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen take a walk into Midian and examine Clive Barker's Nightbreed #1 from BOOM! Studios. Clive Barker’s Nightbreed #1 Writer(s): Clive Barker, Marc Andreyko Artist(s): Piotr Kowalski WHY WE LOVE IT: Comics are full of outcast characters, but this is an outcast story, Clive Barker-style. True to this modern horror master’s other work, NIGHTBREED is full of horrifying creatures that captivated us in the 1990 film and live on in this new story. Plus, writer Marc Andreyko is a HUGE fan of NIGHTBREED! WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT: Before FABLES, before ONCE UPON A TIME, Clive Barker created a secret town of monsters that live among us. Don’t worry if you’ve never seen the film—Barker and writer Marc Andreyko (MANHUNTER) have crafted a story that all horror fans can enjoy. Add to the mix Piotr Kowalski’s art (MARVEL KNIGHTS: HULK) and this is a story that can’t be missed WHAT IT’S ABOUT: The Nightbreed is a secret society of monsters and misfits that hide away from humans, but have been a part of this world since time immemorial. Explore both the past and the present of this clandestine tribe, unleashing new secrets and horrors as they fight to coexist with mankind. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen return to Millarworld and see what adventure awaits in MPH #1 from Image Comics. MPH #1 (of 5) Story By: Mark Millar Art By: Duncan Fegredo Cover By: Duncan Fegredo Variant Cover By: JOCK Price: $2.99 The all-new Millarworld Universe kicks into high gear with the launch of Millar and Fegredo’s fast and furious miniseries. When a group of hard-luck teens in Motor City stumble upon a street drug called MPH, they gain the power of super speed. Will they use it to save the world? Hell no! Not when there’s dolla, dolla bills to be had, y’all. A high-octane urban adventure, MPH brings you super speed like you’ve never seen before! This launch features a variant cover by Jock, a blank cover variant, and a special series of linked cover variants by Fegredo showcasing the book’s cast. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Stephen and Matthew discuss soft reboots, the Power Rangers movie, and DC Comics' Future's End #1. FUTURE'S END #1 Writers: Jeff Lemire, Brian Azzarello, Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen Artists: Patrick Zircher Publisher: DC Comics Five years from now, the DC Universe is reeling from a war with another Earth, leaving the world unprepared for an approaching evil that threatens to destroy the future. Can a time-traveling Batman Beyond help a massive cast of the DCU’s finest avert the impending apocalypse? Find out in this new weekly series that will forever alter the direction of The New 52! In this debut issue of The New 52’s weekly series, Batman Beyond arrives five years later! Grifter turns against humanity! And a Justice League member DIES! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Peter Parker is back! Matthew and Stephen have different ideas on what was good and bad about Amazing Spider-Man #1. Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #1 Published: April 30, 2014 Rating: Rated T Writer: Dan Slott Cover Artist: Humberto Ramos The Greatest Super Hero of All Time RETURNS! The world may have changed since Spidey’s been gone, but so has Peter Parker. This is a man with a second chance at life, and he’s not wasting a moment of it. Same Parker Luck, new Parker attitude. Putting the “friendly” back in the neighborhood, the “hero” back into “super hero,” and the “amazing” back into “Spider-Man!” Also returning: The recharged and reenergized ELECTRO! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Who Watches the Watcher!? Matthew and Stephen find out as they take a look at Original Sin #0 from Marvel Comics. Original Sin (2014) Published: April 23, 2014 Rating: Rated T+ Writer: Mark Waid Cover Artist: Jim Cheung IT’S THE PROLOGUE TO THE BIGGEST MARVEL SERIES OF THE SUMMER! WHO IS THE WATCHER? That’s what Nova is wondering after his latest brush with the moon-dwelling enigma he’s encountered before! But what he discovers will have a profound effect on the young hero, as well as priming the pump for the most cataclysmic event in Marvel history! WHAT DID HE SEE? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen look through the aperture of Shutter #1 and give their thoughts on the title. SHUTTER #1 STORY: JOE KEATINGE ART / COVER A: LEILA DEL DUCA COVER B: DUSTIN WEAVER COVER C: BRANDON GRAHAM COVER D: EMMA RÍOS INDIANA JONES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY! Marvel Knights: Hulk and GLORY writer JOE KEATINGE teams up with artist extraordinaire LEILA DEL DUCA for her Image Comics debut in an all-new ongoing series combining the urban fantasy of Fables and the globe-spanning adventure of Y: The Last Man. Kate Kristopher, once the most famous explorer of an Earth far more fantastic than the one we know, is forced to return to the adventurous life she left behind when a family secret threatens to destroy everything she spent her life protecting. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

As we await Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #1, the final chapter of Ultimate Spider-Man is here! Matthew and Stephen sit down to discuss what worked, and what didn't in Ultimate Spider-Man #200. ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN 200 (2011) #200 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Cover Artist: Mark Bagley Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $4.99 The world mourns on the anniversary of Peter Parker’s death • A gathering of Spidey’s friends and foes reveal some shocking truths about Peter and his world • One of the biggest surprise endings of the year! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, pretend time becomes real time for a bunch of actors in Bryan Hitch's Real Heroes #1 from Image Comics. REAL HEROES #1 Writer: Bryan Hitch Artist: Bryan Hitch Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 They are the six most famous actors in the world and together they play The Olympians, the biggest superhero movie franchise in history. Would you ask them to save the world? They may be our only hope... Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

The new season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has arrived from Dark Horse Comics, and Matthew and Stephen share their thoughts and reactions to the book. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON 10 #1 Writer: Christos Gage Artist: Rebekah Isaacs Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.50 New season. New rules. The age-old battle of Slayer vs. vampire is the focus of Buffy’s life once again—it’s downright nostalgic! But with all the toying with magic she’s done lately, this girl should know it’s time for another game change . . . Shouldn’t she? http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/duelingNightwing298.mp3 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen are back, Jack! This week the duo take a gander at Nightwing #29 and discuss the issue of why every book is someone's first book. NIGHTWING #29 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Russell Dauterman Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 SOLICITATION: With Nightwing questioning his purpose, will he be able to stop Mr. Zsasz’s relentless rampage through Chicago? Don’t miss this epic story that ties into the events of FOREVER EVIL! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

There's a new Tomb Raider series out from Dark Horse Comics. It's written by Gail Simone, and that means Stephen and Matthew HAVE to review it. TOMB RAIDER #1 Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Nicolas Daniel Selma, Juan Gedeon Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.50 Superstar writer Gail Simone picks up Lara Croft’s story where the smash hit Tomb Raider game left off—in a new ongoing comics series! Following the game acclaimed for its bold and sophisticated new vision, this series launches Lara Croft on the formative adventures that will change her life forever! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen let their rage fly over Supergirl #28, but is it enough to get them the coveted red ring of hate? Find out in this Dueling Review of Supergirl #28. SUPERGIRL #28 Writer: Tony Bedard Artist: Yildiray Cinar Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 A RED LANTERN RING is coming to get Kara — and it will change her forever! No lie! Not an imaginary story! It’s really going to happen! “Red Daughter of Krypton” starts here! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/duelingreviewsTheFuse.mp3 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week Matthew and Stephen travel to the far future that looks and feels a lot like 1982. There's someone killing cablers on The Fuse, and your dynamic duo crack open the first issue to see what happens next! THE FUSE #1 Writer: Antony Johnston Artist: Justin Greenwood Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.50 "THE RUSSIA SHIFT," Part One Working homicide 22,000 miles up on an orbiting energy platform, in a five-mile-long jury-rigged steel city stuffed with a half million people, with no help from your so-called colleagues back on Earth, is more than tough...it's murder! Cynical, foul-mouthed veteran ANTONY JOHNSTON (UMBRAL, Wasteland, Daredevil) gets partnered with fresh-faced idealist JUSTIN GREENWOOD (Wasteland, Resurrection) for a new crime series with attitude! Murder, mayhem, and mystery—22,000 miles straight up. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen take a crack at Lobster Johnson: Get the Lobster #1 from Dark Horse Comics, and they talk wrasslin', comic book collections, and old comic shops! LOBSTER JOHNSON: GET THE LOBSTER #1 Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi Artist: Tonci Zonjic Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 A Manhattan sporting event goes terribly wrong as the ref is killed in front of a live audience by two crazed—and seemingly bulletproof—wrestlers. Who is behind this new reign of terror? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Dynamite Entertainment continues it's series of little kids stories with L'il Sonja, and Matthew and Stephen check it out! L'IL SONJA #1 Writer: Jim Zub Artist: Joel Carroll Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Li'l Sonja is a warrior girl who travels the lands testing her mettle against monsters big and small, a younger pluckier version of the famous She-Devil With a Sword. When Li'l Sonja encounters a town plagued by eccentric bandits, she needs to figure out the pattern behind the thefts and bring the baddies to justice. No task is too tough for our crimson-haired hero. And if that isn't enough, each Li'l book comes with a two-page activity sheet! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

There's a new group of Invaders in town... well, they are really the old Invaders, but they're teaming up again for an all new adventure in All-New Invaders #1! ALL-NEW INVADERS #1 Writer: James Robinson Artist: Steve Pugh Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Eisner Award winner James Robinson (STARMAN, EARTH 2) returns to MARVEL, uniting with Steve Pugh (ANIMAL MAN, HOTWIRE, GEN-X) to create a unique, modern day take on the INVADERS. The KREE EMPIRE intends to conquer the universe using a weapon that will grant them an army of NORSE GODS. It falls to four heroes united by their past—CAPTAIN AMERICA, NAMOR, THE ORIGINAL HUMAN TORCH and the WINTER SOLDIER—who must now face the future and wage war against the Kree to save Earth. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Spinning out of the adventures of Captain Midnight, Stephen and Matthew sit down to read Skyman #1 from Dark Horse Comics. SKYMAN #1 Writer: Joshua Hale Fialkov Artist: Manuel Garcia, Bit Colorsist: Marta Martinez Garcia Cover: Freddie Williams II, Dan Scott Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $2.99 After an embarrassing defeat at the hands of Captain Midnight, a drunken Skyman accidentally kills an innocent man! Needing a new face for their initiative ASAP, the Skyman Program turns to US Air Force Sgt. Eric Reid: a wounded veteran on the ropes, looking for a new lease on life. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Detective Comics is 900 issues old - it's just too bad DC rebooted the universe and we have to review Detective Comics Volume 2 issue #27. DETECTIVE COMICS #27 Writers: John Layman, Scott Snyder, Paul Dini, Brad Meltzer, Gregg Hurwitz, Peter J. Tomasi Artists: Jason Fabok, Neal Adams, Dustin Nguyen, Guillem March, Bryan Hitch, Sean Murphy Cover: Greg Capullo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $7.99 DC Entertainment presents this mega-sized issue featuring an all-star roster of Batman creators past and present! Don’t miss a modern-day retelling of The Dark Knight’s origin by the incredible team of writer Brad Meltzer and artist Bryan Hitch! Plus, all-new stories by Scott Snyder and Sean Murphy, Peter J. Tomasi and Guillem March, Paul Dini and Dustin Nguyen, Gregg Hurwitz and Neal Adams, new art by legendary Batman writer/artist Frank Miller and more! Also in this issue, John Layman and Jason Fabok kick off the new storyline “GOTHTOPIA”! It’s a bright, shiny, happy place where dreams come true...as long as you don’t look at things too closely. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen travel to another dimension of not only sight and sound, but of mind... their next stop? A dueling review of Twilight Zone #1. TWILIGHT ZONE #1 Writer: J. Michael Straczynski Art: Guiu Vilanova Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $3.99 The Twilight Zone, Issue One: Trevor Richmond is a Wall Street investor who embezzled millions and is about to tank the economy. Again. Desperate to avoid the consequences for his actions, he goes to Expedited Services, Inc., which offers to help him disappear and enjoy a life of leisure in a new life. But what exactly is this new life, how much is freedom worth, and what happens to the old life when someone else shows up to claim it? This is the first installment of three interlocking stories that will push the boundaries of The Twilight Zone into new and uncharted territory, a journey that will travel into the past and the future, into murder and revenge and the sunrise of nuclear Armageddon. From J. Michael Straczynski, Hugo-winning creator of Babylon 5, writer for Thor and Changeling and World War Z as well as the 1988 Twilight Zone. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Matthew and Stephen sat down to watch the Time of the Doctor and have a few things to say about the final appearance of Matt Smith as The Doctor (that we know of). Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe’s deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars. And amongst them – the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Way back in the long ago, Dark Horse Comics launched Comics' Greatest World! One of the characters introduced in that event what Elisa Cameron a.k.a. Ghost. The character has popped up again and again, and this week, Ghost pops up one more time. GHOST #1 Writers: Kelly Sue DeConnick, Chris Sebela Artist: Ryan Sook Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Ghost, the hero trapped between two worlds, fights to protect Chicago from extradimensional demons disguised as humans. When a familiar stranger destroys an el train, Ghost makes a deal with a devil for the chance to uncover her own mysterious past. The perfect issue to join this action-packed superhero title! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

In the not to distant future... next Sunday A.D. there were two guys named Stephen and Matthew, who reviewed a comic and you'll want to hear them talk about it in depth because this is Dueling Reviews, and the book this week is Justice League 3000! (Stinger) JUSTICE LEAGUE 3000 #1 Writer: Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Howard Porter Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 The new series starring the heroes of today—tomorrow is resolicited, now with legendary artist Howard Porter (JLA) on board! But what are these heroes doing in the year 3000? And who (or what) brought them there? Get ready for a dose of wonder from the writing team of Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Stephen and Matthew sit down to review Marvel's Young Avengers #13, and one of them has never read the series before... can you guess which one? YOUNG AVENGERS #13 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Jamie McKelvie Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $2.99 SOLICITATION: • This periodical plans to include an above-industry average amount and standard of drama, conflict (both internal and external), action set-pieces. It will include 20 pages of comic art. It prominently features heroic attempts to save the world and kissing. • "The best comic I've ever written. Called Young Avengers #13." - Kieron Gillen. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Everyone at Major Spoilers is taking a little time off this week to spend time with family, friends, and fans, so we thought we'd take this moment to share what we are thankful for this year. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com 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 about the podcast, get them to subscribe and, be sure to visit the Major Spoilers site and forums.

You've had your chance to watch Day of the Doctor (or if you haven't, why not?), and it is time for Matthew and Stephen to go into so very spoilery territory as they discuss the 50th Anniversary special of Doctor Who, "The Day of the Doctor." "The Day of the Doctor" is the fiftieth-anniversary episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It is written by Steven Moffat, an executive producer alongside Faith Penhale. It has been described by series producer Marcus Wilson as a "love letter to the fans" and by the controller of BBC One, Danny Cohen, as an "event drama". Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

We're back for more hijinks in Riverdale as the zombie apocalypse spreads in Afterlife with Archie #2. SPOILER ALERT IS IN EFFECT! AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #2 Writer: Roberto Aguirre Sacasa Artist: Francesco Francavilla, Jack Morelli (CA) Francesco Francavilla Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Jughead was the first to fall and rise again as the undead, but he won’t be the last as his appetite for burgers has been replaced by human flesh-and no one is safe! Who will make it out of Riverdale alive and who will be the next victim of the zombie contagion? You don’t want to miss a second as the horrors continue to multiply in the hit ongoing series Afterlife With Archie. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/duelingreviewunity.mp3 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, Matthew and Stephen explore the dynamic team that makes an impact in Unity #1. Are there spoilers in this episode? You betcha! UNITY #1 Written by MATT KINDT Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (SEP131344) To kill a king…he has created an army. The world’s most dangerous man, Toyo Harada, has been struck by the one thing he never thought possible – fear. Halfway across the globe, a new power threatens to topple modern civilization and, to preempt the cataclysm that is to come, Harada will unite the most unforgiving team the world has ever known – UNITY. Their mission: defeat the threat responsible for the destruction of MI-6, the decimation of an alien world, and the occupation of Eastern Europe… Unseat the warrior king armed with the universe’s most powerful weapon… Kill X-O Manowar! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week Stephen and Matthew have issues with the first issue of Amazing X-Men #1. Can you guess what they are? AMAZING X-MEN #1 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Ed McGuinness, Dexter Vines Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: An AMAZING new era for the X-Men starts here! Ever since his Nightcrawler’s death in X-MEN MESSIAH COMPLEX, the X-Men have been without their heart and soul. After learning that their friend may not be gone after all, it’s up to WOLVERINE, STORM, BEAST, ICEMAN, NORTHSTAR and FIRESTAR to find and bring back the fan favorite fuzzy blue elf! Super star artist ED MCGUINNESS (HULK) joins master X-Writer JASON AARON (WOLVERINE AND THE X-MEN, X-MEN: SCHISM) to bring you the most exciting comic on the stands! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

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This week Stephen and Matthew have the pleasure of examining the return of Archie Comics' Red Circle hero, The Fox, back to comic book pages. THE FOX #1 Writers: Mark Waid, Dean Haspiel Artist: Dean Haspiel Publisher: Archie Comics NEW RED CIRCLE SERIES! From the world of the New Crusaders, comes the FANTASTIC debut of the high-flying FOX! Emmy Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel (Billy Dogma, HBO’s Bored to Death) and Eisner Award winning writer Mark Waid (Daredevil, Thrillbent) bring the legendary, pulp-style hero The Fox to life in “Freak Magnet, Part One: The True Face of MyFace”! When photojournalist Paul Patton, Jr. donned a super hero costume, he thought it would be a quick way to make some news—now the strange and unusual just can’t help but be drawn to the freak-magnetism of the fabulous fighting FOX! While working on a puff-piece at the Red Circle Gazette, an evil truth about social media mogul Lucy Fur is discovered, bringing Paul face-to-face with a criminal kingpin! Get in on the ground floor with the hottest new fall series featuring art and story from the biggest names in comics today! Including variant cover art from Darwyn Cooke and Fiona Staples! Get freaky! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DID YOU READ THIS ISSUE? RATE IT! Reader Rating [ratings]

Samurai Jack is back! IDW Publishing released Samurai Jack #1 this week, and Matthew and Stephen (who promises he's not drunk) examine the issue in detail. SAMURAI JACK #1 Writer: Jim Zub Artist: Andy Suriano Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Cartoon Network’s hit animated series is back at IDW! The legendary samurai known only as ‘Jack’ is stranded in a strange future ruled by the demonic wizard, Aku. His quest to return back to the past has tested him many times, but now the stakes are higher than ever. Can an ancient relic known as the Rope of Eons finally take him home? Writer Jim Zub (Skullkickers, Street Fighter) and artist Andy Suriano (Character Designer on the originalSamurai Jack TV series)begin a new era of samurai adventure! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Hawkeye, you've been gone too long... Matthew and Stephen sit down to review Hawkeye #13 to see if it still packs the same punch it did when issue 12 arrived back in July. HAWKEYE #13 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: David Aja Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Fraction and Aja continue the surprise comic hit of the century!After a lifetime of decisions both good and bad, Clint and Barney Barton have to realize they are brothers and ultimately, they're the only ones who can save one another. I mean if they don't kill each other first.Good luck with that, Barton brothers. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

The end of the world is nigh, and it's all Reggie's fault! This week, Matthew and Stephen pick up and review Afterlife with Archie #1 from Archie Comics. If you don't like spoilers, don't listen to this episode until after you've read the book.... and you really need to rush out and buy this book! AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #1 Writer: Roberto Aguirre Sacasa Artist: Francesco Francavilla, Jack Morelli (CA) Francesco Francavilla Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $2.99 New Ongoing Series! "Escape From Riverdale." This is how the end of the world begins! Harvey Award-winning writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (Archie Meets Glee) and Eisner-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Batman) take Archie and the gang where they've never been before - to the grave and back! A horrific accident sets off a series of grim events and Sabrina the Teenage Witch must try to repair the unspeakable evil her spell has unleashed. Gasp in horror as Riverdale faces an impending zombie Arch-pocalypse in this brand-new, spine-tingling ongoing series - but be warned, kiddies, this one's not for the faint of heart! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DID YOU READ THIS ISSUE? RATE IT! Reader Rating [ratings]

Captain America Living Legend #1 arrived in stores this week, and Matthew and Stephen send it too the moon. CAPTAIN AMERICA LIVING LEGEND #1 Writer: Andy Diggle Artist: Adi Granov Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 • When a top-secret orbital research station is dragged from the sky by an unknown alien force, army-of-one Steve Rogers finds himself caught between two global superpowers on the brink of war! • But how does it involve Volkov - a decorated Russian officer he last crossed paths with during the closing days of World War II, who disappeared on an ill-fated lunar mission over forty years ago? • Andy Diggle and Adi Granov send living legend Captain America on a one-man mission into the heart of darkness-in search of another! >Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

Sexy-time fun takes center stage as Suzanne discovers the joys of sex and how to stop time in Sex Criminals #1. SEX CRIMINALS #1 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Chip Zdarsky Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.50 Suzie's a normal girl with an extraordinary ability: when she has sex, she stops time. One night she meets John... who has the same gift. And so they do what any other sex-having, time-stopping, couple would do: they rob banks. In the vein of THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN and BRIDESMAIDS, Image Comics invites you to come along with MATT FRACTION (Hawkeye, SATELLITE SAM) and CHIP ZDARSKY (Prison Funnies, Monster Cops) for the series that puts the "comic" back in “comics” and the "sexy" back in “sex crimes.” Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

The penultimate issue of Locke & Key has arrived from IDW Publishing, and Matthew and Stephen can't wait to take a look inside. LOCKE & KEY ALPHA #1 Writer: Joe Hill Artist: Gabriel Rodriguez Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $7.99 SOLICITATION: “Omega and Alpha,” part 1: In the second-to-the-last issue of Locke & Key, the damned and the saved alike will make their final stand in the Drowning Cave, in a clash of blood and fire. The shadows have never been darker and the end has never been closer. Turn the key and open the last door; it’s time to say goodbye. http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/dueling_review_the_star_wars_1.mp3 Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

It's time to go back, back, back, waaaaay back to the early days of a galaxy far, far, away, and see what might have been as Stephen and Matthew take a look at Dark Horse Comics' The Star Wars #1. STAR WARS #1 (LUCAS DRAFT) Writer: J. W. Rinzler Artist: Mike Mayhaw Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas's rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green alien . . . and the Sith . . . Well, the Sith are still the bad guys. High adventure and derring-do from longer ago, in a galaxy even further away! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future!

This week, we return to the trilling days of yesteryear as Nikola Tesla takes on the Mad Money Mongers of New York City, in Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures #10. ATOMIC ROBO PRESENTS REAL SCIENCE ADVENTURES #10 Writer: Brian Clevinger Artist: Erich Owen Publisher: Red 5 Comics Cover Price: $2.75 In the wake of the financial panic of 1893, a cabal of industrialists plot to overthrow the government. Their "Black Coat" army works from the shadows to plunge the nation into chaos and usher in a new regime. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! 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.

What's this!? An iceberg in Gotham? Matthew and Stephen reviewing a comic book? It's time once again for the thrilling adventures of Dueling Reviews! This week, Batman 66 #2. BATMAN 66 #2 Writer: Jeff Parker Artist: Ty Templeton It's the middle of summer, so why is an iceberg blocking Gotham harbor? Aided by his new accomplice, Mr. Freeze, the Penguin floats in on a giant iceberg that he declares to be a soverign nation. Now, in order for ships to pass and commerce to continue, everyone is going to have to pay a toll to "Emperor Penguin." Will the beaked criminal really be able to use diplomatic immunity to pull off this pernicious piracy? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! 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.

This week, Matthew and Stephen do a day of release Dueling Review on Marvel's latest event comic - Infinity #1 Infinity (2013) #1 Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Jim Cheung The oversized kickoff to the year’s most anticipate Blockbuster summer event, chaning the way you view the Marvel Universe! • The outbreak of war on two fronts: Earth and Space, with our heroes torn between them. • The world-shattering return of Thanos! • Includes material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: INFINITY Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! 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.

Join us in a tale from the thrilling days of yesteryear as Matthew and Stephen travel back to the '50s to exam sex, death, and live television as they take a gander at Satellite Sam #2 from Image Comics. SATELLITE SAM #2 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Howard Chaykin Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.50 SEX ? DEATH ? LIVE TV!NEW YORK CITY, 1951: Mike buries his father and Ginsburg buries the lede making his sales pitch. Will TV be an East Coast or West Coast medium? And in a pile of filthy photographs Mike finds one image that is really and truly shocking. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! 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.

Time once again for Dueling Review, a show where two guys sit down with one comic and discuss the book in-depth. BATMAN ANNUAL #2 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Wes Craig Publisher: DC Comics A special ZERO YEAR tie-in! Bruce Wayne’s first year as the Dark Knight has just barely begun…and already dangerous elements are coalescing, leading Bruce toward his final destiny. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! 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.

We've been waiting since March to review the latest collaboration between IDW Publishing and DC Comics. ROCKETEER SPIRIT PULP FRICTION #1 Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Paul Smith The Spirit, created by Will Eisner, and The Rocketeer, created by Dave Stevens, are two of the most beloved characters in the history of comics. Now, these two great pulp-inspired heroes meet for the very first time! A Central City Councilman disappears and is found dead in Los Angeles. Commissioner Dolan, along with Denny Colt (AKA The Spirit) and his daughter Ellen in tow, treks out to the City of Angels to investigate. Meanwhile, Cliff Secord (The Rocketeer) consoles his sweetheart Betty... who is traumatized after accidentally discovering the politicians body!

This week, Matthew and Stephen travel back to the future of the past and dredge up some retro dinos to attack the Earth, thanks to future technology... DINOSAURS ATTACK #1 Writer: Gary Gerani Artists: Herb Trimpe, Earl Norem, George Freeman Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 They're BACK! 25 years after Topps' original DINOSAURS ATTACKS! trading cards took a bite out of candy counter sales, the original Eclipse graphic novel written by DA creator Gary Gerani returns, this time released in its entirety! With pencils by Herb (G.I. JOE) Trimpe and paintings by veteran illustrator Earl Norem, the entire story will be released as five comic books, with all the blood-curdling trimmings. So put world-conquering Martians aside for a bit and relish the time-tilted melodrama and wild humor of DINOSAURS ATTACK! -- the ultimate nightmare is now a reality from IDW! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by making a $5.00 per month recurring donation. It will help ensure Dueling Review continues far into the future! 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew once again pay a visit to the Doctor and see what companion is about to fall in IDW Publishing's Doctor Who Prisoners of Time #6. Doctor Who Prisoners of Time #6 Writer: David Tipton, Scott Tipton Artist: John Ridgway Cover Artist: Francesco Francavilla, Dave Sim Our yearlong celebration of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary continues! Mmm, I wonder... aha! It is the Sixth Doctor who takes the spotlight in this issue of a 12-part epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the Doctor! As Peri and Frobisher attempt to free the Doctor from an asylum, not one, but two villains are revealed! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by making a $5.00 per month recurring donation. It will help ensure Dueling Review continues far into the future! DID YOU READ THIS ISSUE? RATE IT! Reader Rating [ratings] 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.

A hero from the past has arrived in the future, and it is up to Stephen and Matthew to examine and evaluate Captain Midnight #0! Captain Midnight #0 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Victor Ibáñez, Pere Pérez Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Piloting a World War II dive-bomber, Captain Midnight—fighter pilot extraordinaire and expert inventor—hurtles out of a freak storm in the Bermuda Triangle and into the twenty-first century, where he’s in for more than one surprise as he enters the modern era! Collects the three stories from Dark Horse Presents #18–#20.

It's a sci-fi western with a giant primate in it! SIX-GUN GORILLA #1 Writer: Simon Spurrier Artist: Jeff Stokely Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Welcome to "the Blister" -- a bizarre other-world colonized by humans sometime in the 22nd century, which quickly became a hotly-contested source of fertile land and natural resources long ago exhausted on Earth. In this new frontier, a rogue gunslinger and his companion wander across a wilderness in the grips of a civil war, encountering lawlessness, natives, and perversions of civilization in a world at the crossroads between the past and the future. The fact that said gunslinger is a bio-surgically modified silverback gorilla toting a pair of enormous revolvers is neither here nor there. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by making a $5.00 per month recurring donation. It will help ensure Dueling Review continues far into the future! 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.

This week, Matthew and Stephen offend our friends to the North while reviewing Daredevil Dark Nights #1. DAREDEVIL DARK NIGHTS #1 Writer: Lee Weeks Artist: Lee WeeksPublisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $2.99 A blizzard brings New York to a stand still -- and a young patient lies on death's door unless Daredevil can get to him in time! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by making a $5.00 per month recurring donation. It will help ensure Dueling Review continues far into the future! 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.

Two guys sit down to read Danger Girl: Trinity #2 and have flashbacks to 1998. Danger Girl: Trinity #2 Writer: Andy Hartnell Artists: Stephen Molnar, Harvey Tolibao, John Royle, [more...] Colorist: Romulo Fajardo Letterer: Neil Uyetake Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 More thrills and chills from Abbey Chase, Sydney Savage and Sonya Savage, as the each face their own individual challenges. It's Dangerously delicious as our trio of secret agents continue on a mission of epic proportions! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by making a $5.00 per month recurring donation. It will help ensure Dueling Review continues far into the future! 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.

This week, Matthew and Stephen sit down to have a polite discussion on FF #7 by Matt Fraction and Mike Allred. FF #7 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Mike Allred Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $2.99 Field trip…into the heart of the Negative Zone!Scott Lang has already lost a daughter… watch what happens when he puts it all on the line to save… Bentley-23?The shocking reveal of the villain pulling the strings and pitting family against family -- and a rescue mission unlike anything you’ve ever seen -- FF vs FF! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by making a $5.00 per month recurring donation. It will help ensure Dueling Review continues far into the future! 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.

This week technical difficulties keep Matthew and Stephen from exchanging blows as they discuss The Movement #1 from DC Comics. THE MOVEMENT #1 Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Freddie E. Williams II Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 We are faceless. We are limitless. We see all. And we do not forgive. Who defends the powerless against the GREEDY and the CORRUPT? Who protects the homeless and poverty-stricken from those who would PREY upon them in the DARK OF NIGHT? When those who are sworn to protect us abuse their power, when toxic government calls down super-human lackeys to force order upon the populace...finally, there is a force, a citizen’s army, to push order BACK. Let those who abuse the system know this as well: We have our OWN super humans now. They are not afraid of your badges or Leagues. And they will not be SILENCED. We are your neighbors. We are your co-workers. And we are your children. 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.

This week, tensions run high as Stephen and Matthew take a look at Steed and Mrs. Peel #7 from BOOM! Studios. STEED AND MRS. PEEL #7 Writer: Caleb Monroe Artist: Yasmin Liang Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $3.99 Steed and Mrs. Peel enter The Suicide Town! John Steed and Emma Peel travel up the coast to a small seaside community to investigate what should be a minor issue, but things become increasingly bizarre -- and deadly -- by the moment... Another all-new tale of the smashing spy duo!

Matthew and Stephen gear up for Atomic Robo Presents: Real Science Adventures #7 - that doesn't feature Atomic Robo, but does feature the Centurions of Science. SCIENCE! Atomic Robo Presents: Real Science Adventures Published: April 17, 2013 Writer: Brian Clevinger Artist: Erica Henderson Join Nikola Tesla's team of 19th century luminaries, the Centurions of Science, as they uncover the diabolical 'Black Coat' plot to overthrow the United States government! Who are the Black Coats? Where does their fantastic weaponry come from? How far does their infiltration go? 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.

Matthew and Stephen have fallen in love with Hawkguy... and then stuff happens that is ominous. Hawkeye (2012) #9 Published: April 10, 2013 Rating: Rated T+ Writer: Matt Fraction Cover Artist: David Aja More ladies, more problems. Featuring: The Girlfriend, the Work-Wife and the Ex-Wife.Plus the tracksuits are back and aim to kill.Good luck, Hawkeye. 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.

In this installment, Stephen and Matthew talk about Sex from Image Comics. It's a book that does have sex in it, and the duo discuss the necessity for Sex. Sex #1 Writer: Joe Casey Artist: Piotr Kowalski Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Finally, a good reason for you come in the comicbook store -- to buy SEX! Simon Cooke has retired from his own "alternative lifestyle" and returned to the city he'd previously sworn to protect. Now he's just another average citizen -- or is he? The term "adult" has never been so appropriate as it is when it applies to SEX. 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.

This week, Matthew and Stephen sit down and examine Mark Waid's Green Hornet #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. A book filled with homages to pop culture, why Kato goes by Kato, and corruption at every level. MARK WAID'S GREEN HORNET #1 Writer: Mark Waid Art: Daniel Indro Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment The Hornet faces his most dangerous enemy ever--an egotistical, arrogant Britt Reid! In his alter-ego as a powerful newspaper publisher, the Hornet has lost control, becoming a social crusader far too sure of himself and of his judgment. But when he finally goes too far, an innocent man pays a terrible price--and the legend of the Green Hornet begins its cataclysmic collapse 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.

This week, two guys sit down with Constantine #1, and go in depth with their thoughts and reactions to the New 52 ongoing series. CONSTANTINE #1 Writer: jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes Artist: Renato Guedes Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 • The star of JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK is unleashed in his all-new ongoing series! • Liar, cheater, manipulator…John Constantine is all of these, and yet he uses these skills and more to protect the world from the darkest corners of the DC Universe. • What Constantine learns in this first issue will shake the very foundations of the New 52…and only he knows how to deal with it! 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.

This week, Matthew and Stephen discover the joys of Paul Cornell and Alan Davis's Wolverine #1! IT’S HUNTING SEASON! The best there is at what he does gets an all-new on-going! Pay attention very closely: there’s a mystery here that even Wolverine hasn’t sniffed out yet. When Wolverine finds himself the bargaining chip in a hostage situation, he must make a decision to save a little boy that will follow him forever…literally! How can a berserker fight what he can’t see? And how far will he go to assert his humanity in the face of the Unknown? Find out when superstars Paul Cornell (CAPTAIN BRITAIN AND MI: 13, Doctor Who, Action Comics) and Alan Davis (AVENGERS, CLANDESTINE, EXCALIBUR, UNCANNY X-MEN) take on the Wolverine! 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew were expecting Sex from Image Comics, but instead, find themselves in Lost Vegas. LOST VEGAS #1 Writer: Jim McCann Artist: Janet Lee Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $2.99 The EISNER AWARD-WINNING team of JIM McCANN & JANET LEE reunite to create a universe filled with intrigue as one gambler-turned-slave has 24 hours to go all in and pull off the greatest heist the universe has seen. WELCOME TO LOST VEGAS! Aboard this luxurious casino-filled traveling space-station you will find the highest stakes games from every corner of every planet, unheard-of winnings, and the greatest attractions anywhere! *the fine print- those who bet it all and lose must work it off as indentured servants to the casino. Escape is not possible. No one is exempt from these rules. 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.

This week, Matthew and Stephen reflect on a event from 25 years ago, that just happened again! Oh, Spoiler Warning! Batman Incorporated #8 Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Chris Burnham Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $2.99 • Everything Grant Morrison has been planning since the start of BATMAN, INCORPORATED leads to this stunning issue! • You must not miss this one! 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.

This week, Matthew and Stephen get all cozy with the Locke children and stare at the horror that is about to befall them in Locke & Key: Omega #3 LOCKE & KEY: OMEGA #3 Writer: Joe Hill Artist: Gabriel Rodriguez Publisher: IDW Publisher Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: As Kinsey Locke and the other students head to a dance at Lovecraft Academy, the demonic Dodge gathers shadowy forces of his own and enacts his evil endgame. The ‘Last Dance’ begins here. 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.

Matthew and Stephen blew past The Death of the Family and are ready to catch up on the goings on in the life of Barbara Gordon - BATGIRL! BATGIRL #17 Writer: Ray Fawkes Artist: Daniel Sampere Publisher: DC Comics • Barbara Gordon must deal with the fallout from “DEATH OF THE FAMILY” in this issue that will forever change her status quo in The New 52! • What does James Gordon Jr. have planned for his sister, Batgirl? 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.

Matthew and Stephen are a week early, but keep the spoilers to a minimum as they take a look at Morning Glories #24. MORNING GLORIES #24 Writer: Nick Spencer Artist: Joe Eisma Publisher: Image Comics "Truants." 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew flip through their memories to dredge up thoughts on early Doctor Who, and how it relates to Doctor Who: Prisoners of Time #1. November 23, 1963: A day that changed the world forever. That day saw the broadcast debut of Doctor Who, which was to become the longest-running science-fiction series on television. And now 50 years later, we pay tribute to one of the greatest pop-culture heroes of all time with this special series, which tells an epic adventure featuring all 11 incarnations of the intrepid traveler through time and space known simply as... the Doctor. 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew put Judge Dredd #3 under the microscope and ask the all important question, "Are you really The Law?" "We've Got You Now!" In Mega-City One, kidnapping of the rich is a thing of the past, thanks to personal security droids. But a ruthless team of high-tech snatchers has come up with a cruel twist on the oldest racket on the books. They don't nab you. Just… a certain part of you. But the kidnappers may regret holding one of the city's most prominent citizens for ransom, because Judge Dredd's just signed on to be the bagman! Plus: A shocking backup story with art by Langdon Foss that will leave you seeing double… 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew explore the excellence that is Black Beetle: No Way Out #1. Black Beetle’s investigation of two local mob bosses is interrupted when a mysterious explosion murders them and a pub full of gangsters—taking out most of Colt City’s organized crime in one fell swoop. Who could pull off such a coup, and what danger might that murderous bomber do to Colt City and Black Beetle? 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew get serious about Grant Morrison's Action Comics #16. • The Man of Steel vs. the worst foe the multiverse has ever seen: Superdoom, a demon Superman from an alternate universe! • With the Little Man’s true identity revealed, learn more about his plan and why he hates Superman so much. • And in the backup story, a spotlight on a key moment from Superman’s climactic battle with the Anti-Superman Army! 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew have a laugh and a grin while they review Mars Attacks Popeye from IDW Publishing. The weekly event of the year starts on the second day of the year! Mars Attacks Martians invade five different IDW timelines and universes this month, starting with their assault on Sweethaven. How can Popeye, Alice the Goon, the Sea Hag the rest of the one-eyed sailor’s friends and foes possibly contend with this threat from beyond the stars? 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.

It's come down to this - one will fall, one will rise, and Matthew and Stephen spoil the heck out of Amazing Spider-Man #700. But do they both like it? 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.

In this issue, Matthew and Stephen sit down to discuss/argue the finer points of pulp heroes joining forces to fight evil in Masks #2 from Dynamite Entertainment. Powerful criminals and crooked politicians have taken over New York, and instituted a fascist police state. With the law bent to their own purposes, the so- called “Justice Party” and their army of Black Legion troopers imprison, extort, and execute any citizens who stand in their way. Only vigilantes like the Shadow, Green Hornet, and the Spider have any hope of standing against them, but instead of operating outside the law as they have always done, these masked heroes must now oppose the law in their fight for justice. But they will not be fighting alone, as more men and women don masks and emerge from the shadows to stand alongside them. 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.

In this issue, Matthew and Stephen sit down with the brand new Sherlock Holmes series from Dynamite Entertainment, Sherlock Holmes: The Liverpool Demon. Sherlock Holmes is busy doing what he does best, solving a case of far-reaching international notoriety. It has landed him at the Port of Liverpool, a bustling hub of commerce both legitimate and illicit. As that chapter closes, ours begins. They head to Lime Street Station, to catch a fast steam locomotive home to London and Baker Street, when violent weather keeps The Great Detective and Watson in Britain’s second city a while longer. Long enough to encounter a monster, discover the Liverpool underworld, and to become embroiled in one of his strangest cases yet. 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew examine Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley's Invincible #98 from Image Comics. "THE DEATH OF EVERYONE," Part One The countdown to issue #100 begins here - with the story that will change EVERYTHING for Invincible! Mark's powers have finally returned, just in time for every life on Earth to rest in his hands. But what will happen when everyone learns that what is happening... is Mark's fault? 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. 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew take a crack at Supurbia #1 from BOOM! Studios Meet the Meta Legion, the world’s foremost faction of crime-fighting capes. But what happens when the masks come off and the heroes are faced with the sordid problems of everyday life in the suburbs? From rising star writer Grace Randolph (Marvel’s NATION X, HER-OES) and hot new talent Russell Dauterman, GRACE RANDOLPH’S SUPURBIA is a unique new twist on the superhero genre that appeals to both diehard fans and readers completely new to comics. New stories, new characters, new drama… Don’t miss out on what Bleeding Cool called “The Superhero Comic We’ve Been Waiting For”! 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.

This week, Stephen and Matthew sit down to look at Hawkeye #4 from Matt Fraction and Javier Pulido. • You won’t believe what is on The Tape! • S.H.I.E.L.D. recruits Clint to intercept incriminating evidence—before he becomes the most wanted man in the world. • Superstar artist Javier Pulido joins Matt Fraction in a Hawkeye thriller that spans the globe...and the darkest parts of Clint Barton. 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.

In this issue: This week, Stephen and Matthew take a look at the final issue of The Boys from Dynamite Entertainment. The long day closes on the Brooklyn Bridge, as our hero finally meets his destiny. There’s one last deal to be done, As Stillwell finds out the real cost of doing business, and one last surprise for Rayner too- as she begins her long-dreamed of political career. The Boys’ story comes to an end in this final issue!!! 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.

In this issue: This week, Stephen and Matthew take a look at 47 Ronin #1 from Dark Horse Comics. Among the best-known tales in Japanese history, the legend of the 47 Ronin and their epic mission to avenge their disgraced master epitomizes the samurai code of honor. It has been said, “To know the story of the 47 Ronin is to know Japan.” Retold through the ages, the legend at last comes to comics in a meticulously researched and beautifully illustrated miniseries from Mike Richardson, Stan Sakai, and editorial consultant Kazuo Koike! Recounting this sweeping tale of honor and violence in all its grandeur, chapter one details the tragic incident that would seal the fate of Lord Asano and set forty-seven of his vassals on a years-long path of vengeance! 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.

In this issue: Put away the Halloween candy, there's still one more horror story to tell, as Matthew and Stephen give you the rundown on Vampirella vs. Fluffy One-Shot that was released October 31, 2012. THE (sorta) CROSSOVER YOU’VE BEEN (kinda) DEMANDING! Young, horny high school couples are being horribly mutilated by demonic Puritans. Time for Fluffy to take a study break and kick some supernatural ass! Meanwhile, Fluffy’s pals are wagging their tongues at the hot new substitute teacher – Vampirella. When the iconic vampire and the teenage warrior face off, the clash is more epic than stripes and polka dots! Vampi continues to tear her way through pop-culture vampirism in dark, brutal – and cathartic –satire from writer Mark Rahner (Vampirella Annual #2, Rotten). 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.

In this issue: Matthew and Stephen share their thoughts and reactions to DC Comics' National Comics Madame X #1, released on October 24, 2012. The once-famous tarot card reader Madame X now works at a law firm as the resident “psychic” – but can her “powers” help her solve a complicated new case? 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.

In this issue, Matthew and Stephen share their thoughts and reactions to Ultimate Comics Iron #1 released on October 17, 2012 • "Demon in the Armor? • What dark motivation drives reckless Tony Stark to be one of Earth’s greatest heroes? • Who or what is Ultimate Mandarin? 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.

In this issue, Matthew and Stephen sit down to discuss the brand new MacGuyver: Fugitive Gauntlet #1 from Image Comics and series creator Lee David Zlotoff. Welcome to the long-awaited return of MacGyver – co-written by his creator! When an old friend calls for help, Mac becomes involved in a web of industrial espionage, murder and a white-knuckle pursuit across the globe with a million dollar hit on his head! Can he live long enough to save the world – or has his luck finally run out? 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.

The Dueling Reviews have returned - IN AUDIO FORM! You want more Major Spoilers Podcasts, and here's something for you to try on for size. This issue, Stephen and Matthew sit down and have a no-holds barred discussion on Amazing Spider-Man #695 from Marvel Comics. DANGER ZONE Part 1 • Dark times are coming for Peter Parker and change is closer than you even fear. • As we aim headlong to ASM #700, The Kingpin ‘s latest plan turns one of Spider-Man’s greatest strengths against him. • Hobgoblin is back…but his days may be numbered as the past sharpens its blades. Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com 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.