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It’s time for 2019: The Year of Reading Dangerously! In Episode 366, I talk with Steve Rotterdam, the Senior VP for Sales at AfterShock Comics! We discuss how this event is impacting the company, what the future holds for them, and what you might be able to do to help get the word out about these excellent comics producers! To find out more about The Year of Reading Dangerously, you can read my recent Comics Portal column at this link! There’s a lot of great product coming from AfterShock, so be sure to check out their titles!

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Lions and Tigers and Bears? Oh my! Visit the Major Spoilers store for Critical Hit and Major Spoilers merchandise! Character sheets for characters at level 23 are available at members.majorspoilers.com Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! 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 for more.

This week, a fine listener wrote in to ask us what comics he should read to get started in the hobby. 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! 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.

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 th

What is your quirk, and will it get you into U.A. HIghschool? We're talking My Hero Academia this week, and we review, The Wicked + The Divine #41, TMNT #90, and WYRD #1. Plus, we discuss the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS http://www.comicsbeat.com/george-perez-retirement/ REVIEWS STEPHEN TMNT #90 Writers: Tom Waltz, Kevin Eastman Artist: Michael Dialynas Publisher: IDW Publishing Release Date: Janaury 23, 2019 Cover Price: $3.99 The Turtles and their allies take stock in the wake of a tragedy. Little do they know the greatest conflict is about to come! [rating:3/5] MATTHEW THE WICKED + THE DIVINE #41 Writer: Keiron Gillen Artist: Jamie McKelvie Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: January 16, 2019 Back in black. [rating:4.5/5] RODRIGO WYRD #1 Writer: Curt Pires Artist: Anton

This week, I interview Frank Martin, creator of Modern Testament: Anthology of the Ethereal, and Luke Cooper, creator of Hollow Girl, to talk about Hollow Testament, a new crossover book that brings both creators together as well as their creations! As of this posting, their Kickstarter project backing the book has met its goal, so there are great stretch goals happening! This Kickstarter will conclude on Monday, January 28, at 11:59 p.m. EST., so be sure to back it as soon as you finish listening to this episode! We talk about how the book came to be as well as what else these two high-power creators have coming in the near future, so don’t miss it!

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Will the Twilight Guardian aid the heroes? Character sheets for characters at level 23 are available at members.majorspoilers.com Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! 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 for more.

The Fatal Five are alive! And they are back in this week's 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 #365 "Escape of the Fatal Five!!" February 1968 w: Jim Shooter a: Curt Swan (from Shooter layouts) A once-peaceful world goes on the warpath, and only the newest Legionnaire can help the team figure out why! Adventure Comics #366 "Battle for the Championship of the Universe!!" March 1968 w: Jim Shooter a: Curt Swan (from Shooter layouts) The worst villains in the galaxy force the Legionnaires to fight... to the DEATH!

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!

There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... good thing Hellboy was there to kick his butt! We also review The Girl in the Bay #1, Firefly #3, and Aliens; Resistance #1. Plus, Oh boy, that Spider-Man! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Spider-Man Far From Home Trailer is Here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYYtuKyMtY8 REVIEWS STEPHEN THE GIRL IN THE BAY #1 Writer: J.M. DeMatteis Artist: Corin Howell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 6, 2019 In 1969, seventeen-year-old Kathy Sartori was brutally attacked, her body hurled into Brooklyn's Sheepshead Bay. Miraculously, she survives and fights her way back to the surface, only to discover that fifty years have passed and an eerie doppelgänger has lived out an entire life in her place. Soon, Kathy must confront not just this strange double,

There’s no better way to continue celebrating 2019 than the return of Johnathan Lewis this week in Episode 364, and it’s always great to chat with him about the projects he’s working on! We start out discussing Era the Consortium: Bug War trilogy, the third issue being supported by a Kickstarter project at this link, and it concludes this Friday, January 18, at 9 p.m. The second project at Kickstarter can be found here, and it’s a related and extended version of Era: Lyres, a limited edition, extended version of their critically acclaimed RPG. It wraps up on Saturday, January 20, at 4 p.m.   We also discuss his future creations and the worlds of comics, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy what he has to say! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: The Gith are attacking the fortress. Will our heroes save the day, or die trying? Visit the Major Spoilers store for Critical Hit and Major Spoilers merchandise! Character sheets for characters at level 20 are available at members.majorspoilers.com Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! 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 for more.

War! Huh! Good God, Y'all! What is it good for? This week's Top Five, that's for sure. 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! 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.

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.

This week we take a look at Gris, Adventures of the Super Sons #6, and The Unexpected #8. We also kick off 2019 with a look at Harrow County Volume 1. Slip off your skin and stay a while with the Major Spoilers Podcast. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS http://majorspoilers.com/2019/01/04/netflix-drops-2-trailers-in-1-week-did-you-hear-week-of-january-4-2019/ REVIEWS STEPHEN ADVENTURES OF THE SUPER SONS #6 Writer: Peter J. Tomasi Artist: Scott Godlewski Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Super Sons are lost in time and space! On the run from the Gang and trapped on the Planet of Secrets and Mystery, Superboy and Robin have lost everything and gotten a glimpse of how their tomorrows may end. When the planet's mysterious creator returns for his broken creation, the boys find out that tomorrow sucks as much as yesterday [rating:4

Welcome to 2019! In Episode 363, you’ll hear my terrific conversation with David F. Walker, a comics creator who has worked on Shaft, Luke Care, Nighthawk, Cyborg, and Occupy Avengers, just to name a few! He’s now taken on The Life of Frederick Douglass from Ten Speed Press, a graphic novel due out on Amazon this Tuesday! We discuss the importance of Douglass’ influence today and during his life as well as how this gripping book came to be! Walker also talks about some of his upcoming projects, all of which are not to be missed! I’m sure you’ll enjoy what he has to say as we kick off a brand new year!

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Time to head back to base and form a plan of action. Visit the Major Spoilers store for Critical Hit and Major Spoilers merchandise! Character sheets for characters at level 23 are available at members.majorspoilers.com Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! 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 for more.

Dr. Morlo is an eco-terrorist, and the Super-Pets are revolting in this week's Legion Clubhouse! Listen to the Major Spoilers Podcast on Stitcher 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 #363 "Black Day For The Legion!" December 1967 w: Jim Shooter a: Pete Costanza (from Shooter layouts) Mantis Morlo and his Chemoids have defeated the Legion. Next, they'll destroy the Earth!     Adventure Comics #364 "The Revolt of the Super-Pets!" January 1968 w: Jim Shooter a: Pete Costanza (from Shooter layouts) The Legion's four-legged friends have turned against them... but WHY?

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,

Dan kicks off 2019 with a look back at the top five heavy games of 2018. 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! 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.