Spoiler Comics Book Reviews: Major Spoilers Podcast #258

This week on the show: All-Star Batman vs. All-Star Superman, Marvel Comics, Locke & Key, Fable III, and the Major Spoilers Crew rocks it in the free world!

BAT-VIEWS: A roundup of this week’s Batman titles

The Thanksgiving week is a really weird one. It makes for a short work week, which is nice, but the four day weekend, where we stuff our gullets with turkey and spend the next three days in a stuffing filled haze can be a bit overwhelming. Such is the case with DC Comics and the plethora of Batman titles released each week. Since I’m such a Batman fan (he said with much sarcasm), here’s a rundown of the past week’s Bat-titles.

Top Ten Comic Covers of the ’80s

When I volunteered for putting together a Top 10 list, my first inclination was this would be an easy process that essentially wrote itself. Instead, I found myself pouring through back issues and digging into the graphic archives of the Interwebs. My mission statement was clear: The Top 10 Comic Book Covers of the 80s. Who knew that it would be such a rigorous process, eventually taking me approximately 3 hours to compose?

RETRO REVIEW: Daredevil Volume 1 #7 (April 1965)

Stan Lee. Wally Wood. 1965. Two amazing creators at what might be the peak of their powers, working on... DAREDEVIL? Come and see how to save a book, Silver Age style in this week's Retro Review!

REVIEW: Captain America #612

The sins of the Winter Soldier have come home to target Captain America, and the public has discovered that he used to be an assassin. This probably ain't good...

REVIEW: Fantastic Four #585

If you believe solicitations, one of the Fantastic Four is going to die soon... Whiche one is it, and why? We might have a clue or two...

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This week on the show: All-Star Batman vs. All-Star Superman, Marvel Comics, Locke & Key, Fable III, and the Major Spoilers Crew rocks it in the free world!

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Batman 3 to be LODK: Prey Storyline
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Stephen
Locke and Key: Keys to the Kingdom #3 (of 6)
Joe Hill (w) • Gabriel Rodriguez (a & c)
28 spell-binding and skin-crawling issues of Locke & Key—crammed into one! Time flies… when you’re fighting for your life!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99

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Rodrigo
FABLE III – The Video Game for Xbox 360
“Fable III” is the latest installment to the action-packed and critically acclaimed Xbox 360 exclusive franchise that has sold more than six million copies. Fans new and returning will now embark on an epic adventure, where the race for the crown is only the beginning of your spectacular journey. Five decades have passed since the events of “Fable II,” and Albion has matured into an industrial revolution, but the fate of the kingdom is at peril.
In “Fable III,” you will be called upon to rally and fight alongside your people, ascend to the seat of power, and experience the true meaning of love and loss while defending your throne. In your quest to seize power and defend your kingdom, the choices you make will change the world around you, for the greater good or your own personal gain.
Who will you become? A rebel without a cause, the tyrant you rebelled against, or the greatest ruler to ever live?
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Matthew
SECRET AVENGERS #7
Written by ED BRUBAKER
Pencils and Cover by MIKE DEODATO JR.
Tron Variant Cover by MARK BROOKS
The blockbuster epic continues as the Secret Avengers and their newest teammate Shang Chi head to Hong Kong to stop a plot to resurrect a great evil! Can Marvel’s hottest covert team stop these dark forces from raising Shang Chi’s father back from the dead?

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK
DC Comics had a great idea a few years ago where it would introduce a new line of comics under the All-Star banner and feature many of their characters in a whole new light. First out of the gate were the powerhouse duo of All-Star Superman (Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely) and All-Star Batman and Robin (Frank Miller and Jim Lee). Sounds like a sure fire hit, right? While Morrison did complete his Superman maxi-series, Miller and Lee floundered in getting their ASBAR out on time. But where not here to discuss release dates, and/or failures. We want to know which of the All-Star series you preferred most – All-Star Superman, or All-Star Batman and Robin.

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MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: All-Star Superman
Witness the Man of Steel in exciting new adventures featuring Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Bizarro, and more! The Man of Steel goes toe-to-toe with Bizarro, his oddball twin, and the new character Zibarro, also from the Bizarro planet. And Superman faces the final revenge of Lex Luthor – in the form of his own death! Writer Grant Morrison teams with artist Frank Quitely on this spectacular reimagining of the Superman mythos, from The Man of Steel’s origin to his greatest foes and beyond.

Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody’s Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show!

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