Who owns the trademark on the word Super Hero? After last week, NO ONE! This week on the show, Dr. Peter Coogan and Adam Adler, J.D. talk about the history of the trademark dispute and how Marvel and DC Comics lost control of the trademark just last week. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at htt…

Essen is here! Dan Patriss shares his top five to buy at the show. Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed 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 f…

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Four men die, and four men rise as the initiation ceremony begins. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It…

We are revisiting an old, old topic - our top five martial arts movies. 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) C…

The last adventure of Kent Nelson, gets really... really... dark. We discuss the Thunderbolts* trailer from Marvel Studios. We also review Horizon Experiment: The Manchurian from Image Comics, Violent Flowers #1 from Image Comics, and Agatha All Along at Disney+. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patro…

The Lord of the Rings has shaped fantasy for generations. From the original books to the Lord of the Rings movies to The Hobbit movies to Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, and The Rings of Power wrapping up its second season on streaming right now. This week's Geek History Lesson is a MEGA EPISODE delving into the lore of hobbits, wizards, and …

It’s time for another great Zoop.gg crowdfunding doubleheader week in Episode #659 as Wayne catches up with Mark Bertolini from the newly collected Breakneck, then Joe Harris returns to talk Great Pacific’s new hardcover edition! Everything kicks off with my fun interview with Mark Bertolini, who is bringing back one of my personal favorites in Bre…

In this installment of Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers TTRPG Podcast: The party meets the lord of the manor, the king of the castle, the Count Duke JMT! Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.…

This week on the show, an encore presentation of our interview with Bill Schelly, the author of Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary. 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 …

It is soccer season, so we are out this week, but fear not, Dear Spoilerite, as we have a discussion of The Dark Tower: Gunslinger Reborn from Marvel Comics. Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help en…

Dan Patriss is here with your bi-weekly rundown of gaming news! 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…

In this installment of Critical Hit, a Major Spoilers Entertainment TTRP Podcast: The team has made it to safety, but the high seas hold even more dangers. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patr…

We are back to take a look at our top five death scenes... AGAIN! 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…

We wrap our look at Image Comics' Dark Ride series! We also review Conan: Battle of the Black Stone #1 and Battletoads: Lost Adventure from Titan Comics and Justice Society of America #11 from DC Comics. We have many thoughts and are ready to share them with you! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patro…

The creator of the beloved comic strip Mutts, Patrick McDonnell, is here this week in Episode #657 as we discuss his newest book release, Breaking the Chain: The Guard Dog Story, now available in all great bookstores and local comics shops! Patrick’s book, which presents this story in color for the very first time, is described this way: “The syndi…

In this installment of Critical Hit, a Major Spoilers Real Play Podcast, The team must eliminate all manner of monsters on the train before they get to the switch. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron…

It's the knock-down, drag-out fight you've waited your entire life for! Or did you? And what does it say about "the ultimate sacrifice." 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 S…

Everybody's Kang the Conqueror - especially when EVERYONE is trying to take over the Earth in The Kang Dynasty! We also review Archie: The Decision from Archie Comics and Arkham Horror #2 from Dark Horse Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help …

Get groovy with the teeny bopper superteam of the DC Universe as Geek History Lesson embarks on a time warp through the Silver Age of the Teen Titans —spanning from their introduction in 1964 to the beginning of The New Teen Titans era of 1979. This era introduced the beloved legacy characters of Robin, Wonder Girl, Kid Fash, Aqualad, and Speedy to…

We explore another great manga this week in Episode #656 as we talk with Robbie J. Atkinson about her newest release, The Seventh Kingdom, the first volume of which will be available for pre-order soon! Robbie is a lifelong fan of manga, so she’s perfect to create this engaging and exciting book! It is described this way: “The Seventh Kingdom cente…

In this installment of Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Real Play Podcast - The team smuggles themselves on the enemy train. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will he…

This week, we are looking at movies - AGAIN! But this time, there is a twist; all of our movies start with the letter C. 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 f…

Fairy Ring arrives in September from Asmodee, and the company has many more releases coming our way in the months ahead. Dan Patriss fills you in on these stories and more in this week's Munchkin Land. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Mun…

Maybe, just maybe, before we tear something apart, we should try it first. Also, is that a chonky bat or a mouth full of teeth? 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! Join our Discord se…

In space no one can hear you pod! This week, we're battling through the horror scifi juggernaut of the Alien franchise. From its indie roots in the original 1979, to James Cameron's action reinvention of the 1980s, through the most recent installment that has nothing to do with Ripley whatsoever - Alien: Romulus. We'll discuss the creation of the x…

Ernest P. Worrell is back in his very first graphic novel called Ernest & The Dream Stone. This week in Episode #655, we talk with one of the creators of the comic, Corey Perkins! Ernest’s first comic is described this way: “Get ready! For the first time in over 25 years, Ernest is back in action in a brand-new spooky graphic novel sure to make you…

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Time to put those parachute lessons into practice. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensur…

The truth revealed in a shocking - SHOCKING - revelation that let's us know everything we've ever known is wrong! WRONG! 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! (htt…

Calling Cthulhu! We take a look at The Call To Cthulhu this week, and see if the Great Old One is all it is cracked up to be. We review Sunny-Luna Travelling Oracle from Dark Horse Comics, Free Agent #2 from Image Comics, and Prairie Gods #1 from Mad Cave Studios. Plus, are shared world anthologies great? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this…

It's a Mail Bag episode! It's Wolverine-themed! It's the best and what it does and what is does is podcasting! This week with your help we're going Canadian on the world of X-Men. From Deadpool and Wolverine on the silver screen to his humble origins as a villain to The Incredible Hulk, we'll explore how James Logan Howlett became everyone's favori…

This week in Episode #654, we chat with comics creator Snake about his upcoming work, The View of the Phoenix Trees, which is coming to Kickstarter soon! Snake is a writer and letterer who is a poet, spoken word artist, and a comic creator who recently graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Stage and Broadcast Media at the Royal Centra…

In this installment of Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Real Play RPG Podcast: The team is briefed on their upcoming mission, and more secrets of the Dreamland may be revealed. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoi…

First, we plan, then we practice, but when it comes time to carry out the plan, we often have to play it by ear. This week, we look at our Top Five Heist Films. Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure…

Dan Patriss is back from GenCon and runs down some of the highlights from the show. Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed< 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…

It's Hugo Gernsback's birthday this week - did you know he worked in comics? Ghostbusters is getting a new animated series at Netflix. We review Houses of the Unholy from Image Comics, Sensational She-Hulk #10 from Marvel Comics, and Huge Detective #1 from Titan Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoiler…

In Episode #653, we explore the Illuminatus! trilogy, written in the 1970s by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. It’s being adapted into Tales of Illuminatus, a new comic book series written and illustrated by New Jersey comic book writer and artist Bobby Campbell, who Wayne talks with this week, with the assistance of another comic artist, Todd …

In this installment of Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Real Play RPG Podcast: The boys are together again, and more clues are revealed. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers…

Doom! DOOM! DOOOOOOOOOM! That's right, it's election time... AGAIN! 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) COSMIC BOY #4 "Time Without …

Tomorrow you live; tonight, I die! This week we explore the Strange Death of Captain America! We review Arkham Horror: The Terror at the End of Time #1 from Dark Horse Comics, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Darkest Hour from BOOM! Studios, and Defenders of the Earth #1 from Mad Cave Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by bec…

When there's trouble you know who to pod - Geek History Lesson! We are bringing you a Teen Titans MEGA EPISODE! Fill up on superhero teen angst as we explore the interpersonal dynamics and superheroics of DC's best legacy characters, featuring Donna Troy (#308), Teen Titans (#125), Teen Titans Part 2 (#126), and Best Teen Titans Team Ever! (#219). …

Deb Aoki and Christopher Woodrow-Butcher manage a publishing initiative that recommends great manga to people who haven’t read much of that genre before. The latest manga published by them is Search & Destroy, presented by Fantagraphics. In Episode #652, Wayne talks with them about this latest release. Search & Destroy is the latest manga published…

In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: Doc took off, and no one knew what happened... until now. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will hel…

Most of the summer has come and gone, and we have done quite a few things - some traumatic, some boring, and some that are out of this world, as we share our Top Five Things We Did This Summer. 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 Podca…

We venture back to Texas to check out how Ambrose, Texas deals with the RQK in That Texas Blood Vol. 3. We review The Department of Truth #24 from Image Comics, Godzilla vs. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #4 from BOOM! Studios and IDW Publishing, and take a look at Peepee Poopoo from Silver Sprocket Press. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for th…

Gen Con starts in just a few days, and Dan Patriss shares his Top 5 To Try and Top 5 To Buy at the convention. 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 Spoi…

Get ready to lock and load with the most extreme mutant team of the 90s! This week, we're diving into the high-octane world of X-Force. From their origins as the New Mutants to their transformation under the leadership of the time-traveling soldier Cable, we'll explore how this team changed the face of X-comics forever. We'll discuss the creation o…

She Could Fly, the groundbreaking graphic novel, is a one-of-a-kind reading experience. And now that experimental graphic novel from Dark Horse Comics and Berger Books is a documentary escape game designed to challenge how we think about the deeply misunderstood mental illness, OCD. In Episode #651, Wayne talks with leader/co-designer Sara Kenney a…

Cosmic Boy and Night Girl need to get back to the future if they hope to figure out what is going on in the past. If only there was a giant wall(?), curtain(?), or force(?) blocking their way. 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 th…

In celebration of Gail Simone's birthday, we take a look at Birds of Prey: Fighters by Trade this week! We review Chilling Adventures Presents: Truth or Dare from Archie Comics, Zatanna: Bring Down the House #2 from DC Comics, and Bottoms Up! from Silver Sprocket Press. We also let you know what we've been watching. Show your thanks to Major Spoile…

In this installment of Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers RPG Podcast - Injured and beaten, the team spends the downtime recuperating. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers Critical Hit on Stitcher Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patr…