Dueling Review

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!