Dueling Review

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!