Dueling Review

Sexy-time fun takes center stage as Suzanne discovers the joys of sex and how to stop time in Sex Criminals #1. SEX CRIMINALS #1 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Chip Zdarsky Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.50 Suzie's a normal girl with an extraordinary ability: when she has sex, she stops time. One night she meets John… who has the same gift. And so they do what any other sex-having, time-stopping, couple would do: they rob banks. In the vein of THE 40-YEAR OLD VIRGIN and BRIDESMAIDS, Image Comics invites you to come along with MATT FRACTION (Hawkeye, SATELLITE SAM) and CHIP ZDARSKY (Prison Funnies, Monster Cops) for the series that puts the "comic" back in “comics” and the "sexy" back in “sex crimes.” 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!

The penultimate issue of Locke & Key has arrived from IDW Publishing, and Matthew and Stephen can't wait to take a look inside. LOCKE & KEY ALPHA #1 Writer: Joe Hill Artist: Gabriel Rodriguez Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $7.99 SOLICITATION: “Omega and Alpha,” part 1: In the second-to-the-last issue of Locke & Key, the damned and the saved alike will make their final stand in the Drowning Cave, in a clash of blood and fire. The shadows have never been darker and the end has never been closer. Turn the key and open the last door; it’s time to say goodbye. http://traffic.libsyn.com/majorspoilers/dueling_review_the_star_wars_1.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!

It's time to go back, back, back, waaaaay back to the early days of a galaxy far, far, away, and see what might have been as Stephen and Matthew take a look at Dark Horse Comics' The Star Wars #1. STAR WARS #1 (LUCAS DRAFT) Writer: J. W. Rinzler Artist: Mike Mayhaw Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 SOLICITATION: Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas's rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green alien . . . and the Sith . . . Well, the Sith are still the bad guys. High adventure and derring-do from longer ago, in a galaxy even further away! 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, we return to the trilling days of yesteryear as Nikola Tesla takes on the Mad Money Mongers of New York City, in Atomic Robo Presents Real Science Adventures #10. ATOMIC ROBO PRESENTS REAL SCIENCE ADVENTURES #10 Writer: Brian Clevinger Artist: Erich Owen Publisher: Red 5 Comics Cover Price: $2.75 In the wake of the financial panic of 1893, a cabal of industrialists plot to overthrow the government. Their "Black Coat" army works from the shadows to plunge the nation into chaos and usher in a new regime. 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! 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.

What's this!? An iceberg in Gotham? Matthew and Stephen reviewing a comic book? It's time once again for the thrilling adventures of Dueling Reviews! This week, Batman 66 #2. BATMAN 66 #2 Writer: Jeff Parker Artist: Ty Templeton It's the middle of summer, so why is an iceberg blocking Gotham harbor? Aided by his new accomplice, Mr. Freeze, the Penguin floats in on a giant iceberg that he declares to be a sovereign nation. Now, in order for ships to pass and commerce to continue, everyone is going to have to pay a toll to "Emperor Penguin." Will the beaked criminal really be able to use diplomatic immunity to pull off this pernicious piracy? 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! 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.

This week, Matthew and Stephen do a day of release Dueling Review on Marvel's latest event comic - Infinity #1 Infinity (2013) #1 Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Jim Cheung The oversized kickoff to the year’s most anticipate Blockbuster summer event, chaining the way you view the Marvel Universe! • The outbreak of war on two fronts: Earth and Space, with our heroes torn between them. • The world-shattering return of Thanos! • Includes material from FREE COMIC BOOK DAY: INFINITY 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! 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.

Join us in a tale from the thrilling days of yesteryear as Matthew and Stephen travel back to the '50s to exam sex, death, and live television as they take a gander at Satellite Sam #2 from Image Comics. SATELLITE SAM #2 Writer: Matt Fraction Artist: Howard Chaykin Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.50 SEX ? DEATH ? LIVE TV!NEW YORK CITY, 1951: Mike buries his father and Ginsburg buries the lede making his sales pitch. Will TV be an East Coast or West Coast medium? And in a pile of filthy photographs Mike finds one image that is really and truly shocking. 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! 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.

Time once again for Dueling Review, a show where two guys sit down with one comic and discuss the book in-depth. BATMAN ANNUAL #2 Writer: Scott Snyder Artist: Wes Craig Publisher: DC Comics A special ZERO YEAR tie-in! Bruce Wayne’s first year as the Dark Knight has just barely begun…and already dangerous elements are coalescing, leading Bruce toward his final destiny. 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! 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.

We've been waiting since March to review the latest collaboration between IDW Publishing and DC Comics. ROCKETEER SPIRIT PULP FRICTION #1 Writer: Mark Waid Artist: Paul Smith The Spirit, created by Will Eisner, and The Rocketeer, created by Dave Stevens, are two of the most beloved characters in the history of comics. Now, these two great pulp-inspired heroes meet for the very first time! A Central City Councilman disappears and is found dead in Los Angeles. Commissioner Dolan, along with Denny Colt (AKA The Spirit) and his daughter Ellen in tow, treks out to the City of Angels to investigate. Meanwhile, Cliff Secord (The Rocketeer) consoles his sweetheart Betty… who is traumatized after accidentally discovering the politicians body!

They're BACK! 25 years after Topps' original DINOSAURS ATTACKS! trading cards took a bite out of candy counter sales, the original Eclipse graphic novel written by DA creator Gary Gerani returns, this time released in its entirety! With pencils by Herb (G.I. JOE) Trimpe and paintings by veteran illustrator Earl Norem, the entire story will be released as five comic books, with all the blood-curdling trimmings. So put world-conquering Martians aside for a bit and relish the time-tilted melodrama and wild humor of DINOSAURS ATTACK! -- the ultimate nightmare is now a reality from IDW!