As we close out the year at the Major Spoilers Podcast, we talk about whatever is on our minds, which turns out to be Roomba, that Trash Boy Anime, our favorite comic book characters, and more!

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On the night before Christmas, we unwrap Will of Doom #1, visit the multiversal mayhem of TMNT: Battle Nexus #1, and debate Avatar: Fire & Ash. Then it's tradition time: Asterix and the Great Crossing—fun gags, thorny depictions, and whether this one's a recommend or a skip. Plus a quick Archie × Oni news chat.

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STEPHEN "TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: BATTLE NEXUS #1 Writer: Tom Waltz Artist: Esau Escorza, Isaac Escorza Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: December 24, 2025 The raddest TMNT event of the decade kicks off here! This blistering five-part WEEKLY series finds the Turtles fighting for their lives in a martial arts challenge unlike anything they've faced. For the first time, IDW's Heroes in a Half Shell meet allies from other fan-favorite TMNT universes as they fight for their lives & discover the unbelievable secrets of Battle Nexus!" rating:2.5/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4pqda8p

MATTHEW "THE WILL OF DOOM #1 Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: CAFU Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $6.99 Release Date:12/24/25 LONG LIVE, DOOM! As the Fantastic Four deal with the fallout from ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM, they're faced with big questions and a surprising new global menace! Will the White House have their backs? Will…the RED HULK? The next stage of the Marvel Universe starts here!" rating: 3/5 You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/44GDkvU

RODRIGO "AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Writer: James Cameron, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver Director: James Cameron Studio: 20th Century Studios Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, and more Release Date: December 19, 2025 Jake and Neytiri's family grapples with grief after Neteyam's death, encountering a new, aggressive Na'vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges." rating:3/5

ASTERIX AND THE GREAT CROSSING Writer: Rene Goscinny Artist: Albert Uderzo Publisher: Papercutz Land ho! Asterix and Obelix had been lost at sea, but they've finally reached what they think is a Roman colony. Then the Vikings turn up on a voyage of discovery, and the two Gauls realize that they've done something greater and more important: they've discovered a strange New World."

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In this installment of Critical Hit - A Major Spoilers Podcast: The party searches for the opening to Melvin's lair.

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With the new old Legion back, how will everyone deal with the threat of B.I.O.N.?

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LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V4 #25 January 1992 - On Sale November 21, 1991 w: Tom & Mary Bierbaum a: Dusty Abel/Brad Vancata

Batch SW6 seeks help from an unlikely source. They call... Universo!

LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES V4 #26 "The Terra Mosaic" February 1992 - On Sale December 19, 1991 w: Tom & Mary Bierbaum/Keith Giffen a: Keith Giffen/Jason Pearson/Al Gordon

The end of the Dominator occupation is near... but first, there's BION!

Wrestle Heist #1 steals the show, Mary Shelley gets her due, and Edenfrost sparks a deep discussion about folklore, history, and storytelling.

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STEPHEN WRESTLE HEIST #1 Writer/Artist: Kyle Starks Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: December 17, 2025 A former pro wrestler—who has a brush with death thanks to a crooked promoter—assembles a crew of fellow wrestlers he's screwed over... to rob him blind during the biggest wrestling event of the year. From the outrageous, action-packed mind of multi-time Eisner nominee KYLE STARKS (Peacemaker Tries Hard, Sexcastle, I Hate This Place), with eye-popping colors by VLADIMIR POPOV (Where Monsters Lie, Fearscape), comes a no-holds-barred heist caper packed with body slams and backstabs. [rating:4.5/5]

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MATTHEW VR TROOPERS #5 Writer: Mairghread Scott Artist: Sebastián Píriz Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: Release Date: December 17, 2025 A daring rescue leads to shocking revelations!

Ryan and J.B. storm Ziktor Industries to save Kaitlin, only to find she's suffered a humiliating fate! With a little help from Ryan's mother, Amy, the Troopers battle back—but Grimlord has a new weapon in store…one with ties to Ryan's past.

Will their greatest threat prove to be the one they never saw coming? [rating:3/5]

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RODRIGO MARY SHELLEY - THE ETERNAL DREAM Writer: Alessandro di Virgilio Artist: Manuela Santoni Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $19.99 Release Date: January 13, 2026 Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream is an expressively illustrated fictional account of the life of writer Mary Shelley, as told by her famous invention, Frankenstein's monster. With cameos by a variety of other famous writers and historical figures, this graphic novel is perfect for fans of literary and feminist history.

The extraordinary life of the woman who created one of fiction's most enduring characters: Frankenstein's monster. Born at the turn of the 19th century to the famous philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft (forerunner of the feminist movement) and William Godwin (novelist and radical politician), Mary Shelley lived a life in constant flight from social conformity. Her struggle birthed a pop culture phenomenon. Now in print for the first time in English, Mary Shelley: The Eternal Dream chronicles Shelley's relationships with other important artists and writers, including her eventual husband Percy Shelley, and the 'butterfly effect' of love, hardship, tragedy, and inspiration that led to the creation of the infamous monster.

[rating: 4/5]

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EDENFROST Writer: Amit Tishler Artist: Bruno Frenda Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: 2024 Two Jewish siblings summon the power of a Golem to fight their way through the fires of the Russian Civil War. Will the monster be their salvation, or hasten their demise?

After losing their parents in a pogrom, teenage siblings Alex and Yuli use the mystical power of a Golem to survive the chaos of the Russian Civil War. In a harrowing journey through war-torn Ukraine, the duo will face the harsh reality of warfare, ethnic bias, and national pride as they fight for their own place in the world.

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The party touches down on one of the two moons to carry out an important escort mission.

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You think Felix Unger has problems, this week, we run down the top five characters who would be the worst roommates.

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Death gets pink-slipped and sent to Mumbai—so we're unpacking The Many Deaths of Laila Star and why its big ideas and electric colors hit so hard. We also review Inferno Girl Red: Book Two #1, Shiver Suspense Stories Two #1, and The New Space Age #1. Plus: the eternal debate—Wendy's, McDonald's, or Burger King?

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STEPHEN SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES 2 #1 Writer: Various Artist: Various Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $8.99 Release Date: December 10, 2025 AS IF THE HOLIDAYS WEREN'T HORRORIFIC ENOUGH?! EC Comics and Oni Press are BACK to stab your stocking for the second year running with all-new, all-terrifying tales of holiday horror and Christmastime catastrophe as SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES slays again! In this year's giant-sized, 56-page tome of gruesomely gift-wrapped delights: We're tying perpetual naughty-listers David M. Booher (Canto), Melissa Flores (Biker Mice from Mars), George Northy (Yuletide), and Ben H. Winters (Benjamin) to the dried-out Christmas tree in the family parlor . . . and gathering 'round as artistic Tormentors-in-training Sami Kivelä (Abbott), Dan McDaid (Shazam!), and more surprise guests throw a few lit matches their way to get this old-fashioned solstice sacrifice started in style! Yes, we know: It smells like dinner might be getting a little overdone! Never fear, because EC's newest annual tradition also comes complete with an extra-added EC Comics classic—newly restored back to its authentic original coloring! As you sift through the charred remains, just remember: SHIVER SUSPENSTORIES is here to bring the horror back to the holidays . . . and we wouldn't want it any other way! [rating:3.5/5]

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MATTHEW INFERNO GIRL RED: BOOK TWO #1 Writer: Mat Groom Artist: Erica D'Urso Publisher: Image Comics/Massive-Verse Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: December 3, 2025 INFERNO GIRL RED RETURNS! Cássia Costa has established herself as Apex City's protector — but now, still reeling from a heartbreaking loss, the consequences of her past victories have come back to haunt her. Who are the Twins, what are their plans for Apex, and what shocking revelation will leave Cássia reeling? [rating:3.5/5]

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RODRIGO THE NEW SPACE AGE #1 Writer: Kenny Porter Artist: Mike Becker Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: December 17, 2025

Disgraced astronaut Mark Mitchell has only ever had one true mission—to find his little brother Joey, who was abducted by aliens from a crop circle when they were little. But when Mark's hotshot piloting gets him grounded and the last of the public space program defunded, Mark loses his only means of finding Joey out in space.

Until Mark's homemade scanning rig discovers the shocking truth about the crop circles—they're instructions for space travel.

Mark will need to uncover the hidden messages that have been left on Earth for years, and reverse engineer the magic that can finally help him find Joey. [rating: 3/5]

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THE MANY DEATHS OF LAILA STARR Writer: Ram V. Artist: Filipe Andrade Publisher: Archaia Release Date: February 1, 2022 Humanity is on the verge of discovering immortality. As a result, the avatar of Death is cast down to Earth to live a mortal life in Mumbai as twenty-something Laila Starr. Struggling with her newfound mortality, Laila has found a way to be placed in the time and place where the creator of immortality will be born. Will Laila take her chance to stop mankind from permanently altering the cycle of life, or will death really become a thing of the past?

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Looking for something to give to the gamer in your life? Dan is back with a rundown of gift ideas for the holidays.

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Some small great Stocking Stuffers

Flip 7 (And Be SURE TO GET GRINCH Edition-- WalMart Exclusive)

Mountain Goats

Ruins

Fight 5

Co-Operative style and/or Family

The Lord of the Rings Trick Taking Game

The Lord of the Rings Fate of the Fellowship

Hot Streak -- Think Ready set bet but even lighter fun

For your Heavy Game lovers in your group

Speakeasy

Shackleton Base

Galactic Cruise

FFG announced all the releases for 2026 for Marvel Champions

WizKids will release more Marvel Remix in April '26 with Marvel Remix:The Cosmos ($20) Remix is the Marvel skinned Fantasy realms a drafting game with optimizing your hand based on scoring of the cards.

Leder Games will release two small expansions for Root.

The Squires and Disciples Deck ( Aug '26 $10)

The Homeland Hireling Pack (Aug '26 $20)

Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Game

Queen Carrom and Crokinole To Go

The Great Library by Vital Lacerda with Art by Ian O'Toole

Arydia 2nd print

The Witcher Legacy

Radiance

Dragon Eclipse:The Grand Quest

#gaming #gamers #giftguide #munchkin

In this installment of Critical Hit, a Major Spoilers TTRPG Podcast, Rodrigo returns to the head of the table and sends the players into space with Moon Generation, a Lancer space saga, which introduces the characters and their mechs.

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