April 04, 2012

Major Spoilers Podcast #398: AXE COP!

This week on the show: Barbarians in love, modern day fantasy, escape from reality, plus - AXE COP!

NEWS

Justin Lin will direct the Lone Wolf and Cub movie

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REVIEWS

Stephen

Conan The Barbarian #3

Writer: Brian Wood

Artist: Becky Cloonan

Colorist: Dave Stewart

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

Cover Price: $3.50

Alone, Conan was the most fearsome warrior to ever walk the planet! Now, joined with the pirate queen Bêlit, he is swept to new levels of danger and passion. Wood and Cloonan continue to redefine the Cimmerian as he embraces piracy and begins his joint reign of the Black Coast alongside the deadly siren, Bêlit!

[rating:4/5]

RODRIGO

Alabaster: Wolves #1

Writer: Caitlin R Kiernan

Artist: Steve Lieber

Publisher: Dark Horse Comics

International Horror Guild Award-winning author Caitlín R. Kiernan brings one of her most enduring and popular creations to comics!

For nearly as long as she can remember, Dancy Flammarion has fought monsters, cutting a bloody swath through the demons and dark things of the world, aimed like a weapon by forces beyond her control or questioning.

[rating:4/5]

Matthew

Avengers 24.1

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Artist: Bandon Peterson

Publisher: Marvel

One of the greatest Avengers of all time, Vision, has been out of commission for years. Now that he's returned, he has to make good on promises he made. The exciting prelude to the Avengers event of the summer!

[rating:1.1/5]

Major Spoilers Poll of the Week

This summer the two biggest comic publishers are betting the bank that their movie is going to be the big money earner. That of course means people will have to go to the movie theater to see the films, which brings us to the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week!

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Axe Cop Volume 3

Axe Cop returns with a collection of new, exciting, and unpredictable stories! Written by the endlessly inventive six-year-old Malachai Nicolle and drawn by his Eisner Award–nominated thirty-year-old brother Ethan Nicolle, Axe Cop joins his comrades Uni-baby, Bat Warthog Man, and Dinosaur Soldier to fight bad guys and restore justice for kids–and grownups–everywhere!

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