Major Spoilers Podcast #1035: The Champions Volume 1

Ms. Marvel is back, and she’s forming a team of superheroes! We talk The 2023 Eisner Awards, and some Magic news. We review BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness, Big Game #1, Project Riese #1, and The Sacrificers #1, too!

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REVIEWS

STEPHEN

BRZRKR: Poetry of Madness

Writer: Steve Skroce

Artist: Steve Skroce

Publisher: BOOM! Studios

Cover Price: $9.99

A sea of gore and devastation awaits as B, through a fateful chance encounter, safeguards the advanced and ancient realm of Atlantis as its unstoppable protector.

But a sickly king serves as a symbol for the rot inside, as the security and bliss created through B’s violence is shallow… The cracks created by a secret cult might spell a monstrous end for the legendary city, one beyond even B’s ability to save.

[rating:4.5/5]

MATTHEW

BIG GAME #1

Writer: Mark Millar

Artist: Pepe Larraz

Publisher: Image Comics

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: July 19, 2023

The comics event of the summer is here!

Okay, this is so top secret we can’t even show you the main cover because it spoils something MASSIVE. Just trust us when we say that this is going to be the comic book event of 2023-and it’s NOT what you’re expecting.

Does the crossover really go that wide? Yes, it does. BIG GAME pulls together KICK-ASS, KINGSMAN, NEMESIS, THE MAGIC ORDER, and ALL the Millarworld franchises in one special event. This must be ordered like CRAZY!

[rating:2/5]

RODRIGO

PROJECT RIESE #1

Writer: Zac Thompson

Artist: Jeff McComsey

Publisher: Mad Cave Studios

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: August 2, 2023

It’s 1952. The wound WWII inflicted on the world is still fresh. Sam Safdie and his ragtag group of treasure hunters have been searching for the fabled map of the Owl Mountains for years…and they finally found it. Their journey leads them to a massive war complex that hides both unknown horrors and a fortune in gold. However, the deeper they travel, the more they realize the complex has developed a life of its own and that some secrets are better left buried in the past.

[rating: 4/5]

RAND

THE SACRIFICERS #1

Writer: Rick Remender

Artist: Max Fiumara

Publisher: Image Comics

Cover Price: $3.99

Release Date: August 2, 2023

Tomorrow is a harmonious paradise thanks to five families who make everything perfect…for the price of one child per household. Now, as that bill comes due, a son expected to give everything for a family that never loved him and an affluent daughter determined to destroy utopia must unite to end one generation’s unnaturally protracted reign.

[rating: 3/5]

DISCUSSION

The Champions: Change the World

Writer: Mark Waid

Artist: Humberto Ramos

Publisher: Marvel Comics

Cover Price: $15.99

Release Date: 2017

Collecting Champions (2016) #1-5. One of the great team names in Marvel history returns, in incredible new fashion! During the fallout of Civil War II, Ms. Marvel, Nova and Spider-Man quit the Avengers and strike out on their own! With Viv Vision and the Totally Awesome Hulk by their side, these young heroes are determined to change the world their own way - and they’re only the beginning! It starts as an idea. It becomes an ideal. But what happens when it turns into a movement - one so big even the Hulk can’t stop it? And will one of the greatest X-Men of all forge a new future by their side? Welcome to the Champions, Cyclops! Unfortunately, not all of your new would-be teammates are glad to see you!

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