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Marvel goes all-in on Marvel Midnight, the Bride of Frankenstein gets a fascinating new perspective, Tomb Raider meets G.I. Joe, and Howard Chaykin's Time²: The Epiphany sends us into a neon-noir fever dream that somehow works despite itself. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   GI JOE A REAL AMERICAN HERO/TOMB RAIDER #1 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artists: Elena Casagrande and Alex Guimaraes Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 07, 2026 KNOWING IS HALF THE BATTLE. RAIDING IS THE OTHER HALF! G.I. JOE and LARA CROFT meet for THE FIRST TIME EVER in an all-new limited series from superstars KYLE HIGGINS (RADIANT BLACK) and ELENA CASAGRANDE (Black Widow) that reveals the classified connection between these pop culture icons. Lara Croft has explored some of the most dangerous locations on Earth, but nothing as treacherous as Cobra Island. For this adventure, she'll need the help of her old acquaintance, Shipwreck, and several squads of Joes to mount a dangerous expedition into the heart of the island to recover a treasure that's been hidden there for decades. One that Destro and Baroness will do anything to get their hands on first...   UNIVERSAL MONSTERS: BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN LIVES #1 (OF 4) Writer: Kelly Thompson Artist: Mattia de Lulis Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 28, 2026 HERE COMES THE BRIDE... Kelly Thompson and Mattia De Iulis (Absolute Wonder Woman, The Cull) reunite once again to deliver the most haunting new horror series of the year. Born in the heart of a thunderstorm, made of stolen flesh, electricity, and monstrous desperation, The Bride lives! With no memory of her past or understanding of what she is, The Bride took her first steps into the world and was...displeased. Now, she must discover where and who she came from and begin what every living thing begins...the process of staying alive. TRADE DISCUSSION   TIME2: The Epiphany Writer: Howard Chaykin Artist: Howard Chaykin Publisher: First Comics/Image Comics The main character, Maxim Glory, goes back to a retro-futuristic, Jazz Age-inspired city after a close friend is murdered. He must deal with a dangerous and demonic relative named Aunt Rose. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

Forgotten Island takes animation maximalism to the limit, Eric Powell returns to Appalachian witch country in Hillbilly: The Treason of Twelve-Toe Maggie, and we dive into Dave Kellett's Drive—a massive space opera told one webcomic punchline at a time. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   HILLBILLY: THE TREASON OF TWELVE-TOE MAGGIE #1 Writer/Artist: Eric Powell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: September 30, 2026 There are many tales of Rondel the wandering Hillbilly, this is but one. Some years after the great witch war, Rondel, in order to save an old friend, finds himself in an uncomfortable situation—in the service of his former captor, Twelve-Toe Maggie. Will he break the magical tie that binds him to the twelve-toed witch or will the wielder of the Devil's Cleaver be at her service forever?   THE FORGOTTEN ISLAND Directors: Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado Writers: Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado Production Company: DreamWorks Animation Release Date: September 25, 2026 Best friends Jo and Raissa stumble upon a mysterious portal that transports them to Nakali, a fantastical island that's filled with magical creatures. When they discover that the memories of their entire friendship are the price for returning home, they try to find a way to leave the island before they forget each other forever. TRADE DISCUSSION   DRIVE Creator: Dave Kellett Drive is a space opera that takes place in the year 2401. The strip tells the story of the second Spanish Empire—a galactic empire—and its war with a race called "The Continuum of Makers". The story follows the crew of the Machito, who have been press-ganged into a unique mission by an emperor they despise. As the storyline advances, their mission ripples out in ways neither they nor the Emperor could imagine, to impact the fate of both warring races. https://www.drivecomic.com/ Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

Crimes Against Nature gets weird, Winnie-the-Pooh gets a gorgeous graphic-novel adaptation, and we return to My Hero Academia for Volumes 9 and 10 — where the villains finally hit hard, the heroes level up, and supporting characters start stealing the show. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   CRIMES AGAINST NATURE #1 Writer: Eliot Rahal Artist: Mattia Monaco Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 23, 2026 A famous Hollywood Animal Trainer, Doctor Kermit Groeden, and his only client/best friend—Amigo the Ape, the first gorilla ever nominated for an Academy Award—are framed for a crime they didn't commit. Now they're on the run. And to clear their names and save their lives, Kermit and Amigo will be forced to reveal their darkest secrets and confront each other's hidden past. Will their friendship be able to survive? A story about secrets, sins, and simians.   WINNIE THE POOH: THE GRAPHIC NOVEL Writer: A.A. Milne, Adapted by Kevan Chandler, Joe Sutphin Artist: Joe Sutphin Publisher: Ten Speed Cover Price: $28.00 Release Date: October 13, 2026 Experience the idyllic magic of the Hundred Acre Wood like never before through this charming graphic novelization of A. A. Milne and E. H. Shepard's beloved classic, Winnie-the-Pooh. Adapted by Kevan Chandler and Eisner Award-winning artist Joe Sutphin, this enchanting adaptation brings all ten original Winnie-the-Pooh stories to life with soft, captivating colors and sprawling scenes that are faithful to the heartwarming spirit of Pooh and friends. Follow along for an adventurous romp through the Wood as Pooh helps Eeyore find his tail, gets stuck in a tight space after eating far too much honey, tries to catch a Heffalump with Piglet, joins Christopher Robin on an Expedition, and more. TRADE DISCUSSION   MY HERO ACADEMIA VOL. 9 and 10 Writer/Artist: Kohei Korikoshi Publisher: VIZ Media It's off to summer camp for Midoriya and the U.A. students! But this is no ordinary vacation—it's high-impact training where the students are expected to develop their Quirks even further! The teachers have set up some tough challenges, but none will be as difficult and as life-changing as the threat a new group of enemies poses. What's even worse is who the villains' target is and why… The League of Villains has kidnapped Bakugo, and the resulting negative publicity has thrown U.A. into a huge uproar. With the public's trust in heroes threatened, the faculty convenes to figure out what to do. But Midoriya and the students of Class 1-A have plans of their own—an operation to rescue Bakugo that could get them thrown out of school! Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

Demons of the Shadow Realm brings supernatural chaos, Savage Sword of Conan #16 kicks off another crossover, and we dive into Absolute Martian Manhunter — a psychedelic, dense, risky superhero comic that may be one of DC's biggest creative swings in years. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #16 Writer: Jim Zub Artists: Chris Campana, Nicola Scott, Sean Izaakse Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $6.99 Release Date: September 16, 2026 Prepare for the launch of the new Conan mini-series, TIDES OF THE TYRANT-KING, with this special issue boasting three thrilling tales from legendary writer JIM ZUB. Featuring a mesmeric CONAN tale of corrupted memories and creeping madness with artist Nicola Scott, a return to the weird western world of Howardian gunslinger STEVE CORCORAN in a sequel to the classic "Vultures of Whapeton" with artist Chris Campana, and a descent into the shadowed past of mini-series femme fatale ZULEIKA with artist Sean Izaakse. Bolstered with an array of pin-ups and incredible covers from Joe Jusko and Nick Percival, THE SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN Issue #16 one is not one to be missed!   DAEMONS OF THE SHADOW REALM Director: Masahiro Andō Writer: Noboru Takagi Now Showing: Netflix Set in a world where certain humans can control a duo of supernatural creatures called Daemons, twins Yuru and Asa, "born between day and night" in a premodern Higashi village, are prophesied to wield great power. As a teenager, Yuru learns that he was separated from his sister at a young age, and that the Higashi village has been cut off from the now modern world (called "Lowlands" by the villagers) for centuries, where Asa grew up. Along the way to find each other, the twins learn of their abilities to control all Daemons and eventually discover they must unite to save the world from destruction. TRADE DISCUSSION   ABSOLUTE MARTIAN MANHUNTER VOL. 1 Writer: Deniz Camp Artist: Javier Rodriquez Publisher: DC Comics FBI Agent John Jones has a problem. His brain has been infected by an alien consciousness calling itself "the Martian," and its perception of reality is utterly incomprehensible to the human psyche. Now he must navigate this new status quo, all while balancing the deeply grounded and important duties of his day job! Deniz Camp and Javier Rodriguez take the Martian Manhunter into the Absolute Universe on a mind-bending, psychedelic trip! Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

Coyote vs. Acme finally gets its day, Six of Us turns a very familiar '90s sitcom into a murder mystery, and we discover why Michel Vaillant has inspired generations of racing fans. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   SIX OF US #1 Writer: Tom King Artist: Gabriel Hernandez Walta Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: September 09, 2026 Chapter 1: "The Thing about me Dying" Six actors built America's favorite sitcom. Millions tuned in. Billboards lit the skyline. Then one of them died . . . A beloved cast member of a hit ensemble sitcom dies under mysterious circumstances, sending shockwaves through Hollywood and revealing the secrets, betrayals, and desires lurking beneath the glittering facade. As the surviving cast members confront their past; old rivalries and hidden truths emerge and the line between life and performance begins to blur.   COYOTE VS. ACME Writer: Samy Burch Director: Dave Green Distributor: Ketchup Entertainment Release Date: August 28, 2026 When ACME products fail him one too many times in his dogged pursuit of the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote decides to hire a down-on-his-luck lawyer to sue the corporation. TRADE DISCUSSION   Michel Vaillant - In the Name of the Son Writer: Phillipee Graton, Lapiere Artists: Bourgne and Beneteau Publisher: Europe Comics Michel Vaillant is the star of all the biggest international auto racing circuits, and he's revving up for a whole lot more than just a spin around the block. The Vaillant team finds itself up against new technological innovations, as well as some disconcerting changes in the world of auto racing. The fate of the Vaillant dynasty is in the hands of three generations of men and women. The first challenge is to fight their way to the top on the race track, with their sights set on Formula 1. The second is to try to keep the family together, despite increasingly differing points of views. And it will be up to Michel to ensure their success on both fronts. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

It's a gaming-heavy discussion this week, as Stephen and Rodrio talk new Lancer books, Star Wars: Zero Company, Indiana Jones, and more! RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF)   Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

Warner Bros. Animation loses a major figure, Hammerfist mixes crime and occult horror, superheroes face the real world, and we dive into Gou Tanabe's gorgeous Call of Cthulhu to ask: can cosmic horror survive being shown? RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF)   REVIEWS   HAMMERFIST #1 Writer: Rick Remender Artist: Steve Epting Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: August 26, 2026 Meet MIKE DENTON: a dirtbag hitman, junkie, and absentee father who's spent his life chasing the easy fix — drugs, cheap sex, and murder for money — while failing the one person who still believes he can be better: his daughter. Now, on the eve of BLACK NOON — an ancient darkness that erases the light in all things — Mike has to drag himself out of the gutter, awaken a supernatural weapon powered only by love, and fight his way through the living embodiment of evil to save her.   PROJECT PERSEUS #1 Writer: Jack Mulqueen Artist: Edison Neo Publisher: Vault Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: Sep 2, 2026 It's a race against time! When a disgraced member of a cryptid hunting squadron vanishes with a time-traveling apparatus, Slug Stephens must sober up from a decade-long bender to track down an all-too-familiar friend turned foe. With a legendary lineup of cover artists, featuring Esad Ribíc, Brett Bean, Pete Carroll, Jorge Corona, and more, Jack Mulqueen (Nightlife Noir) and Edison Neo (TMNT, Godzilla) bring readers a stylish and hilarious adventure across treacherous jungles, frozen oceans, and deadly dive bars. TRADE DISCUSSION   H.P. LOVECRAFT'S THE CALL OF CTHULHU Writer/Artist: Gou Tanabe Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $19.99 What links together two bands of worshippers, one deep in the Arctic snows, one hidden in the bayous of Louisiana, is more than their shared practice of blood sacrifice. It is the inhuman phrase they both chant: Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'yeh wgah'nagl fhtagn--"In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming." Now these nightmares will disturb the sanity of Francis Thurston, a young man pursuing an investigation into the cult of Cthulhu that leads to the most forsaken spot in the vast Pacific...and to Earths supreme terror, the risen corpse-city of Rlyeh. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

The X-Men reboot is coming, PAW Patrol is somehow better than expected, G.I. Joe #25 pushes the Energon Universe wider, and we revisit Claremont and Miller's Wolverine to ask what still works — and what really shows its age. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   GI JOE #25 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artist: Tom Reilly Publisher: Skybound Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 IT HAD TO HAPPEN: G.I. JOE VS. NIGHT FORCE! Everything has been leading to this EXTRA-SIZED landmark issue as Joe battles Joe, friends become enemies, and the chart-topping team of JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and TOM REILLY kick off the biggest G.I. JOE story in Energon Universe history!   PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE Director: Carl Brunker Release Date: August 14, 2026 When their ship gets caught in a storm, the PAW Patrol pups wash up on a tropical island that's teeming with dinosaurs. They soon befriend Rex, a baby dino who's been stranded on the island for years. When Mayor Humdinger's mining plans cause a huge volcano to erupt, the pups spring into action to save Rex's home before everything becomes extinct. TRADE DISCUSSION WOLVERINE Writer: Chris Claremont Artist: Frank Miller Publisher: Marvel Comics The master of mutants joins the master of ninjas in Wolverine's first solo series - replete with romance, intrigue and mayhem! Our beleaguered berserker's in Japan on a mission of the heart, if he can survive the Hand first! Plus: the introduction of everyone's favorite riotous ronin, Yukio! Collects Wolverine #1-4, Uncanny X-Men #172-173. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

In this issue of the Major Spoilers Podcast: Marvel Tokon hits some turbulence, Disney Afternoon favorite TaleSpin returns to comics, and the Hellboy universe heads into steampunk territory with The Foundry #1. Then we return to the beautifully rendered world of Blacksad for They All Fall Down, a sprawling noir tale of murder, labor, corruption, ambition, and the uncomfortable realization that this may not really be a detective story at all. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   THE FOUNDRY #1 Writer: Mike Mignola/Chris Roberson Artist: Christopher Mitten Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 12, 2026 Meet the Queen's own secret agency that investigates the paranormal and the mysterious! Characters from Witchfinder and The British Paranormal Society join together in this adventure series where they travel the world over seeking out supernatural-powered technologies and the stories of the civilizations that harnessed them—for good and for evil.   TALESPIN #1 Writer: Amanda Deibert Artist: Carlo Lauro Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 19, 2026 "WING WALKER"! Higher For Hire is...well, hired...to bring in Cape Suzette's newest resident: Skye Ryder. But the job's interrupted by air pirates led by the dastardly DON KARNAGE! Can BALOO and KIT shake the pirates and get their mysterious passenger to safety, or is it curtains for the pilots of the Sea Duck?! Don't miss the start of this high-flyin' adventure series by writer Amanda Deibert and artist Carlo Lauro, the team behind Darkwing Duck! TRADE DISCUSSION   BLACKSAD: THEY ALL FALL DOWN Writer: Juan Diaz Canales Artist: Juanjo Guarmido Translators: Diana Schutz and Brandon Kander Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Feline private eye John Blacksad as he tangles with the unions, the mob, and mid-century construction magnate Lewis Solomon, who plans to pave New York City's green space, come hell or high water. From soaring heights to terrifying depths, Blacksad must steer the right course between the lofty world of Shakespearean theater and the seedy nether regions of the city. Towering above it all is the foreboding figure of Solomon, who will let nothing thwart his dream of power. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

Stephen goes solo with Batman: Caped Crusader, Masters of the Universe: Genesis, Ben 10, and Iman Vellani's Chacu before asking the dangerous question: Is Reed Richards basically Marvel's Rick Sanchez?   RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF)   REVIEWS   MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: GENESIS #1 Writer: Rich Douek Artist: Gavin Smith Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 5, 2026 Discover the origins of your favorite heroes and villains with Masters of the Universe: Genesis! In issue #1, we meet Skeletor—a power-hungry demon-mage determined to seize control of Castle Grayskull, conquer Eternia, and become Master of the Universe!   BEN 10 #4 Writer: Steven T. Seagle Artist: Robert Carey Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: August 5, 2026 Man of Action's Steven T. Seagle steps in as things take a turn for the creepy! In a rainy Northwest stop on their endless summer vacation, the Tennyson family is drawn to a circus where the crowds aren't cheering, the clowns aren't laughing, and the ringmaster has plans for a frightful future well beyondáhis broken big top. Can Ben master the Omnitrix in time to find the right alien to stop the bizarre ZOMBOZO from making Grandpa Max his next death-defying act? A new, twisted two-part adventure begins here —áincluding the debut appearances of XLR8 and Stinkfly!   CHACHU #1 Writer: Iman Vellani Artist: Marianna Ignazzi/Jodie Bellaire Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 5, 2026 1979. Leila, a 19-year-old Pakistani-Canadian girl, stands on the cusp of adulthood, eager to experience the "real world" for the first time. With a head full of Hollywood dreams and a penchant for pulp novels, she ventures to California to connect with her estranged uncle—her "Chachu"—a middle-aged, semi-retired private eye who gained brief fame after marrying the starlet he was initially hired to find. But when Chachu's wife goes missing once again, the two are forced on an impromptu road trip to track her down—with Leila navigating young adulthood and Chachu confronting his own mortality and regrets. Inspired by her own coming-of-age experiences in the entertainment industry, CHACHU is the solo writing debut of superstar IMAN VELLANI (Ms. Marvel), a reinterpretation of the classic neo-noir private investigator story brilliantly illustrated by MARIANNA IGNAZZI (EXQUISITE CORPSES) and colored by JORDIE BELLAIRE (Absolute Wonder Woman). TRADE DISCUSSION   Fantastic Four: Council of Reeds Fantastic Four #570-572 Writer: Jonathan Hickman Artist: Dale Eaglesham Publisher: Marvel Comics Council of Reeds is a secret group of alternate-universe versions of Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic) from Marvel Comics who unite via a portal called "The Bridge" to solve major multiversal crises. Created by writer Jonathan Hickman, the group features prominent founders who wield Infinity Gauntlets and attempt to fix reality on a cosmic scale. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

In this issue of the Major Spoilers Podcast: Scott Pilgrim returns after sixteen years, familiar television and movie properties keep finding new lives in comics, and we review Black Star #1 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Anatomy of a Mutant. Then we turn our attention to Absolute Flash Vol. 1: Of Two Worlds to ask whether this bold new take on Wally West is building toward something great—or simply moving too slowly for the fastest hero alive. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   BLACK STAR #1 Writers: Kristen Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Eric Putzer Artist: Joe Bocardo Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 29, 2026 Amidst skirmishes between two warring factions in the early nineteenth-century fur trade, Dashiell Carlyle discovers he has magical abilities… and that he's not alone. Thrust into a secret order with designs to use their magic to build a new and better world, Dashiell discovers that their utopia may come at a horrific cost.   TMNT Anatomy of a Mutant Writer: Patrick Ehlers Artist: Mateus Santolouco Publisher: Insight Editions Cover Price: $75.00 Release Date: August 4, 2026 Follow along with Dr. Lindsey Baker, the world's foremost authority on human and animal mutation, as she shares her extensive laboratory notes on the formidable physiologies of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the other mutants transformed by the ooze. With this comprehensive study, Dr. Baker hopes to pass on her knowledge to the next generation of mutagen scientists working to bring more of these wonderful creatures into existence. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Anatomy of a Mutant is a visually stunning journey into the superhuman powers obtained by the creatures that have come into contact with the mutagen, featuring exclusive anatomical cutaway illustrations of characters including Donatello, Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Shredder, Splinter, and more, drawn by fan-favorite artist Mateus Santolouco. This in-world book draws on decades of lore from the universe created in conjunction with IDW Publishing, which has spawned everything from games to toys, delivering a thrilling new perspective on over fifty mutants and allies. Combining fascinating insights with new, beautifully illustrated cross sections, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Anatomy of a Mutant is a publishing event that will thrill TMNT fans everywhere. TRADE DISCUSSION   ABSOLUTE FLASH: OF TWO WORLDS Writer: Jeff Lemire Artist: Nick Robles Publisher: DC Comics An astonishing new version of DC's iconic characters is here! In the Absolute Universe, familiar heroes have been reinvented from the ground up with origin stories that completely reshape both their abilities and their circumstances but maintain the core characteristics that fans have known and loved for decades! Wally West's world has been turned upside down. Now quite literally on the run from the people he once trusted, he must navigate an impossible world full of dangers he never knew existed – and he must do so without the help and guidance of his former mentor. The Flash joins the Absolute Universe in a bold new take on the DC Universe's Scarlet Speedster, written by award-winning author Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth), and illustrated by Nick Robles. Collects Absolute Flash issues #1-6. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them! Share

A slightly altered episode this week as we talk Avengers: Doomsday, crossovers, and The Terminator headed to Riverdale. Plus, we review Star Trek: Red Shirts - Ghost of the 21st Century #1, and the first three episodes of the new Ghost in the Shell, before everything comes crashing down during our discussion of Chainsaw Man! RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS Star Trek: Red Shirts - Ghost of the 21st Century #1 Writer: Gerry Duggan Artist: Scott Buoncristiano Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 22, 2026 Revenge is a dish best served on time delay. From Gerry Duggan (Deadpool, X-Men: Fall of the House of X) comes the next Red Shirts bloodbath… On the Federation's farthest frontier, red shirts don't just die—they're used. When conscripted security grunt Harry Deubert finds contraband hidden inside a fallen comrade's body, he uncovers Section Null—a secret Starfleet directorate turning disposable red shirts into assets in a sprawling criminal conspiracy. Teaming with Lyna Taval, an Andorian officer with her own covert agenda, Deubert digs too deep…and becomes a target. Someone inside Starfleet Security is selling out the Federation. And once Deubert and Taval learn what red shirts are really for, there's no going back. THE GHOST IN THE SHELL (Anime) Writer: Toh Enjoe Publisher: Amazon Release Date: July 2026 In 2029, Motoko Kusanagi, a full-body cyborg, leads an elite combat unit and envisions the creation of a specialised task force to preemptively strike against emerging threats. Soon, a mysterious hacker known as `The Puppet Master' emerges. TRADE DISCUSSION CHAINSAW MAN Writer/Artist: Tatsuki Fujimoto Denji was a small-time devil hunter just trying to survive in a harsh world. After being killed on a job, he is revived by his pet devil Pochita and becomes something new and dangerous—Chainsaw Man! Denji's a poor young man who'll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil Pochita. He's a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he's betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji's become a whole new man—Chainsaw Man! Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

Judge Dredd meets Biker Mice from Mars, Midnight Island channels mystery-box island energy, Rocketeer: Infiltrator punches Nazis, and then we dive into Catwoman: Lonely City — one of the smartest future-Gotham heist comics around. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS ROCKETEER: INFILTRATOR #1 Writer: Gabriel Hardman Artist: Dean Kotz Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 08, 2026 It's the height of World War II, and Betty is a Nazi collaborator! Or so we're led to believe. As Allied planes mysteriously explode in midair across Europe, rumors of a Nazi superweapon compel the U.S. to send its fastest asset undercover: the Rocketeer! With Betty posing as a defecting American actress in a German motion picture, Cliff Secord, a.k.a. the Rocketeer, accompanies as her brother and manager. And since neither has experience in deep-cover work, the Allies send a handler to support them—a debonair MI6 agent who assumes the role of Betty's co-star. The Rocketeer will need to maintain his cover, destroy a superweapon no Allied agent has actually seen, and keep Betty away from the handsome British secret agent with a penchant for beautiful women. It's a lot for a reckless stunt pilot to handle! MIDNIGHT ISLAND #1 Writer: Lylian Artist: Nicolas Grebil Publisher: Papercutz Cover Price: $9.99 (digital $5.99, Hardcover $14.99) Release Date: July 28, 2026 Mysteries unfold in this adventurous series set on an enigmatic island full of secrets and wonders—it's Lost for a younger generation. Four children wake up on a deserted island. After taking refuge in an abandoned boarding school, they find an automaton who, every night at midnight, gives them a mission. If they fail or refuse to take up the challenge, the consequences could be terrible. From mission to mission, the children explore their surroundings, encounter other participants, and try to discover the reasons behind their presence on this island… TRADE DISCUSSION   CATWOMAN: LONELY CITY Writer: Cliff Chiang Artist: Cliff Chiang Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $29.99 Ten years ago, the massacre known as Fools' Night claimed the lives of Batman, the Joker, Nightwing, and Commissioner Gordon…and sent Selina Kyle, the Catwoman, to prison. A decade later, Gotham has grown up—it's put away costumed heroism and villainy as childish things. The new Gotham is cleaner, safer…and a lot less free, under the watchful eye of Mayor Harvey Dent and his Batcops. It's into this new city that Selina Kyle returns, a changed woman…with her mind on that one last big score: the secrets hidden inside the Batcave! She doesn't need the money—she just needs to know…who is "Orpheus"? Looking for more? This week's pre-show IS FREE as part of our anniversary celebration, so if you want to hear the full conversation about Supergirl, movie theaters, and more, head over to Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

This week is one of our free-flowing summer hangout shows, so we're bouncing through movies, games, travel, comics, and whatever else crosses our minds. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. In this episode Rodrigo's review of Toy Story 5 How audiences watch movies now versus then World Cup teams and who we'd like to see in the final four A look at Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls and its roster in a new Rodrigo Quiz! Thoughts on live-action Persona, new Ghost in the Shell, and One Piece anime adaptations Fourth of July fireworks: love them or leave them? The best vacation destinations in comics! Looking for more? This week's pre-show IS FREE as part of our anniversary celebration, so if you want to hear the full conversation about Supergirl, movie theaters, and more, head over to Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. Join the conversation We'd love to hear your thoughts on any of this week's topics, from your favorite comic-book vacation destination to your World Cup picks. At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!

A monster stalks Puerto Rico in The Beast of Borken #1, octogenarians try to save a baby kaiju in Hidden Springs #2, and then we go deep on Godzilla: The Half-Century War — giant monsters, war stories, and some of the best kaiju art around. RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Thanks for listening to the Major Spoilers Podcast! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. REVIEWS   HIDDEN SPRINGS #2 Writer: Rob Williams Artist: Nil Vendrell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 24, 2026 As a group of octogenarian ex-celebrities try to shepherd a baby kaiju to safety, they're found by military agents who try to capture it—with devastating results! As the Hollywood has-beens are caught in the crossfire, they have to ask themselves, just what are they willing to sacrifice to save an alien creature?   BEAST OF BORIKEN #1 Writer: Julio Anta Artist: Daniel IriZarri Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: July 1, 2026 A thrilling new True Weird series from Tiny Onion by co-creators Julio Anta (Frontera; Sí, Se Puede) and Daniel Irizarri (Xino, Cementary Kids Don't Die) bringing el Chupacabra to life! In contemporary Puerto Rico, Loli Flores is a fierce activist fighting the overdevelopment of the island by outside investors. When a ground-breaking ceremony is violently interrupted by a supernatural force, Loli discovers that the stories of el Chupacabra are not just echoes from the past, but a brutal protector of generations extending back to the indigenous people of the island. As Loli uncovers the horrors firstand, el Chupacabra is on a parallel path with elemental destruction left in his wake. This issue includes a haunting True Weird short story by Justin Jordan, Tony Akins and Aditya Bidikar! TRADE DISCUSSION   GODZILLA: THE HALF-CENTURY WAR Writer: James Stokoe Artist: James Stokoe Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $29.99 Follow one man's journey from the moment Godzilla's reign of destruction begins and continues over his lifetime, one battle after another. The year is 1954 and Lieutenant Ota Murakami is on hand when Godzilla makes first landfall in Japan. Along with his pal, Kentaro, Ota makes a desperate gamble to save lives...and in the process begins an obsession with the King of the Monsters that lasts 50 years ranging from Ghana, Bombay, and maybe the end of the world! At Major Spoilers, we strive to create original content that you find interesting and entertaining. Producing, writing, recording, editing, and researching require significant resources. We pay writers, podcast hosts, and other staff members who work tirelessly to provide you with insights into the comic book, gaming, and pop culture industries. Help us keep Major Spoilers strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. If you know someone who loves comics, share this post and episode with them!