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Noir-vember begins! Archie gets sacrificed to a death cult in Archie in Hell #1, then we dive into Chip Zdarsky and Jacob Phillips' Newburn, a smart, grimy crime series about mob families, murder, double-crosses, and one detective trying to stay three moves ahead. 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 ARCHIE IN HELL #1 Writer: Patrick Horvath Artist: Tyler Crook Publisher: Oni Press Release Date: November 04, 2026 Cover Price: $4.99 TO SAVE HIM . . . THEY HAD TO DAMN HIM! In the bloodstained tradition of AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE, something wicked this way comes to Riverdale in an infernal new ongoing series from multiple Eisner Award nominee Patrick Horvath (Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees) and Russ Manning Award winner Tyler Crook (Out of Alcatraz, Harrow County)! They say that every small town has a secret. Well, in the case of Riverdale, it's one heck of a humdinger: An ancient order of cultists has infiltrated its townspeople, bent on using human sacrifice to usher a demon lord into our mortal plane. And they've finally identified the final target they need to bring a century's worth of planning to fruition: hometown football champion and all-around good guy Archie Andrews. But this secret cabal never dreamed that actual witches walk Riverdale's streets . . . and when cult and coven clash in the final stages of Archie's secret-ritual sacrifice, the consequences will be cosmic . . . and young Archie Andrews will find himself damned to something far worse than Hell's inner circle. Unstuck from time and space. Bound to a terrible curse. Late for school. Things are about to go from bad to downright diabolical as Horvath and Crook unleash the most malevolently merciless Archie Comics tale ever told . . . and, truly, you'll never, ever expect what happens next. TRADE DISCUSSION Major Spoilers Podcast 2026 NEWBURN Writer: Chip Zdarsky Artist: Jacob Phillips Publisher: Image Comics Easton Newburn is a private detective without loyalties, investigating conflicts between rival crime factions. With his assistant Emily, Newburn follows murderers, arsonists, and corrupt officials—while trying to stay out of their crosshairs. You can purchase this volume via our Amazon affiliate link - https://link.amazon/B0cIpDl1S 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

This week in Episode #769, Wayne has a fun conversation with Renato Franchi, one of the creators behind the 96-page sci-fi graphic novel Achille & KiPI: The Disconnected, which is being crowdfunded on Kickstarter at this link until Monday, November 2, at 11 a.m. ET. Renato is a strategist and publishing expert who oversees this project, their positioning, and their Kickstarter strategy. He is a consultant specializing in publishing, comics, manga, crowdfunding, and transmedia development, bringing the experience he has built over the last ten years! Here's how Achille & KiPI: The Disconnected is described: "Achille can fix the robots on his family's farm. Figuring out his own future is harder. After an accident leaves his cat KiPI with bionic upgrades and a sharp tongue, the two set out for a planet that promises everyone a chance to build a better life. But when rival factions are fighting over the future, chasing your dreams gets complicated. Having a skeptical cat along doesn't exactly simplify things." We talk about how this project came to be, who the various characters are, and what we can expect from these creators in the coming months. For more about this fascinating storytelling, go to their website here. Time is of the essence, so be sure to support this Kickstarter once you finish listening to this episode! Subscribe now Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! 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. Share

Heading back to Dr. Bee's old stomping grounds to get a gizmo needed for the effort. Subscribe now Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Major Spoilers Podcast Master Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] 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. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share

This week in Episode #768, Wayne has a fun conversation with the high-power force behind Pocket Watch Press, Trevor Fernandes-Lenkiewicz, who brings us Area 51: The Helix Project, Heavy, Minutes to Midnight, and Rise! Trevor is an excellent and visionary creator on the rise in the comics industry. He has unique takes on several genres, and many of us can't wait to see what he does next! His work through Rise, the story of the man underneath the cape, is how he came to our attention. He has a Kickstarter underway for his series Heavy, an unapologetically human horror comic that is described this way: "To find his missing brother, Atlas must plunge himself into the shame he's spent 16 years desperately trying to bury." We talk about the various projects he's creating, including where they came from, what the unique approach is he's providing on each, and what we can expect from him in the coming months. You can back the Heavy campaign now, which will conclude on Thursday, November 19, at 10:59 p.m. ET. Be sure to support it once you finish listening to this episode! Highly recommended! Subscribe now Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! 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. Share

We spend time in CompCon leveling up characters and mechs. Subscribe now Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Major Spoilers Podcast Master Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] 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. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share

We love reading comics, and part of that experience is brought to life by our favorite comic book writers. Subscribe now You can subscribe via Apple Podcasts. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure The Top Five Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) 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 MajorSpoilers.com strong. Become a Patron (and our superhero) today. Thanks for listening to Top Five! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share

The Last Starfighter and Biker Mice from Mars return, we ask whether nostalgia comics can reach younger readers, and then dive into B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know—a "Volume One" that absolutely does not mean "start here." 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 LAST STARFIGHTER: BETA Writers: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes Artist: David Cutler Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $6.99 Release Date: October 21, 2026 THE BELOVED DUPLICATE GETS HIS DUE! When the Ko-Dan Armada sent an assassin to kill small-town boy Alex Rogan, it was Alex's simuloid duplicate Beta who saved the day, sacrificing himself to convince the Ko-Dan that Alex was dead. The move bought the Last Starfighter valuable time—enough to sabotage the Ko-Dan mothership and save the planet Rylos. That's been the story for forty years. Now, the original film writer Jonathan Betuel joins a star-studded creative team to reveal Beta's true fate! Beta survived the Ko-Dan assault, but he's not the only alien entity left on Earth. And with Alex far away, Beta's stranded and alone. Can an organic robot with no orders to execute find his own purpose on an alien planet? Not if the Zando-Zan have anything to say about it! A hilarious and heartwarming one-shot from writers Benjamin Raab and Deric A. Hughes (Syfy's WAREHOUSE 13, The CW's ARROW, NBC's QUANTUM LEAP & more) and artist David Cutler (Marvel's Voices, Giant-Size X-Men: Thunderbird), and a can't-miss installment in The Last Starfighter mythos! BIKER MICE FROM MARS: SCORCH #3 Writer: Matt Hotson Artist: V. Ken Marion Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 28, 2026 Old friends! New enemies! Total war! Rising star writer Matt Hotson (Power Rangers: The Return) and artist V Ken Marion (Nightwing) pour gasoline on the fire and slam the throttle straight into an inferno in the most explosive chapter yet! Once upon a time, Scorch rode side by side with Throttle, Modo, and Vinnie — the legendary Biker Mice from Mars. But those glory days have burned to ash. Now, after years apart, Scorch returns hotter than ever, armed with a furnace-blast fury and a scorched-earth mission from her Plutarkian handlers: Make the Biker Mice burn. As Mars erupts into chaos and the planet stands on the brink of total meltdown, Throttle, Modo, and Vinnie will ride through hellfire itself to save their homeworld... even if they have to torch the last remaining sparks of a former friendship. Old wounds ignite. Tempers flare. And when the smoke clears, nothing will survive unscathed. TRADE DISCUSSION BPRD: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW VOL. 1 Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Laurence Campbell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $13.00 As society rebuilds, strange cults vie for influence, and the demon Varvara emerges to lead the way ... Abe Sapien returns from his self-imposed exile to rejoin Liz Sherman just in time for the Bureau to face the final threat to mankind. You can purchase this volume via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4jtqfye 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

This week in Episode #767, great comic creators Matt Knowles and Steph Cannon from Insymmetry Creations return! You'll enjoy another engaging discussion with Matt Knowles and Steph Cannon from Insymmetry Creations! They have a Kickstarter underway now for Tatsumi: The Serpent Mistress #1-4 A Swashbuckling Adventure, which is described this way: "Revenge and retribution fuel this epic high-seas pirate tale! With a guest appearance from NAPOLEON DYNAMITE'S Efren Ramirez (Pedro)!" You can back this already successful campaign now, which will conclude (with late pledges afterward) on Friday, October 30, at 5 p.m. ET. Be sure to back it once you finish listening to this episode! Subscribe now Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! 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. Share

We have heard one story; now it is time for the team members to share their best stories with the children of Tributary. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Major Spoilers Podcast Master Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] 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. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share

Grant Morrison takes on James Bond, Archie accidentally brings a Terminator to Riverdale, Forever Home struggles to cash in on a killer sci-fi premise, and Obelix and Co. proves a 1976 comic about capitalism can still feel uncomfortably current. 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 Archie vs. The Terminator #1 Writer: Rory McConvilla Artist: Steven Butler and Lily Butler Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 14, 2026 The crossover no one saw coming is here! When a teenage John Connor enrolls at Riverdale High, Archie and the gang soon find themselves in the crosshairs of a Terminator! THE FOREVER HOME #2 Writer: Christian Ward Artist: Sami Kivela Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: October 21, 2026 From superstar writer Christian Ward (Event Horizon: Dark Descent, Batman: City of Madness) and visionary artist Sami Kivelä (Abbott), Ray Bradbury meets Christopher Nolan at the far end of man's reign on Earth as the year's most unexpected science-fiction epic races forward! After a series of cataclysmic environmental catastrophes wiped away civilization, life around the Forever Home has returned within the flourishing forest that now surrounds it on all sides. Once safe inside their scientifically enabled refuge — where for every one minute experienced within 20 passes for the world outside — the D'mour family now have to contend with a new world that wants nothing more than to break down their walls... While outside, we discover the last vestiges of humanity with grand campfire tales of the world that ended and the Red Storm that unleashed death on our forefathers... How a young boy called Tommy was found in their wilderness... And how that boy's clouded memories of the refuge called the Forever Home could now spell doom for those that saved him from certain death. TRADE DISCUSSION OBELIX AND CO. Writer: Rene Goscinny Artist: Albert Uderzo Publisher: Papercutz Julius Caesar sends Caius Preposterus, a bright young graduate of the Latin school of Economics, to corrupt the indomitable Gauls by introducing them to big business. Obelix's menhir trade is soon thriving, backed by a heavy advertising campaign - but does wealth bring happiness? And what will happen when the bottom falls out of the menhir market? You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link— https://amzn.to/4s1Hqcu 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 the return of New York Times bestselling author Michael Jan Friedman this week in Episode #766, and he talks about his current Kickstarter crowdfunding for The Company of Enhanced Beings! Michael and I discuss his latest book, which you can support at this link! It's a new collection of interconnected superhero stories inspired by his love for the Legion of Super-Heroes! It's "the prose short-story adventures of a cadre of young space superheroes in a science-fictional future!" We discuss how these stories came to be, who some of the various characters are, and what may be coming from Michael in the months ahead! This project will be funded if it reaches its $3,500 goal by Tuesday, October 27, at 9 p.m. ET so be sure to support it once you finish listening to our fun and engaging conversation! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! 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. Share

When the GM is away, the players will chat… Subscribe now Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Major Spoilers Podcast Master Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] 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. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share

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

This week in Episode #765, JC Barba discusses Viva Reyn, the comic and card game, both of which will be crowdfunding very soon on Zoop.gg! JC and I talk about this new comic and card game and how he took the time to make both products right! Viva Reyn, the comic book is the first chapter story featuring the characters Solar Puff, Rafael Jackson, Tambo Kong, and Reyn Fernandez, all trained super fighters who are on a mission to make their first public appearance at the infamous Underdome Tournament... except Reyn has abandoned the mission, vanished, and wants nothing to do with the fighting life. We discuss how this franchise came to be, how JC made both products happen, and what may be coming from this "new" creator in the weeks and months ahead! Don't miss this fun and engaging conversation! Subscribe now Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Wayne's Comics Podcast Archive Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future! 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. Share

The party arrives at Tributary. Character sheets and battle map images for this episode are available at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. RSS Feed Subscribe via Apple Podcasts Major Spoilers Podcast Master Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at Patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Critical Hit continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) Contact us at [email protected] 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. Thanks for listening to Critical Hit! This post is public, so feel free to share it. Share