This time around: don we now our geek apparel, a freaky-tongued guy gets an origin, Babs Gordon has a real potty mouth, Matthew loves Rosario Dawson, Rodrigo visits the Ginza, Stephen gets the worst of a TOM WELLING PUNCH!! Plus, do you write the songs that make the whole world sing? Can you rhyme with Spoilers? All this, and much, much more, as the show hits the Big Four-Oh, and now wants a 20-something girlfriend and a big red sportscar…

NEWS



All-Star Batman and Robin #10 Printing Debacle

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Kingdom Come storyline continues to continue in November

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CONTEST

Major Spoilers Costume Contest Announced

Here’s what you have to do:

Send three to four pictures (different poses/angles) of yourself in your favorite superhero costume (plus one sans costume) to us by October 21, 2008. Make sure you include your name, address, and the character you are supposed to be. The Major Spoilers crew, will narrow the list to five contestants (oh lord, let us have more than five entries), and readers will then vote on their favorite. The winner will then be announced October 31st.

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Major Spoilers Theme Song!

Win a copy of DC’s Absolute Watchmen edition by creating the Major Spoilers Theme Song. Enter as many times as you like, the contest is open until Thanksgiving. Winner gets the latest Absolute Edition of the Watchmen when it is released.

REVIEWS

Rodrigo

Big Hero 6 #1

COVER BY: DAVID NAKAYAMA

WRITER: CHRIS CLAREMONT

PENCILS: DAVID NAKAYAMA

INKS: TERRY PALLOT

COLORED BY: EMILY WARREN

LETTERED BY: SIMON BOWLAND

THE STORY:

The astonishing return of Big Hero Six! Who, you ask? Why none other than Japan’s top heroes, defending the land of the rising sun in the name of the Emperor! Come join Hiro (the smartest boy in Japan), Baymax (his trusty robot companion), Honey Lemon (with her all-containing handbag), Gogo Tomago (somersaulting into an unstoppable energy ball)… plus, who are the Six’s two new members? When unknown super-villains strike Tokyo, BH6 is on the scene, and the stage is set for new adventure and a new series!

Rated A …$3.99

Matthew

Venom: Dark Origin #1

COVER BY: ANGEL MEDINA

WRITER: ZEB WELLS

PENCILS: ANGEL MEDINA

INKS: SCOTT HANNA

COLORED BY: AVALON – MATT MILLA

LETTERED BY: VC – JOE CARAMAGNA

THE STORY:

When a man claiming to be the Sin-Eater — the serial killer tormenting Spider-Man and all New York City — contacts the young Eddie Brock at the Daily Globe, Eddie takes his shot at career-making news. Who cares if the story’s full of holes? Watch the corruption that poisons Eddie’s soul until it’s as black as a certain alien symbiote…and witness the creation of one of Spider-Man’s great foes! By writer Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and artist Angel Medina (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN)!

Rated T+ …$2.99

Stephen

Smallville Season 8 Sneak Peek Review

THE JUSTICE LEAGUE RETURNS TO FIND CLARK AFTER THE COLLAPSE OF THE FORTRESS; THE NEW CEO OF LUTHORCORP COMES TO TOWN — The Justice League, lead by the Green Arrow (Justin Hartley), hits the Artic in search of Clark (Tom Welling), who disappeared after the fortress collapsed. The team immediately has a confrontation with the new CEO of Luthorcorp, Tess Mercer (Cassidy Freeman). Meanwhile, Chloe (Allison Mack) is being held prisoner by a suspicious group who has discovered she has a new power, and Clark has been stripped of his powers by Jor-El.

Erica Durance and Aaron Ashmore also star. Kevin Fair directed the episode with the story by Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders and teleplay by Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer.

POLL OF THE WEEK

This week we bring back the fan favorite – ranking your favorite female characters. This time around we’re taking on the all girl band who put the Archies to shame:

A) Josie McCoy

B) Melody Valentine

C) Valerie Brown

D) Alexandra Cabot

VOTE TODAY!

TRADE PAPERBACK REVIEW

JSA: The Golden Age

The Golden Age is a 1993 four-issue Elseworlds comic book mini-series by writer James Robinson and artist Paul Smith.

It concerns the Golden Age DC Comics superheroes entering the 1950s and facing the advent of McCarthyism.

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