What got EC Comics into trouble? We’ll discuss that and more in this week’s Major Spoilers Podcast. We tak Marvel delays, and new unions, too. We review Hunt for the Skinwalker #1, Birds of Prey #1, and Al Capone!
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NEWS
https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/walt-disney-pictures-vfx-workers-union-1235706136
https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/marvel-release-dates-agatha-x-men-97-echo-what-if-1235711234
REVIEWS
STEPHEN
HUNT FOR THE SKINWALKER #1
Writer: Zac Thompson
Artist: Valeria Burzo
Publisher: BOOM! Studios
Cover Price: $4.99
Release Date: September 6, 2023
Unidentified flying objects. Animal mutilation. Terrifying otherworldly cryptids. Countless strange phenomena. For more than 50 years, a remote ranch in the Uinta Basin has been the most significant nexus for the paranormal.
Inspired by one family’s confrontation with the unexplainable and terrifying… and what happened when they invited the largest scientific investigation of the paranormal to their ranch.
Based on the 2005 groundbreaking, electrifying nonfiction book by Dr. Colm Kelleher and veteran investigative journalist George Knapp that revealed the captivating true history of Gorman Ranch for the first time, seizing mainstream imagination and inspiring high profile investigations, documentaries, and genre fiction in various media.
Now, working hand-in-hand with Kelleher and Knapp, and incorporating never-before-seen new revelations, writer Zac Thompson (X-Men Unlimited, Undone By Blood) with Valeria Burzo (Castle Full of Blackbirds) adapts the category-defying tale in a series perfect for fans of I Hate This Place and The Low, Low Woods!
[rating:1/5]
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MATTHEW
BIRDS OF PREY #1
Writer: Kelly Thompson
Artist: Leonardo Romero
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: September 5, 2023
BREAKING HEARTS AND FACES–THE BIRDS OF PREY ARE BACK! Every mission matters. Every life saved is a miracle. But this time, it’s personal. Dinah Lance is one of the DCU’s most elite fighters, and combined with her sonic scream, she’s a fearsome foe in any scenario…but sometimes even the Black Canary needs help. Faced with a personal mission brought to her by a mysterious new ally, and up against near-impossible odds, she re-forms the Birds of Prey with an unrivaled group of badasses–Cassandra Cain, Big Barda, Zealot, and Harley Quinn–and only one goal: extraction without bloodshed. What could possibly go wrong?
[rating:4/5]
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RODRIGO
AL CAPONE
Writer: Swann Meralli
Artist: PF Radice
Publisher: Black Panel Press
Cover Price: $29.99
Release Date: September 13, 2023
Al Capone. Family man, community leader, industrious smuggler, or vicious killer? You decide. Born into a poor Italian family in Brooklyn in 1899, little Alfonso didn’t have a lot of options, so he’d have to get creative in order to make a name for himself. A bit of cards, some enforcing, maybe a little protection are a great start. A man’s gotta provide for his family, capisce? But, when prohibition starts up in 1920, Al Capone will discover his golden ticket to untold fame and fortune. Now, nobody’ll ever forget the name Capone.
[rating: 4/5]
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DISCUSSION
THE EC ARCHIVES: CRIME SUSPENSTORIES VOLUME 4
Writer: Al Feldstein, William Gaines
Artist: Jack Davis, Johnny Craig
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
Release Date: August 27, 2019
This Deluxe Hardcover Volume collects classic tales from Crime SuspenStories issues #19-27, from the hands of legendary creators Al Feldstein, Harvey Kurtzman, Johnny Craig, Jack Davis, Joe Orlando, and more!
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