Major Spoilers Podcast #297: Ultimate Spider-Pod Cast

Published: April 20, 2011, 6:11 a.m.

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This week on the show: Ultimate Spider-Man is the ultimate version of Spider-Man. Or is he? Plus, the Flash, video games, and '70s sci-fi television battle it out!

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NEWS\n
Tokyopop shutting down US division LINK

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REVIEWS\n
\nStephen\n
ULTIMATE AVENGERS VS NEW ULTIMATES #3\n
Written by MARK MILLAR \n
Penciled by LEINIL FRANCIS YU \n
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU \n
Variant Cover BY FRANK CHO\n
Death of Spider-Man

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ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #157\n
Writer:\xa0 Brian Michael Bendis\n
Penciller (cover):\xa0 Mark Bagley\n
The Story: It is the shot heard around the world. Witness the issue comic fans be talking about all year. leave your cynicism at the door... this is the real deal. TheDeath of Spider-Man. Bendis and Bagley reunite for this historic Spider-Man event a decade in the making.\n
[rating:4/5]

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Rodrigo\n
Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes\n
The award-winning Might & Magic Clash of Heroes is now on XBLA! Live the epic adventure of 5 young Heroes leading their armies to save the world of Might & Magic. Discover a unique mix of RPG and puzzle battle mechanics and experience brand new online and local battle modes for up to 4 players. - Enjoy a 20 hour campaign in the rich Might & Magic universe and learn devastating combos! - Master 10 Faction heroes and spells, 40 creatures with unique abilities and more than 50 artifacts. - Challenge your friends online or offline, in 1 vs 1 or in the brand new 2 vs 2 cooperative mode. - Grow from young hero to fully fledged champion in the exclusive online ranked battle modes.\n
[rating:3.5/5]

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Matthew\n
Flash #10\u2028
Written by GEOFF JOHNS\u2028
Art and cover by FRANCIS MANAPUL\n
The prelude to next summer's FLASHPOINT event continues! The new speedster known as Hot Pursuit has arrived on his Cosmic Motorcycle, but what terrible warning has he brought with him? The FLASHPOINT is closing in, and it looks like no one will be safe!\n
[rating:1.5/5]

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK\n
This week, we go back, back, back, back, way back to the 1970s and the television viewing habits of our youth \u2013 well, some of our youths, as others weren\u2019t born until the mid-\u201980s, and some of you didn\u2019t arrive until the (gasp) \u201990s.\n
Two television series arrived in the late \u201970s to vie for our attention, and capitalize on the Star Wars craze.

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VOTE

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Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1\n
Collecting the groundbreaking first year of Ultimate Spider-Man in one colossal trade paperback! High school, puberty, first dances \u2013 there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and superhuman powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man. Following the murder of his uncle and the Green Goblin\u2019s assault on his high school, Peter finds himself on the brink of manhood: getting a job at the Daily Bugle to help support his widowed aunt and taking on extracurricular activities \u2013 such as bringing down the Kingpin, the head of organized crime in New York City! Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #1-13.

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