Major Spoilers Podcast #332: Absolute Sandman Volume 3

Published: Aug. 10, 2011, 6:47 a.m.

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Absolute Sandman

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This week on the show: The crew discuss everything from giant lizards, Perry White, Charlie Sheen, and Morpheous.

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NEWS\\n
Laurence Fishburne cast as Perry White

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LINKAGE

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REVIEWS\\n
\\nStephen\\n
Godzilla: Gangsters & Goliaths #3 (of 5)\\n
John Layman (w) \\u2022 Alberto Ponticelli (a) \\u2022 Dan Brereton, Ponticelli, (c)\\n
Detective Makoto Sato has been framed, disgraced and left on the run. But beware a desperate man... with a friend like MOTHRA! Sato strikes back at the Takahashi crime empire and the criminal underworld is powerless to fight back against the winged kaiju. Yet before Sato can finish the job, he learns that no man can truly control a monster! \\n
*2 regular covers will be shipped in a 1-to-1 ratio \\n
*Retailers: See your order form for incentive information. \\n
FC \\u2022 32 pages \\u2022 $3.99

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[rating:4/5]

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Rodrigo\\n
INFAMOUS: Charlie Sheen \\u2028
He may not have been bitten by a radioactive spider or escaped a dying planet, but with recent \\u201cadmissions,\\u201d of having \\u201ctiger blood and Adonis DNA,\\u201d actor and recently ubiquitous bad boy Charlie Sheen has the makings of a comic book character. So from mild-mannered sitcom actor to \\u201cVatican assassin warlock,\\u201d Charlie Sheen\\u2019s life, career and recent shocking behavior will be featured in an upcoming Bluewater Productions biography comic book.\\n
\\u201cInfamous: Charlie Sheen\\u201d not only provides a framework for his recent media-captured outbursts, but also shows the path of how the highly-paid actor reached this critical point in his career. The 32-page comic will also tackle substance abuse and mental health issues.\\n
[rating:2/5]

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Matthew\\n
Avengelyne #2 Cvr A Liefeld\\u2028
story ROB LIEFELD & MARK POULTON art OWEN GIENI cover A ROB LIEFELD\\n
\'DEVIL IN THE FLESH,\' Part Two In his search for a new apprentice, the Red Dragon has taken control of Avengelyne\'s body forcing her essence into Heaven Starr. Meanwhile, Torment targets the New Church of the People. Plus, the return of Passover!

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[rating:2/5]

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK\\n
This week, we cast our gaze at the Super Friends \\u2013 and more specifically, the teenage sidekicks that plagued the team for seasons.\\xa0 In one corner we have the team of Wendy Harris and Marvin White who appeared on the show from 1976 until early 1977, at which point they were replaced by Zan and Jana from the planet Exxor.\\n
If you had the chance to pick the duo you would most want hanging around your secret headquarters, who would it be, and more importantly, why?

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VOTE!\\n
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Trade Paperback of the Week\\n
Absolute Sandman Volume 03\\u2028
Writer: Neil Gaiman\\n
The third volume collecting Neil Gaiman\\u2019s seminal, award-winning series starring the Dream King in deluxe format.\\n
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN VOL. 3 presents several key SANDMAN tales in a slipcased hardcover edition, including \\u201cBrief Lives,\\u201d in which the Sandman\\u2019s sister Delirium prevails upon her older brother to help her find their missing sibling, Destruction. But their journey through the Waking World has dramatic repercussions for their family and also for the relationship between the Sandman and his wayward son, Orpheus.

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Also included is the spectacular short story \\u201cRamadan,\\u201d a tale of a young king of ancient Baghdad and the deal he strikes with The Sandman to grant his city immortality, with spectacular illustrations by P. Craig Russell (Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde, The Jungle Book).

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