Major Spoilers Podcast #354: The Crow

Published: Oct. 26, 2011, 5:33 a.m.

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This week on the show: A year dead, or simply back after a year? Catwoman gets it on, Akira goes to the big show, and Vampirella wears pants. All this, plus Fear and loathing\u2026 I mean Fear Itself, in this issue!

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NEWS\n
Live action Akira back in production\n
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REVIEWS\n
\nStephen\n
Catwoman #2\n
Written by JUDD WINICK\n
Art and cover by GUILLEM MARCH\n
She's a thief who lives to steal just for the thrill of breaking the law. He's The Dark Knight, obsessively driven to battle evil with every ounce of his strength. They should keep each other at arm's length, but...they just can't seem to help themselves! Don't miss this issue \u2013 things are gonna get messy!

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[rating:3/5]

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Rodrigo\n
VAMPIRELLA #11\n
32 pages FC \u2022 $3.99 \u2022 Teen +\n
BRANDON JERWA (story/script)\n
Art by JOHNNY DESJARDINS\n
Covers by PAUL RENAUD (25%), JOHNNY DESJARDINS (25%),\n
JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (25%), WAGNER REIS (25%)\n
\u201cBlack & White\u201d Retailer incentive cover by WAGNER REIS\n
\u201cBlood Red\u201d Retailer incentive cover by PAUL RENAUD\n
While en route to their first international adventure, Vampirella and Sofia are summoned to the German countryside. They\u2019re tasked with security detail for a sacred ceremony, but the original mission becomes something entirely different once they reach their destination. It\u2019s a mind-bending tale of demons, denial and dark secret fears.\n
[rating:2/5]

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Matthew\n
Fear Itself - The Home Front #7\n
Writer: Christos Gage\n
Penciller: Howard Chaykin, Alessandro Vitti, Mike Mayhew\n
Price: $3.99\n
Will Speedball cause a catastrophe bigger than Stamford? - Will X-23, Power Man, Amadeus Cho, Thunderstrike & Spider-Girl form an all-new team of young heroes?\n
[rating:1.5/5]

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Major Spoilers Poll of the Week: Costume Contest Edition\n
It is finally here! Voting is now open for the Major Spoilers 2011 Costume Contest.\n
We\u2019ve narrowed it down to seven, and now it is your turn to pick the winner!\n
You have until 11:59 PM (CDT) on October 31, 2011 to cast your vote, so don\u2019t wait until the last minute\n
[poll id="205\u201d]

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http://www.majorspoilers.com/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-pow-costume-contest-edition

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Discussion: Immortals: The Crow\n
The story revolves around an unfortunate young man named Eric. He and his fianc\xe9e, Shelly, are assaulted by a gang of street thugs after their car breaks down. Eric is shot in the head and is paralyzed, and can only watch as Shelly is savagely beaten and raped. They are then left for dead on the side of the road.

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He is resurrected by a crow and seeks vengeance on the murderers, methodically stalking and killing them. When not on the hunt, Eric stays in the house he shared with Shelly, spending most of his time there lost in memories of her. Her absence is torture for him; he is in emotional pain, even engaging in self-mutilation by cutting himself.\n
The Crow acts as both guide and goad for Eric, giving him information that helps him in his quest but also chastising him for dwelling on Shelly\u2019s death, seeing his pining as useless self-indulgence that distracts him from his purpose

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