Major Spoilers Podcast #421: Blacksad: Silent Hell

Published: June 27, 2012, 7:56 a.m.

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In this issue: Blacksad returns, Atomic Robo takes to the skies, Avengers are both New and Secret, and Nerdtacular 2012.

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NEWS\\n
Sony planning for Tonka Trucks movie LINK

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REVIEWS\\n
\\nStephen\\n
ATOMIC ROBO: FLYING SHE DEVILS OF THE PACIFIC #1\\n
Writer: Brian Clevinger\\n
Artist: Scott Wegener\\n
Publisher: Red 5 Comics\\n
SOLICITATION: This series was intended to be Volume 2. And then Volume 3. Then Volumes 4 through 6. But it was too big and too crazy. We weren\\u2019t ready to make it. Maybe we still aren\\u2019t, but we got tired of running from it.

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[rating:4/5]

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Rodrigo\\n
The Hypernaturals #1\\u2028
Created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Brad Walker\\u2028
Written by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning\\u2028
Art by Brad Walker & Andres Guinaldo\\u2028
SC, 32pgs, FC, SRP: $3.99\\u2028
COVER A: Francesco Mattina\\u2028
COVER B: Trevor Hairsine\\u2028
Diamond Code: MAY120940\\n
It is the far future; the human race has finally colonized the galaxy, preserving an era of prosperity that\\u2019s only possible because of The Hypernaturals. They\\u2019re a celebrated, galaxy-wide superhero task force that keeps the peace. That is, until they all mysteriously vanish. Now, as the galaxy teeters on the brink of chaos, it\\u2019s up to a group of retired and long forgotten Hypernaturals \\u2014 and their novice recruits \\u2014 to save the galaxy from complete destruction. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, the superstar writing duo behind ANNIHILATION and THE LEGION, launch an all-new original series that takes cosmic super-heroes to a new frontier.\\n
[rating:2.5/5]

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Matthew\\n
Secret Avengers #28\\u2028
Writer: Rick Remender\\u2028
Artist: Renato Guedes\\u2028
The Avengers have found a way to save the Kree homeworld, but one man stands in their way: Captain Marvel! Can Ms. Marvel and Protector break free of Minister Marvel\\u2019s control? When all else fails, one Avenger must rise and make the ultimate sacrifice.

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[rating:2/5]

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Rob\\n
The New Avengers #27\\u2028
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis\\u2028
Artist: Mike Deodato\\u2028
AVX TIE-IN! Hope Summers journeys to the magical city of K\\u2019un L\\u2019un, home of the Iron Fist, to uncover her destiny! But will she conquer her future\\u2026or be consumed by it?\\n
[rating:3/5]

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Major Spoilers Poll of the Week\\n
It\\u2019s that time of year again, time when we roll out the poll of the week that is the question on everyone\\u2019s lips \\u2013 The San Diego Comic Con, and your participation level\\n
Will you attend the San Diego Comic-Con this year?

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LINK

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Discussion: \\n
Blacksad: Silent Hell\\n
Detective John Blacksad returns, with a new case that takes him to a 1950s New Orleans filled with hot jazz and cold-blooded murder! Hired to discover the fate of a celebrated pianist, Blacksad finds his most dangerous mystery yet in the midst of drugs, voodoo, the rollicking atmosphere of Mardi Gras, and the dark underbelly that it hides!

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