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Published: May 8, 2013, 4:35 a.m.

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Matthew is busy with the RWJ, Rodrigo is not all here, Zach is a smarty pants, and Stephen tries to hold it all together as your hosts talk fantasy, murder, penguins, and horror.

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NEWS\\n
\\nIron Man 3 Review SPOILERS!

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REVIEWS\\n
\\nSTEPHEN\\n
SKYWARD\\n
Skyward is an all-ages action fantasy book that is in previews right now. The writer/creator of the book is the one and only Jeremy Dale, whose work you may have seen in a few GI Joe comic books.

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[rating:3.5/5]

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MATTHEW\\n
Chin Music #1\\n
Writer: Steve Niles\\n
Artist: Tony Harris\\n
Publisher: Image Comics\\n
Cover Price: $2.99\\n
Shaw is a man on the run and lost in time. Fleeing ancient enemies, Shaw finds himself in prohibition-era Chicago surrounded by gangers and demons alike and caught between law enforcement and the local supernatural underground. CHIN MUSIC is a tale of mysticism and violence like nothing you\'ve experienced before.

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[rating:2/5]

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RODRIGO\\n
Dream Thief #1\\n
Writer: Jai Nitz\\n
Artist: Greg Smallwood\\n
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics\\n
Cover Price: $3.99\\n
After stealing an Aboriginal mask from a museum, John Lincoln realizes that the spirits of the vengeful dead are possessing his body and mind while he sleeps! His old problems have been replaced by bloody hands and the disposal of bodies\\u2014and now remembering where he spent last night has never been more important!

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[rating:2.5/5]

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ZACH\\n
Masks and Mobsters #7\\n
Writer: Joshua Williamson\\n
Artist: Mike Henderson\\n
Publisher: Monkeybrain Comics\\n
Price: $.99\\n
It should have just been a nice day in the park, but a meeting between two mobsters takes a twisted turn. Presenting a very different kind of comic that you have to pay attention to get the whole story.

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[rating:4.5/5]

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Major Spoilers Poll of the Week\\n
Reality horror films have been around for decades now, with the Blair Witch Project still sending Matthew diving under the covers the instant the snot rocket scene appears. There have been a number of franchises that have used the found footage gimmick to put the scare into audiences, and get that well timed jump of fright.

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Discussion: \\n
BLOOM COUNTY\\n
Berkley Breathed\\u2019s Bloom County was one of the most popular and critically acclaimed newspaper strips of all time. Bloom County ran from December 8th, 1980 to August 6th, 1989 and was published in an astounding 1200 newspapers on a daily basis. The huge popularity of Bloom County spawned a merchandizing bonanza, as well as two spin-off strips, Outland and Opus. The Bloom County Library Volume 1 highlights the first time the entire run of the immensely popular Bloom County strip has been collected in beautifully designed hard cover books with exceptional reproduction.

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