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Published: May 28, 2014, 5:38 a.m.

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, The Amazing Spider-Man, Ant-Man, C.O.W.L #1, Axe Cop: American Choppers #1, Beyond: Joker, Man of Laughs, The Red Panda #5, and a whole lot more!

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NEWS\\n
Ant-Man exit\\n
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REVIEWS\\n
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COWL #1\\n
Writer: Kyle Higgins\\n
Artist: Alec Siegel\\n
Publisher: Image Comics\\n
Cover Price: $3.50/$2.99\\n
Welcome to the \\u201cChicago Organized Workers League\\u201d\\u2014 the world\\u2019s first Super-Hero Labor Union! While C.O.W.L. once stood as a beacon of hope against an epidemic of organized crime and an unbeatable \\u201cbrotherhood\\u201d of Super-Villains, the union now faces its fiercest foe yet\\u2014a disillusioned public. In targeting the last of the great villains, C.O.W.L. attempts to prove its value to the world and to each other, while staving off villainy from both outside and inside its offices.

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[rating:5/5]

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MATTHEW\\n
Axe Cop: American Choppers #1\\n
Writer: Malachai Nicolle\\n
Artist: Ethan Nicolle\\n
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics\\n
Cover Price: $3.99\\n
President of the World Axe Cop reunites with Super Axe, an old friend from college, and the two of them decide to start a superteam of axe-wielding heroes to defend America, called the American Choppers. They are joined by Captain Axe, Axe Girl, Axe Woman, Axe Dog, and other axe-wielding heroes. The only problem is that there are no bad guys left, but that all changes when mysterious giant creatures attack the city!

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[rating:3.5/5]

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RODRIGO\\n
Beyond: Joker, Man of Laughs\\n
Writer: Valarie D\\u2019Orazio\\n
Artist: Dan Lauer\\n
Publisher: Bluewater Productions\\n
COULROPHOBIA: the fear of clowns. They were meant to spread laughter, now they often spread fear. Where did \\u2018The Clown Curse\\u2019 come from and how has its legacy haunted everyone from serial-killers to Heath Ledger to James Holmes? Will the last laugh be on us or on them?

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[rating:1.5/5]

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ZACH\\n
The Red Panda #5: Night of the Red Panda\\n
Writer: Gregg Taylor\\n
Artist: Dean Kotz\\n
Publisher: Monkeybrain Comics\\n
The Terrific Twosome of Toronto return with all-new two-fisted pulp adventures.! August Fenwick, one of the city\\u2019s wealthiest men, hides a secret life of adventure as his city\\u2019s mysterious champion, The Red Panda. Together with his trusty driver, Kit Baxter, who joins him in his quest as the Flying Squirrel, he fights an endless battle, that all those who serve evil shall fear the Night of the Red Panda! This issue: \\u201cOne Tin Soldier part 2 of 2\\u201d The sinister Captain Clockwork stands on the verge of rebuilding his army of mechanical monsters. Can the Red Panda and the Flying Squirrel prevent another Android Apocalypse from being unleashed? Plus another serialized chapter of the prose pulp novel \\u201cPyramid of Peril\\u201d, and a behind the scenes \\u201cvillain file\\u201d on the twisted genius Marcus Bennett.

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[rating:4/5]

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Major Spoilers Poll of the Week\\n
Weekly Budget\\n
As the move to digital comics continues, and more cool pieces of ephemera arrive in shops and online stores, the amount of money we spend on our favorite past times seems to grow and grow. Or does it? Every so often we do a spot check to see what we are spending our money on, and how much of it is going to entertainment (comics, movies, toys, games, etc.)

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Discussion:Amazing Spider-Man Volume 5\\n
Reprints: Amazing Spider-Man #41-50, Annual #3\\u2028
Scripted by Stan Lee\\u2028
Pencilled and Co-Plotted by John Romita, Sr.\\u2028
Foreword by Stan Lee\\n
We finally meet Mary Jane! After months of hints and failed setups, Mary Jane Watson jumps into Peter Parker\'s life with a bang - leaving him unsure who he likes more, MJ or Gwen Stacy! And while Peter gets a motorcycle and his fi rst apartment with friend Harry Osborn, Spider-Man faces villains deadlier than ever! The Lizard! Kraven the Hunter! A new Vulture! The Kingpin! And introducing the Rhino and Shocker! What\'s a web-slinger to do? Plus: The Avengers try to recruit Spidey by sending him after the Hulk! And weary of public mistrust, Peter decides he\'ll be Spider-Man no more!\\n
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