Major Spoilers Podcast #684: Reflecting on Ten Years

Published: July 6, 2016, 3:55 a.m.

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: The Flintstones #1, Conan the Slayer, Cryptocracy #1, and The Little Red Fish #4 all get reviewed, plus Jason Inman magically appears to lead us in a discussion on the ten years of Major Spoilers.

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NEWS\\n
Wreck-It Ralph 2 in the works\\n
http://majorspoilers.com/2016/06/30/movies-wreck-ralph-gets-sequel/

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Make sure to head to https://members.majorspoilers.com to get a bonus track where we discuss The Lost In Space reboot on Netflix.

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REVIEWS\\n
\\nSTEPHEN\\n
CONAN THE SLAYER #1\\n
Writer: Cullen Bunn\\n
Artist: Sergio Davila\\n
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics\\n
Alone, battle weary, and with nothing but his sword, Conan of Cimmeria faces his inevitable death in the arid wastes . . . but instead stumbles into a camp of Kozaki raiders. With a knife at his throat and a band of Turanian hunters at his back, will the half-dead barbarian find a new ally in the Kozaki chief?\\n
[rating:3.5/5]

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MATTHEW\\n
Cryptocracy #1\\n
Story by Van Jensen\\n
Art by Pete Woods\\n
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics\\n
Cover Price: $3.99\\n
For time beyond memory, the Nine Families watched from the shadows, believing themselves shepherds and manipulating whole societies as they saw fit. Nothing happened that they didn\'t observe or control. Outsiders knew naught of the Families, much less threatened them. Until now.\\n
[rating: 3.5/5]

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RODRIGO\\n
Little Red Fish #4 \\n
The Little Red Fish by James Moffitt and Bizhan Khodabandeh is an Orwellian retelling of the Iranian revolution. It takes place on a reef off of the Persian Gulf, and follows the journey of a young fish, as he grows into a renowned leader.

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[rating:3/5]

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ASHLEY\\n
FLINTSTONES #1 \\n
Written by Mark Russel\\n
Art by Steve Pugh \\n
Publisher: DC Comics\\n
Welcome to Bedrock, where Paleolithic humans head to dinner for a taste of artisanal mammoth after shopping at Neandertall & Big Men\\u2019s Clothing, where Wilma shows her modern art, and where, if you take a plane, you could literally end up sitting ON the tail section. Join Fred and Barney as Mister Slate sends them on a mission to show some Neanderthals a night on the town in hopes of luring them into this new system called \\u201cworking for a living.\\u201d In Slate\\u2019s Quarry, of course. Is Fred\\u2019s ship about to come in? Find out when the gang finishes out the evening at the employee hot tub party, where they learn how the one percent lives here in Bedrock, home to the world\\u2019s first civilization and the modern stone-age family\\u2014The Flintstones. Don\\u2019t miss this extra-sized debut issue! \\n
[rating 5/5]

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK\\n
http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/05/major-spoilers-poll-week-lex-luthor-edition/

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DISCUSSION: \\n
http://majorspoilers.com/2016/07/03/ten-years-major-spoilers/

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CLOSE\\n
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