Major Spoilers Podcast #707 - The Best of 2016 (Part 2)

Published: Dec. 14, 2016, 4:35 a.m.

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This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: We run down the best of 2016 (again). Plus we review DC Rebirth Holiday Special #1, The Clone Conspiracy #3, Ether #2, and Black #3. Also, is the zombie genre played out?

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NEWS\\n
R.L. Stine takes on Man-Thing\\n
http://wp.me/p8YAd-1KmB

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REVIEWS\\n
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DC REBIRTH HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1\\n
Writers: Various\\n
Artists: Various\\n
DC\\u2019s biggest and brightest heroes celebrate the holidays in this new special! Don\\u2019t miss a Chanukah crisis for Huntress, a Flash family Christmas, Wonder Woman interrupting John Constantine\\u2019s hellblazing pagan party and more\\u2014including the return of Detective Chimp! Today\\u2019s top talents bring you a very special holiday gift that\\u2019ll keep on giving through the New Year! And writer Paul Dini crafts a Harley holiday tale featuring DCU guests that bridges all the stories in the weirdest, wildest way.\\n
[rating:3.5/5]

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MATTHEW\\n
The Clone Conspiracy (2016) #3\\n
Writer: Dan Slott\\n
Penciller: Jim Cheung\\n
THE CLONE CONSPIRACY CONTINUES! SPIDER-MAN is on the run from his resurrected rogues! The Jackal\\u2019s master plan is further revealed. Just how deep does it run? And why is Doctor Octopus playing second fiddle to the Jackal? less\\n
[rating: 4/5]

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RODRIGO\\n
ETHER #2\\n
Boone Dias believes that there\\u2019s a scientific explanation for everything\\u2014even the impossible murder of the Blaze, protector of the magical realm known as the Ether. But as he gets closer to solving the mystery, he\\u2019s realizing just how much he doesn\\u2019t understand about the Ether. And the more time he spends in another dimension, the more his life on Earth falls apart.\\n
[rating:2/5]

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ASHLEY\\n
BLACK #3 \\n
Writer: Kwanza Osajyefo \\n
Art: Jamal Igle \\n
In the aftermath of Cole\'s incarceration, Kareem is beginning to doubt Juncture\'s leadership. Meanwhile, the Mann Co. fends off an attack from a terrorist organization, and Detective Waters may have finally received the clue she needs to tie together Kareem\'s disappearance with her investigation.\\n
[rating: 4/5]

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK\\n
http://majorspoilers.com/2016/12/13/poll-major-spoilers-poll-week-played-edition/

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DISCUSSION\\n
What else did we love in 2016?

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CLOSE\\n
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Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.

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