Major Spoilers Podcast #787: Battle Angel Alita

Published: July 11, 2018, 4:46 a.m.

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Alita: Battle Angel arrives in theaters in December, but this week we take a look at Battle Angel Alita Vol. 1 to see what the heck is going on. Plus we review Flash #50, Immortal Hulk #2, RoboCop: Citizen\'s Arrest #4 and take a look at Nailed It Season 2. Plus, who should Batman marry?

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NEWS

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REVIEWS

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STEPHEN\\n
\\nFLASH #50\\n
\\nWriter: Joshua Williamson\\n
\\nArtist: Howard Porter\\n
\\nPublisher: DC Comics\\n
\\nCover Price: $3.99\\n
\\nRelease Date: July 11, 2018\\n
The lightning-fueled finale of \\u201cFlash War\\u201d! Zoom adapts two new Speed Force powers into his arsenal against both Barry Allen and Wally West. What are these strange new powers? What can they do? And how will this haunt the Scarlet Speedster long after \\u201cFlash War\\u201d is over? It\\u2019s the power of two Flashes pitted against the seemingly unstoppable Hunter Zolomon!

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[rating:3/5]

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MATTHEW\\n
\\nIMMORTAL HULK #2 (#719)\\n
\\nWriter: Al Ewing\\n
\\nArtist: Joe Bennet, Ruy Jose\\n
\\nPublisher: Marvel Comics\\n
\\nCover Price: $3.99\\n
\\nRelease Date: July 4, 2018\\n
A random small-town tragedy. A mystery illness that spreads with grief. A green glow on a lonely mountain. Three puzzle pieces that fit together to make a nightmare. And the only mind on Earth than can connect them up...belongs to the Immortal Hulk.\\n
[rating:4.5/5]

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RODRIGO\\n
\\nROBOCOP: CITIZEN\'S ARREST #4\\n
\\nWriter: Brian Wood\\n
\\nArtist: Jorge Coelho\\n
\\nPublisher: Boom! Studios\\n
\\nCover Price: 3.99\\n
\\nRelease Date: July 11, 2018\\n
OCP announces their plan to reform the Ruins into a new neighborhood called the Plateau, as well as the devastating methods they plan to use.\\n
[rating: 3.5/5]\\n
\\nASHLEY\\n
\\nNAILED IT\\n
\\nSeason 2\\n
Home bakers who have a poor track record in the kitchen seek redemption -- and cash -- on this series. In each episode, three contestants try their hand at re-creating edible masterpieces. The projects don\'t always turn out great, but whichever amateur baker comes closest to a successful dessert by the end of the episode takes home the $10,000 prize, which they might want to use on baking lessons. Comic Nicole Byer and renowned pastry chef Jacques Torres host the culinary competition that features such challenges as painting self-portraits on cookies.\\n
[rating: 4/5]

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK

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DISCUSSION

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Battle Angel Alita Vol. 1\\n
\\nYukito Kishiro\\n
In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial

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