Major Spoilers Podcast #853: Atomic Robo and the Ring of Fire

Published: Nov. 13, 2019, 4:08 a.m.

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We dive once more into the world of Atomic Robo as he saves the world from those darn Kaiju! We talk Disney+, and review Folklords #1, No One Left To Fight #5, and Doctor Sleep!

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NEWS

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Have you signed up for the Disney+?

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REVIEWS

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STEPHEN\\n
FOLKLORDS #1\\n
Writer: Matt Kindt\\n
Artist: Matt Smith\\n
Publisher: BOOM! Studios\\n
Cover Price: $3.99\\n
Release Date: November 13, 2019\\n
From Narnia to Harry Potter, we\\u2019ve seen our hero leave the real world for a fantasy world\\u2014but in Ansel\\u2019s world of monsters and magic he\\u2019s haunted by visions of our world with tailored suits and modern technology!

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Ansel embarks on his Quest to find the mysterious Folklords, hoping they can explain his visions...but looking for the Folklords is punishable by death. What will Ansel risk to find out about the world he has never truly belonged in?

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Eisner Award-nominated writer Matt Kindt (Grass Kings, Black Badge) teams with acclaimed artist Matt Smith (Hellboy And The B.P.R.D.) challenge everything you know about the line between fantasy and reality in a new series for fans of Die, Middlewest and Fables.\\n
[rating:4/5]

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MATTHEW\\n
NO ONE LEFT TO FIGHT #5\\n
Writer: Aubrey Sitterson\\n
Artist: Fico Ossio\\n
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics\\n
Cover Price: $3.99\\n
Release Date: November 6, 2019

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It\'s the final issue of The Comic You Always Wanted, and it turns out that there is someone left to fight. From Aubrey Sitterson (The Comic Book Story of Professional Wrestling, G.I. Joe) & Fico Ossio (Spider-Man, Revolution), the year\'s hottest new book reaches its explosive, action-packed conclusion, with its heroes squaring off against a massive threat from their past, a monster they thought long vanquished. It\'s "The Return of Bruton!" and it\'s the biggest, most berserk issue-length brawl you\'ve ever seen committed to the comics page.\\n
[rating:3/5]

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RODRIGO\\n
DOCTOR SLEEP\\n
Director: Mike Flanagan\\n
Release Date: November 8, 2019 (USA)\\n
Struggling with alcoholism, Dan Torrance remains traumatized by the sinister events that occurred at the Overlook Hotel when he was a child. His hope for a peaceful existence soon becomes shattered when he meets Abra, a teen who shares his extrasensory gift of the "shine." Together, they form an unlikely alliance to battle the True Knot, a cult whose members try to feed off the shine of innocents to become immortal.\\n
[rating: 3.5/5]

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ASHLEY\\n
[rating: 3/5]

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DISCUSSION

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ATOMIC ROBO AND THE RING OF FIRE\\n
Writer: Brian Clevinger\\n
Artist: Scott Wegener\\n
Publisher: IDW Publishing\\n
Tesladyne was seized by a top secret government agency and transformed into Task Force ULTRA to bring global super science firms under the direct control of the military industrial complex. Escaped Tesladyne scientists went underground and are hunting for Robo. Oh, and giant monsters are threatening to consume all life on Earth. Sure was a nice planet we had for a while there!\\n
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