Major Spoilers Podcast #878: Dead End Kids

Published: May 27, 2020, 1:26 p.m.

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This week we take a look at the Dead End Kids, but not THOSE Dead End Kids. Plus, Internet shenanigans, Jim Henson\'s The Storyteller: Ghosts #2, Forgotten Home #8, Dryad #2, and Betty & Veronica head to the Danger Zone.

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NEWS

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REVIEWS

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STEPHEN\\n
\\nJim Henson\\u2019s The Storyteller: Ghosts #2\\n
\\nWriter: Jennifer Rostowsky\\n
\\nArtist: Jennifer Rostowsky\\n
\\nPublisher: Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios\\n
\\nPrice: $3.99\\n
\\nRelease Date: May 20, 2020\\n
\\nSynopsis: A young Khmer woman turns to black magic that promised to give the caster wealth, power, and beauty unlike that of any other human. When the spell turns on its caster, she must learn to deal with the consequences of magic, and what it means to be an Ahp.\\n
[rating:2.5/5]\\n
\\nYou can buy this issue via ComiXology

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MATTHEW\\n
\\nFORGOTTEN HOME #8\\n
\\nWriter: Erica Schultz\\n
\\nArtist: Marika Cresta\\n
\\nPublisher: Vices Press\\n
\\nCover Price: $2.99\\n
\\nRelease Date: May 26, 2020

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A regime comes to an and, and a throne is left empty. Who will rule: mother or daughter?\\n
[rating:3/5]\\n
\\nYou can buy this issue via ComiXology

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RODRIGO\\n
\\nDRYAD #2\\n
\\nWriter: Kurtis J. Wiebe\\n
\\nArtist: Justin Osterling\\n
\\nPublisher: ONI Press Inc.\\n
\\nCover Price: $3.99\\n
\\nRelease Date: June, 10 2020\\n
\\nDESCRIPTION: Rana and Griffon dread that they\'ve released an ancient evil from the temple, but Morgan and Yale battle fear with logic and reason. Amid all the chaos, one thing is clear. The town of Frostbrook has been set ablaze with demons roaming the streets in search of one target -- Yale Glass.\\n
[rating: 3/5]\\n
\\nYou can buy this issue via ComiXology

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ASHLEY\\n
\\nBETTY & VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER DANGER ZONE\\n
\\nWriter: Bill Golliher\\n
\\nArtist: Dan Parent\\n
\\nPublisher: Archie Comics\\n
\\nCover Price: $2.99\\n
\\nRelease Date: May 27, 2020\\n
Betty and Veronica risk life and limb in these bold and entertaining daring stories, from skydiving to trail running, to competing as warriors and exploring a shipwreck at sea!\\n
[rating: 4/5]\\n
\\nYou can buy this issue via ComiXology

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DISCUSSION

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DEAD END KIDS\\n
Written by Frank Gogol. Cover by Nenad Cvitcanin. It\'s 1999. Ben, Murphy, Tank, and Amanda are four screwed-up kids from broken homes... but they have had each other. When Ben is murdered, Murphy and his friends set out to find who killed him and find themselves in the cross-hairs! Dead End Kids is a dark coming-of-age murder mystery set in the \'90s, from the creative team behind 2018\'s critically acclaimed Grief.\\n
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