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In this issue: The Major Spoilers Crew reviews some comics, picks the comic they are most looking forward to this week, and ponder the use of comics in the classroom with Dr. Peter Coogan, Director of the institute for Comic Studies.

NEWS\\n
There\'s a lot of movies coming up, and they might not all be good.\\n
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REVIEWS\\n
\\nRodrigo\\n
\\nGraphic Classics Volume Seventeen\\n
\\nVisions of the Future!\\n
Science Fiction Classics presents comics adaptations of stories from the original creators of science fiction including \\u201cThe War of the Worlds\\u201d by H.G. Wells and \\u201cA Martian Odyssey\\u201d by Stanley G. Weinbaum. Also featured are \\u201cIn the Year 2889\\u201d a rare short story by Jules Verne, and \\u201cThe Disintegration Machine\\u201d, starring Arthur Conan Doyle\\u2019s Professor Challenger. Plus E.M. Forster\\u2019s only SF tale \\u201cThe Machine Stops\\u201d, and shorts by Lord Dunsany and Hans Christian Anderson.

Matthew\\n
\\nHerogasm #1\\n
Writer: Garth Ennis\\n
Penciller/Inker: John McCrea\\n
\\nAn evil so profound it threatens all mankind\\u2026 the mightiest heroes on the planet uniting to defend us all\\u2026 a secret crisis of such utter finality that a countdown to civil or infinite war seems unavoidable\\u2026 but have you ever wondered what really happens during Crossovers? The Seven, Payback, Teenage Kix, Fantastico and every other supe on Earth team up for an annual event like no other\\u2026 and where the supes go, can a certain \\u201cfive complications and a dog\\u201d be far behind? Vought-American prepare to make their move, in a story that will change the world of the Boys forever: Herogasm #1.

Stephen\\n
\\nStar Trek: Crew #4\\n
Story by John Byrne\\n
Art by John Byrne\\n
Cover by John Byrne\\n
\\nIt\'s a war that has raged for decades\\u2026 but who are the combatants, and what is their unexpected connection to the Earth of centuries past? The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise will have only hours to find out, or die trying!

MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK\\n
There are a lot of comics being released this week, and some of them might be more anticipated by readers than others. This week sees the beginning of Batman and Robin #1, the \\u201cend\\u201d of Ultimate Spider-man with issue #133, more superhero turned bad in Irredeemable #3, a gruesome tale from Image Comics in the form of Chew #1, and the antics of Atomic Robo taking on the horror from space.\\n
A) Batman and Robin #1\\n
B) Ultimate Spider-man #133\\n
C) Irredeemable #3\\n
D) Chew #1\\n
E) Atomic Robo #2\\n
F) Other\\n
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MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION\\n
This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, the Major Spoilers Crew welcomes Dr. Peter Coogan, Director of the Institute for Comic Studies to talk about comics in the classroom. From Classics Illustrated to using comics as a gateway to additional learning (plus a wild rant or two from Stephen) are discussed in the last half of the show.

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