MSP#168: The Five Fists of Science! SCIENCE!

Published: Jan. 13, 2010, 6:37 a.m.

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SCIENCE!

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In this issue: This is has Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla trying to achieve world peace by kicking the crap out of Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan... what else do you want? Oh, we\'ve got Spider-Man 4, Buffy/Angel, and Brightest Day talk too, if you are really into that thing, but really, it\'s all about science. SCIENCE!

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NEWS\\n
Angel is Twilight

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Spider-Man Kicked to the Curb\\n
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Brightest Day follows the Blackest Night\\n
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REVIEWS\\n
\\nStephen\\n
\\nBPRD: KIng of Fear #1 (64 in the series)\\n
Writer: Mike Mignola, John Arcudi\\n
Artist: Guy Davis\\n
Colorist: Dave Stewart\\n
Cover Artist: Mike Mignola
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\\nAfter the defeat of the mystic Memnan Saa, the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense -- on the outs with the United States government after the bloodstained rescue of Liz Sherman -- embarks to the Ural Mountains, the site of B.P.R.D.: Hollow Earth, to put the frog menace to rest once and for all.

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Rodrigo\\n
\\nThe Muppet Show Comic Book #1\\n
Written by Roger Langridge\\n
Drawn by Roger Langridge
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\\nRoger Langridge\\u2019s celebrated run on THE MUPPET SHOW continues with this first issue of the new ongoing series! With the theater in disarray after the events of PEG-LEG WILSON, the Muppet gang decides to take their show on the road! Is the world ready for traveling Muppet minstrels?

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Matthew\\n
\\nSuicide Squad #67\\n
Written by John Ostrander and Gail Simone; Art by J. Calafiore; cover by Daniel LuVisi
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\\nOriginal SUICIDE SQUAD writer John Ostrander and Gail Simone resurrect The Suicide Squad as they take on BLACKEST NIGHT and the Secret Six! The Fiddler has risen from the dead, and he\'s targeting Deadshot and anyone who stands in his way. But someone else has targeted Deadshot \\u2013 the Suicide Squad! Everything is about to hit the Wall (Amanda Waller, that is) \\u2013 and this Wall hits back!

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK\\n
Alfred Pennyworth has been the Batman\'s batman for years and has patched up the Dark Knight more times than we can count.\\xa0 Likewise, Edwin Jarvis began catering Tony Stark, but eventually found himself waiting hand and foot on anyone who stopped by the Avengers Mansion.\\xa0 Both butlers have extensive military experience, and both know how to keep a stiff upper lip, but in a fight, who would emerge victorious?\\n
Alfred Pennyworth\\n
Edwin Jarvis

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Get over to the Major Spoilers Website and vote.\\n
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MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: The Five Fists of Science\\n
\\n True story: in 1899, Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla decided to end war forever. With Twain\'s connections and Tesla\'s inventions, they went into business selling world peace. So, what happened? Only now can the tale be told - in which Twain and Tesla collided with Edison and Morgan, an evil science cabal merging the Black Arts and the Industrial Age. Turn of the century New York City sets the stage for a titanic battle over the very fate of mankind.\\n
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Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com

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Music from this episode comes from Armin Brewer (intro) and James Kennison (closing) from the Nobody\'s Listening Podcast. A big thanks to both of these guys for creating kick-ass music for the show!

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