MSP#231: The Cerebus Podcast

Published: Sept. 1, 2010, 6:04 a.m.

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Cerebus Podcast

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This week on the show; Two Batmen, Comics on Tuesday, Cerebus! Plus, Daleks, Cylons, and the Major Spoilers Poll of the Week!

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NEWS\\n
New Comic Tuesday? \\n
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Two Batmen in November\\n
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REVIEWS\\n
\\nStephen\\n
Coldspace #4 (Boom Studios)\\n
Written by Samuel L. Jackson, Eric Calderon\\n
Drawn by Jeremy Rock\\n
The conflict between the warring factions has reached critical mass, and Mulberry wants his money! Will he survive the gang warfare? Will he get the hot chick? This is the comic finale of the year with Samuel L. Jackson\\u2019s stamp of approval, so don\\u2019t miss it! \\n
[rating:3/5]

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Rodrigo\\n
Scott Pilgrim vs. The Video Game\\n
[rating:4/5]

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Matthew\\n
THE BOYS #46\\n
Written by GARTH ENNIS\\n
Art by RUSS BRAUN\\n
Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON\\n
Having learned a certain unpleasant truth, Hughie sets out to discover just how dangerous things will now be for the Boys. Frenchie and the Female stay glued to the Homelander, MM almost blows his top, and Annie hears some words of wisdom from an unexpected source. Butcher, meanwhile, gives Hughie the scoop on one of the team\\u2019s highest-placed informants\\u2026 but the most dreadful secret of all is still to come, in part three of \\u201cBelieve.\\u201d

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[rating:3.5/5]

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MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK\\n
This week, Major Spoilerite Rich wants to know who would win in a fight between Captain Picard\'s greatest foe, The Borg, or Doctor Who\'s foe, the Cybermen.

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VOTE

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MAJOR SPOILERS DISCUSSION: Cerebus, Volume 1 \\n
This first volume, uniquely in the series, consists of one to three-issue storylines with only occasional back-references. Cerebus is introduced as an amoral barbarian mercenary, fighting (and betraying) for money and drinking it away. During his adventures, he encounters the warrior Pigts (whose religion reveres aardvarks) and the insane wizard Necross who turns himself into a giant stone Thrunk (a parody of The Thing). Most of the series\\u2019 prominent characters are introduced (or at least mentioned) in these issues, including Elrod of Melvinbone; Lord Julius; Artemis (a.k.a. The Roach); and Jaka. The series takes a sharp change in direction with issue #20 which is the first of the \\u201cMind Games\\u201d issues that are a feature of the comic and introduces the philosophical Suenteus Po and the ultra-matriarchial Cirinists.

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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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