Dueling Review

It's Superman vs. The Red Cloud! Plus Dial H for HERO and The Question! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's the Dueling Review of Action Comics #1005 from DC Comics! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ACTION COMICS #1005 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Ryan Sook Publisher: DC Comics Release Date: November 28, 2018 Cover Price: $3.99 The murderous mystery of the Red Cloud uncovered! Clark Kent draws closer to revealing a secret crime family that has operated for years in Metropolis, but the family's enforcer-the mysterious Red Cloud-proves she's a match for even the Man of Steel with an attack that leaves Superman breathless. Don't miss the last-page shocker as we reveal the true face of the Red Cloud!

MATTHEW: Annie, are you okay, you okay, you okay Annie? You've been hit by, You've been struck by, A smooth criminal. STEPHEN: Uh... no... we're reviewing Smooth Criminals #1 from BOOM! Studios MATTHEW: YOU'VE BEEN HIT BY, YOU'VE BEEN STRUCK BY, A SMOOTH CRIMINAL! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Smooth Criminals #1 Publisher: BOOM! Box, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Writer: Kiwi Smith & Kurt Lustgarten Artist: Leisha Riddel Letterer: Ed Dukeshire Colorist: Brittany Peer Cover Artists: Main Cover: Audrey Mok Incentive Cover: Chynna Clugston Flores Unlocked Retailer Variant Cover: Naomi Franquiz Price: $3.99 Synopsis: There are certain things Brenda expects to find while hacking: money, secrets, occasional pictures of cats. She is NOT expecting to find a cryogenically frozen master thief from the 60s. Mia is everything Brenda is not—cool, confident, b

Who or what are the Electric Warriors? Did they come out to play, or is this an intergalactic band of freedom fighters setting out to protect the universe? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ELECTRIC WARRIORS #1 Writer: Steve Orlando Artist: Travel Foreman Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 A new tale of the future DC Universe, set in a previously unexplored timeline—the Cosmic Dark Age! Years after the Great Disaster, the Earth has started to rebuild and rejoin the universal coalition. In order to prevent a galactic war, different worlds throughout the known cosmos have created a new system of competitive combat to give each participating planet their own voice in the intergalactic struggle. Each world has one diplomatic gladiator, chosen to possess the Electric Seed and fight for their homeland as the Electric Warrior! Each fighter forsakes their pe

The Doctor is back, and heads are gonna spin! How well does the new Doctor Who Thirteenth Doctor #1 capture the spirit and feeling of the new season of the show? Find out in this week's Dueling Review show. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DOCTOR WHO: THIRTEENTH DOCTOR #1 Writer: Jody Houser Artist: Rachel Stott Publisher: Titan Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Doctor regenerates into her most thrilling incarnation yet - played by Jodie Whittaker, and traveling alongside three brand new companions: Graham (Bradley Walsh), Yasmin (Mandip Gill), and Ryan (Tosin Cole)! Experience mind-blowing challenges and dynamic adventures through time and space - right alongside the Doctor and her friends! A new series for a new era on the TARDIS, from a creative team of astounding women - Eisner-nominated writer Jody Houser (Faith, Mother Panic, Star Wars: Rogue One, Spid

This is it, the stunning conclusion to The Witching Hour storyline... so why is this a number one issue? Magic is broken and only Stephen and Matthew can pick up the pieces and make sense of Justice League Dark and Wonder Woman: The Witching Hour #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK AND WONDER WOMAN: THE WITCHING HOUR #1 Writer: James Tynion IV Artist: Jesus Merino Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: Release Date: October 31, 2018 Hecate, the witch-goddess of magic, always knew a day would come when the monsters she stole her magic from would return. Now she must activate the Witchmarked, humans within whom she secreted vast stores of power. And the most powerful of the Witchmarked? Wonder Woman!

Y'er a Wizard, Timothy! Tim Hunter may be the best magician ever, but does this look at the young magician reboot the character or simply add another chapter to his origin? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! BOOKS OF MAGIC #1 Writer: Kat Howard Artist: Tom Fowler Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 24, 2018 Timothy Hunter may be destined tobecome the most powerful magician in the universe, but he's still a London teenager, and having magical abilities complicates things more than it helps. It's not like he can use magic to pass his exams, stop being bullied or convince his cute friend to date him. And while Tim's trying to live his life, there are cultists who want to kill him, believing his power will eventually corrupt him into becoming a merciless mage. Oh, and those are the good guys. Luckily, his new substitute teacher is mor

Once more into the breach, this week with Solo and Chewbacca in Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle #3 from iDW Publishing. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR WARS ADVENTURES: TALES FROM VADER'S CASTLE #3 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Derek Charm Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Tales from Vader’s Castle puts a spooky spin on your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away… This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars universe and features Rebels stars Hera, Kanan, and Chopper; Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku; Han Solo and Chewbacca; the Ewoks; and of course, Darth Vader—all under the shadow of Vader’s Castle!  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]This is a real rollercoaster ride for me, as I liked two a lot better than one, but like this issue less than either of the first two. But it's still an ok

We return once again to the planet Mustafar to see what other scary stories we'll find inside. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR WARS ADVENTURES: TALES FROM VADER'S CASTLE #2 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Derek Charm Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Tales from Vader’s Castle puts a spooky spin on your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away… This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars universe and features Rebels stars Hera, Kanan, and Chopper; Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku; Han Solo and Chewbacca; the Ewoks; and of course, Darth Vader—all under the shadow of Vader’s Castle!  [su_quote cite="Matthew's Thoughts"]Daredevil makes a desperate play, Kingpin makes a big mistake, and the whole thing feels less like an anniversary than the solicit would have you believe. Lovely Garney art, though...[/su_quote]

It's October, which means spooky times are here! And nothing is spookier than Vader's Castle. What kind of creepy adventures will our favorite Star Wars characters encounter in Star Wars Adventures: Tales From Vader's Castle #1 from IDW Publishing? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR WARS ADVENTURES: TALES FROM VADER'S CASTLE #1 Writer: Cavan Scott Artist: Derek Charm Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Tales from Vader’s Castle puts a spooky spin on your favorite characters from a galaxy far, far away… This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars universe and features Rebels stars Hera, Kanan, and Chopper; Obi-Wan Kenobi and Count Dooku; Han Solo and Chewbacca; the Ewoks; and of course, Darth Vader—all under the shadow of Vader’s Castle!

Star Trek and the Transformers are teaming... wha-huh!? Yeah, let's talk about Star Trek vs. Transformers #1 from IDW Publishing in this week's Dueling Review podcast. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STAR TREK VS TRANSFORMERS #1 Writer: John Barber, Mike Johnson Artist: Philip Murphy Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 The Transformers '80s cartoon series meets Star Trek: The Animated Series in a no-holds-barred Saturday Morning mash-up for the ages! At the edge of Klingon space, the starship Enterprise finds there's more to the final frontier than meets the eye, when Kirk and his crew come face to face with the strangest life forms of all: Cybertronians! This unprecedented crossover brings together two of the greatest science fiction universes of all time-in the style of their classic animated series! A five-year mission meets a four-million-y

This week, we get to hang out with our favorite uncle, as we review Uncle Scrooge #40, and hope we get written into his will. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! UNCLE SCROOGE #40 Writers: Various Arists: Various Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 “The Case of the Saucer Impostor!” O.K. Quack’s coin-shaped spaceship can shrink to the size of a real coin—and since Scrooge McDuck spent it and lost it, he’s forced to help Humphrey Gokart, ace detective, find it!

Let's go back, back, back, way back to 1941, and see how Archie and the gang are dealing with world events in Archie 1941 #1 from Archie Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! ARCHIE 1941 #1 Writer: Mark Waid and Bryan Augustyn Artist: Peter Krause Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 12, 2018 THE HISTORIC, GROUND-BREAKING MINI-SERIES STARTS HERE! Archie has been around for over 75 years and has been through many significant moments in time, but never before have we seen the characters take on real-world events as they unfold. WWII is looming and Archie and many young men from Riverdale are close to enlistment age. If you’re a Riverdale teen, how would you cope with a looming world-changing event? Join the writing team of MARK WAID and BRIAN AUGUSTYN along with artist PETER KRAUSE for the all-new mini-series that is sure

Daniel is missing, and something has invaded the Dreaming. Who or what is Dora, and how awesome is the art? We'll discuss what we liked and disliked in Vertigo's The Dreaming #1 in this week's Dueling Review. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! THE DREAMING #1 Writer:Simon Spurrier Artist: Bilquis Evely Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 There is a place where stories are born. Today its walls lie slashed and bleeding. Dream has abandoned his realm, and until he is found, its residents must protect its broken borders alone. But the most senior storysmiths are tormented by invasive secrets, the warden Lucien is doubting his own mind—and beyond the gates something horrific waits with tooth and talon. Only Dora, the monstress, finds opportunity in madness, stealing dreams for the highest bidder. But she has no idea how deep the danger lies. Meanwhile, i

I tawt I taw a puddy Catwoman! The Looney Tune and DC Universes are crossing over once again and we go along for the ride in this week's Catwoman / Tweety and Sylvester #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! CATWOMAN TWEETY & SYLVESTER Writer: Gail Simone Artist: Inaki Miranda Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $4.99 In his relentless pursuit of Tweety, Sylvester suddenly finds himself with a new, human ally—Catwoman. Tweety then realizes that he’s going to need some help too, and recruits a super-hero of his own. It isn’t long before the scale of the conflict begins to get out of control and suddenly there’s a full-scale war between cats and birds that threatens to take over all of Gotham

There is a dark side waiting for us to enter, so we probably ought to check out Justice League Dark #2 from DC Comics. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK Writer: James T Tynion IV Artist: Raul Fernandez, Alvaro Martinez Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: August 22, 2018 Plagued by a rash of otherworldly resurrections, the new JLD team begins scouring the shadowy corners of the DCU looking for leads. Turns out, this latest mystery ties back to the Tree of Wonder, last seen laying down roots in JUSTICE LEAGUE: NO JUSTICE—and it bears poisoned fruit to boot. The Tree serves as a doorway from the Realm of Magic to our world, and the Upside Down Man is just the first of many all-powerful mystic entities looking for a new haunt. It’s gonna take a major twist of fate for our heroes to get out of this one…

Because SOME of you demanded it! This week, it's Street Fighter Summer Sports Special #1 from Udon! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! STREET FIGHTER SUMMER SPORTS SPECIAL #1 Writer: Udon Artist: Various Publisher: Udon Cover Price: $3.99 Volleyball! Basketball! Surfing! Swimming! The lovely ladies of Street Fighter are back for a new summer sports-themed pin-up special! Veteran World Warriors like Chun-li, Cammy, Rainbow Mika, and Sakura welcome newcomers Menat, Kolin, and more!

THE FANTASTIC FOUR ARE BACK! Right? Let's find out as we take a look at the super-sized first issue of Fantastic Four #1 from Marvel Comics in this week's Dueling Review podcast. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! FANTASTIC FOUR #1 Writer: Dan Slott Artist: Simone Bianchi, Sarah Pichelli, Skottie Young Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $5.99 Release Date: 8/8/18 BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT – THE WORLD’S GREATEST COMIC MAGAZINE IS BACK! Since the end of SECRET WARS, there’s been a gap in the Marvel Universe. A void no other team can fill. And it’s time for the world to move on. But can it? A life-changing decision by the Thing! A momentous declaration by the Human Torch! A clarion call-to-arms that summons Doctor Doom! And a signal in the sky that heralds the return of hope to the Marvel Universe! All this, and Alicia Masters adopts kittens! So cute! Plus,

It's the comic smash up you've been waiting for your entire life! What happens when Robots and Princesses come face to face? You'll find out in this review of Robots vs. Princesses #1 from Dynamite Entertainment. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Robots vs Princesses #1 Writer: Todd Matthy Artist: Nicolas Chapuis Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price $3.99 Release Date: August 1, 2018 The comic event of the year has arrived! When plucky Princess Zara stumbles upon the Decimator defector Wheeler, she sets in motion events that will pit the spritely cleverness of fairy tale princesses against the raw power of giant robots! The dream match you never thought you’d see begins here. Don’t miss it!

Ah, Summertime! This week we discuss the nature of 80-page giants, as we review DC's Beach Blanket Bad Guys Summer Special #1. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! DC'S Beach Blanket Bad Guys Summer Special #1 “WORST FINEST“ A JOKER/BIZARRO STORY Lee Bermejo – Writer Francesco Mattina – Artist Tom Napolitano – Letters “HELP“ A LEX LUTHOR STORY Jeff Loveness – Writer David Williams – Artist Steve Buccellato – Colors Carlos Mangual – Letters “CLOSE SHAVE“ A MR. FREEZE STORY Paul Dini – Writer John Paul Leon – Artist Deron Bennett – Letters “FALSE IDOLS“ A CHEETAH STORY Vita Ayala – Writer Amancay Nahuelpan – Artist June Chung – Colors Clayton Cowles – Letters “ICY EMBRACE“ A BLACK MANTA STORY Gabriel Hardman & Corinna Bechko – Writers Gabriel Hardman – Artist Matthew Wilson – Colors Deron Bennett – Letters “GIGANTA STRONG“

Are you ready for a Morphin Good Time? Let's see how this whole Drakkon thing is working out in this week's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #29 from BOOM! Studios. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure Dueling Reviews continues far into the future! Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #29 Writer: Kyle Higgins Artist: Daniele Di Nicuolo Cover Price: $3.99 Publisher: BOOM! Studios The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and their allies prepare their final counterattack against Drakkon, as a new ally makes it through their world and Zordon makes a last-ditch call for help.