We are taking the first detective north to Britannia in this week's Major Spoilers Podcast. We review Rick & Morty #50, Heroes in Crisis #9, Calamity Kate #4, and the first season of What We Do In The Shadows. Plus, will Swamp Thing make you become a DC Universe member? Did you enjoy this show? Become a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS New Swamp Thing drops ahead of season premiere https://youtu.be/xVnHZ5SF1Jg REVIEWS STEPHEN RICK & MORTY #50 Writers: Kyle Starks, Tini Howard, Marc Ellerby, Benjamin Dewey, Sarah Graley, Josh Trujillo Artists: Marc Ellerby, Kyle Starks, Andrew MacLean, Benjamin Dewey, Rii Abrego, Sarah Graley, Jarrett Williams Publisher: Oni Press Cover Price: Release Date: May 29, 2019 It's just Rick and Morty. Rick and Morty and their adventures, Morty... Rick and Morty, forever and forever, FIFTY ISSUES Rick and MortyTM! Join us as we celebrate this milestone with a special, super oversized MORTY'S MINDBLOWER issue! Featuring creators from the previous 49 issues! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW HEROES IN CRISIS #9 Writer: Tom King Artist: Clay Mann Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 29, 2019 The most-talked-about miniseries of the year reaches its stunning finale! The mystery behind the murders at Sanctuary is solved, but the mind behind it is one the heroes never expected. With their deepest secrets exposed, the Trinity has to consider how to carry on. Should the tragedy cause them to redouble their efforts to help their hurting comrades, or will they need to close up shop? The answers will be found in the ashes of this final showdown, and the fates of Booster Gold, Harley Quinn and the rest hang in the balance. [rating:3/5] RODRIGO CALAMITY KATE #4 Writer: Magdalene Visaggio Artist: Corin Howell Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June 12, 2018 From the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer of the breakout hit Kim & Kim and DC Comics' Eternity Girl with Gerard Way, and artist on IDW's Ghostbusters and X-Files, comes this modern-day adventure of heroes and monsters. Everything comes to a boiling point as Kate comes face-to-face with the monsters she fights and the demons inside her in this conclusion to the hit series! [rating: 1/5] ASHLEY WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS SEASON ONE Network: FX Showrunner: Jemaine Clement Starring: Kayvan Novak, Matt Berry, Natasia Demetriou, Harvey Guillen, and Mark Proksch Finale Release Date: May 29th, 2019 What We Do in the Shadows is set in Staten Island and follows four vampires who have been roommates for hundreds and hundreds of years. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION BRITANNIA VOLUME 1 Writer: Peter Milligan Artist: Juan Jose Ryp Publisher: Valiant Entertainment Cover Price: $4.99 On the fringes of civilization, the world's first detective is about to make an unholy discovery? Ruled by the Fates. Manipulated by the Gods. Commanded by Caesar. In the year 65 A.D., one's destiny was not his own. At the height of Nero's reign, a veteran of Rome's imperial war machine has been dispatched to the farthest reaches of the colonies to investigate unnatural happenings? In the remote outpost of Britannia, Antonius Axia - the First Detective - will become Rome's only hope to reassert control over the empire's most barbaric frontier?and keep the monsters that bridge the line between myth and mystery at bay? From comics mastermind Peter Milligan (X-Statix, Shade the Changing Man) and incendiary artist Juan Jose Ryp (NINJAK, Clone) comes a psychological journey into terror, temptation, and bloodshed in Valiant's latest magnum opus. CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends! Closing music comes from Ookla the Mok.

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