We venture into the Spider-Verse this week (but not THAT Spider-Verse), and we discover Rand Bellavia! We talk about the latest pop culture news and review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Saturday Morning Adventures #1, Justice League Vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes #6, Alpha Betas #1, and Minor Threats #2! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) NEWS https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/marvel-armor-wars-movie-disney-1235388788/ https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/grendel-comic-book-tv-adaptation-netflix-1235385199/ REVIEWS STEPHEN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES SATURDAY MORNING ADVENTURES #1 Writer: Erik Burnham Artist: Tim Lattie Publisher: IDW Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 5, 2022 In 1987, the world at large was introduced to the TMNT by way of a catchy theme song and an action-packed cartoon. The cartoon's aesthetic returns in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Saturday Morning Adventures, featuring an all-new set of standalone stories! In this issue, after an unexpected power surge, the Heroes in a Half Shell find themselves trapped in a training simulator, fighting to free themselves from the digital clutches of some of their most fearsome foes! Get ready for "VR in Deep Trouble!" (And try not to worry if that theme song is already stuck in your head!) [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3M0wQNJ MATTHEW JUSTICE LEAGUE VS. THE LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES #6 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Scott Godlewski Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: September 27, 2022 The blockbuster shocking conclusion to the Gold Lantern Saga. Which legendary DC Villain is behind this great darkness that is about to destroy all the ages of heroes all at once? Find out right here all this AND the future of the Legion of Super-Heroes is revealed! [rating:1/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3M8Jtq9 RODRIGO ALPHA BETAS #1 (of 4) Writer: Kyle Starks Artist: Trevor Richardson, Kenny Aitken, Michael Calero Publisher: Whatnot Publishing Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: October 19, 2022 Origins Part 1. It's Rick and Morty meets Tron as top gamers Eddie, Buck, Mason, and Tommy find themselves caught in the middle of a high stakes battle between the U.S. government and a digital terrorist inside the virtual realm of video games. Now they must save the pixelated world of NIMBUS to prevent catastrophic consequences in the real world. Based on the new animated series with over 7 million views, Alpha Betas is a collaboration between popular Youtube creators, Evan "VanossGaming" Fong, Marcel "BasicallyIDoWrk" Cunningham, Tyler "I AM WILDCAT" Wine, and Brian "Terroriser" Hanby, with more than 60 million subscribers across their channels, and the voice talents of Hollywood heavy hitters like Paget Brewster (Community), Stephanie Beatriz (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), and Chris Parnell (Rick and Morty). [rating: 3/5] RAND MINOR THREATS #2 Writer: Patton Oswalt / Jordan Blum Artist: Scott Hepburn Publisher: Dark Horse Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: 10/5/22 The Stickman has done the unthinkable and murdered Kid Dusk, the sidekick to Twilight City's premier crime-fighting vigilante the Insomniac. The Insomniac's superhero teammates are tearing Twilight apart, turning it into a terrifying police state—hoping to find the Stickman before an unhinged Insomniac does. D-list, blue-collar, costumed-criminals have formed an uneasy alliance to hunt down and kill the Stickman themselves in a desperate attempt to end the chaos! The debut series from Patton Oswalt and Jordan Blum! [rating: 3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3SYURHc DISCUSSION SPIDER-VERSE Writers: Various Artists: Various Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $11.94 Release Date: 2019 Miles Morales finally feels like he GETS this Spider-Man stuff… and then falls through a portal! But isn’t the WEB OF LIFE & DESTINY destroyed? Maybe not, True Believer. But who spun this new web? Regardless, Miles finds himself at the center of a multiversal adventure that will feature a who’s who of creators and characters as the series spins forward! And with a main cover by INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE character designer WENDELL DALIT!!! And each issue features #SPIDERSONAS from some of the biggest Spidey fans and comic creators both! 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!

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