Major Spoilers Podcast #1051: Asterix in Corsica

It's time for our annual visit to the Gauls, as they visit Corisca, and we learn all about shantys. We review Batman: Off-World #1 from DC Comics, Holy Roller #1 from Image Comics, and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, now on Netflix. 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) REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN: OFF-WORLD #1 Writer: Jason Aaron Artist: Doug Mahnke Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 22, 2023 A routine night in Gotham City for a young Batman proves to be anything but routine when the crime-fighter is confronted with a sort of foe he’s never faced before-one from beyond the stars! A universe of possible alien threats leads Batman to make a daring decision-to venture alone into the far reaches of the cosmos for the very first time, where the Dark Knight will face the fight of his life! Superstar writer Jason Aaron delivers his first Batman story ever, partnered with blockbuster artist Doug Mahnke for a unique, brutal tale! [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/40MDRsZ MATTHEW HOLY ROLLER #1 Writer: Rick Remender, Joe Trohman, Andy Samberg Artist: Roland Boschi Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 22, 2023 Everyone was sitting around wondering when comedy legend ANDY SAMBERG (SNL, Palm Springs) would join super-star writer RICK REMENDER (DEADLY CLASS, LOW) and Fall Out Boy's multi-talented JOE TROHMAN to write a comic about a vigilante hero who smashes people's faces with a bowling ball-and everyone's dreams have come true! With art by the fan-favorite ROLAND BOSCHI (THE SCUMBAG, Wolverine)! To care for his ailing father, pro bowler Levi Coen is forced to quit his dream job and return to his hometown, which he soon discovers has been overrun by Neo-Nazis! With only his bowling ball collection to defend himself, Levi becomes THE HOLY ROLLER, a trick bowling ball-wielding Jewish superhero battling to liberate his home and bowl a perfect game against crime! Kingpin meets Inglourious Basterds meets Batman (that old chestnut) with equal parts action and humor in this special introductory issue with 42 full pages of story! Two issues for the price of one! Three writers for the price of one! Same great low price! [rating:3.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/47KEpSE RODRIGO SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF Director: Abel Gongora Writers: BenDavid Grabinski, Bryan Lee O'Malley Studio: Netflix Actors: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Satya Bhabha, Kieran Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Johnny Simmons, Mark Webber, mae Whitman, Ellen Wong, Stafan Johnson, Alison Pill Release Date: November 17, 2023 A 20-something Toronto indie rocker's adventures in getting and keeping jobs, avoiding being kicked out of his apartment, and surviving encounters with the seven evil exes of the new girl in town on whom he has a crush [rating: 4.5/5]  DISCUSSION ASTERIX IN CORSICA Author: Rene Goscinny Artist: Albert Uderzo Publisher: Papercutz Asterix and Obelix meet a new friend: a Corsican chieftain who had been Caesar's prisoner. Together, the trio returns to Corsica to help foil the evil plans of the corrupt Roman, Praetor Perfidius. 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!