Major Spoilers Podcast #1077: Edgeworld Podcast

We take you to Edgeworld this week, so fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy night! We also review William of Newbury #1 from Dark Horse Comics, Night Thrasher #4 from Marvel Comics, and The Mammoth #1 from Mad Cave Studios. 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 WILLIAM OF NEWBURY #1 Writer: Michael Avon Oeming Artist: Michael Avon Oeming Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: May 29, 2024 Loosely based on real events in 12th century England during what was known as "The Anarchy." A time where the country was beset with plague, civil war, and demons. William of Newbury is a neurotic monk, fearful of the earthly world, but confident and unwavering in the face of true evil. He fights the dead to restore peace, but his brother is intent on stopping him, fearing for his soul. Newbury is dark, yet quaint, deadly yet cute. Follow him as he negotiates with thieves, evades his brother and the church, and battles the undead and evil spirits. [rating:4.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VcPAjk MATTHEW NIGHT THRASHER #4 Writer: J Holtham Artist: Nelson Daniel Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 29, 2024 NIGHT THRASHER can no longer walk the line and is forced to choose a side in the final battle for the soul of his city! Enemies become allies, and the life of an old friend hangs in the balance as Dwayne fights to free himself from the past and save the future. But when the dust settles, will there even be anything - or anyone - worth saving? [rating:2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3VjEfOF RODRIGO THE MAMMOTH #1 Writer: Paul Tobin Artist: Arjuna Susini Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 5, 2024 Something is wrong in the deep forests of Broke Tree Valley. Something deadly. Something mammoth. The legends speak of something larger than human comprehension...A monstrous phantom that disappears for decades at a time. Now, it's back, and things are about to go Very Bad if four people-Olivia, Jess, Kokoro, and Mason, scientists who have come to the small city of Kasbro to investigate a bizarre series of seismic activities in this heavily forested valley-can't put the Mammoth to rest. One real problem with this is...Olivia's dead. [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION EDGEWORLD Writer: Chuck Austen Artist: Patrick Olliffe Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: 2022 On the edge of known space, on the backwater, frontier planet of Pala, magistrate Killian Jess, and native Palan Cheela fight to protect a planet, and people, the rest of the galaxy has forgotten. Battling military occupation, alien invasions, otherworldly infestations, drug running, gang violence, black market traders, and the disastrous, ecological aftermath of a brutal, planet-wide war, they must learn to work together and collect any allies they can from the castoffs, misfits, and aliens occupying Pala, in order to save the world they love. You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/3X0sihZ 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!