Major Spoilers Podcast #1129: Battle of the Podcasts!

Always five, fighting as one! This week, we look at the Gatchaman series from Mad Cave Studios, and we discuss which Spider-Man foe would be a great foil for Batman. Plus, we review Be Not Afraid #1 from BOOM! Studios, Ghost Rider vs. Galactus #1 from Marvel Comics, and Blue Palo Verde #1 from Mad Cave Studios. Subscribe to the Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed! 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 BE NOT AFRAID #1 Writer: Jude Ellison S. Doyle Artist: Lisandro Estherren Publisher: BOOM! Studios Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 04, 2025 Cora Reims lived the isolated life of a simple farm girl until one fateful summer day, prophetic visions brought her a visitor made of pure light... an angel. In the aftermath, Cora gave birth to a child, a Nephilim: the offspring of an angel and a human woman, seemingly imbued with evil itself. 17 years later, that child's cherubic appearance can no longer hide his monstrous nature. Frogs boil in their skins as he passes. Crops rot. The townspeople live in fear, knowing that atrocities follow closely behind him. Now, on the eve of his 18th birthday, Cora receives a new vision... Heaven itself has called upon her to destroy the abomination born of her own flesh and blood. [rating:2.5/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4kEK5EF MATTHEW GHOST RIDER VS. GALACTUS #1 Writer: J. Michael Straczynski Artist: Juan Ferreyra Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: June 4, 2025 THE DEVOURER OF WORLDS BATTLES THE SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE! GALACTUS roams the cosmos in search of sustenance he extracts from thriving planets, leaving them as dying husks. GHOST RIDER, Johnny Blaze, punishes souls who are deemed worthy of vengeance. What happens when these two powers collide? Find out when superstar artist JUAN FERREYRA joins J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI for the penultimate pairing across the mighty Marvel landscape [rating:4/5] You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4jz5tts RODRIGO BLUE PALO VERDE #1 Writer: Ray Fawkes Artist: Rimanti Colorist: Rifan Kartakusumah Letterer: Frank Cvetkovic Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Release Date: June 11, 2025 On her first day out of jail, Kristine Woods discovers that her father has disappeared into a mysterious isolated town hidden in the New Mexico desert. Now it’s up to her to find him and rescue him from a bizarre and unnatural threat. An atmospheric folk-horror story of dread and redemption set in the American Southwest, starting in June 2025! [rating: 4/5] DISCUSSION GATCHAMAN VOLUME 1 Writer: Cullen Bunn Artist: Chris Batista Publisher: Mad Cave Studios Cover Price: $17.99 A mechanical terror has descended upon numerous cities and the world’s greatest scientists are disappearing. Our only hope: Science Ninja Team Gatchaman! As they battle these machinations from the international terrorist organization known as Galactor, their strength, willpower, and even vehicles are pushed to the absolute limit. If they fail…who’s waiting in the wings to take their place? The first exciting volume in an ongoing series that expands upon the original anime series! You can purchase this issue via our Amazon affiliate link - https://amzn.to/4klSsVl CLOSE Contact us at [email protected] 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!