Major Spoilers Podcast #681: Buffy the High School Years: Freaks and Geeks

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Buffy is back in high school, and still kicking butts! Plus we review Titans Rebirth #1, Jughead #7, and The First Hero: Wednesday’s Child #1. We also literally argue apples and oranges. This episode of the Major Spoilers Podcast is sponsored by Loot Crate. Go towww.lootcrate.com/spoilers and use the code spoilers to save $3.00 off any new order. Get involved with the Major Spoilers Podcast Network LINK Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers VIP. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! 00:03:12 NEWS Hastings in trouble, Diamond Comics about to lose largest client http://majorspoilers.com/2016/06/12/business-hastings-may-trouble/ Make sure to head to https://members.majorspoilers.com to get a bonus track where we discuss Donald Glover in the new Spider-Man Homecoming movie. REVIEWS 00:18:16 RODRIGO THE F1RST HERO: WEDNESDAY'S CHILD #1 Writer(s): Anthony Ruttgaizer Artist Name(s): Marco Renna (art), Fred C Stresing (letters/colors) Jake Roth returns home after the events of ACTIONVERSE just in time to face a new extrahuman threat that’s menacing the streets of Philadelphia. And as dangerous as an eight year old girl who can control minds might be… wait until you meet her mother! Meanwhile, the ETF is working night and day to neutralize the growing extrahuman threat. Could they be closing in on Jake? [rating:2.5/5] 00:21:30 MATTHEW JUGHEAD #7 Script: Chip Zdarsky Art: Derek Charm, Jack Morelli SUMMERTIME IS HERE! Jughead convinces Archie to join him at a cottage, away from all the madness of Riverdale, but the madness of Riverdale cannot be escaped. The madness of Riverdale is everywhere. [rating: 3.5/5] 00:26:07 STEPHEN TITANS REBIRTH #1 Writer: Dan Abnett Artist: Norm Rapmund, Brett Booth Publisher: DC Comics Friends. Teammates. Titans. Donna Troy, Arsenal, Garth, Lilith and Nightwing were all that and more until a mysterious force erased their memories, forcing them to forget what they could accomplish together. Reunited with their memories returned, the Titans must destroy the interdimensional demon that broke them apart and threatens reality itself. [rating:4/5] 00:33:16 MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://wp.me/p8YAd-1CFz If you want to suggest a trade paperback, you need to send an email to [email protected]. That suggestion will go into the hopper and at least once a month, we’ll pick a number of suggestions for you to vote on, and at the end of the polling period, the book with the most votes will get the Major Spoilers Podcast treatment. 00:47:00 DISCUSSION: BUFFY: THE HIGH SCHOOL YEARS--FREAKS & GEEKS TPB For a Slayer, high school is hell! Buffy the Vampire Slayer is back in classic action in a tale set during her first year at Sunnydale High School! Burdened with the stress of a new school, making new friends, and sleepless nights spent slaying the undead, Buffy becomes the target of a group of nerdy vampires hoping to climb the vampire social ladder. 1:10:15 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.