Major Spoilers Podcast #738: Atomic Blonde: Coldest City

This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast: Atomic Blonde: Cold City takes center stage, and we discuss what caught our attention at SDCC’17. Plus Batman/The Shadow #4, KFC #3, Sheena #0, and Travelers Season One. Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron. It will help ensure The Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! NEWS Ant Man + The Wasp taking shape http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/22/movies-ant-man-wasp-casts-michelle-pfeiffer/ Captain Cold and Damien Darhk return to The Legends of Tomorrow http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/23/television-captain-cold-damien-darhk-return-legends-tomorrow/ Star Trek Discovery Trailer http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/22/television-star-trek-discovery-gets-brand-new-sdcc-trailer/ Frank Miller announces Superman: Year One http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/23/sdcc17-frank-miller-announces-superman-year-one/ REVIEWS STEPHEN BATMAN/THE SHADOW #4 Writers: Steve Orlando, Scott Snyder Artist:Riley Rossmo Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 The Shadow must fight his way through Gotham City’s worst rogues in order to stop the Joker and the Stag from carving out Batman’s heart! But if he’s freed, will Batman be able to save the villains from the wrath of the Shadow? [rating:4/5] MATTHEW KFC #3: ACROSS THE UNIVERSE Writer: Tony Bedard Artist: Tom Derenick, Trevor Scott, Sean Parsons, Hi-FI, and Carlos M. Mangual Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: FREE The Colonel goes cosmic in a star-spanning quest to bring crunchy, spicy satisfaction to a hungry universe, only to face a “thieving varmint” who steals his space-bound Zinger chicken sandwiches. Who else but DC’s Green Lantern can help the Colonel scan the universe to catch the thief?! KFC #3’s creative team includes writer Tony Bedard, penciler Tom Derenick, inkers Trevor Scott and Sean Parsons, with a cover by Tom Grummett and Trevor Scott. [rating: 2.5/5] RODRIGO SHEENA #0 Writer: Marguerite Bennett, Christina Trujillo Artists: Moritat Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Cover Price: $0.25 In this riveting relaunch, the guardian of the jungle, SHEENA, pursues a mysterious invader that has come to spy on the Amazon’s most ancient secrets… Following the path of the trespasser, she encounters a forbidden ruin in which even more deadly dangers lie in wait — and begins an adventure that will take her beyond her wildest imaginings! [rating: 3/5] ASHLEY TRAVELLERS SEASON ONE created by : Brad Wright Thousands of special operatives, sent back in time from the future, are tasked with preventing the collapse of society. These operatives, known as "travelers", take over the body of a 21st century individual via a transfer of consciousness; to minimize impact on the timeline, it is performed moments before the person's recorded time of death. The transfer requires the exact location of the target; smart phones and GPS have made this possible only from the early 21st century onward. Prepared using social media and public records concerning their targets, small teams of travelers must maintain their hosts' pre-existing lives as cover while carrying out missions, dictated by their director in the future, aimed at saving the world from a series of catastrophic events. The Director communicates with travelers via pre-pubescent children used as messengers; unlike adults, any child can safely be taken over for a few minutes and then released from control. The show focuses on one team of five travelers, starting from their transfers of consciousness. As the series progresses, travelers affect the present and future in unanticipated ways. [rating: 3.5/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2017/07/18/major-spoilers-poll-week-summer-vacation/ DISCUSSION Atomic Blonde: Coldest City Writer: Antony Johnston Artist: Sam Hart Publisher: Oni Press November 1989. MI6 spy Lorraine Broughton was sent to Berlin to investigate the death of another agent, and the disappearance of a list revealing every spy working there. She found a powder keg of mistrust, assassinations and bad defections that ended with the murder of MI6's top officer, as the Berlin Wall was torn down. Now Lorraine has returned from the Cold War's coldest city, to tell her story. And nothing is what it seems. 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.