Major Spoilers Podcast #815: The Grass Kings Podcast

This week, we visit the Grass Kingdom and meet the Grass Kings! We also review The Green Lantern #4, Die #3, Sword Daughter #6, and The Bundy Tapes on Netflix. Plus, creepy fast food mascots! 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! NEWS http://majorspoilers.com/2019/02/03/some-people-move-on-but-not-us-watch-the-avengers-endgame-teaser-trailer-again/ REVIEWS STEPHEN THE GREEN LANTERN #4 Writer: Grant Morrison Artist: Liam Sharp Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 6, 2019 In a bar on Rann, two shrouded strangers recount two blood-chilling narratives-one in which a Blackstar heavyweight demands access to a secret vault on planet Weirwimm, threatening its gruesome annihilation with Sun-Eaters; and the other about maverick Hal Jordan and his small cadre of GLs struggling to destroy those same Sun-Eaters. And the cliffhanger-as any TGL fan will tell you about this book-may stun you enough to buy two copies! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW DIE #3 Writer: Kieron Gillen Artist: Stephanie Hans Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: February 6, 2019 “FANTASY HEARTBREAKER,” Part Three One of the saddest comics in Kieron’s career. One of Stephanie’s prettiest. Clayton’s lettering, of course, remains impeccable. [rating:3.5/5] RODRIGO SWORD DAUGHTER #6 Writer: Brian Wood Artist: Mack Chater Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: Feb 6, 2019 The Forty Swords catch up to Dag and Elsbeth, and a battle is fought on two fronts: the father fights for his daughter's future, and an old mans freedom is paid for in blood. [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY TED BUNDY TAPES Director: Joe Berlinger Network: Netflix Release Date: January 24, 2019 Ted Bundy was one of America's most notorious serial killers. He was convicted in the deaths of more than 30 women before being caught in 1978. Thirty years after Bundy's 1989 execution, this docuseries brings viewers into the mind of the criminal known as the "Jack Ripper of the United States." [rating: 1/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2019/02/03/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-creepy-mascot-edition/ TRADE PAPERBACK DISCUSSION THE GRASS KINGS Volume 1 Writer: Matt Kindt Artist: Tyler Jenkins Publisher: BOOM! Studios Release Date: July 16, 2019 Three brothers who rule their own trailer park kingdom must face off against the sheriff of a neighboring town who wants their territory. From The New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Peter Panzerfaust artist Tyler Jenkins comes the Eisner Award-nominated rural mystery series chronicling the tragic lives of the Grass Kings, three brothers and rulers of a self-sufficient trailer park kingdom—a fiefdom of the hopeless and lost seeking a promised land. The grass kingdom is run by middle brother Robert, who has been grief-stricken since losing his daughter years ago. When a mysterious young woman flees to their community in search of safety, Robert takes her in. As her true identity comes to light, Robert must decide if his chance at atonement is worth risking the entire kingdom. 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.