Major Spoilers Podcast #819: Faster, Higher, Stronger

We travel back to the past, as Captain Marvel fights in World War II! We also review Astro Hustle #1, Mage: The Hero Denied #15, Calamity Kate #1, and Adventure Time: Sugary Shorts Volume 5. Plus, is Disney really shutting down Marvel? 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 https://twitter.com/JoeQuesada/status/1101669924546592768 https://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2005/04/gossip REVIEWS STEPHEN ASTRO HUSTLE #1 Writer: Jai Nitz Artist: Tom Reilly Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 6, 2019 Chen Andalou, the black sheep of a prominent activist family, returns after being accidentally put in cryo-stasis for sixty years. Chen, a cosmic criminal, wakes up to find his younger brother is now the President of the Galaxy. Chen does what he knows best: he steals stuff and causes a problem. [rating:4.5/5] MATTHEW MAGE: THE HERO DENIED #15 Writer: Matt Wagner Artist: Matt Wagner Publisher: Image Comics Cover Price: $7.99 Release Date: February 27, 2019 This is it: the grand finale that’s 35 years in the making! 56 PAGES (+8-page gatefold) [rating:5/5] RODRIGO CALAMITY KATE #1 Writer: Magdalene Visaggio Artist: Corinn Howell Publisher: Dark Horse Comic Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 13, 2019 Kate Strand reboots her destructive life and moves to LA to be the superhero she always wanted to be--Calamity Kate: gun-toting monster killer. With her latest career change, she faces new challenges, relationships, and competition; desperate to show she's worth a damn in a world overrun by zombies, vampires, demons, goblins, and the ultimate monster bounty: the Seven Fabled Beasts of Yore. From the Eisner and GLAAD Media Award-nominated writer of the breakout hit Kim & Kim and DC Comics Eternity Girl with Gerard Way, and artist on IDWs Ghostbusters and X-Files, comes this modern-day, adventure of heroes and monsters. [rating: 4/5] ASHLEY ADVENTURE TIME SUGARY SHORTS VOL 5 Writer: Various Artist: Various Publisher: Boom! Cover Price: $15.99 Release Date: March 6, 2019 With brand-new, never-before-collected stories by fan-favorite Adventure Time comic book creators, Sugary Shorts packs a sweet punch of stories for everyone! From spooky tales with Marceline, to fun shenanigans with BMO, Gunter, and LSP, this selection sweet jams will satisfy all your Candy Kingdom cravings. Including stories from Meredith McClaren (Jem and the Holograms), Jeremy Sorese (Steven Universe), and Hanna K (Adventure Time animator), this volume of Sugary Shorts defies dentistry and proves you can’t have too much of a sweet thing! [rating: 4/5] MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK http://majorspoilers.com/2019/03/03/major-spoilers-poll-of-the-week-grumpy-old-men-edition/ DISCUSSION CAPTAIN MARVEL: IN THE PURSUIT OF FLIGHT Writer: Kelly Sue Deconnick Artists: Dexter Soy, Emma Rios Publisher: Marvel Cover Price: $14.97 The "Mightiest" of Earth's Mightiest Heroes is back! Ace pilot. Legendary Avenger. One hundred percent pure bad-^&*. Carol Danvers has a new name, a new mission - and all the power she needs to make her own life a living hell. As the new Captain Marvel, Carol is forging from a challenge from her past! It's a firefight in the sky as the Banshee Squadron debut - but who are the Prowlers, and where has Carol seen them before? And how does secret NASA training program Mercury 13 fit in? Witness Captain Marvel in blazing battlefield action that just may change the course of history! Avengers Time Travel Protocols: engage! 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.