Major Spoilers Podcast #867: X-Men: Grand Design

We talk the postponement of Emerald City Comic Con and chat up X-Men Grand Design. Plus we review, Flash #751, Marvel #1, and Second Coming Volume 1. 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) NEWS https://www.emeraldcitycomiccon.com/About/A-Statement-From-Reedpop/ REVIEWS STEPHEN FLASH #751 Writer: Joshua Williamson Artists: Rafa Sandoval, Howard Porter Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: March 11, 2020 The Flash battles Godspeed as "Flash Age" continues! In this issue, Paradox enlists Godspeed in his mission to erase the Flash legacy from existence! But when Godspeed's allegiance comes into question, Paradox proves he may be the strongest foe Barry Allen's ever faced! [rating:4/5] MATTHEW MARVEL #1 Writer: Alex Ross, Kurt Busiek Artist: Steve Rude, Frank Espinosa Publisher: Marvel Comics Cover Price: $4.99 Release Date: March 4, 2020 Thirty years ago, Alex Ross had a vision of a new series showing the Marvel heroes in a way they'd never been seen before. The first realization of that idea became the blockbuster MARVELS - but today Alex finally brings about his original vision: An anthology of stories by unique, exceptional talents, many of whom are doing Marvel characters for the very first time. Over this showcase series you'll see work by such artists as Adam Hughes, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dan Brereton and more, linked together by an overarching story by Alex and Steve Darnall. This inaugural issue kicks it all off with superstar artists Frank Espinosa (Rocketo, Looney Tunes) telling an unusual Spider-Man story and Steve Rude (Nexus), teaming up with Kurt Busiek (Marvels, Avengers) for an Avengers story, framed by Alex and Steve Darnall (Uncle Sam, Marvels) presenting a tale of the dread dreamland Nightmare, and his threat to the entire Marvel Universe...and possibly beyond. [rating:3/5] ASHLEY SECOND COMING VOL 1 Writer: Mark Russell Artist: Richard Pace Publisher: Ahoy Comics Cover Price: $19.99 Release Date: 2/26/2020 The book everyone’s talking about, by award-winning writer Mark Russell (Snagglepuss, The Flintstones) and artist Richard Pace (Pitt, New Warriors)! God commands Earth’s mightiest super-hero, Sunstar, to accept Jesus as his roommate and teach him how to use power more forcefully. Jesus, shocked at the way humans have twisted his message over two millennia, vows to straighten them out. [rating: 5/5] DISCUSSION X-Men: Grand Design Wirter/Artist: Ed Piskor Over six tumultuous decades, the X-Men have carved a singular place in comic book lore and popular culture. Now, New York Times best-selling author Ed Piskor (Hip-Hop Family Tree, Wizzywig) takes you on a pulse-pounding tour of X-Men history unlike anything you've ever experienced before - an intricate labor of love that stitches together hundreds of classic and obscure stories into one seamless X-Men masterpiece! All three of Piskor's GRAND DESIGN series are collected in a single volume for the first time - taking you from Professor X's formation of the original team, through the Second Genesis of the All-New, All-Diff erent X-Men and the devastating Dark Phoenix Saga, to the 1980s epics like Inferno that pushed mutantkind to the brink of X-tinction! 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.