Major Spoilers Podcast #878: Dead End Kids

This week we take a look at the Dead End Kids, but not THOSE Dead End Kids. Plus, Internet shenanigans, Jim Henson's The Storyteller: Ghosts #2, Forgotten Home #8, Dryad #2, and Betty & Veronica head to the Danger Zone. 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://deadline.com/2020/05/labyrinth-sequel-scott-derrickson-director-maggie-levin-write-script-doctor-strange-1202943188/ REVIEWS STEPHEN Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Ghosts #2 Writer: Jennifer Rostowsky Artist: Jennifer Rostowsky Publisher: Archaia, an imprint of BOOM! Studios Price: $3.99 Release Date: May 20, 2020 Synopsis: A young Khmer woman turns to black magic that promised to give the caster wealth, power, and beauty unlike that of any other human. When the spell turns on its caster, she must learn to deal with the consequences of magic, and what it means to be an Ahp. [rating:2.5/5] You can buy this issue via ComiXology MATTHEW FORGOTTEN HOME #8 Writer: Erica Schultz Artist: Marika Cresta Publisher: Vices Press Cover Price: $2.99 Release Date: May 26, 2020 A regime comes to an and, and a throne is left empty. Who will rule: mother or daughter? [rating:3/5] You can buy this issue via ComiXology RODRIGO DRYAD #2 Writer: Kurtis J. Wiebe Artist: Justin Osterling Publisher: ONI Press Inc. Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: June, 10 2020 DESCRIPTION: Rana and Griffon dread that they've released an ancient evil from the temple, but Morgan and Yale battle fear with logic and reason. Amid all the chaos, one thing is clear. The town of Frostbrook has been set ablaze with demons roaming the streets in search of one target -- Yale Glass. [rating: 3/5] You can buy this issue via ComiXology ASHLEY BETTY & VERONICA FRIENDS FOREVER DANGER ZONE Writer: Bill Golliher Artist: Dan Parent Publisher: Archie Comics Cover Price: $2.99 Release Date: May 27, 2020 Betty and Veronica risk life and limb in these bold and entertaining daring stories, from skydiving to trail running, to competing as warriors and exploring a shipwreck at sea! [rating: 4/5] You can buy this issue via ComiXology MAJOR SPOILERS POLL OF THE WEEK DISCUSSION DEAD END KIDS Written by Frank Gogol. Cover by Nenad Cvitcanin. It's 1999. Ben, Murphy, Tank, and Amanda are four screwed-up kids from broken homes... but they have had each other. When Ben is murdered, Murphy and his friends set out to find who killed him and find themselves in the cross-hairs! Dead End Kids is a dark coming-of-age murder mystery set in the '90s, from the creative team behind 2018's critically acclaimed Grief. 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.