Major Spoilers Podcast #954: The Holiday Special

It's a holiday special and that means all of your old friends are here! We've got Yummy: The History of Desserts, Checkmate #6 from DC Comics, Hellboy: A Christmas Underground from Dark Horse Comics, and Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21! 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) REVIEWS STEPHEN YUMMY: A HISTORY OF DESSERTS Writer: Victoria Grace Artist: Victoria Grace Publisher: Random House Graphic Have you ever wondered who first thought to freeze cream? Or when people began making sweet pastry shells to encase fruity fillings? With her graphic novel debut, cartoonist Victoria Grace has cooked up a colorful and comprehensive history of seven desserts: ice cream, cake, brownies, donuts, pie, gummies, and cookies in YUMMY: A HISTORY OF DESSERTS. The non-fiction graphic novel takes readers on a fun adventure through sweet culinary history with facts, and legends, and also includes easy-to-make recipes for readers to try at home. [rating:4/5] MATTHEW CHECKMATE #6 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Artist: Alex Maleev Publisher: DC Comics Cover Price: $3.99 Release Date: November 23, 2021 The shocking finale to the DC spy event of the year. Everything is revealed…and only one will survive the showdown between Checkmate and Leviathan. Also, who is the Daemon Rose, and why does he have a gun pointed at Superman’s face? Plus: Mr. King’s identity revealed, as well as the reason he has sacrificed everything to bring Checkmate back! [rating:2/5] DISCUSSION HELLBOY: A CHRISTMAS UNDERGROUND Writer: Mike Mignola Artist: Mike Mignola Publisher: Dark Horse Comics Release Date: 2015 Hellboy spends Christmas underground with dead guys in a full-length story full of weird yuletide cheer. SPIDER-MAN'S TANGLED WEB #21 Writer: Darwyn Cooke Artist: Darwyn Cooke and Jay Bone Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: 2003 A standalone holiday story written by Darwyn Cooke 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!