This week on the Major Spoilers Podcast, Shang-Chi, Kung-Fu, and Lost Keys! Plus, The History of the Future Folk, The Manhattan Projects, Empowered, and Breath of Bones. And in the Poll of the Week, Video Games!

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NEWS

DC Comics pushes price drop to eight weeks instead of four

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REVIEWS

STEPHEN
The History of Future Folk
Directors: John Mitchell, Jeremy Kipp Walker
Writer: John Mitchell
Stars: Nils d’Aulaire, Jay Klaitz, Julie Ann Emery, April Hernandez, Dee Snider
The possibly exaggerated origin story of the real life alien bluegrass band, Future Folk, that has been playing for NYC audiences for the better part of a decade.

[rating:4.5/5]


MATTHEW
Empowered Special #4
Writer: Adam Warren
Artist: John Staton
TERRORPIN! POWERPACHYDERM! BRASS MONKEY! CYBERIAN TIGER! SUPERCOBRA! MAUL BUNNY! Can struggling superheroine Empowered foil a mass carjacking by these animal-armored crimebots at the 21st annual Alternate Timeline Superhero Auto Show? Can one exceedingly flimsy "supersuit" overcome fourteen hostile tons of heavy metal? This action-packed new Empowered one-shot says: "MAYBE!"
[rating:4/5]


RODRIGO
Breath of Bones: A Tale of the Golem #1
Writer: Steve Niles, Matt Santoro
Artist: Dave Watcher
The giant clay monster from Jewish legend goes on a Nazi-killing rampage in order to protect the inhabitants of a small Jewish stronghold and an injured British pilot.
[rating:3/5]

ZACH
The Manhattan Projects #12
“THE FERMI PARADOX”
Learn the secret history of Enrico Fermi and, more importantly, “if someone is out there” why we haven’t “found them yet.”

[rating:4/5]


Major Spoilers Poll of the Week
Comics and video games seem to go hand in hand, and this week, we not only get a dose of cool comics, the news from E3 now has two new gaming systems headed our way.?


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Discussion:
Shang-Chi is a Marvel Comics character, often called the “Master of Kung Fu”. He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin.

He has no special superpowers, but he exhibits extraordinary skills in the martial arts and is a master of Wushu (the actual Mandarin name for the various Chinese fighting arts) both empty handed and with weapons, including the staff, nunchaku and double-edged sword.



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