Major Issues Podcast

Batman: The Long Halloween is quite possibly the most influential Batman story ever written, having inspired many adaptions in animation and live-action projects. With The Batman just hours away from a global release, there is no time like the present to review the modern classic that Director Matt Reeves himself stated was a major influence on his film. When a serial killer targeting the mob pops...

1997 was a weird year for comic book films. During that year two trailblazing comic book films were released, highlighting black protagonists. The problem was...they weren't very good. Now that diversity is stronger than ever in comic book media, it is time to look back at these pioneer films and pit them together to debate Which WAS Worse! Join us in this spirited debate that has become a staple...

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, and with love being in the air, we decided it would be the perfect time to cover issue #1-20 of Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. The story is a retelling of the original meeting and growing friendship of the classic Marvel couple Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. Mostly set in Midtown High, our characters have to navigate the social jungle that is high school whilst t...

2022 might be the first year that the majority of us get to visit movie theaters year-round since this pandemic started, and boy do we have some things to get excited for. Join us as we discuss what 2022 has in store for us comic book fans as we go over every feature film (based on a comic book character) set to be released this year! Please leave us a review on ITunes so we can grow our audience...

What happens when you cross an undead assassin with a katana-wielding monkey who has a grudge to settle? You get the blood-soaked saga of Marvel’s Hit Monkey, the very adult animated Hulu original that snuck under the radar of most comic fans. It's a different kind of show than Marvel's Disney plus efforts but is it any good? Well, we ain't monkeying around in this review! Join us as we discuss in...

It's been almost 10 years since Warner Bros and DC Comics decided to get in on the shared cinematic universe game. Starting with Man of Steel, the DCEU as we knew it was born and sought to mimic the MCU in both quality and success. Unfortunately, the world originally created for DC by Zack Snyder seems to be coming to an end with rumors of The Flash movie rewriting the future of the DCEU. Before t...

When the Flash made its October 7th 2014 debut, the future of the DC television empire under the CW seemed bright! While I wasn't a huge fan of the Scarlet Speedster initially, the show made me a fanatic, with me singing the praises of everything from Team Flash to the menacing Eobard Thawne. Fast forward 8 years later and the show has sadly become a shell of itself. Join us as we tune into, and r...

Since the moment Bruce Banner was exposed to the Gamma rays that transformed him into The Incredible Hulk, the two have been at odds. As the years continued,  Bruce, who was diagnosed with Dissociative Identity Disorder, would start to develop other "versions" of the Hulk in his mind. But what happen when one of these versions breaks free? Join us as we discuss all 50 issues of Immortal Hulk by Al...

2021 is in the books and what a year it was! We got some of the best comic book content we ever had this year, and somehow also got the worst in many cases. Does the good outweigh the bad? Is the Best better than the Worst when it comes to 2021? Join us in this fun little recap of the year in comic book content to find out! Please leave us a review on ITunes so we can grow our audience and grow as...

The final solo project for the OG 6 Avengers, Hawkeye on Disney+, has just finished its first season, but did it hit its mark? In a show that is definitely a love letter to the Matt Fraction & David Aja comic series, Hawkeye tackles survivor's guilt, hero worship, regret and redemption, all with a fun and cheery holiday backdrop. Join us as we talk about the live-action debut of Kate Bishop, debat...

Arguably the biggest movie of 2021, Spider-Man No Way Home definitely had the unenviable task of meeting all of our expectations whilst moving the narrative forward for the MCU version of Spider-Man. Packed with awesome moments, insane cameos, and touching callbacks, some are calling the film the best Spider-Man film to date but how good was it... really? Join The Don and Cloudis Maximus as they o...

Happy Belated Birthday Wade Wilson! Our resident 'Merc with a Mouth' known to most as Deadpool, has shocked us on both the page and the silver screen, having captivated audiences and readers alike with his meta humor and gratuitous violence for 30 years. Some would argue his biggest feat was his destruction of the Marvel Universe, so what a great way to celebrate the chimichanga enthusiast than to...

Ascender, the 18 issue sequel to the amazing Descender series has wrapped up, but was it a satisfying conclusion? Set 10 years after the end of Descenders, the galaxy as we know it has changed. Technology and the pursuit of it are virtually non-existent, replaced by magic, vampires, giants, and dragons. Even worse there is a witch named Mother pulling the strings behind the scenes for her own nefa...

The strangest heroes we know are back for Season 3, but after Covid affected the Season 2 finale, would Doom Patrol be able to not only stick the landing but tread new ground for its 3rd Season? The answer to that question seems up for interpretation, as this season proves to be an abstract masterpiece aka glorious to some and messy to others. Join us as we gaze at the work of art that is Doom Pat...

Welcome back to Blue Valley, the small town in Nebraska protected by a new generation of the JSA led proudly by Courtney Whitmore aka Stargirl! With her team in tow and S.T.R.I.P.E. by her side, they stand united, ready to take on any threat the former ISA can produce. This time, things get bleak when the literal spirit of evil in the form of the Angel of Vengeance Eclipso sets his sights on the u...

When it was announced that Brian K. Vaughan and  Pia Guerra's dystopian comic Y: The Last Man would be adapted as a television series, many stood with bated breath, anticipating an instant classic. Shortly after debuting on FX, the series was abruptly canceled, shocking all the fans of the Eisner Award-winning book. Why did Y the Last Man get the short end of the stick? What elements were changed...

After teasing us with more cosmic themes and entities in the past The Eternals are here and audiences...don't know what to think. Currently the lowest-rated MCU film, the Eternals cinematic debut has even the most hardcore Marvel fan divided...but what do WE think of it? Join us in this recap and review of the recent polarizing entry into the MCU as we talk all things Eternals!   Please leave us a...

All heroes start somewhere and for Courtney Whitmore, it all began when she moved from L.A. to Blue Valley Nebraska with her mom and Stepfather Pat Dugan. After Courtney finds a cosmic belt that imbues her with superpowers, it puts her on a collision course with Pat, whose mysterious past may answer why crazy things keep happening in Blue Valley. Join us as we read the first run of Stars and S.T.R...

The TITANS are back! After a hellish confrontation with Slade Wilson, our heroes are met with a new foe in the mysterious Red Hood, who claims he's trying to liberate Gotham City. Even worse, the sadistic and manipulative Jonathan Crane is on the loose, hoping to get payback after being foiled by the Dynamic Duo some time ago. Can our heroes stop moping long enough to stop the threats in their cit...

Jason Todd the (once canonically) red-headed stepchild of the Batfamily has intrigued readers ever since his return from the dead 15 years ago. Since then he has been used in animation, video games, and has recently made his live-action debut in DC's Titans on HBOMax. Even so, no story perfectly incapsulates The Red Hood as we know him quite like Under The Hood by Judd Winick, the story that resur...

In the absolute and incredible vastness that is Marvel's Multiverse, one show dares to explore alternate timelines in said multiverse and show what would happen if major moments from the MCU films we know and love, occurred differently. What If dares to take a peek at other universes where a single change seemingly changes the events of everything that follows. Did the premise work? What are our f...

Sony is hell-bent on knocking their Sony Spider-Man Universe out of the park and Venom: Let There Be Carnage is next at-bat. With Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Harris, and the first-time cinematic meetup of Venom and Carnage, do they have what it takes to make Venom 2 a home run? Join us as we discuss what amounts to a post-credit scene with a movie attached and try our best to predict what ha...

The cinematic debut of Carnage is looming so what better time to review the 90's classic crossover story Maximum Carnage from 1993! Often called the quintessential Kletus Cassidy tale, join us as we follow Carnage in a reign of terror through Manhattan. In opposition are heroes like Spidey, Venom, Black Cat, and a slew of others who try to stop the Carnage Carnival from racking up a body count! Jo...

It's WHICH WAS WORSE season but this time it's an MCU TV Edition! Four years ago, two shows made their debut as parts of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and were so UNIVERSALLY panned we may NEVER see them again. What else could we be talking about besides INHUMANS and IRON FIST?! With these undeniable flops on our hands join The Don and Dan The Comic Book Man as they argue about WHICH WAS WORSE! Pl...

This week on the podcast we tackle Descender from the Image Comics universe! Descender follows one young robot’s struggle to stay alive in a universe where androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. It's a cosmic odyssey from the brilliant mind of Jeff Lemire. What does it have to say about humanity, fear, and war? Are robots meant to be our equals? Why is Driller such a...