Major Issues Podcast

The bell has been rung. The fight has been won. After four years of campaigns, hashtags, and reshoots, Zack Snyder's original vision for the Justice League is here, but is it an improvement on the original? Coming in just a bit over four hours of content, there is a lot to discuss when it comes to an unshackled Snyder in regards to the DCEU. What direction will DC go in now? Should Snyder get anot...

Now that the dust has settled in Westview and with WandaVision in our rearview, now is the perfect time to talk what could quite possibly be the biggest Scarlet Witch story to date; the universe changing House of M written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Olivier Coipel. The story follows the horrific events of Avengers: Disassembled where The Scarlet Witch with revenge on her mind kills...

Oh MCU how we have missed you! Just like old friends meeting together for the first time in a long time it turns out we have ALOT to be filled in on when it comes to our favorite Avenging Couple of Wanda Maximoff and the Vision. Last we saw of these two, Vision was brutally neutralized by the Mad Titan Thanos, and Wanda was mourning her lost love after Avengers Endgame. How exactly has the Vision...

Sam Wilson just can't catch a break. Ever since he took on the mantle of Captain America (which was bestowed upon him by the original Steve Rogers) he has become a political lightning rod, inadvertently inciting divisiveness wherever the hero goes. In this retrospective, we take a deep look at Nick Spencer's take on the Sentinel of Liberty and why Sam's turn with the shield was met with so much co...

Valentine's Day 2021 has come and gone, but there seems to still be some love in the air! In a celebration of the diverse forms love can take, DC Comics decided to release 'Love Is A Battlefield', an 80-Page/ 10-story anthology series following specific DC characters on the most romantic of days. Join us as we discuss the "friendzone", talk gender roles and give our ideas of what other couples cou...

Hello Love Birds and Lonely Hearts! With the dust of Valentine's day 2021 finally settling, we decided to take a look a show that dissects love in all its various forms, from dealing with a bad breakup, to finding your soul mate. Harley Quinn, which debuted on the DCUniverse app in 2019 more heart than you expect, mixed with enough F-Bombs and gratuitous violence to appeal to the psycho in all of...

Perpetua, the creator of the Multiverse with the villainous Batman Who Laughs at her side, has taken over the Multiverse as we know it, plunging it into a dystopian hellscape filled to the brim with nightmare versions of Batman. Our heroes have been split up, some imprisoned, others in hiding and rulers like Wonder Woman and Aquaman have joined Perpetua to save their respective peoples. Can our he...

It was supposed to be the start of a new generation of heroes. It was supposed to be the last grasp at greatness for a franchise on it’s last legs. It was supposed to come out 4 separate times over the last 4 years. That’s right, this week we are talking The New Mutants in a full recap and review! The long-awaited, and incredibly frustrating entry in the Fox X-Men universe left many scratching the...

The year is 2003. You just got finished beating GTA: Vice City and can't wait to download the new Linkin Park new album on Limewire. You just put on your freshest velour tracksuit, and are ready to finally see Daredevil in his live-action debut. You finally see the film and are floored with how good it was...or wasnt? In this episode of the Major Issues Podcast we take off those deliciously decept...

2020 is in the books, and what a uniquely bleak year it was. From film delays to deaths, quarantines and riots it was a year like no other. Join the guys at Comic Book Clique as they sift through the year that was 2020 and look for a some nuggets of good within the bad. With all of the feature films, televisions shows, comics and news to come out of 2020, will the good outweigh the bad? Or was 202...

Ready. Aim. FIRE! We are BACK to finish up our review of Matt Fraction’s Hawkeye, tackling issues 12-22 (& Annual #1) and boy does it get good! Not only are we treated to some surprisingly inspiring “brotherly love” when Clint’s brother Barney comes into town, but when Kate finally has enough of Clint. She sets her sights on LA and tries to conquer the City of Angel by herself! In a tale that only...

With 2021 as untouched as fresh snow, it is important for all of us to keep our eye on the target when it comes to setting goals for the new year. Even when doing so we have to remember we are only human. Those two sentiments also describe Clint Barton as written in the critically claimed Hawkeye series written by Matt Fraction w/ art by David Aja. In the first of this TWO PART PODCAST we go over...

2020 might go down as one of the most divisive years in recent memory, so how fitting is it that the final comic book major motion picture of 2020 would split the CBM audience! Wonder Woman 1984 is a quiet departure from its 2017 predecessor, but is that a good thing? Join us as we discuss the highs and lows of what was probably the most anticipated sequel of 2020, while discussing its themes, vil...

It took Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman over 75 years to make her cinematic debut with the relatively unknown Gal Gadot in the title role. After a stellar debut in Batman V Superman, many wondered how a Wonder Woman film would fair. Let's take a trip back to 2017 revisit the cultural touchstone that is the first Wonder Woman film as we talk Ares, Chris Pine and Gal Gadot's chemistry, and the depicti...

Happy THREE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of the Major Issues Podcast! In his annual, The Don will travel far and wide to link up with his cohosts and discuss the motherload of announcements made at Disney Investors Day this past week. Join The Don as he uses his trusty Infinity Gauntlet (See Annual #1) to traverse time and space while also talking the latest, greatest and all things Marvel!  Please leave us a...

With the announcement that we will be able to witness Wonder Woman 1984 from the comfort of our own homes via HBO Max, there is no better time to review TWO Straight-To-TV Comic Book Movies from yesteryear. In a WHICH WAS WORSE first, we will be pitting two films that have NEVER had a theatrical release. In one corner is Marvel’s The Trail of The Incredible Hulk from 1985 which features, of all th...

The collective minds of fans everywhere exploded this week as Rosario Dawson made her debut on the Mandalorian playing the cult-favorite character Ahsoka Tano. Not only was this character introduction into the greater Star Wars Universe handled masterfully, but it delighted die-hard fans while informing new ones as to why they should care about the orange skinned heroine. This got us thinking. Wha...

Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. Three years ago DC Comics embarked on an incredibly ambitious task that would see them cross over their main universe with a host of Watchmen characters. A story that was meant to span 1 year, ended up suffering from editorial issues and production woes, but after the dust settles....is it any good? As time marches on in the DC Universe we revisit Doomsday Clock, discuss it...

When Courtney Whitmore aka Stargirl first moved to Blue Valley, Nebraska, she thought she would die of boredom. Little did she know her life was in danger for other reasons! Stargirl, whose first season just concluded earlier this year, became a bright spot in an otherwise bleak 2020. The show manages to toe-the-line between adorable and dangerous as it introduces the Injustice Society to a whole...

Five years ago Kristen Ritter came bursting onto the MCU scene breathing life to the lesser-known Jessica Jones. While the series has had some highs and lows, Season 1 of Jessica Jones stands out for tackling tough subject matter, handling adult themes, and portraying PTSD in a way no superhero show had before. Add an enigmatic performance by David Tennant as the sadistic Kilgrave to the mix and y...

Look up in the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, its one of the biggest Superman fans in the Multiverse, The Aspiring Kryptonian herself, Tasmin! The Superman Superfan and collector has been making waves, being featured on the BBC network and DC Fandome amongst other things. In this episode, Tasmin jumps in the hot seat to talk all things Clark Kent/Kal El, including her favorite version of Lois...

EPISODE 150 is upon us...but so is Halloween! In order to celebrate both, we are going to discuss everyone's favorite working class warlock, the cynical sorcerer and manipulative magician John Constantine! Not only has Constantine managed to keep himself relevant for the last 35 years but his popularity was at its peak in 2005 when he was given his own feature film. In this HISTORICAL episode we t...

🔥 “The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth” - African Proverb 🔥The story of Killmonger is one of belonging, destiny, and ostracization. Even as the villain of the popular Black Panther film, Erik's message of "blood for blood" seems to resonate with some. Join us as we review the comic Killmonger: By Any Means and do a deep dive into one of the most dang...

The Boys are back in town! When we last left Billy Butcher and his lot, things were not looking good for the anti-supe squad. This season, there are even more twists and turns as The Seven gets a new member in the social media savvy Stormfront, Billy gets reunited with the love of his life, and we get way more Billy Joel than we predicted. That plus Dawn of the Seven, Brave Maeve Lasagna, and Home...

The Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers were a pop culture phenomenon for anyone born in the 90's. With their fighting skills, cool gadgets and dino-themed robots, there was almost no team cooler. But what happens when these "Teenagers with Attitude" collide with the world's most FAMOUS superhero team, the Justice League? Watch fandoms collide as the likes of Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman meet the...