Major Spoilers Podcast #1014: Tephlon Funk Podcast - News and Review

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Tephlon Funk is here, and we have thoughts! We also talk the latest edition to Fortnite. We review The Harrower #1 from BOOM! Studios, Lazarus Planet: Next Evolution from DC Comics, and the new Impossible Jones one-shot from Scout Comics!

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NEWS

https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/hit-monkey-renewed-season-2-hulu-1235509885

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/swamp-thing-james-mangold-dc-studios-1235509528

https://bleedingcool.com/games/the-witcher-arrives-in-fortnite-with-an-all-new-crossover-event/

REVIEWS

STEPHEN

THE HARROWER #1

Writer: Justin Jordan

Artist: Brahm Revel

Publisher: BOOM! Studios

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: February 8, 2023

There’s nothing to fear in the quaint town of Harrow, New York–except, that is, for the Harrower.

The children wish this boogeyman was just an urban legend, but this purveyor of puritanical vengeance against the unrighteous is very real, and there’s no escape, because the Harrower seems unkillable, and spans generations, always returning…

What secrets will Alice Young, a teenage girl obsessed with the Harrower, uncover, and will she be able to escape the pull of her morbid fixation?

This deconstruction of the slasher genre is the fresh and terrifyingly grounded take is perfect for fans of

Bone Orchard and The Closet!

[rating:4/5]

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MATTHEW

LAZARUS PLANET: NEXT EVOLUTION #1

Writer: Various

Artist: Various

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: February 7, 2023

HEROES WILL BE FORGED! Good and bad, yin and yang…all sides of humanity will be transformed by the Lazarus event…and in the DC Universe one thing’s for sure: heroes will always rise. In this special we’ll explore some of the amazing new powers gifted to the freedom fighters of the future…and we’ll see what perils these villain-vanquishing virtuosos will face. What secret does Flatline seek from the heart of Talia al Ghul’s HQ? Can Red Canary bring order to an out-of-control city? What secret does the heroic Dead Eye hold that will haunt him forever? And enter into a brand-new legend with the fantastic debut of Vigil!

[rating:2/5]

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RODRIGO

IMPOSSIBLE JONES IMPOSSIBLE TEAM UP HOLLY DAZE #1

Writer: Karl Kesel

Artist: David Hahn

Publisher: Scout Comics

Cover Price: $4.99

Release Date: Feb 15, 2023

Impossible Jones (a thief pretending to be a hero) and Holly Daze (a former hero, now a thief) join up for a Girls' Night Out of drinking, dancing... and danger! With Holly's ex, Krampus, lurking in the shadows, Imp learns that sometimes the only thing harder than being enemies-is being friends! Added bonus: first glimpse into the secret Dark Files being kept on Impossible Jones and other crime-fighters and criminals in New Hope City!

[rating: 3.5/5]

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