Major Spoilers Podcast #1085: The Birds of Prey Podcast

In celebration of Gail Simone's birthday, we take a look at Birds of Prey: Fighters by Trade this week! We review Chilling Adventures Presents: Truth or Dare from Archie Comics, Zatanna: Bring Down the House #2 from DC Comics, and Bottoms Up! from Silver Sprocket Press. We also let you know what we've been watching.

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REVIEWS

STEPHEN
ZATANNA: BRING DOWN THE HOUSE #2
Writer: Mariko Tamaki
Artist: Javier Rodriguez
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $5.99
Release Date: July 24, 2024
Magician on trial! Despite Zatanna’s willful determination to avoid Real Magic at all costs, a terrifying showdown with the interdimensional demon that interrupted her stage show reveals that she might not have run as far from the world of sorcery as she once hoped. Now a mysterious group of magic casters emerges from the shadows to accuse her of wielding great and terrible power against one of their own—her late father and greatest shame, Giovanni Zatara!
[rating:3.5/5]

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MATTHEW
CHILLING ADVENTURE PRESENTS: TRUTH OR DARE
Writer: Ron Robbins
Artist: Laura Braga
Publisher: Archie Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: July 17, 2024
When new student Trula Twyst comes to Riverdale, her mysterious and quiet nature doesn't mix well with the squeaky-clean façade of Riverdale High. Tormented by her past and with a keen interest in Behavioral Psychology, she sets her sights on dismantling the traditional high school hierarchy from within. How? By a simple game of Truth or Dare... This horror one shot is smart, sexy, and for fans of movies like Escape Room, Saw, and Girl, Interrupted.
[rating:3.5/5]

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RODRIGO
BOTTOMS UP!
Writer: Barbara Benas
Artist: Barbara Benas
Publisher: Silver Sprocket Press
Cover Price: $9.99
Release Date: July 31, 2024
A story that's 1 part recipe blog, 1 part comic book, with a dash of sardonic humor, a dollop of existential dread, and a pinch of gig economy camaraderie! Suzette is an over-kneaded and over-proofed pastry chef, running a cooking blog and doing her best to share whatever culinary wisdom she's managed to scrape from the city's top kitchens. Her latest post introduces "interview tiramisu," a dessert so good it'll land her a juicy new job opportunity. Yet as she runs all over town acquiring the very best ingredients, why does she get the creeping feeling that everything's about to go really, really wrong? Published with a cardstock cover and foil accents.
[rating: 4.5/5]
DISCUSSION

BIRDS OF PREY: FIGHTERS BY TRADE
Writer: Gail Simone
Artist: Joe Bennett
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover Price: $24.99
The Birds of Prey face off against mysterious viruses…and maybe even find themselves the prey. When Huntress goes AWOL and a techno-virus invades Oracle’s body, Black Canary will have to team up with Wildcat as they fight for their lives in Singapore… These Birds will have to work with members of the Bat-Family while battling legendary assassins and fighting off attacks from inside themselves! Collects Birds of Prey #81-91.

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