Major Spoilers Podcast #807: The Consultant

Who do heroes turn to when they find themselves in trouble? Is the Consultant the answer? Also, Hellboy and the BPRD 1956 #1, Man-Eaters #3, Sword Daughter #4, and Hex Wives #2 go under the microscope in this week's episode of the Major Spoilers Podcast!

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REVIEWS

STEPHEN
HELLBOY AND THE BPRD 1956 #1
Writer: Chris Roberson
Artists: Yishan Li, Mike NOrton, Michael Avon Oeming, Dave Stewart
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 28, 2018
Pressure is mounting within the bureau to uncover the Soviets' secret plans, but a suspicious cover-up leads one agent off the radar in search of answers. Meanwhile, demonic Soviet occult leader Varvara pushes her team to follow her own whims, and Hellboy is sent on the mission that would lead to his infamous misadventures in Mexico. But even more clandestine plots are at work-both inside the B.P.R.D. and out.
[rating:4/5]

MATTHEW
MAN-EATERS #3
Writer: Chelsea Cain
Artist: Kate Niemczyk
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 28, 2018

"A VISIT FROM AUNT FLO," Day Three Maude suspects that the cat lady downstairs may be part of a cult. The toilet is clogged by a strange blockage in the septic system. And a recent spat of deadly mauling attacks takes its toll on the community. Plus: bonus backmatter featuring art and words by smart, angry teens!
[rating:4/5]

RODRIGO
SWORD DAUGHTER #4
Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Mack Chater
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover Price: 4.99
Release Date: December 5, 2018
On the run from the Forty Swords, Dag and Elsbeth fall back to the wilds of Northern Europe and shelter with a secretive group of mountain warriors. Elsbeth learns the history of the sword she carries, and we get a glimpse at the woman she's destined to become.
[rating: 4/5]

ASHLEY
HEX WIVES #2
Writer: Ben Blacker
Artist: Mirka Andolfo
Publisher: Vertigo
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date: November 28, 2018
Nov 28, 2018 The wives of Desert Canyon still don’t know the secret power they possess. Their husbands continue their campaign of insidious manipulation. Izzy hears scratching in the walls. A cat jumps into a cake. Blood is spilled. And the creepiest sex scene in all of comics.
[rating: 4/5]

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DISCUSSION

The Consultant Volume 1
Writer: Jason Sterr
Artist: Daniel Maine, Simon Fraser
Publisher: Action Lab Entertainment
Marcus Greenberg has a very particular set of skills, as a former Navy S.E.A.L., he does the dirty work of our nation’s superheroes, keeping his clients out of the papers and off of death row. With the help of his assistant Russell, a reformed shape-shifting supervillain, Greenberg is the go-to-guy for making super-sins disappear. When the hero Spartan is arrested for murder, its sets off a chain of events that threaten not only Marcus’s business model, but the lives every super-powered “hero” in his rolodex. Collecting The Consultant #1-4; written by Jason Sterr, art by Dainel Mainé, and covers by Simon Fraser.

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