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    Major Spoilers Podcast #1150: Intentionalism, AI, and the Auteur Problem

    Stephen SchleicherBy Stephen SchleicherNovember 26, 20252 Mins Read

    Variety’s Top 100 Comedies sends Stephen & Rodrigo down a rabbit hole of critique theory, intentionalism, AI anxiety, canon building, and the real meaning of Civil War’s final image.


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    The 100 Best Comedy Movies of All Time

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    THE LAST DAY OF HP LOVECRAFT #2
    Writer: Romuald Giulivo
    Artist: Jakub Rebelka
    Publisher: BOOM! Studios
    Cover Price: $4.99
    Release Date: November 26, 2025
    A haunting exploration of the man behind the myth continues.

    In the second chapter of the stunning adaptation, H.P. Lovecraft’s personal history takes center stage. Follow along with this close examination of the famous author’s journey downward!

    Writer Romuald Giulivo (Le Dernier Jour de H.P. Lovecraft) and artist Jakub Rebelka (Cyberpunk) craft a dark, art-driven portrait of legacy and madness unlike anything you’ve ever seen!
    [rating:3.5/5]

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    CYBERARCHY #1
    Writer: Matt Hardy
    Artist: Clark Bint
    Publisher: Mad Cave Studios
    Cover Price: $4.99
    Release Date: December 3, 2025
    Ash is a newly born robotic life-form, created as the newest denizen of a space liner run solely by mechanical life. Ash’s creator, a robot called Rust, explains that all mechanical life and artificial intelligence on the ship decided they no longer served the human crew. In its place arose a CYBERARCHY, a more efficient mechanical society. But Ash soon realizes that all is not well–this Cyberarchy is a fractured society, with a secret hidden at the heart of it all that will one day pit all organic life against robots like himself…
    [rating: 4.5/5]

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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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