Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 10/04/2016 - 07:35
Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!
Being a comic book trivia geek, I love books featuring comic book trivia. Being blessed/cursed with a Y-chromosome and a heteronormative perspective, I also happen to love comic books that feature female artwork on the cover. Good girl, bad girl, it doesn't matter.
So how could I pass up the opportunity to review Louise Simonson's DC COMICS COVERGIRLS, a collection of some of the best of the best featuring DC Comics (or is it DC Entertainment these days?) heroines, villainesses, and supporting characters? The answer, of course, is that I couldn't, especially when it's as big as a coffee table and sporting a gorgeous Adam Hughes' cover.
Submitted by S.J. Mitchell on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 10:51
A.V. Club's website released an 'exclusive' preview of the Rebirth edition of TRINITY and to put it simply: Rebirth Batman appears to be a giant, arrogant douchebag with no regard for subtlety.
Francis Manapul is flying solo on this title as writer, artist and colorist. Makes me wonder if he's doing it all from the comfort of his Bat-bed while wearing Bat-pajamas complete with cape and cowl. The setting is the Kent farm, with Lois Lane providing narration while Wonder Woman arrives discreetly in her invisible jet. Landing carefully, before emerging with a dead boar around her neck, Diana calls out to Batman looking for re-assurance that he's on his way.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 07:30
Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!
Submitted by Zach Dailey on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 03:00
The city of Townsville! I must admit it has been some time sense I've last stepped foot in good Ole Townsville but if there is one thing I've remembered that still hasn't changed, it is that there is always trouble lurking in the dark parts of this peaceful city and the good old citizens of Townsville are always in the need of someone to save them. Danger is always on the rise and is as annoying as it can be, dealing with Jack Kirby influenced monsters, snotty little rich brats, a monkey bent on subjugating the world to him, and the evil Gender Bender or whatever he is.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 09/13/2016 - 11:22
Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!
Submitted by Guest Contributor on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 09:40
CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR was, as we put in our review, Marvel’s biggest blockbuster yet. But even with the bulk of the MCU’s character arsenal all on one screen again, Tom Holland stole the show as the new Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Holland had a great deal of fun with limited screen time, and the result is that rather than feeling fatigued with a third iteration of this character, fans are excited to see more.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Wed, 09/07/2016 - 08:38
Saw some exciting news from BBC America this morning! If you are a Doctor Who fan, you know that many of the earliest episodes of the show from 1963 to 1970 were lost to history. BBC had a policy of deleting their tapes (remember this was long before home VCR's or DVD players), and many of the older episodes only aired once. Soundtracks and production stills of every episode exist but there are still 97 episodes missing.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 09/06/2016 - 07:25
Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!
Submitted by Critical Blast Staff on Thu, 09/01/2016 - 09:39
Captain America: Steve Rogers #4 by Nick Spencer, Javier Pine, and Miguel Sepulveda
Summary: Last issue, in 1926 (well, the false one in Steve Roger’s mind implanted by Red Skull), we find out that HYDRA killed Steve’s abusive father. His mother realizes that HYDRA can’t be trusted, and has Steve hide. HYDRA arrives and ends up killing his mother too. They take Rogers as their own.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 08/30/2016 - 10:09
Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!
Submitted by Critical Blast Staff on Thu, 08/25/2016 - 12:54
A-Force #8 by Kelly Thompson and Paulo Siqueira
Summary: After She-Hulk was put in a coma during the battle with Thanos, A-Force is in disarray. Dazzler is against Carol’s attempts to use Ulysses’ visions to see the future. Especially since one of the visions shows Nico killing someone named Alice. Nico teleports away when Medusa and Carol try to detain her. She ends up in a safe house in Ouray, Colorado. She finds Elsa Bloodstone fighting off humans turned into giant bugs. She joins the battle, helping get people to safety to a nearby home. The parents there are looking for their missing child...Alice. Nico is shocked, and Carol and Medusa arrive on the scene.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 08/23/2016 - 10:25
Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!
Submitted by Critical Blast Staff on Thu, 08/18/2016 - 11:29
Agents of SHIELD #8 by Marc Guggenheim and German Peralta
Summary: Last issue, Coulson was removed from his position on SHIELD. This issue, he’s breaking into top secret government facilities to try and figure out if there is a third option between Stark and Danvers’ ideas on what to do with Ulysses gift to see the future. He sees a file suggesting that the Wrecking Crew will be responsible for Daredevil’s death, so he heads to Hell’s Kitchen. May is waiting for him. Danvers arrives soon after, pissed that Coulson has been breaking into her files. Danvers says that the Wrecking Crew are already in custody, so Daredevil is safe.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 08/16/2016 - 08:06
Welcome back to Critical Blast’s weekly look at what new comics you should check out each week. Just a warning, I make these picks pretty much a week BEFORE I actually get to read any of these comics, so if something is a stinker, I take no blame on that. Let's get to it!
