Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 02/09/2016 - 07:14
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!
SHAFT IMITATION OF LIFE #1 – David F. Walker is one of my favorite comic writers and Shaft was one of my favorite books that came out last year. This is definitely the book I am most looking for to this week.
Submitted by Critical Blast Staff on Fri, 02/05/2016 - 14:03
Special thanks to our friend Matt Graham. Grey and I were talking to him a few weeks ago about comics, and I asked him to participate in this conversation about the best in comics for last year. Let's talk comics!
This is going to be hard for many people to believe, but way back in the mists of time there existed a world without an Internet. It wasn't quite the Stone Age, but the dust wasn't fully off the chisels yet. We had computers, and we were learning how to hook them together, but you had to call up an individual site using your phone line and a modem. Imagine that to go to a website you had to plug in its phone number, then wait, then log into it. Then to go to another website, you had to hang up with that one, and dial up another one. Yes, that was life. (It also snowed every day, and we walked to school barefoot uphill both ways.)
Submitted by Critical Blast Staff on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 09:04
It's once again that time of year -- when we look back at the things we loved last year and try to determine which ones were the best of the best ("of the best, sir!"). The best movie, the best television show, the best books, the best comics -- and the people who brought them to us.
So, after a nomination process that makes the Iowa Caucus look like a standard up-or-down vote system, we've settled on the list of nominees below. But, we always recognize the fact that the readers may know better than we do, so each category has an "Other" option where you can put in what we missed.
Unfortunately, to avoid the potential for ballot stuffing (to the best of our abilities) the form below requires that you be logged into your Google account. If you don't have one (and why wouldn't you?) then you won't be able to participate.
So let the voting now commence...and good luck to all the candidates and write-ins.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 02/02/2016 - 07:18
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!
SPIDER-MAN #1 – Miles Morales is finally back in his new series. Same creative team as the old one, but now it takes place in the Marvel Prime universe. This is definitely the book I am most excited about for next week.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Fri, 01/29/2016 - 14:30
From Comic Book Resources:
After months of reports and speculation, Cartoon Network has officially announced its new Justice League animated series. Titled "Justice League Action," the show, like the network's fellow DC Comics-based series "Teen Titans Go!," will run in installments of 11-minute episodes. Notably, the show features the return of both Kevin Conroy as the voice of Batman and Mark Hamill as the voice of The Joker, roles they made famous in '90s classic "Batman: The Animated Series."
Here's the official description of the series, which doesn't yet have a premiere date:
Submitted by S.J. Mitchell on Wed, 01/27/2016 - 08:52
"Hey there Little Red Riding Hood, you sure are lookin’ good. You're everything a big bad wolf could want." - Li'l Red Riding Hood by Sam The Sham & The Pharaos
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If you're new to Zenescope, then you know that these are not your grandmother's fairy tales. Each one of their characters carry a classic name, with a modernized story. And Red Riding Hood is no exception, as she begins a 5 issue series titled:
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 11:48
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!
I had no intention to go into this week sounding negative, but there were quite a few books I wanted to talk about just to say they are not living up to their potential (which is exactly what my teachers often said about me). But let’s talk about some books I am actually excited about first, shall we…
Submitted by S.J. Mitchell on Tue, 01/26/2016 - 09:08
Our friends over at Morphsuits are at it again with their comic book related fun. We've shared some of their infographics in the past but now they've come up with something more engaging. A Deadpool compatibility quiz!
Find out if you're a match made in heaven (or hell) with Marvel's 'merc with a mouth'.
The quiz is fun, with plenty of options and callouts to things Deadpool loves. So dive into the quiz and let us know, in the comments below, how compatible you are with the 'Pool!
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Sun, 01/24/2016 - 14:33
DEVOLUTION #1
Written by: Rick Remender Art by: Jonathan Wayshak Colored: Jordan Boyd Lettered by: Rus Wooton
Published by: Dynamite Cover Price: $3.99
Warning! This review contains quite a few spoilers!
In the future, humanity believes that religion is the cause of all the world’s woes. So, they creates a “weapon” called DVO-8 which is supposed to solve all the worlds’ problems by wiping out the part of the brain that follows religion. This goes horrible wrong and creates a virile infection that causes all people and animals to devolve into horrible creatures.
Submitted by Critical Blast Staff on Wed, 01/20/2016 - 14:44
Secret Wars 9 by Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic
Summary: Black Panther and Namor approach Doom. Black Panther is armed with the Infinity Gauntlet. Doom offers to return Wakanda and Atlantis to them, but they don’t want “fake kingdoms on a manufactures world, subjected to the whims of a vain fraud.” Black Panther turns Doom to glass. Namor shatters Doom, but he is able to pull himself back together.
Submitted by Mike 'Ace' Maillaro on Tue, 01/19/2016 - 08:21
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 Wed, 01/13/2016 - 03:00
BATMAN AND ROBIN ETERNAL #14 by James Tynion IV, Scott Snyder, Fernando Blanco, and Roger Robinson
Summary: In Prague, several years ago, Batman and Robin break into the Uranex chemical plant in pursuit of Scarecrow. Scarecrow manages to tap into Batman’s cowl radio and says they need to talk about Mother. He convinces Batman to send Robin to disable a bomb and come to talk to him alone. Batman agrees.
