Monthly Archives: October 2018
What Did You Think of This Week’s Comics?
It was another big week for the comic book industry. Marvel kicked off a new chapter of Amazing Spider-Man while DC debuted Old Lady Harley and Books of Magic.
Scroll down to check out our new reviews and thinkpieces, and be sure to let us know your favorite books of the week in the comments below.
The Amazing Spider-Man #8 Review
Written by Nick Spencer | Drawn by Humberto Ramos
Fortnite’s First Real-Life Nerf Blaster Announced
Next spring, Hasbro and Epic Games will be releasing their first Fortnite Nerf Blaster which will allow kids and adults around the world to live out their favorite Fortnite moments.
The Nerf Fortnite AR-L Blaster will be available on June 1, 2019, will cost $49.99 USD and features rapid-fire motorized blasting and flip-up sights that "allow players to focus their aim as they eliminate opponents and attempt to survive the "Storm.""
Daredevil: Season 3 Is a Game-Changer for Bullseye
Season 3 of Marvel’s Daredevil not only introduced iconic villain Bullseye to the Netflix MCU shows, but recreated the character from the ground up with a compelling and tragic origin, giving him a sense of substance that has been largely absent in the 50-plus years since the character first debuted in 1976’s Daredevil #131.
Warning: full spoilers for Season 3 of Daredevil ahead!
This isn’t to say Bullseye is a bad character as depicted in the comics. Far from it. While there was never much depth to his character, that didn’t stop him from being an effective foil for Daredevil. Using a wide array of unexpected objects as lethal projectiles, Bullseye was designed to be the perfect counter to a hero like Daredevil who prefers to fight up-close. Bullseye became Daredevil’s premiere villain because he became intently, obsessively focused on hurting Daredevil in the most personal ways possible; namely, taking the lives of two of Matt Murdock’s longtime love interests.
New Heroes In Crisis Clue Implicates [SPOILER]
DC’s Heroes In Crisis #2 is hitting shelves next week, but if you can't stand the wait, IGN has a preview of the first six pages to tide you over until then.
The big DC event from writer Tom King and artists Clay Mann and Mitch Gerards started with a shocking mass killing at the superhero trauma treatment center known as Sanctuary, leaving it to Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman to not only find the mysterious killer, but try to pick up the pieces of the broken superhero community. The events of the first issue implicate both Booster Gold and Harley Quinn in the killings, with each character confusingly blaming the other, so now readers are trying to piece together how and why they could have done it, or who might be pulling their strings. Our preview offers a significant new clue:
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Xbox Game Pass Is Coming to PC
It looks like Microsoft’s popular unlimited access subscription service Xbox Game Pass will be coming to PC in the future.
As reported by Game Informer (via Windows Central), Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed the news in a fiscal year 2019 Q1 earnings call.
Though no details were given on how this will make its way to PC, it’s a solid bet that Game Pass will be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Store. Game Pass currently has over 100 games to download for $10 a month, with Microsoft ensuring that all first-party titles launch on the service upon release. Microsoft exclusives released earlier this year, like Sea of Thieves and Forza Horizon 4, launched day-and-date on Xbox Game Pass.
My Hero Academia Live-Action Movie Reportedly in Development
A live-action adaptation of the popular anime and manga series My Hero Academia is reportedly in the works.
Per Nerdist and The Hollywood Reporter, Legendary Entertainment made the announcement that this live-action feature film will adapt Kohei Horikoshi’s manga, with Toho distributing the movie in Japan. Legendary will be producing the film with Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter, alongside Shonen Jump publisher Shueisha’s Ryosuke Yoritomi. No details concerning directors, casting or potential release dates have been announced.
Opinion: How Cowboy Bebop Changed My Life
I popped my head into my brother’s room. He was on his computer playing video games -- likely Warcraft. He was one of those overachievers who could do eight things at once, so he also had his textbooks open on his desk and some anime on in the background.
“What’s this?”
“Oh -- it’s awesome. Cowboy Bebop. You’ll love it.”
He didn’t even take his eyes off the computer screen to answer my question. I looked at the TV. And there he was, Spike Spiegel, in all his green-haired glory, those brown, bounty-hunting eyes staring back into mine. I knew it right then: I was in love.
My brother and I watched Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon on Toonami when we were young. We caught some episodes of Ronin Warriors, Inuyasha and Outlaw Star on Adult Swim. I owned one Sailor Moon VHS, and it was pretty pricey. Anime wasn’t easy to come by back then.
Nintendo Fans Are Scrambling To Figure Out the Latest Big Smash Bros Rumor
An alleged leak for the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate roster appeared online Wednesday, and Nintendo fans have been completing hours of research to uncover details behind the leak.
After being posted to Snapchat in a video by an unnamed French person at the time, it was quickly deleted and then appeared as pasted-together images on Discord, and later 4chan. The images have since been circulating the internet and can now be seen on Imgur.
Photo credit: Imgur
The Secret of Darth Vader’s Castle Revealed
If you've ever wondered why Darth Vader built a castle on Mustafar, Marvel has revealed the answer.
Warning: this article contains spoilers for Star Wars - Darth Vader #22!
2016's Rogue One first introduced Vader's sinister fortress into official Star Wars continuity, revealing that the Dark Lord of the Sith built a castle on the very world where Anakin Skywalker died. But as it turns out, there's much more to the castle than just Vader's need to get away from it all and have a spa day. It all ties into the return of Lord Momin, an ancient Sith Lord first introduced in the 2015 comic Star Wars: Lando.