Writer
Pat Shand

Artwork
Roberta Ingranata

Colors
Slamet Mujiono

Letters
Jim Campbell

Editor
Pat Shand

Production & Design
Christopher Cote
Joi Dariel

Grimm Universe created by
Joe Brusha
Ralph Tedesco

INTO GLORY

The Story:

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.)

FAITH #1

Written by: Jody Houser
Art by: Francis Portela & Marguerite Sauvage
Colored: Andrew Dalhouse
Lettered by: Dave Sharpe

Published by: Valiant
Cover Price: $3.99

Warning! This review contains quite a few spoilers!

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.

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!

Comics shipping this week

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. 

God’s unconditional love is the central focus of Joanna Beasley’s album, Loud Love. About it, Joanna says "We’re singing back to God what He already says about Himself and about us. His love is bold, true, loud, unconditional, and constantly pursuing you wherever you go!”

This contest has ended.

The winner is PETER G. of Galloway, NJ.

When a crew of masked criminals set to work, they're attacked by a bat-like caped figure. But it's not Batman who's making the scene but a new player: Batwoman (Yvonne Strahovski). And she's a far less merciful fighter than he is! However, when Batman (Jason O'Mara) does show up, it's just in time for Batwoman to see him blown to bits, making her the last person to have possibly seen Batman alive as the days turn into weeks with no appearance from the Dark Knight in Gotham.

Batwoman -- aka Katherine Kane -- has no one to turn to but her father, Colonel Kane (Geoff Pierson), to tell her story. But when the Batmobile rumbles down the street, she pursues it and quickly deduces that the Batman role is being filled by the former Nightwing (Sean Maher), accompanied by Robin (Stuart Allan) who also returns to Gotham after hearing about Batman's disappearance.

Cheap Pops - February 1, 2016

by Chris Delloiacono, Mike Maillaro and Jeff Ritter

This week!

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:

Open Mike Night by Mike Maillaro and Mike Weaver

Old Man Logan (2016) #1

Written by: Jeff Lemire
Art by: Andrea Sorrentino
Colored by: Marcelo Maiolo
Lettered by: VC's Cory Petit

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Zac Cherin

After buying Lucasfilm for $4 billion in 2012, The Walt Disney Company had to wait three years for its investment to begin paying tangible dividends. If, however, the initial box-office performance of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is a sign of things to come, then the wait was well worth it.

The seventh installment in the Star Wars film saga shattered the U.S. total box office record, passing the $760.5 million mark set by James Cameron’s blockbuster “Avatar” in 2009.

"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

*     *     *     *

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:

This contest has ended.

The randomly selected winning entry is: JANAN C. from RIVERWOODS, IL.

Is there anything that amazing Minnie Mouse cannot do? In this DVD from Disney Junior, Minnie's dream of singing onstage is about to come true -- until her Mickey Mouse Clubhouse backup band pals discover that their musical instruments are gone! Now the race is on to track them down and reach Melody Mountain by sunset. But even if they find the missing instruments in time, should Minnie sing the blues, croon a country tune, or boogie to a disco beat? It's going to take help from YOU -- plus a few Mouseketools -- to get Minnie in the right groove to totally rock out!

Bursting with fun, surprises, additional episodes and two delightful "Bow-Toons," Pop Star Minnie is simply song-sational!

By Chris Delloiacono and Mike Maillaro

Mike: Last Saturday, Chris and I were scheduled to go to a Pro Wrestling Syndicate show which was going to feature a massive interpromotional angle with Jeff Jarrett’s Global Force Wrestling.  PWS is a local indy promotion that we both love, and which has gotten a lot of coverage in Cheap Pops over the last few months.  The show was cancelled because New Jersey got hit with a massive snowstorm.  

Open Mike Night by Mike Maillaro and Mike Weaver

Patsy Walker, Hellcat! (2016) #1-2

Written by: Kate Leth
Art by: Brittney L. Williams
Colored by: Megan Wilson
Lettered by: VC’s Joe Sabino (issue 1) and Clayton Cowles (issue 1 & 2)

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!

Comics shipping this week

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…

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!

Sure, everyone wants to hang out with the awesomeness that is Deadpool, but would you actually get along with the guy?

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.

Cheap Pops - January 24, 2016

by Chris Delloiacono, Mike Maillaro and Jeff Ritter

This Week:

"The Ritchie Blackmore Story" on DVD from Eagle Rock Entertainment chronicles the long and storied career of one of the greatest rock guitarist of all time. With a career spanning over 50 years and running the gamut from Hard Rock to Heavy Metal, from “commercial hit” Rock to Medieval Renaissance music, and considered by many to be one of the most spectacular visual guitar players, Ritchie Blackmore is also the one guitarist most people probably know the least about.