Laid Back Comics Watches Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox

It is hard to believe it has been almost three years since the New 52 has come into the DC World starting at the very end of Flashpoint mini-series. I can still remember hanging out at my comic shop ready to pick up the final issue.  And in that short time, the mini-series has not transformed into an animated feature. This is one of the quickest turn around for an animated project of DC, and one that even though mentions in the title of Justice League, this is a Flash mystery movie.

One of the biggest tricks of taking something like the Mini-series Flashpoint and turning it into a movie is trying to fit in all of the story threads. There were several mini-series and side stories that tried to fully explore the world that Flashpoint was. In movie form it could only handle small doses of it, it give a background to the changed events that are leading up to the war currently being fought and short side pieces, but that is far as it can go story wise before dragging on for too long. The main story is with Flash and this worlds Batman, Barry having to re-connect with the speed force and the hopes of going back and changing all that has happened to the world around him.

The world of Flashpoint is a brutal in animation as in comics, while the impending war that is waging between Amazons and Atlantans is shown to be ready to destroy it, there is a lack of urgency with the story and characters as it speeds closer to the conclusion. By no means is the movie slow in any fashion, which Flash being title character would be ironic, but because of the quickness for the 80 minutes we get, characters and stories are quickly introduced and not too much longer quickly ended.  That has always been a major downfall of the direct to DVD movies DC has made, more often the time is cut so the story suffers from it. Here that same can be said as we didn't know the world as we knew it. And the mystery of who changed time is well laid out so when the reveal hits you sit and nod your head with the movie and saying, “Yeah got it.”

This is also something of a comics fan movie, anyone who may pick this up out of curiously might, no wait change that will be confused by the sudden motivations and characterization changes between timelines. But, a nice touch that is they animators threw in some cameos from Young Justice Show that was a treat to see.

There is also a big change to the animation style with this movie, a much broader and exaggerated look to

many of the characters, massive muscles to the super strong. The look is not one that many would say is pleasing to the eye, it is a distraction at times. But, there may been a reason for some, as Superman first seen (As pictured to the right) is compete opposite from the Flashpoint version it is staggering and standing next to Cyborg and Batman he seems so frail. Showing the world is harsh to even the most super of heroes. One must also bring up the CGI Flash that shows up every so often making it very noticeable at times. But, the action, the chase of Flash and Professor Zoom go through in the final battle makes up for it. The sense of speed and the way they flow back and forth though the shots is amazing to watch.

And of course I must finish on the voice work, which always a stand out on these movies and here they work out wonderfully. And while it may be sad to know Kevin Conroy only has a few lines as Batman to be replaced by his father Kevin McKidd, who brought the weathered Thomas Wayne to the screen and stole a few scenes. For the Flash Justin Chambers did a good job, but in key scenes his voice sounded more forced than I am sure he would have liked. Though he is welcome to be The Flash again at any time. I also think it is fantastic the Daily family is now passing down voice work for Superman and Sam Daily is a excellent addition to the cast.

In the end, this was a solid movie put together with only a few bumps along the way in the story and animation. This of course is the first in a two part story as the end reveals that the second pass through time changed a few more things, much in the same way the first one did. As the next movie Justice League: War is a direct sequel to this movie in the same way when Flashpoint ended the New 52 began.

OVERALL: 7.5 out of 10

Justice League: Flashpoint Paradox is available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digitally now.

Bryan "BAC" Clendening writes for The Broken Infinite. Follow him on Twitter @BAClend

Comic News: Bruce Timm Steps Down

     BRUCE TIMM RELINQUISHES DC DVD PRODUCER

      by Frankie Rodriguez 

                 Bruce Timm, after giving birth to the DC Animated Universe, has stepped down as DC's Supervising Producer over at Warner Brothers. He's been working on DC series since 1992 and held many roles within the many DC cartoons up until the recent cancelled series Young Justice and Green Lantern the Animated Series. He has stated he will be working on Original Animations. He will be succeeded by long time veteran of the DC Animated Universe/cartoons, James Tucker.

        Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 will be Timm's last feature.

Comic Book Craze (#1)

Comic Book Related Cartoons/Shows & Movies for your enjoyment.  


Featuring:
Astonishing X-Men Gifted Part 1,
 Superman (1988 cartoon) episode 1,
WildCATS episode 1,
 Justice League Doom Movie,
The Spectacular Spiderman episode 1,
Static Shock episode 1,
Avengers: Earth's Mighiest Heroes episode 1,
Teen Titans episode 1,
 Spawn episode 1
Planet Hulk movie.
 Enjoy

Not A Word In Edge-wise: Superman Vs The Elite

What happens when two people happen to want to do the same thing here on Broken Infinite? WE COLLABORATE!!! So, Me and Caleb have our separate views lined up with a discussion to follow.


Mike's Review: Superman Vs. The Elite asks some pretty intriguing questions to Superman. Is he the hero that today needs? Or wants? Are any of his values still resonate with modern society? These are great questions and they are fairly well answered in the film whilst leaving enough room for discussion for the viewer. The voice work, as been the case with most of DC's DTV movies, is solid stuff all around. Everyone sounds great and in character. The action is fast and snappy but not the main focus as has been the case in other DC movies. Plenty of time is spent on presenting this ideological conflict towards Superman. Bottom Line: Another fine addition to DC's film series. I'd dare say it is to Superman what the Red Hood movie was for Batman.

Caleb's Rewiew:

Before Justice League: Doom, I was ready to throw the DCUA team under the bus. Each of their films were direct adaptations with nothing really new to add to the work. After Justice League: Doom, I was so happy to be singing the praises of DCUA again, something I hadn't really done since New Frontier, and even that wasn't quite to the level of the praises I sung for Doom. Superman vs The Elite continues this trend, even if it takes the smallest of steps back towards the end of the movie. I think my ability to like this film is attached pretty prominently to my own philosophies and ideaologies, which may or may not be the case for all people. I think if you can let go some of those, or at least look past them, you'll find a very enjoyable film that's at the quality these DCUA films have been at animation and sound wise, but also at a story telling point too. 

Now, advance warning, while our reviews above don't delve into spoilers, our discussion does. You have been warned. 

 Caleb: So, what did you think of the movie to start off with?

 Michael Flinn: I thought it was pretty good. I'm coming from a position of not having read the source material so I can only judge the film on itself. I thought that it asked some interesting questions to Superman and while I did find his final response a little out of character at first, the end result was satisfying. Also, Black Manchester was the only one of The Elite of interest. The rest felt poorly done and just there as things for Superman to punch.

Caleb: Fair warning though, I must say that What's So Funny is my least favourite Superman comic ever. Superman vs The Elite, I actually really liked on the otherhand. That is, up until the final showdown.

 I think the Final Showdown still acts out of character to such a horrific degree to make the entire point Superman was making just as much against to him as it was to the Elite too. We don't like seeing our Police Officers kill people, but we're also not fans of excessive force. Superman, most definitely, gave excessive force. What's worse, is that the film almost seemed to be leading up to no showdown. I was wholey expecting them to not have that ending and to have Superman solve the problem with words.

Michael Flinn: One thing I did like is that they really nailed how scary Superman could be if he ever decided to really lose hope.

Caleb: Yeah, but I think that concept is done much better in the pages of Irredeemable, where the Superman like Plutonian becomes, as the title suggest, irredeemable. I think Superman's action is kind of right on thet redeemability line. Would have been much better if he had just asked: "Where does it end? You're willing to kill a murderer, government officials who you see as indirect murderers, and now you're willing to kill any hero who stands in your way? What will become of the regular people who stand in your way? What will become of the children who steal so that they don't starve?" And like it was as if asking them "Why don't you just put the whole world in a bottle?" Manchester would breakdown entirely.

Michael Flinn: Still, you'd have people pissed because it wasn't "faithful" to the original story.

Caleb: And those people could cry to their mama's. They're not even a 10th of the amount of people who buy the DVD.

Michael Flinn: None the less

Caleb: But what I liked about the film more than the comic, was that up until then, it wasn't anything like the comic. It had the ideas in there, but instead of a Holier Than Thou Superman, we had an honest and sincere Superman. A Superman I didn't think lorded over his superiority to mankind and had to act like our babysitter, our big brother, feeling we NEED protecting like he's Mister Majestic, but a Superman that seemed like he just wanted to be able to do the right thing, to help people, to stop threats no one else could, and to be a hero the world to look up to and be inspired by.

Michael Flinn: Yeah. I saw that too. It contrasts well with The Elite, who are representative of 70's hyper violence or, in the movie's case, 90's anti-heroes

Caleb: Not only that, but I felt for them too. Mostly for Manchester Black. But still, by extension, the entire team. They seemed like very well meaning people who felt that their action was the right one, and had power to back that up. But they were still misguided. In the end, I wanted to see Manchester actually learn something. I wanted to see them become honest to goodness heroes who tried to attone for their sins.

Michael Flinn: That would've been a pretty cool ending

Caleb: There's a line in the comic that says that he didn't actually lobotomize him, and that he just did a psy pulse. Makes no sense, but it makes it okay for what happened. The movie lets you think Superman actually lobotomized him. As much as I can see him needing to do that, I still think it's wrong to do it. 

Michael Flinn: I did think it was kind of harsh to take away their powers. Though I do like the heat vision lobotomy. Not as bad as Doomsday's but still awesome.


So the final verdict is that Superman Vs The Elite is a pretty solid film overall that actually makes the viewer think a little bit. Go and check it out.

THE BEGINNING & THE END: A REVIEW OF SEASON 1's FINALE & SEASON 2's OPENING of YOUNG JUSTICE

Hello, my name is Jeff Williams, you might know me better as the co-host of the Ikaricast, the podcast that also features fellow J1 Writer, Jeremias de Leon and the gaming podcast, Next-Gen podcast.

"The Beginning and the End : A review of Season 1's Finale and Season 2's Opening"

Reviewer: Jeff Williams

Editor: Jeremias de Leon

 

For my debut for Comic Book Clash, it will be a recap of a season finale and review of a season premiere. What show am I talking about? Well, it's none other than DC/WB's Young Justice animated series, created by Greg Weisman (of The Spectacular Spider-Man and Disney's Gargoyles fame) and Brandon Vetti (Director/Producer of various DC animated DTV movies) for Cartoon Network's DC Nation block.

First let's start off this article, by taking a look at last week's season finale titled "Auld Acquaintance".

Aired: Sat. April 21st, 2012

The Season 1 finale of the show, was directed by Michael Chang ("Superman vs. The Elite") and Lauren Montgomery (Wonder Woman, Justice League: Doom) and was written by the aforementioned creator, Greg Weisman.

It starts off where the previous episode, "Usual Suspects" ended. In which we find out that, not only the big baddie of "The Light", is none other than Vandal Savage. But throughout the whole season, the writers, Weisman and Vetti have been hinting that a mole was in the ranks of the fledging team, and that mole was none other than Red Arrow. As this past week's finale progressed in plot, we learned a lot that made this season finale, a great epilogue to the season.

Highlights:

- The Speedy "Red Arrow", we've been knowing throughout this whole season, was not the real Roy Harper, but another clone created by Cadmus.

- The way Vandal Savage and The Light were controlling the Justice League, was through Starro (which in this Universe, he's represented as biotech, instead of an alien parasite)

- There were romances that were confirmed/created, and that's all I'm going to say, cause in all honesty, does it really matter?

- Ending this season with Superman finally acknowledging and accepting his "son" Conner, was nice, and it was a long time coming. Plus, the cliffhanger ending in which, we were left to wonder what the main Justice League members were doing during that 16-hour long control that Savage had them under.

- Also, not only it was confirmed that the Real Roy Harper was still alive, but the overall appearance of his debut, ironically mirrored his mainstream counter-part, pre-NDCU.

Overall, season 1's finale of Young Justice was a great segue to hopefully, a superior second season.

Speaking of, here's my review on the season 2 premiere of Young Justice titled "New Year's Eve".

The episode was directed by Tim Divar (former Storyboard artist for Batman: Brave and the Bold, Hulk Vs., Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow & episode 2/season 5 of Teen Titans "Homecoming, pt. II") and was written by Greg Weisman, the creator of Young Justice (animated series).

Eve starts at where last season's finale ended. In which Robin and company were consulting with Batman, trying to figure out what happened during those 16-hours when they were under Vandal Savage's control.

-cut to-

The Sewers of Gotham City and we see a fight starting to place with both Conner and Clayface. It look as if Karlo "Clayface" had the upper hand, until Miss Martian came to his rescue. But that's were we start to see things unfold….

We not only find out that this season pulled a time-skip (5 years later to be exact), but we also are introduced to new members of the team and those team members are…..

- Robin (Tim Drake)

- Blue Beetle "Jaime Reyes" (MY BOI!)

- Lagoon Boy

- Beast Boy

- Wonder Girl "Cassandra Sandsmark"

- Batgirl "Barbara Gordon"

- Bumblebee (no relation to the Autobot of the same name)

 

- Vox "Malcom Duncan"

With these new additions to the team, we do "somewhat" learn throughout this episode, of what became of the original members of Young Jusitce.

- Former Robin "Dick Grayson" has become Nightwing and has the passed the mantle of the mentor of Robin to young Tim Drake.

- Zatana and Rocket are now members of the Justice League.

- Miss Martian and Conner are no longer a couple. Again, don't care just mentioning it for plot's sake.

- So far, we're left in the dark on the whereabouts of Red Arrow, nor any explanations of what happened to Artemis, Aqulalad "Kaldur" or Kid Flash "Wally West"

So, since I explained what the premise is (basically "new team, same CRAZY antics!"), what did I think of this season premiere?

For a season premiere, it was fun times to be had.

As with other shows (animated/live-action) pulling a time-skip and failing, I personally feel that Young Justice won't suffer the same fate.

The plot is still there, The wit/humor of the show (which I think is one of the show's strong suits) is there, The character development, while some being lost (for now…) is still there. In others words, if you were a fan of this show since Summer of 2010, then you'll feel right at home…

For newer fans of the show, as this season's plot progresses, would like the newer team, while being introduced to the "older" members. The new viewers won't feel like they're forced to like the newer and bigger roster.

Now, what is my final say on this season debut? I'm with the fans that were introduced to this show, 2 years ago.  I love it!

Rating: 4.5/5

The only complaint that I can give this episode was, that it had a slow start. Therefore, I was worried that I would have lost interest in the episode. But thankfully, after the opening it really does pick up.

COMICS ON THE SCREEN # 2 - SUPERMAN/BATMAN: APOCALYPSE

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse Review

By Darryll “YTC” Carter

Hey there Clashers, we are back again with another review. This week it is Superman/Batman: Apocalypse. Before we get to it, I’d like to give you guys a brief overview of how I do things. I cover three categories; the story, the art and the Hype Factor. The story recaps the story and comments on plot elements and storytelling. The art focuses on the visual effect and style. When working with a film or animated movie that includes sound. Lastly, there is the Hype Factor. The Hype factor is essentially anything that induces a feeling of excitement or sheer joy: geek climax. Forewarning, there are some spoilers below, let’s jump in.

Apocalypse is the direct sequel to Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. It takes place a few months later, where the past events of the Luthor Presidency are still fresh in the minds of the world’s citizens. The story starts off with a mysterious object crashing into the waters of Gotham Harbor. Being his backyard, Batman doesn’t waste any time arriving on scene ahead of any organized city, state or government effort. While diving to the bottom of the harbor Bruce uncovers some sort of space fairing pod when he’s alerted that his boat has been infiltrated. After the explosive destruction of his boat, Batman follows the bread crumbs of mischief and destruction to the end of the trail, Kara Zor-El.

Superman arrives on scene to help clean up the mess and shortly afterward discovers that Kara is his cousin. The World’s Finest take her to the Fortress of Solitude where they convene and explore Kara’s intent. Not surprising in the least, Batman is suspicious of her and so is Krypto, which opens the door for Bruce to crack a subtle joke. Superman swears by his blood that Kara is his real cousin and takes her to Metropolis to unwind and embrace life on Earth.

On the island of Themyscira, the Harbinger Lyla, seer of future events, has a vision of Superman pulling a dead blonde girl from the ocean wrapped in his cape, which they presume is Kara. The film leaves us to fill in the blanks, but one could assume Diana (Wonder Woman) informed Bruce of the vision and they in turn organized a plan to capture and protect Kara.

After a short shopping montage, the Els are confronted in front of Metropolis’ Superman statue by a squad of amazons and Wonder Woman. Ultimately, it is Batman that convinces Clark to calm down and let the amazons take Kara to Themyscira and train her.

The plot jumps forward a few months and Kara has been training for a while. After a teenage lash out from Kara, she flees the scene and runs off the Lyla, the Harbinger, to take a swim. Clark, Bruce and Diana converse when they are suddenly ambushed by a boomtube unleashing an army of Doomsday replicates. The battle waging on between the Doomsday army, the amazons and the Trinity, when Bruce has a moment of clarity and runs off. Superman rises to the sky and terminates the Doomsday army with a blazing wave of heat vision. Everyone regroups and rendezvous’ with Bruce on the other side of the island. The Doomsday attack was a diversion. Batman arrived on scene to find the blonde girl floating in the water. Superman lifts her up and wraps her in his cape and sees that it is Lyla not Kara. In death Lyla manages to show the Trinity a window to the past, revealing Darkseid as the culprit.

Diana, Clark and Bruce seek out Big Barda for help in getting to Apocalypse. After some mild persuasion, the four embark on a journey to save Kara. When the team lands planet side they each have set objectives. Superman is to confront Darkseid directly. Batman is to commandeer the Hellspore cache. (Hellspores are explosive orbs. One is capable of turning a whole planet into a pit of fire.) Barda and Wonder Woman are to dismantle the Furies, Darkseid’s elite femme fatale squad. Superman confronts Darkseid and is forced to face off against Kara, who has been brainwashed by Darkseid. Shortly afterward, Bruce arrives with an ultimatum for Darkseid; forswear Kara Zor-El or he’ll blow the entire Hellspore cache, ripping Apocalypse a sunder. Darkseid works him over a bit until he concedes, praising Bruce’s strength of character. Darkseid gives his word he will not come for Kara and orders them to leave Apocalypse.

Once back on Earth, Kara and Clark head to Smallville for some much needed downtime. Upon reaching the Kent Farm the two are ambushed by Darkseid. The battle is spectacular and showcases the result of Kara’s Amazonian training. It ends with the two Kryptonians shipping Darkseid next day air through a boomtube to the center of space.

The story was pretty solid and was ripped right from the pages of the comic book when the last incarnation of Supergirl (before the new 52) arrived on Earth. Wonder Woman was an awesome inclusion to the Batman, Superman mechanic. It was fun watching them interact and the little motions and statements that the creative came up to show their friendship. It helped form their character. The story is really Superman/Supergirl heavy. The two Kryptonians take up the majority of the screen time. The buddy moments between Bruce and Clark aren’t as plentiful in this one.

The Art

The art style is different than that of Public Enemies and frankly, more to my liking. The characters were more realistically proportioned as opposed to the style from Public Enemies. The animation sequences shine in this film. The fighting scenes with Wonder Woman and Barda have extremely intricate and embarrassingly satisfying animations. There is one particular moment when Diana, catches the mace of a Fury with her lasso, wraps her foot around it, stomps down on it and yanks the Fury over to her fist.

The next thing that the art delivered for me should also fall under the Hype Factor. Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly reprise their roles as the voices of the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel. I’ve been listening to Conroy and Daly since I was a child. They are the voices I hear when I read a Batman or Superman comic. Casting them for those parts is just good practice and guarantees sales.

The Hype Factor

I’m going to do the Hype Factor a bit differently this time around; in the form of a list.

·         Krypto was in this!

·         Batman made more subtle cracks in this film than I have ever previously seen.

·         Wonder Woman did some sick stuff with her fighting style.

·         Batman once again, the man without powers who gets the job done.

·         Kara beat Darkseid all across the skies of Smallville… despite actually losing the fight.

·         Superman pummeled Darkseid by creating a F5 tornado with his fist… His fist…

Superman/Batman: Apocalypse was sick and visually impressive. If you’re a DC fan, I recommend watching it. Superman/Batman: Apocalypse gets a Metalgreymon; 3 stars out of 5.

NEWS EDITION #22 - JL DOOM TAKES MANHATTAN, AVENGER VERSUS X-MAN, IMAGE'S GENERATION LAST

Here we are again with news for the week.


JUSTICE LEAGUE DOOM TO PREMIERE IN NYC

by Frankie Rodriguez 

    The long awaited Justice League Doom animated movie is coming and will be seen in grand fashion. MTV Geek and Warner Home Video will be holding a grand premiere for the new animated movie on February 13th at the New York City's Paley Center for Media.

    The new animated film is an adaption of the JLA's Towel of Babel storyline that was originally written by current Daredevil scribe, Mark Waid. Rewritten for animated movie format by the late, great Dwayne McDuffie, the story revolves around the Justice League being picked off one-by-one by villains. Yet, these villains are able to take down the League because these plans were made and stolen from Batman. These plans were made by the Dark Knight himself in case any of the Justice League ever went rogue.  The cast of the League in the movie are  Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern Hal Jordon, Flash, Martian Manhunter, Cyborg (who has become a founding member of the League with the new 52 continuity) & of course, Batman.

      The voice cast is solid with Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordon, Carl Lumbly reprising his role as Martian Manhunter (from the Justice League/Unlimited cartoons), Susan Eienberg as Wonder Woman (from the JL/U cartoons), Michael Rosenbaum as The Flash (yet as Barry Allen this time), Bumper Robinson as Cyborg, Tim Daly as Superman (voice of Superman in Superman the Animated Series) and of course, Kevin Conroy as Batman. Villain voices include Phil Morris as Vandal Savage, Alexis Densiof (Wesley from Angel) as Mirror Master, Claudia Black (from Farscape/Stargate SG1 fame) as Cheetah and more.

   The production crew and members of the voice cast will also be at the red-carpet premiere in a special panel to answer questions as well as enjoy the movie on February 13th. Justice League Doom will hit stores on DVD and Blue-Ray on February 28th, 2012. And expect a special review on JL: Doom on the February 29 edition of Comic Book Clash.


AVENGERS & X-MEN TIE IN BATTLES WITH VERSUS

by Frankie Rodriguez 

    Remember when we ended the year with news of Marvel's huge Avengers vs X-Men maxiseries event? Well, we have follow up cause Marvel seems to be going to give face a real hard look at their battles with a tie-in miniseries called AvX: Versus!

    The miniseries was announced that it will be focusing on actually one on one battles between members of the X-Men and members of the Avengers, with 2 stories each issues and a rotating creative team, much like it's daddy book Avengers Vs X-Men. Marvel Senior Vice President Tom Brevoort commented about the new miniseries:

We’re only doing tie-ins in the core Avengers and X-Men titles. Avx: Versus is the least essential lead of AvX, yet it will probably be the best-selling. It is wall to wall combat, taking moments of conflicts in the main series and giving them the room to breathe they need and require. There’s not a lot of subtext. There’s not a lot of conversation. Literally, from the first page, someone is punching someone else. This is all about those quintessential questions of who would win in a fight.

    So we got confirmation that the tie ins will be in the main Avengers and X-Men books, expect for Versus. The first issue's creative teams and battles were revealed by Senior Editor Nick Lowe to be Jason Aaron and Adam Kubert in an Iron Man versus Magneto bout followed by Kathryn and Stuart Immonen working on Namor vs The Thing, two characters that have a long history with each other.

Editor-in-Chief of Marvel, Axel Alonso added about why Versus exists:

There’s a lot of story across the twelve issues of AvX… Game changers no one will be able to anticipate. There’s a lot of fights, but you always wonder, what if there was more room for this fight, or this fight?

 And Lowe did promise that fan favorite fights were definitely not going to be ignored, such as a long demanded and awaited battle between Rogue and Ms. Marvel; as well the oddly demanded fight of Pixie vs Squirrel Girl. And most bouts will be given different locales for each battle; much like different levels to fight in a fighting game. And since the casts of book books are so massive, this is merely another great arena for battles to happen and tell the stories.

Brevoort stated:

 In the course of 'AvX' #2, there are about forty characters fighting in the very first skirmish and we aren't going to be able to spend more than a page or two on it. They're going to be pretty exciting pages, but there's a lot more you can do with any of these conflicts. All of these things will work in lockstep. You won't see bouts in 'Versus' that aren't in some way reflected in the main book, but you will see them in much greater depth.
 

And unlike every event since Civil War, there will NOT be a Frontline tie-in book. Brevoort explains why:

This is the uncut heroine of this event. Doing a ground level, normal people view didn't seem as appealing of our characters grinding each other into the dirt.

 AvX: Versus # 1 written by Jason Aaron & Kathryn Immonen with art by Adam Kubert and Stuart Immonen will hit selves in April.


THE LAST NEW GENERATIONS OF HEROES SAY "HELL YEAH"

by Frankie Rodriguez

     Image Comics has become the premiere house for independent comics, including very different looks at superheroes. And come March, what may be the final generation of heroes have come. From Eisner and Harvey Award winning writer Joe Keatinge and cult favorite Elephantmen artist Andre Szymanowicz bring able this new and final generation of heroes in time for Image's 20th Anniversary.

   20 years after the emergence of super heroes collapsed Sports and Entertainment industries and changed the world economically, a new generation has come out, trying to survive this very different landscape. This new superhero epic, according to the creators, will give you a very different look at superheroes and their effects on the world. And writer Keatinge says the creation of Hell Yeah is attributed cause of Image Comics.

Keatinge stated:

HELL YEAH exists because Image Comics exists. I read superhero comics my whole life, but when Image Comics debuted, it made me realize all the rules and restrictions I saw in other superhero comics didn't have to exist. Anything could happen. You could kill lead characters in first issues. Obliterate long-standing villains in a page turn. They could be in different tone than what's normally presented by the diversity shown in anything from YOUNGBLOOD to CASUAL HEROES. They didn't have to be noble, they didn't have to maintain the same status quo. It was turned into a genre where the term 'impossible' didn't exist. Due to all this my imagination went into over drive and after twenty years of percolating in my brain, HELL YEAH was born.

Our story starts with Ben Day, a college student who finds out that his other selves throughout the Multiverse are being murdered and why these murders are interesting to even the world's most popular and powerful super-celebrities. Szymanowicz stated how much he is enjoying drawing this new world and story:

I've been having a ball drawing HELL YEAH and watching how these characters develop, and at the same time its just a great blend of mainstream and indie comics coming together. On one hand they are just like how I was at this age: aimless, going to rock shows and trying to find someone to date. Then there's the side of it where they are in this superhero world and can sorta kick somebody's ass (or get their own handed to them) from time to time.

And Image Publisher Eric Stephenson added:

Nothing excites me more than raw, undiluted creativity, and HELL YEAH delivers that in spades. Joe and Andre are dragging superheroes kicking, screaming and spitting blood into a brave new world where the impossible is possible, nothing is sacred and no one is safe. HELL YEAH, indeed.

HELL YEAH #1 written by Joe Keatinge with art by Andre Szymanowicz will hit selves and digital on March 7th, 2012.


 
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THE WALKING DEAD SEASON 2 TRAILER .. .  CAUSE WE KNOW IT'S YOUR ADDICTION!!


A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR
  Welcome Ladies and Gents, to the end of one Era and the Beginning of a new  Era. Comic Book Clash is evolving. We are going through changes. Added some new staff, Added more content. And there will be more. Comic Book Clash is making a name for itself  and we are building our own niche in comic book dom. You are gonna see more new names, such like Jake Estrada (Under the Net) and Darryll (Batwoman).
    You will be seeing those names for a while. We have a whole lot planned this year and certainly more than just news and reviews. You will be seeing all sorts of different content, such as the surveys and countdowns. We are even doing something special for Spider-man's 50th Birthday. But, we want to hear from you, our fans, our readers as to what you would like to see.
   We are gonna be hitting the independent scene hard this year alongside looking at the big 2. This is a very big year and you will see A LOT of names and faces get reviewed, interviewed and more. But we need you to spread the word. Say what you like. Say what you don't like. Comic Book Clash is always looking for more staff; send us a sample of your writing and what you would like to do to francisco.k.rodriguez@gmail.com with the title CBC Staff Writing Sample. We will get back to you with an answer about a position with us within 48 hours. 
     There is a lot more that is to come, including our 1st Year Anniversary extravaganza but more on those later. Remember, support CBC. Support J1Studios. We are doing our best to give you all sorts of content in comics, music, anime, tv and more and we always love your support. Tweet it. Tell your friends. We'd love it.
  Well, till we are ready to unravel our plans for our 1 year Anniversary, that is all for now. Feel free to check out all the reviews this week and all the special content. We got an independent book and one book from each of the Big 2. Plus we got another countdown and survey. I hope you enjoy them all. And do forget to read the J1Studios comics (we can't review for obvious reasons) and listen to the music, including Shinigami's & Forafire's latest, SPIN DASH AUDIO. Till next time Clashers. 


SERAPH (aka Frankie Rodriguez)


PLACES TO GO, THINGS TO SEE

One of the few Tokusatsu Reviews I know. Great guy with a good set of reviews, a few countdowns and some specials. Tokusatsu is special effects in japanese but it is what the genre of live action stuff like Power Rangers and Kamen Rider Dragon Knight are based off of. Toku Time or Reviewtopia: Toku Time is where you can find him.

Johnny Saturn that was recently the subject of the first UNDER THE NET: Johnny Saturn


AND OF COURSE, THE NEWLY RELEASED SPIN DASH AUDIO:

The new Sonic Remix album by Shinigami and Forafire. Plus, hit the rest of J1 Studios for other comics, tv and more.  Downloads for Spin Dash Audio for FREE