Welcome, one and all, to The All-New / All-Different Critical Hits and Misses: Rebirth super spectacular collector's edition first post. In accordance to the prophecy, we are rebooting CH&M for a more modern audience. Essentially, everything is staying exactly the same—well, with one notable exception. The daily "Critical Hits and Misses" will, for the foreseeable future, be run by the gorgeously handsome John Conroy. This change will make CH&M exactly 108% more awesome. In addition, CH&M will go live at exactly 4:30 PM EST and will be posted every week day. As you can see, this is not that new or that different from the original iteration of "Critical Hits and Misses," but I'm a melodramatic sort.
Now that introductions and announcements are out of the way, let's get this rockin' and rollin':
- A recent episode of CBC Radio One's The Life Game focuses on Valerie Jerome's challenges as one of Canada's first black woman athletes. The contrast between the comedic trappings of the show and the sobering elegance of this great lady makes for some thought-provoking listening. (Etienne)
- The recent rumour that biracial actress Zendaya will be playing Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man: Homecoming was met the typical Twitter bigotry. Comics Alliance’s Matt Singer is here to remind us that face it, tiger: Spider-Man and racism just don’t mix. (Dominik)
- Marvel's Jeph Loeb discusses the real world significance and issues in Netflix's upcoming Luke Cage (Ivonne)
—Critical Writ has a super-duper strict comment policy that specifies a single rule above all others: don't be a fuckin' asshole.
