#the boomsday project

[hypexion]

Boomsday Project: Φ Reveal

Φ is used as the symbol for magnetic flux, which is appropriate for this out-of-season reveal. Why are Team Five adding cards to sets almost a year after release? It’s impossible to know.

But let’s slip back in time, and for just a moment allow the present to become the future, and the past to become the present...

SN1P-SN4P is another keyword soup Legendary, much like Zilliax. It’s a little strange to see two very similar Legendary minions in the same set, but I guess Team Five liked both designs. SN1P-SN4P looks to be the more aggressive of the two - it’s a decent early game buff, and thanks to the surprise return of Echo, SN1P-SN4P can be a nice source of burst to finish off your opponent. You can even spread the buffs out between your minions, in order to not waste damage. The 1/1 tokens are a nice bonus, providing more Mechs to buff, and also helping to protect from board wipes.

The return of Echo is interesting, since it suggests that expansion keywords could see use in other sets. Perhaps we’ll even see a Magnetic minion in the Year of the Raven’s third set. Some people think this might herald even more keyword mixing in the future, but I’m not convinced. Something like Time Spiral, a Magic: The Gathering set that used a large amount of the game’s keywords ended up being insrutable to new players, and Team Five spend a lot of time design for new players. But hey, the door’s been opened now, so who can predict what weird stuff Team Five will do in the future.

Coming back to the now, SN1P-SN4P is really weird. It won’t be available in Boomsday Project packs, but it’s part of the set. It mixes set keywords in a way that hasn’t been seen before, which while neat, would probably make more sense in a set with a returning keyword gimmick. SN1P-SN4P feels a bit like a rejected Rise of Shadows card that ended up being used anyway. Very strange.

I blame Barry Allen. His abuse of the timeline has go on for too long!

[quarkmaster]

Hearthstone

The Boomsday project

Konstantin Turovec

[hearthcuties]

Faithful Lumi

“They're a little light-headed.”

Artist: Zero Yue

[aranyaphoenix]

The Netherstorm isn’t just a power source. Nether radiation has some pretty interesting side-effects too. It significantly amplifies arcane outputs, and, at high enough levels of exposure, can even over-charge normal creatures. Permanently!

Electra Stormsurge, The Boomsday Project: Lab Logs Part 1

[goldencommon]

The Boomsday Project will be released on August 7th, so card reveal season is immediately in full swing!

We already know each class will get a legendary spell in this set. As usual, each class will also get a legendary minion. For Mage that’s Stargazer Luna, a card which looks playable. Sorta like Archmage Arugal in that it threatens to create major value if left alive.

[eutools]

  Завтра релиз. Никаких предзаказов, но к аддону я более-менее готов)

[neatbender]

Hearthstone: The Boomsday Project #12

[ggsgamer]

New Cards Revealed for Hearthstone's Upcoming Expansion, The Boomsday Project

Now for the science bit.

More details have been revealed for The Boomsday Project, Hearthstone’s upcoming expansion.

Peter Whalen, Hearthstone’s Lead Initial Game Designer, has detailed how Hearthstone has incorporated science into The Boomsday Project, which sees the return of Dr Boom as well as the introduction of nine labs, catering to each class’ particular brand of science. You can view the…

[island-delver-go]

68 packs bought with gold and I got 4 legendaries. Better than average pull rate but at least 2 of them are not exciting at all to me. Looks like it's Odd Pally all the way for me

[titlegoes-here]

[gamingisalifestyle]

Holomancer by Axer Veicht (Boomsday Project)

[hypexion]

Boomsday Project: τ Reveals

Some people want τ to replace π. They should be shunned, because τ is sometimes used to represent torque. Think of the confusion that could arise!

Anyway here’s all the remaining cards. All neutral commons, none worth losing adventures over.

Mecharoo is literally a neutral reprint of Possessed Villager. I mean it’s also a Mech so maybe you can combine it with Magnetic minions.

Skaterbot can be used to give your Mechs Rush and +1/+1, which might be useful. But on its own it’s not that great, so I don’t think this will show up that much.

Whirliglider is yet another card that summons a Goblin Bomb. How many of these things do you need? Probably bad because it’s a two mana 2/1 which is all kinds of ineffective.

Toxicologist: neutral weapon buff card. Not that great, but not entirely awful - a similar card was banned from Arena, after all. Use to it be able to break Aluneth before you draw yourself to death, or make a bigger Kingsbane.

Cloakscale Chemist is kind of hard to get rid of, but the statline is lacking. Maybe would have been better as a Mech, for the sweet Magnetic synergy.

Spring Rocket is another reprint, this time for Disciple of C’thun. Except it doesn’t buff C’thun. Not really feeling this one, to be honest.

Electrowright is kind of weird for a common. Some classes like big spells, so sure they might run this for a slightly better minion. Not that groundbreaking, but it still feels more like a rare.

Bronze Gatekeeper is a neutral common actually worth thinking about. Give Mechs Taunt might be helpful for survival, and you also give them a nice health boost. Combine this with Beryllium Nullifier for a blocker that’s surprisingly difficult to removal.

Kaboom Bot is Spider Bomb but less good. Without Magnetic, it’s much easier to play around, and since it only does damage, it’s much worse in the late game.

Microtech Controller is just another filler minion that summons more minions. Probably not good enough for Token decks, except as a source of Dust for better cards.

Brainstormer is another weird common. You need to be holding a bunch of spells for this to even reach okay levels for a three mana minion, so it’s probably instant dust.

Coppertail Imposter has limited Stealth. So it helps you have a base for Magnetic minions, but you can’t just keep piling things on while your opponent is unable to deal with it.

Again with the Goblin Bombs. Explodinator makes the Hunter Legendary feel a lot less Legendary. But seriously, 0/2 minions are not that great, and for each Goblin Bomb you have, you’ll need a buff card. Except if you’re playing Druid, since you have mass buffs, but there are probably better things to mass buff.

Piloted Reaper is the balanced version of Piloted Shredder. Of course, with Piloted Reaper you can always pull a Millhouse, Mana Wraith or Doomsayer, instead of having to rely on RNG to create a wacky moment. A true scientific advancement!

Steel Rager is a not entirely useless rager. That’s just wrong. I mean, don’t put in your deck, it’s not that good, but you might actually be able to use it if it gets added to your hand by random generation effects.

Rusty Recycler is a Felsoul Inquisitor will an extra point of attack. Also the keywords are in the opposite order/ Maybe it absorbs eight or more damage that would otherwise kill you.

Damaged Stegotron is another minion that’s good to summon and bad to play, making it marginally more interesting that other commons. Taunt Druid might want to resummon it, since it does have a lot of health.

Bull Dozer is Force Tank Max with two extra attack, because you can’t just print the exact same card in two different sets. Might be nice as a curve topper in Arena, but in Constructed it’s best use is probably as Arcane Dust.

Welp, that’s everything. Once the set is launched, prepare for a brief period of SCIENCE!, leading to the creation of net decks.

[quarkmaster]

Hearthstone

The Doomsday project/ The Boomsday project

Konstantin Turovec

[the-phoenix-heart]

10 Amazing Futurama Comics

There is a severe lack of Futurama content on this and other sites (seriously, the Night at the Museum movies have more fics than Futurama). And, nobody posts about the Futurama comics. So I’m posting 10 of my favorites.

10. Attack of the 50-Foot Amy (Issue #33)

It’s actually not as sexual as the cover makes it out to be. The basic premise is that Amy mistakes the can of growth spray (that Cubert and Dwight want to use for their science fair project) for hair spray and sprays waaaay too much before her anniversary date with Kif. Meanwhile, Bender teaches Fry the wonders of video piracy, but after he gets scared by a movie home alone style he eats his disc of pirated movies and starts uncontrollably acting them out. You can probably guess how these two plots connect.

While I do list this one as one of my favorites, it’s far from perfect. The artwork is good, but the scaling on Amy is very wonky so she looks more like a twenty-foot Amy (also Dwight’s eyes are drawn weird in this comic, he looks blazed out the entire time). But I cannot help but be charmed by this comic. It’s got some sweet Bender and Fry friendship moments and actually makes me believe Kif and Amy’s relationship for a little bit. They are very sweet in this comic, although Kif does go through some pain in this comic.

Best moments: They way they resolve the plot is actually pretty funny and clever, plus Bender hopped up on pirated movies is a joy. At one point Fry gets shoved by Steven Spielbot (don’t ask) and Bender goes all Rocky on his ass saying “No one talks to my gal, Adrian, like that!” It’s very sweet and...subtextual if you understand my meaning. This one also has anti comic book piracy message at the end which was ironic for me to read.

9. Doctor What (Issue #32)

The Professor creates a time traveling port-a-potty so that you can pee in whatever time and space you want, although it’s completely random. However, Zoidberg accidentally breaks the potty, so him, Leela, Fry, and Bender have to keep randomly flushing to get back home. On each of these new worlds Zoidberg keeps accidentally saving the citizens, getting medals, and ends up becoming addicted to the fame he keeps winning. Which leads to them getting stuck in a post apocalyptic New New York.

This is the infamous Leela-Bender-Fry fusion comic, Leelan von Fry-Bot. His backstory is actually a little sad, but I won’t spoil it here. This one is pretty good, because it has Zoidberg as the hero. Actually quite a few of these feature Zoidberg as a fourth member of the delivery crew which is weird, but not entirely unwelcome. It’s also fun to see these other worlds, and now that I think about it it’s actually a little similar to The Late Phillip J. Fry, what with the time travel to different interesting worlds.

Best Moments: I actually liked Leelan’s backstory, and his interactions with his “parents” (you’ll understand when you read it) are actually pretty funny and a little cute. Fry really wants to be a dad you can tell.

8. The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis II

The professor creates a device that takes characters out of their stories into the real world. Trouble is, he tells the mayor that this invention is useful because you can get slave labor out of the characters because they technically have no constitutional rights. The Simpsons end up working with the Planet Express crew, but an accident leads to the release of ALL FICTIONAL CHARACTERS EVER.

This is a sequel comic to the Futurama Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis (fun fact: a reference to several famous comic book arcs). I chose this one above it though because I think it understood the assignment better. The original is funny, but I just don’t think that Springfield is a good setting for a Futurama crossover. Springfield for all its zaniness, is not the future. New New York, however, is great for this crossover. We get several scenes where we see the Simpsons going through space and fighting off monsters. We even get to see the other residents of Springfield in the future, Mr. Smithers becomes a space pirate and Mr. Burns falls in love with Mom, it’s great.

Best Moments: Some of them I already mentioned, but I cannot stress enough how hilarious the Burns-Mom romance is, it’s especially good when you can hear their voices in your head. I also like the friendship the Simpsons have with the Planet Express crew.

7. Six Characters in Search of a Story (Issue #14)

This is a very interesting comic. The Professor falls asleep, so to pass the time the crew decides to look through his old failed inventions, and well, that’s a very bad idea. The most interesting thing about this comic is it’s designed so that if you want you can only read certain panels to follow one person’s story. The Futurama comics do this a lot of the time and it’s always interesting.

The shenanigans that occur in this one are really funny, and there are some great looking pages in this. Also the Futurama crew clearly took ideas from the comics, and this is one of them. You can tell from the cover art that this does have elements of “Benderama” in it, what with Bender cloning himself ad infinitum. I also really like the climax, it’s a little schmultz-y for Futurama, but I don’t mind.

Best Moments: Fry gets stuck with a Spanish speaking Bender and I don’t know why but it’s really funny to me. The professor also gets some funny moments in this one. And Scruffy. Scruffy is always a delight.

6. Igner-ance is Bliss! (Issue #63)

Yeah this is the infamous robot Leela and Fry comic. Don’t worry, like the cover says, it’s not as dramatic as it looks. The crew has to go to a world that’s too dangerous for humans, so Fry, Leela, and Zoidberg all have their consciousnesses put into robot doubles so they can make the delivery. However, it turns out this planet is a sort of getaway spa for robots, and the crew decides to party it up there, at least until Bender discovers that this is a front for an evil plot by Mom. The subplot is mostly about how Igner is not respected by his brothers.

This one is fun, and I love a comic where Bender has to be the voice of reason. It is clearly killing him to be the responsible one, but I love it. Also, I have a soft spot for Igner, so it’s nice to see him get thrown a bone for once. This also has some really fun jokes with everyone, but Zoidberg in particular gets some bangers. I think my only problem is it ISN’T as cool as the cover makes it out, but like I’m happy with what it is.

Best Moments: Fry beats up Bender at one point and wins, I think he deserved it. Also, y’all know Admiral Ackbar from Star Wars? He makes some cameos in this one. Also all the robots (sans Bender) make a Japanese style mecha and it’s the coolest thing ever. Plus everything I’ve said about Igner I love in this one. Oh also Fry beats Calculon at poker and I really love that.

5. Who’s Dying to be a Gazillionaire? (Issue #5)

This one is sweet. The IRS is threatening to bankrupt Planet Express, and if they can’t think of a way to make a million dollars they will go out of business. No one really has any ideas and doesn’t even really care, except for Fry who is determined to save Planet Express. He gets the idea to go onto Who Wants to be a Gazillionaire to make the money, even though it’s a trivia show and if he loses he will die.

This one really warms my heart, it’s Fry at his best, just doing what he can for the people he loves. Even the professor is great in this one. I don’t want to spoil it, but trust me when I say it’s good (god I hope I’m not building this up too much).

Best moments: The end panel. But also the resolution of the story is great, and I really appreciate this comic for Fry as a character.

4. Rumble in the Jungle (Issue #38)

This is a fine comic. Leela is mad that she’s not being respected by Fry and Bender, and it’s bad enough that they don’t believe her when she says they’re going to crash into a planet. They end up parachuting down and getting separated. Leela ends up as queen of some workers in the “Amazon,” meanwhile Fry finds Bender’s corpse and goes off to avenge him.

This one is fun, and another fun one for Fry, because he’s determined to avenge Bender and works hard for it. This also includes the original Frender, not the ship but fusion. Leela and Fry even have a fight scene against each other and it’s honestly great.

Best Moments: Fry is great throughout the entire comic, and Leela spends most of her time beating up random animals. Bender also using a lead parachute he made out of toys he stole from children is funny, especially because I’m always a sucker for Bender doing dumb shit.

3. Don’t Go Taking My Heart! (Issue #69) (nice)

Mom only has a couple weeks to live, unless she can get a heart transplant. It’s revealed that Mom uses the cryogenics lab to get new body parts for herself, and that Fry was supposed to be her heart donor! Unfortunately, because he was unfrozen she now has to get him to work for Mom Corp to make sure his heart stays intact for the procedure.

If you can’t tell I love the Fry-centric comics, and I also like the comics where Mom is the villain. Of course this comic doesn’t go completely how you expect it to go, it’s actually REALLY sweet. I also love the fact that in this comic Fry actually makes a great intern. He basically has the job of a secretary and he’s GOOD at it. And I love seeing when Fry is good at things. The reason why I put this at only 3 is because it doesn’t really have a subplot. Bender gets a job at mom corp to but it’s only there for a couple pages, and Leela’s new crew gets two panels and that’s it.

Best Moments: The moments with Mom and Fry, but also guess who Mom’s doctor is? I’m actually not going to reveal it because it’s so random but also hilarious.

2. Boomsday! (Issue #58)

The Professor builds Bender his own parents, as a way to placate/discipline Bender. However, these parents decide that Fry is a bad influence on Bender, leading to them kicking him out. Meanwhile, the Professor’s doomsday devices are all stolen, and he has to go find them.

Both of these plots are funny and good. Bender’s plot is also really sweet what with his friendship with Fry, and his wish for parents. Meanwhile the Professor’s plot is just really funny and I do love seeing the Professor in his element. The ending is mostly heartwarming.

Best Moments: Everything with Fry and Bender, and Bender has a sweet relationship with his fake parents. Also, the Professor uses Issac Asimov candles on the robot mafia which I found a great joke. Oh, and the Professor’s first doomsday device was made when he was four years old and I love that. The end of the comic also has very nice message.

1. Rotten to the Core (Issue #27)

The world’s weather has gone kerflooey, and the Professor has figured out that his invention that can drill into the center of the Earth has been used. It conspires that Bender sold it at a yard sale to some aliens call the magmoids. The magmoids are trying to steal magma from the Earth’s core and the crew has to go and stop them.

This is my favorite because it’s a great character comic. All of the main three have great moments, and it’s also a great science comic. The Earth’s core is incredibly magnetic so of course Bender starts spouting out folk songs, and also SECRETS. I can’t believe no one has used the fact that canonically magnets make Bender incapable of telling lies. Anyway, it’s just really fun.

Best Moments: Way too many to count. Bender and Fry are told to cut out the “Brokeback Moanin,’“ Leela and Fry are bitter at the end, Fry tells story about his childhood, Bender has some great secrets to tell, the Professor gets a really fun ending, Bender has a rare moment of generosity, and the entirety of the climax is all kinds of fun and sweet.

[aranyaphoenix]

Special treat for everyone today: My DAUGHTERS will be joining me as my lab assistants for today's BOOMSDAY stream!

We'll hear their comments while I open packs! Valéria is 9 and Squishidormi is 3 and they can't wait to meet you!

[transgenderization]

handbuff hasn’t been fun since they nerfed saronite chain gang back in the boomsday project