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Critical Role has announced their latest book from Darrington Press as they will be releasing Tal'Dorei Campaign Setting Reborn As you may recall back in 2017, the group released a campaign book set around the world and the adventures of Tal'Dorei released through Green Ronin Publishing just as their first campaign was coming to an[...]
Anjali Bhimani Talks Appearing On Critical Role's Exandria Unlimited
This week on Critical Role, the amazing Anjali Bhimani made an appearance on Exandria Unlimited as the fire genasi Fy'ra Rai The appearance is a major deal for the show as it is the first guest appearance on any of their shows (not including any primary cast members) in the studio since the pandemic started[...]
Critical Role Announces Summer Miniseries Exandria Unlimited
This morning during their "State Of The Role" livestream, Critical Role announced a new miniseries for the summer called Exandria Unlimited As the group brought Campaign Two to a close last week, a lot of people were curious about what was next and how long they'd be gone Not too long, it seems, as this[...]
Critical Role Will Complete Campaign Two This Thursday
The cast of Critical Role will be bringing a close to their second Dungeons & Dragons campaign this Thursday night after three and a half years After concluding their first campaign in the Fall of 2017, the cast came back to another adventure (DM'd by Matthew Mercer) in January 2018 For the past three and[...]
Critical Role Announces Darrington Press' Inagural
Critical Role's tabletop gaming division Darrington Press revealed their first board game on the way with Uk'otoa The name of the game comes from the monster that has been haunting the character Fjord in Campaign Two since the start, as you will now be on a mission to escape the deadly tentacles of this beast[...]
Del Rey Set To Publish Critical Role: Vox Machina – Kith & Kin
Critical Role has another book on the way, this time a novel being published by Del Ray called Critical Role: Vox Machina – Kith & Kin The book is being written by the #1 New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijkamp as this entirely new story separate from the campaign featuring twins Vex'ahlia and Vax'ildan (along with Trinket),[...]
All The Gold Titles For Free Comic Book Day - August 14th 2021
They include a Something Is Killing The Children spinoff from James Tynion IV, new Star Wars High Republic, Critical Role and Witcher from Dark Horse, a new We Live comic, Blade Runner origins and a mystery Marvel title. The titles were curated by over twenty comic shop retailers who make up the FCBD Selection Committee[...]
Critical Role & WizKids Reveal New Exandria Figures
WizKids and Critical Role have revealed a new line of figures on the way as they bring more characters from the world of Exandria A new line of high-quality miniatures focused on characters and monsters from the series will be coming sometime in Q1 of 2021 According to the info, many of the iconic monsters[...]
Critical Role Fjord Pledges His Sword to Sideshow Collectibles
The next member of The Might Nein from the hit series Critical Role has arrived at Sideshow Collectibles The Half-Orc Warlock Fjord is ready to begin his own quest as he makes his way to your selves with this limited edition 12.25" statue The warrior is packed with high-quality detail, bringing the character to life[...]
Critical Role Beau The Might Nein Statues Finally Hits Sideshow
Critical Role fans are in for a real treat as the beloved member gets her very own 11"  tall statue The Human Monk is dressed in her iconic outfit, including Bracers of Defense, Captain Avantika's Coat, and Googles of Night Beau is beautifully detailed as her design comes to life, including her scars, jewelry, and[...]
All the Best TV of 2020 was Streaming, esp YouTube and Twitch: OPINION (Images: Twitch/YouTube/Critical Role/Babish Culinary Universe)
But it's streaming shows on Twitch and Youtube, specifically Critical Role and Binging With Babish, that made the top of my year-end list. I'm a big believer in the adage that Wayne Gretzky followed that made him such a great hockey player: skate to where the puck is going, not where it is And the TV[...]
G FUEL Reveals Two New Mortal Kombat Inspired Flavors
In the fall of 2020, the cast of Critical Role made what, at the time to them, was a geek dream come true announcement with Funko In what some of them have admitted was a fun discussion they never thought would come true, the two companies came together to make a collection of Funko POP[...]
Sideshow Collectibles Announces Two Upcoming Critical Role Statues
As the second campaign for Critical Role begins, Sideshow Collectibles announces that some characters from The Mighty Nein are getting their very own statues With the overwhelming popularity of Critical Role, it is no surprise that these character designs are finally coming to life right before our eyes We recently saw Funko releases their own,[...]
Critical Role and Sideshow Kick Off Second Campaign With Art Print
Sideshow Collectibles announces a very special collectible art print just in time for the second campaign of Critical Role Fans will now be able to bring home the Mighty Nein and all their glory with this beautiful 22.5 x 18.5 portrait The picture showcases your favorite adventures in the local tavern building their friendship, studying[...]
CoupleofKooks Draws New Critical Role Comic, The Tales of Exandria
Dark Horse Comics has published several comic books based on and created by it with the talent behind the Critical Role web series, featuring voiceover artists playing Dungeons & Dragons Such as the new Critical Role: The Tales of Exandria by Darcy Van Poelgeest (Littlebird), Critical Role fan artist CoupleofKooks, and covers by Helen Mask[...]
Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina Offers a Little Animation 101
Hey, critters! If you're a fan of Critical Role — that self-described "bunch of nerdy-ass voice actors who sit around playing Dungeons and Dragons" on Twitch and YouTube — then you know they've been hard at work bringing the story of their first campaign to life in their animated series The Legend of Vox Machina[...]
Thank FOC It's Sunday
Because this represents the comic book industry returning to comic book stores en masse… Home Sick Pilots Have A Critical Role – Thank FOC It's Sunday Traditionally FOC is the date when retailers have a last chance to amend their advance orders for comic books without penalty A final chance for publishers to promote books while orders[...]
Dark Horse Announce New Line Of Critical Role Original Graphic Novels
Dark Horse Comics has announced a new line of graphic novels with the gaming web series Critical Role, under the banner Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins, focusing on characters Jester, Caleb, Fjord, Mollymauk, Yasha, Beauregard, Nott, and Caduceus Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins will be launching with volumes about Jester Lavorre and Caleb[...]
Interview: Ivan Van Norman Briefly Chats About Darrington Press
Last month, Critical Role announced they were starting their own tabletop wing of the company with Darrington Press As part of the launch of this new endeavor, the company brought on Ivan Van Norman to help get things going as they ambitiously announced four new tabletop games will be coming throughout 2021 All of them[...]
Critical Role Launches New Publishing Wing Darrington press
The folks at Critical Role have expanded their business yet again as they have launched a new publishing wing called Darrington Press For people who may not be aware of the reference, the name comes from the character Taryon Darrington, played by Sam Reigel for a few months in the first campaign while his main[...]
Critical Role Announces The Launch Of Non-Profit Organization
Critical Role announced today that they have launched a brand new non-profit organization, aptly named the Critical Role Foundation The goal of which is to bring together their community to help out other organizations in need, furthering their philanthropic efforts and helping build relationships with other nonprofits This is an official 501(c)(3) that will operate[...]
We Review Dungeons & Dragons: Explorer's Guide To Wildemount
It's been a minute since the Dungeons & Dragons team released the Critical Role-centric Explorer's Guide To Wildemount back in March At the time, no one could have foreseen what the world would be going through (and as of when we're writing this, is still going through) with the COVID-19 pandemic Right as the book[...]
Critical Role Releases A New Look At Their Upcoming Animated Series
This morning, Critical Role and Titmouse released a new video showing off The Legend Of Vox Machina for Amazon Prime It's been over a year since the Kickstarter ended for the project, and while we haven't heard much about the series since it went into production, we do know the two teams have been working[...]
Critical Role Vox Machina Gets Their Own Funko Pop Wave
The hit Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role is getting their own wave of collectibles from Funko Vox Machina has banded together once again for a quest to get to your collectibles rooms There will be 7 Funko Pops in this Critical Role wave with one of them being a Special Series Pop The[...]
In Praise of Lo-Fi Television (Image: NBCU)
Putting a further wrinkle into their show, YouTube has vowed to demonetize any content mentioning COVID, so instead Dan Avidan and Arin Hanson refer to the ongoing outbreak as "The Backstreet Boys Reunion Tour" as code for their viewers. I've previously opined that shows like Critical Role (and Critical Role specifically) are the future of television,[...]
"Critical Role" Suspends Their Broadcasts Due To Coronavirus
One of the bigger online shows to go off their air during the COVID-19 outbreak was Critical Role, as the cast and crew went into self-quarantine While the majority of Dungeons & Dragons or Pathfinder shows are already done over systems like Skype, Discord, and Zoom, the CR crew do live broadcasts from their own[...]
The cover to the library edition of Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins.
The Library Edition of Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins is set for a release in comic shops on November 11th and bookstores on November 24th, making it probably the most important thing we can think of happening in November this year The book collects the first two volumes of Critical Role: Vox Machina Origins but[...]
The Cronicles Of Exandria Vol 2 Interview-1
Critical Role has a couple of projects coming up that are set to be released, one of them being The Chronicles Of Exandria – The Mighty Nein This is the latest tome in a series of art books comprised of drawings, paintings, sketches, and more from artists around the globe who are passionate about the[...]
Critical Role Critter Hug Promo
This week, Critical Role finally announced the launch date of their new show Critter Hug as it will debut on May 4th, 2020 at 10am PDT The show was actually announced a few weeks ago on their Twitch channel, but then COVID-19 happened and put the world on hold, and with it went many of[...]