Month: March 2021

Storytelling in general has improved in major ways across different mediums, yet anime is a form of entertainment that’s always seemed ahead of the curve. There are many different genres of anime, all of which can be boiled down to broad stereotypes, but within these larger ideas are areas where anime can get uniquely ambitious

The newest poster for The Suicide Squad has been unveiled courtesy of writer/director James Gunn. “I’ll just drop this here. Did I mention that a trailer is coming tomorrow?” Gunn wrote on Twitter. The new poster features members of the Squad in action, including Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn and Idris Elba’s Bloodsport alongside John Cena’s Peacemaker.

Users of the popular movie collection app Movies Anywhere now have access to it on Samsung Smart TVs, with a new Deal of the Day widget also available on iOS devices. Movies Anywhere syncs purchased movie libraries from multiple digital retailers across devices, platforms and is now live on 2017-2021 Samsung Smart TVs. As for the iOS

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Capcom’s survival horror juggernaut Resident Evil. While many fans are content to celebrate the series’ massive popularity and staying power, others might be looking toward the future of the survival horror genre. One small indie developer is looking to the future of survival horror and, in doing so, bringing

Every year there are new anime series that catch on in major ways, but Jujutsu Kaisen and Pokémon are two series from separate generations that are currently some of the biggest anime on television. Jujutsu Kaisen applies dark, horror sensibilities to standard shonen tropes and Yuji Itadori is a phenomenal jujutsu sorcerer, but still a

Square Enix offers a hi-res look at the official key art for Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection, an upcoming bundle containing updated versions of developer Dontnod Entertainment’s Life Is Strange and developer Deck Nine’s Life Is Strange: Before the Storm. The Remastered Collection will release this fall alongside Deck Nine’s latest installment, Life Is Strange: True

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #115 by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Sophie Campbell, Ronda Pattison, Shawn Lee, and Bobby Curnow, on sale now. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have been through some truly horrible situations lately, and they only have more of them to look forward to as far

One Piece‘s Straw Hat Pirates are some of the toughest pirates on the Grand Line and second only to their captain Monkey D. Luffy is Roronoa Zoro. The master of Three Sword Style, Zoro has been with the crew since just about the beginning, trading his life as a pirate hunter for adventure on the

Disney plans on upgrading and renovating Disneyland with new attractions, shops and restaurants. According to Deadline, the “Disneyland Forward” plan applies to underdeveloped areas within the park’s existing 490 acres, specifically near two Disney hotels west of the theme parks and in an Eastern parking lot. Specific details regarding the attractions and the costs of the project were not

Diamond Comics announced in a letter to retailers that the company has struck a deal with Marvel Comics so that Diamond will continue to offer Marvel comic books, graphic novels and trade collections to direct market retailers. Earlier today, Marvel Comics announced that the company had struck an exclusive distribution agreement with Penguin Random House,

This May, the Definitive Edition of the Rooster Teeth video game RWBY: Grimm Eclipse comes to the Nintendo Switch. Set to hit the eShop on May 13, RWBY: Grimm Eclipse – Definitive Edition comes with all 3 years’ worth of content updates already released for the game, plus brand-new content. The Switch release features “new, exclusive

Marvel has been putting out some of the best comics for a long time even if they do keep making some of the same basic mistakes over and over again. The company gets some of the best writers and artists around and puts them on their titles, getting the best out of each one. Fan-favorite

Simu Liu, the star of Marvel Studios’ upcoming Shang-Chi and the Legends of the Ten Rings, has revealed his former improv teacher told him to use anti-Asian racism in his comedy. Liu is among the actors who’ve spoken out against the rise in anti-Asian American hate crimes following the mass shooting in Atlanta, GA that

Across animated movies and live-action television, Liam McIntyre has definitely been building an impressive list of DC superhero and supervillain performances. In addition to appearing as Weather Wizard on the Arrowverse’s The Flash, McIntyre has portrayed Captain Boomerang and, in the upcoming DC animated movie Justice Society: World War II, Aquaman. In an exclusive interview with

After the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the plan that Zack Snyder had for the DCEU has only become clearer to audiences. While Man of Steel was a somewhat confusing introduction to this universe, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice made it more obvious what direction Zack Snyder was intending to go in. RELATED: Justice

It Takes Two, the latest game from developer Hazelight, is an exclusively co-op experience helping the genre make a comeback. Its consumer friendly Friend’s Pass allows players to share the experience with a friend, regardless of whether that person also owns the game, a feature that already sounds like it should be industry standard — something that’s especially

When Zombie Land Saga first premiered in October 2018, nobody knew what to expect. The promotional materials for the original anime were both vague and misleading, appearing to present a zombie apocalypse story while promising a “refreshing new twist” on the genre. Nobody knew that the “twist” was that the zombies were an idol group

Not everyone is cut out for the role of superhero, especially in the DC Universe which is filled with characters like Superman and Wonder Woman who make some of the less powerful or not as popular heroes somewhat redundant or unnecessary. RELATED: 10 Classic Comic Book Villains Who Haven’t Been Evil For Years While that alone

Dark Horse Comics has released a new collection of Hellboy omnibuses, as well as a rare Hellboy print. The Hellboy Omnibus Boxed Collection Set collects four Hellboy omnibuses, which will be available in a specially designed box set and features slipcase art by Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and colorist Dave Stewart. The boxed set contains 1600 pages of stories, and goes on sale in comic shops on

Acclaimed actor Jessica Walter passed away peacefully on March 24 at the age of 80. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of my beloved mom Jessica,” Walter’s daughter Brooke Bowman said. “A working actor for over six decades, her greatest pleasure was bringing joy to others through her storytelling both on

Vault Comics has announced a full year of titles from powerhouse creative teams. The latest of these series is BARBARIC, by Michael Moreci, Nathan Gooden, Addison Duke, Jim Campbell and Tim Daniel. BARBARIC follows Owen the Barbarian, who is burdened with a sentient axe with questionable morals and a taste for blood. Related: Vault Comics Changes Young

Almost every Disney movie previously delayed due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has a new release date, but there are a few movies under 20th Century Studios and Searchlight Pictures labels that don’t. Bob’s Burgers: The Movie has disappeared from Disney’s release schedule a few times, while The French Dispatch has no new release date

WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Detective Comics #1034, by Mariko Tamaki, Dan Mora, Jordie Bellaire and Aditya Bidikar, on sale now. After DC’s Future State showed a  Gotham City future controlled by the Magistrate, Infinite Frontier returns to the present for a fresh start that shows how the villainous military-like force got a foothold in

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has become one of the most entertaining battle royale games to be released in recent years by being different from its contemporaries like Fortnite, Call of Duty: Warzone and Apex Legends. The game has players compete in various mini-games to stay in the running to be the last player standing. However,

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, now streaming on HBO Max. It’s no surprise that with a vast portion of fans who demanded Zack Snyder’s Justice League be released pleased, they’d then lobby for Warner Bros. to #RestoreTheSnyderVerse. After all, this version is confirmation that the studio and Joss Whedon worked together to

This is the latest installment of “See the Meaning,” which is a feature where I provide the context behind notable comic-related memes. This one is a bit tricky, as the genesis of this meme didn’t specifically come from a comic, but it was coined by a cartoonist and the cartoonist later did a comic about

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Maestro: War & Pax #3, by Peter David, Javier Pina, Jesus Aburtov & VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now. With Immortal Hulk topping the charts as one of Marvel’s most popular ongoing series, the immortality of its central character becomes a question throughout the Marvel Universe. Hulk has always been one

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Episode 191, “Stray Dog,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. The Boruto anime has done a great job of fleshing out Sumire, truly creating an organic bond between her and Boruto after he helped her achieve redemption. Initially sent as a weapon by the Root to destroy

Obi-Wan Kenobi, brilliant Jedi though he was, made a number of mistakes throughout the Star Wars saga. His biggest almost ensured the Empire’s victory and ended the Rebellion on the streets of Mos Eisley. In Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, Kenobi used his lightsaber to dispatch Ponda “Walrus Man” Baba (and presumably his partner

Warning: This following contains spoilers for Final Space Season 3, Episode 1 “…And Into The Fire,” which aired Saturday on Adult Swim. The long awaited third season of Final Space made its debut on Adult Swim, picking up right where the last season left off with the crew of the Crimson Light entering Final Space and rescuing Quinn