Month: April 2021

Although Marvel Studios has had a distinct leg-up in live-action media over the past two decades, the DC Animated Universe has been dominating the comic animation game since 1992. Since then, they’ve consistently produced highly-rated animated franchises consisting of direct-to-video feature films, shorts, and television series that enrich and expand the DC Comics canon. RELATED:

An apparent behind-the-scenes photo from Thor: Love and Thunder features star Chris Hemsworth alongside fellow actor Matt Damon, as well as director Taika Waititi. The photo in question was shared to Hemsworth’s Instagram page, and sees the founding Avengers cast member flanked by Damon and Waititi, the latter of whom is resting his arm on Hemsworth’s

Love takes time and love takes work. A lot of romance anime know this fact, and so they often take time to build up the romance between main characters that leads to the payoff of them getting together. While this long game can keep fans invested to see the lead characters finally confess their feelings, some

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Marauders #19 by Gerry Duggan, Stefano Caselli, Edgar Delgado & VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now. The current era of X-Men stories has brought a sense of peace and belonging to the mutant community, with Krakoa allowing some citizens the time and space to really use their powers in

There are many reasons for fans to love watching anime. Some watch for their storyline or characters, others enjoy listening to intriguing music and observing the superb visuals from each anime’s opening. Regardless of the anime’s opening showing spoilers or not, many enjoy listening to the vocalists’ performance during the song. RELATED: 10 Best Anime Openings

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Nevers, Episode 2, “Exposure,” which premiered Sunday on HBO. Though Joss Whedon’s name has been scrubbed from The Nevers marketing materials following accusations of abuse on the set of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, his most well-known series, those familiar with his work are still likely to notice his

Having dominated the medium for the past several years, it’s understandable that many anime fans are suffering from isekai fatigue. Despite this, the genre continues to grow, getting ever more intentionally ridiculous as it does. While the genre began with everyday people falling into fantasy worlds or getting trapped in video games, more recently things have taken

Angst over parents is the main storyline to the first half of Boruto as both Boruto and Sarada undergo the issue with their fathers. In most cases, they are totally justified in feeling that way as well. Both Sasuke and Naruto don’t hold up their end of the bargain as dads very well at all. RELATED:

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Episode 2 of The Slime Diaries “The Air in Spring and…” now streaming on Crunchyroll. There’s a wide variety of monsters in The Slime Diaries, the new spin-off of That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime. From the Ogres all the way to the Lizardmen, there’s quite a range of

In shojo anime, making the heroine a klutz is almost as ubiquitous as her being late for school in the first episode. This is usually done to make her more relatable and more of an underdog character. If she’s a magical girl, she tends to lose this trait when transformed (and it also helps characters

Roronoa Zoro is the combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the strongest characters in the One Piece world. Intending to defeat Dracule Mihawk, the strongest swordsman in the entire world, Zoro aims to rise to the very top and be proclaimed as the greatest to wield the blade. RELATED: One Piece: 10

Captain America was one of the key figures that led to the Marvel Universe’s victory over the Nazis in World War II, helping ensure that the evil empire was contained, even though he was lost in the process. But one story introduced a world where the loss of Captain America ended up setting up the defeat of

With the 93rd Academy Awards set to air on ABC next Sunday, April 25, Disney is hosting a number of events to help promote the ceremony — including a two-day Simpsons marathon on FXX. Per Variety, Disney’s Oscars celebration begins tonight on ABC with a special episode of American Idol, on which the show’s 12

Warning: This article contains spoilers The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers Season 1, Episode 4, “Hockey Moms,” now streaming on Disney+. Season 1, Episode 4, of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers focuses more on the adults than the kids. The moms from the Mighty Ducks team challenge the moms from a rival team in a skills competition every

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5, “Truth,” now streaming on Disney+. The shocking debut of Julia Louis-Dreyfus as La Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine in the latest episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has led to a price spike in the Contessa’s first comic

F9 actor Michelle Rodriguez shared that the latest installment in the Fast and Furious franchise will see its female leads taking the wheel and having a kickass time. “My heart warmed when I saw that there was actually not one single bit of resistance against the idea of bringing the females of the franchise into

The upcoming “Hellfire Gala” event is set to put Marvel’s mutants and their nation Krakoa on a new path, potentially changing how the world sees them and cementing their place in the Marvel Universe. And in one of the most anticipated moments of the event, a brand new X-Men team will make its official debut

Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has revealed his desire to helm an episode of The Mandalorian. “I asked Rian if he’d ever consider doing an episode of The Mandalorian. He said he was dying to, but that for him it’s all about scheduling. He’s been writing [Knives Out 2] and now he’s

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for “Toxin” by Steve Orlando, Gerardo Sandoval, Victor Nava, Erick Arienaga and VC’s Cory Petit from the pages of King in Black: Planet of the Symbiotes #3, on sale now. The symbiotes of the Marvel Universe have suffered from some serious shake-ups in the wake of King in Black. Over

Justice League actor Joe Manganiello revealed the details surrounding the plot for a canceled solo film centered on his character, Deathstroke. During an appearance at Justice Con, Manganiello revealed plot details for the canceled movie starring the DC character, despite the film never having a script. “It was more of a Tom Clancy ripped from the headlines

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 5, “The Truth,” now streaming on Disney+. The penultimate episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was a big one, having the titular characters come to terms with their past and present before looking ahead to the future. It also introduced Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Contessa

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Doctor Who: Missy #1 by Jody Houser, Roberta Ingranata, Enrica Eren Angiolini, Shari Chankhamma and Comicraft’s Richard Starkings, on sale now. In Doctor Who: Missy #1, the fan-favorite female version of the Master returns to the franchise. Like the Doctor, the Master is a Time Lord, and the character has gone

Dragon Ball fans are well aware of the God-level powers that the Dragon Balls possess. A dragon called Shenron is summoned through these balls, who in turn grants one wish to whoever possesses all the 7 Dragon Balls. Demon Slayer, like every other anime out there, has characters who desire one thing or the other, with

The “Justice is Gray” Edition of Zack Snyder’s Justice League will screen in select cities July 2021 to raise money for charity. Snyder announced the three IMAX screenings of the black-and-white version of Justice League at Justice Con’s Saturday panel. The director’s preferred version of the four-hour film will screen for one night only in New York City,

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the sixth episode of Invincible, “You Look Kinda Dead,” streaming now on Amazon Prime. Mark Grayson’s journey in the Invincible television series has been way more traumatic thus far than in the comics. The recent beating he took at the hands of Battle Beast — one that also put some

The protagonist of Jujutsu Kaisen has proven that he can outshine even the best of the best shonen protagonists with a stellar anime debut, but Yuji Itadori actually began his journey in the panels published by Gege Akutami. The Jujutsu Kaisen anime does a fantastic job of adapting its source material and a large part of this

After years of non-canonical depictions, Broly was officially introduced to Dragon Ball‘s main continuity with the 2018 anime film Dragon Ball Super: Broly. The Legendary Super Saiyan proved to be even more formidable than before, forcing Goku and Vegeta to fuse into Super Saiyan Blue Gogeta to take him down. As the long-running story continues in

Every superhero has an origin story, and the Sentry is no exception. Some superheroes get their powers from alien planets or radioactive animals, but many come as a result of intentional government experimentation to produce super soldiers. In the Marvel Universe, many of those projects attempt to produce a Super-Soldier Serum similar to the one that