Month: April 2021

Anime isn’t exactly known for its nuanced characters, seeing how most fans use the medium as a form of escapism, and that is exactly what it delivers. Right from stunning fights that defy the laws of physics, to decisions made by characters that are driven by everything except logic – anime has it all. RELATED:

Magic: The Gathering is about to take everyone to school with the upcoming Strixhaven: School of Mages set, based on the in-universe college of the same name. This school is split up into five competing sub-schools, each of which is centered around two enemy colors of mana. The Prismari school is home to blue and

The latest trailer for Magic: Legends has revealed the newest Planeswalker class: The Dimir Assassin. Narrated by Magic: Legends design lead Adam Heteyni, the trailer goes over the different abilities that the Dimir possesses. Among these abilities are “Disinformation,” a level 30 trait that allows players to gain Lesser Resistance when the player draws a spell or make enemies

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Flash #768, by Jeremy Adams, Brandon Peterson, Marco Santucci, David Lafuente, Mike Atiyeh, Arif Prianto, Luis Guerrero and Steve Wands, on sale now. Wally West has had a rough go of things lately, ever since the start of the DC Rebirth era in 2016. Reeling from the loss

Few of those who stood against Darth Vader survived to tell about it. Immediately after his fall to the dark side, he murdered the Jedi during Order 66, wielding his lightsaber and Force powers. In fact, the original Star Wars trilogy showed just how bloodthirsty he was, as–just in the course of the first film–he

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Naruto: Shikamaru’s Story – Mourning Clouds by Takashi Yano and Masashi Kishimoto, available in English from Viz Media. In the Naruto series, Shikamaru was infamous for saying the wrong things at the wrong time. He often slipped up, calling Naruto lazy, and even accidentally insulting Sakura over how she treated Naruto.

Everybody loves plot twists, especially when they’re done well. Right from the most unexpected character being the traitor, or the sweet and naïve girl who ended up being the murderer – twists like these keep anime fans on the edge of their seats, and expectedly so. RELATED: 10 Most Brutal Anime Betrayals, Ranked Sometimes, bad

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Debris Season 1, Episode 4, “In Universe.” NBC’s Debris has really pushed the American-British alliance to the limit in its first season, with both parties withholding crucial information from each other. Still, Finola plays along, as the MI6 agent knows her partner from the CIA, Bryan, will cave and

Show creator Ryan Murphy is enlisting the help of fans to expand the American Horror Story universe. “The American Horror Story universe is expanding,” Murphy said on Twitter, asking fans to comment which “story” they’d most like to see as an expansion of the AHS universe, likely for the upcoming spinoff series American Horror Stories. The options

Updating… A new trailer for the long-awaited Black Widow has been released, centered on legacy, Natasha Romanoff’s complicated past and the family that was before the superspy had the Avengers. [embedded content] Directed by Cate Shortland, Black Widow stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red

Mars Red is a new historical anime series set in Japan 1923, where the Navy has set up Code Zero, a special force of “useful” vampires whose sole mission is to capture and either recruit or destroy other vampires to serve their country. The story is set at the tail end of the Taisho era, an incredible

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, now streaming on HBO Max. There have been many comparisons between Marvel and DC over the years, and with the prominence of each company’s recent films and TV shows, those comparisons and debates have only grown. With the release of Zack Snyder’s Justice League, fans have found

Despite some setbacks and controversy surrounding Square Enix’ handling of Marvel’s Avengers, the live-service model has continued to grow the game with new characters, missions and costumes. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have bolstered their roster with the addition of Clint Barton, AKA Hawkeye, the master archer and a veteran Avenger. Barton’s protege, Kate Bishop, was the game’s first DLC characters to be

WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Detective Comics #1034, by Mariko Tamaki, Dan Mora, Jordie Bellaire and Aditya Bidikar, on sale now. Following the end of Joker War, Bruce Wayne lost his fortune, as well as all of his major assets. As Future State showed, he’ll need to adapt in order to survive. However, he’s

Kristin Kreuk’s Lana Lang played a significant role in The WB’s Smallville. From her first appearnce in the pilot episode to Season 7, she was a consistent series regular. However, Lana slowly began to disappear from Smallville in Season 8, only appearing in five episodes. Let’s look at how Lana Lang was written off of Smallville, and

The beautiful thing about comic book characters is that, aside from being effectively immortal, they don’t have to be limited by the stories they’re set in. If a character is popular enough, they can have a number of alternate possible stories or even different versions of themselves. Spider-Man is one of the best examples of

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Episode 3, “Power Broker,” now streaming on Disney+. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is a masterclass of how to use in-jokes and clever throwbacks to past gags, and the new episode of Falcon and the Winter Soldier is no exception. Sam and Bucky need

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #1 and #2 by Daniel José Older, Harvey Tolibao, Pow Rodrix, Jake M. Wood, Rebecca Nalty, Elizabeth Brei and Riley Farmer, on sale now. In Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, Chagrian Jedi healer Torban Buck, more commonly known as Buckets of Blood,

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13, Episode 13, “Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens,” which aired Friday on VH1. This week on RuPaul’s Drag Race, the queens are cast in a short film inspired by Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! Along with that, the runway is all about pockets, and the competitors

Smallville was the most successful CW DC show, and the longest-running superhero TV series, before the Arrowverse came along. This Superman prequel series was a last refuge for the Man of Steel during a time when he didn’t have any live-action movies or animated shows. Smallville‘s success led to its introduction not only its own

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Wynonna Earp Season 4, Episode 11, “Better Dig Two,” which aired Friday on Syfy. Following the cliffhanger ending from the previous episode, Jolene’s final act has transformed Waverly Earp into a dark angel hellbent on forcing humanity to submit to her will or face total annihilation. And as Wynonna

It can be tough for a new hero starting out in the DC Universe to make a name for themselves given some of the colorful, larger-than-life superheroes that already protect the world and have earned the respect and adoration of both the civilians they protect and the heroes they work alongside. RELATED: 10 DC Heroes Who

The worlds of DC and Marvel have been through a lot in the past year, with both universes making way for the next generation of heroes. While they might not be ready to take over for their mentors quite yet, they are all working tirelessly to live up to the legacies they’re set to take

Anyone claiming that any specific show is the best shonen series of all time is asking for a fight. There are far too many shows with far too many fans to throw down the gauntlet like that, and as shonen is among the most successful and subjective genres of anime, there’s no way to ever

Star Trek: The Next Generation had a notoriously rough start with Season 1 before course correcting and going on to become one of the greatest science fiction series of all time. That meant a number of concepts presented in the first season required significant changes. Chief among them, the Ferengi: a species originally planned as

Funimation‘s anime lineup for spring 2021 has been revealed. Among the upcoming shows are Fruits Basket: The Final Season and The World Ends With You The Animation. New anime series include Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Megalobox 2: Nomad, Mars Red and Full Dive. RELATED: Funimation, Toei Announce One Piece Virtual Watch Party [embedded content] Mars Red focuses on Code Zero, a

The father of cosmic horror that gave readers such monsters as Cthulhu was writer H.P. Lovecraft, whose most famous tale “The Call of Cthulhu,” is a short story written in 1926 published in Weird Tales, a pulp magazine in February 1928. RELATED: 10 Horror Comics To Read If You Liked Lovecraft Country Inspired by his grandfather’s

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Wonder Woman: Earth One Vol.3 by Grant Morrison, Yanick Paquette, Nathan Fairbairn and Todd Klein, on sale now. In the Wonder Woman mythos, Steve Trevor is one of the cornerstones. He helped Diana of Themyscira understand that the world of man is filled with hope and possibility and he showed her what

Magnetic Press has announced a Kickstarter campaign for Small World, a “dark sci-fi fantasy tale for grown-ups” from writer JD Morvan and artist Tōru Terada. The 248-page graphic novel will feature a campaign-exclusive variant with cover art by Peach Momoko. “Described as ‘a cyberpunk fairy tale’ and ‘Peter Pan meets Akira,’ Small World mixes elements of anime-inspired futurism from such manga