Month: June 2021

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Heroes Reborn: Weapon X & Final Flight #1 by Ed Brisson, Roland Boschi, Chris O’Halloran, and VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now. Heroes Reborn has been a shocking ride from the very start, with almost every single step along the way having built towards an inevitable confrontation between the

This September, Batman Beyond makes his return as part of an upcoming issue of the DC anthology series Batman: Urban Legends. Batman: Urban Legends #7 co-writer Jackson Lanzing shared a look at the issue’s cover on Twitter. “Batman is dead. Long live the Batman,” Lanzing wrote. “Batman Beyond returns in “Wake” — a 30-page cyberpunk mystery

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball series has practically become synonymous with the shonen and action genres of anime. Dragon Ball has persevered for over 35 years and it’s still going strong with plenty of new content on the way. There are many ways in which Dragon Ball has changed and evolved since its start, but one

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for “Infinite Fury, Part II,” a short story appearing in Captain America Annual #1 by Jed MacKay, Juan Ferreyra and VC’s Joe Caramagna. In the Marvel Universe, the Infinity Stones are growing into a major threat once again. After all six cosmic gems were united once more in 2018’s

Anime fans all over the world were heartbroken at the news that the great mangaka Kentaro Miura had passed away. While he worked on many different series, Miura is best known as the creator of Berserk, which began publication over thirty years ago. RELATED: Berserk: 10 Best Weapons From Kentaro Miura’s Manga, Ranked While the

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Living The Dream” and “New Tricks,” the first two episodes of Kevin Can F**K Himself, now available on AMC. In AMC’s Kevin Can F**k Himself, Allison finds herself in a living hell being married to her deadbeat husband, Kevin. She can’t stand his childish, selfish attitude, knowing only neglect since

There are many powerful and impressive monsters in Dungeons and Dragons. However, some monsters are more of an appetizer to the main villains. With hundreds of different monsters, all spread across various sourcebooks in Dungeons and Dragons. There are a ton of interesting monsters for DM’s to use for their adventures. While some monsters are

Over the course of the Pokémon anime’s 20-plus year history, main protagonist Ash Ketchum has had a fair number of traveling companions, from his original posse of Misty and Brock, to later additions like May, Max, Dawn, Iris and Serena. However, when discussing Ash’s fellow travelers, one character who tends to be overlooked is Tracey

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 1, Episode 8, “Reunion,” now streaming on Disney+. Good ideas can be hard to come by, so they rarely get discarded, even when the project they’re intended for moves on. Star Wars: The Bad Batch has never shied away from making use of good ideas

It is believed by many that no power or entity in the cosmos is more powerful than the Infinity Gauntlet. It is a weapon of complete control, capable of rewriting all of reality however the user sees fit. The Infinity Gauntlet itself is armed with the six Infinity Stones, sometimes called the Infinity Gems. They

In the Mass Effect trilogy, Commander Shepard went up against plenty of opposition, from Saren and the Geth to the Collectors and Reapers. With that in mind, it’s a small surprise that, early on, one of Shepard’s greatest obstacles is often the very governing body designed to protect the Milky Way. Reluctant to grant humans — who by their

When the main character of a story is a bit morally ambiguous and lacks typical heroic traits, that makes them an antihero, and the world of anime is filled with them. Antiheroes come in all shapes and sizes, with differing levels of moral ambiguity. Some just have a few morally gray incidents here and there,

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Planet-Size X-Men #1 by Gerry Duggan, Pepe Larraz, Marte Gracia & VC’s Clayton Cowles, on sale now Mars has become a major touchstone in the Marvel Universe, perhaps now more than ever as the mutant nation of Krakoa was able to terraform the planet and make it habitable for their

The Cosmology of Dungeons and Dragons includes a vast and diverse set of locations that would make for excellent settings for most campaigns. Many times, it can be not easy on what the right setting can be for a campaign. Many Players have gone through the standard fantasy worlds over and over again. They want a

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Legacies Season 3, Episode 15, “A New Hope,” which aired Thursday on The CW. Legacies‘ MG hasn’t had the easiest time hanging onto friends. After his relationship with Alyssa caused tension at the Salvatore School, MG transferred to Mystic Falls High to start anew. However, that transfer didn’t last long

The term “god” is a funny word when used in relation to superheroes. This is because superheroes can often have many of the powers that are often attributed to gods, but these heroes are mere mortals who often use these abilities to fight crime and halt alien invasions instead of ruling over humans and existing

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Zombie Land Saga Revenge Episode 11, “All It Takes Is for You to Be There SAGA,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. In the penultimate episode of Zombie Land Saga Revenge (and quite possibly the penultimate episode of the whole Zombie Land Saga franchise), Saga is in bad shape. The cursed

Gollum has always been one of the more mysterious characters in The Lord of the Rings. He has rightfully earned a reputation for being terrifying, especially when he’s lusting after the One Ring. But he’s never really been given the spotlight in The Lord of the Rings promotions. That role is often reserved for either Aragorn or Frodo. However, The Two

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Loki Episode 1, “Glorious Purpose,” streaming now on Disney+. One of the most unexpected moments in the first episode of the new Marvel Cinematic Universe series Loki was the revelation that the TVA actually has access to plenty of Infinity Stones. So many, in fact, that members of the organization actually use

Miitopia, at its core, is a casual JRPG that makes up for what it lacks in depth with charming, quirky humor. However, that doesn’t mean the game is entirely void of challenges in either its Nintendo 3DS or Switch incarnations. Easily the game’s most frustrating enemies, Fiends first appear in the Realm of the Fey’s Bigg

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Venom #35 by Donny Cates, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Ryan Stegman, Kev Walker, Danilo S. Beyruth, Ron Lim, Guiu Vilanova, Gerardo Sandoval, Mark Bagley, JP Mayer, Jay Leisten, Kev Walker, Scott Hanna, Victor Nava, John Dell, Frank Martin, Chris O’Halloran, Jim Campbell, Matt Milla, Alex Sinclair, Chris Sotomayor, Richard

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Alien #4 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larroca, Guru-eFX and VC’s Clayton Cowles, on sale now. The latest issue of Alien sees Gabriel Cruz, who has been searching for his son Danny in the wake of a Xenomorph attack, find finally find him, but not in the way he wanted. Unfortunately

When Iron Man was released in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born, and within that birth, the Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division, aka S.H.I.E.L.D., wasn’t far behind. For half of the Infinity Saga, the government organization, led by Nick Fury, helped create the Avengers and keep innocents safe. However, in Captain America: The

Thanks to their extended lives, connection to the mystic arts, amazing inventions, and honed training, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Amazons are among the most formidable beings in the DC Universe. This means the possibility of them waging war on any other nation becomes a genuine cause for concern. Amazons Attack by Will Pfeifer and

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 1, Episode 8, “Reunion,” streaming now on Disney+. Although the latest episode of Star Wars: The Bad Batch features a dramatic “reunion” with Crosshair, there is clearly no love lost between the sharpshooter and his former squad. However, there is another love in the episode

WARNING: The following contains discussion of self-harm and suicide. Classic anime villains typically have two things in common: a tragic backstory and access to incredible power. A tragic origin story often breaks a character both mentally and physically, justifying the villain’s descent into darkness. Meanwhile, wielding great power gives a villain the opportunity to execute their plans

So every week, I post a topic here. You reply to it on the CSBG Twitter page (just write @csbg with your reply), our artists will each pick one of your suggestions and I will post their drawings based on your suggestions here every week. So every week you will have a new question and

Iron Man is a founding Avenger, a billionaire philanthropist, a former Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., and one of the most beloved heroes in the Marvel Universe. Tony Stark became Iron Man after shrapnel from one of his own company’s bombs got lodged in his chest and near his heart. He built a reactor to implant in