Month: June 2021

Some of the best video game franchises may have started in 2D but became even more popular once they became 3D. Almost every early video game started in some 2D space, whether a side-scroller, a shoot-’em-up, or a fighting game. RELATED: Street Fighter & 9 More Forgettable Games That Kicked Off Amazing Franchises As video games

Gods exist in a funny position in worlds full of superheroes, all-powerful aliens, and reality-warping weapons. The Marvel Universe certainly has its fair share of gods, and many of them like to interfere in the lives and adventures of the superheroes that exist in Marvel Comics. RELATED: Marvel: 10 Female Characters That Could Wield Mjolnir

Coming seemingly out of nowhere, My Hero Academia is one of the breakout manga successes of the last ten years. The concept of heroes in training is one that makes for compelling entertainment, but it also has the potential to be a fantastic setting for an RPG. The setting allows developers and players to truly experiment in

While Loki played a key role in God of Thunder’s first three movies, just what will happen with the God of Mischief come Thor: Love and Thunder isn’t totally clear at this time. Thor, for his part, lost his version of Loki in Avengers: Infinity War to Thanos, and there’s no indication the brothers will reunite again

DC Comics has some of the most iconic heroes in comics. Some would say that they are the best heroes. They stand up for truth, justice, and what is right. In the case of heroes like Batman, the order may switch around a little bit. RELATED: 10 Kid-Friendly Comics That Kept Getting Darker Of course, there

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Transformers/Back to the Future #4 by Cavan Scott, Juan Samu, David Garcia Cruz, Candice Han and Neil Uyetake, on sale now. The epic crossover between the worlds of Transformers and Back to the Future has finally reached its finale in the most explosive confrontation that Hill Valley has ever seen. While the

Archer premiered in 2009, putting a twist on the typical workplace sitcom by focusing on an eccentric group of colleagues within a spy organization. Among the titular character’s misadventures, he deals with the expected workplace drama, with much of it instigated by his controlling boss/mother. While poking fun at big spy film tropes and characters

The title of the book that the Game of Thrones series is based on is known as A Song of Ice and Fire, which many fans believe refers to Jon Snow (of the frozen North) and Daenerys Targaryen (born from flame). It is pretty obvious that these two characters are probably the most important in the story, given that they

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia Chapter #292, by Kohei Horikoshi, Caleb Cook and John Hunt, available now in English from Viz Media. One of My Hero Academia’s most popular characters, also among the most promising of U.A.’s third-year students, is Mirio Togata. Described by Eraserhead as the man closest to the #1 hero

TV URBAN LEGEND: He-Man almost crossed over with BraveStarr. Filmation formed in 1962 when Larry Harmon Pictures closed down and Hammon Pictures producer Lou Scheimer and director Hal Sutherland went to go work for a small animation studio before deciding to form their own partnership, along with producer Norm Prescott. The company initially tried to

Before their names became synonymous with the breakout hits that put them on the map, many shojo mangaka had other series that are equally deserving of praise. Some manga artists, such as Clamp, are even highly recognized for their contributions to the shonen genre. RELATED: Top 10 Shojo Manga No One Talks About Though some

During the Mass Effect games, Commander Shepard will meet and recruit many human and alien teammates, including the C-Sec officer Garrus Vakarian. When Shepard recruits him, Garrus is a gung-ho hothead who is determined to find evidence of Saren Arterius’ guilt, putting him at odds with his C-Sec superiors. Is this is a good sign

Bleach is an action shonen series whose protagonist, Ichigo Kurosaki, eventually found love with his classmate and dear friend, the cheerful Orihime Inoue. Despite losing her parents and then her brother in her girlhood, Orihime is in good spirits, and she will always extend a helping hand to anyone who needs it. Compassion and kindness

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Way of X #3 by Si Spurrier, Bob Quinn, Java Tartaglia, VC’s Clayton Cowles, and Tom Muller, available now. In his attempt to halt Onslaught’s return, Nightcrawler has already allied himself with Omega-Level mutant Legion, splitting his time between the Onslaught crisis and establishing a mutant religion. Legion, on

In 2008, The Dark Knight, a sequel to Batman Begins, released, which was the best film in The Dark Knight Trilogy. Over a decade later, Joker came out, which was a movie that showed a different version of Batman’s greatest enemy. RELATED: Joker: 10 Best Quotes In The Film Both of these movies were phenomenal, but which one is the better of

A teaser trailer is here for MAPPA’s highly-anticipated adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Shonen Jump hit Chainsaw Man. Chainsaw Man is about Denji, a poor teenager who hunts devils for the yakuza to scrape by. To save his own life, he fuses with his devil dog Denji to become the half-devil Chainsaw Man and is subsequently

It’s not just Loki that explores the concept of variants. Upcoming movies for Doctor Strange, Spider-Man and the Flash all seem to want a piece of the multiverse pie. Now that variants are all the rage, it’s worth taking a look at the Adult Swim show that executes this concept best: Rick and Morty. In Rick and Morty,

Though many anime are based off of preceding manga, plenty are also completely original productions. Such is the case with the upcoming series Fena: Pirate Princess, a co-production between Adult Swim and the streaming service Crunchyroll. Announced back at last year’s Comic-Con, this anime series has had a good bit of time to hype of its release.

In almost every corner of the Marvel Multiverse, Thanos has always been one of Marvel’s most powerful and deadly forces, and the space-faring villain often requires entire armies of heroes to contend to be defeated. But in Jim Starlin and Alan Davis’ three-part Infinity saga, one version of Thanos found a way to effectively become

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for F9, now in theaters. When Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) turned good in the Fast & Furious universe, it angered fans, who demanded justice for Han (Sun Kang). The stakeholders promised to make it happen, and it comes to fruition in F9 as the character returns from the dead to rejoin Team

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Loki Episode 3, “Lamentis,” streaming now on Disney+. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has allowed many of its directors to experiment with new and classic techniques, although not all of them work out to perfect effect. Thor showed off a golden future framed in Dutch angles, while Thor: Ragnarok tested out new dynamic techniques

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for F9, now in theaters. In the Fast & Furious universe, the trope that’s been used to death is unquestionably that of redemption. We’ve seen it with the Shaw brothers, who went from being enemies to key allies in Dom’s team. Letty got hers after losing her memory and turning

Scarlett Johannsson had surprisingly difficult time getting her husband to run lines with her while she was working on Black Widow – he was afraid that she would spoil the movie! Johannsson was on The Jess Cagle Show on Sirius XM when she discussed how she handled things with her husband, Saturday Night Live co-head

There are many ways a group of friends can be awkward. A pair of individuals might have differing opinions, but became friends in spite of it. Some friends just don’t really get along, even if they really do care for each other deep down. There are also times when two friends can even start off as

When traversing through the Nine Hells in Dungeons and Dragons, players should be wary of crossing paths with the Archdevils. The Nine Hells of Baator is one of the major Outer Planes in Dungeons and Dragons lore. The Nine Hells embody lawful evil as Devils roam through each of the nine layers, all battling against

Having companions in a single-player RPG was nothing new by the time the Mass Effect trilogy began, but Bioware can certainly be given some credit for making companions that truly feel like real people. It is arguable that mainstream Bioware titles like Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic made

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, learn how one of Jack Kirby’s final comic book stories was inadvertently also a team-up, of sorts, with another comic book superstar peer of Kirby’s, Alex Toth! Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and fifth installment where we examine three comic book legends