Month: July 2021

Marvel has a rich cosmology, one that is full of gods- gods from Earth’s mythological past and gods created just for the comics. All-powerful cosmic beings who bestride the cosmos. Other times, heroes and villains of all kinds gain godlike power, with wide-ranging consequences. Some of these gods are superlatively powerful and are grave threats,

During the Mass Effect games, Commander Shepard of the Alliance Navy will meet, hire and fight alongside many talented soldiers, biotics and tech experts while taking on the galaxy’s deadliest foes. Shepard needs trustworthy and skilled crewmates with very specific qualifications and experience, and the Asari justicar, Samara, is presented as a powerful ally for

Comics universes, much like the real world, are predicated on tragedy. While superheroes ostensibly exist to prevent tragedies, they can’t be everywhere, even the powerful and respected heroes of DC. In a universe full of capricious cosmic gods, improbable cosmic events, and deadly, intimidating villains, tragedy is bound to strike more often than not and

Darwyn Cooke’s take on the early days of the Justice League explored how Martian Manhunter came to choose his human disguise of John Jones. Although he doesn’t often turn to it in the main DCU, his New Frontier counterpart’s use of the disguise was an examination of how J’onn wanted to fit in on Earth

The Marvel Universe is a vast place with countless alien species and planets already mapped out by the heroes of Earth and beyond. The Guardians of the Galaxy protect known space from dangerous celestial threats, the X-Men are allies of the Shi’ar Empire, and the Avengers and Fantastic Four have been known to involve themselves

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Flash Season 7, Episode 15, “Enemy at the Gates,” which aired Tuesday on The CW. Ever since the first season of The Flash, Barry Allen has learned the cruel price that comes with defending Central City as the Scarlet Speedster. Losing both parents to supervillains that struck especially

Tetsuya Kinoshita, who has been a producer on the Attack on Titan anime series ever since it debuted, looked back on the series and gave his thoughts about its upcoming conclusion. Kinoshita appeared on anime production company Pony Canyon’s Anime Expo livestream and discussed his time on the series. The Attack on Titan producer has been

It’s no secret that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic curtailed a lot of film and television productions behind-the-scenes, sometimes resulting in certain on-screen elements having to be modified, changed or otherwise removed. However, according to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, only one major on-screen element of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was “twisted” due

While people love their single-player titles, it’s endlessly enjoyable to hop online and either play with friends or play against them. That’s why some of the most successful titles these days aren’t even single-player with a multiplayer mode, but rather just straightforward online-only titles. RELATED: 10 Pokémon That Deserve Their Own Game (& Type Of

Naruto and Jujutsu Kaisen fans can bring home their favorite characters, thanks to Pop Up Parade’s newest collection. Good Smile Company announced the new Pop Up Parade line of figures at Anime Expo Lite 2021, according to Siliconera. The collection includes characters from Naruto Shippuden and Jujutsu Kaisen, as well as Attack on Titan and

Amplitude Studios’ Endless franchise is steeped in lore that spans across several games.  It isn’t strictly necessary to play the entire library, but it does deepen the understanding of the story and how questionable the actions of the Endless were.  There doesn’t seem to be a species in the Endless galaxy that hasn’t been affected by the

My Hero Academia is a shonen action series that combines the ever-popular superhero genre with the “magical high school” concept, and the result is the U.A. School for Heroes. Protagonist Izuku Midoriya and his classmates must not only learn to control their Quirks, but learn and grow as people, too. RELATED: My Hero Academia: 10

Killua Zoldyck began Hunter X Hunter as a cold-blooded assassin. Raised by his family as an emotionless and detached killer, friendship was a foreign concept to Killua. However, upon meeting Gon Freecss, he started to value a life besides his own. Gon taught Killua about concepts such as kindness and selflessness. By the end of the series,

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Tap Tap Tap” from Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular by Tom Taylor, Nicola Scott, Annette Kwok & Clayton Cowles, on sale now Denny O’Neil was one of the most revolutionary voices in mainstream superhero comics, writing definitive stories for characters like Green Arrow, Batman and the Question.

According to Independence Day writer Dean Devlin and star Jeff Goldblum, one of the movie’s iconic lines came from another of the actor’s films: Jurassic Park. The production of Independence Day offered some leeway in terms of improvisation, which led to some of the film’s most famous lines. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Devlin

Throughout the first two seasons of Netflix’s Hilda, adapted from Luke Pearson’s graphic novels for younger readers, the titular heroine adapts to life in the city after moving away from her home. While the series focuses on open-mindedness and empathy throughout Hilda’s encounters with the people and the creatures she meets as she explores the

Independence Day director Roland Emmerich revealed in a new oral history celebrating the film’s 25th anniversary that he had to fight for the film to be released on July 4. “I told the studio, ‘There is this Tim Burton movie. It is a comedy. The comedy cannot come out first,'” Emmerich told The Hollywood Reporter.

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, find out whether the historic Amazing Spider-Man issue that was released without the Comics Code approval was due to the Code administrator being out sick the day the issue was put before the Code. Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and seventh installment

Recent episodes of My Hero Academia have explored some of the anime’s darkest themes yet, including what happens when a child with a powerful Quirk is traumatized and made into a weapon for mobsters. The cruel villain Overhaul had used the young Eri to make Quirk-suppressing darts, but even with her newfound freedom, she isn’t entirely sure

When DOOM released in 1993, it changed video games forever. DOOM became a cultural phenomenon overnight and one of the most iconic video games of all time, spawning countless “DOOM-clones” and homages. Over 20 years later, fans are fueling a new trend, developing retro-shooters that harken back to those DOOM salad days. The newest one of

Shingo Natsume, the director of Space Dandy, Boogiepop and Others, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. and the first season of One Punch Man, speaks about the new original anime Sonny Boy, which he’s writing, directing and storyboarding, in an interview video screened at Funimation’s panel for Anime Expo Lite. Sonny Boy‘s first episode had a limited

Though the mantle of Nightwing is now much more associated with the world of Batman, it was Superman‘s mythology that introduced Nightwing to the DC Universe. This concept would later be revisited in the twilight hour of the Pre-Flashpoint continuity, doing so with a rather unexpected ally of the Man of Steel. General Zod is

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Tomorrow War, now available on Amazon Prime. The Tomorrow War director Chris McKay teased that a potential sequel film could center on the origin of the Whitespike aliens. “We had such a fun design process,” McKay told Variety. “We talked about the world of these creatures, where

The Tomorrow War director Chris McKay recently shared plot details from his Nightwing movie, which has been delayed by Warner Bros. “Nightwing is still a movie that I really want to do,” McKay told Variety. “I love the character of Dick Grayson as a young adult, becoming his own kind of superhero character.” The director also revealed

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Loki Episode 4, “The Nexus Event,” now streaming on Disney+. Conceptions of the powers involved in the Marvel Cinematic Universe change all the time, and Loki proves that more than any previous property. Beings who were once thought gods can be ineffectual prisoners, and the most coveted weapons in the

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Avengers: Mech Strike #4 by Jed Mackay, Carlos Magno, Gurur-eFX, Tom Brevoort, and VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes may have just met their match in the forthcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe villain Kang the Conqueror. In Avengers: Mech Strike, his techno-organic monsters began wreaking havoc

Of all the incarnations of Doctor Who‘s time-traveling protagonist, Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor is perhaps most strongly associated with the character’s dark side, manipulating foes and friends alike for what he perceived to be the greater good. However, a 1991 novel took this to the extreme by making him an ally of humanity’s most infamous

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, discover one of the wildest Doctor Stranges around and he sure isn’t part of the Marvel Multiverse! Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and sixth installment where we examine three comic book legends and determine whether they are true or false. As usual,

For a nominally goofy and frequently heartwarming comedy, Futurama is oftentimes a surprisingly dark look at a possible future for the human race. Even when compared to how entire societies were wiped out by casual intervention, the show features some dark ideas, including a reveal in Season 4, Episode 11, “Where No Fan Has Gone Before,” which

A viral tweet by actor Henry Winkler has led to some Watchmen fans thinking that Winkler sounds an awful lot like Ozymandias, the main villain of the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comic book classic. Specifically, Winkler’s reference to the only thing that could bring our divided society together was a “cataclysmic Event” , it