Month: August 2021

An escape is one of the most exciting stories that could be told, which is why some anime tackled the idea in their own unique ways. From jailbreaks to last-ditch efforts, these anime escapees did the best they could to run, with some failing where others succeeded. RELATED: 10 Anime Characters With The Weirdest Habits Though

WARNING: The following contains minor spoilers for Shaman King (2021), now streaming on Netflix. Shaman King has returned with a new 2021 reboot that, despite not changing much thematically or plot-wise, resonates harder due to the increased relevance of its environmental message. Anime that caution against turning the planet into our own personal dumping ground have become increasingly prevalent as the

What happens when a retired superhero is coaxed out of retirement to become a company spokesperson? Readers will soon find out in Frontiersman, an Image Comics title by Patrick Kindlon and Marco Ferrari. CBR has an exclusive preview of Frontiersman #1, which follows our protagonist as he lives out in the wilderness. Even though he’s out of

A Virginia judge has ruled against Amber Heard in the attempt by the Aquaman star to have the lawsuit filed by her ex-husband, the former Fantastic Beasts star, Johnny Depp, thrown out of court because the Pirates of the Caribbean actor had previously lost a similar lawsuit in the United Kingdom. Depp is suing Heard

Of all the actors who have donned Batman’s cape and cowl, few had a road as rocky as Ben Affleck’s. Beset by expectations no performer could possibly fulfill, along with controversies and problems not of his own making, he somehow stayed on task and delivered a unique and engaging take on a character everyone had

2013’s The Stanley Parable was an incredibly unique interactive comedy-drama that saw players take the role of Stanley, a fairly nondescript office worker who quite literally pushed buttons all day. Players start with the game’s narrator describing that Stanley arrived for work to find that no orders ever came in, which later leads to the

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for The Flash #773, on sale now from DC. While the Flash is the Fastest Man Alive, one of his greatest superheroes has always been a strong sense of compassion, even shown to his fiercest supervillains. Just as Barry Allen was able to offer forgiveness to his longtime nemesis

The latest episode of Marvel’s What If…? series features Chadwick Boseman‘s final performance as T’Challa alongside a moving dedication, touching many fans of both the character and actor. The episode “T’Challa as Star-Lord” tells the story of the young Wakandan prince as he’s abducted by Yondu in place of Peter Quill. Inducted into the ranks of the

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 1, Episode 16, “Kamino Lost,” streaming now on Disney+. When Star War: The Bad Batch was announced, many fans theorized that it would effectively be the eighth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars — and that theory has largely been proven right. Season 1 followed

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Tokyo Revengers Episode 19, “Turn around,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. Episode 19 of Tokyo Revengers is difficult to watch. Toman is severely outnumbered for their brawl with Valhalla, meaning the hopeless future seen by the time-traveling Takemichi Hanagaki might actually come true. The inevitable fight between Mikey and Kazutora is a clash of

Critical Role‘s Exandria Unlimited campaign brought fresh new faces to the table, including a brand new Dungeon Master, Aabria Iyengar. Set in Matthew Mercer’s Tal’dorei approximately 30 years after the Chroma Conclave arc from the first campaign and 10 years after the adventures of the Mighty Nein, this eight episode mini-season took fans by storm thanks to Iyengar’s enthusiastic and unique

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers from Free Comic Book Day Avengers/Hulk #1, available now from Marvel. The Avengers have faced many powerful enemies over the years, but among the most deadly is the team of villains who call themselves the Masters of Evil. This group banded together specifically to take down the Avengers, not unlike

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Titans Season 3, available now on HBO Max. Titans‘ third season is taking quite a bit of its action to Gotham City. Jason Todd’s death at the hands of the Joker brings Nightwing and the rest of the Titans to Batman’s city, where they team up with Commissioner

A judge is allowing a lawsuit by a special effects company against Disney to move forward after rejecting Disney’s argument that it is impossible to connect the profits of the film to the special effect software that was allegedly stolen from the company. The suit is about allegedly stolen software by a company called Reardon

Plot twists are major changes in the direction of a narrative that subvert expectations. Usually viewers can expect a twist at the midpoint or near the end of a story. However, a plot twist may also be foreshadowed at the very beginning. When this happens, viewers now know what to expect for the rest of the

The Mandalorian star Carl Weathers has confirmed that the Star Wars series’ highly-anticipated third season will begin filming within the next month. Weathers, who plays Greef Karga on The Mandalorian, spoke about the upcoming third season during an appearance at Steel City Con. “And so now, we’re gonna start a new season of The Mandalorian, within

Film and TV sets are a workplace unlike any other, but they are still fundamentally a workplace. Actors are colleagues, and like all colleagues, some get on worse than others. While some sets boast casts that are the best of friends, with actors as close as the characters they portray, this isn’t always the case.

Hawkeye star Hailee Steinfeld has once again picked up her bow and arrow. On her Instagram story, Steinfeld posted both a behind-the-scenes photo and video of her archery training for her role as Kate Bishop. The first photo features a target full of several arrows accompanied by the caption, “It’s been a minute…,” possibly suggesting that that the Marvel

Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball has grown into one of the most prolific anime series of all time, and even those who don’t know much about anime at least have some cursory knowledge over the spectacle of Dragon Ball. For over 30 years, Dragon Ball has been at the forefront of the shonen genre, and the thrilling adventures of

This November, Marvel Comics celebrates the 750th issue of Avengers with a special, 96-page comic. In addition to continuing Jason Aaron’s “Marvel Universe-shaping” run on the title, Avengers #750 will feature “multiple game changing stories by an all-star lineup of artists,” such as Carlos Pacheco, Aaron Kuder, Ed McGuinness and Javier Garrón. The “giant-sized epic”

In order to fund movies, it is often necessary for filmmakers to obtain money by using product placements in their films. They try to avoid making the products seem too distracting, but there are some rare cases in which they fail to do so, or when the scene calls for obnoxious advertising. RELATED: 10 Anime

The magical universe of Disney has cemented itself in popular culture—as much for its thrilling stories and warm animation as for the morally diverse set of characters that populate its many franchises. Villains are a central concept in many Disney movies. They’re usually the main reason for the protagonist’s problems, inevitably motivating the latter to take action against them. RELATED: 10 Times Disney

Warning: The following contains spoilers for X-Force #22, on sale now from Marvel.  Since the beginning of the current Krakoan era, Colossus has been something of an outsider. Piotr Rasputin has sought to live in peace, away from any conflict or violence related to the X-Men. Still, in X-Force #22, by Benjamin Percy, Robert Gill, Guru e-FX and

When it comes to DCEU characters, Darkseid was always meant to be their version of Thanos. He was the big bad that a whole slew of movies would lead up to. Justice League was the first step in that direction, but with how muddled the film franchise is now, who knows if that will ever

Marvel Studios has revealed an official poster for the next episode of its Disney+ animated series What If…?, which promises to introduce T’Challa Star-Lord to the fray. “T’Challa Star-Lord arrives in the next episode of Marvel Studios’ [What If…?], streaming Wednesday on [Disney+],” the Twitter caption reads. The poster itself sees T’Challa, known in the

Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures: The Monster at Temple Peak #1 has a lot going for it. An interesting protagonist with an unfolding backstory, a mysterious mission and a talkative droid partner all offer some entertaining high points for the issue, but The Monster at Temple Peak #1 never manages to take full advantage of its

Aside from film and television, video games are another medium that comic book adaptations have thrived in. These adaptations actually work in favor of the more interactive nature of video games, as fans get to actually take control of popular characters and explore their worlds in ways that films and television series haven’t. Marvel Comics

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Ignition,” part of Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/Hulk, available now from Marvel. The Hulk has taken down some formidable opponents in his day. Many of these foes have invented some rather elaborate machinery to destroy the Green Goliath. And in “Ignition,” part of Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/Hulk, by Donny