Month: August 2021

Today is the 60th anniversary of the release of the first issue of Fantastic Four, so I thought it only proper to start our countdown of YOUR votes for the greatest Fantastic Four stories ever told today. As always, you voted, I counted the votes and now we count them down, four at a time.

Over the last several decades, the conversation surrounding video games and diversity has been more pronounced. As the industry grows, it has faced more and more criticism for its lack of racial diversity in playable characters and its notable lack of playable female characters. DiamondLobby recently conducted a study looking at how diverse contemporary video

Some good ideas come around before their time. One of those was for a Star Trek series that almost launched Gene Roddenberry’s franchise on a different course. Now, with the brand new Star Trek: Starfleet Academy in the works, the new series made for kids of today was almost made for their grandparents half a

Once again, a new Animal Crossing game has released to almost universal acclaim. Being able to customize a deserted island and turn it into a home for cute, anthropomorphic animals has captured anyone looking for a therapeutic gaming experience. New Horizons offers the same satisfaction that comes from accomplishing chores without any of the physical activity — and

Dragon Ball Z marked a major turning point in the history of anime. It is directly responsible for the medium’s rise in popularity among mainstream audiences outside Japan and remains one of the most popular shonen series ever made. But it was also a turning point for the existing Dragon Ball franchise as the protagonist

The recently-released Hamlet DLC is by far the hardest addition to the 2013 survival game Don’t Starve. Developer Klei Entertainment added an entirely new location with its own mechanics to work out. On top of that, the difficulty is cranked up to eleven. It might have a more forgiving mechanic with owning a house in Swinesbury, but that’s the only

Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura revealed he already turned in a draft for a sequel to the film, which sounded a lot like Marvel’s G.I. Joe: Special Missions, but that the studio didn’t like it. “It’s funny, there’s 10 pages of one draft that got the tone exactly where I thought

Over the years, Harley Quinn has been through many different changes. Following her debut in Batman: The Animated Series, Harley made her way into the comics, before rising in popularity in the greater DC Universe. One of the biggest factor’s contributing to Harley’s popularity has to be joining the Suicide Squad during the New 52. Harley was

Usagi Yojimbo isn’t the biggest name in either American comics or Japanese manga, but he’s vitally important in the latter becoming an increasingly popular art form in America. Usually lumped in with his constant crossover partners, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Usagi represents a different path of the many experimental permutations that comics were undergoing

Godzilla has changed many times over the decades, evolving from a terrifying metaphor for atomic destruction to heroic protector of the Earth, and most recently has been the face of the American Monsterverse franchise, but the most drastically different — and terrifying — version of the classic kaiju was Shin Godzilla. Released in 2016, Shin Godzilla introduced audiences to a new

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Savage Avengers #23, available now from Marvel Comics. The quest to stop the evil sorcerer Kulan Gath has led the Savage Avengers to nearly every corner of the globe, and so far they haven’t been able to turn up anything of much use. Even Conan’s recent trek through

Warner Bros. Japan dropped a new trailer for Girls’ Frontline (Dolls’ Frontline in Japan), an anime adaptation of SUNBORN’s popular mobile game of the same name. The news of a new trailer was originally reported by Crunchyroll. On Aug. 6, Girls’ Frontline released the trailer for the anime series, accompanied by comments from the voice actors and the OP artist. RELATED: Yashahime’s Second Act

Marvel’s upcoming animated series, What If…?, will explore the endless possibilities of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s newly established multiverse. The show will dive deep into altered versions of iconic MCU moments and pay tribute to the films and television shows that have come before it. As such, What If…? also has the potential to explore unresolved plot threads from previous MCU material, including

Today, we look at how Kang’s background was retconned to create a connection to Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four. In Abandoned an’ Forsaked, we examine comic book stories and ideas that were not only abandoned, but also had the stories/plots specifically “overturned” by a later writer (as if they were a legal precedent). This

After a long wait, the first trailer and a release date for the upcoming Stone Ocean season of the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime have been revealed. The new trailer was unveiled during a livestream that was promoted as having some new details regarding the future of the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure anime, and those teasers did not disappoint:

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

In the DC Universe, the Justice League is the team supreme. Composed of the greatest heroes on the planet and beyond, the Justice League is always there when things are at their worst. They are the ones who get called in when the most dangerous villains attack and the Multiverse ending shenanigans begin. They’re the

Sinister and dangerous, My Hero Academia‘s Tomura Shigaraki is a powerful and haunting villain. Empowered by a Quirk that allows him to cause anything he touches to decay, Shigaraki is a sort of antithesis to All Might and his vision of heroism and peace. Shigaraki is bent on destroying not just the Symbol of Peace, but

Warner Bros.’ The Suicide Squad is on track to grab the #1 spot at the box office this weekend, but still fall short of expectations. James Gunn’s R-rated supervillain film is estimated to bring in a three-day gross of $25.65 million, according to a new report from Variety. The film was initially projected to bring

The realm of anime is a hugely diverse one, but there are definitely some trends and conventions that many series follow, especially when it comes to a series’ setting and the age of its characters. Given how many anime series are geared toward junior high and senior high students, many anime series take place at

Anime is so widespread and mainstream today that it’s not surprising to see its influence crop up just about everywhere. Thing is, this has been going on for years, especially in the world of Western animation. RELATED: 10 Anime You Didn’t Know Had Their Own Board Games Whether it’s an old-school Cartoon Network gem or a

Fairy Tail is a long-running action fantasy adventure packed with colorful and exciting heroes and villains alike. In fact, many of the villains in Fairy Tail don’t remain villains for long. The wizards of the Fairy Tail guild often inspire defeated villains to become allies, or at least give up their villainous ways. RELATED: Naruto:

Warning: The following contains spoilers for Suicide Squad: Get Joker #1, on sale now from DC. Since her first appearance in John Ostrander, Len Wein and John Byrne’s 1986 Legends #1, Amanda Waller has ruled over dozens of iterations of the Suicide Squad with an iron fist. Her skills as a cold, calculating master strategist have saved the

The latest poster for Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series What If…? imagines a zombie apocalypse, to which even the Avengers have fallen. Marvel Studios’ official Twitter shared the image, with credit and a link to its artist, Chris Christodoulou. “Get ready,” the tweet reads. “Here’s the next piece in a series of posters inspired by Marvel Studios’

The Justice Society holds a special place in comic history, as it’s the world’s first super team. In its eighty years of existence, the JSA has fielded some of the most powerful heroes ever, whether it be fighting the Nazis during WWII or the most powerful villains of the present. Over the years, they’ve set

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Suicide Squad, now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max. The Suicide Squad focuses on a large roster of characters, spending time delving into the psychologies of Bloodsport (Idris Elba), Peacemaker (John Cena), Ratcatcher (Daniela Melchior), Polka-Dot Man (David Dastmalchian) and more. Perhaps the most high-profile character, however,

Many action shonen and seinen anime series feature characters who fight with legendary weapons, often swords or pistols. Not all series use magic; in some shonen adventures, a sword or rifle is enough to save the day, and for some heroes, one weapon simply isn’t enough. They have two hands, so why not wield two

Computer-generated imagery— or CGI— is the mainstay of modern Hollywood films. The vast majority of animated films nowadays are computer-generated and the use of CGI has become so ingrained in how films are made that the tool either revolutionizes or regresses, depending on the film’s budget. RELATED: 10 Movie Franchises That Bounced Back After A Terrible

When one thinks of superheroes in the DC Universe, they usually imagine impressive feats of physical combat and strength, superpowered battles, or similar things of that nature. This is often true, but it’s not always the case. There are a handful of heroes who are weapons experts as well. RELATED: The Most Surprising Best Friends