Month: August 2021

In anime, conflict is often driven by the insatiable desire of an antagonizing character to do battle. Whether hero or villain, they’ll often charge headfirst into conflict or use whatever chance they have to start one themselves. Such characters have started so many fights that it can even be defined as a cornerstone of their personalities.

Peter Parker has made more than a few powerful enemies in his career as Spider-Man, even well beyond those of his own impressively colorful rogues gallery. The wall-crawler has long been able to hold his own against any of these foes, or at the very least outsmart them, but things get dicey whenever it comes

As Stargirl Season 2 continues its run on The CW, recurring stars Neil Hopkins and Joy Osmanski have been promoted to series regulars for the upcoming Season 3. According to Deadline, Hopkins and Osmanski — who play the supervillains Sportsmaster and Tigress, respectively — will serve as series regulars when the DC television series returns for its

Mythbusters’ Adam Savage is an old hand at model building, having previously built a LEGO model of the Spinner car from Blade Runner and restored a model Batwing from Tim Burton’s Batman. Now, he has built his first Gundam. In a video posted to the Adam Savage’s Tested YouTube channel, Savage and the rest of the Tested team walk viewers

Both the Beyonder and the One-Above All have a decent claim to being the strongest character in the Marvel Universe. Each possesses an effectively unlimited amount of power, and they have both treated some of Marvel’s most famously strong cosmic beings like toys in landmark events like Secret Wars. Now, we’re taking a closer look

Advance Wars is a series of turn-based strategy games made by Intelligent Systems, the developers behind games such as Fire Emblem and Metroid. Advance Wars was one of their earliest series, making its debut on the Famicom and is credited for paving the way for future games like XCOM that share similar gameplay. While not as popular as other Intelligent Systems

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for What If…? Season 1, Episode 3, “What If… The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes,” streaming now on Disney+. In the third episode of Marvel Studios’ What If…?, Nick Fury is forced to contend with an unknown assailant who is killing off his recruits for the Avengers Initiative. While the killer’s identity remains a

Though the upcoming The Flash movie is another in a long line of superheroes adapted for the big screen, the DC film doesn’t intend on being just another comic book movie — at least according to the film’s cinematographer, that is. The Flash‘s cinematographer Henry Braham told Collider how the film’s reality-altering, multiverse-hopping plot will add a layer of

With a hidden world of magic, bewitching classes, and an intriguing storyline that draws fans in, it’s not hard to understand why Harry Potter is still popular after all this time. At Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, there are four noble Houses — Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, and Ravenclaw — that students are sorted into,

One of the biggest joys within Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia is that there are such versatile heroes and villains to explore. The anime primarily focuses on Izuku “Deku” Midoriya and his fellow Class 1-A students at U.A. High, but the series has progressively broadened its horizons to showcase other individuals, including the various Pro

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for X-Men: The Trial of Magneto #1, available now from Marvel. The apparent murder of the Scarlet Witch has shaken Krakoa to its core. What should have been the biggest celebration in mutant history instead has devolved into the beginning of a tragic whodunnit, and all eyes are currently

Michelangelo is commemorated as the lone surviving member of the TMNT in a Premium Collectibles Studio sculpture inspired by his depiction in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin series. The statue comes in two variants – a normal version selling for $875 and a Supreme Edition that retails for a hefty $1,600. Sculpted by Adam Fisher,

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Titans Season 3, Episode 5, “Lazarus,” available now on HBO Max. The latest episode of Titans, “Lazarus,” focuses on Jason Todd’s transformation into Red Hood, showing just what led to the former Boy Wonder breaking bad. However, in the process, Titans introduces a key character in the Batman

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Ted Lasso Season 2, Episode 5, “Rainbow,” now available on Apple TV+. Season 2 of Ted Lasso took a huge swerve in the last episode, hinting Coach Ted (Jason Sudeikis) and owner of AFC Richmond, Rebecca (Hannah Waddingham), might be striking up a romance. They seem to be messaging each

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of Trese, now streaming on Netflix. Alexandra Trese of supernatural horror anime Trese is an extraordinarily strong female character — mentally, physically and emotionally. She was written in a way that isn’t typically seen in animation but isn’t alone in that. Let’s take a look at what

It’s difficult to explain No More Heroes to someone unfamiliar with its concept of lavish excess. While the series began quietly on the Nintendo Wii, it soon made waves with its unique combat system and often juvenile tone, earning itself a cult following. The first mention of the game’s iconic Beam Katana and its rude recharge method

Mighty Morphin #11 sees the Power Rangers embarking on a rescue mission accompanied by a new team of allies from Zordon‘s homeworld — the Sentry Force Four. Written by Ryan Parrott, art by Marco Renna, colors by Walter Baiamonte, Sara Antonellini and Katia Ranalli and letters by Ed Dukeshire, a preview of Mighty Morphin #11 features the Power

Cobra Kai has already been renewed for Season 5. Ahead of the Season 4 premiere, Netflix announced that Cobra Kai will return for a fifth season and is set to start production in Atlanta, GA this fall. RELATED: How Cobra Kai Changed William Zabka’s Outlook on Being a Karate Kid Alum This announcement comes after Netflix confirmed the

The 2021 Gundam Online Expo has already given fans of the long running anime franchise the five free classic Gundam movies and the English premiere of a new live-action series, but it wouldn’t be Gundam without some new figures and other collectibles to get. New Gundam figures were announced throughout the first day of the online convention.

Johnny Lawrence was a stellar supporting protagonist of the Cobra Kai series and a secondary villain in the original Karate Kid. Taking a more central role has provided him with a fantastic opportunity to flesh out his character and build on the foundation made in his original debut. RELATED: Cobra Kai Season 4: 10 Things Fans

While the Marvel Universe is full of larger-than-life characters, Galactus is in a league of his own. Originally a mere mortal named Galan, the last survivor of a universe from before the Big Bang, he merged with the entity known as the Sentience. Imbued with the Power Cosmic, Galan survived the collision and was reborn

The Naruto franchise is full of twists and turns, some of which come as a shock to fans and some of which do not. With so many well-rounded characters complete with backstories, development, and depth, it is unsurprising that there are some moments in which the heroes are less than trustworthy. RELATED: Naruto: 10 Times The Heroes Went

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Titans Season 3, Episode 5, “Lazarus,” available now on HBO Max. In the last week’s episode of Titans Season 3, Dick Grayson/Nightwing figured out Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow was actually working with Jason Todd/Red Hood. While the specific of their relationship weren’t made clear, the episode established Scarecrow and Red

Dungeons & Dragons: At the Spine of the World is a fast-paced, delightfully engaging collection of the first four issues of the At the Spine of the World arc from IDW’s Dungeons & Dragons title. The collection follows the adventurers Runa, Saarvin, Patience, Amos, and Belvyre as they come together under unlikely circumstances and slowly realize they may hold the

The Matrix‘s co-creator Lilly Wachowski explained why she didn’t join her sister Lana in returning for the series’ fourth film, The Matrix: Resurrections. Speaking at a Television Critics Association Summer Tour virtual panel while promoting her Showtime series Work In Progress, Lilly said she had many “tough” personal reasons for not taking part in the new

Myriad memes, posts, and comments were made over the course of the last year about how Doctor Strange would need to be the responsible Sorcerer Supreme and fix the multiverse broken by Wanda, Sylvie and Loki in his upcoming film, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. But the actions of Strange in the newly-released Spider-Man:

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for My Hero Academia Season 5, Episode 20, “My Villain Academia,” now streaming on Funimation, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. The League of Villains and the Meta Liberation Army are officially on a collision course in My Hero Academia. In Season 5, Episode 20, Re-Destro, the leader of the MLA, flexes his

Wild west romp Red Dead Redemption II makes good on its title with a major thematic focus on redemption and whether its sinful protagonist deserves it. The prequel’s focus on Arthur Morgan does more with the premise with actual consequences from the player’s actions, making Arthur’s titular redemption arc even more poignant. Compared to Red Dead Redemption‘s John Marston, who

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Checkmate #3, on sale now from DC. While Batman may be one of the biggest superheroes in the DC Universe, his most prominent love interests have always existed within moral shades of gray, particularly Catwoman and Talia al-Ghul. As the daughter of the supervillain Ra’s al-Ghul, Talia is poised to