Month: August 2021

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Candyman, in theaters now. Candyman recontextualizes the core concept of the horror franchise, picking up largely from the events of the 1992 original and exploring the sheer power a legend like Candyman can have on the world and the people who live in it. By the end of the

Comic book art legend Bill Sienkiewicz announced on his Facebook account that the social media web giant has recently decided that his 2018 post denouncing ComicsGate was against community standards and had been removed from the site due to its “profanity and bullying,” which Sienkiewicz believes misses the entire point of his message. Sienkiewicz’s three-year-old

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for United States of Captain America #3, on sale now from Marvel. When Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson launched their cross-country adventure to track down Speed Demon after the supervillain stole Captain America‘s iconic vibranium shield, the superhero team-up largely comprised of a new generation of heroes inspired by

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 Marvel Cinematic Universe, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury has cut a cold, mean figure for most of his tenure. He’s a sneaky spy who’s trying to stay ahead of

Known for his writing on Silicon Valley, Clay Tarver brings that same level of zany energy and ensemble-led shenanigans to his feature film debut Vacation Friends. Directed by Tarver and co-written by him, Tom and Tim Mullen, Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley, the film is set around a relatable and promising concept: what if the

Marvel has been one of the biggest name in comics for decades, creating some of the most respected heroes in the comic industry. Marvel has been wowing audiences for years, putting out tales that have stood the test of time. While many of Marvel’s icons are among the most well known in pop culture, not

Perhaps one of the most underrated members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe‘s original Avengers team, Hulk can often feel overlooked due to the lack of a solo outing since 2008’s The Incredible Hulk. While this is mainly due to a rights issue, later MCU titles including Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War began to explore Bruce Banner and his

When it came to conceiving Marvel’s Midnight Suns, the latest tactical RPG from XCOM developer Firaxis Games, the studio recently shared how physical HeroClix figures helped lay the groundwork for the upcoming video game. In discussing the long road of getting a new game off the ground during this year’s Gamescom, Firaxis pulled back the

Groovy! Starting on Sept. 1, all three films in the original Evil Dead trilogy — The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness — will be available to stream on HBO Max. This news comes not too long after it was confirmed that Evil Dead Rise, the franchise’s fifth feature film, would premiere

The LEGO games hold a special place in the hearts of a lot of people. They managed to introduce a lot of classic franchises like Pirates of the Caribbean and Indiana Jones to younger generations through summarized storytelling, slapstick humor, and engaging gameplay. RELATED: Lego Harry Potter: 10 Moments From The Game That Were Better Than

Mattel is bringing back three forgotten Street Sharks designs that never made it into plastic form during the franchise’s ’90s heyday. Part of the Mattel Creations line geared towards toy collectors, these never-before-visualized figures include a sculpt based on the original design for Ripster as well as two unused villains named Karkass and Clambo. All three figures

There is no doubt many fans dream about a world with superheroes, but many people don’t consider what it is truly like to live in those cities that they protect (or at least try to protect). Their personal property is trashed and their insurance rates are sky high, and that doesn’t even consider the constant

There are many manga and anime series that quickly find their audiences, but Attack on Titan has turned into a genuine phenomenon that will be hard to top. Attack on Titan is popular for its kinetic fight sequences, thrilling plot twists, and so much more, but the monstrous Titans at the core of the series

The stars of ABC’s upcoming revival of The Wonder Years revealed it was hard to relive painful parts of American history while filming the series, which is set during the American Civil Rights Movement. “Being able to look back at that time and learn about it and then reenact it — I’m not gonna lie,

When the first trailer for Spider-Man: No Way Home took the Internet by storm earlier this week, it reawakened the dream of a Marvel project that never came to pass: a live-action Spider-Man crossover featuring Peter Porker, AKA Spider-Ham, with Spider-Verse producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller at the helm. Miller recently reposted a story on Twitter about

Civil War, by writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven, is one of the biggest Marvel stories of the 21st century. Pitting Iron Man and Captain America against each other in an ideological battle, it would change the Marvel Universe for years to come in its aftermath, completely recreating the landscape of the heroes and villains.

Founded in 1994, DreamWorks Animation boasts an eclectic filmography, ranging from the bent fairy tales that are the Shrek movies to Aardman’s whimsical stop-motion adventure Chicken Run. The studio also enjoyed early success with the traditionally animated Biblical epic The Prince of Egypt, which was the highest-grossing non-Disney animated film at the time of its release.

Tennis champion Serena Williams proves her prowess in a different arena, in ad spots for DirectTV Stream — as Wonder Woman. The campaign for the rebranded AT&T streaming service will be unveiled on ESPN during one of the first games of the 2021 NCAA football season, between the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and the UCLA Bruins, at

Marvel has created an impressive, interconnected universe all over again in the last decade. There is always new content in a variety of genres, but sometimes, it can be fun to see what else is out there. When it’s time to branch out, it can be hard to know where to start. RELATED: 10 Marvel Adaptations

One of Dungeons & Dragons‘ most fearsome and iconic enemies remains the dragon, and no matter which plane the party travels to, there are bound to be dragons to fight. Chromatic and Metallic dragons tend to be the most common, providing balance between good and evil — but as with everything on the cosmic scale, there’s

The new trailer for Free!-the Final Stroke- has finally been released, giving fans a preview of what to expect in the final chapter of the Free! franchise. The trailer showcases the anime film’s intense, competitive tone and asks the question, “What are you swimming for?” Free!-the Final Stroke- will be released in two parts, with part one scheduled to premiere on Sept. 17 and

As the first new Star Trek series in over a decade, Star Trek: Discovery broke the mold on a number of levels. Chief among them is its position in the timeline, which may cause newcomers a little confusion. With Paramount all-in on Star Trek and five series under the franchise banner preparing for release, new

Many anime series depict characters with supernatural abilities, some of which are truly astonishing, though their wielders don’t always know how to make the most of them. For example, Valac Clara from Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-Kun! and Momo Yaoyorozu from My Hero Academia can both create items from thin air, but these abilities are

Static: Season One artist Nikolas Draper-Ivey shared designs of a new outfit for Virgil Hawkins, evocative of the teenage hero’s first appearance in the ’90s. Dubbed the “‘Run it Back’ Starter Suit,” the outfit features detachable goggles, a black baseball cap with an X on it, and a coat with neon yellow highlights meant to be

Apparent concept art from Disney+’s upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series showcases Hayden Christensen’s Darth Vader before he became the mechanized Sith Lord. In an image obtained by the Star Wars News Net, Darth Vader is seen in the early stage of his rebuilding process after losing multiple limbs and suffering intense burns in his fight with Obi-Wan at the end of Star

The tragedy of Star Wars lies in its “what ifs?” as a saga fond of parallel storylines often results in inevitable devastation. Perhaps one of the biggest and most frequently questioned possibilities is that of Anakin’s training. While Obi-Wan did the best he could, things could’ve turned out much differently had Qui-Gon survived Darth Maul’s attack in Star Wars:

Sega debuted Sonic Colors: Rise of the Wisps Part II, the climactic final episode of its successful animated webseries. Picking up where Rise of the Wisps Part 1 ended, Metal Sonic is hot on the heels of his organic rival, Sonic the Hedgehog. As the Blue Blur streaks his way around the whimsically named Sweet Mountain saving the captured

The What If format is as simple as it sounds. What if something else happened instead of what actually happened? Almost anything in a What If is considered as an alternate timeline and thus rarely is added within the official canon of a story. It takes the age-old habit of asking “but what if” to make

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, discover why Plastic Man was a member of the Justice League on Justice League Unlimited but was never shown. Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and twelfth installment where we examine three comic book legends and determine whether they are true or false.