Month: September 2021

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for What If…? Episode 4, “What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands?,” now streaming on Disney+. Due to the multiversal and anthological nature of What If…?, it makes sense that many of the episodes are largely disconnected from one another. The only throughline character-wise has been Utatu the

One of pop culture’s creepiest arcs has been Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen’s romance in Game of Thrones. The HBO series pulled the trigger on them as a couple, adding drama to the rebellion they’d eventually form against the Lannisters. While at first we took pity on Jon as he didn’t know he was a Targaryen, it

Bleach is an action shonen series based on spirits and the afterlife, and many of this series’ Hollows and Arrancar characters are actually highly symbolic of the futility of a Hollow’s experience as a restless soul. Not even the king of Hueco Mundo, Barragan Luisenbarn, could find purpose or salvation — but at least he

Marvel Comics released a reprint of 2011’s Ultimate Fallout #4, which marked the first appearance of the Miles Morales incarnation of Spider-Man. The reprint is so authentic, it even features all of the original ads — including one for the Ryan Reynolds-starring Green Lantern. Aside from the UPC code, the reprint is nearly indistinguishable from the original. In

Though it started as a manga, Highschool of the Dead is most well-known for its anime adaptation. Coming out in 2010, the series is now over a decade old despite still being fairly well-known among the anime fandom. Released around the rise of the modern zombie pop culture phenomenon, the series was surprisingly gory and went

There are few villains in the DC Universe as frightening as Darkseid. Created by writer/artist Jack Kirby, Darkseid is the ultimate villain, a being who desires nothing less than the complete and total subjugation of every living being in the Multiverse. Few villains in any comic universe can match his evil or his mighty power

Japan is an ancient country with a vast and storied history. Renowned for its culture, language, and food, the small archipelago has packed a narrative punch for centuries. Creators looking for a colorful setting to use as a backdrop have found Japan more than sufficient. RELATED: 10 Anime That Are Set In The Apocalypse On top of that,

Comic book movies have become huge in Hollywood, producing more high-grossing blockbusters than any other genre of film in the current market. From the well-loved films of the MCU to the DCEU and beyond, comic book movies are a staple of pop culture. One of the great things about comic movies in general is how

Val Kilmer’s son Jack revealed that filmmakers cast real pilots, who were inspired by the original Top Gun movie, as extras in Top Gun: Maverick. The younger Kilmer and his sister Mercedes, who joined their dad on the film’s San Diego set during filming, told People that they witnessed “hundreds of extras of real pilots” who cited the

Sean Astin perfected the art of traveling there and back again both on and off-screen, as The Lord of the Rings actor recently staged a repeat photobombing of a woman he accidentally photobombed back in 1993. Reddit user Gabrielle Kerr, aka Awkward_Coat5543, shared the improbably side-by-side of Astin lurking in the background of the two

How I Met Your Father, Hulu’s upcoming spinoff of CBS’ How I Met Your Mother, has found two new recurring cast members in Turner & Hooch‘s Josh Peck and American Gods‘ Ashley Reyes. According to Deadline, Peck is set to play the character of Drew, the “handsome vice principal at Jesse’s (Chris Lowell) elementary school.” Meanwhile, Reyes will

The world of My Hero Academia rotates around Quirks, the unique blend of superpowers that mangaka Kohei Horikoshi uses to create his colorful cast of characters. Each Quirk, from the weakest to the most powerful, is special in some way, from Inko Midoriya’s Attraction of Small Objects to Eri’s Rewind. But there is the occasional

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Cable: Reloaded #1, available now from Marvel. Few X-Men stand out quite like Nathan Summers, the time-traveling soldier better known as Cable. In recent years, the Marvel Universe has spent quite a bit of time getting to know a younger version of this classic hero, but the original

Fans of Studio Ghibli’s Howl’s Moving Castle may or may not be aware that the anime film is based on a book of the same name by Diana Wynne Jones. But even if they are, they still might not be aware of how different the book and its anime adaptation really are. RELATED: 10 Anime Characters Who

FX has released yet another teaser trailer for the first season of its Y: The Last Man adaptation, which is slated to premiere exclusively on Hulu in September. “It happened pretty fast,” a voice explains as the teaser offers a brief look at the immediate effects of a mysterious plague that kills every mammal on Earth

During Phases One and Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios produced a number of short films referred to as Marvel One-Shots. Each short explores fairly low-stakes stories that spin out from the events of several MCU films, namely The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Avengers and Iron Man 3. The One-Shots helped to flesh out

Secret Wars was one of the biggest stories of Marvel’s 2010s era. A re-imagining of the original Secret Wars storyline, it featured a world where Dr. Doom had attained godlike power thanks to the Beyonders and created a world of his own made up of the remaining universes after the Beyonders had begun wiping all

The #DisneyMustPay task force released a statement demanding that Disney pay Scarlett Johansson in full, per her current Black Widow lawsuit against the company. According to #DisneyMustPay’s statement, Disney can “respect [Johansson’s] is to pay her properly and not use unethical contractual maneuvers to avoid payment.” According to the “Task Force,” this lawsuit is not Disney’s first attempt at a “twisting of

Woody from Toy Story changed drastically between the first and second movies. He started off as the cynical, bossy, and rude leader of the toys in Andy’s room. He eventually learned to be less selfish during his adventure with Buzz Lightyear, a toy he was originally jealous of for stealing away his spotlight. RELATED: 5

Viking theme adventure RPG Assassin’s Creed Valhalla calls back to some of the UK’s best features and stories, both past and present, the most obvious being the rule of King Alfred the Great and how he changed the country. However, there’s even more that can be explored by scouring the game’s many side quests. Some are

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Icon and Rocket Season One #1, on sale now from DC Comics. The Milestone hero Icon is an alien who crash-landed on Earth in the 19th century. More specifically, he landed on a plantation in Georgia in the year 1843. His ship repaired his injured body, restringing the tissue to make him

Natsu’s Fairy Tail guild faced many foes throughout the series, but some of them were only antagonistic due to circumstance. While some of their rivals simply wanted to see Fairy Tail’s downfall, there were those who sought to bring chaos to the whole world. RELATED: Fairy Tail: 10 Smartest Villains, Ranked Among these villains were

Shazam! Fury of the Gods, the upcoming sequel to the 2019 DC Extended Universe film Shazam!, has officially wrapped production. Fury of the Gods director David F. Sandberg confirmed the end of filming in a post to Twitter, sharing a photo of a clapperboard. “And that’s a wrap!” Sandberg wrote. Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Westworld actor Thandiwe Newton admitted she was ready to retire from acting before signing on to the hit HBO science fiction series. “Honestly, I was ready to quit,” Newton told Inverse in a recent interview. “Happily, joyfully, like, ‘Oh, I don’t have to keep acting? Fine.'” RELATED: Westworld’s Thandiwe Newton Has a Compelling Reason for

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for “Summer School: Chapter Four,” the latest episode of Stargirl. The Crocks take everything to the extreme, including their love for their daughter. In “Summer School: Chapter Four,” the latest episode of Stargirl, the former Injustice Society members broke out of prison with one goal and one goal