Month: October 2021

For those who grew up on only the best feel-good movies, Robin Williams is surely a familiar name. He tragically passed away in August 2014, but Williams was known for his improvisational skills and for breathing life into a variety of iconic characters. He is still held in high regard as one of the best comedians and actors

There was a lot of optimism leading up to the release of the PlayStation Vita. After the highly successful PlayStation Portable, many were eager to see how Sony would follow up the classic handheld device. Sony’s primary objective with the Vita was to bring a full console experience on the go boasting an OLED touchscreen

Art tends to overshadow its creators. It’s a somewhat universal rule that applies to many entertainment industries, including manga. Some mangaka may have cult followings among their readers, but the vast majority of people that engage with their work may never know the person behind the story — which suits Jujutsu Kaisen‘s mangaka Gege Akutami perfectly fine,

Marvel‘s first superhero comic is over eighty years old and since then, the Marvel Universe has become one of the biggest franchises in pop culture. In all those decades, Marvel has been responsible for some of the greatest comics ever and gained legions of fans. That said, those same fans have had to overlook something

Everyone has done it at least once. In order to keep the Dungeon Master from using their character’s past against them, players make their Dungeons and Dragons characters have a tragic backstory and have them motivated by nothing more than the prospect of wealth. They give them dark and mysterious personas to fill in a need

After three long years, Marvel debuts Old Man Daredevil in the pages of Wastelanders: Hawekeye #1. Set in the world of Old Man Logan, an art-only preview for the book shows Clint Barton (Hawkeye) training with the aged Matthew Murdock in a mountain temple. Readers got their first look at this older Man Without Fear at the end of Old

The Dragon Age Series presents some decidedly tricky choices that affect every game from Orgins to Inquisition. One of them is whether to side with the Templars or Mages. The constant pull of each narrative drives the story and builds the words within Dragon Age II and Dragon Age: Inquisition. RELATED: Dragon Age: 10 Villians Who Should Return In

Today, we look at who came up with the iconic crossed arm salute first, Wonder Woman or Black Panther? In Comic Book Questions Answered, I answer whatever questions you folks might have about comic books (feel free to e-mail questions to me at brianc@cbr.com). Reader Will S. wrote in to ask, “I thought of it

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Squid Game, now streaming on Netflix. Squid Game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk fired back at Lebron James’ criticism of the show by invoking James’ role in the critically-maligned Space Jam 2: A New Legacy. Speaking to The Guardian, Hwang responded to the famed NBA player’s recent judgement of the popular survival drama Squid Game. While James enjoyed the show

Minecraft is marketed as a family-friendly sandbox. For most, there is nothing but creativity and joy to behold within its blocky world. With over 600 million active players, Minecraft dominates the gaming industry. However, do not let its charming and adorable claws deceive innocent players. Minecraft is a horror game through and through. RELATED: 10 Times Horror Games Were

In Naruto, the titular character has realistic and lovable mentors who only want to help him succeed. His first mentor is Iruka, although he often gets overshadowed by Kakashi with much less screen time. RELATED: Naruto: 5 Arrogant Leaf Village Ninjas (& 5 Humble Ones) Both Iruka and Kakashi care deeply about Naruto, and while some of Kakashi’s methods can be tough,

One of the benefits of a sprawling universe like Star Wars is the many unique villains that challenge the heroes. From Darth Vader to Cad Bane, there’s no shortage of exciting villains with unique backstories that turn them into what they are. One example is General Grievous, who first appeared in Star Wars Episode III:

Warning: the following article contains minor spoilers for the first four episodes of Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut, available on Funimation.  Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut is a new anime series adapted from Keisuke Makino’s light novels about a vampire who is sent to space. The series takes place in the fictional USZR, a loose allegory for

There is an infinite number of ways to tell the story of people’s daily lives. The slice-of-life anime genre thrives on this truth. Infinity, of course, is a big number. Losing track of the really good slice-of-life series is easy. It gets worse the further back one goes because good series of an era are

Today, we look at the time that Apocalypse helped cause the creation of an incredibly short-lived Eternals superhero team. In every installment of “If I Pass This Way Again,” we look at comic book plot points that were rarely (sometimes NEVER!) mentioned again after they were first introduced. For a little while there about eight

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Boys Season 2, Episode 8, “What I Know,” now available on Amazon Prime. When Season 2 of The Boys on Amazon Prime concluded, Stormfront was left a broken, dismembered husk after being laser-blasted by Ryan Butcher in an attempt to stop her from killing his mother, Becca. Though

Halloween is here again; the spooky occasion on which audiences are most likely searching for films to send a shiver down their spine. Thankfully, streaming giant Netflix has a gruesome just for them. On social media, Netflix recommended the recently released Fear Street: Part One – 1994, along with a special tip. “If you start

The comparative powers of the Infinity Stones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe beggar belief, fitting their status as god-makers to anyone who can wield them. Of the six, the Soul Stone at first seems the quietest and least powerful. It’s not used often in and of itself in the franchise, though Thanos’s ability to make

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the first season of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, available on Funimation. The first season of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom was a unique entry in the Summer 2021 anime season. In the first 13 episodes of the anime, modern-day high school graduate Kazuya Souma has already

The trailer for Season 2 of The Witcher has arrived, and as anticipated, it contains a number of Easter eggs, monsters and other supernatural creatures slated to appear. Season 2 takes most of its inspiration from Blood of Elves, the second novel in the series, along with elements from the various Witcher video games. Many of

Daniel Henney plays a deadly warrior in Prime Video’s upcoming The Wheel of Time, but the challenges he faced portraying his character weren’t all physical. In an interview with The Dusty Wheel show on YouTube, Henney was asked about what the role of Lan Mandragoran demanded of him. “Well, I mean, the physical demands are

As one of the longest-running shows on television, The Simpsons is considered to be one of the most glaring examples of a show that has gone on for too long. With the show’s ‘golden age’ considered to have been around the show’s eighth season, and the show currently in its thirty-third, there is no question the show has

What If…? was a bonafide hit for Disney+, capturing the imagination possible in the MCU. Of course, with Marvel Zombies getting an adaptation to a streaming platform, it opens up many possibilities for other stories and their conceivable adaptions. The easiest source for future What If…? is the comics line that gave the series its

Marvel has created some of the most well-known and respected heroes of the last sixty years. One of the biggest changes over those decades is the role of heroines in the Marvel Universe. While women have been heroes since the beginning—with heroines like Wasp, Marvel Girl, and Invisible Woman being some of the oldest Marvel

DC is known for its respected roster of heroes. These heroes often have amazing powers, ones that set them apart from the heroes of other comics. Power can be a good thing but it can also corrupt. Many of DC’s dangerous and intimidating villains have gained power that puts them on par with their heroic

Over eight generations of Pokémon, countless species have been created and designed, with most of them drawing from real-world inspirations. As a common household pet, it is only natural that the cat has been one of those animals that spawned countless Pokémon. RELATED: 10 Best Farmyard Pokémon In The Anime, Ranked While collectives such as the Eeveelutions

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Wonder Girl #4, on sale now from DC Comics. The previous issue of Wonder Girl saw the new Amazon and future Wonder Woman Yara Flor gain a powerful benefactor in the form of the goddess Hera. Now, training among the Greek Pantheon on Mount Olympus, Yara is beginning to

Voice actor Dee Bradley Baker revealed how he figured out the non-verbal sound effects for his Star Trek: Prodigy character, Murf, and what they say about him. During Prodigy‘s New York Comic-Con panel, Baker, when asked to explain Murf to the attendees, responded with a squishy, slime-like noise that translates into, “Murf is a blob, a spineless blob.” On why Nickelodeon

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for What We Do in the Shadows Season 3, Episode 10, “The Portrait,” now available on Hulu via FX. One of the biggest shockers in What We Do in the Shadows came in Season 3’s penultimate episode when Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) died on his 100th birthday. It left

Costume descriptions have apparently leaked from behind the scenes of Spider-Man: No Way Home, detailing the suits to be worn by Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin as well as the costumes of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as their respective variations of Spider-Man. When the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s third Spider-Man film swings into theaters later this year, it will bring back multiple villains