Month: January 2022

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Avengers #52 by Jason Aaron, Juan Frigeri, David Curiel and Cory Petit, now on sale from Marvel Comics. The most powerful member of the Avengers has just undergone a dramatic evolution. Recent issues of Avengers have seen Earth’s Mightiest Heroes fight against the Multiversal Masters of Evil, a villainous

DreamWorks has introduced the public to an extensive lineup of animated films since it first released Antz all the way back in 1998. Since then, the animation studio has developed a long-standing rivalry between themselves and Pixar. Despite the competition, DreamWorks has released several hits, but with every hit comes a few flops. RELATED: 10 Weirdest Quotes

Netflix announced that the eighth and ninth One Piece animated movies, Episode of Arabasta and  Episode of Chopper: Bloom in Winter, Miracle Sakura, are coming to its streaming service. The classic anime movies were both briefly featured in Netflix’s monthly round-up of new titles and will both be added to the company’s streaming library sometime in February. Netflix’s

Warning: The following contains spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett, “Chapter 4: The Gathering Storm,” now streaming on Disney+. Boba Fett’s ship was a part of his identity from the beginning. It came as a part of the rapid expansion of the Star Wars universe in Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes

Shonen anime typically do a great job characterizing their villains. With such a laser-tight focus on flashbacks and historical lore, it is no surprise that shonen is the best place to look for dynamic villains. Iconic villains like Vegeta from the Dragon Ball franchise, Aizen from Bleach, and Greed from Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood cannot be forgiven for their

WARNING: The following article contains significant spoilers for Episode 15 of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, currently streaming on Funimation. Many isekai provide little justification for the modern origins of the protagonist. How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom challenges this trend with Kazuya Souma, a protagonist who governs a fantasy kingdom using political methods he

Rubeus Hagrid was the first wizard Harry Potter met when he returned to the Wizarding World after being raised by muggles, delivering Harry’s letter to attend Hogwarts. Not only that, but Hagrid also serves as Harry’s friend and as his sort of parental figure. Like Harry, Hagrid didn’t have the easiest life and often felt like

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Devil’s Reign: X-Men #1 by Gerry Duggan, Phil Noto, and VC’s Cory Petit, now on sale from Marvel Comics Some of the most interesting elements of the current X-Men era have centered around the political twists and turns that come with nation-building. While it has at times complicated their

A Pokémon fan paid homage to the final evolutions of the three iconic Kanto starter Pokémon by replicating them with LEGO. The Poké-fan shared their rendering of the LEGO versions of the ever-popular Charizard, Blastoise and Venusaur that they made using a free design program called Stud.io. They clarified that the Blastoise and Venusaur models were works in progress

The 2015 film Avengers: Age of Ultron saw Earth’s Mightiest Heroes take on the evil robot Ultron and his army of deadly drones, but the creation of Ultron itself was inspired by Tony Stark receiving an apocalyptic vision of a potential future fueled by a magical suggestion from Wanda Maximoff. And while the specific circumstances behind Tony’s

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the story “Hounded” Part One from Batman: Urban Legends #11, on sale now from DC Comics. Thanks to the iconic line from Batman: The Animated Series, the Dark Knight is known for vengeance. Ever since his parents were gunned down in Crime Alley, it’s been a major motivation for

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Scorched #1, available now from Image. The much anticipated team-up series The Scorched has finally arrived, bringing together some of the most terrifying heroes of all time to confront an enemy somehow even worse than they are. It isn’t just superpowered soldiers that the titular team is up against

HBO’s Peacemaker rocked the audience’s worlds with its opening credits sequence, portraying the main cast delivering a funky dance to director James Gunn’s unique taste in music. However, as cool and unique as the dance sequence seems, it’s not actually the first superhero series to be so revolutionary. Netflix’s Supercrooks featured a similar opening sequence just this past year, necessitating

Following Microsoft’s shocking acquisition of Activision Blizzard, many gamers are humorously campaigning for Clippy to join the ranks of Call of Duty. After the announcement that a deal was being finalized between the two companies, the video game industry flocked to social media to express its reactions to the landmark merger. While some were surprised by

Director Lee Cronin offered fans a chance to listen to the sounds of Evil Dead Rise in its post-production phase. “Some disturbing sounds travelling out of the [Evil Dead Rise] edit suite in Dublin this Saturday evening,” Cronin tweeted. Though the accompanying video only shows his suite’s ceiling, the audio bears some resemblance to sound effects used for the Evil Dead franchise’s Kandarian Demon

As far as video game success stories go, few properties have seen as much critical and commercial accomplishment as Minecraft and DOOM. Minecraft is one of the best-selling games of all time, and the iconic DOOM series has not only enjoyed success through the incredibly well-received Bethesda published reboots in the past few years but has

The Transformers are a series of toys licensed by Hasbro that include two lines of changing robots from Japanese company Takara. When it came time to develop a coherent backstory for the Diaclone and Micro Change figures, Hasbro turned to the same people that had reinvented the G.I. Joe franchise not long before. RELATED: 5 Beast Wars Characters IDW’s

A recently released profile shed light on Joss Whedon’s alleged abusive behaviors, with one such allegation claiming he publicly humiliated a colleague on his series, Firefly.  In the profile, published by Vulture, a Firefly writer alleged that Whedon ridiculed a colleague for writing a script that did not meet his standards. They recalled Whedon convening a meeting with the entire writing staff, rather than sharing his notes privately

The protagonist of Skyrim is known as the Dragonborn, so it’s no surprise that dragons are among the most important entities in the game. Referred to as Dovah, these creatures are highly intelligent and overpowered, making them dangerous opponents. Dragons use their magical shouts, called Thu’um, for both offensive and defensive purposes. RELATED: 10 Hilarious Skyrim Memes Only

John Cena’s Christopher Smith may have a friendly onscreen relationship with his beloved pet and sidekick Eagly in Peacemaker, but things didn’t work out as easily behind the scenes when a real eagle was initially cast to play the role. Series creator James Gunn responded to a comment on Twitter asking if Peacemaker‘s crew tried to

Final Fantasy XIV‘s Endwalker expansion has set the online world ablaze with new content, including a new playable race, new main story quests and the Reaper and Sage jobs. Among the additions are new skills, tweaks and reworks to jobs already established in previous expansions that make the journey to level cap much more interesting for returning players. The Gunbreaker is

The Black Label imprint of DC Comics allows the company to publish darker and more mature stories featuring its vast collection of iconic characters. However, a number of characters are still waiting for their own Black Label series – from established characters to fan favorites. The weirder residents of the DC Universe shouldn’t be left out of the

Star Wars creative executive Pablo Hidalgo called out a recently “leaked” trailer supposedly featuring the Knights of Ren as a fake, putting theories about the project to rest. In response to an image of a story covering how impressive the footage looks, Hidalgo made a concise and pithy observation that answers questions from fans about

Many anime involve characters who use bizarre and otherworldly powers to fight their enemies and solve problems in their lives. This is especially true among genres such as shonen and seinen, where battles and physical conflict are often core story elements. Some powers in these stories are simple and conventional, such as the ability to

A new entry in DC’s Sandman Universe imprint, entitled Nightmare Country, will release in April focusing on the deadly nightmare known as the Corinthian. First teased on the DC Twitter account and fully unveiled by The Hollywood Reporter, Nightmare Country focuses on the Corinthian as he travels across America on the hunt for another nightmare, coming into contact with everyone from

Things aren’t looking good in Attack on Titan: Final Season Part 2. Besides Marley’s attack on Shiganshina, Levi’s being out of commission, and the looming threat of the Rumbling, there’s also the threat of  Zeke Yeager’s spinal fluid. Anyone who has ingested so much as a drop of it can be turned into a mindless Titan by Zeke’s

Typically an anime series has some sort of conflict. That’s usually how the story develops. A good conflict keeps fans engaged. Rivals, antagonists, or villains, go hand-in-hand with conflict – conflict can’t exist without two opposing figures. RELATED: 10 Anime Heroes Who Don’t Care About Their Own Wellbeing While a difference in ideals or moral values