Month: February 2022

The Batman co-writer/director Matt Reeves ruled out the prospect that he’ll oversee an R-rated director’s cut of the upcoming DC film. In an interview with Den of Geek, Reeves shut down rumors of an edgier alternate version of The Batman for its home media release. “There isn’t some special cut of this movie where it’s like, ‘Oh yeah,

Tokyo Revengers is one of the most popular anime Crunchyroll streamed in April 2021 and has enjoyed tremendous success ever since. After discovering he has the ability to leap through time, this shonen anime follows 26-year-old Takemichi Hanagaki as he embarks on a mission to save his middle school girlfriend from a fatal future. RELATED: 10 Saddest Anime Episodes That

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is filled with heroes, although not all of them are a part of Earth’s Avengers. Regardless of where these heroes are from, none of them are perfect. RELATED: Eternals: 5 Characters Who Are Good Role Models (& 5 Who Aren’t) Each hero has made their fair share of mistakes, but some

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Servant Season 3, Episode 3, “Hair,” now streaming on Apple TV+. The highly anticipated third season of Servant has dropped on Apple TV+, but the expectations of the new season may be a little higher than its worth. Now three episodes in, Servant feels more like a regression of a story,

The Demon Slayer Corps’ most powerful leaders will take the skies in a new promotion. As reported by Comic Natalie, All Nippon Airways (ANA) revealed the design for the second Demon Slayer-themed plane to join the company’s fleet. The new plane will be decorated with art depicting all nine of the Hashira, the Demon Slayer

A newly surfaced clip from 2016’s Suicide Squad shows a much different version of Joker (Jared Leto) and Harley Quinn’s (Margot Robbie) reunion in the DC Extended Universe film. Posted to Twitter by @TheFilmExiles, the clip shows Joker berating Harley after picking her up via helicopter in the movie. In the theatrical cut of the

While the series has garnered mixed reactions, there’s one thing The Book of Boba Fett makes clear — fans sure do love a bounty hunter/mercenary with a cool look and a good heart despite their profit motivations. With that in mind, comic fans, it’s time to meet (or meet again) the purplest of mercenaries, the

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Fantastic Four #40, on sale now from Marvel Comics. The latest issue of Fantastic Four, which is by Dan Slott, Rachael Stott, Jesus Aburtov and VC’s Joe Caramagna, subtly reveals that Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk and Jack Hart/Jack of Hearts are dating. The second issue in the “Reckoning War” event,

Since its release at the end of January 2022, Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been impressing both casual and die-hard fans of the Pokémon franchise with its deviation away from the formula of the main games. While it is technically considered to be its own entity and not in any particular generation, Legends Arceus has followed on from

A new poster for Marvel’s upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has fans wondering if Deadpool is about to make his MCU debut. The poster for the second Doctor Strange movie shows the Sorcerer Supreme front-and-center as the iconic round window of the Sanctum Sanctorum shatters around him. Many of the flying glass

Attack on Titan: The Final Season – Part 2‘s animation studio MAPPA is facing criticism once again for allegedly overworking its employees. According to Socials Frag, in a now deleted tweet that was originally posted on Feb. 7, episode director and animator Teruyuki Omine stated “I went home for the first time in three days…,” implying

Magic: The Gathering had a busy 2021 with sets like Kaldheim and Time Spiral Remastered, and 2022 is off to a strong start with the slick cyberpunk set Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty. This is the first set that takes place on the Japanese-inspired plane of Kamigawa since 2005, and this setting has been vastly improved since then. At

Luca is a movie about a sea monster named Luca Paguro, who meets another sea monster named Alberto Scorfano. Since Luca’s parents want to send him to the deep, the two of them go to Portorosso with the intention of earning a Vespa and traveling the world. RELATED: 10 Pixar Movies That Can Be Enjoyed

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Thor #22, by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson and VC’s Joe Sabino, now on sale from Marvel Comics. Thor’s world was just Ragna-rocked by a major character’s death. Part Four of the “God of Hammers” story arc sees Thor and Odin dealing with the personified Mjolnir, who’s

The Avatar franchise is groundbreaking for its excellent worldbuilding, well-developed characters, and its attention to storytelling. As a result, the characters are all three-dimensional. Very few are wholly evil or wholly good and they all have flaws and strengths that make dynamic narrative appearances. RELATED: Avatar: 10 Most Controversial Moments, Ranked There are obvious favorites

A recently revealed cover image for Flashpoint Beyond #3 shows off a character previously assumed to be dead in the Flashpoint universe — the queen of plants herself, Poison Ivy. Illustrated by Xermánico and revealed on ComicBook.com, the variant cover shows Flashpoint Batman wrapped in vines and leaves as Ivy — sporting a new hairstyle as well as

The Mandalorian executive producer Dave Filoni explained Star Wars creator George Lucas’ “main concern” with Baby Yoda. Filoni, who also acts as Lucasfilm’s executive producer and creative director, recalled discussions he had with Lucas about Grogu, aka. Baby Yoda, who debuted in the first episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian. “I had a talk with George, at one point, about

The Batman will apparently be every bit as dark and gritty as the trailers portray it to be, with director Matt Reeves assuring the upcoming DC film pushes the limits of its PG-13 rating. Reeves spoke with Den of Geek about how closely the tone of the film’s final cut matches his original vision for it.

Audiences have gotten their best look yet at Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, with a new trailer airing during the Super Bowl showcasing the Sorcerer Supreme navigating the perilous multiverse. While the trailer provided a look at some new characters joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and a surprisingly familiar voice, Wanda Maximoff’s role

Today, learn how one of the main villains in Peacemaker, White Dragon, was killed in the DC Comics, where he had a connection to a whole other member of the Suicide Squad. This is a feature called “Written in the Book.” It is basically the reverse of another feature of mine called “Follow the Path,”

From fisticuff feasts to slam dunk showdowns, the sports movie genre has had audiences cheering since the early days of cinema. As the genre has aged, it’s also evolved, but it didn’t do so without the help of some truly incredible, groundbreaking sports films. RELATED: 10 Best Sports Movies To Watch If You Love Rocky

The Spider-Man of the future is back in a limited series, and he’ll be crossing paths with none other than the God of Mischief himself, Loki — who’s sporting a brand-new look and goals in the dystopian Marvel universe of 2099. Loki appears in May’s Spider-Man 2099: Exodus #2, written by Steve Orlando and drawn by Marco

Villains are perhaps the most interesting characters to dissect and analyze. There are many types of villains to be found throughout anime. One of the most common archetypes is the nihilist. These villains see no purpose in existence and often commit atrocities out of pure boredom. RELATED: 10 Anime Villains Who Are Only Evil Because They’re

Nintendo will officially discontinue the eShop for its Wii U and 3DS systems in just over one year’s time. On Twitter, Nintendo of America announced: “As of late March 2023, it will no longer be possible to make Nintendo eShop purchases for the Wii U and the Nintendo 3DS family of systems.” The popular video

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 1 of All of Us Are Dead, now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s All of Us Are Dead was a thrilling, unpredictable ride in Hyosan as the zombie apocalypse broke out. It began in a high school, but quickly spilled over into the city, leading to On-jo and other students barely

Today, learn why Captain America didn’t tell T’Challa about how he met T’Challa’s grandfather (also known as Black Panther) when Cap met T’Challa for the first time. 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). Recently, I did

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has largely impressed fans of the Pokémon franchise since its release in January 2022 with its attempts to deviate from the norms of recent iterations of the games. From the introduction of crafting and resource gathering to the general immersion within the world of Pokémon, the game took strides towards finding the recipe for the perfect Pokémon

Every once in a great while, a truly intriguing, engaging title comes along and turns the anime market on its head. 2022’s Love of Kill is one such series. A fast-paced combination of romance, action, drama and comedy, Love of Kill has something to offer seasoned and new viewers alike. Originally a 2015 serial manga, Love of Kill follows bounty hunter

The future of Comedy Central animation appears to lie on the Paramount+ streaming service. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Comedy Central’s planned revival of Mike Judge’s MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-Head is skipping the cable network and heading straight to Paramount+. Meanwhile, Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s South Park will continue to air new

With the release of Dark Souls II came popular brand-new features, such as the well-received dual-wielding. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the case for the introduction of Soul Memory. Since its debut in Dark Souls II, Soul Memory has not featured in subsequent Souls games, much to the relief of fans. Still, Dark Souls II is lauded by critics, and delivers