Month: February 2022

Pixar released its first feature-length film, Toy Story, over 25 years ago in 1995. Yet, years later, the franchise is still going strong, with the upcoming spin-off Lightyear set to release in June 2022. With the most recent Lightyear trailer, it appears the film will be one of Pixar’s most mature movies to date, with a more

Few gaming properties have had both the reach and staying power of the Carmen Sandiego franchise. Originally a mystery game turned edutainment hit, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and its many sequels and spinoffs were classroom computer staples, particularly in the ’90s and early ’00s, and have since inspired a Netflix series and interactive movie.

Each week, CBR has your guide to navigating Wednesday’s new and recent comic releases, specials, collected editions and reissues, and we’re committed to helping you choose those that are worth your hard-earned cash. It’s a little slice of CBR we like to call Major Issues. If you feel so inclined, you can buy our recommendations

Tabletop gamers everywhere enjoy the prospect of shooting down their friend’s spaceship in an out-of-this-world battle. Space combat is a common sub-genre of sci-fi games where players use their armadas to fight one another in the depths of space or on a foreign planet in a distant galaxy. RELATED: 10 Amazing Board Games You’ve Probably Never Heard

Three generations of Madrigals live under one roof in the latest Disney animated movie, Encanto, and they’re one of the most interesting Disney families since The Incredibles. As our protagonist Mirabel breaks it down in the film’s opening song, her family is fantastical and magical, but there’s still a lot about the family that is

Disney+ dropped key art and a trailer for its recently released Korean drama, Snowdrop. The drama centers on the forbidden romance of a young couple. Eun Yeong-ro (played by Jisoo) will find herself turned against her family and even her country in order to aid a North Korean man, Lim Soo-ho ((played by Jung Hae-In), who she encounters, soaked in blood

Euphoria is a drama series appearing on HBO and available for streaming on HBO Max. While the series primarily focuses on the lives of the students at East Highland High School, it also delves into some very sensitive subject matter. The series has been openly criticized by the D.A.R.E. program for what it claims is

Made in Abyss is a dark fantasy adventure series that tells the story of orphan Riko and her robot friend Reg as they descend into the Abyss on a journey to find Riko’s missing mother. The Abyss itself is a colossal chasm full of danger and adventure located below Riko’s hometown of Orth. RELATED: 10 Anime Coming

A new video celebrating 15 years of Toradora! released. The new video sees the return of the “Palm-Top Tiger” Taiga Aisaka, once again portrayed by her anime voice actor Rie Kugimiya, and the eceentric Minori Kushieda, who is voiced by Yui Horie, also reprising her role from the classic series. The two characters look back

Mike Mignola’s Hellboy is no stranger to graveyards. Many of his adventures — alone and with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense — have taken him into the world’s spookiest cemeteries. But Mignola and his collaborators find a new way to look at haunted burial grounds in Dark Horse’s Hellboy and the B.P.R.D 1957: Forgotten Lives. Written by

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for New Mutants #24, now on sale from Marvel Comics The X-Men have grown exponentially since House of X and Powers of X reinvented the mutant corner of the Marvel Universe. Since then, there have been countless advancements afforded to the newly constructed mutant nation. But there are still places to grow

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Tribe Nine Episode 5, now streaming on Funimation. Tribe Nine is part sports anime, part dystopian sci-fi series that follows various tribes as they play Extreme Baseball in Neo-Tokyo. The protagonists’ tribe, Minato, is a man down as they mourn their ace, Shun Kamiya. In Episode 4, Minato’s heir apparent

Film adaptations of books are never easy, and details are often excluded for a variety of reasons. This is also true for the Harry Potter franchise. One of the aspects that are missing from the films is a key part of Hermione’s personality. She is portrayed as brilliant, brave and, occasionally, a bit snotty and shrill.

The Marvel Universe is home to some of the most remarkable figures in all of pop culture, not the least of which is the God of Thunder himself. While Thor has always been a fan-favorite from the comics, his place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has helped to introduce a myriad of other stunning characters.

The 1984 Supergirl movie continued the mythology of the movies starring her more well-known cousin, all while adding its own unique concepts and elements. One of these is Kara Zor-El’s home of Argo City, full of fellow Kryptonians like her. This city is based on the location from the DC comic books, but it’s quite different

With games like Bayonetta 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of Wild‘s sequel slated this this year, 2022 was already looking to be an incredible year for Nintendo Switch owners. However, the most recent Nintendo Direct featured plenty of announcements that manage to make the coming months even more exciting. The 40-minute presentation was jam-packed with new reveals

Nintendo announced that its modern classic Wii Sports will live on thanks to an official follow-up for the Nintendo Switch. Revealed during the company’s most recent Direct live stream, Nintendo Switch Sports will make full use of the JoyCon’s motion controllers to whisk players back to the days of the Wii. Fans of the original series can look forward

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Peacemaker Episode 6, “Murn After Reading,” now streaming on HBO Max. In Season 1 of Peacemaker, John Cena’s Chris has had able support from Vigilante in the field. He also grew to respect his A.R.G.U.S. teammates, such as Harcourt, Adebayo and even Economos, realizing they could be efficient killers

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Episode 7 of The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 7: In The Name of Honor,” streaming now on Disney+. With the first season now in the rear view mirror it is clear that the two best episodes of the initial seven were “Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian” and “Chapter

When Arcane was first released in late ’21, it was a show that had big shoes to fill. The first Netflix adaptation of one of the biggest games ever, League of Legends, had years of deep lore to draw from and a rabid fanbase to please. Now that season one is over, this collaboration of League developer

Former WWE wrestler and Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista was almost cast as Mac’s dad in It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It’s Always Sunny stars Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton revealed the surprising detail while discussing the casting of Mac’s Dad in the latest episode of The Always Sunny Podcast posted on YouTube.

The Walt Disney Company’s flagship streaming service, Disney+, had a strong finish to 2021, far surpassing growth forecasts for the year and nearing 130 million subscribers. As reported by Variety, Disney+ had a total of 129.8 million paying subscribers worldwide at the end of 2021, having gained 11.8 million subscribers during the quarter that ended

Wes Craven’s Scream rejuvenated the flailing slasher genre when it first premiered in the late ‘90s. But now, more than 25 years later, it continues to prove itself as one of the most creative and essential horror franchises. Scream has found tremendous success in its self-aware deconstruction of slasher movies, which has helped horror as

Chris Hemsworth shared a behind-the-scenes video from the set of Extraction 2, which showed him demonstrating what he described as one of the trickiest stunts he’s ever done. “Probably the greatest and most difficult stunt ever captured on film Extraction 2,” Hemsworth captioned the clip, which showed him doing a series of high kicks and

Miles Morales‘ tenure as Captain America has some crucial distinctions from his predecessor in What If…?, according writer Cody Ziglar. In an exclusive interview with CBR, Ziglar opened up about turning Miles into Captain America and how the hero compares to Steve Rogers. The writer explained that one of the most significant differences between the two

By and large, sitcom characters are not a mature group of people. They are created for comedy. Often, they don’t take situations seriously, make unusual and plot-driving decisions, and complicate things in comedic fashion. If a sitcom character is mature, it is often to contrast the other characters and act as a foil. RELATED: Brooklyn Nine-Nine: 5

No video game blends the game world and the real world quite as well as Daniel Mullins’ Inscryption, a deck-building RPG that has a lot hiding beneath the surface. Players begin in the cabin of someone by the name of Leshy, playing for their lives in a card game built around sacrificing creatures to play

Ted Lasso‘s triumph at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards is a clear indication of the show’s massive popularity. Stunning screenwriting, engaging narratives, and refreshingly feel-good humor are a few of the many reasons Ted Lasso is becoming a sitcom landmark. RELATED: Marvel Comics: 5 Heroes Who Would Hate Ted Lasso (& 5 Who Would Love Him) The series also

Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk recently opened up about the heart attack he suffered on the show’s set last year. “We were shooting a scene, we’d been shooting all day, and luckily I didn’t go back to my trailer,” Odenkirk told The New York Times. Apparently, Odenkirk had some downtime between scenes and joined his co-stars Rhea Seehorn and