Month: February 2022

One of the most exciting things for Dungeons & Dragons players and Dungeons Masters alike is unearthing the magical items that have been hidden throughout the campaign world. The more powerful a magic item is, the more likely it will require the player to attune themselves to it to reap all of its benefits. Attunement

Paramount+ doesn’t appear to have any intention of slowing down its output of Star Trek content anytime soon. During the Television Critics Association press tour, Nicole Clemens — Paramount+’s President of Original Scripted Series — confirmed that the planned Star Trek spinoff series focusing on Section 31 is indeed still in the works. “Yes, we are

Disney movies are often musicals, or at the very least, they contain original songs. Owing to both the immense popularity of their parent movies, and the usual high quality of the songs themselves, many Disney songs have found chart success even outside of the movie they were made for — and sometimes more so than

The Man of Steel breaks bones, shatters steel and fights for freedom in a gladiatorial getup in the latest issue of Action Comics, set for release in late February. Preview pages for Action Comics #1040 shared to Reddit by series writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson show Superman battling beasts in Mongul’s Warworld arena, wielding sword, shield and looking like

In today’s television world, new pilots are being made and rejected every day which keeps creators on their toes. Some of the greatest TV shows of all time didn’t get off to the best start. Many fan-favorite shows that earned critical acclaim were initially criticized. RELATED: 10 Best TV Shows That Ran For 10 Or More Seasons,

In the world of action anime, there are all types of characters that can play the lead. That’s part of what makes anime so enjoyable — there’s a place for everyone. If a viewer doesn’t like one type of character, it’s possible they might enjoy another. But one type that seems to strike a chord with

With February officially underway, Burbank-based comic book publisher DC has detailed its plans for Black History Month 2022. First and foremost, DC has offered more details on The Milestone Initiative, which it first announced during the 2021 edition of the DC FanDome virtual convention. Launched in association with Ally, The Milestone Initiative was created to “identify,

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Peacemaker Episode 4, “The Choad Less Traveled” now streaming on HBO Max. Peacemaker fan art by visual artist Butcher Billy imagines the first time John Cena’s anti-hero meets Matter Eater Lad. The art, shared by Billy on Twitter, is reminiscent of classic comic book covers and offers a visual

James Gunn, the writer/director behind The Suicide Squad and its HBO Max spinoff series Peacemaker, responded to the fan-led movement to #BoycottWB. “DC is not one thing,” Gunn said. “A beautiful aspect of comics – & films based on comics – is they can be in any genre & for many ages. Most of us are comfortable

The Yu Yu Hakusho anime is missing a lot of scenes from Yoshihiro Togashi’s original manga. The scenes in question may not be integral to the overarching plot, but they do add something to the audience’s experience of the series. Some of these moments provide noteworthy details that contextualize the story and the characters in it.

When bringing a wildly popular book series to the big screen, a few elements are bound to get lost in adaptation. Not unlike Harry Potter before it, fans of the Hunger Games franchise feel its most prominent on-screen romance was lacking. While Katniss and Peeta find themselves married with children in the series’ final installment, the film seeks to uplift

Most actors tend to favor one over the other when it comes to film or television roles. Considering television’s episodic format and film’s contained method of storytelling, the two are very different. Some actors divide their talents between film and television through different phases of their career. RELATED: 10 Most Versatile Comedic Actors Of The

Wally West has proven to be one of DC’s most iconic superheroes. His Speed Force mastery makes him the fastest Flash of them all, and he’s been fighting evil since he was young. He’s battled some of the greatest threats in the Multiverse as a member of the Justice League and battles one of the

When it debuted in the summer of 2020, Hyper Scape was set to shake up the landscape of established free-to-play battle royale titles as Ubisoft looked to carve out its own chunk of an increasingly saturated market. A little down the line, Ubisoft has just announced that its new kid on the block will be shutting

A Star Trek spinoff series centered on Starfleet Academy appears to officially be in the works for Paramount+, with Absentia co-creator Gaia Violo attached. According to Deadline, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is currently in development at CBS Studios and Secret Hideout, the latter of which was founded by Star Trek franchise producer Alex Kurtzman and has an overall

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Justice League Incarnate #4 by Joshua Williamson, Dennis Culver, Chris Burnham, Mike Norton, Andrei Bressan, Hi-Fi, and Tom Napolitano, now on sale from DC Comics DC has a habit of risking the entire fate of the multiverse on multiple occasions, with stories delving into possible multiversal destruction playing out

Television is filled with comedies and dramas, each with its own charm and iconic characters, but there’s nothing like finding a good supernatural show that distracts viewers from their often harsh realities. Related: 10 Best Anime You Can Binge In A Day Over the years, the genre has evolved to include horror tropes, speculative sci-fi, creatures of

In a new interview, former Disney CEO Bob Iger opened up about his ideas that never made it to the screen — in particular, a sitcom named after a classic song by Fountains of Wayne. “I always have ideas, or had ideas,” Iger shared with Kara Swisher of The New York Times podcast Sway. “Most of the time, I was politely laughed

Another major character who died in Eternals might be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Rumors reported by Allkpop state that actor Ma Dong Suk, also known as Don Lee, who portrayed the Eternal Gilgamesh in the Marvel Studios film, might appear in another MCU project in the near future. According to “industry insiders,” Lee is currently scheduled

There are some fans who criticize Batman for his lack of superpowers, though it’s clear by taking a look at his villains that he is more than capable of handling much more powerful characters even without the enhanced abilities of his teammates in the Justice League. Of course, superpowers would still make it easier to

WARNING: the following contains spoilers for Love of Kill Episode 3, “Room,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. Love of Kill stars the bounty hunter Chateau and the mysterious, elite assassin known as Song Ryang-Ha, as these two professionals quickly develop an amusing but tense Mr. & Mrs. Smith dynamic early in the anime. Ryang-Ha has a

February means it’s time for Valentine’s Day, Presidents’ Day, Black History Month and plenty of animated shows and movies worth looking forward to. While this isn’t the busiest month in terms of new releases, the streaming schedules for February feature a combination of fresh anime, video game adaptations and highly anticipated continuations of old favorites.

Warner Bros. released a new image from The Batman depicting a tense encounter between the Dark Knight and The Riddler’s latest victim, District Attorney Gil Colson. The image is one of three stills from director Matt Reeves’ upcoming superhero reboot featured in  Total Film and made available online by GamesRadar+. It shows star Robert Pattinson in full Batman attire standing opposite

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Superman & Lois Season 2, Episode 3, “The Thing in the Mines,” which aired Tuesday, Jan. 25 on The CW. As Superman & Lois Season 2 progressed, Jon Kent (Jordan Elsass) shockingly shifted from being okay with having no powers to suddenly wanting them. It all stemmed from Jordan (Alex Garfin) succeeding

The popularity of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter has made every Harry Potter book reader and movie watcher dream about going to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and being sorted by the Sorting Hat. Each individual Hogwarts House (Gryffindor, Slytherin, Ravenclaw, and Hufflepuff) has many supporters, with fans even buying merchandise associated with their dedicated house. RELATED: Harry Potter:

Every year when January rolls around, anime fans are often treated to a taste of what the year ahead has to offer. Production companies are keen to build hype around their upcoming shows and movies months before their release, and in December of 2021, audiences were treated to a taste of something refreshingly new. RELATED:

Former Disney CEO Bob Iger says that, had the company relied too much on data, it might not have made 2018’s Black Panther. In an interview with the New York Times, Iger — who served as Disney’s CEO from 2005 until 2020 — was asked about his successor, Bob Chapek, saying the company is now

Ever since Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars fans have debated whether Palpatine intentionally lost his fight with Mace Windu. There may never be a definitive conclusion to the debate, but that wasn’t the biggest mystery that came out of their intense duel. For all intents and purposes, Windu was dead after he fell from

An upcoming Iron Man variant captures the hero’s various Avengers armors. The cover, illustrated by Jamie McKelvie, depicts the different suits of armor Tony Stark has worn as a member of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. In total, 25 versions of the Iron Man armor appear in the art, representing every outfit Tony wore in the first 750