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
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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
WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2, now streaming on Netflix. Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight 2 deviates a lot from the original, with this sequel turning into a romantic story in its final act as opposed to a brutal rampage a la The Hills Have Eyes. Zosia (Julia
The Big Bang Theory came into itself when it began to focus on the strangeness of its central characters, and their disconnect from normal, everyday human life. As a result, there is often a low-level weirdness to most episodes, with one or more of the gang’s members acting in an unusual way and the episode
Weapons in anime can come in all shapes and sizes. Since anime is fiction that means weapons don’t have to be realistic at all and are usually embellished quite a bit. Anything is possible, from massive swords that should be impossible to wield to characters that can actually turn into weapons. RELATED: 10 Most Unconventional Anime Weapons,
Earlier this year, Crunchyroll uploaded the first six minutes of the new anime series The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat online, and now, the streaming service has released the entire series premiere for fans to watch for free. The episode, titled “Quantum of Trust,” is available on Crunchyroll’s official YouTube account
My Hero Academia is filled with an incredible amount of fan-favorite characters. If a character isn’t likable immediately upon their introduction, they’re likely such a well-written and fleshed-out character that they’ll end up having at least a small group of supporters by the time their on-screen moments come to an end. While many of the students
Despite his gruff exterior, Wolverine has regularly proven himself to be a highly effective mentor to younger members of the X-Men, helping troubled young mutants like Jubilee and Armor hone their abilities while simultaneously providing them with much-needed emotional support and advice. While Wolverine has had a deep impact on all of his proteges, none of
The Pokémon series has been largely defined by its initial tagline of “Gotta catch ’em all,” a sentiment that often rings true not only for players going through the games but for characters within the series as well. After all, Ash is on a journey to become a Pokémon Master and to catch as many different kinds