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Darwyn Cooke’s take on the early days of the Justice League explored how Martian Manhunter came to choose his human disguise of John Jones. Although he doesn’t often turn to it in the main DCU, his New Frontier counterpart’s use of the disguise was an examination of how J’onn wanted to fit in on Earth

It’s no secret that the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic curtailed a lot of film and television productions behind-the-scenes, sometimes resulting in certain on-screen elements having to be modified, changed or otherwise removed. However, according to Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, only one major on-screen element of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe was “twisted” due

Independence Day director Roland Emmerich revealed in a new oral history celebrating the film’s 25th anniversary that he had to fight for the film to be released on July 4. “I told the studio, ‘There is this Tim Burton movie. It is a comedy. The comedy cannot come out first,'” Emmerich told The Hollywood Reporter.

Throughout the first two seasons of Netflix’s Hilda, adapted from Luke Pearson’s graphic novels for younger readers, the titular heroine adapts to life in the city after moving away from her home. While the series focuses on open-mindedness and empathy throughout Hilda’s encounters with the people and the creatures she meets as she explores the

According to Independence Day writer Dean Devlin and star Jeff Goldblum, one of the movie’s iconic lines came from another of the actor’s films: Jurassic Park. The production of Independence Day offered some leeway in terms of improvisation, which led to some of the film’s most famous lines. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Devlin

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Tap Tap Tap” from Green Arrow 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular by Tom Taylor, Nicola Scott, Annette Kwok & Clayton Cowles, on sale now Denny O’Neil was one of the most revolutionary voices in mainstream superhero comics, writing definitive stories for characters like Green Arrow, Batman and the Question.

Killua Zoldyck began Hunter X Hunter as a cold-blooded assassin. Raised by his family as an emotionless and detached killer, friendship was a foreign concept to Killua. However, upon meeting Gon Freecss, he started to value a life besides his own. Gon taught Killua about concepts such as kindness and selflessness. By the end of the series,

My Hero Academia is a shonen action series that combines the ever-popular superhero genre with the “magical high school” concept, and the result is the U.A. School for Heroes. Protagonist Izuku Midoriya and his classmates must not only learn to control their Quirks, but learn and grow as people, too. RELATED: My Hero Academia: 10

Amplitude Studios’ Endless franchise is steeped in lore that spans across several games.  It isn’t strictly necessary to play the entire library, but it does deepen the understanding of the story and how questionable the actions of the Endless were.  There doesn’t seem to be a species in the Endless galaxy that hasn’t been affected by the

Naruto and Jujutsu Kaisen fans can bring home their favorite characters, thanks to Pop Up Parade’s newest collection. Good Smile Company announced the new Pop Up Parade line of figures at Anime Expo Lite 2021, according to Siliconera. The collection includes characters from Naruto Shippuden and Jujutsu Kaisen, as well as Attack on Titan and

While people love their single-player titles, it’s endlessly enjoyable to hop online and either play with friends or play against them. That’s why some of the most successful titles these days aren’t even single-player with a multiplayer mode, but rather just straightforward online-only titles. RELATED: 10 Pokémon That Deserve Their Own Game (& Type Of

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, find out whether the historic Amazing Spider-Man issue that was released without the Comics Code approval was due to the Code administrator being out sick the day the issue was put before the Code. Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and seventh installment

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Loki Episode 4, “The Nexus Event,” now streaming on Disney+. Conceptions of the powers involved in the Marvel Cinematic Universe change all the time, and Loki proves that more than any previous property. Beings who were once thought gods can be ineffectual prisoners, and the most coveted weapons in the

The Tomorrow War director Chris McKay recently shared plot details from his Nightwing movie, which has been delayed by Warner Bros. “Nightwing is still a movie that I really want to do,” McKay told Variety. “I love the character of Dick Grayson as a young adult, becoming his own kind of superhero character.” The director also revealed

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Tomorrow War, now available on Amazon Prime. The Tomorrow War director Chris McKay teased that a potential sequel film could center on the origin of the Whitespike aliens. “We had such a fun design process,” McKay told Variety. “We talked about the world of these creatures, where

Though the mantle of Nightwing is now much more associated with the world of Batman, it was Superman‘s mythology that introduced Nightwing to the DC Universe. This concept would later be revisited in the twilight hour of the Pre-Flashpoint continuity, doing so with a rather unexpected ally of the Man of Steel. General Zod is

Shingo Natsume, the director of Space Dandy, Boogiepop and Others, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. and the first season of One Punch Man, speaks about the new original anime Sonny Boy, which he’s writing, directing and storyboarding, in an interview video screened at Funimation’s panel for Anime Expo Lite. Sonny Boy‘s first episode had a limited

When DOOM released in 1993, it changed video games forever. DOOM became a cultural phenomenon overnight and one of the most iconic video games of all time, spawning countless “DOOM-clones” and homages. Over 20 years later, fans are fueling a new trend, developing retro-shooters that harken back to those DOOM salad days. The newest one of

Recent episodes of My Hero Academia have explored some of the anime’s darkest themes yet, including what happens when a child with a powerful Quirk is traumatized and made into a weapon for mobsters. The cruel villain Overhaul had used the young Eri to make Quirk-suppressing darts, but even with her newfound freedom, she isn’t entirely sure

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, discover one of the wildest Doctor Stranges around and he sure isn’t part of the Marvel Multiverse! Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and sixth installment where we examine three comic book legends and determine whether they are true or false. As usual,

Of all the incarnations of Doctor Who‘s time-traveling protagonist, Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor is perhaps most strongly associated with the character’s dark side, manipulating foes and friends alike for what he perceived to be the greater good. However, a 1991 novel took this to the extreme by making him an ally of humanity’s most infamous

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Avengers: Mech Strike #4 by Jed Mackay, Carlos Magno, Gurur-eFX, Tom Brevoort, and VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now. Earth’s Mightiest Heroes may have just met their match in the forthcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe villain Kang the Conqueror. In Avengers: Mech Strike, his techno-organic monsters began wreaking havoc

For a nominally goofy and frequently heartwarming comedy, Futurama is oftentimes a surprisingly dark look at a possible future for the human race. Even when compared to how entire societies were wiped out by casual intervention, the show features some dark ideas, including a reveal in Season 4, Episode 11, “Where No Fan Has Gone Before,” which

A viral tweet by actor Henry Winkler has led to some Watchmen fans thinking that Winkler sounds an awful lot like Ozymandias, the main villain of the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comic book classic. Specifically, Winkler’s reference to the only thing that could bring our divided society together was a “cataclysmic Event” , it

So every week, I post a topic here. You reply to it on the CSBG Twitter page (just write @csbg with your reply), our artists will each pick one of your suggestions and I will post their drawings based on your suggestions here every week. So every week you will have a new question and

A new TikTok video makes a unique case for why fan-favorite Marvel hero, the grizzled, claw-wielding mutant berserker Logan/Wolverine, deserves to be given an Indigenous identity. In the video, a duet posted by ‘modern_warrior__‘, Neil Shyminsky explains that “Wolverine’s ethnicity has never been treated as central in any way to his character and I’ve always thought that that is a huge missed opportunity

The Amazonian Justice League member Wonder Woman recently helped usher in the Infinite Frontier by sharing the memories of the multiverse with everyone, restoring what was lost to the DCU. But there was a time when she decided to give everyone on Earth superpowers. An impending apocalypse forced her hand as she trusted that everyone would

One of the most interesting types of characters in anime is those who contradict themselves. They present information in a certain way and even manage to convince those around them of a specific truth, only to blatantly go against their very same sentiments shortly after. RELATED: 10 Controversial Anime Characters Who Spark Debates Among Fans This

The Attack On Titan universe is distinguished from many other anime for its realistic (but still unusually high) body count. Heroes and villains alike die frequently throughout the story, sometimes even shortly after they’re introduced. RELATED: 10 Controversial Anime Characters Who Spark Debates Among Fans While this may be attributed to the perilous nature of the

There are few video game series that are as iconic as Nintendo’s Super Mario. Mario started as a reliable mascot for Nintendo consoles, but he’s turned into a constant innovator when it comes to what platforming video games can accomplish. Nintendo has done an excellent job in fleshing out their respective series, yet no one else