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In Generation IV’s Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, Trainers were offered their choice of either the Fire-type Chimchar, Grass-type Turtwig or Water-type Piplup from Professor Rowan as their Starter Pokémon. Despite taking place in an earlier form of the Sinnoh region, Pokémon Legends: Arceus threw fans for a loop by offering three starters from different generations

The Star Wars: The High Republic subseries has been one of the Star Wars franchise’s most ambitious undertakings. Combining art and story, the creators of the subseries have worked to create a new era of Star Wars that both has connective tissue with previous Star Wars content and also stands on its own as a

The Jurassic Park franchise has gone through its fair share of evolutions leading up to the climactic conclusion in Jurassic World Dominion. In that time, many dinosaurs have become fan-favorites and franchise icons. Some examples include the T-Rex and Velociraptors, more specifically Blue. While these species are nothing short of beloved, they aren’t the most

WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Peacemaker, “It’s Cow or Never,” now streaming on HBO Max. Throughout its first season, Peacemaker has frequently referenced the events of The Suicide Squad, with its titular anti-hero constantly haunted by his actions on Corto Maltese. The season finale, “It’s Cow or

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is already massive, and it only got bigger when Eternals came out last November. The story of the immortal race of superpowered extraterrestrials and how they both shaped history and saved the world from the monsters known as Deviants spans thousands of years and tackles many different themes and subjects. Because of

The latest phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been exploring the multiverse and alternate timelines, like in the Disney+ series, Loki. The series introduces fans to the idea of multiple timelines and “Variants,” which are alternate versions of characters who have been weeded out of their timeline. When Loki is captured by the Time Variance

Angelica Stasolla, the daughter of famed Star Wars writer, Tom Veitch, has started a GoFundMe fundraiser to support Veitch’s widow, Martha, temporarily, while Stasolla works out arrangements for her mother’s care in the wake of her father’s tragic death from COVID, at the age of 80. Veitch was a noted Star Wars writer whose Dark

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Book of Boba Fett and The Mandalorian. Both of which are now streaming on Disney+ In the last episode of The Book of Boba Fett, Boba is confronted with faces from his past as well as people who believe in his culture and heritage in a way that

Today, we look at some unusual guest stars that served as “sales boost” guest stars for Marvel comic books during the 1990s sales boom. In Drawing Crazy Patterns, I spotlight at least five scenes/moments from within comic book stories that fit under a specific theme (basically, stuff that happens frequently in comics). Note that these

While The Batman marks Matt Reeves’ first foray into making a DC Comics film, his Batman connection unexpectedly stretches back decades, courtesy of having industry veteran Jeph Loeb as a professor. Reeves said in an interview with EW that, while researching comics for The Batman with Robert Pattinson, he discovered that two of his key sources of inspiration — Batman: The Long Halloween and Batman: Dark

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Murderville, streaming now on Netflix. There’s nothing TV and movie fans love more than a good cameo. Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett was almost drowning in them at times. Heck, the entire MCU is built on the foundation of a seemingly endless barrage of cameos. But the greatest and

The release window for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero‘s North American debut has finally been revealed. While there still isn’t an exact date for the movie, it was announced during the global live-stream event Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022 that “the new film is coming to North America this summer!” It will premiere in Japan

NBC‘s drama The Endgame premieres less than a week before the final season of Killing Eve — which feels appropriate since the two shows are already being compared to one another. Both are led by a pair of strong female characters, and both begin with the central concept that one is a government officer while

Tabletop games and the hobby itself have evolved drastically over recent years. One of the ways the hobby has changed is that there are now many board games that players can only play one time. This could be because the game has a finale, it has a puzzle that must be solved, or the game gets permanently

To build hype for the upcoming premiere of Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the filmmakers have released a new promotional poster that features the updated designs for fan-favorite characters Trunks, Goten and Android 18. The image, which was revealed during the worldwide live stream event Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022, shows teenage versions of Goten and

Aquaman is one of DC Comics‘ premiere superheroes. He was a founding member of the Justice League and was one of their most popular heroes for years. Aquaman’s popularity waned at the beginning of the 21st Century, but it was reinvigorated with the New 52 Aquaman title by Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis as well as

One of the best ways for a Dungeon Master to infuriate their players inDungeons & Dragons is by planning all encounters to circumvent their characters’ abilities. A good D&D game doesn’t pit players against the Dungeon Master, so when a DM creates an encounter that directly negates a class’ features or a character’s magic items, it doesn’t

A hero is more than just their weapon, but it never hurts for their weapon to be pretty spectacular. Some of the implements of destruction wielded in films have taken on an iconic nature of their own — sometimes even more than the characters who wield them. RELATED: 10 Video Games Weapons Stronger Than The Master

The Office‘s Michael Scott is a complicated man. He can be sensitive, sweet, innocent, idiotic, and immature. Despite his silly antics, there’s plenty of evidence that he has a creepy side. Among the many strings to his bow, his creepiness is the most off-putting and difficult to watch. RELATED: The Office: 10 Funniest Quotes From Season 1 One of the

Ever since its release in October of 2002, the Naruto anime has been taking the world by storm. It’s gone through its classic iteration, then Shippuden, and now with Boruto going in full swing, the Naruto franchise will no doubt continue to remain one of the biggest juggernauts in the anime industry for a long time to come. RELATED: Naruto: 10 Villains Who Aren’t

Next March, Nintendo will discontinue the eShop for 3DS, which will make it impossible to purchase digital games for the beloved handheld. While players will still be able to play their digital purchases for the system, they’ll have to turn to physical copies to get anything new, which can be both expensive and quite a

WARNING: The following article contains major spoilers for the Season 1 finale of Peacemaker, now streaming on HBO Max. According to Peacemaker creator James Gunn, a producer for the HBO Max series actually thought an explosion featured in the Season 1 finale had killed one of the actors. Season 1, Episode 8, “It’s Cow or Never,” saw Peacemaker and

In the first week of February, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards ceremony. The awards will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 27 2022, hosted by Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall, and Amy Schumer. More than 40 movies earned at least one

My Hero Academia is set many decades into the future, in a world where superpowered Quirks rule the day and society needs an inspiring symbol of peace to stand as a champion of the common people. For decades, the seemingly invincible All Might was that symbol, and he could vanquish evil time and again with

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Texas Chainsaw Massacre, streaming now on Netflix. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ends with final girl Sally Hardesty getting away from the demented Sawyer family and their violent son Leatherface. Well, in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the story finally continues decades later, with Leatherface donning his iconic mask and wielding a chainsaw once again

Hunter x Hunter follows the adventures of Gon and the members of the Hunter Association through a stellar anime and manga. Although Hunter x Hunter’s anime keeps close to the original manga and deeply explores its characters, the anime only covers a portion of the manga’s storyline. The manga offers additional arcs and new regions of Hunter x Hunter’s world that

Warning: The following contains spoilers from Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett “Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor,” streaming now on Disney+. The Book of Boba Fett finale revealed Grogu’s answer to Luke Skywalker’s controversial ultimatum in spectacular fashion. Riding along with Peli Motto, Grogu arrived in the middle of the climactic battle

In the latest Comic Book Legends Revealed, learn about a George Perez Year One miniseries that we missed out on getting due to Heroes Reborn. Welcome to Comic Book Legends Revealed! This is the eight hundred and twenty-eighth installment where we examine three comic book legends and determine whether they are true or false. As

Samurai titles are plentiful when it comes to anime – although the genre sees rises and falls in popularity, fans can usually count on at least one new film or series every season or so. From oldies but goodies like Ninja Scroll to mainstream crowd-pleasers such as Gintama, there’s no shortage of compelling chanbara action

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Nightwing #89, on sale now from DC Comics. While superheroes are mostly known for doing good, a common criticism of them (both in-universe and in real life) is that they often only focus on supervillains and never do much to change the system for the better, only to