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One Piece is full of a wide variety of characters, from its energetic protagonist Monkey D. Luffy to the villainous Blackbeard. The increasingly large cast of characters was praised by fans for having engaging personalities, fun dialogue, and development over time, especially after the time skip. RELATED: 10 Anime That Are Inspired By One Piece However,

Marvel has released a new trailer for the upcoming series Avengers Forever from writer Jason Aaron and Aaron Kuder. Posted on YouTube, the video serves to highlight Aaron’s past major works for Marvel and look to the future of the upcoming story spinning out of Avengers #750. The trailer shows snippets of Gorr the God Butcher from Thor:

In its first season, Superman & Lois took fans by surprise, silencing critics who didn’t think Tyler Hoechlin could pull off the Man of Steel. Many wondered if he’d fill out the suit, or if he’d intimidate as Kal-El, while others wondered if he could bring warmth and inspiration to the role as Clark Kent.

Fan art showing an epic clash between the two most recent versions of Mechagodzilla to appear in cinema has gone viral. The art was shared by Jared Krichevsky, who works as a creature concept designer for film and television. It was originally composed by DeviantArt user Greengoji02 and shows the Mechagodzilla from Godzilla vs. Kong about to

There are many rewarding aspects of being a Pokémon Professor throughout the Pokémon franchise. Some of these aspects include working with Pokémon on a regular basis and researching new technologies and interesting discoveries to benefit other regions of the world. However, there are also many troubling aspects of being a Professor. RELATED: 10 Harsh Realities Of Being A Pokémon Trainer Some

It was recently reported that Eternals director Chloé Zhao was attached to a Star Wars project. These reports have been proven to be untrue. The Hollywood Reporter recently confirmed to its readers in a newsletter that “Chloé Zhao is not directing Kevin Feige’s Star Wars movie, or any Star Wars movie.” The newsletter did shine a light on other Disney-related project hopes and production updates, including Guardians

For fans of One Piece, very few characters are as beloved as Roronoa Zoro. Introduced at the end of the very first episode of the anime, Pirate Hunter Zoro has been a staple of the series for practically as long as Luffy has. Conversely, his sense of humor wasn’t nearly as long-lasting. Regardless of how

Blade Runner: Black Lotus revisits the cyberpunk, neo-noir world of the Blade Runner franchise but through the lens of anime. The dark and vibrant aesthetic that helped make the original movie so popular translates well to the small screen. But Black Lotus doesn’t just replicate the source material, it expands upon it. Following a woman replicant through the grungy world

WARNING: This article contains spoilers for The Zone of Adventure: Imbalance, Episode 1. Fans were excited when the McElroy family announced they would be returning world of the first season of their hit Dungeons & Dragons podcast, The Adventure Zone: Balance. The mini-series, which also features Aabria Iyengar as Dungeon Master, is called The Zone of Adventure: Imbalance. The trailer included

The mid-credits scene of Shang-Chi: Legend of the Ten Rings not only introduced Simu Liu’s title character and Awkwafina’s Katy to the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, it also revealed Bruce Banner to no longer be in his “Professor Hulk” form from Avengers: Endgame. That suggested Mark Ruffalo’s character may have discovered a way fully suppress

A recently surfaced costume test of the Joker in Suicide Squad shows a controversial redesign of the Clown Prince of Crime. In 2016’s Suicide Squad, Jared Leto took on the role of the Clown Prince of Crime. For the film, David Ayers’ team opted to give the Joker a radical redesign, shaving his eyebrows, covering him with a plethora of tattoos

The upcoming Doctor Strange sequel, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, is in Los Angeles for reshoots that one insider source described to the Hollywood Reporter as “significant” as the film will be shooting six days a week for the rest of 2021, with the filming reportedly being a mixture of additional photography along

While many of the fighters introduced in the original Dragon Ball series have since been far surpassed by Goku and many of their fellow Z Fighters, including Tien’s best friend Chiaotzu, none have been as widely dunked on as Yamcha. Introduced as a formidable desert bandit who bested Goku with his Wolf Fang Fist upon

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Mighty Morphin #13, available now from Boom! Studios. The Power Rangers are on the verge of the greatest fight they have ever faced, and already they have fallen dangerously behind the competition. Not only are the heroes both outmatched and outnumbered by the invading Eltarian forces, they’ve also

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the first six episodes of Young Justice: Phantoms, streaming now on HBO Max. Young Justice gives a version of Black Spider that is such a remarkable parallel to Marvels’ Spider-Man that the comparison is hard to ignore. While Black Spider seldom had such similarity in the comics, the TV

Benedict Cumberbatch may be Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Cumberbatch needed a doctor himself after poisoning himself three times for his acclaimed performance in The Power of the Dog. Cumberbatch’s character, Phil Burbank, in the upcoming western is a noxious man of many bad habits. The actor picked up

The world of anime is packed with exciting and colorful characters of all sorts, and many of the best anime characters are gung-ho heroes, such as classic shonen protagonists. Then again, some anime villains are likable too, in their own way. Not all villains are total monsters — some of them redeem themselves or show

Sideshow Collectibles has unveiled a striking collectible figure of the one and only Prince astride a motorcycle, in all his Purple Rain glory. The 1/6 Tribute Statue is currently listed on Sideshow’s site as a limited edition with a still-to-be-determined production run. It stands at 10.5″ tall, 17.5″ wide, 12.5″ deep and shows the Purple One

The live-action DC Extended Universe launched in 2013 with Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel, a new adaptation of Superman that led to the debut of the Justice League and other related characters. The DCEU also explored the darker side of the DC universe with villain-centric movies like Suicide Squad which further expanded the shared universe. RELATED: DCEU: The 10

Star Wars: Crimson Reign writer Charles Soule says the Knights of Ren are not proper members of the Crimson Dawn criminal organization in the Marvel Comics limited series. In the fifth and final issue of Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters — Crimson Reign‘s predecessor — it was revealed that Ren (founder of the

The upcoming Cars spinoff series, Cars on the Road, got some new concept artwork as a part of Disney+ Day. The new images showcase some of the adventures that Lightning McQueen and Mater are set to embark on in their exciting new series, putting the cars in a variety of scenarios. One of the pieces appears

There are 26 feature-length films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the vast majority of these films boast good reviews from critics. But which Marvel movies have the worst reviews? There are a few different sources one can turn to to find these rankings, but Metacritic is interesting as it looks at reviews and scores

Necromancers are among the most taboo magic users within Dungeons & Dragons and beyond. Toying with that which has died, reanimating the corpses and guiding them like puppets to carry out one’s bidding is an incredibly uncomfortable concept for a lot of people. In some campaign settings, necromancy might even be outlawed — an allure that makes

Demon Slayer is a hit shonen action series set in early modern Japan, on the eve of World War I. The world is rapidly changing, but the battle of demons vs. demon slayers is eternal, and Tanjiro Kamado stepped into that world willingly to restore his sister Nezuko’s humanity at any cost. Along the way,

Wonder Woman 1984 star Gal Gadot recently shared a behind-the-scenes photo of herself and co-star Kristen Wiig, who played Wonder Woman’s archenemy Cheetah in the film. Posted to Gadot’s personal Instagram account, the photo sees Gadot in Wonder Woman’s golden armor from the film and Wiig in Cheetah makeup sitting down on the set during filming

On Disney+ Day, The Simpsons got to celebrate in their own way: with their new short “The Simpsons in Plusaversary.” The short sees Springfield playing host to a slew of Disney characters, from The Mandalorian and Cinderella to Donald Duck and Loki. Although The Simpsons themselves can now count themselves among Disney’s expansive roster, Homer

With their MCU debut, the Eternals have reached a new level of notoriety. One of Jack Kirby’s greatest creations, the group hasn’t always been the most popular in the comics but they’ve played a sizable role in the Marvel Universe over the years. Created by the Celestials to be amazingly powerful, these immortals have protected

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Eternals, now in theaters. Eternals features a team of ageless beings that come to Earth to protect humanity from the monstrous Deviants. Most of the Eternals share names with famous mythological figures, being the inspiration for said figures in-universe. The Eternal Thena, for example, became known as the Goddess of War in