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Marvel Comics has given CBR an exclusive preview of X-Men Legends #6, by Peter David, Todd Nauck, Rachelle Rosenberg and VC’s Joe Caramagna. And in the preview, one key member of X-Factor finds herself in huge danger. The story, which takes place between 1992’s X-Factor #75 and #76, sees Alex Summers/Havok forced to take the

Of all the Avengers, none has remained quite as shrouded in mystery as Natasha Romanoff. Of course, it makes sense that so little is known about her. After all, she spent her entire adult life operating from the shadows as the infamous spy and assassin, the Black Widow. RELATED: Marvel: 10 Ways Black Widow Has

The release of Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster has many thinking about revisiting the older games in the iconic franchise. Currently, the first three games in the series are available on Steam and mobile, with FFIV, FFV and FFVI expected to arrive later this year. Those who have already jumped in have quickly noticed one major change: these games have

Anime studio GoHands filed a legal complaint against entertainment company King Records in the Tokyo District Court on Aug. 3. The studio claims the entertainment company owes approximately 450 million yen (roughly $4.1 million USD) over the canceled production of the anime adaptation of CLAMP‘s Tokyo Babylon.  According to the Anime News Network, GoHands was contracted

A new rumor claims that The Flash movie will focus on Barry Allen facing an evil doppelgänger in a deviation from the Flashpoint comic book story. According to The Direct, Barry will encounter a “Dark Flash” from another timeline. This version of Barry Allen will reportedly serve as the primary villain of the film in the place of the

The romance of Star Trek has thrived since Captain Kirk romanced everyone from androids to aliens, and it’s stayed a core component of the decades-old fandom. ‘Shipping’ is a popular fan activity that sees viewers pairing up their favorite characters, and there’s always a few ships that become more popular than the rest. For Star Trek: The

Editing is the core of cinematic storytelling; a raw set of footage can tell different stories depending upon how an editor assembles the pieces into a whole. Prior to the advent of digital video, the editing process was of course done with physical film stock. RELATED: 10 Movies Where The Director’s Cut Was Worse Than The

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Season 2, Episode 16 of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun!, “The Name of This Feeling,” now streaming on Crunchyroll. In Episode 16 of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun!‘s second season, Iruma Suzuki and his classmates face mortal peril as the Six Fingers organization launches its violent plan in the middle

When it comes to massive action films that feature no-holds-barred destruction and awesome fight sequences, most viewers don’t have to look much further than kaiju films. These films often feature massive creatures duking it out to either protect or destroy the human race. One of the genre’s forefathers is none other than the King of

The first Suicide Squad, released in 2016, has a dismal critics score of 26 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. However, the James Gunn-directed sequel, The Suicide Squad, already has a 96 percent “Certified Fresh” from critics ahead of its Aug. 6 release. Although it might slip down the ratings in the days approaching its official release on HBO Max and in theaters,

As Street Fighter V winds down, the Capcom fighter is finally drawing to a close after several seasons of updates. The final DLC entry in the game brings in some iconic classic fighters, one of whom hails from the series’ late ’90s Street Fighter III trilogy of releases. Oro is a mysterious, odd and wizened fighter who first appeared

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Batman #111, on sale now from DC Comics. Gotham City is nearly at the point of no return, as it tumbles perilously close to the Future State ruled over by the Magistrate. As Batman and his allies scramble to run damage control over the machinations of Simon Saint and

Season 2 of DC Universe’s Titans really threw Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) into the deep end as he struggled to keep the team on an even keel with Deathstroke (Esai Morales) wreaking havoc. In addition, Superboy (Joshua Orpin) was weaponized by CADMUS, making it clear that while Dick didn’t need to be Batman, he had

WARNING: The following contains spoilers from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Volume 23, by Koyoharu Gotouge, available now in English through VIZ Media. In the penultimate chapter of the Demon Slayer manga, Tanjiro accomplishes his original mission by returning home with Nezuko as a human once more. The fierce battle against Muzan and the drama

Sucker Punch Productions and Sony Interactive announced that Ghost of Tsushima‘s multiplayer mode Legends will soon be available as a standalone product. As confirmed in a blog post, Ghost of Tsushima: Legends can be bought and played as a separate experience by players who don’t already own the single-player game. This standalone version will continue to receive new content updates

WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Avengers #47, on sale now from Marvel. With the Avengers’ Russian rivals the Winter Guard having struck first against Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in their own headquarters, the team has found itself on the defensive, with one of their strongest members kidnapped from right under their noses: She-Hulk. And with

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to get a brand new hero with the Ms. Marvel Disney+ series. While Kamala Khan is a beloved hero in the comics, some MCU fans may not know about her origin or story. While the new series looks to be adopting the same elements that make the character both

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for One Piece Chapter #1020, “Robin vs. Black Maria,” by Eiichiro Oda, Stephen Paul, and Vanessa Satone, available in English via Manga Plus and Viz Media. After the reveal of Yamato’s Devil Fruit transformation in Chapter #1019 of One Piece, there was plenty of fan speculation about what animal his form

The villains of DC have long been known as some of the most intimidating around, powerful and deadly antagonists who battle against some of the greatest heroes of all time. However, DC has also been known as the weirder of the Big Two comic companies; where Marvel often goes for more real world pastiches, DC

Today, we look at the 1991 re-introduction of Ace the Bathound into the Batman books after Crisis on Infinite Earths. This is “Look Back,” where every four weeks of a month, I will spotlight a single issue of a comic book that came out in the past and talk about that issue (often in terms

For more than half a century, DC Comics and Marvel Comics have been competing against each other to see who can tell the best superhero stories, and this competition has led to the development of hundreds of heroic and villainous characters. Some of these characters are ordinary humans with heightened physical traits and senses, but

Friendship is very important and that’s as true in comics as it is anywhere else. Sometimes, two heroes work together and it just feels right. They were meant to be friends and no one is surprised by the fact that they are. However, there are other times when two characters are completely different and should

Kaley Cuoco — who stars as the eponymous anti-hero of HBO Max’s Harley Quinn animated series — is encouraging fans to support their local comic book shop and pick up the show’s new digital-first tie-in comic, Harley Quinn: The Animated Series: The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour. On her Instagram story, Cuoco shared a photo of herself

The fan movement to try to bring Manifest back from the dead (just like the passengers on the mysterious Flight Montego Air Flight 828 at the heart of the series, who disappeared one night flying back to New York from Jamaica and reappeared five years later, with no one on the flight having aged a

Bertholdt was the first user of the Colossal and one of the strongest characters in the Attack On Titan universe. At an incredible sixty meters tall, he was powerful enough to obliterate virtually anything with a single kick, as shown when the walls of Shiganshina came crashing down. RELATED: Attack On Titan: The Series’ 5 Best Leaders (&

HBO Max’s upcoming Batman podcast, Batman: The Audio Adventures, has added two major cast members in the form of Rosario Dawson (The Mandalorian, Marvel’s Daredevil) and John Leguizamo (Super Mario Bros., William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet). According to a press release from HBO Max, Dawson will star as Catwoman, while Leguizamo will star as the Riddler.

Today, we look at the 1946 Golden Age farewell of one of Marvel’s lesser-known patriotic superheroes, the aptly named, The Patriot! This is “Look Back,” where every four weeks of a month, I will spotlight a single issue of a comic book that came out in the past and talk about that issue (often in

There is only one thing worse than fighting an evil antagonist: fighting multiple evil antagonists. In many anime, the villains aren’t just singular entities, but rather entire families and clans. Some of these families serve as roadblocks for the main characters, while others pull these strings that set entire plot lines and story arcs into motion.