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Star Wars is chock-full of iconic rivalries, often spanning multiple movies and featuring numerous fights. What usually separates a good lightsaber battle from an uninteresting one isn’t the choreography, but the context and meaning behind it. While the first to come to mind are rivalries like Obi-Wan and Darth Vader, or Luke and Kylo Ren, arguably the best

Warning: the following article contains spoilers from Teen Titans Academy # 12, on sale now from DC Comics. Although it is not the official end of the series, Teen Titans Academy #12 (by Tim Sheridan, Tom Derenick, Alex Sinclair, and Rob Leigh) resolves the storyline that has extended from the very first issue in a finale

The Iron Throne is the ultimate symbol of power in Game of Thrones‘ Westeros, a seat forged from melted swords upon which only the King of the Seven Kingdoms or his Hand may sit. The throne is three hundred years old at the time of the show’s beginning, forged during the time of Aegon’s Conquest. RELATED: 8 Harsh Realities

The World Government in One Piece follows a highly structured power system with the mysterious Imu at the top. Although the higher figures are unarguably stronger than the lower-ranking officers, the hierarchy between the upper ranks is vague — especially since the strength of the authorities above the fleet admiral remains a mystery. While it is clear that both the fleet admiral and the three

The X-Men have built reputations on their extraordinary abilities and their determination to lay it all on the line for the greater good. Their way of life comprises personal sacrifice for temporary improvements and respite. While most of them appear to acknowledge this reality as a normal fact of life, what if a collective of

Capcom’s ever-popular Ace Attorney series is no stranger to bombastic characters and over-the-top plot twists in its anime-esque courtroom drama. From discovering Miles Edgeworth’s mentor killed his father to discovering the ghostly Dahlia Hawthorne’s long-running revenge plan against the late Mia Fey, Ace Attorney is always looking to top the previous plot twist with an even zanier

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for One Piece Chapter 1041, “Komurasaki,” by Eiichiro Oda, Stephen Paul, and Vanessa Satone, available in English from Viz Media. Back in Chapter 1040, just as Law and Kid thought they had gained the upper-hand in the battle against Big Mom, she once again proved the efficiency of her Devil

Encanto tells the story of Mirabel Madrigal, a smart and kind girl with no extraordinary abilities whose family is full of superpowered people. Since she doesn’t have a gift, Mirabel feels out of place in her family. However, she chooses to protect her family’s magic when it starts to flicker and wane. RELATED: 10 Ways

Tokyo Revengers took the anime world by storm upon its 2021 release. It follows the main character, Takemichi, as he travels back in time to reverse a series of tragic events, such as his high school girlfriend getting killed. Of course, this means he has to become the leader of one of the most intimidating gangs

Marketing for The Batman has revealed several details about the upcoming feature film, though none of them provide any real indication of who actor Barry Keoghan plays. It was recently reported that a deleted scene changes that, revealing the actor’s mystery character. In an interview with Tech Radar, director Matt Reeves revealed, “There were scenes

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Star Trek: Discovery Season 4, Episode 9, “Rubicon,” streaming now on Paramount+. Since its first season, Star Trek: Discovery has been more action-oriented than past Star Trek shows. This approach has had both positive and negative outcomes, and one of the negative ones is the decreased focus on problem-solving discussions.

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Studio 666, currently out in theaters. The Foo Fighters face monstrous demonic possession and bloody mayhem in the new horror movie Studio 666, with the horror-comedy drawing heavily from classic movies as Dave Grohl endures his most hellish threat yet. While everything from The Evil Dead to The Exorcist

What’s in a name? Would a video game known by any other name be any less of a classic? Romeo had the right idea when posed that initial question to Juliet, as there’s more to someone or something beyond their name or label. That they are best defined by their individual qualities. Video games are

Though he briefly took over the role of Iron Man himself back in the 1980s, James Rhodes is most known for being Tony Stark’s bodyguard, friend, and armored partner, War Machine. Despite his name and design evoking the over-the-top ’90s, this incarnation of the character has always been extremely popular. In fact, long before Robert

For a couple of years, Dick Grayson enjoyed a rather successful tenure as Batman. As the original Robin, Nightwing was certainly a worthy successor to Bruce Wayne’s cape and cowl. One major step in claiming the title of The Dark Knight came in 2009’s Nightwing #152-153, by Peter Tomasi, Don Kramer, Jay Leisten, Sandu Florea, Rodney Ramos, Hi-Fi

The stubborn patriarch of the Roy family and billionaire media mogul, Logan Roy is arguably the crux around which Succession revolves. Logan embodies everything that is wrong with corporate culture in the world today – he treats his employees like expendable pawns, covers up horrendous human rights violations, and spreads misleading political propaganda. RELATED: 10 TV Dramas That Remember

For two seasons, Fringe featured The Walking Dead actor Kirk Acevedo as FBI agent Charlie Francis. Charlie was a close friend of series protagonist Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv before she starred in Netflix’s hit show Mindhunter). He often risked his career to help her and her Fringe Division colleagues Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson), Walter Bishop

One of the most prevalent and relevant themes in science-fiction is the rise of science and its oftentimes inevitable domination of the human experience, and sci-fi anime of all stripes have explored this idea in countless ways. RELATED: 10 Saddest Sci-Fi Anime Series Where some futuristic anime envisioned a future where machinery was the physical and digital realization

Reintroducing Michael Keaton to the Marvel world with Morbius is a genuine career highlight for Jared Leto. During a production release, Leto, who plays the titular living vampire, remarked on the pleasure of working with Keaton on his film and how it might connect to Marvel’s ongoing multiverse project between studios. “One of the great things about being part of

Today, we go back 75 years to see the first successor to Batman, a man named Bill Randall, who became Batman II. Or did he? 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

Like any anime, Attack On Titan has its fair share of likable characters that the audience initially loves. As time goes on, fans can grow to hate them. Likable characters such as Eren and Mikasa are easy to cheer on at the beginning of Attack On Titan, as they go through numerous struggles and develop as characters. RELATED: Attack

WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Amazing Spider-Man #90, available now from Marvel. The pages of The Amazing Spider-Man (by Patrick Gleason, Mark Bagley, Andrew Hennessy, John Dell, Bryan Valenza, and VC’s Joe Caramagna) show that the Beyond Corporation will stop at nothing to push their new corporate Spider-Man in Ben Reilly. This even includes

As the Entertainment District Arc all wrapped up with a phenomenal conclusion, Demon Slayer is once again leaving fans dangling in hiatus. Fans are anxiously awaiting the return of siblings Kamado Tanjirou and Nezuko and their fight to transform Nezuko from a demon back to the human she once was. Demon Slayer is charming for a number of reasons,

Some comedies are for the ages, and though some aspects of these films haven’t aged well, both Dazed and Confused and Fast Times at Ridgemont High are a testament to how a successful comedy can last generations. They’re both coming-of-age comedy films that follow high schoolers as freshmen and seniors, celebrating big milestones in their lives. They’re also

Marc Webb’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 ends just as an epic showdown between Andrew Garfield’s titular superhero and Paul Giamatti’s villainous Rhino begins, but ever since the film’s debut in 2014, fans have been left in the dark about how the battle unfolds. Garfield finally addressed the cliffhanger — but probably not in the way people wanted.

James Gunn’s bombastic HBO Max Original, Peacemaker, has already proven itself to be far more than a silly spin-off to The Suicide Squad. Many consider Peacemaker to be one of the best TV shows of 2022. Television series that peel back the layers of prolific DC figures are nothing new, but Peacemaker has done an excellent job at

The worlds of Dungeons & Dragons are often molded and shaped by powerful divine beings, and the presence of these deities can have a lasting impact on the mere mortals who come in contact with them. Aasimar are descended primarily from humans who have been touched by this celestial power, and the influence of the

Most of the time, Spider-Man is a friendly neighborhood hero who faces crooks or low-level superhumans with abilities and colorful costumes comparable to his own. Even with this scope, his adventures are many times fairly street-level, with the mighty Rhino or the illusory Mysterio typically being the most out there that things get. This changed,

Loki‘s season finale introduces Kang the Conqueror to the Marvel Cinematic Universe… sort of. Jonathan Majors made his surprisingly early MCU debut as He Who Remains, the Time Variance Authority’s secret creator. He’s a Kang Variant who “won” the Multiversal War against his alternate counterparts, then formed the TVA to safeguard time from himself, quite literally. He pruned countless branched timelines and sold the