This past week’s Storm #4 was headlined by Ororo Munroe having dinner with Doctor Doom. With Doctor Doom’s current position as the Sorcerer Supreme and upcoming Marvel event headliner Ororo having a one-on-one meeting was an important one. Doctor Doom specifically attempted to get Ororo to become his mutant ambassador. But as important as that development is there was something...

Kafka Hibino has not had the greatest time in the latest Kaiju No. 8 chapters. In the current events Kafka is just holding on to his life after the revived Daikaiju of the Meireki Era using Kaiju No. 9’s body hit him with a fatal blow. The only thing keeping Kafka alive was his kaiju physiology. In his near-death state...

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex has continuously been escalating things as the God Trees group have made a major impact on the series. With how the story has been paced thus far it made Chapter 16, titled “The Singularity of Fate,” slowed things down. It wasn’t a slow down to pause things. Rather after fifteen chapters of so much going on...

The defeat of Kaiju No. 9 has had massive ramifications for the Kaiju No 8 series. What should’ve been a cause for celebration has turned into an even greater horror. That is because immediately after Kaiju No. 9’s defeat at the hands of Kafka Hibino and Mina Ashiro they unintentionally created an even greater Kaiju threat. This threat came from...

Each new chapter of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex has been throwing new wrinkles into the story. The sense of escalation has been the strength of this sequel to the original Boruto series. Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 15 continued that trend with possibly the most development we’ve had across the board for the series. The chapter saw Masashi Kishimoto and...

Zatanna has always been among my favorite DC Comics character. In a world of Godly superheroes Zatanna has always stood out with how she utilizes her magic ability. She has been firmly established as standing next to any of the Justice League members. And as we’ve seen with her own mini-series and Justice League Dark the magic world of the...

Absolute Batman #5 was a monumental issue for the series as it introduced the iconic Bat-Signal. With this it brought yet another classic Batman element to the Absolute Universe. The iconic Bat-Signal does symbolize a lot for Batman’s presence in the Absolute Universe’s Gotham City. More than anything the way that the Bat-Signal was introduced it further showcased the differences...

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This was a packed week of releases. With that in mind, this week we are looking at Absolute Batman #5, Amazing Spider-Man #67, Green Lantern Corps #1, One World Under Doom #1, and X-Men #11. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews round-up for February 12th....

While we are several months into the DC All In there are still many unknowns. That is certainly the case for Batman as he is dealing with an ever-changing landscape. This change is not just going on for the big picture with his work as a core member of the Justice League Unlimited. It also applies to Gotham City as...

Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval have been slowly building up the legend of Absolute Superman. The young Absolute Universe series has been shifting between the past and present of Kal-El. Through that we have been learning a lot about Kal-El’s history growing up on Krypton and how that shaped his present. With this week’s Absolute Superman #4 we saw what...

Ultimate Wolverine got off to a strong start with its debut issue. Christopher Condon and Alessandro Cappuccio quickly drove home the Logan as a tragic character as he has been transformed into the Maker’s Council’s Winter Soldier. As the Winter Soldier, Logan has been tasked with hunting the rebel mutant group known as The Opposition. This development has given importance...

Marvel Comics is teasing out a big Spider-Man announcement for next week centered around Gwen Stacy. And this is not for Earth-65 Spider-Gwen. This announcement is teasing the possible return of Earth-616 Gwen Stacy. With Marvel teasing out such a potentially big storyline with a week’s heads up there is a lot to already process about it. TEASING RETURN OF...

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This was a packed week of releases. With that in mind, this week we are looking at Absolute Batman #5, Amazing Spider-Man #67, Green Lantern Corps #1, One World Under Doom #1, and X-Men #11. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews round-up for February 12th....

Marvel’s latest big event is finally here in the form of One World Under Doom. This is an event that Marvel has been building towards since last summer’s Blood Hunt event. In that event Doctor Doom became the new Sorcerer Supreme. It is a title Doctor Doom has proudly wielded and made known to everyone on Earth. Now Doctor Doom...

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This was a packed week of releases. With that in mind, this week we are looking at Absolute Superman #4, Batman #157, Birds of Prey #18, Bronze Faces #1, Phoenix #8, Scarlet Witch #9, and The Ultimates #9. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews round-up...

Things have not been going well for the Energon Universe’s G.I. JOE. Even before the team officially formed they were already far behind what Cobra already had been planning. The mini-series before this series launched established that and it has continued into the early life of the G.I. JOE ongoing. With things not looking to get better anytime soon how...

Power Rangers Prime ended the first quarter of its run with the monumental moment of Lauren Shiba the Red Ranger of the titled team. Lauren’s new Red Ranger form, which appears to be a more armored version of the Mighty Morphin suits, was given to her by none other than Rita Repulsa. This new origin story for the Power Rangers...

There is no comic book that has nailed tension like the Energon Universe’s Transformers series. Daniel Warren Johnson and Jorge Corona have created such strong intensity in the latest war between the Autobots and Decepticons. How each decision made is more impactful than the last has been truly impressive. With how things have continuously escalated where will things go next?...

Bronze Faces is a new series coming out from BOOM! Studios on February 5th. The series is coming from brothers Shobo and Shof Coker, the creative team behind the critically acclaimed New Masters from Image Comics in 2022. While their comic book experience is light Shobo and Shof have shown strong storytelling abilities in comic book form. They are joined...

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back in New York City. But this is not a celebrated glorious return. The first five issues of Jason Aaron’s run has established that the Hamato Clan aren’t return at their best. Each one of the Ninja Turtles is carrying baggage, some more than others, that creates a lot of questions around them as...

It is time to check out the December 2024 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers. So, we must settle with going to ICv2 for their Top 200 sales rankings. It is not as good as actual unit numbers, but we must work with what we get. Remember that the Top 200 sales...

It is time to check out the November 2024 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers. So, we will have to settle with going to ICv2 for their Top 200 sales rankings. It is not as good as actual unit numbers, but we have to work with what we get. Keep in mind,...

It is time to check out the October 2024 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers. So, we will have to settle with going to ICv2 for their Top 200 sales rankings. It is not as good as actual unit numbers, but we have to work with what we get. Keep in mind,...

It is time to check out the September 2024 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers. So, we will have to settle with going to ICv2 for their Top 200 sales rankings. It is not as good as actual unit numbers, but we have to work with what we get. Remember that the...

It is time to check out the August 2024 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers. So, we will have to settle with going to ICv2 for the August 2024 comic book sales rankings. It is not as good as actual unit numbers, but we have to work with what we get. Keep...

Absolute Batman #5 was a monumental issue for the series as it introduced the iconic Bat-Signal. With this it brought yet another classic Batman element to the Absolute Universe. The iconic Bat-Signal does symbolize a lot for Batman’s presence in the Absolute Universe’s Gotham City. More than anything the way that the Bat-Signal was introduced it further showcased the differences...

Marvel Comics is teasing out a big Spider-Man announcement for next week centered around Gwen Stacy. And this is not for Earth-65 Spider-Gwen. This announcement is teasing the possible return of Earth-616 Gwen Stacy. With Marvel teasing out such a potentially big storyline with a week’s heads up there is a lot to already process about it. TEASING RETURN OF...

While we are several months into the DC All In there are still many unknowns. That is certainly the case for Batman as he is dealing with an ever-changing landscape. This change is not just going on for the big picture with his work as a core member of the Justice League Unlimited. It also applies to Gotham City as...

Jason Aaron and Rafa Sandoval have been slowly building up the legend of Absolute Superman. The young Absolute Universe series has been shifting between the past and present of Kal-El. Through that we have been learning a lot about Kal-El’s history growing up on Krypton and how that shaped his present. With this week’s Absolute Superman #4 we saw what...

With DC All In the direction for the Titans has changed. Back in the Dawn of DC it was the Titans who took over as the main defenders of the DC Universe after the Justice League did not return in the wake of Dark Crisis. During that time the team proved themselves leading the heroes through the Knight Terrors, Beast...

DC Comics April 2025 solicitations are here! April will see an early start to the Summer of Superman as DC Comics shows their commitment to the Man of Steel’s franchise ahead of James Gunn’s movie. April also features the start of the first crossover event of the DC All In era and other major developments. With that in mind, let’s...

Marvel Comics April 2025 solicitations are here! One World Under Doom continues its domination of the Marvel Universe. Though Marvel’s big event isn’t the only notable thing going on in April. The month will also see Amazing Spider-Man relaunched and major change for Daredevil. With that in mind, let’s look at the biggest takeaways from Marvel Comics April 2025 comic...

BOOM! Studios April 2025 comic book solicitations are here! With it we got a brand-new crop of comic books and trade collections to look forward to thanks to BOOM! Studios April solicitations. These comic books include the return of Something is Killing the Children and events in Power Rangers Prime intensifying. Take a look at all the comic books to...

DC Comics March 2025 solicitations are here! The third month of 2025 for DC Comics looks to be the biggest of their new year. That is partially thanks to the first two months of 2025 being a time where different stories are either ending or still cooking. Now with March it appears we are getting a lot of payoffs and...

BOOM Studios March 2025 comic book solicitations are here! BOOM Studios March 2025 comic book solicitations show the company has plenty of new comics to be excited for in the new year such as Mouse Guard: Dawn of the Black Axe by David Petersen and Gabriel Rodríguez and The Last Boy by Dan Panosian and Alessio Avallone. Check out everything...

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode 3 kicked this anime into high gear. We finally have our titular hero involved in the tournament and we have six different rings in the hometowns of the Idol Chojin ready for the upcoming matches. Let's go ahead and hit this full-spoiler review for Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode 4! We begin with Terryman and...

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode 2 moved up two spots as it took 6th place in the Top 10 with an average household rating of 2.2 in the Japan TV ratings for July 15-21, 2024. More great news as this new Kinnikuman anime has seemed to find a good audience. I have high expectations for Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode...

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode 1 was an excellent start to this new anime. Episode 1 held steady by once again taking 8th place in the Top 10 with a 2.3 average household rating in the July 8-14 TV ratings in Japan. It is good to see Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc holding firm in the rankings. I am psyched for...

Things are about to heat up with Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode 1! I enjoyed Episode 0, a pure prologue designed to introduce new viewers to the Kinnikuman franchise. Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode 0 did well in Japan where it took 8th place in the Top 10 for the week of Jul 1-7, 2024 with an average household rating...

The new Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc anime finally debuted on Netflix. I have been impatiently waiting for this anime since it was announced over a year ago. I am a die-hard Kinnikuman fan. There is no franchise that I love as much as the Kinnikuman franchise. Well, maybe the Legion of Super-Heroes. But, that is about it. Of course, as...

Mondo has established a name for itself in delivering some gorgeous and detailed Masters of the Universe collectible toys. We covered the insane Mondo 1/6 scale Battle Cat and the incredible 1/6 scale Skeletor. Well, we now have another mind-bending MOTU toy from Mondo: a Scareglow soft vinyl Timed Edition figure! Scareglow is one of the most popular figures from the...

Yesterday afternoon, Mattel Creations dropped a Masters of the Universe Origins surprise on us! After being teased on the box art for the Eternia playset, we are finally getting Rokkon! I have been anxiously waiting for Mattel to get around to creating an Origns version of Rokkon. This is such a cool figure and one of the few transforming Masters...

Whenever Mondo rolls out a new figure I know two things: 1. It is going to be expensive. 2. It is going to look insanely good! This latest Mondo figure is no exception. Mondo is kicking off 2024 with a timed edition figure in the form of the Juggernaut! Everyone loves Cain Marko, the roid-rage-fueled mutant bad guy powered by...

Mondo is known for delivering some of the most amazing and detailed Masters of the Universe toys at a premium price point. Well, it looks like Mondo has another expensive yet gorgeous MOTU toy headed our way. Mondo rolled out their new Masters of the Universe: Skeletor Deluxe 1/6 scale figure on June 20, 2023! This is a Timed Edition...

Mattel just unveiled the pre-order for the latest Masters of the Universe figure: Vykron! This newest MOTU Masterverse figure is slated to launch on June 6, 2023, at 9 am PT. Before we discuss the merits of this latest Mattel Creations exclusive figure, let’s take a look at the history of Vykron. This character is most definitely a deep cut...