Manga Reviews

Psych House Chapter 1 “Want To Move In?” Review

This week Shonen Jump debut a new manga series by Omusuke Kobayashi titled Psych House. Before this new series Kobayashi has written and drawn several one-shots that were published in Shonen Jump the last few years. Now with Psych House, this will be Kobayashi’s first ongoing manga series. From the teaser of this series and its title we will be...

My Hero Academia Chapter 422 “Izuku Midoriya Rising” Review

My Hero Academia Chapter 422 brings us back to the final battle against the All For One controlled Tomura Shigaraki. In the previous chapter we saw Class 1-A lead the heroes still standing after all the intense battles against the villains to rally behind Izuku Midoriya. Though it is tough to say that this turns things to our heroes favor....

My Hero Academia Chapter 421 Review – “We Are Here”

Just as things looked to be at their worst Izuku Midoriya had a timely save from all of his allies in Class 1-A and others he has met throughout his life. Now with every capable hero assembled the endgame of My Hero Academia is here. It is now or never in the final fight against All For One, who has...

Kyokuto Necromance Chapter 1 “Spiritual” Review

Fusai Naba is back with a brand-new series titled Kyokuto Necromance. Previously Naba had a twenty-chapter run with Aliens Area published in Shonen Jump. The series didn’t have a long run but was solid for what it was. Now Naba returns with another supernatural series centered around “a young man's life takes a shocking turn when he learns there are...

Kurama Returns In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 9

Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto are making sure to keep readers on their toes as the latest chapter of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex saw the return of Kurama. The return of Kurama is big as the way Naruto’s Tailed-Beast departed it truly seemed as though he was permanently dead. But now thanks to Jūra’s search for Naruto bringing him face-to-face...

DC Comics

Top Takeaways From DC Comics August 2024 Solicitations

Absolute Power continues its second month as we got the latest DC Comics August solicitations. The grasp Absolute Power has over DC Comics August comic book solicitations grows from the first month of the event as more heroes and villains get involved. While Absolute Power is taking over the DC Universe we see the takeover isn’t complete. There are plenty...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 5/15/24

Happy New Comic Book Day! We are back with another comic book reviews round-up for another packed week of releases. This week our comic book reviews round-up is spotlighting Godzilla vs. the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #2, Green Lantern #11, Rat City #2, and X-Men: Forever #4. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews below....

Batman and Robin #9 Review – “Cool Kids Table”

Batman and Robin #9 continues the long-term storyline with Man-Bat plot to takeover Gotham City. This time around, Man-Bat has taken his plot to another level as he has created an entire cult around him. To fully embrace being a cult leader Man-Bat is now simply going by The Bat as he has captured Batman. How will Robin handle learning...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 5/8/24

Happy New Comic Book Day! With a new releases hitting the stands we got a new comic book reviews round-up. For this week’s comic book reviews round-up we are spotlighting Ain’t No Grave #1, Birds of Prey #9, The Boy Wonder #1, Crocodile Black #1, Daredevil #9, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White & Green #1. Find out how all...

Batman #147 “Dark Prisons” Review

Batman #147 continues the build-up of Zur-En-Arrh as the march to Absolute Power progresses. We already know that Batman of Zur-En-Arrh will be a major character in the DC Universe for the rest of 2024. The question is how the narrative Chip Zdarsky is creating around Batman of Zur-En-Arrh will factor into what we will be seeing in Absolute Power....

Marvel Comics

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 5/15/24

Happy New Comic Book Day! We are back with another comic book reviews round-up for another packed week of releases. This week our comic book reviews round-up is spotlighting Godzilla vs. the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #2, Green Lantern #11, Rat City #2, and X-Men: Forever #4. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews below....

Ultimate X-Men #3 Review – Maystorm Origin Revealed!

Ultimate X-Men has been a pleasant surprise with a refreshing take on the X-Men franchise. Peach Momoko has gone away from the typical origin story that utilizes the core iconic X-Men we all know and love. Instead, Momoko has gone with the approach of having Armor be the lead character and introduce a new mutant in the form of Maystorm....

Daredevil #9 Reveals Kingpin Wilson Fisk Is Back!

It was only a matter of time before Wilson Fisk look to reclaim one of his kingdoms. We’ve seen post-Devil’s Reign that Wilson Fisk has been slowly building up his connections again. That is largely thanks to his temporary residence on Krakoa, through his marriage with Typhoid Mary. That led him to become the White King of the Hellfire Club....

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 5/8/24

Happy New Comic Book Day! With a new releases hitting the stands we got a new comic book reviews round-up. For this week’s comic book reviews round-up we are spotlighting Ain’t No Grave #1, Birds of Prey #9, The Boy Wonder #1, Crocodile Black #1, Daredevil #9, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White & Green #1. Find out how all...

X-Men Forever #3 Review – “Unhappy In Their Own Way”

X-Men Forever has been in the unfortunate spot of being where the scenes that could make the page count in Rise of the Powers of X end up. That is at least how the first two issues of this series have felt. Now with X-Men Forever #3 it is the first issue that isn’t releasing in conjunction with Rise of...

Other Publishers

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 5/15/24

Happy New Comic Book Day! We are back with another comic book reviews round-up for another packed week of releases. This week our comic book reviews round-up is spotlighting Godzilla vs. the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers II #2, Green Lantern #11, Rat City #2, and X-Men: Forever #4. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews below....

Transformers #9 Preview – Cybertron War New Chapter

Ahead of its June release Skybound and Image Comics has provided us with a first look at Transformers #9 to share with everyone. The latest entry in writer Daniel Warren Johnson, artist Jorge Corona, and colorist Mike Spicer narrative is going to bring us even more surprises in the Energon Universe. At the end of Transformers #8 we saw the...

Lawful #1 Preview – First Look At Greg Pak & Diego Galindo New Series

Coming this June from the creative minds of writer Greg Pak and artist Diego Galindo’s Lawful #1 will be launching from publisher BOOM! Studios. Joined by colorist Irma Kniivila and letterer Simon Bowland, Pak and Galindo’s new series is teased as being about “moral imperfection and monstrous consequences.” That is further said in debut issue's solicitation: Magical meets modernity in...

Energon Universe Celebrates Anniversary With Commemorative Variant Covers

The month of June will see the Energon Universe reach a major milestone. The first month of summer makrs the one year anniversary of the Energon Universe that was launch by Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici with Void Rivals #1. To mark this major milestone Skybound and Image Comics has announced a special connecting cover by Jason Howard and...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 5/8/24

Happy New Comic Book Day! With a new releases hitting the stands we got a new comic book reviews round-up. For this week’s comic book reviews round-up we are spotlighting Ain’t No Grave #1, Birds of Prey #9, The Boy Wonder #1, Crocodile Black #1, Daredevil #9, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Black, White & Green #1. Find out how all...

Sales Charts and Rankings

March 2024 Single Issue Comic Book Sales Rankings

It is time to check out the March 2024 single-issue 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...

February 2024 Single Issue Comic Book Sales Rankings

It is time to check out the February 2024 single-issue 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...

January 2024 Single Issue Comic Book Sales Rankings

It is time to check out the January 2024 single-issue 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...

Manga Pummels Superhero Comic Books In 2023

The year may change but the song remains. While American superhero comic book publishers have been busy shooting themselves in the foot over and over for the past five years, manga has grown into a sales monster. 2023 was no different. Manga continues to obliterate American superhero comics in an alarming fashion. Given the low quality of writing and bizarre...

Year In Review: Comic Book Sales Rankings For 2023

With 2023 in the rear-view mirror, it is time to sift through all of the single-issue comic sales rankings and come up with some final numbers. First up, let’s take a look at how many Top 10, Top 25, Top 50, Top 75, and Top 100 titles that each publisher had in 2023. Most Top 10 Wins in 2023 The...

Commentary

Hit or Miss: The New Stephanie Phillips Phoenix Comic

The rollout of the new X-Men franchise titles continues. I am unimpressed with the underwhelming selection of writers that Marvel Comics has recruited for this latest X-Men franchise relaunch. Right now, the writing staff consists of Jed MacKay and a bunch of writers who never had sales success. At any rate, we now know that Marvel Comics will be rolling...

Daredevil #9 Reveals Kingpin Wilson Fisk Is Back!

It was only a matter of time before Wilson Fisk look to reclaim one of his kingdoms. We’ve seen post-Devil’s Reign that Wilson Fisk has been slowly building up his connections again. That is largely thanks to his temporary residence on Krakoa, through his marriage with Typhoid Mary. That led him to become the White King of the Hellfire Club....

The 10 Best Comic Books In April 2024

Welcome back to another edition of the Best Comic Books of the month. This time the spotlight is on my ten favorite comic books that released in April. Every week it felt like we had a week that could fill a Top 10 list for best comic books of the month. That made it much harder to narrow it down...

Kurama Returns In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 9

Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto are making sure to keep readers on their toes as the latest chapter of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex saw the return of Kurama. The return of Kurama is big as the way Naruto’s Tailed-Beast departed it truly seemed as though he was permanently dead. But now thanks to Jūra’s search for Naruto bringing him face-to-face...

New Green Ranger Debuts In Power Rangers: The Return #3

Tommy Oliver made the Green Ranger the most iconic of the Power Rangers. In Amy Jo Johnson, Matt Hotson, and Nico Leon’s Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Return series we are in an alternate future where Tommy is no longer around. We learned in the second issue that Tommy ended up sacrificing himself in the final battle to put an...

Comic Book Solicitations

Top Takeaways From DC Comics August 2024 Solicitations

Absolute Power continues its second month as we got the latest DC Comics August solicitations. The grasp Absolute Power has over DC Comics August comic book solicitations grows from the first month of the event as more heroes and villains get involved. While Absolute Power is taking over the DC Universe we see the takeover isn’t complete. There are plenty...

BOOM! Studios July 2024 Solicitations

BOOM! Studios July 2024 solicitations are here! July is going to be a big month for BOOM! Studios. The big month is going to be led by the final issue of the eight year Mighty Morphin Power Rangers saga from the publisher. Additionally, I Heart Skull-Crusher, Man’s Best, and Underheist all will have their final issues in July. While some...

Top Takeaways From DC Comics July 2024 Solicitations

Absolute Power is here and you already see its impact in DC Comics July 2024 solicitations. Absolute Power will clearly what will guide the decisions DC Comics is making on the comic book side of things for the second half of 2024. Its impact is already shown with how involved Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are being positioned. Both within...

Marvel July 2024 Solicitations: Avengers x Aliens & Spider-Man Is Green Goblin

Marvel July plans are filled with big events, crossovers, and long-term storyline payoffs. Some of these are exciting things while others not so much. In July alone we got a big crossover with Aliens vs Avengers beginning as Blood Hunt ends. We also got some major Spider-Man developments, one with a sequel to Spider-Man: Reign and another with Peter Parker...

Marvel July 2024 Solicitations: X-Men New Era Begins

July is going to be a big month for the House of Ideas. That is all thanks to the X-Men entering their post-Krakoa Era relaunch. After all the mutants were united under the banner of Krakoa they will all be going off on their own. Some will be forming new X-Men teams while others will be on their own. With...

Movies And TV

Super Mario Crosses The $1 Billion Mark

We head into May with the summer blockbuster fully firing on all cylinders. Several contenders have been exposed as box office bombs while The Super Mario Bros. Movie has risen to the top. As always, we turn to the incredible The Numbers for the latest in box office projections. The Super Mario Bros. Movie continues exceeding all expectations and completely...

The Super Mario Bros Movie Is Still Hot But Can It Catch Frozen II?

The summer blockbuster season continues to heat up as blockbuster movies are weighing into the fray. Some are falling and others are hitting big highs. As always, we turn to the incredible The Numbers for the latest in box office projections. The Super Mario Bros. Movie took first place by crushing all competitors as it hauled in $58 million at...

It is Super Mario’s World

Now that it is April, the summer blockbuster season is beginning to heat up with several big blockbuster hopefuls entering the ring. As always, we turn to the incredible The Numbers for the latest in box office projections. This past weekend brought six new wide releases and Mario, in his second week, beat them all with little to no effort....

DC Studios Plan and 10 New Projects – Comic Book Revolution Podcast Ep. 104

In this episode, Kevin, Steven, and Rokk get together to discuss the big news from James Gunn concerning the next 8-10 years for DC Studios. The guys talk about Gunn’s interview answers to figure out Gunn’s’ vision for DC Studios going forward. The guys then dive into the ten new projects that Gunn unveiled. 55:40:10 - Intro to the 8-10...

Best Anime Of 2022 – Manga Revolution Podcast Episode 49

Welcome back to the Manga Revolution Podcast! After covering our favorite manga last week Rokk and I return with our Best Of Anime. We previously gave our collective 10 Best Anime Of 2022 that both Rokk and I voted on. For the Best of Anime 2022 podcast episode we are not just going to be covering favorite anime from each...

Toys

Mondo Scareglow: Buy or Pass?

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...

MOTU Origins Rokkon: Buy or Pass?

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...

Buy or Pass: Mondo Juggernaut Soft Vinyl Figure

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...

Buy or Pass: Mondo Masters of the Universe Skeletor Deluxe 1/6 Scale Figure

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...

Vykron MOTU Masterverse Mattel Creations Exclusive: Buy or Pass?

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...