Manga Reviews

Dragon Ball DAIMA Ending Solidfies Toriyama’s Multiverse

Dragon Ball Daima aired its final episode this past Friday. With that we saw Akira Toriyama and the crew behind the show deliver an epic conclusion to Goku and his friend’s journey through the Demon World. There were a lot of cool things that were done in Dragon Ball Daima. That went from the fanservice to hype choices made with...

Storm #4 Connects Ororo Munroe & Naruto Uzumaki In Powerful Way

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 Life Changing Decision In Kaiju No. 8 Chapter 118

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...

Gaara Rescue Arc 2.0 Begins In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex

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...

Kaiju No 8 Chapter 117 Reveals Truth About Kafka Hibino Origin

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...

DC Comics

The 10 Best Comic Books In March 2025

Welcome back to a new edition of the Best Comic Books of the month. This is the first edition of the Best Comic Books of the Month for 2025. Admittedly this has been a busy start to the year that I wasn’t able to create the list for the first two months of the year. But I’m making up for...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 3/26/25

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This was possibly the most packed week of comic book releases there’s been in a long time. With such a big week I’ve done my best to cover as many comic books as possible. With that said, for this week’s comic book reviews round-up it will include Absolute Martian Manhunter...

Batman #158 “Hush 2” Review

20+ years later and Batman: Hush has become an iconic storyline for a franchise filled with legendary comic book stories. That said, I never expect us to get an official sequel from the Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee epic. Not because of us possibly never seeing this creative team again, but rather due to having already had many follow-up stories...

Top Takeaways From DC Comics June 2025 Solicitations

DC Comics June 2025 comic book solicitations are here! Based on these solicitations DC Comics appears to be revamping their continuity and adding making decisions that impact the status quos of many characters. Let’s take a look at the biggest takeaways from DC Comics June 2025 solicitations. BARRY ALLEN CHRONICLES NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE Credit: DC Comics Since...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 3/19/25

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This packed week of comic book releases. With that in mind for this week’s comic book reviews round-up we are spotlighting Absolute Batman #5, Absolute Flash #1, Detective Comics #1095, G.I. JOE #5, The Last Boy #1, Nightwing #124, One World Under Doom #2, Titans #21, Ultimate X-Men #13, and...

Marvel Comics

The 10 Best Comic Books In March 2025

Welcome back to a new edition of the Best Comic Books of the month. This is the first edition of the Best Comic Books of the Month for 2025. Admittedly this has been a busy start to the year that I wasn’t able to create the list for the first two months of the year. But I’m making up for...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 3/26/25

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This was possibly the most packed week of comic book releases there’s been in a long time. With such a big week I’ve done my best to cover as many comic books as possible. With that said, for this week’s comic book reviews round-up it will include Absolute Martian Manhunter...

Ultimate Spider-Man #15 Review

Ultimate Spider-Man hit a major turning point with its fourteenth issue. That turning point saw Harry Osborn, aka Green Goblin, dying just as it looked like he and Peter Parker defeated Kraven the Hunter and escaped the Savage Lands. With Harry positioned to be such an important character in the Ultimate Universe his loss is a big one. Especially as...

Top Takeaways From Marvel Comics June 2025 Solicitations

Marvel Comics June 2025 comic book solicitations are here! Marvel is certainly going into their summer with plenty of big plans. Throughout Marvel Comics June 2025 solicitations we see that the company is expanding beyond relying on One World Under Doom to be the big selling point of their publishing plans. That includes a big new event by Jonathan Hickman....

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 3/19/25

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This packed week of comic book releases. With that in mind for this week’s comic book reviews round-up we are spotlighting Absolute Batman #5, Absolute Flash #1, Detective Comics #1095, G.I. JOE #5, The Last Boy #1, Nightwing #124, One World Under Doom #2, Titans #21, Ultimate X-Men #13, and...

Other Publishers

The 10 Best Comic Books In March 2025

Welcome back to a new edition of the Best Comic Books of the month. This is the first edition of the Best Comic Books of the Month for 2025. Admittedly this has been a busy start to the year that I wasn’t able to create the list for the first two months of the year. But I’m making up for...

BOOM! Studios June 2025 Solicitations

BOOM! Studios June 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 June 2025 solicitations. Comics to look forward to includes VR Troopers #1 by Mairghread Scott and Sebastian Piriz, Be Not Afraid #1 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Lisandro Estherren, and...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 3/26/25

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This was possibly the most packed week of comic book releases there’s been in a long time. With such a big week I’ve done my best to cover as many comic books as possible. With that said, for this week’s comic book reviews round-up it will include Absolute Martian Manhunter...

BOOM! Studios Preview: Power Rangers Prime #6

Power Rangers Prime has presented us with a brand new continuity with the Eltarians in charge even before the Mighty Morphin team were able to appear. That changed everything as the Power Rangers became an extinct part of this continuity. Recent issues of the series have shown there is still life as a new Power Rangers team has risen up....

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 3/19/25

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This packed week of comic book releases. With that in mind for this week’s comic book reviews round-up we are spotlighting Absolute Batman #5, Absolute Flash #1, Detective Comics #1095, G.I. JOE #5, The Last Boy #1, Nightwing #124, One World Under Doom #2, Titans #21, Ultimate X-Men #13, and...

Sales Charts and Rankings

February 2025 Comic Book Sales Rankings

It is time to check out the February 2025 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. Keep in mind that the Top...

January 2025 Comic Book Sales Rankings

It is time to check out the January 2025 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers, so we will have to settle for going to ICv2 for their Top 200 sales rankings. They are not as good as actual unit numbers, but we have to work with what we get. Remember that the Top 200...

December 2024 Comic Book Sales Rankings

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...

November 2024 Comic Book Sales Rankings

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,...

October 2024 Comic Book Sales Rankings

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,...

Commentary

The 10 Best Comic Books In March 2025

Welcome back to a new edition of the Best Comic Books of the month. This is the first edition of the Best Comic Books of the Month for 2025. Admittedly this has been a busy start to the year that I wasn’t able to create the list for the first two months of the year. But I’m making up for...

5 Reasons Why Scarlet Witch Has Been Marvel’s Best Comic Book

When it comes to what character has had the best creative run at Marvel of the last few years there are many that have a strong argument. The character with the strongest case for this is Scarlet Witch. In the last few years, we’ve seen writer Steve Orlando along with artists Sara Pichelli, Lorenzo Tammetta, and Jacopo Camagni deliver some...

How Miles Morales Arrival In New Ultimate Universe Plays Into The Maker’s Return

Several weeks ago, Marvel provided us with details of the newest title joining the Ultimate Universe publishing line: Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion. This new mini-series will be led by Miles Morales as he visits the new Ultimate Universe that The Maker created for the first time. Given that the title for this new mini-series includes the word Incursion it means the...

Dragon Ball DAIMA Ending Solidfies Toriyama’s Multiverse

Dragon Ball Daima aired its final episode this past Friday. With that we saw Akira Toriyama and the crew behind the show deliver an epic conclusion to Goku and his friend’s journey through the Demon World. There were a lot of cool things that were done in Dragon Ball Daima. That went from the fanservice to hype choices made with...

Green Lantern Debuts New DC Universe Trinity

DC All In has shaken up many aspects of the DC Universe. That is especially true for the Green Lantern franchise. There has been no greater shakeup than what we’ve seen go on with the Green Lantern Corps. They went into DC All In already dealing with their own crisis as the United Planets tried to eliminate them and control...

Comic Book Solicitations

BOOM! Studios June 2025 Solicitations

BOOM! Studios June 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 June 2025 solicitations. Comics to look forward to includes VR Troopers #1 by Mairghread Scott and Sebastian Piriz, Be Not Afraid #1 by Jude Ellison S. Doyle and Lisandro Estherren, and...

Top Takeaways From DC Comics June 2025 Solicitations

DC Comics June 2025 comic book solicitations are here! Based on these solicitations DC Comics appears to be revamping their continuity and adding making decisions that impact the status quos of many characters. Let’s take a look at the biggest takeaways from DC Comics June 2025 solicitations. BARRY ALLEN CHRONICLES NEW HISTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE Credit: DC Comics Since...

Top Takeaways From Marvel Comics June 2025 Solicitations

Marvel Comics June 2025 comic book solicitations are here! Marvel is certainly going into their summer with plenty of big plans. Throughout Marvel Comics June 2025 solicitations we see that the company is expanding beyond relying on One World Under Doom to be the big selling point of their publishing plans. That includes a big new event by Jonathan Hickman....

BOOM! Studios May 2025 Solicitations

BOOM! Studios May 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 May 2025 solicitations. Comics to look forward to include The Killer: Affairs of the State II #1, Minor Arcana #7 and Mouse Guard Facsimile Edition #1. Take a look at...

Top Takeaways From DC Comics May 2025 Solicitations

DC Comics May 2025 comic book solicitations are here! With that comes a slew of new announcements. The Superman franchise in particular is getting a lot of attention with several new comic books for Superman and Supergirl being added to the publishing line. That is on top of major developments going on for the Justice League Unlimited mission statement and...

Anime Reviews

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode 4 Review

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 3 Review

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 2 Review

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...

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Episode 1 Review

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...

Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Ep. 0 Review

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...

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...