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Harukaze Mound Chapter 1: “Opposite Twins” Review
Harukaze Mound has made its debut as the newest ongoing manga series at Shonen Jump. The latest Shonen Jump manga comes from mangakas Togo Goto and Kento Matsuura. Goto and Matsuura previously collaborated with the 30-chapter manga series Phantom Seer, which was also both their debuts as mangakas. Their newest work comes at an interesting time for Shonen Jump. There...
Latest Yor Forger Focus Spotlights Thorn Princess Importance To Spy x Family
The three most recent chapters of Spy x Family has seen a focus on Yor Forger. This happens every few story arcs of Spy x Family. But what has made this latest focus on Yor’s character different is seeing her return to her life as Thorn Princess. It is a side of Yor Forger we haven’t seen in quite a...
Otr Of The Flame Chapter 1 “The Flame Awakes” Review
Shonen Jump brought the heat with the debut of their new manga series this weekend, Otr of the Flame. This new manga is brought to us from the mind of mangaka Yuki Kawaguchi. Before this new Shonen Jump manga, Kawaguchi worked as assistant for Kohei Horikoshi on My Hero Academia. After creating a number of one-shots Kawaguchi got his big...
Sarada Uchiha Gets Overdue Spotlight In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 21
Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 21 has arrived and instantly became one of the most important chapters of the series. It is certainly an important chapter for Sarada Uchiha’s character. Finally after playing mostly a supporting role Sarada had the chance to shine in the latest Boruto: Two Blue Vortex chapter. With that development an important thing was highlighted when...
10 Must-Read Shonen Jump Manga In 2025
The past year and half has been one of the more notable time periods for the manga industry. During this period from 2024 and beginning of 2025 we saw many notable mangas coming to an end. For Shonen Jump alone that the series that concluded include My Hero Academia, Jujutsu Kaisen, Mission: Yozakura Family, Undead Unlock, Komi Can't Communicate, and...
DC Comics
Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 8/27/25
Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Green Lantern #26, Immortal Legend Batman #1, Imperial War: Black Panther, Imperial War: Planet She-Hulk, Ultimate Spider-Man #20, and Void Rivals #22. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book reviews round-up below. GREEN LANTERN #26 CREATIVE TEAM Writer: Jeremy...
Green Lantern #26 Review
The Starbreaker Supremacy has been a new turning point for the Green Lantern franchise. This is the culmination of everything that has been built around the Fractured Spectrum arc. It led to a universe that has been consumed by the Sorrow Lantern. Because of that Hal Jordan and his crew have gone on a mission to reclaim the universe’s emotions...
Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 8/20/25
Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Batman #11, Amazing Spider-Man #10, Black Cat #1, G.I. JOE #10, Imperial #3, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4, Nightwing #129, The Vision & The Scarlet Witch #4, and VR Troopers #2. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book...
DC Comics November 2025 Solicitations: 10 Biggest Takeaways
DC Comics November 2025 comic book solicitations are here! November shows that the company is all in on the DC K.O. event. That is being shown whether it’s directly through the event itself or tie ins to the what is being planned around Darkseid’s character. What else does DC Comics have planned to keep an eye out in November? Find...
Absolute Batman #11 Review
Absolute Batman has been on a complete roll with every issue being better than the previous one. The previous month saw Absolute Bruce Wayne placed through several months of torture after Bane captured him and placed him under Doctor Arkham “care.” Bruce showed an unbelievable amount of determination in order to escape his captivity. CREATIVE TEAM Writer: Scott Snyder Artist:...
Marvel Comics
Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 8/27/25
Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Green Lantern #26, Immortal Legend Batman #1, Imperial War: Black Panther, Imperial War: Planet She-Hulk, Ultimate Spider-Man #20, and Void Rivals #22. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book reviews round-up below. GREEN LANTERN #26 CREATIVE TEAM Writer: Jeremy...
Ultimate Spider-Man #20 Review
Ultimate Spider-Man has seen things get even more intense after Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn made the decision to spark a war with the Kingpin’s Sinister Six. This has created even more danger around the Parker Family as they’ve been trying to figure out what to do after Kraven the Hunter kidnapped and found out about Peter and Harry’s secrets....
Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 8/20/25
Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Batman #11, Amazing Spider-Man #10, Black Cat #1, G.I. JOE #10, Imperial #3, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4, Nightwing #129, The Vision & The Scarlet Witch #4, and VR Troopers #2. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book...
Marvel Comics November 2025 Solicitations: 10 Biggest Takeaways
Marvel Comics November 2025 comic book solicitations are here! November is set to be a big month for Marvel. It is the month that will see the One World Under Doom event that has dominated Marvel’s 2025 come to an end. November will also be the penultimate month before The Maker makes his return in the upcoming Ultimate Endgame event....
Imperial #3 Review
Imperial has been a game changing event for the Marvel Universe. The entire structure of the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe has been forever shaken by who turned out to be the Skrull. Its left all the cosmic powers from the Shi’ar, Wakanda, Kree, and more in a complete unknown state. With the revelations made thus far what else...
Other Publishers
Void Rivals #22 Review
Things have been getting more complicated with each passing issue of Void Rivals. The deeper we’ve gotten into this series we’ve seen how the greater Energon Universe, specifically Transformers, factor into the series. That has added all sorts of complications our leads in Solila and Darak. With even more difficult decisions ahead of them and others involved in this series...
BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide #1 Preview
Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR franchise is set to go to an all-new setting with its latest series scheduled to be released this November. The new series is titled BRZRKR: The Bleeding Tide. The series will be written by acclaimed writer of the Monstress series, Marjorie Liu, with artist Garry Brown joining her for this series. Now ahead of its November release...
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5 Preview
Invincible Universe: Battle Beast has given the spotlight to one of the standout characters in the franchise. Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley have done so by leaning into who Battle Beast is. Now, ahead of Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #5, Skybound and Image Comics have provided us with a preview of what to expect next in Battle Beast’s adventures to...
Energon Universe Preview: G.I. JOE #11
As the Energon Universe’s G.I. JOE series gets ready for its upcoming Dreadnok War story it first must wrap up current events. Those current events involve Baroness and Cover Girl having to deal with Major Bludd’s plan to kill the former. Now ahead of the G.I. JOE #11 by Joshua Williamson and Andrea Milana, Skybound and Image Comics has provided...
Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 8/20/25
Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Batman #11, Amazing Spider-Man #10, Black Cat #1, G.I. JOE #10, Imperial #3, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #4, Nightwing #129, The Vision & The Scarlet Witch #4, and VR Troopers #2. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book...
Sales Charts and Rankings
July 2025 Graphic Novels Sales Charts Including Superhero Comic Books and Manga
It is time to check out the July 2025 Graphic Novels Sales Charts, including superhero comic books and manga! As always, ICv2 is the best source for these sales numbers. ICv2 released several sales charts for July 2025, including the ComicHub Top 100 Graphic Novels, the Top 20 Author Graphic Novels, Top 20 Superheroes Graphic Novels, Top 20 Manga Graphic...
July 2025 Comic Book Sales Rankings
It is time to check out the July 2025 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers. So, we must settle for 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...
June 2025 Graphic Novels Sales Charts Including Superhero Comic Books and Manga
It is that time of the month when we get to check out the June 2025 Graphic Novels sales charts. As always, ICv2 is the best source for these sales numbers. ICv2 released several sales charts for June 2025, including the ComicHub Top 100 Graphic Novels, the Top 20 Author Graphic Novels, Top 20 Superheroes Graphic Novels, Top 20 Manga...
June 2025 Comic Book Sales Rankings
It is time to check out the June 2025 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers. So, we must settle for 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...
May 2025 Comic Book Sales Rankings
It is time to check out the May 2025 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers. So, we must settle for 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...
Commentary
The 10 Best Comic Books In July 2025
With July having come to an end that means it’s time to select the Best Comic Books of the month. With July kicking off the second half of the calendar we saw a lot of great releases. Because of that it makes trying to select the ten best comic books of the month so tough. With that in mind, find...
I Was Wrong About DC All In’s Batgirl Series
The new DC All In Batgirl was a series that did not make it through the three-issue test I give to all new comic books. With the comic book market filled with many great comic books it has created constant tough choices of what will be on my pull list being made. There were flashes of potential shown in Tate...
The 10 Best Comic Books In June 2025
With June having come to an end that means it’s time to select the Best Comic Books of the month. The half-way point to 2025 gave us plenty of fun and interesting comic books that built even more excitement for what the second half of the year will bring. Because of that it makes trying to select the ten best...
Absolute Batman #9 Spotlights Why This Is The Best Batman Comic Book
Absolute Batman #9 was dominated by the overwhelming presence of Absolute Bane. To say that Absolute Bane made an impact would be an understatement. Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta immediately made Bane one of the most threatening villains we’ve seen in the Absolute Universe. As much of an impact as the major villain’s presence made it was something else that...
Latest Yor Forger Focus Spotlights Thorn Princess Importance To Spy x Family
The three most recent chapters of Spy x Family has seen a focus on Yor Forger. This happens every few story arcs of Spy x Family. But what has made this latest focus on Yor’s character different is seeing her return to her life as Thorn Princess. It is a side of Yor Forger we haven’t seen in quite a...
Comic Book Solicitations
Marvel Comics November 2025 Solicitations: 10 Biggest Takeaways
Marvel Comics November 2025 comic book solicitations are here! November is set to be a big month for Marvel. It is the month that will see the One World Under Doom event that has dominated Marvel’s 2025 come to an end. November will also be the penultimate month before The Maker makes his return in the upcoming Ultimate Endgame event....
DC Comics November 2025 Solicitations: 10 Biggest Takeaways
DC Comics November 2025 comic book solicitations are here! November shows that the company is all in on the DC K.O. event. That is being shown whether it’s directly through the event itself or tie ins to the what is being planned around Darkseid’s character. What else does DC Comics have planned to keep an eye out in November? Find...
Marvel Comics October 2025 Solicitations: 5 Biggest Takeaways
Marvel Comics October 2025 comic book solicitations are here! October will begin a new age for the X-Men as the franchise is dominating the new comic book solicitations. That is thanks to a new direction called X-Men: Age of Revelation that will not only involve mutants but other heroes like Spider-Man and the Avengers. What else does Marvel Comics have...
DC Comics October 2025 Solicitations: 5 Biggest Takeaways
DC Comics October 2025 comic book solicitations are here! October is a big month for DC Comics. With DC Comics October solicitations we see that the month will begin their newest big event, DC K.O. With that we see a large portion of their titles being brought in to help tell the full story of their latest big event. What...
Top Takeaways From DC Comics September 2025 Solicitations
DC Comics September 2025 comic book solicitations are here! September is a big month for DC Comics. There is a wide variety of things going on that are shown in DC Comics September solicitations. That range includes new beginnings for the Batman franchise and teasing big storylines with Superman and the Justice League Unlimited at the center. With so much...
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...