Manga Reviews

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...

Gaara Status Quo Revealed In Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 15

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...

Boruto & Shikamaru Risk Their Futures In Two Blue Vortex Chapter 14

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 14 was a major turning point chapter for the series. After all the chaos caused by the God Trees group the leadership of Konoha finally got some answers. Those answers came the way of a captured Boruto. Through this we got a lot of important developments that change the direction of many characters. While all...

DC Comics

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 12/18/24

Welcome back to another edition of our comic book reviews round-up! It’s a little later than usual but the holidays have been really keeping life busy. But that is just how it goes at this time of year. Now for this edition of the comic book reviews round-up we are looking at Absolute Batman #3, Batman & Robin: Year One...

Top Takeaways From DC Comics March 2025 Solicitations

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...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 12/11/24

Welcome back to another edition of our comic book reviews round-up! For this edition of the comic book reviews round-up we are looking at Amazing Spider-Man #63, Green Lantern #18, Laura Kinney: Wolverine #1, Phoenix #6, Storm #3, Transformers #15, and Ultimate Universe #1. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews round-up for December 11th. AMAZING...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 12/4/24

Welcome back to another edition of our comic book reviews round-up! For this edition of the comic book reviews round-up we are looking at Absolute Superman #2, Batgirl #2, Batman #155, Birds of Prey #16, Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #8, The Ultimates #7, and X-Men #8. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews round-up for the first...

Absolute Superman #2 Review – “Last Dust Of Krypton”

Absolute Superman had a strong debut to join Batma and Wonder Woman in the new universe. The way Krypton’s history was altered with Kal-El having a childhood with his parents, Jor-El and Lara, opened whole new story possibilities. Those possibilities were already showing themselves with the status quos Jor-El and Lara were given on Krypton. The presentation for the Krypton...

Marvel Comics

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 12/18/24

Welcome back to another edition of our comic book reviews round-up! It’s a little later than usual but the holidays have been really keeping life busy. But that is just how it goes at this time of year. Now for this edition of the comic book reviews round-up we are looking at Absolute Batman #3, Batman & Robin: Year One...

Top Takeaways From Marvel Comics March 2025 Solicitations

Marvel Comics March 2025 solicitations are here! And to no surprise Marvel’s upcoming plans are dominated by the One World Under Doom event along with plans for Spider-Man and the X-Men. With that in mind, let’s look at the biggest takeaways from Marvel Comics March 2025 comic book solicitations. GODZILLA INVADES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE Credit: Marvel Comics Godzilla has been...

Ultimate Spider-Man #12 Review

Ultimate Spider-Man #12 marks the end of the first year of the first Ultimate Universe ongoing series. Thus far Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto have delivered a can’t miss experience. They’ve done a great job in showing how different things are when Peter Parker assumes the Spider-Man identity in his 30s after having a career and building a family with...

Ultimate Nick Fury’s Tragic Backstory Shapes The Ultimate Universe

The Maker’s created Ultimate Universe, also known as Earth-6160, is heading into its second year. In the set up for its big second year we got the release of the one-shot comic book Ultimate Universe: One Year In. With this one-shot we saw the debut of Ultimate Nick Fury. As with every character and organization, Ultimate Nick Fury was a...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 12/11/24

Welcome back to another edition of our comic book reviews round-up! For this edition of the comic book reviews round-up we are looking at Amazing Spider-Man #63, Green Lantern #18, Laura Kinney: Wolverine #1, Phoenix #6, Storm #3, Transformers #15, and Ultimate Universe #1. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews round-up for December 11th. AMAZING...

Other Publishers

Void Rivals #15 Advance Review

Things in Void Rivals have continued to escalate with Darak and Solila on split journeys. Now the connection this series has to the greater Energon Universe will grow as Autobot’s Hot Rod is joining the cast. This is after we’ve already seen the Autobot Springer and Pythona of Cobra-La being part of the cast already. With the connections to Transformers...

BOOM! Studios: Mouse Guard: Dawn of the Black Axe #1

2025 marks the 20th anniversary of David Petersen’s Eisner Award-winning and New York Times bestselling Mouse Guard. To mark the occasion Petersen is coming back to the franchise titled Mouse Guard: Dawn of the Black Axe in March. This new series is coming in partnership with BOOM! Studios with Locke & Key artist Gabriel Rodriguez joining Petersen. Mouse Guard: Dawn...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 12/18/24

Welcome back to another edition of our comic book reviews round-up! It’s a little later than usual but the holidays have been really keeping life busy. But that is just how it goes at this time of year. Now for this edition of the comic book reviews round-up we are looking at Absolute Batman #3, Batman & Robin: Year One...

BOOM! Studios Preview: Power Rangers Prime #3

Power Rangers Prime had a strong start to cap off 2024 for BOOM! Studios. Power Rangers Prime #2, releasing this week, continued the momentum started by the debut issue. Writer Melissa Flores, artist Michael YG, colorist Fabi Marques, and letterer Ed Dukeshire will look to continue that momentum in 2025. With that in mind, BOOM! Studios has provided us with...

G.I. JOE #2 Advance Review

G.I. JOE got off to a strong start with its debut issue. The first issue did a great job at bringing everything built through the Duke, Cobra Commander, Scarlett, and Destro mini-series. The payoff to all the world building was shown immediately, especially when it comes to Cobra’s side. Cobra certainly appears to have a decisive advantage over the JOEs,...

Sales Charts and Rankings

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,...

September 2024 Comic Book Sales Rankings

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...

August 2024 Comic Book Sales Rankings

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...

Hit or Miss: A New Psylocke Comic Book For 2024

Marvel Comics has been busy releasing a horde of new X-Men franchise titles as a part of the big From the Ashes initiative. We have already looked at the new X-Men title, Exceptional X-Men, and the new Phoenix title, as well as the sales histories, to predict the future sales success for each new comic book. During the X-Men: From...

Commentary

The Ultimates #7 Sets Up Asgard War In Ultimate Universe

The Ultimates #7 saw the team taking a step back to process their loss to Ultimate Hulk. For Thor Odinson and Lady Sif they decided to go back home. Though that isn’t a happy return home due to the fact Thor is an escape prisoner and Lady Sif was his assigned warden. This status quo meant that since Lady Sif...

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...

Bruce Wayne Moves Closer To Batman Beyond Future

DC All In launch has kept Bruce Wayne busy between helping launch Justice League Unlimited and navigating the new state of Gotham City as Batman. That is all along with what Bruce has going on with his personal and business life. With so much going on it was only a matter of time before questions of Bruce capabilities to manage...

The 10 Best Comic Books In November 2024

Welcome back to a new edition of the Best Comic Books of the month for 2024. This time we are taking a look at the best comic books released in November. With that we saw a lot of comic books that set the stage for how the year will end for many and how the new year will start for...

Deathstroke Makes Big Return In Titans #17

Titans #17 marked a significant step for the series with Donna Troy making a major statement just as Deathstroke makes their big return. On the team side of things Donna Troy proved she was more than ready to take on leadership duties of the Titans. This was shown as Donna Troy’s mental fortitude led the team to overcome Clock King’s...

Comic Book Solicitations

Top Takeaways From DC Comics March 2025 Solicitations

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 Solicitations

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...

Top Takeaways From Marvel Comics March 2025 Solicitations

Marvel Comics March 2025 solicitations are here! And to no surprise Marvel’s upcoming plans are dominated by the One World Under Doom event along with plans for Spider-Man and the X-Men. With that in mind, let’s look at the biggest takeaways from Marvel Comics March 2025 comic book solicitations. GODZILLA INVADES THE MARVEL UNIVERSE Credit: Marvel Comics Godzilla has been...

BOOM! Studios February 2025 Solicitations

BOOM! Studios February 2025 comic book solicitations are here! BOOM! Studios February 2025 comic book solicitations show the company has plenty of plans for the new year with new comics like by Shobo, Shof, and Alexandre Tefenkgi’s titled Bronze Faces launching to Melissa Flores and Michael YG’s Power Rangers Prime continuing. Check out everything you can expect from BOOM! Studios...

Top Takeaways From Marvel Comics February 2025 Solicitations

Marvel Comics February 2025 solicitations are here! Continuing the obvious moves most expected Marvel to make, we will be getting a new big event headlined by Doctor Doom. That event will be a nine-issue event named One World Under Doom. With a big event already taking place to start the year let’s see what other takeaways there are from Marvel...

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...