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...

With Kaiju No 8 Chapter 113 we’ve reached the 18th part of “Episode 9: The Last Wave Arc” for the series. That makes The Last Wave the second longest arc in the series. Based on the what happened in Kaiju No 8 Chapter 113 the ninth story arc of the series could end up either tying or exceeding “Episode 8:...

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex has done a lot to develop the new Naruto Universe that has been altered by Ada’s Omnipotence jutsu. Thus far Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto have focused on the state of the world and the place the entire cast has in it. Now with Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 13, titled “Ten Directions,” placed a slight...

For the last sixteen chapters Kaiju No 8 has been in the middle of its “Episode 9: The Last Wave” story arc. This ninth story arc for the series is the culmination of everything that Naoya Matsumoto has been building with Kaiju No. 9 as the main antagonist. We’ve had a lot of major developments in this story arc that...

After ten years the finale of My Hero Academia has finally arrived. There is no doubt that with this ten-year run, Kohei Horikoshi left a mark not just in the manga and anime industries but also in the superhero genre as a whole. This series has certainly reached a level that only a few have like its predecessors Dragon Ball...

They are back! Well, maybe not the main DCU version of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Instead, we get the Absolute Legion of Super-Heroes! It has been a long time since we saw the Legion of Super-Heroes. And, no, I am not including that abomination known as the Brian Bendis Legion. Nobody asked for that and nobody wanted it as the...

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 Batman #1, Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1, I Heart Skull-Crusher! #1, Minor Arcana #2, Phoenix #4, Scarlett #5, Transformers #13, and The Ultimates #5. Find out how these turned out with our comic book...

The DC All In Era began last week with the special one-shot establishing both the Justice League Unlimited and Absolute Universe. To kick off the new universe we are getting Absolute Batman. There is no other character to have start of the ongoing adventures in the Absolute Universe than with Batman. Unlike other new starts, the Absolute Universe is getting...

This past week we had the release of a special one-shot titled DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis. With this one-shot DC Comics gave the opportunity to various creators the chance to tell new stories around various Crisis events. These Crisis events where Crisis on Infinite Earths, Millennium, Zero Hour, The Final Night, and Final Crisis. One story...

As Dawn of DC ends the DC All In direction begins. Of course with this new direction a Batman series would be being part of the initial roll out. That comic book came in the form of Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez’s Batman #153. Right away Zdarsky and Jimenez established the new status quo for Gotham City under the DC...

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 Batman #1, Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1, I Heart Skull-Crusher! #1, Minor Arcana #2, Phoenix #4, Scarlett #5, Transformers #13, and The Ultimates #5. Find out how these turned out with our comic book...

The Ultimates has been a different book than what was expected. Give the name of the title it was expected that we would see this as the Avengers version for the Ultimate Universe. That meant having the Ultimates operating as a team against The Maker’s Council. While we saw that initially in the first two issues the last two have...

Welcome back to another edition of our comic book reviews round-up! October is already getting off to a hot start with a ton of great comic books released. For this edition of the comic book reviews round-up we are taking a look at Batman #153, Birds of Prey #14, Daredevil #14, DC All In Special #1, Immortal Thor #16, Spider-Gwen:...

With X-Men: For The Ashes we are seeing Marvel expand on the franchise with more solo titles. With that direction Storm is one of the X-Men who is getting her own solo title. Outside of Wolverine if there is one X-Men that has the popularity to carry their own solo series it is Storm. As one of the leaders of...

The X-Men series by Jed MacKay and Ryan Stegman has gotten off to a solid start. This core team has developed well with how Cyclops is trying to position the X-Men as heroes protecting mutants and humans. Recent developments with the X-Gene randomly being activated in different individuals is a big mystery. This is something we didn’t see much of...

With G.I. JOE right around the corner there is one final mini-series to wrap up before it begins. That is the finale to Destro. The series from writer Dan Watters and artist Andrei Bressan has been building up the villain side of the G.I. JOE corner of the Energon Universe. Destro has proven himself to be a major threat that...

Back in August BOOM! Studios made the announcement of Power Rangers Prime launching this November. The new series begins a new era for the Power Rangers franchise is a will be handled by the Recharged Era and Darkest Hour writer Melissa Flores. Flores will be joined by artist Michael YG (Iron Fist), colorist Fabi Marques, and letterer Ed Dukeshire. Now...

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 Batman #1, Green Lantern Civil Corps Special #1, I Heart Skull-Crusher! #1, Minor Arcana #2, Phoenix #4, Scarlett #5, Transformers #13, and The Ultimates #5. Find out how these turned out with our comic book...

We are one month away from the release of the Energon Universe’s G.I. JOE series. The series will see the creative team of the Duke mini-series, writer Joshua Williamson, artist Tom Reilly, and Jordie Ballaire, team-up again. Now ahead of the November 13th release Skybound and Image Comics has provided us with an extended preview and new variant covers for...

Robert Kirkman and Lorenzo De Felici’s ended the second story arc for Void Rivals with Darak and Solila parted way for their own missions. This was due to Solila having to go on a spiritual journey that Darak could not go on. Now ahead of its scheduled October 23rd release Skybound and Image Comics has provided us with a preview...

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...

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...

It is time to check out the July 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 June 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...

It is time to check out the May 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,...

This past week we had the release of a special one-shot titled DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis. With this one-shot DC Comics gave the opportunity to various creators the chance to tell new stories around various Crisis events. These Crisis events where Crisis on Infinite Earths, Millennium, Zero Hour, The Final Night, and Final Crisis. One story...

As Dawn of DC ends the DC All In direction begins. Of course with this new direction a Batman series would be being part of the initial roll out. That comic book came in the form of Chip Zdarsky and Jorge Jimenez’s Batman #153. Right away Zdarsky and Jimenez established the new status quo for Gotham City under the DC...

Welcome back to a new edition of the Best Comic Books of the month for 2024. September was another packed month of great comic books to close out the 2024 summer. It certainly made deciding on the best comic books for the month even harder as there were so many to choose from. But finally after much deliberation I was...

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...

Joshua Willaimson’s creative run on the Dynamic Duo’s current ongoing series ended with Batman and Robin #13. To put a big statemen on the conclusion of his year-long run, Williamson had Damian Wayne confront the person who has had the greatest impact in his life the last few years: Bane. During the “City of Bane” storyline Bane forced the young...

DC  Comics December 2024 comic book solicitations are here! To end 2024 DC Comics shows even greater commitment to their DC All In direction. That includes going even more into what it means for the DC Universe that there is such a big power vacuum after the death of Darkseid. With that in mind let’s take a look at the...

Marvel Comics December 2024 comic book solicitations are here! To end 2024 Marvel is going to be going all in with introducing a bunch of new comic books. Marvel Comics December plans are loaded with new comic books. Luckily that is balanced out with he continued focus on expanding the publishing plans for the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises. With that...

BOOM! Studios’ December 2024 comic book solicitations are here! With it comes a slew of new comic books including debuting series. Some of the big new releases BOOM! Studios December 2024 solicitations include In Bloom #1 by Michael Conrad and John Pearson, Book of Cutter #1 by James Tynion and Werther Dell’Edera, Jim Henson Presents #1 by Shannon Watters, Cameron...

BOOM! Studios' November 2024 comic book solicitations are here! With it comes a slew of new comic books including debuting series. Some of the big new releases BOOM! Studios November 2024 solicitations include Aabria Iyengar and Mari Costa’s The Fade #1, Melissa Flores and Michael Yg’s Power Rangers Prime #1, James Tynion IV and Michael Dialynas’ Wynd: The Power of...

Marvel Comics November 2024 comic book solicitations are here! And as has become the norm it is filled by the publishing plans for the Spider-Man and X-Men franchises. Marvel has been heavily reliant on Spider-Man and X-Men franchises for a while. Though the Avengers are making a resurgence thanks to some big brand crossovers. Now they are getting their second...

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...