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...

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: 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...

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 Batman and Robin: Year One #2, Daredevil #15, Immortal Thor #17, Phoenix #5, Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #7, Storm #2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto #1, Titans #17 and Ultimate Spider-Man #11. Find out how these...

DC Comics February 2025 solicitations are here! With DC Comics going into the new year with DC All In being a direction they are well invested in. That is seen in the second month of the year as majority of the titles are keeping the train rolling with storylines started at the end of 2024. With that in mind let’s...

Absolute Batman got off to a kick ass start with its debut issue. Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta nailed presenting a fresh take on Batman without abandoning the core of what makes the character great and his world great. Most importantly, the debut issue accomplished getting over how the Absolute Universe is an opportunity to present classic characters in new...

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 #1, Aliens vs Avengers #2, Batgirl #1, Batman #154, Birds of Prey #15, Green Arrow Annual 2024, Ranger Academy #12, The Ultimates #6, and X-Men #7. Find out how these turned out with our...

Finally, Cassandra Cain gets to break out on her own again as the sole Batgirl. As much as I like Barbara Gordon and Stephanie Brown, Cassandra Cain is the Batgirl I grew up reading. The last decade has not been so kind Cassandra in terms of her development. She’s largely played a secondary role in any title she was part...

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...

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 Batman and Robin: Year One #2, Daredevil #15, Immortal Thor #17, Phoenix #5, Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider #7, Storm #2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto #1, Titans #17 and Ultimate Spider-Man #11. Find out how these...

Immortal Thor has been a wild ride. Al Ewing has been finding different ways to challenge Thor as he has taken on various threats from the Elder Gods and Dario Agger. These challenges have brought back up a lot of history from across the franchise. The most recent issue of the series saw villains Radioactive Man, Cobra, Mr. Hyde, and...

Ultimate Spider-Man is going to be hitting another major note with its latest issue. As the cover for Ultimate Spider-Man #11 teases, we will be seeing an adult Felicia Hardy make her appearance as Black Cat. Given what happened when her father fought Green Goblin and Spider-Man a few issues ago, there is no telling if we will get the...

Finally after being 60 issues Amazing Spider-Man is free again with an exciting new storyline to begin this new era. While it is not promoted this way, this new timeperiod for series appears to be a stop gap creative run before the next big thing for the series. Which is 100% fine because Marvel has tapped Joe Kelly and Ed...

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...

To keep up its momentum from its debut writer Melissa Flores and artist Michael YG are bringing even bigger ideas for Power Rangers Prime #2. This target is hinted at in the solicitation for the second issue. That has been expanded on now as BOOM! Studios has provided us with a preview of Power Rangers #2 to share ahead of...

Void Rivals looks to be ending 2024 and enter 2025 hot. That is no small part from the to the latest Autobot that is finding their way into the pages of Void Rivals. Who is this Autobot? Well none other than Hot Rod. That’s right, writer Robert Kirkman (Invincible, The Walking Dead) and Lorenzo De Felici, along with colorist Patricio Delpeche and...

As soon as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Naruto crossover series was announced it immediately became the #1 comic book I was looking forward to. These are two of my favorite franchises across all media. Both franchises hold special places in my heart for different reasons. Ninja Turtles, along with Batman and Spider-Man, is how I discovered and fell...

G.I. JOE had a successful debut issue this past week. The creative team of Joshua Williamson, Tom Reilly, and Jordie Bellaire utilized everything built up in the Energon Universe to present the G.I. JOE in all new ways. Now after their debut issue Skybound and Image Comics has provided us with a first look at G.I. JOE #2 to share...

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,...

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...

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...

The X-Men: From The Ashes has continued to challenge mutants to face the fallout from how the end of the Krakoa era happened. The developments have come fast and furious across all the X-titles. Arguably the biggest development took place in last week’s X-Men #7 as Magneto and Cyclops made a life changing discovery for all mutants. Let’s breakdown what...

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...

Welcome back to a new edition of the Best Comic Books of the month for 2024. October we saw a jam packed month that kicked off the final quarter of the year on a strong note. The month saw a lot of major comic book releases that set the course for many different universes across the industry. The quality being...

We are closing in on one full year of the new Ultimate Universe. As we get closer to that milestone Ultimate Spider-Man #10 provided us some hints at where things could go during year two. That came in the way of the spotlight on Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy got during the most recent Ultimate Spider-Man. This was all thanks...

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...

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...

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...

DC Comics February 2025 solicitations are here! With DC Comics going into the new year with DC All In being a direction they are well invested in. That is seen in the second month of the year as majority of the titles are keeping the train rolling with storylines started at the end of 2024. With that in mind let’s...

Marvel Comics January 2025 solicitations are here! Unsurprisingly, Marvel is kicking off the new year with a load of new comic books. That continues the tradition of having fresh #1 comic books for fans to pick up. Many of them are timed with what is going on with the Marvel Cinematic Universe throughout 2025. With that in mind let’s look...

BOOM! Studios’ January 2025 comic book solicitations are here! BOOM! Studios January 2025 comic book solicitations show that the company is looking to kick off the new year big. Check out everything you can expect from BOOM! Studios January 2025 comic book solicitations are below. When I Lay My Vengeance Upon Thee #1 Writer: Gus Moreno Artist: Jakub Rebelka Colorist:...

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...