Hima-Ten! by Genki Ono is the latest manga series to debut in Shonen Jump. Genki Ono doesn’t have an extensive mangaka history. Other than working on several one-shots, Ono’s only other ongoing manga work was the 2017 Full Drive series that ran for 20 chapters. That is normally the case for new mangaka, as we’ve seen with how many series...

With only a handful of chapters left Kohei Horikoshi still has things to wrap up before concluding My Hero Academia. One of the biggest is the narrative known as “The Hellish Todoroki Family” that, while going on since before the start of the series, fully kicked off back in My Hero Academia Chapter 249. Arguably the Todoroki Family has had...

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 11 was a big chapter for many reasons, with one of them being Boruto Otsutsuki debut. That debut came with major developments for several cast members. In particular, it was Boruto’s former little sister, Himawari Uzumaki, who stood up against Jūra. Himawari was assisted by her brand new power up thanks to being the new...

Kaiju No 8 is in the middle of its endgame story when it comes to the war against Kaiju No. 9. Titled “The Last Wave,” Naoya Matsumoto latest story arc for Kaiju No 8 placed Mina Ashiro in serious danger after she defeated some of the most dangerous Kaiju. Luckily Kafka Hibino was able to step up to save his...

This week’s chapter of My Hero Academia was a massive one for many reasons. The biggest reason is part of the Author Notes section in Weekly Shonen Jump 2024 Issue #27 that My Hero Academia Chapter 424 released in Kohei Horikoshi confirmed he is beginning of the end for his beloved manga series. At the same time, Horikoshi made sure...

DC Comics October 2024 solicitations for October 2024 show that they will be All In on creating a new era for themselves. In the fallout from Absolute Power we will see the DC Universe head into a new direction that will see two universes developing at the same time. The impact of this decision is seen all over DC Comics...

Welcome back to this week’s edition of the comic book reviews round-up! In a packed week of releases we will be spotlighting Nightwing #116, Scarlet Witch #2, The Spectacular Spider-Men #5, Titans #13, and Ultimate X-Men #5. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews below. DESTRO #2 CREATIVE TEAM Writer: Dan Watters Artist: Andrei Bressan Colorist:...

Wonder Woman’s Sovereign storyline came to a merciful end, at least for now given Tom King’s long-term booking tendencies. Whether the Sovereign story ended because Absolute Power was right around the corner or not is something only King and editorial know. But the fact is that Wonder Woman is moving on to dealing with the events of Absolute Power. As...

Welcome back to another addition of our comic book reviews round-up! Coming off the holiday we got a big week for comic book releases. With that in mind this week’s comic book reviews round-up is going to be spotlighting Ain’t No Grave #3, Batman and Robin #11, Daredevil #11, and The Ultimates #2. Find out how these turned out with...

Green Lantern #13 begins the tie-in to Absolute Power for this series. Unlike other tie-ins we saw the previous story arc for this series end with a direct lead into Absolute Power. That is all thanks to Thaaros and Amanda Waller building an uneasy alliance that led to Hal Jordan’s capture by Waller’s Task Force VII. With Hal starting off...

Marvel Comics October 2024 comic book solicitations are here! That means we got a look at what Marvel Comics October plans are. And as we see in the solicitations Marvel Comics October is being dominated by the Venom War event for the fall and winter. But while Venom War dominates Marvel Comics October publishing plans we got a lot of...

Deadpool & Wolverine: WWIII is a timely mini-series that Marvel put out ahead of the release of the latest MCU movie starring Wade Wilson and Logan. Adding to the timeliness is the fact the final issue of this mini-series is releasing the same week as the release of the movie. So far this has been a comic book that’s just...

Welcome back to this week’s edition of the comic book reviews round-up! In a packed week of releases we will be spotlighting Nightwing #116, Scarlet Witch #2, The Spectacular Spider-Men #5, Titans #13, and Ultimate X-Men #5. Find out how these turned out with our comic book reviews below. DESTRO #2 CREATIVE TEAM Writer: Dan Watters Artist: Andrei Bressan Colorist:...

Thanks to remerging with the Phoenix Force under her control Jean Grey was a major key in ensuring the Marvel Universe was saved at the end of Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X. Taking on the Phoenix Force once again was not just a one-time deus ex machina act to end the latest...

The Ultimates #2 was an impactful follow-up to the debut issue. A big reason for the impact was the story involving The Ultimates launching an assault on the North American Union’s White House. With this public showing against the government Ultimates further pushed themselves fighting against the system created by The Maker’s Council. In the process, through the eyes of...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is back with brand new series and creative team from IDW. Based on the information we’ve received from IDW this is not going to be a reboot of their TMNT universe but a relaunch. With that relaunch the new creative team of Jason Aaron along with an all-star cast of artists, starting with Joelle Jones for...

Hello Darkness is the comic book with the most star-studded list of comic book creators working on it that’s releasing this year. For this new series BOOM! Studios has lined up Garth Ennis, James Tynion IV, Brian Azzarello, Becky Cloonan, Werther Dell'Edera, Vanesa R. Del Rey, and Ryan Sook just to name a few. Having some of the biggest comic...

The final issue of Brian Buccellato, Kyle Higgins, and Geraldo Borges’ No/One arrives this week. This lines up with the Supermassive 2024 One-Shot releasing at the same time. This makes the week of July 24 a big one for the Massive-Verse. Given what has happened in No One thus far the final issue of this maxi-series can help define where...

BOOM! Studios October 2024 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 October solictations. Some new comic books joining from BOOM! Studios October solicitations are Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini’s Vicarious #1, Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey’s The Creeping Below,...

The Energon Universe’s Transformers series is one of the hottest ongoing series on the market right now. After the impact delivered by this month’s issue Skybound and Image Comics has provided us with a first look at Transformers #11 to share ahead of its August 14th release date. The latest chapter in Daniel Warren Johnson, Jorge Corona, and Mike Spicer’s Transformers...

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,...

It is time to check out the April 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 March 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 February 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...

As we are beginning the X-Men: From the Ashes we got learned more about where both Scott Summers and Jean Grey status quo. There were a lot things up in the air in the fallout of Fall of the House of X and Rise of the Powers of X. That includes what it means for their Scott and Jean’s relationship...

With only a handful of chapters left Kohei Horikoshi still has things to wrap up before concluding My Hero Academia. One of the biggest is the narrative known as “The Hellish Todoroki Family” that, while going on since before the start of the series, fully kicked off back in My Hero Academia Chapter 249. Arguably the Todoroki Family has had...

Welcome back to a new edition of the Best Comic Books of the month for 2024. June was packed with comic books as hot as the Las Vegas desert. 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 able to...

After break-ups with Mary Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy in the latest Amazing Spider-Man series Peter Parker has been single for a while. Though it hasn’t been because Peter now desires to take time for himself. The latest four issues of the Spider-Man Unlimited Infinity Comic series have placed a spotlight on Peter’s desire to have a romantic relationship. That...

Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Chapter 11 was a big chapter for many reasons, with one of them being Boruto Otsutsuki debut. That debut came with major developments for several cast members. In particular, it was Boruto’s former little sister, Himawari Uzumaki, who stood up against Jūra. Himawari was assisted by her brand new power up thanks to being the new...

Marvel Comics October 2024 comic book solicitations are here! That means we got a look at what Marvel Comics October plans are. And as we see in the solicitations Marvel Comics October is being dominated by the Venom War event for the fall and winter. But while Venom War dominates Marvel Comics October publishing plans we got a lot of...

BOOM! Studios October 2024 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 October solictations. Some new comic books joining from BOOM! Studios October solicitations are Ryan Parrott and Eleonora Carlini’s Vicarious #1, Brian Azzarello and Vanesa Del Rey’s The Creeping Below,...

DC Comics October 2024 solicitations for October 2024 show that they will be All In on creating a new era for themselves. In the fallout from Absolute Power we will see the DC Universe head into a new direction that will see two universes developing at the same time. The impact of this decision is seen all over DC Comics...

Marvel Comics September 2024 solicitations are here! With that are given a clear idea of how Marvel plans on ending their summer publishing schedule and how the fall will begin. Once again the Marvel Comics September 2024 solicitations are dominated by the Spider-Man and X-Men franchise along with the Venom War event. Though we get some Avengers plans that are...

BOOM! Studios September 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 September 2024 solicitations include Jeff Lemire’s Minor Arcana #1, James Tynion and Werther Dell’Edera’s special Something is Killing the Children #0, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Usagi Yojimbo #1, new comic book...

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...

We have some big news about the new Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc anime headed our way from Production I.G. Character Announcements First, the various characters slated to appear in the anime were released along with the voice actors for each character. https://twitter.com/ponycan_anime/status/1795470366422520297 Release Dates The official Kinnikuman website states that the new anime will air on CBC/TBS affiliated 28 stations...

From the Winter to Fall 2022 season anime fans were treated to another year filled with a lot fantastic anime series to watch. There are a lot of factors that make for a great anime. One of those is having a strong opening. The best anime openings combine music and video accompanying that build hype for what you are about...

Welcome back to the Manga Revolution Podcast! On today’s episode Rokk and I discuss all the latest developments that took place in the October 2021 chapters for My Hero Academia, Spy x Family, Kaiju No. 8, and Sakamoto Days. But before we dig into all these manga series’ we start the podcast by breaking down the recent announcement by Viz...

My Hero Academia is one of the most popular animes and mangas you will find on the market. At the beginning of April Viz Media announced that My Hero Academia has sold over five million printed copies of the series total 26 volumes thus far. That is an incredible milestone for the franchise as it hits its sixth anniversary later...

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...