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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Flash #4, Amazing Spider-Man #6, Blood & Thunder #2, Detective Comics #1098, G.I. JOE #8, I Heart Skull Crusher! #10, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, Nightwing #127, Titans #24, The Ultimates #13, and Zatanna #5. Find out how these comic books turned out with the...

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...

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Batman #9, Green Lantern Corps #5, New Avengers #1, One World Under Doom #5, Phoenix #12, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #9, and Transformers #21. Find out how these comic books turned out with the latest comic book reviews round-up below. ABSOLUTE BATMAN #9 CREATIVE...

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...

The last few issues of Ultimate Spider-Man has taken the focus away from the Parker Family. In their place we have seen Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn takeover as they go about their secret planning against the Secret Six and The Maker’s Council. With what Gwen has done, in particular, as part of the Mysterio Illuminati escalates things to a...

Marvel Comics September 2025 comic book solicitations are here! September will be a monumental month for fans. Because it marks the kick-off for the new Marvel and DC Comics crossover collaboration decades in the making. That is all happening with Batman and Deadpool leading the way. That is all on top of other big events that Marvel is either leading...

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Flash #4, Amazing Spider-Man #6, Blood & Thunder #2, Detective Comics #1098, G.I. JOE #8, I Heart Skull Crusher! #10, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, Nightwing #127, Titans #24, The Ultimates #13, and Zatanna #5. Find out how these comic books turned out with the...

The latest volume of Amazing Spider-Man under Joe Kelly and John Romita Jr. got off to a solid start. Kelly and Romita did what they needed to do to build trust that they are going to be moving Peter Parker and his supporting cast forward. All the groundwork was made from what’s Peter new life is and Spider-Man fighting his...

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...

Void Rivals #20 gets us back to Darak and Solila’s narrative. This is after the previous issue took us a bit on a side quest to spotlight the Energon Universe’s Skuxxoid and what he’s been up too. Getting back to Darak and Solila story will hopefully provide answers to the big decision being made for them. Specifically, what Darak will...

VR Troopers is one of those franchises that I definitely remember watching as a kid. This was more because VR Troopers hit on the feeling of wanting to watch more Power Rangers like shows at the time. Which was certainly what Saban was going for when adapting the Metal Hero Series into VR Troopers. Though unlike Power Rangers, I don’t...

Welcome back to another edition of comic book reviews round-up! This week we’ll be covering Absolute Flash #4, Amazing Spider-Man #6, Blood & Thunder #2, Detective Comics #1098, G.I. JOE #8, I Heart Skull Crusher! #10, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast, Nightwing #127, Titans #24, The Ultimates #13, and Zatanna #5. Find out how these comic books turned out with the...

Invincible Universe: Battle Beast had an incredible debut issue. Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley returned to their iconic universe without missing a beat. It certainly helped that Battle Beast is one of the more compelling characters in the Invincible Universe. He is a character that always felt like he had so much more potential to be tapped into. That was...

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...

It is time to check out the April 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...

It is time to check out the March 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...

It is time to check out the February 2025 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. Keep in mind that the Top...

It is time to check out the January 2025 comic book sales rankings. Things are getting murkier in terms of actual unit numbers, so we will have to settle for going to ICv2 for their Top 200 sales rankings. They are not as good as actual unit numbers, but we have to work with what we get. Remember that the Top 200...

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 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...

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...

The last few issues of Ultimate Spider-Man have taken the spotlight away from the Parker Family. The spotlight has moved to shine on the other major couple of this series: Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn. Both Ultimate Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn have shown to have a big impact on the direction Ultimate Spider-Man has gone thus far. The last...

May has come to an end and you know what that means, it’s time to select the Best Comic Books of the month. This was a month packed with plenty of comic books to talk about. It is what makes trying to select the ten best comic books of the month so tough. With that in mind, find out what...

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...

Marvel Comics September 2025 comic book solicitations are here! September will be a monumental month for fans. Because it marks the kick-off for the new Marvel and DC Comics crossover collaboration decades in the making. That is all happening with Batman and Deadpool leading the way. That is all on top of other big events that Marvel is either leading...

Marvel Comics August 2025 comic book solicitations are here! As August continues the focus on the impact the One World Under Doom and Imperial events are having on the Marvel Universe we are getting several high-profile relaunches. Those relaunches are led by the second act of Al Ewing’s Thor kicking off with a new status quo for the God of...

BOOM! Studios August 2025 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 August 2025 solicitations. The month is being led by Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, Blink and You'll Miss It, Dune: Age of a Crysknife: Rage of Shai-Hulud,...

DC Comics August 2025 comic book solicitations are here! We got a lot big developments going on across the DC Universe. Some of the things we see teased in DC Comics August 2025 solicitations is the end of Batman: H2SH, formation of the Justice League Red, Superman calling Gotham City home, and much more. Let’s take a look at the...

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...