Manga Reviews

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...

Kafka Hibino Opens Pandora’s Box In Kaiju No 8 Chapter 113

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:...

DC Comics

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...

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...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 11/27/24

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 Wonder Woman #2, Amazing Spider-Man #62, Black Canary: Best of the Best #1, Detective Comics #1091, Justice League Unlimited #1, Nightwing #120, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4, Ultimate Black Panther #10, Uncanny X-Men #6, and...

Marvel Comics

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...

X-Men #8 Review – “Raid on Graymalkin”

The first crossover event in the X-Men: From The Ashes direction is here. “Raid On Graymalkin” brings together Jed MacKay’s X-Men and Gail Simone’s Uncanny X-Men. With the two teams doing their own thing since the fall of Krakoa we don’t know what their dynamic will be. We’ve seen that both teams operate very differently even if they fall under...

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...

Weekly Comic Book Reviews For 11/27/24

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 Wonder Woman #2, Amazing Spider-Man #62, Black Canary: Best of the Best #1, Detective Comics #1091, Justice League Unlimited #1, Nightwing #120, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4, Ultimate Black Panther #10, Uncanny X-Men #6, and...

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...

Other Publishers

BOOM! Studios Preview: Hello Darkness #6

Hello Darkness has been one of the more unique comic books that BOOM! Studios has released this year. The anthology series has delivered all sorts of stories hitting the horror, fantasy, and mystery genres. That is going to be continued by Garth Ennis, Becky Cloonan, James Tynion IV, Werther Dell'Edera, Steve Orlando, Adam Gorham, and more in December’s Hello Darkness...

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...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #4 Advance Review

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has kicked off its new era by having each of the members of the Hamato Clan on their own. This has given Jason Aaron and his art team a chance to examine each of the members of the TMNT as they continue their respective growth. Thus far we have seen what’s gone on with Raphael, Michelangelo,...

Void Rivals #14 Advance Review

Things have certainly escalated in the pages of Void Rivals with each passing issue. The latest story arc of the series saw the inclusion of Pythona of Cobra-La into what is going on. Adding character from the G.I. JOE side of the Energon Universe is on top of all the characters from the Transformers franchise that have played a key...

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...

Sales Charts and Rankings

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...

July 2024 Comic Book Sales Rankings

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...

Commentary

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...

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...

Magneto Dark Discovery About Krakoan Resurrection Protocol

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...

Comic Book Solicitations

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...

Top Takeaways From DC Comics February 2025 Solicitations

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...

Top Takeaways From Marvel Comics January 2025 Solicitations

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 Solicitations

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:...

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...