My Hero Academia aired its final anime episode this past weekend. With that we got the close to an anime most has been most synonymous with the industry the last decade. That is a major event for the industry as we will be entering 2026 with a major hole left for other current and upcoming animes to fill. Personally, that...

Chapter 28 of Boruto: Two Blue Vortex arrived and with it we saw the kickoff for the next big story arc. That story arc involves Mamushi invading Konoha in what looks to be a Pain-like attack. This is something that Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto are doing to escalate the war against the Human God Trees to another level. In...

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...

Batman #10 has a lot to follow-up on after the events of the previous issue. In Batman #9 we saw the entire Batman Family being hunted down by Vandal Savage’s GCPD. Commissioner Savage was successful as he took out most of the Batman Family’s bunkers and was able to arrest Barbara Gordon. Though these things appear to be part of...

May has come to close and and that means it is time to select the Best Comic Books released in the past month! This was a month filled with a lot of quality releases. It was a month that was tough to just be able to select ten comic books that were the best. With that in mind I’ve put...

We are back with another week of comic book reviews for this past New Comic Book Day. There were a lot of major releases this week to talk about. With that in mind this week we’ll be covering Absolute Wonder Woman #20, Batman #163, Void Rivals #30, and Zatanna #2. Find out how these comic books turned out with the...

Batman #163 is finally here! After more than a year in the making we finally are getting the sixth and final chapter of the first part for the Hush sequel. There are many reasons for the long delays that caused this six part story to take over a year to complete. No matter the reasons it has not erased the...

DC Comics August 2026 solicitations have arrived! With it we see how DC Comics is shaping their event calendar for the second half of 2026. Along with continuing building towards an Absolute Universe event we see Batman and Superman involved in their own crossovers. We also get to see the start of a follow-up to the Dakota Incident in New...

Storm: Earth's Mightiest Mutant #5 will be bringing the second act of Murewa Ayodele of the greater story he has been telling with Ororo Munroe. Through this second act we have seen the Eternal Storm storyline being taken to another level. We’ve seen Storm take on literal Gods and come out on top. But now after going up against Eternity’s...

May has come to close and and that means it is time to select the Best Comic Books released in the past month! This was a month filled with a lot of quality releases. It was a month that was tough to just be able to select ten comic books that were the best. With that in mind I’ve put...

Marvel Comics August 2026 solicitations are here! Along with their Avengers and X-Men events, Armageddon and DNX respectively, we got other big things coming from Marvel this summer. That includes the start of a brand new universe led by Jonathan Hickman. They will also be celebrating Amazing Spider-Man’s 1000th issue. What else can we expect from Marvel in August? Find...

We are back with another week of a ton of comic books released this past New Comic Book Day. There were a lot of major releases this week to talk about. With that in mind this week we’ll be covering Batwoman #3, G.I. JOE #22, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #9, New Titans #36, Nightwing #138, Rogue #5, Sorcerer Supreme #6,...

We are back with another week of a ton of comic books released this past New Comic Book Day. There were a lot of major releases this week to talk about. With that in mind this week we’ll be covering Absolute Batman #20, Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1, Blood & Thunder #13, Hello Darkness #21, Iron Man #5, Teenage Mutant Ninja...

BOOM! Studios is launching a brand new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #1 in 2026. This new Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series is part of a three part strategy for the Power Rangers franchise. Given the success BOOM! Studios has had with the original team it is not surprising that they are starting off with the Mighty Morphin squad. What makes...

The battle we’ve all been waiting for will be going down in Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #10 on June 17th. That battle is none other than the clash of titans as Battle Beast and Conquest throw down. Ahead of its release Skybound and Image Comics has provided us with a preview to share an early look at the upcoming clash...

May has come to close and and that means it is time to select the Best Comic Books released in the past month! This was a month filled with a lot of quality releases. It was a month that was tough to just be able to select ten comic books that were the best. With that in mind I’ve put...

We are back with another week of comic book reviews for this past New Comic Book Day. There were a lot of major releases this week to talk about. With that in mind this week we’ll be covering Absolute Wonder Woman #20, Batman #163, Void Rivals #30, and Zatanna #2. Find out how these comic books turned out with the...

We are back with another week of a ton of comic books released this past New Comic Book Day. There were a lot of major releases this week to talk about. With that in mind this week we’ll be covering Batwoman #3, G.I. JOE #22, Invincible Universe: Battle Beast #9, New Titans #36, Nightwing #138, Rogue #5, Sorcerer Supreme #6,...

It is time to check out the April 2026 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 2026 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 March...

It is time to check out the February 2026 Top 200 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...

It is time to check out the January 2026 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 full year 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...

May has come to close and and that means it is time to select the Best Comic Books released in the past month! This was a month filled with a lot of quality releases. It was a month that was tough to just be able to select ten comic books that were the best. With that in mind I’ve put...

Another month in 2026 is in the books and that means it is time to select the Best Comic Books released in April! This was a month filled with a lot of quality releases. There was epic endings to major storylines and events to exciting several publishers working together on new crossovers. It was a month that was tough to...

The end of the month means it is time to select the Best Comic Books released in March! This was a month filled with a lot of quality releases. There was epic endings to major storylines and events to exciting several publishers working together on new crossovers. It was a month that was tough to keep your pull list from...

The second month of the year has come to an end, so it is time to decide where the Best Comic Books released in February. Just selecting ten comic books is not an easy decision. There were a ton of quality comic books released from all publishers this past month. While it was hard to decide from all the comics...

Marvel Comics 2026 has been coming into form. As we get past the second month of the year we are already getting a good picture of what the rest of their 2026 will look like. These hints come in the way of decisions that have been made towards the end of 2025 and first two months of the new year....

DC Comics August 2026 solicitations have arrived! With it we see how DC Comics is shaping their event calendar for the second half of 2026. Along with continuing building towards an Absolute Universe event we see Batman and Superman involved in their own crossovers. We also get to see the start of a follow-up to the Dakota Incident in New...

Marvel Comics August 2026 solicitations are here! Along with their Avengers and X-Men events, Armageddon and DNX respectively, we got other big things coming from Marvel this summer. That includes the start of a brand new universe led by Jonathan Hickman. They will also be celebrating Amazing Spider-Man’s 1000th issue. What else can we expect from Marvel in August? Find...

Marvel Comics July 2026 comic book solicitations are here! With it we see how Marvel fans are going to have a busy summer waiting for them. That is thanks to this summer having the Avengers, X-Men, and Venom headlining one of three events. That sets up a busy second half of 2026 for the Marvel Universe and fans. What else...

DC Comics July 2026 comic book solicitations are here! The month will be a big one for the Superman franchise. Along with setting the foundation for an upcoming Superman event Action Comics will be reaching a major milestone. Along with we get the first details of the sequel for Dark Knights of Steel. There are also big things going on...

DC Comics June 2026 comic book solicitations are here! The month will see DC Comics continue their DC Next Level direction as characters get used to their new status quos. There are many changes that continue to happen across the DC Universe. The feeling of change even extends to the Absolute Universe as the heroes there are continue to be...

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...