Further explaining Wolverine’s powers, family and present day predilections, Origin would continue to influence the Marvel Universe and even a movie. The X-Men’s Wolverine has always been an enigmatic character, with his origin consistently shrouded in mystery more than any of the other X-Men. Over the years, clues to his past were slowly introduced, with many of
Month: April 2021
The DC Multiverse has plenty of Supermen, and Earth-2’s Val-Zod just proved why he’s one of the best in Superman: Red and Blue. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for “Into the Ghost Zone” by Chuck Brown, Denys Cowan and John Stanisci in Superman: Red and Blue #2, on sale now. As the DC Universe’s greatest
In front of Krakoa’s ruling body, Magneto just verbally broke one of Marvel’s most despised mutants — and it’s glorious. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for S.W.O.R.D. #5 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, Marte Gracia and VC’s Ariana Maher, on sale now. The modern era of Krakoa has shifted the ideals and moralities of plenty
The TV anime adaptation of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom has revealed a new visual and trailer along with additional cast members! From the Kingdom of Elfrieden, Georg Carmine will be played by Taiten Kusunoki, Excel Walter by Yui Horie, and Castor Vargas by Jun Fukuyama. From the Gran Chaos Empire, Jeanne Euphoria
Upcoming live action movie Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning has released a series of new stills! The stills feature Kenshin (Takeru Satoh), his wife Tomoe Yukishiro (Kasumi Arimura), Kogoro Katsura (Issey Takahashi), Soji Okita (Nijiro Murakami), and Hajime Saito (Yosuke Eguchi). The Beginning is the fifth and final installment of the live action film series, acting
Light novel series The Faraway Paladin is getting a TV anime adaptation that will debut this October! The following main cast members have been confirmed: Maki Kawase as Will, Katsuyuki Konishi as Blood, Yui Horie as Mary, Nobuo Tobita as Gus, and Ayumu Murase as Menel. Yuu Nobuta will direct with series composition by Tatsuya
Two of Marvel’s new Guardians of the Galaxy are dangerously close to reliving Donald Blake’s recent history with Thor. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy #13 by Al Ewing, Juan Frigeri, Federico Blee and VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now. The massive new Guardians of the Galaxy team is big
As the dust settles from King in Black, the Avengers must face a reckoning for the sinister reinforcements they enlisted to fight against Knull. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Avengers #45, by Jason Aaron, Luca Maresca, David Curiel and VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now. The Marvel Universe was spared the wrath of Knull
One of Superman’s greatest enemies just tried to get their own version of Krypto — only for things to take a VERY dark turn. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the story “S Is For Cyborg” from Superman: Red & Blue #2 by Jason Howard & Tom Napolitano, on sale now The heart of the
Batman: Urban Legends just revealed the heartbreaking truth about Jason Todd’s first kill that informed his evolution into the Red Hood. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the story “Red Hood and Batman: Cheer Part 2” from Batman: Urban Legends #1, by Chip Zdarsky, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, Marcos To, Adriano Lucas and Becca Carey,
The worlds of the DC Universe and Fornite collide in Batman: Fortnite: Zero Point, which transplants the Dark Knight to Fortnite Island with no memories. Batman ends up encountering all of the classic Fortnite avatars from the game, along with run-ins with familiar DC characters but in an entirely new environment. CBR attended a press
The comic book back issue market continues to skyrocket as a copy of Batman #1 graded 8.0 has set a record sales price of $1.2 million. The comic book back issue market continue to rise as a copy of 1940’s Batman #1 has sold for a record-breaking $1.2 million. The record that is being broken
The first issue of Legends of the Dark Knight has revealed a civil war is happening between Gotham’s villains due to its deadliest weapon. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Legends of the Dark Knight #1 by Darick Robertson, Diego Rodriguez, and Simon Bowland, on sale now. In the Batman mythos, it’s safe to say
Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow turns a classic Peter Parker tale into a delightfully terrifying What If? horror tale. The first issue of Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow is a tense, roller coaster of an issue that ratchets up the tension. From writer Chip Zdarksy, artist Pasqual Ferry, and colorist Matt Hollingsworth, Spider’s Shadow kicks off the latest iteration of Marvel’s
In Wolverine’s ongoing quest to stop the Vampire Nation, Logan finds himself in a situation that Blade faced in his first film. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Wolverine #11, by Benjamin Percy, Scot Eaton, JP Mayer, Matthew Wilson & VC’s Cory Petit, on sale now In the wake of the X of Swords crossover,
Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow is a What If? miniseries that reimagines Peter Parker as a ruthless and cold-blooded killer. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for Spider-Man: Spider’s Shadow #1 by Chip Zdarsky, Pasqual Ferry, Matt Hollingsworth, and VC’s Joe Caramagna, on sale now. Marvel’s longtime fan favorite What If? series has returned in incredible fashion with
Non-Stop Spider-Man has taken a turn from a villain who uses drugs to kill kids to a possible white supremacist organization with Baron Zemo arriving. WARNING: Spoilers follow for Non-Stop Spider-Man #2 by Joe Kelly, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Al Vey, Wayne Faucher, Marcio Menyz & VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now. In Non-Stop Spider-Man,
The TV anime adaptation of light novel series Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles will air this July! A teaser visual and trailer have been released along with the announcement. Marika Kouno will perform the series’ opening theme song, “New Story,” while Aguri Onishi will perform the ending theme song, “Elder Flower.” Originally a light novel series
A teaser visual and trailer were released along with the announcement. Originally a light novel series by Ryo Shirakome, Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest follows Hajime Nagumo, a bullied high school student who is suddenly transported to a fantasy land with the rest of his class. After discovering that he is the only one
In Donny Cates and Nic Klein’s Thor #14, Donald Blake is finally defeated, and Loki condemns the new villain to a horrifying final fate. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Thor #14, by Donny Cates, Nic Klein, Matt Wilson and VC’s Joe Sabino, on sale now. At the start of Thor latest story arc, “Prey,” the
Non-Stop Spider-Man pits the Wall-Crawler against Deadpool’s biggest fans who have been upgraded and now present a serious threat. WARNING: Spoilers follow for Non-Stop Spider-Man #2 by Joe Kelly, Chris Bachalo, Tim Townsend, Al Vey, Wayne Faucher, Marcio Menyz & VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now. Marvel’s latest Spider-Man series has the Wall-Crawler battling to
A confrontation in Children of the Atom between two major Marvel leaders could be teasing a brewing conflict between the X-Men and the Avengers. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Children of the Atom #2 by Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, Marcelo Maiolo & VC’s Travis Lanham, on sale now The X-Men have changed the way
The crossover fans have been waiting for has finally arrived, and it has found a way to make the Lord of Dream’s most despicable nemesis even viler. WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for The Sandman Universe/Locke & Key: Hell & Gone #1 by Joe Hill, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jay Fotos and Shawn Lee, on sale
Greetings all, and welcome to another figure roundup! We know you’re here for the new figures, so we’ll make this quick. If you haven’t heard about it yet, our April giveaway is now up and running! In addition to our usual $50 in TOM Points for five winners, one person will score an extra-special prize
Mutant X reimagined Cyclops not as a leader of the X-Men, but as a far more daring (and fun-loving) space pirate akin to the MCU Star-Lord. But how? Most versions of Cyclops from the X-Men are super serious figures who operate as the leaders of their respective teams, with all the restraint that entails. However,
The United States of Captain America #2 introduces Nichelle Wright as a new Black female Captain America created by Mohale Mashigo and Natacha Bustos. A new Black female Captain America will make her debut in July’s The United States of Captain America #2. Nichelle Wright is the next young hero to pick up the mantle of
Upcoming anime film The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light has unveiled a new poster and trailer along with additional cast info! Yuichi Nakamura will play the Fairy King Dahlia, while Shinichiro Kamio will play Dabuzu, a famous Giant craftsman. Both Dahlia and Dabuzu will be introduced as “new” characters, having been previously referenced only
The latest issue of The Joker reveals that even though the Clown Prince has fled Gotham City, nefarious and sinister forces are still pursuing him. WARNING: The following contains spoilers for The Joker #2, by James Tynion IV, Guillem March, Arif Prianto and Tom Napolitano, on sale now. As one of the most notorious, lethal
Upcoming Netflix anime series Yasuke has revealed the cast for the Japanese language track along with a Japanese-language trailer! Jun Soejima will play Yasuke, with Takehiro Hira as Oda Nobunaga, Kiko Tamura as Saki, and Yoshiko Sakakibara as Yami no Daimyo. Other cast members include Fusako Urabe as Natsumaru, Yu Kamio as Morisuke, Eri Kitamura
If you like fresh stories about adolescence, you might want to try some of the many memorable anime that have music as their main theme. Like anime itself, the music involved is quite diverse, from rock to classical music and everything in between. We asked the Tokyo Otaku Mode staff to choose their favorite music-related