Warning: Spoilers for Black Lightning #1!DC Comics is ready for revitalization Black Lightning for a whole new chapter. The character is undergoing something of a renaissance in the modern DC Universe. As part of its All In initiative, the comics publisher has selected a handful of supporting superheroes to reach the forefront of its roster. Among these heroes is Black Lightning, who has been chosen to join the new iteration of the Justice League. Black Lightning #1 by Brandon Thomas, Fico Ossio, Ulises Arreola and Lucas Gattoni is the first step for DC to bet everything on the character. In…
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Warning: Spoilers for the November 18, 2024 episode of WWE Monday Night Raw!THE WWE Universe is glued to their seats wondering who Solo Sikoa and Roman Reigns will recruit as the fifth men for their teams in the upcoming Survivor Series WarGames. WarGames quickly replaced 10-person elimination matches as the staple Survivor Series match. Once a WCW-exclusive match, one of its best ideas created by Dusty Rhodes in 1987, WarGames was revived for NXT in 2017 before making its way to the main roster in 2022. Now, the fifth WarGames match will take place on the main WWE roster is…
The first Power Rangers team did not originate in 1993, despite it being the year in which Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first hit the airwaves. Naturally, most audiences would assume they were canonically Zordon’s first team of Rangers. However, thanks to BOOM! The studios’ effort to redefine the tradition of Power Rangers franchise, the comics offer an additional story that paints the series in a new light. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers #20 by Kyle Higgins and Daniele Di Nicuolo reveals that Zordon found his first crop of Rangers not in 1993, but in 1969. Zordon would never have mentioned this…
Red Hulk is set to star in a new ongoing series, the first for the character, moving on from the Marvel film A world under destruction storytelling event – with the arrival of the debut edition on shelves timed to coincide with the February Captain America: Brave New Worldwhich brings the character to the MCU. Marvel announced Red Hulk – written by Benjamin Percy, with art by Geoff Shaw – which will give the character an exciting role to play A world under destructionwhile Doctor Doom imprisons “Thunderbolt” Ross as part of his takeover of the planet. The series will…
Marvel has revealed an electrifying new design for StormAs the character enters her greatest era yet. With her new role as a prominent member of the Avengers and her current solo series, the concentrated effort to elevate Storm to the position of one of the main heroes of the publisher continues, and her eye-catching new costume is only the latest Step on the journey. Marvel has unveiled the first look At Storm #2 – written by Murewa Ayodele, with art by Lucas Werneck – includes a fantastic cover by Mateus Manhanini, who debuts a regal new costume for Ororo Monroe.…
DC Comics is preparing to bring back Zatanna with a completely new and continuing solo series. Along with other characters like Black Lightning, the Question, the Challengers of the Unknown, and more, Zee is the latest “minor” but fan-favorite DC character to take back the spotlight in an All In-era miniseries. . DC announced that the all-powerful magician will return in February 2025 for a six-issue miniseries, Zatannaby writer/artist Jamal Campbell and lyricist Ariana Maher. While Zatanna has appeared many times in recent years as a supporting character – especially in the Bat-Family and Justice League Dark stories – she…
The Attitude Era is perhaps the most important time WWE history. Some of the company’s biggest wrestling stars would emerge during this era, while the trainwreck television style would be pivotal during the company’s ratings war with WCW. It’s easy to look at those TV disaster moments and think that they were what led to WWE’s success and interest during the era, and while that’s true in many ways, the games of this season cannot be forgotten. Many of these matches from the biggest PPVs of this era are rightfully praised, but it’s the forgotten matches outside of SummerSlams and…
THE Aliens franchise and the Army of Darkness franchise are two of the most iconic horror franchises, and they crossed over perfectly in a comic book tie-in where the adventures of fan favorites Ash and Ripley were expanded upon. The third Evil Dead film alone warranted an entire franchise of its own, revolving around Army of Darknessbranded comics. Horror fans get the best of both worlds in the 2014 series Army of Darkness by Cullen Bunn and Larry Watts, where Ash pays tribute to Aliens after receiving the ultimate power upgrade. Some would say Ash couldn’t get more iconic after…
Warning: Spoilers for Batgirl #1!DC just brought in a derelict Batgirl codename back in an exciting way, in the debut edition of the character’s new solo series. Cassandra Cain can be seen as Batman’s greatest success and as Batgirl, Batman’s true successor. However, fans often forget that she wasn’t always Batgirl. Very briefly, she used the name Orphan, but as the name never caught on with readers, Cass reverted to being Batgirl. Batgirl #1 – written by Tate Brombal, with art by Takeshi Miyazawa – takes a moment to pay tribute to Cass’s time as an orphan and what that…
Warning: Spoilers for Batman Mysteries and Scooby-Doo #11! The question of whether or not Commissioner Jim Gordon always knew that Barbara Gordon was Batgirl can now be accurately answered. The comics rarely get the chance to delve into whether Gotham’s original champion knows his daughter is a crime fighter, at least in recent memory. Barb is more active as Oracle these days, while Gordon generally appears in stories featuring Batman more often than Batgirl. However, Batman and Scooby-Doo mysteries #11 by Sholly Fisch, Puste, Carrie Strachan and Saida Temfonte features a rare pairing between Commissioner Gordon and Batgirl. The ending…