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After a year-and-a-half-long hiatus, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure returns with its latest iteration, Jojolands. The previous part of the Jojo manga, Jojolion, began in May 2011. The anime series adapting the manga, which drew in scores of new fans, didn’t begin until October 2012. As such, Jojolands will be the first part of the manga that most fans will be starting together
Read MoreRavka is a country torn by war, and by something worse. The Shadow Fold, a place of darkness and monsters, was created centuries ago by the Black Heretic, an arrogant and dangerous mage. Alina is a cartographer in the first army, about to cross the Fold for the first time. When her ship is attacked by volcra she unknowingly releases a
Read MoreThe MCU is finally ready to kick off Phase 5 of The Multiverse Saga this week with Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The new Marvel film stars Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly as Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne, along with Michael Douglas as Hank Pym and Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne. A newcomer to the franchise is Kathryn Newton as
Read MoreCamavor is an ever-expanding kingdom, reminiscent of the Roman empire, the British empire, or even the United States. As their new young king, Viego, pushes into yet more territory that doesn’t belong to him, an attempted assignation changes everything. His wife is poisoned during the attack and nothing can stop the venom. Viego begins to fall apart and so does his
Read MoreAn ancient illuminated manuscript, written by a woman no less, has been discovered in a cellar in Germany. The old woman who found it has contacted Professor Gertrude Eisenberg, a doctor who specializes in Middle High German. When Dr. Eisenberg examines the manuscript, she discovers the story of a young girl who lived 900 years ago. That manuscript is The Book
Read MoreAmazon’s Prime Video announced earlier this month that Critical Role signed a multiyear exclusive deal with them, encompassing both television and films. The streaming service also announced another animated series titled Mighty Nein, focusing on the second campaign from Critical Role. All of this fantastic news came out while season 2 of The Legend of Vox Machina was airing, which was
Read MoreWhen you compare the series and The Last of Us game, it may seem like adapting the original story into a live-action version was easy. And yet, as previous episodes confirm if you want to make a live-action series based on a game, you will likely need to change a few things. The Last of Us episode 5, titled “Endure and
Read MoreHalf a world and over a decade apart, two seemingly unrelated stories end up colliding. The focus of my review today is Marvel’s The Winter Soldier: Cold Front by Mackenzie Lee. It’s 1954 and V is Russia’s best agent. He has only one directive: Comply. He follows that without question until he recognizes someone he shouldn’t. Suddenly he feels the weight
Read MoreTerry Matalas and all of the creatives, crew, and talent behind the Trek iterations have delivered on their promise to fans. The third and final season of Star Trek: Picard is a masterpiece of tension, character development, storytelling, and fun adventure that you won’t regret watching. Picard season 3 is the shining crown jewel in the entirety of the series. [Warning: light
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