With a new supervillain making their arrival in nearly every film in the franchise, there’s no shortage of cold-blooded Marvel Cinematic Universe characters. But the harshest Marvel moments of all are not necessarily exclusive to the baddies. In fact, it’s always a little more impactful when the ruthlessness is committed by the heroes that audiences have…
While films like Gladiator (which depicts the tumultuous reign of the Emperor Commodus) and series like HBO’s Rome can stray far from the actual facts of life in Ancient Rome, they do a decent job of showing the prominent roles women played in the affairs of its political leaders. Thus, whatever liberties movies and shows might take with the real history…
Just because an anime character doesn’t want to kill doesn’t mean that they never will. Even the kindest, most gentle characters are sometimes put in situations where they have very little choice but to go against thier principles and take a life. There are plenty of anime pacifists who were forced to kill. One particualrly…
Some superheroes are monsters – the Hulk, Swamp Thing, and the regular Thing all come to mind – but almost every caped crusader worth mentioning has been transformed into a monstrous form at one point or another. The trope of either accidentally or purposefully creating monster versions of superheroes has proven popular over the years…
Just because an anime character does incredible things doesn’t mean that the people around them are going to acknowledge them properly. Actually, there are plenty of anime characters who deserve more respect but get very little of it from the other characters. Perhaps the most noteworthy example of this trend is Saitama from One Punch Man, whose ability…
Actors, musicians, and other notable figures often take on different names for their careers. The name change might be done for creative or practical reasons, or develop somewhat organically. Whatever the reason, famous stage names are likely the names we associate with these people. Many stage names have been inspired by or taken directly from other famous…
One of the main draws of anime lies in the genre’s ability to flesh out even the most static of characters into compelling personalities. Because it its rich storytelling, the genre produces plenty of anime villains who deserve their own anime. All sorts of sympathetic anime antagonists exist, giving studios tons of content to work off of. These villains…
With an origin that’s been retold so many times that it’s almost become a joke every time a movie cuts to Martha Wayne’s pearls, Batman probably has the most recognizable backstory in all of comics. That might be what makes the Flashpoint Batman origin such an effective twist and a valid pick for the most harrowing comic…
fter just two seasons, The Boys has had no trouble turning a fan-favorite comic into some of the most exciting new superhero action in years. There are plenty of The Boys show characters that have made a successful jump from comics to TV, but considering how the show has been happy to diverge from the comics’ canon, some of the best characters…
If you’re not in the know, you may be surprised to find out that superhero comic books (and various other forms of superhero media) tend to have many different universes tied into them. If you’re looking for medieval superheroes, there’s Earth-311 of the Marvel 1602 line of comics. If you’re jonesing for some alternate-universe takes on some of DC’s various superheroes, we…
