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The beloved “Dragon Ball” series is preparing for a grand celebration of its creator Akira Toriyama’s 40th anniversary in manga production this year. In excitement for this milestone, “Dragon Ball” has planned some delightful surprises for attendees at San Diego Comic-Con 2024! With the franchise growing more popular than ever, fans can anticipate an even brighter future filled with upcoming anime and manga releases. Though Toriyama himself is no longer with us, his legacy lives on through these new projects that are sure to thrill fans. Kickstarting the festivities will be a special booth at Comic-Con 2024 this weekend, holding an enticing secret in store.

During summer’s progression, August is approaching with anticipation, and Disney+ is preparing subscribers for the new month’s offerings by announcing the arrivals in advance. On Monday, Disney unveiled the entire roster of movies and TV shows joining its platform throughout August, featuring a couple of beloved children’s programs among the new additions.

According to Marvel’s benchmarks, Chloe Zhao’s “Eternals” underperformed both critically and financially. When it premiered, it was panned by critics and currently holds one of the lowest ratings within the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Rotten Tomatoes, surpassed only by “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.” Consequently, there’s been little demand for a sequel to this film, which Marvel Studios is carefully monitoring. Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studios, has stated that no plans are in place for “Eternals 2” at present.

Marvel Comics has unveiled the upcoming stage of the X-Men’s “From the Ashes” saga. The new era began with July’s “X-Men” #1 written by Jed MacKay and illustrated by Ryan Stegman. Following this, there are several titles releasing in succession: “NYX” #1 by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing (with art by Francesco Mortarino) on July 24th; “X-Force” #1 by Geoffrey Thorne and Marcus To on July 31st; “Uncanny X-Men” #1 by Gail Simone and David Marquez, coming August 7th; and lastly, “Exceptional X-Men” #1 by Eve L. Ewing and Carmen Carnero, slated for September 4th.

I was excitedly following Microsoft’s news earlier this month when they revealed some updates for Xbox Game Pass. Along with increasing prices and eliminating the base console tier for new subscribers, they were also replacing it with a new standard version that wouldn’t offer day one releases. This change was quite notable, but it looks like Microsoft might have more surprises in store for us.

Star Wars comic timeline currently lies between “The Empire Strikes Back” and “Return of the Jedi.” With those stories coming to an end, Marvel Comics has announced new titles set in the gap between “Return of the Jedi” and “The Force Awakens.” The upcoming miniseries, “Star Wars: The Battle of Jakku – Insurgency Rising,” explores a significant battle following the Galactic Empire’s fall. This conflict has been largely unexplored since it was hinted at in the 2015 film. Issue one of this four-issue series will be available on October 2nd.