Around three years ago, The Mandalorian may have started relying too much on references to older Star Wars material. A specific episode featured the droid R5-D4, but its appearance felt forced and only served to appeal to fans’ nostalgia.
The show was a tribute to the original Avengers comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, but it also drew inspiration from the entire history of the Avengers. It felt like seeing those classic comic book stories animated. Here are five stories from the comics that the show adapted particularly well, even better than the Marvel Cinematic Universe versions.
However, focusing on remakes of older games isn’t the best path forward for The Pokémon Company. The series has a long history, and some generations have been prioritized over others. While revisiting the Hoenn region would be enjoyable, I think Pokémon Black and Pokémon White deserve a remake on the Switch much more. This is especially true considering how long it’s been since Nintendo has given those games any attention.
PSI Cops! is a Canadian animated series about two best friends and coworkers, Kydd and Felixx. This unpredictable pair are the top detectives at the Psi Cops agency, where they investigate spooky and supernatural crimes. They solve mysteries using a unique blend of skill and hilarious mishaps. The show features the voices of Chris Nielson and Bart Batchelor and quickly became popular with viewers.
These films aren’t similar to James Bond movies with a single villain and their top assistant. Instead, they feature stories with two equally compelling villains, often leaving viewers unsure which one is more impactful.
Over the years, the Avengers’ unity has faced numerous challenges. They’ve repeatedly been pushed to their limits, and several events nearly caused the team to fall apart. In fact, there were seven instances that came dangerously close to breaking the Avengers’ bond.
Arnold Schwarzenegger revealed at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, Ohio, that he’s in talks to return for another Predator movie. He mentioned the director, Dan Trachtenberg, is doing a great job with the franchise, and that the studio, FOX, is interested in working with him again. Apparently, they’ve ‘rediscovered’ his potential.
The sixth book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series will be released on October 27th, and the seventh book will follow on January 12th. While the sixth book will answer many of our questions about the overall story, the seventh book promises to be special too – it’s breaking two series records, which should make it an amazing read.
As a long-time D&D fan, it’s been awesome seeing how they’ve been developing the 5th Edition rules this year! They’ve been releasing a lot of ‘Unearthed Arcana’ content – basically, playtest materials – which has given us players a ton of new options, especially with subclasses. Sometimes these are totally new ideas, and other times they’re revamped versions of older favorites. It’s cool to see how they test things out! A great example is the Artificer class. I remember seeing an early version in Unearthed Arcana, and then it officially showed up in the Eberron: Forge of the Artificer book. It’s exciting to see those ideas make it into the official rules!
A discussion on a Harry Potter Reddit thread started when someone shared their unpopular opinion that Hagrid shouldn’t have been hired as a teacher at Hogwarts. While acknowledging Hagrid’s good qualities, the original poster pointed out that he was expelled from school, never completed his magical exams (OWLs or NEWTs), and didn’t even have a wand. They argued that while Hagrid was unfairly expelled and had valuable practical knowledge, he lacked the necessary qualifications to teach. This sparked a large debate about whether Hagrid was truly fit for the job.