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What makes Continuum so compelling is that it doesn’t offer easy answers. The series centers on Kiera Cameron, a law enforcer from a troubled future who believes the powerful corporation in charge is maintaining order, even though it appears to be a dictatorship. Opposing her is Liber8, led by Edouard Kagame, a group fighting for freedom against corporate control. However, their tactics are extreme and result in many deaths, making viewers question whether violence is justified. Kiera also teams up with police detective Carlos Fonnegra and a brilliant young hacker named Alec Sadler to survive in the past. Ironically, Alec will later create the very system Liber8 is trying to dismantle. This creates a constant moral dilemma for Kiera – she’s forced to protect the person who will ultimately build her grim future – adding layers of complexity and making the show truly stand out.

A major question surrounding X-Men ‘97 Season 2 was how it would handle changes in creative leadership after Beau De Mayo stepped down as showrunner. While he’s still credited on some episodes, he’s previously expressed concerns about his original vision being altered. The season starts right where the first one left off, scattering the X-Men across three different eras: 3000 AD, 1997, and a distant future. This introduces two versions of Apocalypse (voiced by Ross Marquand), while Bishop and Forge remain in the ‘90s to coordinate a rescue mission. Thankfully, unlike the 2016 X-Men: Apocalypse movie, this season gives the villain a compelling storyline.

I was really struck by the story of this girl’s difficult life, and I watched as Takopi genuinely tried to grapple with complicated feelings and achieve his aim – though it seemed much harder in practice than it sounded. Taizan5 is most famous for this work, but they’ve also created several short stories and another manga since 2020. Just a year after Takopi’s Original Sin came out, they published The Ichinose Family’s Deadly Sins in Weekly Shonen Jump. It didn’t get much notice for years, but it’s finally getting some recognition now that Viz Media has announced they’ll be releasing it in English for the first time.

The Mandalorian and Grogu gave fans plenty to enjoy too. The series reintroduced popular Star Wars characters in an exciting story, while also demonstrating that the franchise could move forward without relying heavily on Jedi, Sith, or Skywalker lore. Like many entries in the universe, it included Easter eggs and references to past material – even bringing back a ship originally cut from a project twelve years earlier.

We’ll have to wait a little while longer for the new DLC to come out, but that gives fans like me plenty of time to imagine what we want to see in Pokopia. I’ve already shared some important features the game needs, and now I’m making a wish list of new Pokémon to add to the Pokémon Pokopia Pokédex with the Bubbly Basin expansion. Since the expansion focuses on the ocean, I’m focusing on Pokémon that could realistically live underwater.

A follow-up film, Son of the Mask, was made without Jim Carrey or the original director, Chuck Russell. Recently, while talking to ComicBookMovie, Russell discussed the possibility of another Mask sequel starring Carrey. He said people often ask him about it and he’d be happy to return if Carrey were involved, but a new film isn’t currently in development. He described the idea as ‘lovely,’ though.

Digimon fans have been eagerly awaiting a Nintendo Switch version of Time Stranger. Now, it’s finally coming – not just to the upcoming Switch 2, but also to the original Switch! While the complete game launches on July 10th, Bandai has released a free demo now. This lets Switch and Switch 2 owners try out the gameplay before the official release next month. Early impressions of how the game performs on the Switch 2 are very positive.

Russell Crowe has said the biggest challenge while filming Gladiator was staying true to the strong moral character of Maximus. There was pressure from the studio and producers to include a sexual relationship between Maximus and the female characters, but Crowe consistently resisted. Although director Ridley Scott understood the potential appeal of such a scene, he supported Crowe’s decision, and the film ultimately didn’t include any intimate scenes between Maximus and his co-star, Connie Nielsen.

Because of his involvement, he played a key role in creating the Slam Dunk anime, and his choices clearly improved the final product. The series surprisingly returned in 2022 to animate the last parts of the manga. Even though the story concluded long ago, Slam Dunk remains incredibly popular worldwide, with fans eagerly anticipating new releases. Viz Media recently announced on X (formerly Twitter) that a deluxe hardcover edition of the manga will arrive in Spring 2027. This new edition will feature exclusive color pages, redesigned covers, and a reordered volume structure based on story arcs. Details about the release date and pre-order link will be announced soon.

The original film Donnie Darko became a cult classic, so it’s not surprising producers wanted a sequel. Interestingly, director Richard Kelly had given up control of the story when he was just 24, as a requirement for getting the first movie made. That sequel, S. Darko, released in 2009, was created without any of Kelly’s input. It follows Donnie’s younger sister, Samantha, seven years after his death. She and her friend Corey get stuck in a small town in Utah when their car breaks down, and a nearby meteorite crash kicks off a series of strange, time-altering events. While the setup seemed to echo the original, the finished film missed the mark – it became clear that no one involved truly understood what made Donnie Darko so unique. In fact, the sequel was such a failure that Richard Kelly publicly rejected it.