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As a movie critic, I’ve noticed something interesting about the Marvel Cinematic Universe: a lot of the really powerful characters aren’t always the ones grabbing headlines. Some are hiding their full potential, or their powers have been dialed back for the sake of the story. It’s easy to underestimate just how strong some of these heroes and villains truly are based on what we’ve seen so far – they’re quietly formidable, and it’s exciting to think about what they might be capable of down the line.

Dale, a close friend of Hank on King of the Hill, was known for his distrust of authority and belief that things weren’t always as they appeared. This skepticism was challenged when he began to consider the possibility that one of his conspiracy theories might actually be true. The episode “Dale to the Chief,” which aired on January 30, 2005, remains one of the most impactful and surprisingly relevant episodes for his character, even today.

The first season of Fallout, adapted from the popular video game, was released all at once, letting viewers watch all episodes back-to-back. However, the second season is being released one episode per week, which some fans miss. This change in release schedule happened right after Episode 7 of Season 2, titled “The Handoff,” aired – an episode that finally revealed secrets about one of the most enigmatic characters in the Fallout story.

Eight different manga series from Shonen Jump concluded this month, with only one finishing its run naturally instead of being cancelled. As anticipated, most of these series came from the Shonen Jump+ digital platform, while just two were published in the weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

We’re now in the second year of the Absolute Universe, and things are heating up with even bigger dangers ahead. The new series, Absolute Wonder Woman, recently introduced a team similar to the Suicide Squad, and characters like Poison Ivy and Black Adam will be appearing soon. However, the latest issue of the popular Absolute Martian Manhunter comic introduces a completely unexpected and potentially very cunning new villain – one that could be the most dangerous threat we’ve seen yet.

Honestly, as a fighting game fan, I’m a little worried about Injustice 3. It’s not the game itself, but what’s been happening at Warner Bros. and DC lately. They’re completely rebooting the DC universe with the new Superman movie coming in 2025, and that’s under new leadership with James Gunn running things. Plus, with Warner Bros. merging with Discovery and then Netflix, they’ve already cancelled a bunch of games they were working on. It just makes me wonder if Injustice 3 will really happen, or if it’ll get caught up in all the changes.

Steven Spielberg captivated audiences with classics like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and Jurassic Park. But his 2005 film, War of the Worlds, based on the H.G. Wells novel, proved more controversial. The movie follows a divorced, working-class father struggling to keep his children safe during an alien invasion and get them back to their mother. Now, fans can watch War of the Worlds for free, as it’s been added to Tubi’s streaming library as of January 1st.

Released in 1994, Heretic was created by Raven Software using the same engine as Doom, but it pushed the first-person shooter genre forward. It was innovative for its time, introducing inventory management and allowing players to look up and down – features Doom lacked. The game takes place in a fantasy world where players battle undead creatures to close a gateway to Hell. While building upon Doom‘s foundation, Heretic offered improvements, and it proved popular enough to spawn sequels. However, it eventually became less well-known than Doom. In 2025, Bethesda brought it back into the spotlight with a re-release alongside Hexen, making it playable on today’s computers and including new content.

I’m so excited – there’s a giveaway happening right now where you can get Heavy Rain for free! If you haven’t played it, it’s an awesome action-adventure game originally made by the French studio Quantic Dream back in 2010, and it was a PlayStation 3 exclusive for a while. Later, in 2016, they released a remastered version for the PS4, and then in 2020 it finally came to PC, so more people could enjoy it!

Here are five great movies that deal with comic books without actually being a comic book movie.