Despite the Avengers being incredibly powerful in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the films sometimes forget about characters’ abilities. Occasionally, a power is introduced and then never used again, or established comic book powers are ignored. This creates an inconsistent and frustrating sense of how strong each character actually is.
Richer is starting a new role as game director at the indie studio Servo Games, as he announced on LinkedIn. He described the team as experienced professionals who share a common vision for creating games and have skills that complement each other. While more information will be released soon, this news may worry fans anticipating the game Hexe.
I’m excited to hear that My Hero Academia is returning in May with a special new anime episode! It’s designed to be a final chapter, wrapping up the story from Kohei Horikoshi’s original manga. The episode jumps forward eight years, showing what life looks like for Deku and the rest of Class 1-A as adults. It’s a bit disappointing to learn it will be a standard 30-minute episode, but the official My Hero Academia accounts have confirmed it will fit right into the usual schedule.
Netflix is adding a few interesting shows in May, including all three seasons of La Brea, but movies are the real highlight of the month. There’s a wide variety of films coming to Netflix in May, with something for everyone – from ’80s favorites like The Breakfast Club and the often-overlooked Starship Troopers, to a brand new original movie, Remarkably Bright Creatures. Want to see the complete list of May additions and plan your viewing? Keep reading!
Many worried Disney would drastically change the tone of Star Wars to appeal to very young children, but that hasn’t really happened. While shows like Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures exist, most Disney-era Star Wars content maintains the franchise’s traditionally darker and more mature themes. In some cases, like with alterations to George Lucas’ original Empire Strikes Back, Disney’s Star Wars has even become more intense.
I was so excited when Five Nights at Freddy’s came to Peacock on April 26th! As a big fan of the original video games by Scott Cawthon, I had to see it. The movie follows a security guard who takes a job at a creepy, haunted pizzeria, and things quickly get scary with these possessed animatronics. It was a huge hit in theaters, making over $297 million worldwide – it’s actually Blumhouse’s biggest movie ever and the highest-grossing horror film of the year, even beating out films like The Nun II and Scream VI! Because it did so well, they’ve already announced Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, which started streaming on Peacock on April 3rd, and I can’t wait!
Jean Grey has some incredibly powerful abilities that are surprisingly rarely used in X-Men stories. They’re so obscure, even many Marvel comic writers have forgotten about them, and you almost never see them in recent issues.
Fans of The Lord of the Rings are getting a new game called The Lord of the Rings: Ascension. It combines the beloved world of Middle-earth with the deckbuilding gameplay of Ascension. Players can team up—or play solo—as they journey through three sets of cards inspired by the The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and The Return of the King. The game will be available on Gamefound later this year, and you can find a preview below.
Fans of Star Trek have a lot to look forward to this year! There are several exciting releases planned, including a continuation of the Red Shirts comic, a new Star Trek: Picard novel called To Defy Fate, and various reference books. Plus, the next season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds arrives July 23rd, and we’ve finally seen a trailer! Perhaps the most ambitious project is Star Trek Timelines, a book coming out in November from DK to commemorate the franchise’s 60th anniversary. This book aims to create a definitive timeline of events, even including alternate realities like the Mirror Universe and the Kelvin timeline, and the challenges faced in Star Trek: Voyager. Hopefully, it will also provide clarity on the often-confusing events of Khan’s Eugenics Wars, something many fans have been waiting for.
Thanos is famous for using the Infinity Stones to eliminate half of all life in the universe. But even without them, he was an exceptionally strong and skilled fighter. He defeated Hulk in hand-to-hand combat and destroyed the Nova Corps’ planet with his army. While already a formidable opponent for any hero, it feels like Thanos could have had even more abilities.