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Top 5 List: Marvel Puzzle Quest characters edition

1. Shang-Chi (Origin) Pound for pound, Shang-Chi is the best offensive character in the game. With River of Blows going and someone to give him continuous red and purple AP (Valkyrie or Agent May are top choices), Shang-Chi hits like … Continue reading

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Otaku Corner: Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner

Lupin the 3rd: Goodbye Partner steals hearts In a previous issue of GI, I reviewed Black Lagoon, a manga series about the Lagoon Company, a group that specializes in delivering questionable goods if you don’t mind a little chaos along … Continue reading

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Property Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Marvel Studios, 2020 Shang-Chi rings in new standard Perfectly imperfect. That’s what Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings represents. Yes, it’s formulaic and yes, it’s a by-the-numbers origin story at … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #41: You can never have too many Captain America T-shirts

It really began with Captain America: The Winter Soldier. It was 2014 and my favorite Marvel movie had just been released in theaters when I found a Captain America shield shirt at Old Navy. Old Navy, my first retailer credit … Continue reading

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Marvel Character Highlight #39: Deadpool

Name: Deadpool Alias: Wade Wilson, Merc with a Mouth, Ninja Spider-Man, Deady-Pool Affiliation: Avengers Unity Division, X-Force, War Avengers, Get Some Press, Hydra’s Avengers, Magneto’s super-villain group, Red Hulk’s Thunderbolts, Deadpool Corps, S.H.I.E.L.D., Code Red, Initiative operative, Six Pack, Agency … Continue reading

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Strip Talk #40: X-Men ’97 revives beloved series with pride

I’ll wholeheartedly admit I was skeptical when X-Men ’97 was first announced. I didn’t think it was going to be a good idea, and I felt it wasn’t needed because the Animated Series was wrapped up well. The “death” of … Continue reading

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Marvel Character Highlight #38: Sabretooth

Name: Victor Creed Alias: Sabretooth Affiliation: Sabretooth Army, Weapon X-Force, Magneto’s X-Men, Avengers Unity Division, Wolverines, Astonishing Avengers, Hellfire Club’s Academy, Hand (Japanese Branch), Yakuza, the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, X-Men, Weapon X Program, the Marauders, X-Factor, Hounds, Avengers, Team … Continue reading

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Otaku Corner: Ninja Kamui Season 1

Ninja Kamui has excellent first season For a brief period, Cartoon Network’s Toonami collaborated with Crunchyroll to provide original anime series based on popular franchises such as Blade Runner and Sega’s Shenmue. However, the joint efforts ended in 2020 when … Continue reading

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Anime Lounge: Naruto Ep. 1-60

Series: Naruto Episodes: 1-60 Premise: A young shinobi, Naruto Uzamaki, dreams of becoming hokage in his village. The problem is, he’s an outcast and he has no idea why. However, he slowly begins to learn about his past and progress … Continue reading

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Property Review: Kill Bill Vol. 1

Kill Bill Vol. 1 Miramax, 2003 Kill Bill Vol. 1 gets the job done Say what you will about Quentin Tarantino as a person – he’s super obnoxious and pretentious as all get out – but the man can make … Continue reading

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