In the series Highlander, immortal beings decapitate each other to gain power known as the Quickening. The anime Manyuu Hikenchou has it's own version of the Quickening but they cut off an entirely different body part - breasts! It's a fate worse than death because women who are flat-chested are considered less than ... [Read More]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad makes an unflattering cameo in X-Men Schism #1. The X-Men petition the United Nations to dismantle their Sentinels, giant robots programmed to destroy mutants, but Ahmadinejad refuses to "acknowledge the existence of these so-called Sentinels." His rant is interrupted by a mutant ... [Read More]

This Fall the original Batgirl returns, more than 2 decades after she was crippled by the Joker in Batman: The Killing Joke, but for how long? Bane has always prided himself in being the first and only man to break the Bat but after some soul searching he realizes "the Bat broke Bane." While Bane is surrounded by broken men ... [Read More]

Torchwood, the British organization charged with protecting the world from extraterrestrial threats, has been renditioned to America by Starz. Last season, Torchwood disbanded after coming to the realization that people in their line of work have a very short life expectancy. That won't be a problem this time around as people ... [Read More]

Aimi Eguchi seemed to come out of nowhere. The 16-year-old went from "trainee" in the Japanese idol group AKB48 to spokesmodel for Glico candy. Too good to be true. Aimi is actually a computer-generated composite of 6 of the group's most attractive members. Glico released a video showing the face tracking software used to ... [Read More]

Futurama experiences "Reincarnation" in the season finale with 3 unique animation styles: a black-and-white Fleischer style, a low-res video game style, and an anime action style. Creator David X. Cohen says it's one his favorite episodes of the season. "Our supervising director, Peter Avanznio, did an amazing job of ... [Read More]

There are entire websites devoted to gender bender fan fiction and artwork (so I hear) but fans no longer have to imagine after last night's Futurama episode, "Neutopia." The men of Planet Express bankrupt the company so it's only fair that they raise money by forcing the girls to do a calendar. Just one problem: actual girls. ... [Read More]