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NPD Bookscan has just published its July report on the top adult graphic novels sold, and for the first time in four months, non-manga books made it onto the top 10 list. While it is no surprise that manga is becoming ever so popular, increasing 44 percent in 2020 alone, the findings are showing that there’s a new wave of manga readers looking for the classics, as titles like Attack on Titan Vol.1, Hunter x Hunter Vol. 1, Death Note Vol.1, Naruto Vol.1, and Junji Ito’s horror manga series Tomie are all spiking in sales. As for the non-manga titles, Clint McElroy’s The Adventure Zone: The Crystal Kingdom in both paperback and hardcover along with Chugong’s Solo Leveling Vol.2 are standing out in the sea of Viz Media offerings. Both have been supported consistently by fans and have done well...

Ahead of the release of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Tom Hardy sat down with Esquire UK to discuss the film, the future of  Venom and the potential of the Spider-Man crossover. When asked how he feels about the chances of Eddie Brock meeting Peter Parker, Hardy said, “I would be remiss if I wasn’t trying to steer any kind of connectivity.” “I wouldn’t be doing the job if I wasn’t awake and open to any opportunity or eventuality or be excited by that. Obviously, that’s a large canyon to leap, to be bridged by one person alone, and it would take a much higher level of diplomacy and intelligence, sitting down and talking, to take on an arena such as that.” Going on to express his excitement for a project with both Venom and Spider-Man, “Should both sides be willing, and it be beneficial ...

During a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan offered his reaction to what Kanye West wore during his recent DONDA launch event. While speaking to stand-up comedian Ms. Pat and playwright/performer Jordan E. Cooper, Rogan fell on the topic of Siberian bear-hunting armor. The leather pants, jacket and iron helmet are studded all over with 1-inch iron nails around 3/4 inches apart to deter and inflict damage to bears trying to attack hunters back in the 1800s. In the background, JRE producer Young Jamie brings up the striking similarity of the unique armor to the Balenciaga outfit Kanye recently wore. Leading Joe Rogan and his guests to discuss Kanye’s influence on popular culture and his interesting mind. Watch Joe Rogan react to Kanye West’s DONDA launch event outfit above...

RLJE Films has released the official trailer for Sion Sono’s Prisoner of the Ghostland, a neo-noir western film starring Nicolas Cage. Sono’s upcoming title sees Cage as a ruthless bank robber only known as “Hero.” He is sprung from jail by a wealthy warlord known as The Governor (Bill Moseley), who asks Hero to find and rescue his adopted granddaughter, Bernice (Sofia Boutella). If Hero can successfully save Bernice within five days, he will be granted his freedom. If he fails, however, the bombs attached on his leather suit — particularly on his neck, arms and crotch area — will go off. Also joining Cage, Moseley and Boutella in the main cast are Nick Cassavetes, Tak Sakaguchi, Ed Skrein and Yuzuka Nakaya. Prisoner of the Ghostland is penned by Aaron Hendry and Reza Sixo Safai, and had i...

The trailer for A Journal for Jordan starring Michael B. Jordan and directed by Denzel Washington, gives audiences a glimpse of the true story behind Dana Canedy’s bestselling memoir. Canedy, who is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former journalist, wrote the memoir based on her late husband, Sergent Charles Monroe King. The film, with the the screenplay written by Virgil Williams, follows the relationship between King and his wife, as well the messages King left for his son. Michael B. Jordan recently spoke about the film to USA Today and shared that A Journal for Jordan has allowed him to explore another facet of his profession, building his range as an actor. He explains, “I’ve done a lot of physical roles, because that’s been my appetite. I’m 34; the last seven years has been [about] physical...

Popular anime Attack on Titan is hosting an orchestral concert. Although the concert will be in Japan, streaming and on-demand video access will be available internationally. The concert’s live stream begins on August 22 at 6:00 p.m. JST (5:00 a.m. EDT). ZAIKO will be the concert’s streaming provider with on-demand access available through August 29. Tickets are currently on sale for 3,800 yen ($34 USD) on Pony Canyon’s website. [Attack on Titan Orchestra Concert]The event streaming and VOD will be available overseas!Please check the detail in the pictures! Ticket Sales URL https://t.co/9gQbRiNUhE(languages switching button is on the top right)#shingeki https://t.co/nJ112y7NMR pic.twitter.com/SrYzdCAJJC — PONYCANYON USA (@PONYCANUSA) August 10, 2021 The concert will bring to life the many ...

The trailer is out for the sixth and final season of Netflix‘s supernatural series Lucifer, offering fans a look into how the titular character grapples with pressure for him to ascend to his father’s throne and watch over the Earth he presently walks on. Resuming life in Los Angeles after the angelic war of season 5, the promo begins with Lucifer immediately thrust center of a murder mystery and accidentally making himself look like the the guilty party upon being questioned about the case. Apparently the LAPD doesn’t understand that, despite his youthful appearance, “time works very differently in Hell” and he’s actually a few billion years old. A new character enters the scene who is likely to add in some action to the final stretch of the show’s storyline. First spotted as she sit...

In the latest August issue of DC Comic‘s Batman: Urban Legends, Tim Drake’s version of Batman‘s sidekick has come out as bisexual. Earlier this week, the latest installment of the monthly comic anthology series kept readers on their toes as Robin is seen accepting an invitation on a date from another guy. The moment is to be celebrated and was all thanks to writer Meghan Fitzmartin, colorist Alejandro Sánchez, artist Belén Ortega and letterer Pat Brosseau. The mega-milestone moment comes at the end of the third part of Sum of Our Parts. The current storyline sees Tim reconnect with his old friend, Bernard Dowd, who last appeared in the 2005 No 140 issue of Robin. When Bernard is kidnapped by new villain named Chaos Monster, Bernard hints at knowing that Tim is Robin and saying he wished “w...

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Netflix has announced its largest casting call ever, inviting fans to apply for a spot on their favorite reality tv shows. The streaming platform has just renewed a batch of its fan-favorite series, including The Circle, Indian Matchmaking, Queer Eye and more. There are also a few new additions to the mix, such as Roaring Twenties, that will follow a group of twenty-somethings living in Austin, Texas, and Sparking Joy with Marie Kondo, a spinoff of the organizational guru’s acclaimed 2019 home clean-up show. Interested fans can submit a one-minute video showcasing their personality and specifying what type of reality show they’re looking to be a part of, either selecting a specific series or one of several categories spanning competition, cooking, dating, decor, style or social experiment....

Idris Elba is officially joining the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as the voice of Knuckles the Echidna. The English actor took to Twitter to confirm the news, posting a photo of Knuckles’ hand and the caption, “Knock, knock…. #SonicMovie2 #Knuckles.” Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will reportedly see Knuckles team up with Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) as they “search for an emerald that has the power to both build and destroy civilizations,” so Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and Tails must stop the pair while Tom (James Marsden) and Maddie (Tika Sumpter) are away on vacation. Elba’s casting arrives just shortly after the premiere of the highly-anticipated James Gunn and Warner Bros. film The Suicide Squad, where he portrayed the role of Robert DuBois/Bloodsport. Despite initially receiving a 100 percent rating on...

Officially released in this year’s 35th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in Japan, the 20th-anniversary special manga chapter for Bleach is available now in English. Free to read exclusively on Viz Media‘s Shonen Jump MANGA Plus service, the new one-shot for Tite Kubo’s beloved series features 76-pages with a full-color cover. Picking up where the Thousand-Year Blood War Arc ended, the special chapter sees familiar characters return sporting new looks along with a few new faces. The 20th-anniversary special manga chapter, unfortunately, ends with a cliffhanger with the phrase “New Breathes From Hell.” Though it is interesting to note the phrase in its original Japanese, “Gokui Meimei-hen,” utilizes a character for “hen” commonly denoting the title of an arc. Head over t...