It’s been a long two weeks, but I’m back with a Hazard Level one stage higher than when I left, so all that remains is for me to say <deeply inhales> Welcome back to Super Hero Synopses, where you can never be sure whether the person you are talking to is really who they seem […]
Artist Matt Frank’s Redman: The Kaiju Hunter will soon be available for english-speaking fans. The comic, based upon the original Tsuburaya Productions television series, showcases the transforming hero Redman as he faces many otherworldly beasts, some of which hailed from the beloved Ultraman franchise. Redman: The Kaiju Hunter is available for $18.99 from Night Shining […]
Welcome back to Super Hero Synopses, where good things can come back to bite you. This week’s episode of Kamen Rider Build sees a freshly cured Sento trying to save his best bud only to ultimately end up bringing the final Full Bottle to Evolt, with apocalyptic results. Over in Kaito Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu […]
Shout! Factory continues its string of releases from the Super Sentai action hero franchise with two new DVD sets in the coming months. The first is the pleasant surprise of 1991’s Choujin Sentai Jetman, the only series to be domestically released in the US that was not directly linked to Saban’s Power Rangers brand, which […]
The Power Rangers franchise surely isn’t messing around this year, is it? I can’t walk three steps without tripping over some new announcement concerning the spandex-clad heroes that have filled my imagination since the early 1990s with adventure and charm. No sooner than I’ve let it sink in that Saban Brands has broken up with […]
Welcome back to Super Hero Synopses, where it’s tough to tell friend from foe. In Kamen Rider Build Evolt keeps trying to convince his fellow Martian that they need to join forces, and seems determined to press the issue at any cost. Meanwhile in Kaito Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger our two female rangers […]
Welcome back to Super Hero Synopses, where heroes can get really mixed up sometimes. Kamen Rider Build demonstrated how far Kazumi (Grease) has come when it introduces yet another hostage situation only for him to not take the bait in favour of seeing the bigger picture. Meanwhile series-long villain Gentoku (Rogue) could be making a […]
After declaring a winning verdict in their ongoing legal dispute over the international rights to their long-running Ultraman brand, Tsuburaya Productions swiftly bounces back with excellent timing, releasing the first major promotional piece for the upcoming Ultraman R/B. The new series about a pair of heroic monster-fighting brothers will debut mere months from now, perhaps […]
Here’s a trailer for Toho Animation’s Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle, the 2018 sequel to last year’s 3D animated kaiju flick, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters. This Polygon Pictures release marks the second in a proposed trilogy which tells the story of a post-apocalyptic future Earth ruled by giant monsters. Godzilla: City on […]
Welcome back to Super Hero Synopses, where protagonists always find the strength to rise from defeat and fight on to victory! Kamen Rider Build recounts Ryuga’s hitherto secluded backstory, while Ryuga demonstrates his conversion from sidekick to hero in his own right by coming back from a quick defeat and finds the inner strength to […]