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Upon first glance, a casual observer would view The Spectre as just another superhero in a long line of superheroes, but this olive-clad, ashen-white spirit is probably one the most powerful heroes ever created, easily dwarfing the might of Superman.

Despite having several of his own series, The Spectre has been utilized sparingly by DC, perhaps owing to the difficulty presenting a credible threat to a being that powerful. However, The Spectre almost always shows up to tip the scales to the side of good in dire events, so here are the Top 10 Things You Never Knew About the Spectre.

10 The Source of His Power

The source of The Spectre’s power is directly related to the Presence, DC’s version of God. As the Presence manifests Itself in different aspects, The Spectre embodies Divine Wrath. Charged with rooting out and punishing evil in all its forms, The Spectre fulfills his mission with near-limitless power, basically having the abilities of God.

However, The Spectre is limited to his role and also by the fact that in order to keep his power in check, he must be bonded to a human host. Tempered by his host’s humanity, The Spectre delivers God’s vengeance and justice on an unbelievable scale!

9 Multiple Hosts

For a majority of The Spectre’s existence, his human host was Jim Corrigan, a hard-nosed cop who met an untimely death. However, this is not the first or last host for The Spectre, as it has bonded with human souls who thirst for vengeance after an unjust death for most of human history.

Even the Green Lantern Hal Jordan was a host for The Spectre once. Following his death at the conclusion of Final Night, Jordan’s soul was bonded to The Spectre. Hoping to redeem himself for his actions as the villain Parallax, Jordan’s Spectre was an interesting experiment in DC’s status quo.

8 Origins

The Spectre’s origin has another, mystical layer. The original aspect of Divine Wrath was the villain Eclipso, but because of the entity’s focus on revenge rather than vengeance and his eventual turn to evil, Eclipso was replaced by The Spectre.

With Eclipso imprisoned in a giant black diamond, The Presence turned to a fallen angel named Aztar, who repented his sin of rebellion, to replace Eclipso as the avatar of Divine Wrath. By fulfilling this function, the fallen angel would serve its penance and when its task was done, would finally be granted access to heaven.

7 The Society

Superhero teams are all the rage these days, what with the hugely popular Avengers films making billions of dollars for Marvel Studios. But the first superhero team was actually the Justice Society of America, and The Spectre was one of its founding members. Alongside Golden Age greats like The Flash, Green Lantern and The Sandman, The Spectre helped his compatriots fight enemies both foreign and domestic.

Blocked by Hitler’s possession of a mystic talisman that provided a buffer between meta-humans and his armies, the Society and The Spectre distinguished themselves in battle as best they could. However, even The Spectre’s teammates found him a little unnerving, owing to his stern countenance and ethereal nature.

6 The Creator

It may be surprising to know that one half of the creative team that originated The Spectre was none other than Jerry Siegel, part of the duo that created Superman. With his artistic collaborator Bernard Baily, Siegel wrote the origin story and first appearance of Jim Corrigan/The Spectre, in February 1940’s More Fun Comics #52.

The Spectre was part of a proliferation of superheroes in comics after the debut and success of Superman in 1938. That the character has survived, relatively unchanged in appearance and character since his debut, is a testament to his unique appeal.

5 Destroyed an Entire Country

The Spectre has been known for being a tad overzealous regarding his job, as the sight of injustice and murder tends to send him into a blind rage that is difficult to quell. Sometimes, his actions in delivering justice outweigh the actual crimes, as was the case when he destroyed a whole country.

Venturing to the fictional Balkan country of Vlatava, which was locked in the throes of a deadly generational civil war, The Spectre summarily judged the whole nation to be guilty of atrocities and razed it to the ground. To say this was overkill is an understatement, and remains one of the worst things the character has done.

4 Multiple Series

Despite his compelling origins and power set, The Spectre has had difficulty keeping a series for long. His first, second and fourth series didn’t last beyond the two-year mark, even with the novelty of a former Green Lantern starring in the fourth one. His third series was the longest, lasting six years.

This longevity is probably due to the writer, John Ostrander, crafting morally complex scenarios for The Spectre to navigate, circumventing the tedium of having him just fight supervillains whom he could easily overpower. With a background in theological studies, Ostrander made the character infinitely more interesting and defined him exceptionally well, making the third volume series a Vertigo-worthy read for any fan.

3 War on Magic

After Hal Jordan was revived as a Green Lantern and purged of the villainous entity Parallax, The Spectre was without a host for some time. Sensing an opportunity to strike, Eclipso convinced the Spectre that all magic went against the Divine Plan of God, driving The Spectre to enact a war against all magical elements of the DC Universe.

Dubbed the Day of Vengeance, The Spectre mercilessly attacked the magic-powered heroes of the DCU, blinding Madame Xanadu and turning the Phantom Stranger into a mouse. Following battles with the wizard Shazam and the Lord of Order Nabu that both ended in their deaths, the Presence finally reigned in The Spectre by joining him to a new human host.

2 He Had His Own Short Film

Many fans of DC Comics are familiar with DC Animated Films, cartoon adaptions of notable DC story arcs. Quite frankly, many of the DCAU offerings are far more enjoyable than some of their cinematic releases, which have drawn lukewarm critical and/or fan responses over the last decade or so.

One particular offering that is imminently enjoyable is DC Showcase: The Spectre. A short film that highlights both Jim Corrigan’s detective abilities and The Spectre’s desire for vengeance, the plot revolves around a murder mystery that involves Corrigan’s girlfriend. Admirably voiced by Gary Cole, the film is a great introduction to the character without having to scour the back issue bins.

1 He Broke The Joker

The Spectre was capable of doing what a slew of superheroes, especially Batman, have been unable to do for years: make The Joker feel remorse.

When Batman comes to New York City to chase an escaped Joker, he comes into conflict with The Spectre, who wishes to punish The Joker for his sins with his own particularly brutal style of justice. Ironically, The Joker’s greatest advocate is Batman, who argues that The Joker’s insanity needs treatment, not punishment, as he cannot rationalize what he has done. Ultimately, The Spectre grants The Joker some fleeting moments of sanity, where the weight of the guilt of his sins crushes his sanity, leaving him in a catatonic state.

NEXT: Superman: 10 Behind The Scenes Stories From Death Of Superman Fans Didn't Know

Though the series has plenty of weaknesses, one of the better things about Boruto is it’s expanded focus on a cast beyond just the lead and his teammates.

That means it can often (though arguably sometimes too often) give us a glimpse into the lives of other characters—for instance, ones like Chocho Akamichi, daughter of Chouji Akamichi and his wife from Kumogakure, Karui. Chocho is a cheerful young kunochi that happens to be one of the bright spots of the series both in attitude and in the comedic relief she provides, and this list has all the juicy details about her.

10 WISHES SHE HAD DIFFERENT PARENTS

Even compared to some of the other kids in the series, Chocho’s always had quite the imagination. During one of the earlier arcs in the series, Chocho admitted to Sarada and Mitsuki that she’s always thought she had completely different parents than Karui and Chouji.

Much of this comes from an experience she had when she was much younger, where Chouji had to use his special Calorie Control technique to slim down in order to get a special medicine to help with Chocho being sick. Because Chocho didn’t recognize him, she assumed he was her real father instead!

9 LIFE OF ROMANCE

No one can say Chocho has low self-esteem. Though we’ve seen her struggle with trying to lose weight, she’s frequently confident enough to believe that every boy she meets is in love with her, even assuming the same about Naruto once.

Of course, the truth is that it’s actually the opposite, as she usually winds up developing a crush on any cute boy she meets, and often times those crushes are not reciprocated.

8 CHIPS...POTATO CHIPS

They’ve released plenty of character trivia information about the next generation of ninja in Boruto. What we know about Chocho is that her hobbies are eating contests and watching TV dramas, and supposedly her favorite food is just about anything.

And while that could be believable, it’s hard not to notice that Chocho frequently carries around one specific type of food more than any other. We’ve rarely ever seen her without at least one bag of potato chips, and she’s constantly attempting to try new kinds of chips.

7 HER BEST FRIEND IS SARADA

Naruto has always been about the value of friendship and how it supersedes even the orders you receive from your superiors. Along those lines, all the kids in Boruto have developed relationships outside their traditionally assigned groups.

Boruto hangs out with Shikadai and Mitsuki, Iwabee is close buds with Denki, and Chocho’s best galpal is Sarada. The two work so well because they compliment one another—with Chocho balancing out Sarada’s overly serious behavior and Sarada helping her to be realistic from time to time.

6 PART OF INOSHIKACHO

Chocho is a part of Team 10, which also consists of Inojin Yamanaka (the son of Ino and Sai Yamanaka) and Shikadai Nara (the son of Shikamaru Nara and Temari). For long time Naruto fans, this is noteworthy because that makes her part of a long line of ninja known as the InoShikaCho formation.

This group is a trio of ninja who’s powers specifically compliment one another, with them having multiple techniques which all work together to make them effective in combat. Chocho’s group happens to be the seventeenth generation of this group of ninja, and they’ve been training together since before they even entered the Ninja Academy.

5 LEARNED LIGHTNING JUTSU

Most of the young ninja in Boruto have all pulled from both sides of their families, making them into more well-rounded ninja that will hopefully one day surpass their parents. In Chocho’s case, of course she’s a master of her father Chouji’s Partial Expansion jutsu, which allows her to transform different parts of her body.

But her mother Karui is from Kumogakure, the Village Hidden by Clouds. And much like the ninja from that village, Chocho has learned how to do Lightning Release jutsu. It’s too bad she’s so much of a side character, as it’d be a cool side arc if she learned how to use the Chidori alongside Sarada.

4 CAN USE BUTTERFLY MODE

Though Chocho isn’t quite as driven as her partner Sarada when it comes to being a ninja, that isn’t to say she doesn’t have talent. On the contrary, she’s able to use the Akamichi clan’s Butterfly Mode without the use of the Akimichi Clan’s Coloured Pills.

This is a mode that turns all the body’s excess calories into chakra that can help with the size-expanding techniques. Chocho can use this through Calorie Control, which actually decreases her overall strength but lets her use Butterfly Mode for much longer. This can also come in handy for stealth missions too, as she looks like a completely different young lady.

3 THE MUSCLE OF THE GROUP

Though Chocho can be flighty and often distracted by either boys or the latest flavor of potato chip to come out, she’s also relied on as the primary offensive person in this generation of InoShikaCho. This is especially true since Shikadai is the strategist of the group, while Inojin relies on long range attacks through his painted animals.

Chocho, with her Partial Expansion Jutsu, is often used at the frontline fighter, making her a vital member of the team.

2 TURNED DOWN A FAMOUS ACTOR

During an arc that actually focused on Chocho, we saw Team 7 and Team 10 paired together once again. Team 10 was assigned to look after a famous actor, Tomaru. As was customary with Chocho and attractive boys, she went head over heels for him at first.

For most of the arc, she tried to use her Butterfly Mode to stay skinny, which caught Tomaru’s attention. But after a talk from Mitsuki and realizing Tomaru initially had no interest in her true self until she saved his life multiple times, she finally realized she deserved better than someone she had to convince to like her.

1 WAS ONCE TURNED TO STONE

During the arc where Mitsuki abandoned the village and was believed to be a traitor, Team 7 and Team 10 became a super-group and made the attempt to bring back their fellow classmate and village member. This became quite the lengthy arc where they were forced to travel all the way to the Hidden Stone Village.

During their quest, the group met with the White Snake Sage, who told them they would have to defeat Garaga, a giant snake, to get information on Mitsuki’s whereabouts. Their battle against Garaga went pretty terribly, as they learned he had the ability to petrify people through his spit. Fortunately Boruto managed to talk Garaga into working with them, and her normal form was restored.

NEXT: Boruto: 5 Characters Who Can Surpass Naruto Uzumaki (& 5 Who Can't)

The Avengers Mansion has been one of the main headquarters for the team for quite some time. The crew have come in and out of the Mansion and used it as both a base and as a living quarters. They train, eat and work there and it's an iconic building.

The building has a lot of history across Marvel Comics. Over time it's changed and evolved, so much so that there's a lot of secrets that modern Marvel fans may not actually know. Here are 10 details and facts that you may have missed about the Avengers Mansion.

10 INSPIRATION

The inspiration for the building isn't actually well known. It was obvious early on that the writers needed some sort of base for this team, in order to start each week's story somewhere. The Avengers Mansion seemed like a natural kind of place for this.

The building is based on a real-world location. The Henry Clay Frick house is the mansion that brought many architectural ideas to the artists working on the Avengers HQ. The building is actually located in New York, much like the Avenger's home.

9 STARK DONATION

The original building in the comics was in fact owned by the Stark Family. It has been part of their line of homes for quite some time and Jarvis actually worked for the family before he was moved on to the Avengers. Tony Stark, of course, owned the building after his father's death.

The building became very useful to the team once the Avengers were firmly established. Stark, therefore, donated it to the team through the Maria Stark foundation... although of course he was really just donating the building to himself.

8 PUSHING IT BACK

The building was obviously the site of a lot of dangerous activity. A number of times it has come under attack or there have been accidents within the facilities because of the powers being used during training and day to day life.

To protect the public and also to keep away prying eyes and even increase the security, the Avengers actually had the Mansion moved back from the side of the street. The building was pushed back by a whole 35 feet, with the help of Iron Man and Thor.

7 THE ZERO ROOM

The Avengers Mansion had a number of specialized rooms for the needs of the team. There were various living quarters and eating areas. There were also rooms that would train specific members of the team. However, the Zero Room was created for one individual.

Jack of Hearts was a valued member of the group. His power set was incredibly strong but unpredictable. The Zero Room was created in order to help him control his abilities. He would spend some time in there in order to make himself far less dangerous.

6 AVENGERS ISLAND

Because of the increased attacks on the Avengers, they had to move out of the Mansion quite a few times. While they had a variety of locations to go to, including the Avengers tower, they also had another area to actually put the building itself.

The Hydrobase, which became nicknamed as Avengers Island, was used many times by the team. They had to put their planes their originally because the FAA actually banned aircraft from being used at the Mansion in New York.

5 OCEAN DROP

Unfortunately for the team, the use of the Island had some pretty bad consequences for the mansion. The building had been taken to the Island for some time, with the Hydrobase serving as the official home of Earth's mightiest heroes.

The Island and the Mansion were sunk into the ocean when Doctor Doom and his robots attacked. Fortunately, the building was rescued and airlifted out... before being dropped back into the sea once again, in a very bad series of events.

4 PARALLEL MANSION

The Avengers, of course, needed a new Mansion after their past ones had been destroyed so many times. After re-designs and other ways to revive it, they turned to the Watcher to bring about a new Mansion for them.

He did just that but it quickly became clear that everything was not as it seemed. The Mansion that Ete the Watcher gave them was actually from a parallel dimension. Nothing was quite like the original and it held a secret door that led to Kang's arrival.

3 AVENGERS HOTEL

The Avengers Mansion hasn't always been owned by the team. Eventually, it was sold off to a private company because the team were actually having financial issues. Tony Stark could no longer bail them out after going bankrupt!

The business people that bought it decided to turn the Mansion into a themed hotel. The Avengers Hotel was born, which had a superhero design that replicated the characters that had been working there for some years. It was a tragic use of the building though.

2 UNDERGROUND EXPANSION

Underneath the Avengers Mansion there's a number of subterranean tunnels that cover just a tiny portion of the overall structure. These tunnels were incredibly useful for building various security systems and secretive facilities.

However, over time these tunnels have actually increased. Whereas once only a small part of the Mansion was covered, there are now multiple levels underground which are the same size as the rest of the building. There's lot of secrets, gadgets, and costumes buried in there!

1 PET AVENGERS MANSION

The main Avengers of course have their own building to use during their work. However, the are plenty of other Avengers teams, both in heroic and dark timelines, that also deserve their own facilities. Luckily for the Pet Avengers, they have been gifted their own base.

The team has a much smaller Pet Mansion to live in and work from. It's actually located within the grounds of the main Mansion just behind it. It has a number of similar facilities that you may expect and it is a wacky addition to the universe.

NEXT: Marvel: The 10 Most Dangerous Students To Attend Avengers Academy, Ranked

Heroes and villains have been at each other's throats right from the beginning of My Hero Academia. Since the first Quirk appeared, people have either used their powers for evil or to defend the weak. In the process, some of the most talented people have risen from both sides, and undoubtedly, the most iconic of them are All Might and All For One.

All Might is the strongest known Pro Hero in history, while All For One holds a similar title, albeit for the villains. The two have a mutual distaste for each other and have fought a couple of times already. Here are 5 things All Might can do that All For One can't, and 5 that All For One can do and All Might can't.

10 All Might Can: Save People

All Might is the greatest known hero to have ever existed, and among a plethora of people who risk their lives to rescue others, he reigns at the top of them all. His astonishing strength lets him blow away every villain who dares to step in his path. In doing so, All Might has saved thousands of people.

All For One, being a Villain, doesn't really care about saving people. In fact, his goal is pretty much its opposite. Being the worst known villain in history so far, All For One lives to disrupt peace by threatening the heroes and the civilians.

9 All For One Can: Kill People

All For One is a heinous Villain who uses his absolute power to do what he likes. Apart from All Might, there isn't any other Hero capable of stepping in his path and stopping him. Over the years, All For One has likely killed countless people, which is something that All Might can't do.

As a Hero, there is absolutely no chance for All Might to risk even hurting people, let alone killing them. Even the Villains are shown mercy and left alive in most of the cases. All Might certainly cannot kill anyone, no matter the consequences.

8 All Might Can: Defeat Anyone

It has been mentioned countless times that All Might is the greatest hero to have ever existed in the world of My Hero Academia. He's become the Symbol of Peace, and it's only because of him that the crime rate in Japan has remained surprisingly low. Being the Number 1 Hero, All Might is capable of defeating even the strongest of Villains, and this includes the likes of All For One as well.

In fact, All Might has clashed against All For One twice and defeated him both the times. In All For One's case, the opposite isn't true, as he can't defeat All Might no matter what power he gets his hands on.

7 All For One Can: Steal Quirks

All For One is an extremely powerful Villain, thanks to the Quirk that was gifted to him. With the power of the Quirk known as All For One, he had gained the ability to steal the Quirks of other people and use it to his liking. Only by using these stolen powers can All For One stand up to All Might.

In his battle at Kamino, All For One was seen being able to combine multiple Quirks at once to amplify his power which gave All Might a tough time. Over the years, he's stolen countless Quirks and would've stolen more had he not been put behind bars in the Tartarus.

6 All Might Can: Pass on his Quirk

Just like Izuku Midoriya, All Might was initially Quirkless. His master, Nana Shimura, passed on the power of One For All to him, making him the eighth user of this ability in the process. Just like his master, All Might can pass on his power and he chose to do so in when he gave his powers to Izuku Midoriya.

As a result, All Might was left with a small portion of the said power, which got weaker over time. In his fight against All For One, All Might ended up using every bit of this Quirk that was left within him, completely erasing it from his body in the process.

5 All For One Can: Use Multiple Quirks

Being a user of one of the strongest known Quirks in history, All For One has gained several abilities over the years. Thanks to All For One (the Quirk), he can steal Quirks at will. The stolen Quirks can then be used by him simultaneously, as seen during his fight against All Might.

According to All For One, he can come up with multiple combinations of Quirks according to his liking. Meanwhile, All Might can't do the same with his One For All Quirk. Even though One For All is a mixture of two abilities, it isn't the same as All For One in any way.

4 All Might Can: Go Beyond 100%

All Might is quite possibly the strongest character ever in My Hero Academia. When in his prime, All Might was exceptionally powerful and could defeat the likes of All For One without much trouble. Due to his injuries, All Might grew weaker over the years, as pointed out by several people in the series.

However, when in need, All Might can momentarily push himself beyond 100% of his abilities. In his fight against All For One, he pushed beyond 100% to finish off the Villain. All For One, while powerful, can't do the same thing.

3 All For One Can: Gift Abilities

One of the most fearsome applications of All For One's Quirk is his ability to pass on powers to others freely. As mentioned previously, All For One can steal the abilities of other people according to his liking and use them for himself. But, that's certainly not the extent of his powers.

Making use of his Quirk, he can also pass on the stolen Quirks to others. While All Might can also pass on the One For All, he can only do it once, and only pass on this particular power. In this case, All For One certainly possesses a deadly ability.

2 All Might Can: Raise The Next Generation

Being a teacher at U.A, All Might is already doing his part in raising the next generation of Heroes. Furthermore, he has chosen Izuku Midoriya as his successor and spends a great amount of time in training him. Other than Midoriya, he also keeps an eye on the likes of Bakugo and Todoroki, among many others.

All For One, on the other hand, has chosen Shigaraki Tomura as his successor but he does little in molding him into a strong person. Shigaraki has, more often than not, learned to move forward by himself.

1 All For One Can: Extend His Life

As pointed out several times in the series, All For One has been alive for generations now. This has been made possible only because of a Longevity Quirk that he stole from someone at an unspecified time in the series. As a result, All For One doesn't really seem to age properly and could possibly go on living forever.

All Might, while strong, can't do the same thing and cheat death. This is one of the reasons why he's raising Izuku Midoriya as his successor. Even if he isn't the Symbol of Peace, he has to make sure that someone else is.

NEXT: My Hero Academia: 10 Details You Never Noticed About Sir Nighteye

With The Mandalorian, Disney+ plus has opened up an entirely new story for fans of the Star Wars franchise to better understand the galaxy far, far away.

Unlike with Netflix originals, however, the series airs only one episode a week, so fans are stuck waiting around like a bunch of peasants hoping for a few more scraps like they’re living in a Dickens novel. So, while fans of The Mandalorian are stuck waiting, they may as well pick up a book and fill the void left in the wake of a decidedly unbingeable series.

10 The Collected Star Wars Manga Adaptations

A no-brainer for any Star Wars fans looking to get into manga, the collected Star Wars manga is a natural entry point for fans of the franchise. These manga adapt A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, Return Of The Jedi and even The Phantom Menace.

Anyone who has been watching The Mandalorian and had the urge to jump back into the original trilogy can jump into this manga series and experience all the original trilogy had to offer in a different medium. Definitely something to be excited about.

9 Inuyashiki

Though Inuyashiki may take place almost entirely on Earth, there is still something for fans of The Mandalorian to be excited about. After a pair of men, a teenager named Hiro Shishigami and a fifty-eight-year-old man named Ichiro Inuyashiki, are hit with an extraterrestrial explosion, their lives are forever changed.

After discovering that their insides have been replaced by high-tech mechanical parts, the duo branch off in very different ways. One, quickly devolving into a homicidal sociopath and the other deciding to use his newfound powers for the good of those around him. Though the two find themselves on very opposite ends of the moral spectrum, they might just save the world.

8 Knights Of Sidonia

After Earth is attacked and destroyed by a species known only as the gauna, the scraps of humanity build giant arc-like ships out of what’s left of the planet and uses them to launch the remaining member of humanity deep into galactic space.

The Sidonia, perhaps the last surviving arc, could be humanity’s last hope in a lonely and dangerous galaxy. Fans of Star Wars will love the epic space battles, the brilliant writing and the iconic monsters that are set on destroying what’s left on humanity.

7 Space Dandy

Kinda like if Star Wars met Deadpool or Looney Tunes, Space Dandy tells the story of Dandy, a bounty hunter, his robot assistant QT and his feline-like companion Meow as they travel through space wreaked havoc and having a great time doing it.

While Space Dandy has a much looser continuity than Star Wars does, the series will have Star Wars fans caught up in some epic battles and a whole lot of laughs. It may just be the story of “a dandy guy in space”, but it’s something fans of The Mandalorian won’t want to miss.

6 Vagabond

Vagabond tells the story of Shinmen Takezō, a young boy that was shunned by local villagers due to his violent and wild nature. At the age of seventeen he, along with his friend, run away from the village in order to join to Toyotomi army and fight off the Tokugawa clan.

However, after being utterly dominated on the field of battle, Takezō and his friend survive and must go their separate ways in order to stay alive. Fans of The Mandalorian have already drawn many parallels between the unnamed Mandalorian and the ronin of japan. This series is a must for manga fans and The Mandalorian fans alike.

5 Pluto

Created by mangaka Naoki Urasawa, Pluto tells the story of Europol robot detective, Gesicht, who is dispatched to solve a string of murders following the deaths of several prominent humans and robots who have been found with what looks to be horns inserted into their skulls.

As Gesicht begins to discover more hints about the killer's identity he slowly realizes that it’s become more and more likely that the perpetrator of these crimes is not human at all, but a robot. Something that hasn’t happened in eight years. The Mandalorian fans will love this series because of its futuristic vibes, droids solving murders, and because it is genuinely a great story.

4 Ghost In A Shell

Ghost In A Shell, by mangaka Masamune Shirow, is a series that follows Major Mokoto Kusanagi, a member of the cyber-crime task force of public security section nine. After a mysterious villain known only as the puppeteer begins hacking into the brains of humans and using them to commit crimes, Kusanagi and the other members of section nine are dispatched to pick up the pieces and get to the bottom of the puppeteer’s plans.

Potential readers shouldn’t let the film adaptation deter them from diving into the amazing artwork and brilliant story as it was originally told.

3 Star Wars: Lost Stars

This is another no-brainer when it comes to fans of the Star Wars universe introduced to manga. Star Wars: Lost Stars, written by Claudia Gray and illustrated by Yuusaka Komiyma, follows the story of two young pilots as they join the empire. Though Thane Kyrell and Ciena Ree are both aware of the seductive nature of the empire, the pair nonetheless join the imperial academy in order to pursue their dreams of becoming pilots.

When Thane stumbles upon the darker aspects of the empire, however, he leaves the academy in order to join the rebellion and fight against the empire. A choice that will put him and Ciena at odds with each other. But will their relationship survive the turmoil?

2 Akira

While a manga like Akira should probably be featured on every single article recommending manga ever written, the reasons that Akira finds itself featured in this article are as follows: the series tells an incredible and expansive story that spans the destruction and creation of multiple governments, cities and multiple warring factions.

Mangaka Katsuhiro Otomo painstakingly created and illustrated one of the greatest works of art to have ever been put to the page and overlooking his work on the manga simply because readers may have watched the animated film from back in ‘89 is simply inexcusable.

1 Lone Wolf & Cub

Even from its first episode, the parallels between The Mandalorian and Lone Wolf And Cub are simply too numerous to avoid comparisons. Much like the unnamed Mandalorian, the protagonist of Lone Wolf And Cub, Ogami Ittō, is a man on the run with his infant son.

While the titular Mandalorian may not be the wee baby yodling’s father, they’ve certainly established a similar relationship. The wee baby Yoda may now even be considered a foundling himself. Regardless of their relationship, Lone Wolf And Cub is a series that all fans of The Mandalorian need to check out immediately.

NEXT: Hunter x Hunter: 10 Differences Between The Anime And The Manga

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the Titans Season 2 finale, "Nightwing," streaming now on DC Universe.

Just when it began to look as if omnipresent Bruce Wayne is capable of near-supernatural feats, from drawing Kory halfway across the country with the promise of doughnuts to altering crossword puzzles and bus schedules, the Titans Season 2 finale offers a possible explanation.

Following the apparent death of Donna Troy (Conor Leslie), and the decision by Rachel (Teagan Croft) to accompany her body to Themyscira, the remaining Titans gather with Bruce (Iain Glen) for a sort of wake at Titans Tower. It's there, over dinner, Kory (Anna Diop) thanks Bruce for bringing her together with Rachel, Donna and Dawn (Minka Kelly) at that diner in Elko, Nevada. "I don't know how you did it," she says. "But I'm glad you did. I'm not sure we'd all be here if you hadn't."

Seemingly playing coy, Bruce replies, "I'm not sure what you're referring to. Elko? [...] I'm sorry. I've never been to Elko. Perhaps you've confused me with someone else?" Turning to Dawn, a confused Kory realizes the unlikely series of "coincidences" -- the TV and radio commercials, automobile troubles, the garbled phone call -- was the work of Rachel. But what about Bruce, or, rather, "Bruce," who very clearly waltzed into Elko Diner, counseled the four young women about their fractured "family of choice," and then strolled back out, with a jelly doughnut in hand.

"You think Rachel got in our heads and sent us a Bruce Wayne"? Dawn whispers. "No way. He was there. I saw him."

That's nearly right, except it wasn't their heads; it was Dick Grayson's. Rachel says as much to him in the earlier scene at the airport. Noting that her powers are changing, and growing stronger, she says, "Like, I think I've actually been inside your head. Like, I can take your thoughts, and bring 'em to life."

As we've seen on more than one occasion, a version of Bruce lives inside Dick's head, serving as his conscience. He mocks his former protege, making him question his choices, or reconsider clues. He occasionally even dances the Batusi, although only Dick can see him. If Rachel was inside Dick's mind -- and we know she was, not only because of the visions she experienced, but because she knew where he was imprisoned -- why couldn't she bring a version of Bruce back with her, because she sensed he might help?

Titans is obvious ratcheting up her power set beyond the comics. Rachel went from reaching out with her mind hundreds of miles to contact Dawn and Hank to fairly effortlessly vanquishing her demonic father to creating a living gargoyle to exact revenge. Much of that has been intuitive, if not unconscious. She was obviously unaware that she was altering reality, from the phone call to Donna to the kitschy radio and TV ads starring "Elko Joe." She is, however, aware her abilities are expanding beyond red, glowing eyes and flashes of anger that may or may not result in someone being killed.

If Rachel is, indeed, capable of conjuring a convincing, doughnut-snatching, sports car-driving doppelganger of Bruce Wayne from the thoughts of Dick Grayson, then perhaps she is able to resurrect the fallen Donna Troy. Or at least create a facsimile of her.

Streaming now on DC Universe, Titans Season 2 stars Brenton Thwaites as Dick Grayson, Anna Diop as Kory Anders, Teagan Croft as Rachel Roth, Ryan Potter as Garfield Logan, Curran Walters as Jason Todd and Conor Leslie as Donna Troy, with Minka Kelly as Dawn Granger, Alan Ritchson as Hank Hall, Joshua Orpin as Superboy, Chelsea Zhang as Rose Wilson, Chella Man as Jericho, Drew Van Acker as Aqualad, Esai Morales as Deathstroke and Iain Glen as Bruce Wayne.

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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for One-Punch Man Chapter 108 by ONE and Yusuke Murata, available now in English from Viz Media.

The biggest names in the Monster Association have been defeated by Tatsumaki/Terrible Tornado and Saitama, leaving the Hero Association to clean up all of the villains that remain in the organization's headquarters. One-Punch Man Chapter 108 opens with sword-wielding heroes Iaian, Bushidrill and Okamaitachi defeating Malong Hair before switching focus to their master: Atomic Samurai, who proves just why he's one of the deadliest heroes to wield a blade.

As the action cuts to Atomic Samurai, he easily dispatches a group of monsters before facing off against -- and easily taking down -- The Chopper-Upper. The swordmaster is then confronted by G5, who reveals that he's amassed a ton of data on Atomic Samurai and is able to copy his moves. The two battle, their swords smashing off of each other at lightning fast speeds. However, Atomic Samurai isn't one to go down easily, and he eventually finds his opening and slashes G5 to pieces.

Chapter 108 then looks at Child Emperor and Waganma, the child whose kidnapping kicked off the current confrontation between the Monster Association and Hero Association. The two approach the exit to the Monster Association headquarters as the action parallels Waganma's escape with Tareo -- who was also captured by the monsters, though the Hero Association doesn't know that, as Waganma didn't acknowledge the other boy's existence -- fleeing from Black Spermatozoon, whose name aptly describes his look.

Black Spermatozoon, a Dragon-level monster, made his debut in Chapter 77 of Viz Media's version of the manga, explaining that he would only be working with the Monster Association long enough to fight the Hero Association. After a brutal display of power by Lord Orochi, Gyoro-Gyoro adds that anyone who wants to become the Monster Associations next leader can challenge the powerful monster after the Hero Association is dealt with. Black Spermatozoon acquiesces.

In Chapter 108, Black Spermatozoon's chase is interrupted when he's forced to deftly dodge a sneak attack from Atomic Samurai, who acknowledges the monster's ability. With Tareo now safe, Atomic Samurai and Black Spermatozoon prepare to face off.

At this point in the manga, it's not really a question of if any given match-up will result in a monster winning. The heroes have time and time again defeated their opponents, proving just how powerful they really are.

One-Punch Man's next installment arrives in English on Dec. 4 from Viz Media.

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Disney+'s WandaVision series might feature one of Doctor Strange's biggest villains.

Murphy's Multiverse is reporting a source claims Nightmare has been cast in WandaVision and will serve as the Disney+ series' villain. The outlet says it has, at this time, been unable to get corroboration from another source, so this should be considered a rumor and thus taken with a grain of salt.

Nightmare is expected to play a role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as co-writer C. Robert Cargill revealed last April that he and Derrickson have the villain in mind for their film. There were originally plans for Nightmare to appear in Doctor Strange, but Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige reportedly shut that idea down. This information would also match claims WandaVision will directly connect to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, Nightmare first appeared in 1963's Strange Tales #110. The immensely powerful demon rules the Dream Dimension and gets power by tapping into the psychic energies of unconscious people.

WandaVision stars Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch, Paul Bettany as Vision, Randall Park as Agent Jimmy Woo, Kat Dennings as Darcy Lewis, Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau and Kathryn Hahn. The limited series will premiere on Disney+ in spring 2021.

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With the fourth episode of The Mandalorian -- titled "Chapter 4: Sanctuary" -- now streaming on Disney+, director Bryce Dallas Howard has taken to social media to share some behind-the-scenes photos from the set of the acclaimed Star Wars series.

"Welcome to Sanctuary," Howard wrote on Twitter. "Directing Chapter Four of [The Mandalorian] was a wild adventure." The first photo in question sees Howard speaking with Gina Carano, who plays the mercenary Cara Dune. Meanwhile, the second sees the children of Sanctuary happily looking at the creature known as The Child -- whom fans have affectionately dubbed "Baby Yoda." Finally, the third photo shared by Howard depicts a scene in which Cara Dune addresses the people of Sanctuary while Pedro Pascal's titular Mandalorian stands behind her.

Of course, Howard's connection to Star Wars goes well beyond helming Episode 4 of The Mandalorian for Disney+. The Jurassic World star recently went into detail regarding her history with the franchise.Howard grew up around franchise creator George Lucas. Her father, Ron Howard, starred in Lucas' 1973 film American Graffiti, with the two later working together on 1988's Willow. Moreover, Ron Howard directed the 2018 Star Wars anthology film Solo: A Star Wars Story.

Not only that, but Bryce Dallas Howard was a close friend of Natalie Portman around the time Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace was in production -- and would frequently visit Portman on the film's set. With all that in mind, it seems Howard sitting in the director's chair for a Star Wars project was a very long time coming.

Created by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog and Nick Nolte.

The Infinity Saga provided the thrust of not only many individual Marvel Cinematic Universe films during the fledgling stages of the universe, but the core of the overarching plot that moved all Marvel movies toward the conclusion of Avengers: Endgame. The finale to the Infinity Saga seemed so definitive and the stakes so high that the question remains how Marvel could possibly top itself, but two of Marvel's biggest villains were hiding in plain sight this whole time.

The Collector and The Grandmaster have thus far been relatively minor characters compared to their status in the comics, but their mysterious origins leave plenty of room to grow. The Collector, played by Benecio del Toro, was the first between them to be introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy. An eccentric hobbyist seemingly obsessed with novelty and rarity, the Collector has an air of menace without directly serving as an antagonist himself. Eventually, Thanos breaks into his lair to steal the Reality Stone the Collector held, but his fate thereafter is unknown.

The Grandmaster served a much more integral role in his introductory film, Thor: Ragnarok. Portrayed by Jeff Goldblum, the character rules over the planet Sakaar where he oversees the gladiatorial games that pit Thor and Hulk against each other. The same film ends with his reign seemingly in ruins after the uprising and escape of his gladiators, leaving him at the mercy of his people.

In each instance, the characters' fate is left curiously open-ended. It is rare for MCU villains to survive the end of their debut films, and rarer still for those who survive to be of such formidable power that they could serve as successors to Thanos. But the Collector and Grandmaster fit the bill perfectly, and the fact that the heroes of Marvel have yet to come into direct conflict with them leave their level of power as much of a mystery as their origins.

In the comics, the two are brothers known as the Elders of the Universe. The Elders date their origins to around the time of the Big Bang, and each spends the many millennia of their lives obsessed with a different venture. For the Collector it comes down to curating the rarest and most valuable collection in the universe; for the Grandmaster, the thrill is in mastering games of skill and chance in all their infinite varieties.

Perhaps most notably, the two brothers oppose each other in the Contest of Champions, a recurrent "game" Marvel's heroes get roped into in which they duke it out against one another to the Elders' delight. For the Collector it's an opportunity not only to "collect" the various heroes of the Marvel multiverse, but to pit them in a contest which parses out the best and most valuable.

For the Grandmaster the motivation is clear, and obviously his MCU counterpart already has experience getting Marvel heroes to fight. Perhaps the Hulk/Thor fight on Sakaar would whet his appetite, and after the loss of his throne he has more than enough reason to hold a grudge. The Collector sits in a similar position, with his entire collection in ruins. Besides, what could be a more valuable addition to his collection than the band of heroes who were actually able to save half of the universe and defeat Thanos?

Really, the idea works on multiple levels and opens the doors to several possibilities. Both could draw heroes from the furthest reaches of space, such as Nova, whose Nova Corps was just destroyed, or Beta Ray Bill, who was hinted to previously reign as champion on Sakaar. Space isn't the only limit to break past, however. Since Endgame already introduced the idea of alternate realities, and Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness hints toward the exploration of more, the Collector and Grandmaster's game could even involve the introduction of any assortment of heroes and villains from other worlds.

Heroes could fight alternate reality versions of themselves, or one another. They could be functionally resurrected from an alternate timeline, or aged up and down by the same methods. In seeking to top the fan service of everyone uniting in the final battle of Endgame, such a sequel could double down on the already mind-boggling amount of heroes in that battle as one army charges the other. Could this also be a way to loop in heroes who have existed outside of the MCU, like the X-Men and Fantastic Four?

The sky isn't even close to the limit with such a concept. Given how mysterious and open-ended the characters have been, they seem just as inevitable as Thanos ever was. In looking to top Endgame, what could be better than two cosmic forces pitting Marvel's heroes against one another in the game to end all games?

One of the biggest issues with Dragon Ball post the Saiyan arc is the series’ ever-increasing emphasis on Ki. Ki has been a fixture of Dragon Ball since the very first story arc, with the Kamehameha introduced less than 10 chapters into the story, but Ki then was a reserve– something the characters could only do rarely. Throwing out a Kamehameha was enough to drain Goku’s stamina.

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These days, that almost seems ridiculous. Characters have been relying on Ki more and more ever since Toriyama struck gold with Goku and Vegeta’s beam struggle. This isn’t to say Ki is uncreative or poorly used, but that Dragon Ball’s over-reliance on it is a net negative, especially since Toriyama isn’t choreographing fights anymore. Just about every major fight in the second half of the series uses Ki in some fashion, but the few fights that showed restraint aren’t any worse for wear.

10 Nail Versus Freeza

A short fight and an understated fight, but a rather important fight nonetheless. It’s here where Freeza reveals his Battle Power for the first time. At a whopping 530,000, Freeza reveals his Battle Power to Nail and asserts himself as leagues above literally everyone else on Namek. Even when Goku arrived, he wasn’t half as strong as Freeza.

The fight itself is a slaughter, to say the least. Freeza beats Nail into submission, rips off his arm, and more or less just tortures him until Nail (foolishly) gives it away that the Earthlings along with Vegeta are actively undermining Freeza.

9 Yajirobe Versus Cymbal

It’s funny to think there was a time where Yajirobe was not only relevant, he was one of the series’ only active main characters. The three heroes of the Demon King Piccolo arc are Goku, Tenshinhan, and Yajirobe. While Goku and Yajirobe do briefly share a scuffle, it’s quickly interrupted by the next of Piccolo’s kin, Cymbal.

This fight introduces the first of many roshambos to determine fighting order, and Yajirobe goes on to make quick work of Cumbal. With his katana, Yajirobe is able to slice the beast in two in the blink of an eye, later cooking and eating him. No wonder God wanted to train him.

8 Son Goku Versus Giran

Goku’s first fight in the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai and the last match of the quarter-finals, Goku’s match against Giran serves to establish a few important details moving forward: fights won’t be nearly as short or as one-sided, Kintoun is absolutely not an option for Goku, and his tail is now back in play.

From an action perspective, it’s a nice little bout that helps show how brute force won’t get Goku through (although his brute force is, funnily enough, what scares Giran into forfeiting.) Giran nearly manages to ring out Goku and his grotesque inner fluids make for a unique attack. The anime adaptation even includes a brief, but welcome, intermission in the tournament to help build up Goku’s fight against Giran.

7 Son Goku Versus Yamcha

The first real martial arts match in Dragon Ball, Yamcha ambushes Goku, Bulma, and Oolong as they’re making their way across the desert. A desert bandit, Yamcha at the time wants nothing more than to intercept them and take their stuff. When they naturally put up a fight, Goku and Yamcha duke it out for the first time.

Par for the course for this point in the series, the fight itself isn’t too long. Goku and Yamcha exchange some well drawn blows before settling on a stalemate. Too hungry to continue, there’s no way for Goku to win. On the flip side, Bulma’s presence immediately sends Bulma into shock. It’s an interesting fight that introduces audiences to the action the series will become known for, and to weaknesses for DB’s main combatants at the time.

6 Son Goku Versus Sergeant Major Murasaki

The Red Ribbon Army arc marks a very special period of time in Dragon Ball. While far more action oriented than the two arcs before it, this is the story arc with the greatest emphasis on both adventure and world building. Goku travels constantly and often solo, interacting with new characters throughout the arc.

His adventures take him to Muscle Tower, where he conquers a video game-esque fortress to reach the top. His last major challenge before meeting Android 8 is a fight against the ninja Murasaki. Although mainly played for laughs, the fight features clever choreography and plenty of classic Toriyama humor. Dragon Ball at its best.

5 Yamcha Versus Mummy-Kun

Uranai Baba’s tournament is a nice way to close out the Red Ribbon Army arc, but, in typical early Dragon Ball fashion, only Goku gets to really succeed. That said, all the supporting players do pull their weight even if they lose. Yamcha’s fight against Mummy-kun sees the former’s worst defeat at the time, but that doesn’t mean Yamcha fights poorly.

In terms of choreography, this is Yamcha’s best fight behind his match against Tenshinhan in the 22nd Tenkaichi Budokai. He’s fast, he’s slick, and he’s strategic. If Mummy-kun weren’t bandaged, Yamcha actually would have won through a sneak attack. He loses this fight, but it proves he’s more than a competent martial artist.

4 Son Goku Versus Chichi

Goku doesn’t even so much as throw a punch during this fight, but that’s not a bad thing. Chichi’s turtle school esque style is fun to see in action and this is the only time where she gets to fight as a martial artist. The banter between the two is humorous and while Toriyama didn’t like drawing Chichi, it’s clear why he chose to pair the two together.

Goku may not be the best husband, but the two have undeniable chemistry. The fight also serves as an opportunity to keep Goku’s abilities obscured for the quarter finals. His training with God was mostly unseen, so a fight like this helps build up Goku’s newfound strength all the more.

3 Yamcha Versus Jackie Chun

Every fight against Jackie Chun is better than the last as far as the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai is concerned (hell, maybe even the whole series,) but there’s something to be noted about Yamcha’s fight against Chun during the quarterfinals. Yamcha is no slouch. He fought Goku to a stalemate just one arc ago and he made it through the prelims.

When it comes to facing Kame Sen’nin face to face, however, Yamcha finds himself unable to keep up. Jackie Chun is faster, Jackie Chun is stronger, and Jackie Chun is smarter. It’s here where Toriyama makes it clear that Muten Roshi is no slouch, and if Goku and Krillin want to keep up, they’ll have to punch far above their weight.

2 Son Goku Versus Namu

Goku’s semi-final match and the penultimate fight before the grand finale, Goku’s fight against Namu is a fantastic way of easing into the end of the 21st Tenkaichi Budokai. It’s not only longer than the fights that came before, it actually features real stakes and drama. Namu needs to win to bring water back to his village, but Goku is also the main character.

On one hand, we want Goku to win. On the other, Namu absolutely has the better motivation. The fight choreography between the two is frantic, making use of verticality in a way that would become a staple for Dragon Ball, especially after the introduction of flight. It isn’t as flashy as later fights in the series, but Namu offers an exciting battle that’s strangely grounded in hindsight.

1 Tao Pai Pai Versus General Blue

Probably one of the shortest overall fights in the series, but one of the best nonetheless. After chapters upon chapters of General Blue refusing to die and outmaneuvering Goku and company, he finally suffers a defeat and heads back to the Red Ribbon base to regroup. Unfortunately for him, failure was never an option.

His life is briefly saved by being given a chance to fight Tao Pai Pai, but he’s killed with the latter’s tongue. General Blue, who nearly killed Goku, Krillin, & Bulma multiple times, is killed by a tongue. Tao Pai Pai doesn’t have to lift a finger, he doesn’t have to use Ki, and he doesn’t have to break a sweat. He is a villain in a league of his own and Goku is about to find himself in an unprecedented amount of danger.

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Marvel has gone through a lot of ups and downs in the last decade. While many readers have been turned off by the publisher's event-based storytelling, they have kept their position as the number one publisher and turned out a lot of great stories these last ten years.

This list is going to spotlight the most important Marvel stories of the 2010s. That doesn't mean they are the best stories, but they are the ones that have brought the most change to the Marvel Universe, for better or for worse. Narrowing it down to just ten was difficult, but here's the list.

10 The Return Of Wolverine

In 2014, Marvel killed off one of their most popular characters of all time, Wolverine. This series, well, was about his return, like the title says. There was a one-shot and four mini-series leading up to it, hyping readers up for it.

Unfortunately, the book itself was kind of lackluster, with writers ignoring writer Charles Soule addition of hot claws to Wolverine. The book was supposed to be drawn by Steve McNiven, but due to blown deadlines, he was only able to draw the first and last issues, with Declan Shalvey doing the middle issues. Even with all of these problems, it was still one of the most important Marvel books of the decade.

9 The Death Of Peter Parker

Ultimate Spider-Man was the flagship book of the Ultimate Universe. Creators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley had been on the book since the beginning, and in 2011, they made a huge move- they killed Peter Parker. In a battle with the Green Goblin, Peter Parker dies defending his family. It's a poignant moment.

Killing Peter Parker in any universe is a big deal, but this version of the character was readers' first experience of the Ultimate Universe. Bendis would go on to introduce a new Spider-Man, Miles Morales, who would become extremely popular, but the death of Peter Parker would change the Ultimate Universe forever.

8 Schism

Wolverine and Cyclops had always been at odds with each other. Wolverine was the wild man of the X-Men, and Cyclops was the straight-laced leader of the team. The butted heads over tactics and the love of Jean Grey. However, after the Decimation, the two of them worked together, putting aside their differences to save mutant-kind.

All of that changed in Schism. The two clashed over Cyclops ordering Oya to kill a bunch of Hellfire Club grunts. This action split the remaining mutant population in two. Some would stay on the island Utopia under Cyclops's leadership, while others would go back to Westchester with Wolverine and rebuild the Xavier Mansion.

7 Avengers Vs. X-Men

After Schism, Cyclops became more extreme about ensuring mutant survival and become convinced that the returning Phoenix Force would enable mutants to come back from the Decimation. Wolverine went to his Avengers allies and warned them about Cyclops. The two teams would come to blows.

Cyclops would be proven right, but before mutants would be restored by Hope Summers and Scarlet Witch, the Phoenix Force would be split among five mutants, and they would be driven progressively crazier by the power. Cyclops would go full Dark Phoenix and kill his mentor Charles Xavier before being stopped. The Marvel NOW! initiative would spin out of this series, full of new directions for multiple books.

6 Infinity

Jonathan Hickman would take over the Avengers books during Marvel NOW! and Infinity would be his first event book. As the Avengers traveled the universe, uniting alien races against the threat of the Builders, Thanos would attack the Earth.

Two big things would come out of this story- Thanos's Black Order, who would go on to have a role in the Infinity War and Endgame, and the Inhumans detonating a Terrigen mist bomb, awakening multiple Inhumans the world over, including Kamala Khan. The mists would also hurt mutant-kind, setting the tone of the next few years of X-Men books.

5 The Death Of Wolverine

Wolverine had become a linchpin of the Marvel Universe, uniting the X-Men and the Avengers. He had relationships spanning the entire superhero community, and he was easily one of the most popular characters Marvel had in its roster. Killing him was a huge deal, and this series by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven did the deed.

Soule took readers on a journey through Wolverine's life on the way to his death as he dealt with Weapon Plus, went to Madripoor and Japan, and stopped Doctor Cornelius, the man who made him into Weapon X, from doing the same thing done to him to innocent people.

4 Dying Wish

Marvel didn't just kill of Wolverine in the 2010s; they also killed off their other most popular character- Peter Parker in "Dying Wish." This three-part story, from Amazing Spider-Man #698-700, was the culmination of years worth of Dan Slott's plots, as a dying Doctor Octopus is able to take over Spider-Man's body, casting Parker's spirit into the void.

Doc Ock would go on to become the Superior Spider-Man, in a book of the same name, and learn what it was like to actually be a hero. The fact that Marvel was willing to lose it's biggest hero was huge, and fans loved the new direction. It was a breath of fresh air for readers, changing both Doc Ock and Peter Parker forever.

3 Secret Empire

Marvel dropped a bombshell on fans in 2016, revealing Captain America was an agent of Hydra. Secret Empire was the culmination of that plotline. Written by Nick Spencer, with art by Rod Reid, Daniel Acuna, Steve McNiven, and Andrea Sorrentino, it was a decisive series, plagued by deadlines, and ultimately was not overly loved by fans.

However, that doesn't lessen the impact it had. Taking the character that is one of the flagship characters of their line and revealing he had been working for his hated enemies was a big move, even if it came from and would be ended by reality-altering shenanigans. It was a bold move that didn't pay off, but it still ranks as one of the most important stories of the decade.

2 House Of X/Powers Of X

The X-Men were in trouble throughout the 2010s. Be it through editorial edict, reader apathy, or the creators; the X-Men weren't flying nearly as high as they were before. Once, they had been the flagship of the company, but that had changed and even when Marvel would try to change that, nothing would come of it. Then Jonathan Hickman came back to Marvel.

House Of X and Powers Of X changed all of that. Hickman brought his flavor of gonzo sci-fi ideas to the book and tweaked a few things that would completely change the franchise. Gone were the days of mutants scrabbling for survival; now they were a world power. A whole slew of new books were released, and the X-Men are riding high again.

1 Secret Wars

The culmination of Jonathan Hickman's work on Fantastic Four and Avengers/New Avengers, Secret Wars would open with the Earths of the main Marvel Universe and the Ultimate Universe destroying each other. And it would only get bigger from there, as the Doctor Doom used godlike powers he had gained to save all of creation.

Many thought this would be Marvel's version of Crisis On Infinite Earths. It didn't reset the continuity, but it ended the Ultimate Universe, brought fan favorites like Miles Morales and Old Man Logan to the Marvel Universe proper, and would set the publisher in a whole new direction.

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With the current year coming to a close, a new behind-the-scenes photo from the filming of James Cameron's Avatar sequels gives a look at a "mothership" that will appear in the franchise.

The image, which you can see below, was released by the Avatar Twitter. Although this wraps filming for 2019, the production is slated to film in New Zealand in 2020. The photo itself shows "the aft well deck section of the Sea Dragon, a massive mothership that carries an array of other sea-going crafts in the sequels."

Although Avatar held the title of highest-grossing film ever for a long time after its debut in 2009, the movie was recently unseated by Avengers: Endgame. The four sequels to Avatar have had been in varying stages of production since the first movie's premiere, though it's only been in recent years that significant movement has been made.

Written and directed by James Cameron, Avatar 2 stars Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel David Moore, Edie Falco, Kate Winslet, Oona Chaplin, Vin Diesel, Michelle Yeoh and David Thewlis. The film is slated to release on Dec. 17, 2021.

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Artist Stanley "Artgerm" Lau has revealed not one, but three variant covers for Wonder Woman #750 -- DC Comics' upcoming landmark issue starring its resident Amazonian superhero, Diana Prince.

Artgerm revealed his Wonder Woman #750 variants in a post to Twitter. The main cover sees Wonder Woman striking a pose, left hand on her hip and a bald eagle landing in her outstretched right arm. The second cover is a textless variant, using the exact same piece of artwork, but without the Wonder Woman logo or the DC insignia in the corner. The third and final cover puts an old school spin on Artgerm's artwork, with retro-style coloring, a throwback Wonder Woman logo and the classic DC Comics logo used by the publication from 1976 to 2005.

All three covers -- shown below -- can be pre-ordered on ArtgermCollectibles.com starting Sunday, Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. EST.

Wonder Woman #750 is an upcoming 96-page prestige format comic book paying tribute to the legacy of the titular DC heroine -- similar in nature to Superman's Action Comics #1000 and Batman's Detective Comics #1000.

The comic is slated for release this January. It features such writers as Greg Rucka, Gail Simone, Vita Ayala, Marguerite Bennett, Jeff Loveness, Steve Orlando, Kami Garcia, Mariko Tamaki and Shannon and Dean Hale. They are joined by artists Colleen Doran, Jesus Merino, Nicola Scott Elena Casagrande and Gabriel Picolo, among others. Wonder Woman #750 features a main cover by Joëlle Jones, with Artgerm's variants being only three in a slew of other covers.

Wonder Woman #750 goes on sale Jan. 22, 2020 from DC Comics. The 96-page prestige format comic will retail for $9.99.

Ever since the conclusion of the 2018 crossover "Elseworlds," the Arrowverse has been leading to its biggest event yet, "Crisis on Infinite Earths." The upcoming crossover is so big that both Arrow and The Flash have been building up to the event ever since the start of their respective seasons. In fact, Arrow's eighth and final season deals exclusively with the Monitor and the coming Crisis, and its final episode will air following the conclusion of the event.

The truth of the matter is, for the past year, there has been such a strong focus on "Crisis on Infinite Earths," both on and off camera, that the future of the Arrowverse beyond the crossover is still a mystery.

With Barry Allen and Oliver Queen both fated to die in the event, there is a real sense of dread surrounding the event, one that plunges the entire Arrowverse in uncertainty. Who will live, who will die, and what will the landscape be like when the dust settles? Those are the big questions fans will face going in December. While we only have a few little clues as to what will happen following the conclusion of "Crisis on Infinite Earths," it's possible that the Arrowverse will feature a substantial time jump to move things forward.

The Arrowverse is no stranger to time jumps. In fact, most of its series have featured the occasional jump in time in-between seasons. However, these leaps forward in time we usually restricted to a few months, at most. However, after "Crisis on Infinite Earths," we could see a potential jump that goes years into the future. This first clue can be found in Batwoman, a series whose timeline is a bit uncertain compared to the rest of the Arrowverse shows. After all, while Kate Kane appeared as a full-fledged and experienced crime-fighter in "Elseworlds," the first season of Batwoman is currently exploring her origins -- which means the season is taking place in the past of the Arrowverse.

Since Batwoman will take part in "Crisis," then it's possible a certain time jump could bring every series forward to the same point in time. It would allow for a fresh start for everyone, one that would be detached from the cataclysmic events of the crossover.

Moreover, this might be proven by current rumors that are circulating about the upcoming new series Superman and Lois Lane. The spinoff series will star Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch as the title characters, who will balance their superhero and reporter lives with the responsibilities of being parents. Pictures from "Crisis" have revealed their infant son Jon Kent, but new rumors suggest the spinoff will feature an older Jon Kent. If that is the case, then it's further proof that a time jump is coming to the Arrowverse.

Another new spinoff series is also coming in the form of Green Arrow and the Canaries. However, it's already been confirmed this series will take place in the year 2040, which means it will operate separately from the rest of the Arrowverse.

As for The Flash and Supergirl, we have no clear clues that a time jump is coming. However, we do know that this could allow the characters to have new starting points unencumbered by the tragedies that are sure to come in "Crisis." A jump forward in time would even open up new mysteries, as fans would be left to wonder what happened during the gap.

We've seen time-jumps before, but this would be something new, and it could open up a wealth of storytelling possibilities that benefit the entire Arrowverse.

"Crisis on Infinite Earths" begins Sunday, Dec. 8 on Supergirl, then continues in Batwoman on Monday, Dec. 9, and then picks up in The Flash on Tuesday, Dec. 10. After a winter hiatus, the crossover concludes on Tuesday, Jan. 14 on both Arrow and DC's Legends of Tomorrow.

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To say that The Mandalorian has been a hit for Disney+ and Star Wars would be putting it mildly. According to Parrot Analytics, it's the most in-demand original new streaming show in the U.S., surpassing Netflix's mighty Stranger Things and other popular series.

The ever-demanding Star Wars fandom seems to be pleased with it, even if it is playing it safe, while viewers and critics are comparing it to other Star Wars properties as well as notable Westerns from yesteryear. However, most people are missing its link to a not-so-obvious film: Dennis Dugan's 1999 comedy Big Daddy, starring Adam Sandler and the Sprouse twins.

No, this isn't an early April Fool's joke, and none of us ever imagined that Sandler would be mentioned in the same sentence as Star Wars. Even so, there is an unlikely connection between Big Daddy and The Mandalorian. Intentionally or unintentionally, the theme of unexpected fatherhood cuts deeply through both productions as they evolve into stories of a man and boy on a journey of growth and discovery together.

In Big Daddy, Sandler's character, Sonny Koufax, was concerned only with himself when he suddenly became a father to Julian McGrath, a boy who was abandoned at his apartment. The Mandalorian follows a similar thread: the titular bounty hunter was only worried about collecting his paycheck and nothing else. Then, to paraphrase The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, his life got flipped-turned upside down when he encountered the cute-as-a-button Baby Yoda, who was the asset he was meant to bring back to the Client -- either dead or alive.

Both Sonny and Mando struggled with the idea of being a role model and tried to shirk responsibility and natural fatherly instincts in the beginning. Eventually, Sonny took Julian to a social worker with the intention of sending him back to his mother, while Mando dumped Baby Yoda off at the Client's.

Their respective choices weighed heavily on them, though. So, when Sonny and Mando considered the children and their circumstances, they experienced a change of heart and took the youngsters in again. While they displayed unconventional parenting skills at the best of times, they did what they thought was right and threw caution to the wind in an effort to keep the kids safe. In the case of Sonny, he ended up in court and almost in jail because of Julian, while the Mandalorian put himself on the hit list of bounty hunters across the galaxy after he dropped a bunch of Stormtroopers to save Baby Yoda.

The biggest parallel between Sonny and Mando, though, is their path of self-discovery. While they're completely different people with nothing in common, they both change in a positive way due to "fatherhood." The taking in of a child has shifted their worldview and priorities. No longer are they selfish and self-absorbed. They've come to terms with the fact that there's someone else who also needs to be looked after. They've grown for themselves and for the children.

At the end of Big Daddy, Julian ended up in the care of his real father, Kevin Gerrity (Jon Stewart), who was also Sonny's best friend. However, there was no denying that Sonny turned his life around and was there for Julian when he needed him most. For now, it's too early to tell if the Mandalorian's trajectory will be the same as Sonny's, even if Baby Yoda has changed the bounty hunter for the better. Maybe he'll get the happy ending he deserves as well.

Created by Jon Favreau, The Mandalorian stars Pedro Pascal, Gina Carano, Carl Weathers, Giancarlo Esposito, Emily Swallow, Omid Abtahi, Werner Herzog and Nick Nolte. A new episode arrives each Friday on Disney+.

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It's time for a family reunion! Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic -- leader of the Fantastic Four -- has joined the roster of the mobile fighting game Marvel Contest of Champions, meaning all four original members of the seminal superhero team are now playable in-game.

Mister Fantastic's Signature Ability is called "The Smartest Man in the Battlerealm." With it, the hero's Offensive Power Rate is increased by 40 percent for each "Careful Study" debuff on the opponent. Additionally, Mister Fantastic's chance to evade an unblockable attack is increased by 20 percent -- which increases by 3 percent every time the opponent starts an unblockable hit, and caps out at 50 percent for basic attacks.

Mister Fantastic can also use multiple different Synergy Bonuses with the game's various other characters. For instance, "H.E.R.B.I.E." and "The Fantastic Four" can be used with fellow teammates Invisible Woman, Human Torch and the Thing. There is also "...Do Us Part," which Mister Fantastic can use alongside Invisible Woman only; "Council of Reeds," which can be used with another Mister Fantastic; and "College Rivals," which can be used alongside the Fantastic Four's arch-nemesis, Doctor Doom.

Arguably the most important team in Marvel Comics' 80-year history, the Fantastic Four were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, making their first appearance in 1961's Fantastic Four #1. Ben Grimm/Thing was the first founding member to join the roster of Marvel Contest of Champions, and was added to the game this past January. He was followed by Johnny Storm/Human Torch in April and Sue Storm-Richards in June. With the new addition of Mister Fantastic, Marvel's First Family can finally unite in the popular mobile title. More details regarding the character's stats and abilities can be found on the game's official website.

Developed by Kabam, Marvel Contest of Champions is available on the App Store and Google Play for iOS and Android devices.

From Sensational Sherri and the Heartbreak Kid Shawn Michaels, to the advocate Paul Heyman and the Beast Brock Lesnar, some of the biggest superstars in wrestling history have had an assist from the outside to help launch their careers sky-high. As the Attitude Era began to crescendo, though, wrestling managers appeared to fade away. Managers are a rarity these days, reserved for big stars in the case of a legend like Heyman and Lesnar, or for wrestlers who are perceived as needing some kind of boost before they can become successful solo acts.

As both professional wrestling and the athletes that dive into the industry continue to evolve, the misunderstood role of manager may be perceived as unnecessary. Some of wrestling’s most famous managers were mouthpieces for performers who simply didn’t need to speak -- the supernatural Brothers of Destruction, in Bearer’s case, or Lesnar, who was instantly elevated to superstar status by having the legendary Heyman to speak on his behalf. These days wrestlers are expected to do it all: high spots, heavy hits, and delivering solid performances on the mic, all without a manager holding their hand.

It may not help that manager positions are limited by being almost exclusively associated with heels in a WWE where it’s often difficult to tell who’s the good guy or the bad guy in any given storyline among top stars. Modern managers like Lana and Maryse have accompanied their villainous husbands (or, in Lana’s case currently, villainous boyfriend) into the ring to further rally the crowd against them. A manager almost immediately makes a wrestler come across as arrogant and above it all, whether the crowd thinks that’s warranted (Lesnar, or more recently Nakamura and Sami Zayn) or not (Jinder Mahal and the Singh Brothers, who served this role to incredible effect).

As wrestling journalist David Bixenspan noted at Deadspin earlier this year, “Legend has it that managers—like strong tag teams, wrestling rings with industry-standard cable ropes, and even words like “belt”—are considered “too rasslin’” by Vince McMahon.” The storied history of wrestling managers does conjure up a particularly old school vibe -- it immediately calls to mind the likes of the “Mouth of the South,” Jimmy Hart and his work with the Hart Foundation, or someone like Bobby “The Brain” Heenan, who managed legendary wrestling figures like Harley Race and Mr. Perfect himself, Curt Hennig.

If your perception of managers is that they’re too old fashioned, and you insist on having them continue to fulfill a limited perception of managers exclusively as “training wheels” for performers who need an assist, then it’s hard to envision a path for future managers to find solid footing as performers in their own right in the WWE.

Other promotions in recent years seem to have been following their lead. As is the case with wrestlers themselves, most managers are multi-talented and are often wrestlers, too. Wrestler Veda Scott managed the likes of IMPACT star Moose and WWE’s Cedric Alexander during her time with Ring of Honor, but Scott is generally a wrestler first and manager second, as was the case more recently with former IMPACT star (and now NXT signee) Scarlett Bordeaux and EVOLVE’s Priscilla Kelly during her time with Austin Theory.

All three are exceptionally talented wrestlers, and there’s no shortage of managers throughout history who have found themselves in the ring at some point. (Certainly it’s also in everyone’s best interest for a manager to know how to be safe in a match.) But is there any space in wrestling now for managers who are managers first, and in-ring performers incidentally, rather than the other way around? What does that role look like?

To find out, wrestling fans should -- as WWE has, this year -- turn their attention back to the independent wrestling scene. Two names have established themselves as some of the top managers in the game in recent years: Ayla Fox (with her husband AR Fox, along with the Skulk, in EVOLVE, and the Triple Aye team of Aja Perera and Big Swole in SHINE) and Mr. Malcolm Bivens, formerly known as Stokely Hathaway. Both are more than capable in the ring, but perform as managers first and foremost, demonstrating exactly what makes the role so valuable.

AR Fox, Perrera, and Big Swole are some of the most talented and charismatic names in the game -- all of them have had successful independent careers on their own, but Ayla Fox’s passion and confidence in both her own skills and theirs makes them all feel like high-powered superstars. Experiencing AR, Ayla, and the Skulk live and in person is an absolutely gleeful experience. Ayla has the advocate energy Heyman brings to the table. She’s not there to let anyone waste her time, or her wrestlers’ time, and it makes the talent she works with feel like a big deal.

Bivens, in his own way, does the same. As Hathaway, he’s best known for his time managing the Dream Team of Faye Jackson, Thomas Sharp, ROH’s Jonathan Gresham, and AEW’s Maxwell Jacob Friedman, before finding himself managing (and eventually owning) EVOLVE’s famous Catch Point stable. He can wrestle, he’s funny, and he’s got one of the best social media presences in wrestling, as evidenced by the recently-concluded series of Twitter videos he did chronicling his missing CD Player that featured cameos from the likes of the Street Profits, Adam Cole, The Rock’s daughter Simone Johnson, and Nia Jax.

Bivens knows how to make you love to hate him without falling prey to the cheap heat other managers might find themselves stumbling into (an affair storyline, perhaps). Bivens signed with WWE in March of this year and just recently made a brief cameo during the Cruiserweight championship match between Lio Rush and Angel Garza, seeming to scout for a Bivens Enterprise recruit to join Taynara Conti after she was recruited at a house show in October.

Both Ayla Fox and Bivens know how to walk the fine line as a manager between elevating their clients and getting the crowd invested in them. Both have an effortless charisma and a knack for redirecting it to their in-ring partner without overshadowing anyone. That, at the end of the day, is what made legendary managers of the past truly great. It’s an ability that’s difficult to cultivate in environments like RAW and Smackdown, where perhaps Vince McMahon sees them as old-fashioned accessories rather than full-blown performers and a vital asset for helping performers gain confidence on the mic, in the footsteps of Jimmy Hart.

With luck, Bivens’ signing is an indication that at least NXT understands the value a skilled manager can bring to the table. His time on television has been fleeting so far, but if NXT lets him debut with a big splash in the coming weeks (or even maybe at War Games) then it could herald a new era for managers in a WWE that has allowed the vital role to fall by the wayside for years.

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My Hero Academia is a series with a ton of characters. That honestly isn’t that much of an exaggeration, all things considered. Even just class 1-A (the main class that we’ve been introduced to) has a huge number of characters to learn about.

So it’s really no surprise to learn that there are quite a lot of details that one can miss about any single character. For example, there is a lot that fans don’t know about Toru Hagakure, aka the Invisible Girl. So, we’re here to tell you all of the facts you’re missing out on. We hope you find her as fascinating as we do.

10 Influences

Go ahead and take a guess at who influenced the creation of Toru. Seriously, it won't be that hard to guess this one. That's right — it's the Invisible Woman. That's pretty obvious, we know. And it holds up with a lot of the other characters we've seen in MHA, as the series has been heavily influenced by American superheroes.

At least they kept her hero name a little different since Toru is the Invisible Girl. Though we have to wonder if the name will change as she gets older. Based on the age of Recovery Girl, we're betting not.

9 Theories About Her Quirk

Fans have been theorizing about Toru's quirk for quite some time now. After all, she apparently has the quirk on 24/7. Fans have been trying to figure out if that is a choice on her part — or if her quirk activation is non-optional.

Considering the fact that we've seen her both asleep and unconscious, we're leaning towards non-optional. "Seen" is a figurative word choice here, since we literally could not see her, being that she was still invisible and all.

8 Light Refraction

Toru's quirk gives her the ability to be invisible. Duh, we know. What that means is that light literally passes through her skin. That might sound like there isn't much room for her to push her quirk forward, but Toru found a way.

Toru has one special move right now, known as Light Refraction. Here she bends light inside her body, which again, allows light to pass through. She can then use the light taken inside her to blind her opponents. Pretty handy, right?

7 Originally Male

Here's a bit of news that might surprise you: Toru's character was originally quite different during the initial sketches. For one thing, she was originally meant to be a guy. But then Horikoshi (the author of the series) decided to change that when he noticed the serious imbalance between male and female characters in Class 1-A. We're thankful for that change. Also, a fun little side note: Toru is not the only character that had their gender changed thanks to this discrepancy.

6 The Meaning Behind A Name

Like many of the characters in My Hero Academia, there is meaning behind Toru Hagakure's name. Toru roughly translates into "transparent," while Hagakure can be taken to mean "hidden in the leaves."

Both of these names are non-subtle references to Toru's quirk. This leaves us with some questions. What quirks, if any, do her parents have? Are they also invisible? And was Toru born invisible? That would be mighty tough for new parents to deal with.

5 Her Original Costume Design

Toru was also originally designed to be carrying more in her superhero outfit. We're used to seeing her wearing just shoes and gloves (which is really all we can see of her). But originally there was a mask and several other objects included as well.

Again, this whole design was back in the days when Toru was still a guy. So the mask itself is very masculine looking, and thus not something Toru would have ever considered wearing.

4 Rankings

Thanks to all of the testing the U.A. students have gone through, we have a good idea of Toru's rankings (along with the rest of the students in class 1-A). Toru came in number 16 for her class, 18^th during the Quirk Apprehension Test (the one run by Aizawa), 16^th again for their grades, and 42^nd during the massive U.A. Sports Festival.

Next, let's talk about her stats all from the Ultra Archive Book, which means they're the official stats to go by. Toru's power is the weakest of her ratings, coming in at a 2 out of 5. Next is speed, which is at a 3. Technique and Intelligence are equal, and both come in at a 4. And finally, Cooperativeness gets Toru a nice big 5 out of 5.

3 Untapped Potential

Toru's quirk is one that seems to come with a lot of downsides. For one thing, she can't seem to turn it off. But we can't help but feel like there's more Toru can do with her quirk. After all, she's already come up with one super move involving it.

The more we think about it, the more it makes sense that Toru should be able to push this quirk more than she has. We're really hoping to see this happen sometime during the next few seasons because there's some serious untapped potential there.

2 The Need For Attention

Toru is a character who is desperately in need of attention. If you observe what is happening in the background, you can see it — well, not literally. She's constantly worrying about what people think of her, and her love of bright and bubbly colors is a clear indication of her desperation to be seen as a normal teenage girl. It's actually a pretty sad situation when you think about it.

1 A Dark Possibility

And the last item on our list of things to know about Toru Hagakure: the biggest fan theory surrounding her. There's a strong theory out there that Toru is actually the traitor that U.A. has been looking for.

Think about it. She'd make the perfect spy, since she could really go anywhere she wanted with no detection. Additionally, there have been a few vital times during the attacks where we just can't verify where she is. We know where she said she is, but that's completely different. Fans are concerned that this is all because she was sitting somewhere nice and safe, knowing in advance that the attacks were going to happen.

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Supergirl Season 4 ended with Lex Luthor revealing to his sister, Lena, that her friend Kara Danvers was in actuality the Last Daughter of Krypton. Season 5 has dealt with the aftermath of that revelation, with Lena plotting to destroy her former best friend. However, Katie McGrath, who plays Lena, doesn't think it's impossible for the two will reconcile.

"I think there's always potential, you know," McGrath said when asked by TV Guide about the possibility of a reconciliation. "I think the writers are very smart, and I think they have a very clear, articulated plan about what they're doing. And I would hate to think that you're not going to get Kara and Lena back as they were before. And I think fundamentally Lena is still a very good person, and I think she does just miss her friends. She misses Kara desperately, and part of me believes that Lena would do anything to get that back if it meant that Kara wouldn't, as she thought, betray her again. If Lena felt that Kara couldn't betray her again, I think Lena would do anything to get that friendship back. I think the illustration of that is how hurt she was. You couldn't feel that amount of hurt if you didn't actually care."

McGrath joined Supergirl as Lena in Season 2. She was later upgraded from a recurring role to a regular for subsequent seasons of the show.

Airing Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT on The CW, Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers, David Harewood as Martian Manhunter, Mehcad Brooks as Jimmy Olsen and Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers.

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