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Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball franchise has largely been about the coming of age of its main protagonist, Goku. It's seen him go from being all alone in the world to starting a family of his own while making new friends along the way, usually in the form of former rivals.

As such, the Saiyan hero has grown from a young boy way back at the beginning of the original manga/anime series to a full-grown man -- and back again in the now no longer canon Dragon Ball GT. Now, we're taking a closer look at how Goku was, both physically and otherwise, throughout every series the iconic anime franchise.

When Goku is first discovered by a teenage Bulma as she searches for the Dragon Balls, the naive, young boy reveals he is 11 years old. After accompanying Bulma, Yamcha, Oolong and Puar to stop Emperor Pilaf and his forces from using the Dragon Balls towards world domination, Goku spends the remainder of his eleventh year training under Master Roshi alongside Krillin to prepare for 21st World Martial Arts Tournament where he is narrowly defeated by Roshi under the disguise of Jackie Chung.

In the three-year interim before the 22nd World Martial Arts Tournament, Goku systematically dismantled the nefarious Red Ribbon Army before entering the tournament, where he was defeated by Tien, at the age of 15. Immediately following the tournament, Goku and his friends defeated the evil King Piccolo, only to learn his more powerful son would enter the next tournament before following in his father's footsteps to conquer the Earth. Training under Kami, the Guardian of the Earth, and Mister Popo, Goku entered the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament as an 18 year old young man, defeating Piccolo and marrying Chi Chi shortly after.

By the start of Dragon Ball Z, five years have passed since the end of Dragon Ball, which effectively makes Goku 23, now with a five-year-old son named Gohan in tow. After learning of his true Saiyan heritage from his long-lost evil brother Raditz, Goku sacrifices his life for Piccolo to kill Raditz once and for all. As the Z Fighters train on Earth for the arrival of Raditz's superiors Vegeta and Nappa, Goku trains in the afterlife. Upon his resurrection through the Dragon Balls, Goku remains physically 23 but chronologically ages t0 24 when he helps drive Vegeta from the Earth.

After defeating Frieza, Goku spends three years training with the Z Fighters for the arrival of the androids, which was predicted by the alternate future Trunks. During this time, Goku was physically 26 and chronologically 27. Realizing how dire the situation has become, Goku and Gohan train in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber -- a chamber within the heavenly Lookout largely unaffected by time in the outside world -- for a full year, emerging with Goku now physically and chronologically 27 to face Cell in the Cell Games.

After sacrificing himself against Cell to save Earth, Goku was dead for seven years before his eventual resurrection by the Elder Kai to defeat Majin Buu. Although he was still physically 27, Goku was chronically 34 upon Buu's defeat. After both Goku and the series experienced a 10-year time jump for the epilogue, Goku was now physically 37 and chronologically 44, while Vegeta also points out Saiyans' aging slows once they hit their physical prime to fight longer and more effectively.

At the conclusion of Dragon Ball Z, Goku had departed to train with Kid Buu's good reincarnation Uub at the Lookout. Dragon Ball GT opens five years later, upon the completion of Uub's training. This makes Goku physically 42 and chronologically 49. This proved short-lived, however, as Emperor Pilaf accidentally used the Black Star Dragon Balls to revert Goku to the age when he first met him -- effectively making Goku an eleven-year-old child once again while retaining the wits of a 49-year old man.

It takes Goku approximately one year to recover the Black Star Dragon Balls though he is ultimately unsuccessful in using them to save the Earth. At Earth's destruction, Goku is now physically 12 but psychologically 50. Following this, the series experiences a one-year time jump for its climactic story arc, making Goku physically 13 but psychologically 51. GT has an epilogue and television special taking place approximately a century into the future after Goku merges with the Eternal Dragon, appearing as an adult once again in his physical prime. While his exact physical age is unknown, this would make him approximately 151 psychologically at the end of GT.

The entirety of Dragon Ball Super takes place within the 10-year time jump between Majin Buu's defeat at the end of Dragon Ball Z and its subsequent epilogue. Super starts approximately four years into the time jump, making Goku physically 31 but psychologically 38. Following the start of the series, Goku and Vegeta train for a year under Beerus and Whis before the events carrying them through the end of the series begin.

By the end of the anime series and sequel animated film Dragon Ball Super: Broly, Goku is physically 32 and psychologically 39. While there has been a manga continuation of the series beyond the events of Broly and end of the anime, the exact clarification about how many years have passed is uncertain. However, as the events of Z's epilogue have still not taken place, Goku still hasn't hit 40 -- physically, anyway.

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WARNING: The following contains major spoilers for the seventh episode of Watchmen, "An Almost Religious Awe," which premiered Sunday on HBO.

In the most recent episode of HBO's Watchmen, it was revealed that Angela Abar's husband Cal was actually Doctor Manhattan. Now, the series has just two episodes left to wrap things up following this massive bombshell, but according to showrunner Damon Lindelof, fans shouldn't be worried about the story sticking the landing.

"Considering episode seven's ending, it would appear we have some explaining to do," Lindelof told THR. "I'm answering these questions before it airs, but if I were watching the show, I'd be starting to panic that we can't possibly bring this all together in just two more episodes. So, uh…don't panic?"

In October, just before the series premiere, Lindelof made it clear that Watchmen was a nine-episode, single-season story. That said, it's easy to see how some fans would feel the show needs to fit a lot into the next two episodes to make good on Lindelof's newest promise.

Developed by Damon Lindelof, HBO's Watchmen stars Jeremy Irons, Regina King, Don Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Jean Smart, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, James Wolk, Adelaide Clemens, Andrew Howard, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, Lily Rose Smith and Adelynn Spoon. The series airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

KEEP READING: Watchmen: Every Clue to the HBO Series' MASSIVE Twist

SPOILER WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for "An Almost Religious Awe," the latest episode of Watchmen.

At the end of Watchmen's latest episode, Angela Abar hit her husband Cal on the head with a hammer. But the real surprise then came when she took a device out of his skull, which promptly woke up the person who was hiding inside: Doctor Manhattan.

Somehow, Cal has been the all-powerful blue god all along, without even knowing it. The trailer for the series' next episode promises answers about the nature of Angela and Manhattan's relationship will come. As it turns out, this element of the story was nearly always part of the series' plan.

"I started this whole journey from the perspective of a fan -- what would I have to see in a television show daring to call itself Watchmen?" Damon Lindelof told The Hollywood Reporter. "Dr. Manhattan was near the top of that list. But even higher was that we needed to tell a new story with a new character at the center of it. Once we landed on Angela Abar as that center, the new rule became that any legacy characters we were using (Veidt, Laurie and Hooded Justice) could only be used in service of Angela's story… she was the sun, everyone else needed to be orbiting around her."

"So how could Dr. Manhattan, a man with the power of God, be in service of Angela's story as opposed to the other way around?" Lindelof continued, before confirming the character of Cal has been a part of the series' plan almost from the get-go. "Based on his past (and all the tropes of Greco/Roman mythology), the answer was intuitive: love. We knew this relationship could only work if Manhattan took the form of a human, and so, the idea of Cal was born. And yeah, it came early. Almost from the jump."

Watchmen's eighth episode, "A God Walks Into A Bar," airs Dec. 8, and the season finale will air the following Sunday, Dec. 15.

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The problem with having 14 full seasons of characters — some of them one-off victims who are immediately forgotten, others favorites who enjoyed lengthy arcs — is there are too many that Supernatural fans want to see again before the series ends. So far, Season 15 is doing a good job of acknowledging its roots, with the first episode taking us all the way back to the pilot with a reappearance of the Woman in White.

In the six episodes that have aired so far this season, we’ve also seen Meg, Dean’s vampire friend Benny, and Lilith, who revealed that God can resurrect those in The Empty, the place where angels and demons go when they die. This ups the stakes for Sam and Dean, and allows for more characters to make a final appearance. But, try as we might, even the most diehard Supernatural fans can forget about the significance of these early-season characters. The following are ones from Supernatural seasons 1-5 who can, and should, be featured again before the series finale.

The Ghostfacers first appeared in Season 3 in a Winchester-lite episode. Headed by Harry Spengler and Ed Zeddmore, the Ghostfacer team drove the episode with a combination of humor and poignancy. They kind of stumbled their way into the supernatural world, but they’ve maintained a place in the hearts of fans because they’re so fun to watch. The quality of their content is that low-budget stuff that cult classics are made of.

Although they’ve dealt with actual tragedy, such as the death of their intern (played by a baby-faced Dustin Milligan, who glowed up to play Ted in Schitt’s Creek), the Ghostfacers have made several appearances since, including in a commercial. It would be great to have a final check-in with them, if only to hear that terrible theme song again — GHOST! GHOSTFACERS!

There’s no one like your first, and Azazel was the first big bad of Supernatural. Some of us may have forgotten the Sam-having-demon-blood storyline (guilty), but we haven’t forgotten Azazel’s yellow eyes and his role in John Winchester’s death. With God’s newfound ability to bring back beings from The Empty, it is totally plausible to see Azazel again, because we presume that’s where he’s been this whole time.

Azazel represents where the Winchesters’ lives changed forever. He brings us back to the show’s first episode where we see in a flashback how Mary Winchester died. The Winchesters ganked him in revenge a long time ago, in Season 2, but his reappearance could certainly be triggering, especially considering they are still working through the second (and permanent) death of their mother.

We always think of the Winchester brothers as two men — Sam and Dean Winchester. However, there’s a third brother that we somehow continue to forget about, the “and Peggy” from Hamilton incarnate in the Supernatural world. Adam Milligan was introduced in Season 4, where we learned that sometimes when John Winchester disappeared while Sam and Dean were growing up, it was because he was spending time with his other son.

Sam and Dean never got to know Adam until the angels brought him back from death in Season 5. Adam gets tricked by the angels in their preparation for the Lucifer vs. Michael death match, and, long story short, he's been sitting in Lucifer’s cage since then. However, we don’t know where he is now. Did he make it out during Hell’s jailbreak earlier this season? With all the family and blood themes of the series, it would be worth resolving the mystery of where the third Winchester brother is before the show ends.

Dean had a wild night in 1999 with Lisa, a hot yoga instructor, and when he came back nine years later, he found out she had an 8-year-old son named Ben. She said he’s not Dean’s kid, but Dean sees a lot of himself in Ben. That Season 3 episode “The Kids Are Alright” was about, on the surface, changelings, but it also had Dean thinking about his legacy and what he will leave behind when he’s gone besides a car.

Lisa and Ben Braeden represent Dean’s ideal happy ending. In Season 6, he got to have a life with them for a while, but, of course, it wasn’t permanent. In the end, Dean is always going to choose Sam even when it’s against his best interest — something we’ve seen several times on the show and will likely see again before the show is over. Dean left Lisa and Ben and asked Castiel to wipe their memories of him. However, in this final season with the boys dealing with their mortality for perhaps the final time, you’ve got to wonder what would happen if Dean saw them again.

Although the boys have little luck with women on the show, stars Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki have married awesome ladies. Padalecki met his future wife, Genevieve Cortese, on the show in Season 4, when she played Ruby 2.0, the demon who helped Sam to get juiced on demon blood, and then betrayed him. They clearly had chemistry on the show, and the Cortese version of Ruby stayed on for that entire season.

Seeing this Ruby again somehow would be a fun homage to how Padalecki met his wife. Supernatural hasn’t been afraid to experiment with breaking the fourth wall nor with bringing characters back from a seemingly permanent death, so her appearance would be easy to explain. This could be as simple as a dream (Sam’s been having a lot of those lately), a flashback, or she could be yet another being that was freed from the Empty.

Airing Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on The CW, the final season of Supernatural stars Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins and Alexander Calvert.

KEEP READING: Supernatural: God's Evil Plan For Sam & Dean Is Revealed

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Titans, streaming now on DC Universe.

From the time Titans debuted, it was apparent the series was angling towards Dick Grayson leaving behind life as Robin and moving into his Nightwing persona. His "Fuck Batman!" line was the biggest indicator of this, not to mention for two seasons he made it clear he wanted to groom proteges with emotional care -- totally the opposite of how he was trained to become a superhero.

Season 2 kicked Dick's fate into overdrive. He was burdened by what he did as Robin in the war against Deathstroke. Bruce Wayne even haunted him as a hallucination and ghost of demons past. Which is why after he broke out of jail, we were eager to see Dick reborn and totally separate from his past. Instead, Titans makes a massive mistake with his Nightwing origin by once more making Batman the facilitator of this change.

When Dick burned the Robin costume in Season 1, it was his way of saying he was his own man. And as Season 2 progressed, he was following this path -- well, apart from staying in a Wayne-powered Titans tower. But we knew when the moment of his transition came, it had to be all about liberation and emancipation.

That's why, even when the Nightwing codename came from a prison fable rather than a story about a Kandorian superhero, as DC had it in the '80s, even the harshest of fans could let it slide. This helped Dick carve a path away from all the superhero lore he learned, embracing a solo destiny he was intent on cultivating with his own hands.

But as he goes to Stu's Handmade Shoes, which we presume is in Gotham, it all falls apart. The sassy Stu tells him about that he didn't like the way Dick burnt his Robin gear, making it clear Stu's the one who crafts kevlar armor for the Bat-family. A bitter Stu tells him, "Master Wayne said you'd be coming," making it clear he's going to make Dick's new suit. Shockingly, Bruce is the one who provided Stu with instructions on what kind of costume Dick would require in his war against Deathstroke (something we're surprised he had knowledge of given that Bruce was an apparition in Dick's cell).

This absolutely feels wrong because we wanted Dick to be free emotionally and physically from Batman. But by wearing his new armor into battle, he's still symbolically tethered to Bruce. This is Bruce's suit with a different color scheme, like it or not. In that sense, Nightwing has been created by Bruce, which is counterintuitive and subverts Dick's purpose throughout the entire series: to be his own self-made hero.

If Dick had crafted his own suit, whether with Stu or Lucius Fox, it would have been a major turning point, similar to the way Spider-Man made his new costume to fight Mysterio in Spider-Man: Far From Home. We don't mind if he uses Bruce's tools or people, but to have no input and get a ready-made suit (again, we have no idea how Bruce could know of the Nightwing symbol from Dick's prison stint) feels like Nightwing's agency has been plucked from him.

Dick's still Bruce's pawn in the war on crime, and by having Bruce oversee things, Titans walked back any progress Dick made on the show. He should be soaring with a new identity away from the Bat-baggage of old, leaving Robin behind as an afterthought. Instead, Nightwing is simply an upgraded Robin, a point made even clearer when Bruce lectures him in the finale about leading the Titans.

Dick doesn't need to hear this. He already learned his lesson and buried his sins as well as his bad relationship with Bruce. However, when Bruce gives him advice -- the man the show shaped as a flawed, violent hero -- we're left wondering if Dick's really his own man. Making Bruce the source of the Nightwing suit and then having him offer pointers on charting a new life as a vigilante feels creatively regressive. No matter what how you spin it, this Nightwing is just a polished up Boy Wonder with new toys.

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.

NEXT: Titans: The Inspiration, and Evolution, Behind Nightwing's Suit

Since the release of Justice League, a vocal subset of fans has requested the release of "the Snyder Cut: -- a fabled cut of Justice League that aligns more closely with director Zack Snyder's original vision for the film. The original film was notoriously altered in reshoots and rewrites, with Joss Whedon taking over the production. Characters and scenes were drastically altered, and now fans and actors involved with the film have publicly discussed wanting to see the original cut of the film.

Despite insistent encouragement and pleas from that subset of fans, WarnerMedia appears indifferent to the cut, and there might be a very good reason for it. After such a massive build-up and anticipation, it's debatable whether anything could live up to the impossibly high levels of hype surrounding this idea, es[ecially considering Snyder's prior two DC films and his larger body of work.

The great thing about director cuts is that they give directors a chance to reveal their original intentions for a film. Director Ridley Scott's Blade Runner was notoriously ruined in the editing process, but the Director's Cut -- and later the Final Cut -- of Blade Runner are often regarded as vast improvements over the original. However, the changes made are very small. A couple of scenes are changed, some narration is removed and scenes are altered in subtle ways which might escape your notice if you aren't searching for them. This is unlike Ridley Scott's later film, Kingdom of Heaven, which had a massive chunk of the film cut out.

However, in both cases, the original director oversaw the entire production, and the existing film was never effectively replaced by something else entirely. In reality, we have no idea what the original Justice League really would look like as a whole. The Snyder Cut isn't a matter of adding cut scenes or rearranging scenes. It's a matter of essentially reworking an entire film from the ground up, given the understanding that most of the Snyder Cut involves original footage that hasn't been seen anywhere else.

Still, Snyder's director's cuts in the past have improved the quality of their respective films. Watchmen and Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice had superior director's cuts that managed to improve the original films. But, once again, these were director's cuts in the traditional sense of the word. They added content into the films. And, in the case of Batman v. Superman, while the director's cut is an improvement on the original, it doesn't really solve the core issues many fans had with the movie.

If it ever comes out, the Snyder Cut of Justice League might end up being disappointing because Snyder's DC movies have always divided audiences. Despite the fanatical zeal that circulates around the idea of the Snyder Cut, there's no guarantee that there's anything worth talking about in the film. Even if it was released tomorrow, there's no guarantee that it would be good or entertaining.

On the whole, Snyder's unaltered vision for the DCEU failed to mesmerize general audiences in Man of Steel and Batman v. Superman. The division that those films sowed is especially telling when considering the wider general acclaim that directors like Patty Jenkins, James Wan. David Sandberg and even Todd Phillips, to an extent, earned for their respective DC movies.

The Snyder Cut has only been revealed to audiences through out-of-context visuals. Snyder has always had a talent for the technical composition of shots and visuals. However, his storytelling abilities have a tendency to meander into confusing, often unfocused, tangents that present huge, heavy ideas without analyzing them properly in the action of the film.

Man of Steel and Batman v Superman spend a great deal of time discussing whether or not the world is ready for Superman. However, this moral conflict never feels real because this moralizing is rarely incorporated into the action of the film, outside of characters reacting to the question in the abstract, not the actions of Superman. In Man of Steel, Jonathan Kent doesn't die because the world isn't ready for Superman-- he dies because he decides the world isn't ready. Superman rarely takes an active role in the moralizing, and, when he does, it seems disconnected from the philosophical build-up throughout the film, making all that feel kind of pointless.

Justice League has none of that moralizing in it and opts for an overall message that's ultimately a safer story all-around. Whedon reportedly shot 80 pages of script. If each page equates to one minute of film time, that means that 80 minutes of the 119 minute film (including credits) was reshot. Film studios don't spend massive amounts of money on reshoots on films they feel confident with.

On the other hand, the Snyder Cut of Justice League could be the masterpiece that its devotees believe that it is. However, even if its as well-received as Avengers: Endgame, Snyder's vision will remain unfulfilled since Justice League was originally created to be a two-part saga.

By all accounts, Justice League was created to present Darkseid as a looming threat beyond Steppenwolf. In this sense, he'd be teased throughout the film and promised in the next Justice League film. Since that sequel will not happen, the Snyder Cut won't solve quench the that some fans have -- it'll only increase it.

Since Justice League, DC's movie output has evolved beyond Snyder's vision with well-liked and financially successful films like Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Shazam! and Joker. Since all of those films have been more profitable than Justice League -- one of the biggest cinematic flops of all time -- all of those seem like sturdier foundations upon which to build DC's cinematic future.

The dream of the Snyder Cut will only temporarily satiate the thirst of Snyder's fans. Ultimately, it wouldn't enough to complete his vision. It would just show another chapter of it. And, chances are, it won't match the impossible levels of hype that some fans have given it. As DC continues to chart its cinematic future, it seems like a more fruitful endeavor to focus on what's coming next instead of lingering on what could've been.

NEXT: Justice League: Zack Snyder Shares Photo from Deleted Vulko Scene

After a small hiatus, the revival series of Doctor Who is returning for its 12th season just in time for the new year, with a new piece of promo art heralding the season premiere.

The BBC has released a piece of key art showcasing Jodie Whittaker's eagerly anticipated return as the eponymous Gallifreyan, with her signature overcoat expanding into the cosmos itself as she wields her trusty Sonic Screwdriver.

Whittaker replaced Peter Capaldi as the 13th (and first female) Doctor in a 2017 Christmas special episode before starring in Season 11 of the series.

Plot details on the upcoming season have been kept under wraps, though promos have teased the arrival of new, deadly aliens and epic adventures across space and time. Principal photography on Season 12 wrapped in November and it will run for a total of 10 episodes including, the New Year's Day two-part special.

Doctor Who stars Jodie Whittaker as the 13th iteration of the titular Time Lord. Whittaker is joined by co-stars Bradley Walsh, Tosin Cole, Mandip Gill in a series spearheaded by new showrunner Chris Chibnall. Season 12 premieres on Jan. 1, 2020 at 8 p.m. on BBC with a two-part holiday special. The new season and all previous 11 seasons will stream on HBO Max in early 2020.

My Hero Academia is being told from the perspective of Deku after he's become "the world's greatest hero," but he wasn't always that way — something that's clear to viewers from the very first episode. The anime follows Deku as he receives One for All from All Might and works toward becoming the next Symbol of Peace, showing fans all the obstacles he had to overcome to do so.

And there’s a reason All Might chooses Deku as his successor; the boy is brave and empathetic enough to become the Symbol of Peace, even if he needs more training to master his inherited power. But as much as Deku usually deserves All Might’s gift, there are a few moments that will leave fans questioning whether he really was the best choice.

10 Deserved It: When He Tried To Rescue Bakugo From The Sludge Villain

Let's be honest for a moment: Deku deserves all the accolades just for putting up with Bakugo throughout the beginning of the series. But the fact that he's willing to throw himself in harm's way, even without a quirk, to save a boy who just told him to jump off a building is telling.

Sure, Deku’s too nice for his own good. But he's also willing to save people who don't necessarily deserve it, and that's the true measure of a hero and the future Symbol of Peace.

9 Didn't Deserve It: When He Told Bakugo About His Borrowed Quirk

If the new Symbol of Peace is going to have the responsibility of wielding One for All, he needs to handle that power with care. And telling someone who hates you about your "borrowed quirk" is the exact opposite of that.

Deku gets lucky that Bakugo cares enough about All Might’s legacy to keep quiet about their shared secret. Still, telling him was a careless move on Deku’s part — and one that could have had far worse consequences.

8 Deserved It: When He Saved Todoroki

Deku is pitted against Todoroki for the U.A. High Sports Festival, and he has every reason to let the other boy hold back. At this point in the series, All for One is unpredictable and difficult for him to control, and any advantage he can get would be a blessing.

Still, instead of using Todoroki's refusal to use his left side to his advantage, Deku tries to convince his opponent that he should embrace his quirk in spite of what his father has done to him. In a sense, Todoroki becomes the first person Deku ever saves. And that Deku helps him, knowing it will cost him the match, is an impressive and heroic feat.

7 Didn't Deserve It: When He Went Around Breaking His Bones To Use His Power

Deku’s biggest flaw is how careless he is with his body and quirk, and this is especially true early on in the series. Before he’s able to master using One for All, he wreaks havoc on his body to use it.

While Deku’s willingness to hurt himself in order to use his quirk can be seen as having a strong resolve, it also does a massive disservice to himself and those he could one day save.

6 Deserved It: When He Fought The Hero Killer

Fans can debate whether or not Deku is worthy of being the next Symbol of Peace, but one person has already made that decision. The Hero Killer, Stain, deems the boy worthy of being a true hero after facing him — an honor the villain previously only reserved for All Might.

Stain makes this judgment based on the fact that Deku is genuinely concerned with saving people, as opposed to seeking vengeance or winning praise. And while we can’t agree with everything Stain preaches, his assessment there is spot on.

5 Didn't Deserve It: When He Immediately Wanted To Run During Finals

Apart from being careless with himself, another major obstacle Deku faces when it comes to mastering his power is overcoming his perception of All Might. He idolizes his mentor and predecessor to a point that probably isn’t healthy, and this becomes clearer than ever during his final exam.

When he and Bakugo are forced to face All Might, Deku can only think of running, insisting they’ll never stand a chance against him. It’s not a great attitude for the next Symbol of Peace to have, and he might do better to adopt Bakugo’s mindset — accepting that, to be Number One, he will have to surpass All Might one day.

4 Deserved It: When He Almost Died Saving Kota

When the League of Villains attacks their summer camp, Deku and his friends are forced to get real experience fighting villains. And Deku proves himself worthy of One for All when he defeats muscular — even if he damages his arms pretty badly in the process.

The most noteworthy part of Deku’s fight with Muscular is that he risks his life attempting to save Kota, a young boy who openly expressed his dislike of heroes and Deku. Again, Deku has a tendency to do whatever it takes to keep people safe, even if he won’t get a thank you for it — and that will help him on his road to becoming the next All Might.

3 Didn't Deserve It: When He Lost To Bakugo The Second Time

Most of the rude things Bakugo says to Deku are biased by their incredibly messed up feelings toward one another. But what he says to Deku after beating him in combat a second time during “Deku vs. Kacchan, Part 2” does ring true on some level: If Deku is going to inherit All Might’s legacy, he’ll need to work harder than anyone. And that means not losing again.

Deku’s come a long way from the first episode, but losing to Bakugo during season three shows he has much further to go before embracing his role as All Might’s successor.

2 Deserved It: When He Rescued Bakugo From The League Of Villains

“Meddling when you don’t need to is the essence of being a hero.” All Might tells Deku this, as the boy has a tendency to dive headfirst into situations he doesn’t belong in. It serves him well, though, it’s allowed him to save people on multiple occasions — including when he and his friends set out to rescue Bakugo at Kamino Ward.

Refusing to put rules before saving people proves on its own that Deku is worthy of being the Symbol of Peace, but that he saves Bakugo without technically breaking the law truly drives that point home.

1 Didn't Deserve It: When He Couldn't Tell Nighteye What He Had To Offer

It’s clear that Deku has honorable intentions in wanting to become the next Symbol of Peace, but the fact that he’s unable to verbalize his reasoning to Sir Nighteye doesn’t bode well.

It isn’t enough for Deku to want to be like All Might. If he’s truly going to be worthy of becoming Number One, Deku’s going to need to know what he brings to the table and why.

NEXT: My Hero Academia: 5 Quirks That Can Surpass One For All (& 5 That Can't)

Marvel's roster of X-Men titles is getting a new addition next year.

The publisher has released a piece of teaser art for "the most dysfunctional X-Men team you could possibly imagine," with the promise that a member of the team will be unveiled on the official Marvel Twitter account each day this week, beginning on Tuesday, December 3 at noon ET.

The silhouettes make it difficult to accurately count how many X-Men appear on the teaser, but there appear to be nine characters hidden in the artwork. The tagline at the bottom of the teaser reveals the mystery team will debut in March 2020.

Starting at the bottom, a hero stands with their arms outstretched to their sides. If you look closely, they appear to have a small creature resting on their right shoulder. The character right behind also has some sort of object resting on their shoulder as well, but that could simply be a weapon or a piece of hardware.

Next, we have someone holding a sword with flowing long hair, another small X-Man who may simply be Doop, someone who may have horn-like objects growing out of their head (Marrow?), a character leaping at the screen with sharp claws, and finally, a larger-than-life X-Man taking up the background.

X-Men writer Jonathan Hickman has revealed there are several more titles in store to debut for the popular superhero franchise, including a solo series for Moira MacTaggert and an X-Corp team book.

Stay tuned to CBR each day this week as members of this mysterious, dysfunctional X-Men team are revealed.

Wonder Woman 1984 star Gal Gadot promises something big is coming on Sunday at Comic-Con Experience in Brazil.

"I'm here to let you all know that something very exciting is coming your way this Sunday, Dec. 8," Gadot said in a short video message. "You can get in on the action before anyone else by commenting below with a photo of your fiercest Wonder Woman pose. Then tune in right here to watch it all unfold. See you Sunday!"

Naturally, a number of fans are speculating that Gadot could be teasing the first Wonder Woman 1984 trailer. After all, in October, footage was screened by WarnerMedia during its HBO Max presentation that featured what seemed to be a dream sequence in which Diana is reunited with Steve Trevor in Washington D.C. Additionally, director Patty Jenkins revealed that same month that the film's CCXP presentation would feature an extensive first look at the Wonder Woman 1984, so whether it's a sizzle reel, a teaser or a full-fledged trailer, it's likely fans are going to get something substantial.

Directed by Patty Jenkins, Wonder Woman 1984 stars Gal Gadot as Diana, Chris Pine as Steve Trevor, Kristen Wiig as Barbara Minerva/Cheetah, Pedro Pascal and Natasha Rothwell. The film opens on June 5, 2020.

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Thanos looks pretty adorable in the latest concept art from Avengers: Endgame.

As revealed in the Art of Avengers: Endgame book, the Marvel Cinematic Universe film almost included additional backstory for Thanos. This would shown the Mad Titan growing up as an outcast throughout the different stages of his life, including infancy. A new piece from concept artist Ian Joyner reveals what that would have looked like.

"Happy Thanosgiving everyone! Here’s a cute(ish) take on the future Mad Titan!" Joyner wrote on Instagram. "Thanks again to [Marvel Studios Vice President of Development and Creative Director] Ryan Meinerding for letting me explore this take on him!"

Included in the book's "Unused Concepts" is information about a scrapped storyline from Infinity War that showed the Mad Titan at various ages. It began with an infant Thanos, then progressed through his teenage years. Meinerdling recently shared photos of 13-year-old and 17-year-old Thanos.

The Thanos backstory was intended to highlight the character's struggle from his malformed birth through his adolescence. Despite being a pariah, Thanos would travel to planets in a desperate attempt to keep them from overpopulating the universe. When he failed, it would be time to take matters into his own hands. This was ultimately scrapped from the film.

Next up for Marvel Studios is the Black Widow solo film starring Scarlett Johansson. The film is directed by Cate Shortland and is set to release on May 1, 2020.

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Speculation that Jason Reitman's Ghostbusters 2020 would be receiving a different title has been confirmed along with the news regarding the first theatrical trailer for the upcoming revival film.

The British Board of Film Classification -- the British equivalent to the MPAA -- has rated the first trailer for the film as appropriate for audiences aged twelve and up, with a trailer runtime of two minutes and 28 seconds. While no release date for the trailer is listed, the classification confirms the film's official title as Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

A report last month from an Italian entertainment news site claimed that the film, labeled Ghostbusters 2020 throughout production, would actually be titled Ghostbusters: Afterlife. This report was not commented on by the filmmakers or Sony. However, the British trailer rating appears to corroborate the earlier report.

Principal photography wrapped this past October in Calgary, with the film reportedly taking place decades after the events of 1989's Ghostbusters II. While several prominent members of the original cast are poised to return, the sequel is expected to follow two siblings as they explore the Ghostbusters' legacy.

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is directed by Jason Reitman, who also co-wrote the film with Gil Kenan. The film stars Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd and Mckenna Grace. The film is scheduled for release on July 10, 2020.

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WARNING: This article contains major spoilers for Weathering With You.

Weathering With You, the new anime film from director Makoto Shinkai, follows the blossoming romance between teen runaway Hodaka Morishima and "Weather Girl" Hina Amano, whose prayers can bring about sunshine. If you know any of Shinkai's other films, you know he likes his lovers separated across time and space, but the separation in Weathering With You comes late in the film, and doesn't last very long. Hina, it turns out, is cursed to sacrifice herself to stop the extreme storms threatening to destroy Tokyo. Hodaka, however, won't let that happen, so he chooses to retrieve her from the other world... and causes all of Tokyo to be eternally flooded as a result of that choice.

In those last ten minutes, Weathering With You goes from a charming romantic popcorn film to an absolutely horrifying vision of the near future. It's impossible not to look at the images of a sunken Tokyo and not think of the death and destruction that's already begun under climate change and threatens to keep getting worse. In the context of a climate change metaphor, Hodaka letting his desire for one girl doom the planet can be read as a perceptive piece of horror in regards to how people would rather keep certain comforts than make the sacrifices necessary to prevent the worst case climate change scenarios.

But does Makoto Shinkai even see his film as horror?

The attitude presented in the filmmaking is weirdly nonplussed about this existential nightmare. The main focus is just on how romantic it is that Hodaka and Hina get to be together even if Hodaka's cursed everyone to eternal rainfall. Treating a character singlehandedly responsible for a massive environmental disaster as some sort of positive romantic hero feels off, to say the least. In the climate change metaphor context, the ending is like an Exxon Mobil exec making out with their partner at the site of an oil spill.

OK, maybe that's a bit harsh on Hodaka, who was only a kid when he made that decision and you could argue was trapped in a system that was already unjust in regards to the Weather Girl sacrifices. In that case, maybe it's fairer to compare him to the college kids from Cabin in the Woods. Like Hina, Cabin in the Woods' Marty was set to be sacrificed to prevent the Ancient Ones from destroying all of humanity, while his friend Dana was given the no-win "trolley problem" choice of either killing her friend or causing the apocalypse.

Cabin in the Woods, of course, is very clearly meant as a horror movie, and a dark satire with a clear misanthropic streak. The script by Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon poses the question of whether humanity even deserves to survive if this is the system that's keeping it alive. Weathering With You, in contrast, is so lighthearted and dedicated to its romantic mood that it's unclear if the horrific parts of the movie are intentional.

Perhaps the closest tonal match in terms of combining lightheartedness with natural disasters would be Hayao Miyazaki's Ponyo. That 2008 film, whose most gorgeous scene sees the mermaid Ponyo causing a tsunami, probably couldn't have gotten made just a few years later in a post-Fukushima Japan. In context, however, Ponyo's somewhat cavalier attitude towards natural disaster is easy to make sense of as an extension of Miyazaki's radical environmentalist philosophy.

Miyazaki's films tend to have a begrudgingly positive attitude about humanity and a strongly negative attitude about modern society. Ponyo's father Fujimoto plays as a sort of self-insert for Miyazaki himself, initially wishing humans dead for polluting the seas but ultimately coming around to his daughter choosing to become human herself. The joyous portrayal of the tsunami tracks with Miyazaki's more cantankerous statements of excitement for the destruction of civilization. Talking to The Asia-Pacific Journal, he once said, "I want to see the sea rise over Tokyo and the NTV tower become an island... Money and desire -- all that is going to collapse, and wild green grasses are going to take over." But even with all of Miyazaki's cynicism, his films still show care towards human lives; it's significant that half of Ponyo is dedicated to showing people safely recovering from the disaster.

Weathering With You doesn't seem to care at all about any human beings affected by the flooding of Tokyo except for Hodaka and Hina, who are too in love to feel bad at the millions of people the former's decisions must have left either dead or homeless. It's a deeply solipsistic movie, and the purpose of its solipsism, whether viewers are supposed to be swept up in it or be horrified by it, is up for debate.

Shinkai's been called "The Next Miyazaki" by writers not thinking too hard about what that means ever since he broke through with Voices of a Distant Star. The nickname has always been wrong (Shinkai and Miyazaki make very different films with different strengths, and the one time Shinkai tried imitating Miyazaki with Children Who Chase Lost Voices he made his worst film), but it feels especially wrong in light of Weathering With You.

Weathering With You's extreme commercialism would certainly never fly at Ghibli; where Miyazaki said he would close Ghibli if it made too much money from merchandise, Weathering With You is so dripping with product placement that the main characters first meet at a McDonalds and a Big Mac is the hero's favorite meal. That commercialist impulse compounds the most dramatically anti-Miyazaki element of Weathering With You: its weirdly apathetic attitude towards the environment.

When a movie like this reduces the horrors of man-made climate change to the backdrop of a romcom and is also trying to directly sell you on products, is it also trying to sell you on the idea that climate change isn't worth fighting if it means making any personal sacrifices (which, just perhaps, might involve giving up said precious products)? Or, perhaps this is too harsh a reading and it's actually a horror film about that very idea.

Following Fathom Event screenings on January 15 and 16, Makoto Shinkai's Weathering With You will play limited release in US theaters starting January 17.

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Created by the Japanese media pioneer Go Nagai, Devilman is one of the most influential anime and manga series of all time. At the time of its release, Devilman was cut apart from the rest of the manga on the shelves at the time due to the series' heavy violence and controversial themes. Even with protests from Japanese groups such as the PTA, Devilman was an instant hit and its popularity has continued even to present day with over 50 million copies of the manga being sold as of 2017 and a very popular new anime being recently released by Netflix.

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Once the greatest hero of demons, Amon, merges with the pure-hearted human, Akira Fudo, Devilman is born. Akira's pure heart overpowers Amon's demonic influence and he as Devilman sets out to protect humanity from the horrific demons that wish to end them. These enemies of humanity take many forms with each being more fearsome than the last and this list has 10 that makes the scariest enemies in Berserk look like kids' toys. However, demons aren't the only enemy in the world of Devilman.

10 10: CALIORRUAR

Caliorruar is an immense reptilian demon with seven heads. During the war between Satan's demon army and the Devilman army, Caliorruar acted as Satan's warhorse. He sports golden scales, clawed fingers, and an amazingly long tail that aids him in combat. His strength, power of flight, and monstrous size make him more than a formidable foe, but the fact that he's simply number 10 on this list is a testament to how frightening more of the enemies in this universe can be. Just wait until you take a look at the rest.

9 9: EADER

Eader is a demon much smaller in size from our previous entry but just as fearsome. He's a single-horned creature covered in fur with eyes on his chest that can easily tear a human to shreds with his bare hands. In his first appearance, he's seen feasting on a woman after ripping her apart and leaving her remains along a road. He witnesses a car wreck from two truckers who come across the remains and reacts with a sadistic grin.

Eader loves killing humans, almost as much as he does eating them. He is killed by the subconscious of Satan.

8 8: CADNEY

In the spinoff Amon: Darkside of Devilman, Cadney makes his appearance as a major antagonist. His psychopathic mind leads him to believe that he is the only true Devilman and he would stop at nothing to end Akira Fudo's reign as the leader of the Devilmen.

He is a sociopathic psychic with the power of flight and high physical endurance. He loves inflicting pain and ironically enough his Devilman form very much resembles the enemy of the Devilman army, Satan.

7 7: Jinmen

One of the Devilman series's most iconic villains, appearing in just about every Devilman reboot since his original appearance. Jinmen is a demon that very closely resembles a muscular snapping turtle. This demon starts with a usual turtle shell and changes when he absorbs another lifeform, adding their faces to each piece of his pattern while feeding off of their suffering.

Jinmen, unlike other demons doesn't enjoy simply killing his victims but would much rather add them to his collection of tortured souls. He uses the faces and voices of these tormented souls to attack foes with connections to them. Although when he tried this on Devilman he caught a fist through the shell, landing him right back in hell.

6 6: GENBU

A demon that takes much inspiration from Jinmen but with a much different origin. Genbu starts as a demon that resembles two snake heads that take shelter in the skull of a monk that sealed him away back when he was a part of the demon called Damundo. He soon returns to popular form and evolves to a turtlelike appearance along with trademark Jinmen shell. Unlike Jinmen, Genbu rocks two snakelike heads and has bodies protruding from his shell. His attitude is much like Jinmen's with him reveling in the torture of humans rather than their deaths but Genbu takes it to the next level by leaving them alive once they are added to his collections only to slowly rot and decompose.

5 5: AMON

The hero of demons, yet still a threat to Akira Fudo and the rest of humanity. Amon's power has been given to Akira Fudo but he is still not on his side (until Devilman Saga that is). He is originally a human usually seen in black armor featuring a helmet with Devilman-like wings. Once Satan fuses the humans with demons he grows to the familiar Devilman form fans are much more used to seeing.

Amon is one of the mightiest demons with more powers than the average hell walker. Super strength, flight, fast healing factor, possession, shapeshifting, extrasensory perception allowing him to sense enemies and their power levels, fire breath, ability to breath underwater, and psionic blasts. While he isn't good, nor evil he has attempted to take control back from Akira —as he hates Satan for fusing the two together— on occasion in many pieces of Devilman media to little avail. While a dangerous feat, you gotta admit he is one of the cooler demons you'd want to possess you. That is if you can control his power.

4 4: ZENNON

One of the most powerful demons imaginable and one of Satan's right-hand men. Lord Zennon acted as the leader of the demons until Satan was reawakened from his amnesiac state of Ryu Asuka. He is as tall as a Japanese skyscraper, possesses giant wings instead of arms, and has four heads from the demons that fused to create him. He resembles an older Go Nagai creation, Demon Lord Dante.

Zennon has no feelings towards humanity and enjoys killing them, however, he has empathy towards demons as seen in his reaction to the demons lost to Devilman's army. He has a deep hatred for Devilman, seeing his master's love of him as a distraction.

3 3: Psycho Jenny

Psycho Jenny is Satan's other right-hand and another one of the most iconic characters in the series. Easily being one of the creepiest women in comics Jenny takes the form of an enlarged head with arms and legs, a wild mane of hair, and hypnotic eyes. She rarely speaks or shows emotion and her only motivation is her loyalty to Satan, going out of her way to restore his memories while he was still Ryo Asuka.

She has shown she has the ability to manipulate time, memories, fly, and has various other psychic abilities. With these powers, she solidifies herself as one of the most powerful and intelligent demons there is.

2 2: Satan

This list wouldn't be accurate without an appearance from Satan themself. They began as an Archangel that decided to side with demons in their war against God. They assume the identity of Ryo Asuka in a mission to find the weakness of humanity so they may wipe them out before returning to war with God.

Satan posses the abilities of flight, telekinesis, mind control, telepathy, and beams of damaging light that result in great destruction. These abilities come with the territory of being a "Child of God" and of course lead him to both win and lose the final battle against humanity.

1 1: God

While he is rarely seen, God is the true antagonist of the Devilman series and throughout the series takes many forms such as an elderly man in Demon Knight and a heavenly creature wearing gold armor in Devilman.

God creates the human race and indirectly demons. The demons disgusted God so he sought to wipe them out. After Satan joined the demon race in rebelling against God and created the Devilmen, god damned them, the demons, and the Devilmen all to hell. A place made for punishment of those who rebel against him. It has been stated that the events of Devilman are on infinite rewind as an act from God, in a variety of forms to punish Satan for his insolence, forcing him to relive the loss of his loved one infinitely. His powers are limitless.

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The Simpsons might be a seemingly immortal television show, but they've also come a long way in the world of comics. Even though they've had more stories than any other family on television, there's still plenty of other stories to tell. With quite a few different comic series over the years, the first family of satire has had quite a few comic book adventures over the year, traveling throughout time and space, and even meeting up with some familiar faces.

We're looking at some of the funniest issues they've had over the years. And remember, since the ending of a story might just be its best part, beware of spoilers!

10 I'm Not in Springfield Anymore! Simpsons (Comics #111)

For a show as long in the tooth as The Simpsons, it was about time they finally did a parody of The Wizard of Oz. After Lisa gets knocked in the head with a baseball in this Halloween story, she dreams that she is somewhere over the rainbow and only the Wizard (Comic Book Guy) can help her get home. Homer is the Scarecrow, Bart is the Tin Boy, and the Marge is the other guy. Courage. Not enough of it. Needs some from what's-his-name.

The Wizard will only grant their wishes if they kill the wicked witch...Mr. Burns. Who else would it be? In the end, after her friends save her, Lisa realizes she had her family with her all along. That's not exactly a happy ending, but the shock is enough to wake her up. And if you're wondering what the heck this has to do with Halloween, just wait for the last joke.

9 Mr. Sparkle: Destroy All Manga! (Simpsons Comics #45)

Everyone's favorite advertising mascot, Mr. Sparkle, finally has the spin-off story we never knew we needed. After Mr. Sparkle helps a Japanese housewife clean up some dirty dishes, he learns that her mangaka husband is being attacked by a living ink monster, who summons parodies of some of the manga world's most famous characters. Or at least lawyer-friendly versions of them.

Unfortunately, Mr. Sparkle's power is a little too, well, powerful and ends up destroying the mangaka's hard work. But at least the world still has its hero in the war against uncleanliness.

8 An Anime Among Us! (Bart Simpson #12)

Mr. Sparkle could not be limited to one story in a world filled with uncleanliness. He transports Bart to a world where the people of Springfield actually get to become anime characters. Bart steps into the shoes of another perpetual 10-year-old, Ash Ketchum, but gets involved in a story where he has to save a kidnapped Queen (Marge), with the help of some wandering samurai (Homer and Maggie.)

If the real Maggie is such a good shot in the real world, her fantasy counterpart can sure take on a sword. In the end, the funniest part of the story is seeing Smithers embrace his inner magical girl.

7 Hans Across America (Simpsons Comics #167)

After seeing Ned Flanders about to burn a bunch of Han Christian Andersen books, Lisa decides to read them to convince him to give them another chance.

We start off with Marge as the Little Mermaid. That Disney movie is copyrighted so we have to make do with the version where the mermaid ends up turning into foam, but there's still a happy ending: Homer sure loves his foam. Bart's an Ugly Duckling who finds comfort in finding swans uglier than him. And there are even some takes on some lesser-known stories (including one where Lisa finally gives up vegetarianism after turning into a plant).

In the end, however, the Flanders family ends up getting scared and reading "Vegemite Tales." Because Australian food products are the literary craze just waiting to happen.

6 Lisa's Historical Dream (Bart Simpson #8)

When Lisa Simpson falls asleep while reading, she finds the town of Springfield getting invaded by strange historical figures, who all look like people who she knows and tolerates.

Between Homer turning into Queen Victoria and Ralph Wiggum becoming Marie Curie, there isn't much rhyme or reason with whose becoming who, but that's kind of the fun.

With the help of Bartilla the Hun, she discovers that Mr. Burns is bringing people from the past into the present as part of one of his new evil schemes. Their attempt to stop him backfires horribly with everyone turning into Mr. Burns. Of course, the whole thing was a dream. Or was it...

5 The Greatest D'oh! on Earth (Simpsons Comics #7)

When the circus comes to town, complete with promotional shovels, the Simpsons are all excited. Unfortunately, Bart gets grounded at the last second and Homer learns he was banned last year. Don't mock the clowns, people. They remember faces.

Well, if Homer and Bart can't join the audience, they can join the show. Promotional shovels are at stake, after all. The whole scheme blows up, but Bart is still a boy with many tricks.

4 A Trip to Simpsons Mountain (Simpsons Classics #8)

For this holiday story, Abe Simpson delights the family with a tale of Christmas past after the television blacks out. At a time when things were so tough, his mother wished the family could have some magic box that would bring everybody together, little Abe (being played by Bart) has to fetch his father somewhere in the winter snow for the holidays.

Between thinking his own grandmother was Zsa-Zsa Gabor and getting his family mixed up with both the Brady Bunch and the Partridge family, it's pretty clear Abe is getting confused. Luckily, he finds his father in an It's a Wonderful Life parody and all ends all. And by all ends well, the television comes back on, saving the day.

3 Homer Won't Squeal (Simpsons Comics #149)

The comics sometimes help the show address plotlines that were forgotten by the show. Remember Homer's pet pig Plopper? While he eventually returned to the show, there are still some issues left unanswered, like the little issue of him sort of being dead by the end of the movie.

Well, it turns out the family's beloved pig was just living in the local forest this whole time. Okay, it doesn't explain much, but it's something. In this adventure, Krusty learns that Plopper turned out to be his company's most popular mascot. If only he hadn't gotten rid of him! To get back his pig, he announces a million-dollar award to find the pig. So, now Homer has to fight to save his beloved pig from the money-hungry townspeople (all the while trying to win a contest for Springfield's most humiliated person.)

2 The Amazing Colossal Homer (Simpsons Comics #1)

Even if it's a cartoon, the world of The Simpsons usually has some sort of realism. Except on Halloween. The comics kind of let the Simpsons go nuts with their stories. In the first issue of Bongo's Simpsons Comics, Mr. Burns wants to use the power of nuclear science to turn himself into a living giant. But first, he needs a guinea pig...

As if Homer didn't already have enough problems with his weight (the B-plot is about him having to give up doughnuts), now he's outgrown the house and he's living large. Luckily, his underwear grew with him. Eventually, Burns' team comes up with an antidote and Homer even loses three pounds! Bring on the doughnuts!

1 The Futurama/Simpsons Infinitely Secret Crossover Crisis

Years before the cast of Futurama finally guest-starred on The Simpsons, they already met up with each other in comic book form. As you might recall on the show, The Simpsons actually exist as a show in the Futurama universe, so our crossover starts out with Fry reading up with his favorite yellow family in one of their antique (relatively speaking) comics. Thanks to those alien brains, the cast gets sucked into a story where Snowball II has been elected Springfield's new mayor.

In this two-part story, we get to see the cast bounce off each other. Homer finds a new drinking buddy in Bender, Leela beats up Lisa's schoolyard bullies, and, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, Mr. Burns hits it off with Mom. Also, Amy kidnaps and impersonates Smithers. It makes just as much sense in context.

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From the very beginning, comic books as we know them have been a controversial storytelling format. Early on, moral crusaders and other varieties of self-righteous culture police tried to assert that comics lead to violent behavior, chronic masturbation, and general social delinquency in readers (especially minors). Fast forward to the 21st century: thanks to the now-defunct Comics Code Authority and various mass-media mergers over the past few years, mainstream comic books are generally seen as harmless and family-friendly stories for the most part, but obviously there's more sophisticated intellectual fare on the shelves.

As we at CBR close out the 2010's, we've taken a look back at some of the more controversial, avant-garde, and "dangerous" titles of the past decade:

10 Saga by Brian K. Vaughn and Fiona Staples

Since its debut in 2012, this series has been a surreal wild ride through the infinite cosmos and incredibly complicated social concepts. Battlefield PTSD, human trafficking/sex slavery, and parenting through separation are just some of the wide range of issues explored in this stunning sci-fi epic. Some themes may be relatable to the reader, while other themes will challenge their comfort zone. the best part is that it's not controversial for the sake of being sensational, but because of the rich complexity of the universe and depth of characters that inhabit it.

9 Sex Criminals by Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky

On March 31st, 2012 Matt Fraction sent an email to former Toronto mayoral candidate Chip Zdarsky with the simple, silly sex-positive premise: "What if we did a sex comedy about a guy who, every time he ejaculates, stops time?" From there Sex Criminals has become a title that's been hailed as both sincere and sexy. It's snowballed into one of the quirkier comic sub-cultures, with fans calling themselves "brimpers" after an absurdly impractical coital maneuver referenced in the first issue.

8 Secret Empire by Nick Spencer and Steve McNiven

What began with two little words that shook comic fans to their core in Captain America: Steve Rogers #1 all came to a head in an event miniseries called Secret Empire. Folks who already hated the idea of Cap being a Hydra sleeper agent certainly didn't want to see what the world would look like if he won, and that's exactly what this event was all about.

After manipulating the Marvel character chessboard during the events of Civil War II, Hydra-Cap took advantage of the emotional riffs and made his move. Of course, this is comics, so by the end of the mini-series, Steve Rogers was back to his normal self. Which some more of the die-hard "fans" probably should have considered before sending Nick Spencer death threats.

7 The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Robert Hack

A fun and spooky venture into the world of Archie's horror comics, but don’t let the wholesome branding of the publisher fool you: this Sabrina title is more like the Netflix reboot it inspired, just cranked up to 666. A stylish and sexy title, it deals with feminist concepts head-on and without fear - and with the same earnest coming-of-age sensibilities that have always made the character endearing and captivating in any interpretation. It even features cameos by Archie and Jughead as members of a volunteer search party for missing teen Harvey Kinkle. Betty and Veronica show up in a very surprising capacity that will inspire the most wicked of laughs. And of course, there's the fan-favorite Salem. After all, who among us on the internet doesn’t love a sassy talking cat?

6 Bitter Root by David Walker and Sanford Green

In a time when the examination of racial tensions and matters of black culture are finally pushing to the forefront of mainstream culture, Bitter Root is unafraid to put its finger on that pulse. From the creative team that brought you the hands-down best Power Man and Iron Fist stories EVER, comes a steam-punk inspired monster-infested version of the Harlem Renaissance. Think 'Hellboy' and ‘Ghostbusters’ meets ‘Harlem Nights’. This madcap alternate history offers an all-black cast of principal characters and world-building that has tremendous depth and nuance that only Walker can deliver. Combined with sci-fi horror sensibilities, this instant classic is brought to life with Greene’s kinetic style, Brown's sharp dialog, and Rico Renzi’s notorious eye-candy color pallets.

5 Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles by Mark Russell and Mike Feehan

This book reads like Mark Russell had a John Berendt style southern gothic fever dream featuring the most harmless of childhood memories filtered through the lens of absurdist subversion fueled by equal parts Robitussin and Hanna-Barbara cartoons.

Here, Snagglepuss is reimagined as a gay playwright during the McCarthy era facing down the House Committee on Unamerican Activities and a corrupt LAPD in the name of free speech, free love, and cultural preservation. It features some amazing and thought-provoking appearances by Augie Doggie, Huckleberry Hound, Quickdraw McGraw, and Clint Eastwood.

4 Man-Eaters

Chelsea Cain was already a New York Times bestselling author before she stepped into comics. After her incredible Mockingbird miniseries ended in controversy, she thought that she might walk away from comics, but instead, she decided to double down hard. If trolls hated Mockingbird for being too feminist, then they were going to loathe Man-Eaters. Using the premise that after puberty young women do actually begin to turn into terrifying werecats that maul any man in their path to explore women's issues is probably one of the most brilliant modern acts of Swiftian style satire ever crafted, and Kate Niemczyk's artwork does it proud.

3 Bitch Planet by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Valentine De Landro

After her critically acclaimed run on Captain Marvel, DeConnick decided to follow up with her own title that would allow her to explore social intersectionalism with greater depth. The story of a future where women that demonstrate any sort agency are labeled as "noncompliant" just before being shipped off to a prison colloquially known as "Bitch Planet" is a brutal exploration of intersectional feminism through the lens of a sexploitation visual motif. This title goes hard, like If Marget Attwood and Doris Wishman storyboarded a women-in-prison sci-fi exploitation film in the late '60s while doing peyote with Philip K. Dick. Bitch Planet is a conceptual prison riot against patriarchal values: it doesn't pull punches and its coming for the warden.

2 Before Watchmen

A prequel mini-series to one of the most influential comics ever published, Before Watchmen, boldly retcons what many fans consider to be hallowed ground. Of course, it doesn't help that the source material has been embroiled in industry controversy since the mid-'80s. As soon as DC stops publishing Watchmen and associated characters the rights revert back to the creators, Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons.

In classic super-villain maneuver, DC has never allowed Watchmen to go out of print and many see any projects related to it as a means of keeping the rights indefinitely, including the TV series remix/sequel.

1 Fight Club 2 & 3 by Chuck Palahniuk and Cameron Stewart

In Fight Club 2, Chuck Palanuick explains that anyone that started a fight club after reading the book or watching the film severely and hilariously missed the point. Fight Club 3 deals with the ramifications of Tyler Durden becoming a father himself. The insanity of the furthering the already mind-warping plot of social deconstruction and mayhem could only be brought to life in an avant-garde medium such as comics. Cameron Stewart’s sharp illustrations and progressive layouts perfectly capture the journey down the rabbit hole of reality-bending mental instability and absurdist deconstruction of contemporary masculinity. Twist: it's been ok to talk about Fight Club the whole time. [Fun-Fact: if you look hard enough in Fight Club 2, you can find Man-Eaters author Chelsea Cain in the writing group.]

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Gotham City is home to quite a number of colorfully costumed characters, and quite a few of them have some relation to Batman and his family of vigilantes. Red Hood is one of these members of the Bat-Family, though Jason Todd hasn't always fit into the role perfectly.

In fact, Todd hadn't found his role for years until he took on the identity of Red Hood and became one of DC's most popular anti-heroes. So today we are going to take a look at a few of our favorite and most hated costumes worn by Jason Todd/Red Hood, with a few outliers due to using shared identities with other characters.

10 LOVE: RED ROBIN

While technically not a Red Hood costume, he did adopt the identity of Red Robin from an alternate reality's Batman during his time as the Red Hood, so we are going to count it. Todd first donned the Red Robin costume during the Countdown weekly event after bonding with the alternate Batman who had lost his version of Todd.

While the Red Robin costume had first appeared in Kingdom Come as a future identity of Dick Grayson/Nightwing, the costume would move to the mainstream universe thanks to Todd, who would quickly abandon the costume and identity for Tim Drake/Robin III to take on after.

9 HATE: BATTLE FOR THE COWL

Following the "death" of Bruce Wayne in Final Crisis, Gotham City was left without a protector, and a number of characters moved in to fill the vacuum left behind by the Dark Knight. One of those characters was Jason Todd, who had created his own Bat costume and began taking out criminals with extreme methods and even guns, which is a big no for Batman.

Todd would almost kill the others seeking out the Mantle of the Bat before he was defeated by Dick Grayson, who took over as Batman until Bruce returned. While Todd's Batman costume was interesting, it didn't really capture either of Todd's identities that he was trying to project, so it failed as both a Red Hood and a Batman costume.

8 LOVE: EVIL RED HOOD

After Grayson defeated Todd and took over the role of Batman alongside Damian Wayne as his new Robin, a struggling Todd then decided he was going to be Batman's new arch-villain. He resumed the villainous identity of Red Hood alongside a new partner, the former Dollotron known as Scarlet.

Todd's evil Red Hood costume was interestingly enough the most comic book-y costume he's ever worn, complete with a cape and chest insignia. This look was improved further when Todd added his signature leather jacket instead of the cape, which signaled Todd's turn back towards heroism.

7 HATE: HUSH

Before Jason Todd had officially returned from the dead, he was used by the villain known as Hush to throw Batman off his game using Clayface to impersonate Jason Todd. This version of Todd was wearing the same black body armor and overcoat worn by Hush, though featured a red domino mask to reference his time as Robin.

The appearance of "Todd" in that storyline led to his actual rebirth in the comics, where it was retconned that it was actually Todd in the modified Hush outfit. It was revealed Todd switched places with Clayface after toying with Batman. It was a very specific costume for storyline purposes but we still aren't fond of Todd in the modified Hush/Robin hybrid.

6 LOVE: ORIGINAL RED HOOD

Jason Todd was not the first character to use the Red Hood identity, and in fact, a number of criminals have used the identity prior to Todd. However, the most iconic is without a doubt the person who wore it before Jason Todd, the Joker.

Originally, the man who would be Joker wore the Red Hood cape and helmet along with a tuxedo on a heist at ACE chemicals, where he would be transformed into the Clown Prince of Crime. The Joker is the one who would kill Jason Todd/Robin, so his adoption of the Red Hood identity was definitely an interesting decision.

5 HATE: RED HOOD GANG

When Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo retold Batman's origins after the New 52 reboot, they introduced a few twists on established continuity with Zero Year. The Joker was still a former wearer of the Red Hood helmet, however, there was now a whole gang that called themselves the Red Hood Gang.

The gang was still led by a central Red hood who wore a version of the original costume, though we still hate this version with the half-helmet that shows off his chin. The rest of the Red Hood Gang members were pretty forgettable so we're glad the team didn't last past Zero Year.

4 LOVE: TODD'S DEBUT

After the tease of Todd's return in Hush, Judd Winick and Doug Mahnke brought the character back officially in the Under the Hood" storyline, however, his identity was still a secret for his first few appearances as the Red Hood attempted to take over Gotham's gangs.

This was the first modern redesign of the Red Hood identity and is still one of the best due to its simplicity. Aside from the Red Hood helmet and domino mask that Todd wore underneath, the rest of his outfit was tactical/casual and would influence his look for the next decade.

3 HATE: RED HOODIE

Unfortunately, after that decade was up Jason decided he needed a new look that screamed harsh anti-hero and outlaw while removing any semblance of heroism from the character. His new costume featured cargo pants, a black t-shirt with an emblem of Red Hood's new mask/rebreather (?) and a red vest with a hood.

To make matters worse, he stole some of his costume Terminator-style from a biker and then adorned it with a crowbar, which was the very weapon Joker used to beat him within an inch of his life before blowing him up. We get that he's taking power over his murderer by usurping his former identity, but now he's figuratively beating us over the head with the premise.

2 LOVE: ARKHAM KNIGHT

We're going to briefly step outside of the comics to another version of Jason Todd that appeared in the Batman: Arkham Knight video game, which revolved around the secret identity of a new character known as the Arkham Knight.

Jason wore a high-tech version of the Batsuit that recently made its way to the comics as well, and was used very effectively in the promotion of the game. Jason would eventually become Red Hood in the game world as well, though his costume would seemingly combine the weakest traits of his comic costumes, so we definitely prefer his Arkham Knight look.

1 HATE: NEW 52

Prior to DC's reality-altering Flashpoint event that ushered in the New 52 universe, Jason Todd's look as Red Hood fluctuated as he struggled to regain the trust of the Bat-Family. The New 52 brought him back into the group and even added a Bat symbol to his new costume, which was based on his debut look with the tactical bodysuit and leather jacket.

We've already revealed how much we like this look, however, it was Red Hood's new helmet that gets an immediate pass, as it would often creepily show his facial features behind the mask. The odd new expressive helmet coupled with the confused origins about his costume (was it Nightwing's old suit? If so when did he wear it?) make this one of Red Hood's worst costumes.

NEXT: Batman: The 5 Best Robin Costumes (& The 5 Worst)

Wherever there's a Gotham City, there's a Commissioner Gordon doomed with the near-impossible task of maintaining law and order in the city of chaos. Fans have been treated to different versions of the Gotham City Police Department's top dog, but the DC Universe's Harley Quinn animated series captures the quintessential and most realistic Gordon yet.

Traditionally, Gordon is portrayed as a stoic, tough-as-nails cop who pushes forward in the face of adversity and would give his own life for the city he calls home. In Harley Quinn, he's envisioned exactly as perpetually exhuasted and almost-derranged how you'd imagine a longtime cop living in the crime capital of the world and relying on a grown man dressed as a bat for assistance.

Voiced by actor Christopher Meloni, Harley's Gordon is a nervous wreck, buzzing on caffeine and looking like he last slept in the '90s. He shouldn't be standing on the Gotham City Police Department's rooftop, signaling for the Dark Knight; he should be in therapy and dealing with the effects of years on the beat. It isn't hard to believe this version of the character, especially considering that Bataman seems to be his only real ally in a Gotham that's constantly overrun by costumed criminals and corrupt cops.

While it'd be nice to think that Gordon would remain strong and keep it together for everyone's sake, that's not terribly realistic. This veteran cop has seen and experienced enough to unhinge anyone. The fact he entrusts the city's safety in the hands of a vigilante only adds credence to the notion that Gordon has lost the plot altogether.

Harley Quinn co-creator Justin Halpern agrees. "What would Commissioner Gordon actually be like if he was the Commissioner of the Gotham Police Department, saw what he saw every single day for 27 years, and never went to therapy? What would that look like? He'd be so f***ed up and constantly on edge," he told Inverse.

Halpern elaborated and painted an even more tragic picture of Gordon, describing how he has a thankless job, a failing marriage and no real friends. His entire life is spent cleaning up the streets of Gotham and battling a crooked system. In many ways, it would be impossible for him to not go a little mad due to the circumstances.

Of course, this characterization will have its critics, especially due to Gordon's mental toughness in the comics. Readers have witnessed Gordon's loyalty to the justice system and his own moral compass, even when the Joker drove him to the brink of insanity in The Killing Joke. He's even saved Batman from breaking his cardinal rule of "no killing" on several occasions when the hero had a crisis of faith. While the Caped Crusader receives the accolades, Gordon is truly the symbol of hope in the city.

That being said, Harley Quinn is a dark comedy show that takes its liberties and dials up the ridiculousness. While it's poking fun at Gotham City and all its wacky personalities, it still makes a reasonable point about Gordon and his likely mental state. Commissioner Gordon might be Gotham's top cop, but he needs just as much therapy as one of the villains in Arkham Asylum.

DC Universe's Harley Quinn stars Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk, Rahul Kohli, Christopher Meloni, Tony Hale, Ron Funches, Wanda Sykes, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Alexander and J.B. Smoove. New episodes are released on Fridays.

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As principal photography on Snakes Eyes, the G.I. Joe spinoff film continues, the movie has cast an actor to portray the titular ninja's father.

Steven Allerick, who recently had a recurring role on the Amazon Prime original series The Expanse, has been cast as Snake Eyes' father, with the eponymous protagonist portrayed by Henry Golding. Allerick previously appeared on the popular survival horror series Fear the Walking Dead.

Principal photography on Snake Eyes began in October, with reported filming locations in Vancouver and Japan. The spinoff is expected to wrap principal photography this month to prepare for its October 2020 wide theatrical release.

Plot details on the upcoming spinoff film are currently under wraps, but the film is expected to be an origin story for the iconic G.I. Joe character, as well as chronicling his lifelong rivalry against Cobra ninja Storm Shadow.

Directed by Robert Schwentke, Snake Eyes stars Henry Golding as the eponymous G.I. Joe character. He is joined by Andre Koji as Storm Shadow, Iko Uwais as Hard Master, Úrsula Corberó as Baroness and Samara Weaving as Scarlett. It is scheduled to be released on October 16, 2020.

(via Deadline)

Robert Downey Jr. has donned many armored suits as Iron Man. Most of them made it onto the big screen. Others were not so lucky, either gathering dust or appearing in deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes photographs.

Some new BTS photos from Iron Man 2 showcase the unused tech undersuit. From the photos, it looks like what Tony would wear under his suit before he started using nanotechnology in Avengers: Infinity War.

A previous photograph showed a stunt double wearing the undersuit. While it never appeared in the actual film, Tony can be seen wearing it in a deleted scene.

Iron Man 2 was the third MCU film and released in 2010. It introduced Natasha Romanov/Black Widow to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and teased the introduction of Thor in the post credits scene. It also gave Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury a more significant role.

Directed by Jon Favreau, Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanov, Don Cheadle as James Rhodes, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Mickey Rourke as Whiplash. It is now available on Blu-ray, digital and Disney+.

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