Sean Akizuki's Fantasy Critic

Mortal Kombat reboot has had the habit of adding guest characters. I discussed whether or not guest characters are ruining Mortal Kombat . It's practically ON YOUR FACE when you purchase the guest character. It seems that Warner Bros. has taken special notes from the Corporate Commander himself. This version of Conan is from the 1982 movie -- instead of the comics version whether it's Dark Horse or Marvel. It's probable because the Terminator was done in Mortal Kombat 11 -- complete with Arnold Schwarzenegger.  My feeling is that this is more nostalgia-based than anything. They could've hired Jason Momoa to be the voice while keeping Arnold's likeness. This is supposed to be a young Conan -- not the older Conan that had already become King of Aquilonia. One should be reminded of how people copy or imitate stuff. He-Man and the Masters of the Universe took stuff from the Conan mythos such as using Comics Thulsa to create Skeletor and King Kull to create King Grayskul...

Age gaps between couples can be disturbing -- especially if it's between humans -- homo sapiens or homo superiors! One of the strangest X-Men pairings comes in the form of Magneto x Rogue. The two had a brief romance in the Savage Island. Magneto is a recurring enemy of the X-Men while Rogue is a former member of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants under Mystique. Mystique gets often retconned or remade into Magneto's second-in-command -- depending on the writer! Yeah, that's why I usually don't update on comics these days. Now, it's time to look into this May-December Affair. Yeah, this is coming from me who'd shipped Wolverine with other women such as Jubilee (which is pedophilia), Psylocke, or Emma Frost! The Age of Apocalypse storyline presents a different view. Rogue's loneliness comes from the fact she can't control her absorption powers. It should be F*CKED UP that she absorbed her would-be stepdaughter Polaris' powers permanently. AOA Scarlet Wit...

  It's easy to be extremely biased when comparing X-Men: The Animated Series and X-Men Evolution . There are also comic book purists who simply bash any form of adaptation whatsoever. X-Men: The Animated Series had a considerable departure from the comics. It was because this was TV-Y7-FV . That means brutal scenes like Angel's wings getting mutilated would never get past the censors. I was thinking about the missing potential of an otherwise beloved series. Yes, I'm kinda nitpicky so DEAL. WITH. IT. I learned to be nitpicky after I wrote some bad stories. Somehow, being nitpicky can be fun as well. Apocalypse showed up too soon IMHO Some people think X-Men: Evolution was too much of a radical departure. However, that series had some better stuff done like slowly introducing the core team. Saban's version rushed everything for a reason -- something that was a common trend in the 1980s to 1990s. Who can remember the 1980s Transformers cartoon introduced almost everyone a...

Since Disney is with Marvel, here's one fantasy match I am up to. Marvel's Hades and Disney's Hades both hate to be compared to the cartoon dog. During the time Marvel's Hades was using his name "Pluto" he hated it being referenced to a cartoon dog. Hades in Disney also hated the name when it was given to him by the Romans. Just note that Hades isn't evil in the original myths but a neutral god compared to these two incarnations. Disney's Hades Disney's version of Hades is goofy. Yes, he is powerful but he is goofy. He manipulated Megara into service or two, he has every scheme against his nephew Hercules BUT most of them usually are predictably stupid. He's fast-talking and doesn't really have too much power. Also, he doesn't really have that much minions to dispose of. He does have some magical powers, mystic flame (and he can use them as fireballs) but he can't inflict paralysis, empower or depower and he can't teleport b...

Researching into the crazy lore of Conan the Barbarian can be mind-boggling. Discovering that Thulsa Doom wasn't a snake wizard but a skull-headed necromancer (that probably inspired Dr. Destiny and Skeletor) or that Conan isn't a franchise for children. Yes, that strange moment when I watched the Conan the Barbarian movie as a child !  Stygia is based on Egypt. What's funny is that the Egyptian god Set isn't a serpent. Instead, there's a serpent god called Apep or Apophis. Why didn't the Conan mythos use Apophis as the name of Set the Serpent God? Set the Serpent God went by the name APOPHIS at some point. Instead, Thoth-Amon or any of his worshipers usually refer to him as Set the Serpent God. Set is a very genetic name but why was the name Set used instead? Set is seldom considered an evil deity. However, other myths had Set battle against the serpent god of chaos, Apep. Why did the name Set get chosen to be the name of the serpent god for Conan ? An interest...