Past

Some people are just born with a little black cloud over them – especially in anime. Anime are known for their tendency to create drama. And what better way to create a lot of sympathy for the hero than a really bad childhood? So here’s the list of 12 anime characters with a tragic past. 12. Trafalgar Law from One Piece This anime also has its share of tragic characters, like the twice-orphaned Nami. But Trafalgar Law’s past takes the cake where misfortune is concerned.  He was born in a country being decimated by a terrible disease, which his beloved sister contracted. His parents were doctors who were working to fight the illness.  Unfortunately, enemies of his country attacked, killing his parents and friends before his eyes and destroying the hospital with his sister inside.  Trafalgar survived – but only by hiding beneath a pile of rotting corpses until they were conveyed out of town. Now that’s just n

For many years glasses have been the go-to item to give an anime character more depth. While not as widespread as glasses, the eye patch does have a following of anime fans that appreciate female characters that have them. To see just what an eye patch can do, here are 10 anime girls with eye patches. 1. Asuka Langley Souryuu (Rebuild of Evangelion) Asuka is the perfect character for an eye patch. She has a strong will, but that was developed through her troubled past and the suffering she has endured. Eye patches on female characters were rare in the 90’s, but the creators of the new Rebuild of Evangelion movies decided to update Asuka’s appearance to match the times. 2. Rikka Takanashi (Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai) Rikka claims to wear an eye patch to conceal her magical “wicked eye”. Although she doesn’t actually have a wicked eye or an injury, her eye patch still symbolizes her broken past and acts as a metaphor

Picking up from the grisly finale of “Batman” #21, Joshua Williamson and Howard Porter’s “Flash” #21 continues the saga of “The Button,” the four-part storyline spanning the two titles that purports to explain the presence of “Watchmen” character The Comedian’s infamous and iconic blood-spattered smiley face button in DC Comics’ Rebirth universe. DC’s two most famous super-detectives team up not to fight a foe, at least yet, but to instead use minds over muscle to try and unravel the mystery that has hung over Rebirth for the better part of a year, now. The issue is more of a straightforward continuation of the crossover than Tom King and Jason Fabok’s homage-laden introduction, but enticing glimpses of other pivotal moments from DC’s history go a long way towards carrying the story and make for a fun and approachable continuation. RELATED: Batman Meets [SPOILER], Comedian’s Button Mystery Deepens In Flash #21 If halfway through the storyline “The Button” can be said to have any fla

Dynamite Entertainment is the latest publisher to give fans their first kiss, as the newest comic to feature the frightening foursome has hit the stands in the form of Amy Chu and Kewber Baal’s intriguing but somewhat lackluster “KISS” #1. These same fans have had to wait a few years to see their favorite band get the four-color treatment after IDW Publishing wrapped up their licensing stint with the group about three years ago, and this issue serves as the launch point for first of several series planned by the new publisher. While the new era of KISS comics has begun, readers still need to wait for the quartet to appear, though, as Chu and Baal’s introductory issue feature a plethora of references to the band’s music, but not the bandmembers themselves, save for a group vignette on the first and final pages. Chu takes a serious approach to the franchise, but the post-apocalyptic backdrop of her story immediately comes across as well-worn and stale. A “Great War” centuries ago has

Now that he has returned Hal Jordan to his familiar role as Green Lantern, writer Robert Venditti launches his new series in earnest with “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps” #1. Rafa Sandoval and Jordi Tarragona deliver an issue’s worth of strongly composed pages that stand up well against Ethan Van Sciver’s work in the series’ “Rebirth” issue, while colorist Tomeu Morey fills the art with proper tones befitting both the Green Lantern Corps and Sinestro Corps. With the return of both Hal and Sinestro, this creative team sets up a very colorful and promising confrontation. RELATED: Untangling the Continuity Behind “Hal Jordan and the Green Lantern Corps” #1 Venditti ensures that, despite the issue being labeled as a #1, it’s a natural progression of the preceding one-shot as well as the existing storyline that predated “Rebirth.” At the same time, the issue is completely accessible to the newer readers it’s tailored to attract. While Venditti doesn’t spend much time explaining wh