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· Ryan General
Donnie Yen Fans Demand He Be Cast as Marvel’s Latest Rumored Superhero
When Reel News Hawaii sparked rumors that both Marvel’s “Sub-Mariner” and DC’s “Aquaman” could be filming in Hawaii at the same time via a tweet, comic fans everywhere became excited at the thought. While “Aquaman” is already slated for October 2018, a film about the character…
· Ryan General
Marvel Assembles its Asian American Superheroes in One Epic Team Up Event
Marvel is bringing together Amadeus Cho, aka The Hulk, Ms. Marvel, Silk, Shang-Chi and others in what is possibly the most significant team-up of Asian-American superheroes ever assembled in print so far. The epic gathering of our favorite Asian American heroes will be showcased…
· Ryan General
Jeremy Lin is Now a Marvel Comic Character in the New Hulk
NBA superstar Jeremy Lin made his first ever comic book appearance on the latest issue of Marvel’s “Totally Awesome Hulk” which was released on Wednesday. The Lin-Hulk team up was the idea of New York comics writer Greg Pak, who said he got struck with Linsanity during the…
· Ryan General
Marvel Misses Huge Opportunity to Give Asians a Hero in Favor of a White Guy
Asian American actor Lewis Tan said he worked hard and fought to land the role of Marvel’s Iron Fist but still ended up landing the role of one of the main villains instead. On Twitter, Tan posted how he “almost” played the hero Danny Rand, but it was Game of Thrones actor Finn…
· Waylae Gregoire
AfterShock’s Mike Marts: Marvel and DC’s Ex-Executive Editor Reveals Why We’ll Never Hate Superhero Stories
You’d literally have to be a hermit crab to not know we’re living in a golden age of comic superhero stories. Comics have become a platform for addressing social and racial issues more than ever before as we excitedly wait for Marvel or DC to drop the next superhero blockbuster…
· Max Chang
Marvel Just Upset the Entire Asian-American Community With One Announcement
Marvel has stirred the anger of the Asian-American community by missing an opportunity to right a cultural misappropriation long rooted in comic book history. This week it was announced that Caucasian actor Finn Jones, who plays Loras Tyrell in the HBO series “Game of Thrones”,…
· Ryan General
Netflix’s ‘Iron Fist’ is as Horrible As Everyone Expected
Early reviews for Netflix’s highly controversial fourth Marvel series, “Iron Fist”, are already out and things aren’t looking so great for the hard-punching hero. Set to officially arrive next week (March 17), the 13-episode show stars “Game of Thrones” alumnus Finn Jones as…
· Ryan General
White Actor From ‘Iron Fist’ Briefly Rage Quits Twitter After ‘Whitesplaining’ Asian Representation
A somewhat heated discussion between an Iron Fist fan and Finn Jones, the actor who plays the superhero character for Netflix’s upcoming series, erupted on Twitter last Sunday. “Iron Fist” has first stirred controversy for missing the opportunity to cast an Asian actor in the…
· Ryan General
Jamie Chung to Play Blink in Upcoming X-Men Universe TV Series
FOX and Marvel are teaming up for a new action-adventure project featuring characters from the beloved X-Men franchise and Jamie Chung has been cast as one of the lead stars. According to Marvel, the still unnamed TV series will be written by Matt Nix and directed by Bryan…
· Ryan General
Japanese Photographer Takes the Most Badass Superhero Pics Using Action Figures
A Japanese photographer has been mesmerizing both photography and comic book fans by merging the worlds of DC and Marvel comics into surreal and meticulously done images. The Osaka-based photographer, who uses the Instagram handle Hot.kenobi, creates playful, fun scenes with…
· Ryan General
Why ‘Agents of SHIELD’ Star Chloe Bennet Stopped Using Her Chinese Last Name
When actress Chloe Bennet was just an up-and-comer in the entertainment industry about five years ago, she went by the name of Chloe Wang, her actual birth name. In fact, in her brief stint as a pop star in China, she became quite well known as the singer Chloe Wang. For almost…
· Khier Casino
Chloe Bennet Puts Gigi Hadid and Steve Harvey On Blast For Their Racist Asian Jokes
Actress Chloe Bennet put Gigi Hadid and Steve Harvey on blast for making “ignorant” jokes after Hadid was caught on video mocking Asians by squinting her eyes. “Dear Gigi Hadid, As a kid, (and frankly as an adult) people would make fun of me for being Chinese. For having ‘Asian…
· Ryan General
Meet the Filipino Actor Playing Peter Parker’s Best Friend in the New Spider-Man Movie
In case you missed it from the new trailer for “Spider-Man: Homecoming”, a young Filipino actor has been cast as Peter Parker’s high school buddy. While a minor character, it marks a step forward for Asian representation in the Marvel cinematic universe. Jacob Batalon, a…
· Khier Casino
‘Ghost in the Shell’ Trailer is Full of White People Pretending to Be Asian
The full trailer for the highly-anticipated yet controversial live-action adaptation of “Ghost in the Shell” has finally arrived, but some still can’t get over the sheer “whiteness” of the trailer. Fans of the popular manga can finally watch actress Scarlett Johansson as she…
· Editorial Staff
Asians Going Crazy Over Steven Yeun’s Latest Magazine Cover Reveals a Sad Reality
Last week, actor Steven Yeun was featured on the latest cover on Entertainment Weekly. Naturally, many people in the Asian community expressed their satisfaction upon hearing the news. While this is a huge step for Asians in mainstream media, the outpouring of positive vibes…
· Ryan General
Tokyo’s Comic-Con Bans Men From Dressinng As Female Characters
San Diego’s Comic-Con International is bringing Western comicdom to Tokyo, Japan, however one particular cosplay subculture may not feel welcome. When the geekfest commences this December, Tokyo Comic-Con organizers are looking to impose some new rules which includes not…
· Ryan General
China Built the Largest Elevator in the World and It’s Mesmerizing to Watch
China has accomplished another impressive engineering feat by building a gigantic elevator that can carry cargo ships over dams, specifically the Three Gorges Dam on China’s Yangtze River. The giant lift cuts the travel time for the ships to go over the dam from three hours to…
· Editorial Staff
Elderly Japanese Cheerleaders Prove That Age is Just a Number
Asian women are forever young as proven by a group of marvelous senior cheerleaders in Japan. Japan Pom Pom is a cheerleading troupe made up of women who are at least 55 years old. The head of the group is 84-year-old Fumie Takino who founded the squad in her sixties. According…
· Ryan General
Rich Chinese Groom Seduces Bride’s Family With a Massive Pile of Cash
A very glamorous wedding just outside the industrial city of Fuzhou, China saw the union of a beautiful wife and a very wealthy groom. Friends and relatives who attended, however, knew who the real star of the event was — the pile of a million dollars in cold, hard cash that the…
· Ryan General
New Filipino TV Show Looks Eerily Similar to ‘Arrow’, Embarrasses Netizens Everywhere
The CW’s hugely popular superhero series “Arrow”, which is about to deliver its fifth season in October, not only helped spawn a new generation of DC superhero shows on the small screen, but may have also (heavily) inspired a television series in the Philippines. Based on the DC…
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Netmarble is Korea's mobile-game powerhouse that turns pop-culture IP into games — from BTS titles to Marvel — and is one of HYBE's largest shareholders, linking K-pop and gaming balance sheets.