Author: Ross Fisher-Davis

Among the many amazing lives chronicled in the history of feudal Japan, few are as interesting (and rarely detailed) as the first black Samurai. Netflix brings to life the story of “Yasuke,” an African warrior who travelled to Japan to become personal retainer and confidant to the most storied feudal lord to ever live, Oda Nobunaga. While little is known of Yasuke’s life before he came to Japan and entered the service of Nobunaga. It’s known that that the infamous Daimyo took a deep personal interest in the African warrior, intrigued by the darkness of skin, his significant talent for…

A man was arrested in Shanghai for allegedly trying to kill “Genshin Impact” developers at Rare with a knife.

The long and storied making of “Alien 3” has gone down in history as one of cinema’s greatest blunders. With multiple scripts, countless rewrites, professional disagreements and outright lies, many involved say the Sci-Fi Horror sequel was always doomed to fail. The final film, directed by David Fincher and panned by critics and fans alike, was an infamous entry in film history, killing off fan favorite characters and never really finding a place even in cult circles. The first writer to pen a sequel to the 1986 Sci-fi action smash hit “Aliens” was William Gibson. It was said to be…

Part of the ongoing historical mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls has been revealed thanks to an AI program’s discovery.

Mads Mikkelsen opens up about the true intensity of the finale of “Hannibal,” and that Hannibal and Will almost kissed at the end.

David Blue Garcia’s new “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” film receives a hard R rating, and an official title that stuns.

Action figure masters S. H. Figuarts are continuing their run of awesome “Dragon Ball Z” figures with a brand new release. Especially exciting for those weary of yet another Goku or Vegeta figure, this time Bandai and S. H. Figuarts have turned their attention to two much-loved classic characters, the three eyed warrior Tienshinhan and his lifelong companion Choaz. Better known as Tien and Chiaotzu to fans in the west, these two heroes are about as old school as it gets. First appearing as villains in the original “Dragon Ball” series and later becoming heroes battling for the survival of…

Wizards of the Coast has announced the results of playtesting some new changes to Dungeons & Dragons races Dragonborn and Kobolds.

Matthew Perry may have accidentally confirmed that “Friends” reunion special started filming in a deleted Instagram post.

DC Comics is planning to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander month this May with a new one-shot anthology comic. “DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration” will include new work from creatives like Jim Lee, Mariko Tamaki, Dustin Nguyen, Greg Pak, Sean Chen, Amy Chu, and many more. Among the pages of the celebration of Asian characters, a new hero is being introduced! Created by writer Gene Luen Yang and artist Bernard Chang, new hero The Monkey Prince will be joining the ranks of DC Comics’ many superheroes. Inspired by the classic historical fiction character Sun Wukong (often…