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The Must-Have List
New Gods: Yang Jian
The second installment in White Snake studio Light Chaser Animation’s reimaginings of epic Chinese myth follows a once powerful hero on a quest to confront his past and stop his nephew from finding a dangerous artifact.
Brought to life with stunning and inventive CG animation, this follow-up to Nezha Reborn comes packaged with a mini poster and includes an interview with director Zhao Ji, animation featurette, original cast interview, arts & culture spotlight and art gallery. [GKIDS/Shout! Factory | BD $27]
Justice League x RWBY: Super Heroes & Huntsmen, Part One
This cel-shaded crossover spectacular unites the iconic DC heroes, transformed into teenagers (the horror!), with Rooster Teeth’s huntresses of Remnant to defeat a superpowered Grimm! RWBY writer-director Kerry Shawcross captains this adventure where two exciting worlds combine. [WB | BD $30, 4K $40]
Cowboy Bebop: The Complete Series - 25th Anniversary
Climb aboard the Bebop with the galaxy’s favorite band of bounty-hunting misfits as they cruise the stars through 2071. From a drug bust on asteroid Tijuana to a stained glass serenade with the Syndicate, revisit the iconic anime on five discs packed with legacy bonus features plus the brand-new 25 Year Retrospective for over four hours of extras.The Limited Edition (pictured) features exclusive box art and five character art cards. [Crunchyroll | LE BD $85 | BD $65]
Best of WB 100th: The Looney Tunes Platinum Collection V1-3
Celebrate great toons, come on! Warner Bros. commemorates their 100th anniversary with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Tweety, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Foghorn Leghorn and all your fave cartoon slapstickers. The six-disc set collects 150 theatrical shorts, from fan favorites, one-shot classics and complete collections from Marvin the Martian, the Tasmanian Devil and more. It’s definitely rabbit season! … No, duck season! Oh why not both? [WB | DVD $30]
Disney Villains Trivia Deck & Character Guide
Got baddies on the brain? Have what it takes to outwit the wicked likes of Ursula, Scar, Yzma and Gaston? (Well, probably Gaston…) Then test your factual facility with this official card game featuring 200 questions! You can also study up with the book set and 88-page illustrated dossier about animated antagonists from Cruella de Vil to Mother Gothel. [RP Studio | $18]
W.E.B. Du Bois Souls of Black Folk: A Graphic Interpretation
Adapted and illustrated by Paul Peart-Smith, this first-ever graphic novel take on Du Bois’s seminal 1903 work about the rise of white supremacist terror and the Jim Crow laws in America combines sequential storytelling art with additional historical and cultural context about the era and its important figures, updating and reaffirming Du Bois’ relevance in the 21st century. [Rutgers University Press | HC $50, digital $19]
The Unofficial Ghibli Cookbook
Forty recipes inspired by My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl’s Moving Castle and more by chef/pop culture expert Thibaud Villanova. [Titan Books | $35]
Jimmy Choo X Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the OG girl-power manga with a shoe splurge! The high-heel collection ranges from $975-$1,825. For more everyday wear: the allover manga panel print Collage Diamond Light Maxi platform sneaker — just $725!
Funko / Loungefly X Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Get ready to rock ahead of the sequel’s summer release with an exclusive Spider-Punk Pop! [Funko, $15], which you can tote to opening night in the stud-embellished Spider-Punk Cosplay Mini Backpack made of vegan leather [Loungefly, $90]. ◆