Daniel Dockery
Daniel Dockery is a writer for places like Crunchyroll, Polygon, Vulture, WIRED and Paste Magazine. His debut book, Monster Kids: How Pokemon Taught A Generation To Catch Them All, is available wherever books are sold.
Latest articles by Daniel Dockery

The Kingdom manga is finally getting an English translation almost 20 years after it first launched – and now anything is possible
By Daniel Dockery published
Kingdom’s North American release may signal the start of a whole wave of manga classics getting English translations

Absolute Batman is finally allowing one underrated villain to reach his full potential
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion | Absolute Batman has made Black Mask an A List villain

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man's genius twist on classic villain Norman Osborn is the culmination of decades of storytelling
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion This fresh interpretation of classic Marvel baddie Norman Osborn has been a long time coming

James Gunn's DC show Creature Commandos featured plenty of fantastic characters, but that finale proved The Bride is the best of them
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | The Creature Commandos finale places The Bride as the new leader of the group, which is where she deserves to be

Absolute Batman innovates by presenting us with a Caped Crusader who is still a work in progress
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | There's more to the Absolute Batman than just muscles...

One of 2024's best anime shows subverts all expectations, but that's its biggest strength
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | Dan Da Dan goes the distance rather than settling for the familiar

Dan Da Dan season 2: Everything we know so far about the hit anime's return
By Daniel Dockery published
Guide All the latest on one of the best new anime series around, Dan Da Dan season 2

The 25 best comics of 2024
By William Salmon, George Marston, Daniel Dockery, Alex Zalben, Stephen Jewell published

Justice League Unlimited #1 is the perfect way in to one of the most complicated universes in comics
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | Justice League Unlimited is a great introduction to DC's perennial superteam

DC's Absolute Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman titles are perfect examples of the comic book reboot done right
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | All three are an ideal blend of the old and the new

For 40 years, Dragon Ball has subverted anime expectations – so it makes perfect sense for Dragon Ball: Daima to continue the trend
By Daniel Dockery published
opinion OPINION | Dragon Ball: Daima takes the classic anime into the fantasy genre, but Dragon Ball has always been about reinventing itself

Dino Crisis is finally getting the resurrection it deserves – and it's still a blast
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | The game many fans thought was extinct will soon be coming to PlayStation Plus

Trying to make a shorter One Piece adaptation misses the point of Eiichiro Oda's epic story
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | The length of Luffy's adventure can seem daunting to newcomers, but cutting down on decades of worldbuilding isn't the answer

After 10 years of My Hero Academia and that satisfying final chapter, it's clear the heart of the manga was always the rivalries between heroes like Deku and Bakugo
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion The villains were always less interesting than the heroes

Batman: Caped Crusader captures the lurid horror feel of the Dark Knight's earliest adventures
By Daniel Dockery published
Feature How the new show explores the horror history of Batman's foes

As the My Hero Academia manga comes to a close after 10 years, Kohei Horikoshi shows what it means to write a superhero story with a definitive ending
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | Kohei Horikoshi is bringing his long-running story full circle

The 10 best manga to read right now
By Daniel Dockery published
feature From Akane-banashi to Vinland Saga by way of One Piece... 10 great ongoing manga to read now

A new anime adaptation of a beloved manga feels like a classic Marvel comic in the best way, and it may cure your superhero fatigue
By Daniel Dockery published
opinion OPINION | Tired of modern superhero movies? Maybe give new anime Kaiju No. 8 a try

One Piece delivers a rematch for the ages in Luffy versus Lucci - but Eiichiro Oda has always made it clear that the World Government agent doesn't stand a chance
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion The Massacre Weapon has underestimated his opponent

The weirdest must-watch anime of spring 2024 is a trippy sci-fi story about girls taking a train through the post-apocalypse
By Daniel Dockery published
Feature Anime fans - here's why you need to add Train to the End of the World to your watchlist

After 27 years, One Piece is finally going all-in on one of the manga's coolest ideas and a key part of Eiichiro Oda's unique approach to fantasy
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion As giants become integral to One Piece, we look back at how they've always represented the series' fantasy

Behind the battles of the anime and manga, Dragon Ball proves that glory is worthless if you're not using it to make the world a better place
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | Akira Toriyama's masterwork Dragon Ball is about how much we need one another

As One Piece nears its end after almost 30 years, creator Eiichiro Oda is throwing out the rulebook on how to end a long-running manga
By Daniel Dockery published
Opinion Opinion | How Eiichiro Oda is defying expectations and thriving on chaos
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