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Tenjho Tenge (天上天下)

Tenjho Tenge (天上天下) is a Japanese martial arts manga by Oh! great, serialized in Ultra Jump from 1997 to 2010 and collected in 22 volumes.

Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun (天下第一 日本最強武芸者決定戦)

Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun (テンカイチ 日本最強武芸者決定戦) is a Kodansha manga by Yosuke Nakamaru and Kyoutarou Azuma, serialized in Monthly Young Magazine since 2021, set in an alternate 1600 where Oda Nobunaga survived and holds a tournament to decide Japan's strongest warrior; a TV anime is set for April 2027.

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man is Marvel's flagship Spider-Man comic series, launched March 1963 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko after Amazing Fantasy #15, running #1–441 to 1998 with later relaunches, and also the name of the 2012 Andrew Garfield film.

The Amory Wars

The Amory Wars is a science fiction space opera by Coheed and Cambria frontman Claudio Sanchez, told through the band's concept albums and comics set in Heaven's Fence, 78 planets linked by the Keywork, concluding with the No World for Tomorrow comic series in 2025.

The Authority (comics)

The Authority: WildStorm/DC superhero comic created by Warren Ellis and Bryan Hitch (1999), spun off StormWatch; widescreen, decompressed Anti-Justice League featuring the gay couple Apollo and Midnighter.

The Avengers (comic book)

The Avengers (comic book): Marvel Comics superhero team title, debut September 1963 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, "Earth's Mightiest Heroes"; 402-issue original run, Kree/Skrull War and Korvac Saga landmarks, repeated relaunches through 2026.

The Barbarian's Bride

The Barbarian's Bride (Himekishi wa Barbaroi no Yome, 姫騎士は蛮族の嫁), also known as The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King, is a Kodansha shōnen manga by Noriaki Kotoba about captured knight Serafina de Lavillant and barbarian heir Veor; Seven Seas publishes it in English and a Jumondou TV anime aired from April 2026. Distinct from the Korean novel I Became a Barbarian's Bride.

The Batman Adventures

The Batman Adventures was DC's 1992-1995 monthly comic tie-in to Batman: The Animated Series, with self-contained all-ages stories by Kelley Puckett, Mike Parobeck, and Ty Templeton, Harley Quinn's comics debut in #12, and the Eisner-winning Mad Love special.

The Beauty (comics)

The Beauty is a comic series by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley about an STD that makes people beautiful, then kills them. Published by Image Comics 2015-2021, relaunched by Ignition Press in 2025, adapted for FX by Ryan Murphy in 2026.

The Boondocks (comic strip)

The Boondocks was Aaron McGruder's satirical newspaper comic strip, begun in 1996 on Hitlist.com and the University of Maryland's Diamondback, nationally syndicated by Universal Press from April 19, 1999, in 195 papers, ending in 2006.

The Boys (comics)

The Boys (comics): Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's 72-issue satirical superhero comic (2006–2012), begun at WildStorm/DC and completed at Dynamite, basis of Amazon's TV series.

The Breaker (manhwa)

The Breaker (브레이커) is a Korean murim manhwa by Jeon Geuk-jin and Park Jin-hwan: bullied student Shi-Woon Yi trains under teacher Chun-Woo Han. Three parts: 72-chapter Part 1, 203-chapter New Waves, Eternal Force on hiatus since June 2024.

The Bugle Call: Song of War

The Bugle Call: Song of War (戦奏教室, Sensō Kyōshitsu) is a war fantasy manga by Mozuku Sora and Higoro Toumori, serialized in Jump SQ. since 2022; bugler Luca, who sees sound, fights in a 2027-announced anime adaptation.

The Case Book of Arne (アルネの事件簿)

The Case Book of Arne (アルネの事件簿, Arune no Jikenbo) is a Japanese gothic horror detective franchise by Harumurasaki: a 2017 freeware game about vampire detective Arne Neuntöte and Lynn Reinweiß in Lügenberg, later a four-volume Soraho Ina manga, a 2025 Shinchosha novel, and a Silver Link TV anime from January 2026.

The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse (薄墨のハテ)

The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse (ウスズミの果て, Usuzumi no Hate) is Haruo Iwamune's ongoing post-apocalyptic seinen manga, serialized in Harta since 2022, following survivor Saya's mission to cleanse a depopulated Earth; English release by Yen Press, 2025.

The Crow

The Crow is James O'Barr's 1989 black-and-white indie comic about Eric Draven, a murdered musician resurrected by a crow for revenge; published by Caliber, completed by Tundra in 1992, adapted to film in 1994 and 2024.

The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer

Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō (The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer), a four-panel dark-comedy manga by Yawora Tsugumi serialized on Young Animal Web since December 18, 2022, set in a legalized-torture world where Spirytus Inc. part-timers Sero, Shiu, Mikke, and Hugh work; adapted into a 12-episode Diomedéa anime aired January-March 2026.

The Dark Knight III: The Master Race

The Dark Knight III: The Master Race is a nine-issue Batman comic book limited series written by Frank Miller and Brian Azzarello, published by DC Comics from 2015 to 2017.

The Dark Phoenix Saga

The Dark Phoenix Saga is the 1980 Uncanny X-Men #129-138 storyline by Chris Claremont and John Byrne in which Jean Grey, as Dark Phoenix, is corrupted, destroys the D'Bari, and dies on the moon; later retconned and twice adapted unsuccessfully to film.

The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind!

The Daughter of the Demon Lord Is Too Kind! (Maou no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!!, 魔王の娘は優しすぎる!!) is a Yuuya Sakamoto comedy manga (Manga Park, 2019–2025, 7 volumes) about the demon king's overly kind daughter Du, adapted into a 2026 EMT Squared TV anime.

The Death of Captain America

The Death of Captain America is the Marvel Comics storyline (Captain America #25-42, 2007-2008) by Ed Brubaker in which Steve Rogers is assassinated after Civil War and Bucky Barnes becomes the new Captain America.

The Death of Superman

The Death of Superman: 1992 DC Comics story arc across four Superman titles in which Superman dies fighting Doomsday in Superman #75 (2.5–3 million copies shipped), followed by Funeral for a Friend and Reign of the Supermen; repeatedly adapted in animation and film.

The Delicious Adventures of Dampier (ダンピアのおいしい冒険)

The Delicious Adventures of Dampier (ダンピアのおいしい冒険) is Tomato Soup's historical adventure food manga about the real 17th-century English explorer William Dampier, serialized from 2019 on East Press's Matogrosso, collected in six volumes (2020-2024), and revived on COMIC ポルタ.

The Department of Truth

The Department of Truth is an ongoing Image Comics horror series by James Tynion IV and Martin Simmonds in which belief makes conspiracy theories real and a secret US agency, led by Lee Harvey Oswald, manages reality against the Soviet Ministry of Lies.

The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom

The Eccentric Doctor of the Moon Flower Kingdom (月華国奇医伝, Gekkakoku Kiiden) is a Japanese shōjo manga by Tohru Himuka, serialized in Kadokawa's Asuka since 2018; a medical fantasy about doctor Koyou and Crown Prince Keiun, published in English by Seven Seas.

The Eternaut

The Eternaut (El Eternauta) is a 1957-1959 Argentine science fiction comic by Oesterheld and Solano Lopez about a deadly snowfall over Buenos Aires, famous for its collective hero, its disappeared author, nine-language translations, and the 2025 Netflix adaptation.

The Far Side

The Far Side is Gary Larson's single-panel newspaper cartoon, syndicated 1980-1995 to over 1,900 papers, with over 4,000 surreal, science-themed panels, 23 books, and an official site from 2019.

The Female of the Species (The Boys)

The Female of the Species (Kimiko Miyashiro) is a mute superhuman in The Boys comics by Ennis and Robertson and the S1E4 TV episode introducing Karen Fukuhara's reimagined character.

The Flash (comic book)

The Flash is DC Comics' shared speedster superhero: Jay Garrick debuted in Flash Comics #1 (1940), Barry Allen's Showcase #4 (1956) started the Silver Age, Wally West took over after Crisis, and Mark Waid's Speed Force (1994) powers the legacy.

The Governor (The Walking Dead)

The Governor is the fictional villain and Woodbury community leader in The Walking Dead comics and TV series, played by David Morrissey; first appearing in issue 27, known in the novels as Brian Blake, and remembered for beheading Hershel and keeping walker heads in fish tanks.