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  1. How Annihilation Designed Its Unnatural Horrors“These species are intermixing and they shouldn’t, but what if you took that a step further?”
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    Superhero Comics’ Most Sympathetic Socialist Goes to WarJoshua Dysart will be writing the new comics mini-series.
  3. Joss Whedon Leaves DC’s Batgirl MovieHe says he couldn’t come up with a story.
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    Marvel Comics Announces ‘Fresh Start’ for Its SuperheroesBut will it represent real change?
  5. The 25 Best Movie Supervillains, RankedFrom various Jokers to Erik Killmonger and everywhere in between.
  6. Black Panther Works Because Its Stakes Are HumanIt’s a departure from the usual blowing-up-the-universe nonsense.
  7. Black Panther’s Florence Kasumba Addresses Movie’s Lack of Queer RepresentationFlorence Kasumba plays Ayo, who’s queer in the comics.
  8. The Post-Credits Scene in Black Panther, ExplainedSpoilers ahead!
  9. How an Untested Young Comics Writer Revolutionized Black PantherThe story also introduced his greatest foe, Erik Killmonger.
  10. The 30 Best Superhero Movies Since BladeWesley Snipes’s vampire swordsman started a revolution.
  11. What You Need to Know Before Seeing Black PantherLuckily, it’s not that much.
  12. Kitty Pryde X-Men Movie in Development From Brian Michael Bendis and Tim MillerThe comics scribe and the Deadpool director are teaming up.
  13. Breaking Down the Ever-So-Gritty Venom TrailerFeaturing cameos from Riz Ahmed and Michelle Williams!
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    Watch the First Trailer for Marvel’s Jessica Jones Season TwoThe hard-drinking anti-heroine’s past is haunting her.
  15. Deadpool Meets Grizzled Co-Star Cable in New Quasi-TrailerWe got some new glimpses at the still-untitled Deadpool sequel.
  16. How Black Panther’s Actors Compare to Their Comics CounterpartsA lot has changed since Marvel Comics debuted Black Panther, king of Wakanda, in 1966.
  17. Marvel’s Wolverine Podcast Will Draw From True Detective, Says Writer“He’s seeking numbness. He’s seeking emptiness.”
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    Breaking Down the Fast, Furious Solo: A Star Wars Story TrailerIt features Donald Glover’s perfect smile.
  19. Is The Cloverfield Paradox Connected to the Other Cloverfields?Spoilers ahead.
  20. 5 Black Panther Comics to Read Before You See the MovieFrom Stan Lee to Ta-Nehisi Coates.
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    The Best Comics to Read in FebruaryFrom a cross-dressing prince to a mystical journalist.
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    Breaking Down the Very Charming Ant-Man and the Wasp TrailerIt closes on the most adorable action shot you’ve ever seen.
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    Superhero Publisher Valiant Sold to DMG EntertainmentIt’s a play for another cinematic superhero universe.
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    The End of the F***ing World Comic Creator Talks Season TwoPlus, the real meaning behind that ambiguous ending.
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    Logan’s Oscar Nomination Is a Significant BreakthroughIt’s proof that superhero cinema doesn’t need to play so safe.
  26. The Man Who Made Black Panther CoolChristopher Priest broke the color barrier at Marvel and reinvented a classic character. Why was he nearly written out of comics history?
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    Dan Slott Leaving Amazing Spider-Man, Will Write Iron Man Series“This was a decision that was made way long ago.”
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    The 2016 Election Totally Changed Obama Doc The Final Year“As the year went on, it was becoming more a film about the nature of our democracy, and how we were seen in the world was at stake.”
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    All the Ways Netflix’s The End of the F***ing World Is Different From the ComicThe Netflix show is much more pessimistic and bloody.
  30. Stan Lee Denies Sexual Misconduct After Allegations SurfaceHe’s reportedly been accused of harassing nurses and a masseuse.
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    Pushing Diversity Is a Tough Business for Four Indie-Comics PublishersThey think Marvel and DC aren’t doing enough.
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    Why Black Mirror’s Digital Prisons Are So HauntingIt’s one of the most subversive arguments for prison reform that TV has ever seen.
  33. Saga Creators Vaughan and Staples: No Movie On the Way, but Maybe a MusicalThey were elated to hear Lin-Manuel Miranda was into them.
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    ‘The Black Panther Lives’ and Kendrick Lamar Spits in New TV SpotWe get Michael B. Jordan saying ‘bro’ to a mask in a museum.
  35. 39 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2018American Crime Story, Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Atlanta, Blue Planet II, and much, much more.
  36. DC Superhero Movies Get New President in Walter HamadaHe’s replacing the outgoing Jon Berg.
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    46 Movies We’re Excited About in 2018Beloved directors return! The MCU builds to a climax! Plus, your new friends Saoirse Ronan, Tessa Thompson, and Margot Robbie will be there!
  38. 8 Great Comics to Read This JanuaryIncluding new X-Men, Batman, and Justice League issues.
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    Jeff Lemire Is the Hardest-Working Man in ComicsThe writer-artist has a big year ahead of him.
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    An Appreciation of the Bizarre 1980 Star Wars Christmas AlbumIt somehow features Jon Bon Jovi’s first recorded performance.
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    The New Aliens From The Last Jedi, Ranked From Cute to HorrifyingYou might be surprised at how the Porgs stack up.
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    Star Wars: The Last Jedi Has a Snoke ProblemThe absence of a backstory does not create mystery. It creates questions.
  43. Did You Catch the Brazil Reference in The Last Jedi?Bureaucracy calls, even in a galaxy far, far away.
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    Let’s Talk About the Ending of Star Wars: The Last JediThe spoilers are strong with this post.
  45. The Last Jedi Is the Most Populist Star Wars Movie YetPrevious installments were borderline feudal.
  46. What Will the Disney–Fox Merger Mean for Superheroes?What happens to the existing X-Men franchise?
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    The 10 Best Superhero Stories of 2017Across comics, movies, and TV.
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    Every Line From a (Non-Leia) Woman in Star WarsTrust us, you definitely have time to watch.
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    Cartoonist Charles Burns Looks Back at Black HoleAnd he addressed the rumor that Mr. Burns is named after him.
  50. She-Ra Reboot Is Coming to Netflix From Lumberjanes Co-creator Noelle StevensonComics creator Noelle Stevenson is showrunning.
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