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  1. star wars prequel week
    The Case for Star Wars’ Midi-ChloriansIn defense of a hated aspect of the prequels.
  2. star wars the last jedi
    What You Need to Know Before Seeing Star Wars: The Last JediA quick recap of The Force Awakens, topic by topic.
  3. star wars prequel week
    How The Phantom Menace’s Epic Lightsaber Fight Came TogetherIt involved fighting backwards.
  4. superheroes
    Warner Bros. Reportedly Shaking Up Its Superheroes Post–Justice LeagueA change in leadership is on the way.
  5. The 10 Best Comics of 2017Since you’re inevitably going to ask: Mister Miracle isn’t on here because it hasn’t been collected in a trade yet.
  6. The Profane, Insane Plan to Make SyFy’s Happy! the Weirdest Show on TVWhat happens when you make a TV show with Christopher Meloni, Patton Oswalt, and a talking CGI unicorn?
  7. podcasts
    Marvel Gets Into Fiction Podcast Game with Wolverine: The Long NightStitcher is partnering with them.
  8. sequential art
    8 Comics to Read in DecemberFrom da Vinci to the Punisher.
  9. Arrow, Flash, Supergirl EP Kreisberg Fired After Harassment AccusationsHe was a key player in the CW’s so-called Arrowverse.
  10. avengers: infinity war
    Breaking Down the Avengers: Infinity War TrailerGrab your Infinity Stones and dive in.
  11. avengers: infinity war
    Chris Evans’s Beard Arrives in the Avengers: Infinity War TrailerHello, Thanos.
  12. sequential art
    Marvel’s New Editor-in-Chief Admits Writing Under Japanese PseudonymC.B. Cebulski pretended to be ‘Akira Yoshida.’
  13. sequential art
    The Watchmen Sequel Is Off to a Good Start, Surprisingly EnoughYou just have to accept the circumstances of its existence.
  14. Why Marvel’s Runaways Is the Future of Superhero TVThe Hulu series brings style and innovation to a genre that’s getting stale.
  15. justice league
    How Will Justice League Affect the Wonder Woman Brand?Diana of Themyscira has to deflect bad reviews.
  16. justice league
    Explaining That Justice League Post-Credits SceneYou may not have seen whom you thought you saw.
  17. justice league
    What You Need to Know Before Seeing Justice LeagueA few key points from previous DC movies.
  18. chat room
    Punisher Showrunner Defends the Show’s Controversial Bloodiness“You can’t do The Punisher and have it not be a violent show.”
  19. superheroes
    Who Is Multiple Man, the Marvel Superhero James Franco Might Be Playing?He’s part of the X-Men franchise. Sort of.
  20. DC Comics Editor Eddie Berganza Fired in Wake of Sexual-Misconduct AllegationsThree women accused him of assaulting them.
  21. chat room
    Robert Kirkman on the ‘Really, Really Ugly’ History of the Comic-Book IndustryThe Walking Dead creator’s new documentary series debuts on Monday.
  22. comics
    DC Comics Editor Eddie Berganza Suspended Following 3 Claims of Sexual AssaultDC explains, “There will be a prompt and yet careful review into next steps as it relates to the allegations against him.”
  23. the panelist
    Page in Christmas Carol Adaptation Deftly Pays Homage to Comics MasterIt blows up our concept of time, all while making thematic sense.
  24. sequential art
    Netflix Announces Its First Comic BookIt’ll be written by Mark Millar and drawn by Olivier Coipel.
  25. sequential art
    Marvel Comics Star Brian Michael Bendis Moves to Rival DCThe biggest hiring decision in recent comics history.
  26. thor: ragnarok
    The Story Behind the Unlikely Comics Epic That Helped Inspire Thor: RagnarokGreg Pak’s “Planet Hulk” plot was built on a very brief pitch.
  27. thor: ragnarok
    What You Need to Know Before Seeing Thor: RagnarokWait, what’s the Bifrost?
  28. how to
    Ross Lynch’s 9-Step Progression From Disney Star to Playing Jeffrey DahmerLast year, he was playing a teen heartthrob; on November 3, he stars in the biopic My Friend Dahmer.
  29. interview
    Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo Is Very Lonely, But Big Into LifehacksAnd he’s using machine learning to help write songs.
  30. sequential art
    8 Comics to Read (and One Comics Movie to Watch) in NovemberFrom Spider-Man to the history of women in comics.
  31. thor: ragnarok
    5 Comics to Read Before You See Thor: RagnarokFrom the charming to the apocalyptic.
  32. Paul Reiser in Stranger Things Is Stunt Casting at Its BestDr. Owens isn’t just an homage to Aliens.
  33. The Cast of Dirk Gently Plays ‘Elijah Wood, Elijah Woodn’t’It’s everyone’s favorite game show!
  34. How Luke Evans and Rebecca Hall Filmed Their Epic Sex Scene in Professor Marston“Usually, you have to do it in total silence so the sound guy gets all your grunts and breaths.”
  35. star wars: the last jedi
    Breaking Down the New Star Wars: The Last Jedi TrailerIt seems to conclude with an unlikely alliance.
  36. star wars: the last jedi
    In New Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer, Luke Has a Bad Feeling About ThisEpisode eight is a mere two months away.
  37. professor marston and the wonder women
    Professor Marston Director Defends Queer Interpretation of Lead CharactersWere Elizabeth Holloway Marston and Olive Byrne lovers? Angela Robinson thinks it’s open to interpretation.
  38. Voice Actor Rob Paulsen Performs Some of His Famous Voices“I make my living doing essentially what got me in trouble in seventh grade.”
  39. blade runner 2049
    Does Blade Runner 2049 Settle the Deckard-As-Replicant Debate?There’s a fair amount of new information.
  40. blade runner 2049
    Digging Into the Odd History of Blade Runner’s TitleIt involves William S. Burroughs and a small-town doctor.
  41. how movies are made now
    Who’s Afraid of Max Landis?A look inside the mind of one of Hollywood’s most successful — and divisive — screenwriters.
  42. blade runner 2049
    The Weird World of Blade Runner SpinoffsSequel novels, video games, and … Prometheus?
  43. sequential art
    8 Comics to Read in OctoberFrom a magical scarf to flying whales.
  44. cinematic universes
    DC Says It’s Downplaying Its Cinematic UniverseThe news came as part of our larger feature about the past, present, and future of Warner Bros.–owned DC Entertainment.
  45. chat room
    Matthew Vaughn Gave the Kingsman 2 Actors Altitude SicknessThe director of the spy sequel reveals the hardest scenes to nail.
  46. interviews
    American Made Director Liman on Tom Cruise and the Plane-Crash AllegationsThe families of three victims say his and Tom Cruise’s negligence contributed to the fatal accident.
  47. the panelist
    This Comics Page Is a Master Class on Empathy and StructureIt teaches us about layouts and trauma, all at once.
  48. Marvel’s The Punisher Trailer Makes Good on the Whole Punishment PartSee just how high the body count can get in two-and-a-half minutes.
  49. exegesis
    Unpacking the Religious Metaphors of Mother!There were more than a few.
  50. interviews
    Darren Aronofsky Talks the Metaphors of Mother!The auteur talks Mother!’s metaphors, torturing Jennifer Lawrence, and the movie’s grisly ending.
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