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  1. chat room
    Luke Hemsworth Goes Surfing With Jeffrey WrightAnd more revelations from the Westworld star.
  2. the panelist
    Gerard Way’s Doom Patrol Includes a Mind-Bending HomageIt’s a throwback to Grant Morrison’s run, in more ways than one.
  3. mutants
    Everything We Know So Far About Legion, FX’s X-Men Spinoff SeriesAnd a lot we don’t.
  4. rogue one
    Let’s Break Down the New Rogue One TrailerThere’s a surprising amount of new stuff!
  5. chat room
    Walter Mosley on Why Spider-Man Is BlackHis work was shouted out in the latest Marvel Netflix series.
  6. trailer mix
    Watch the Newest Rogue One TrailerNow with more Mads Mikkelsen!
  7. new york comic con 2016
    Westworld Creators on BioShock’s Influence“Among the most literate and thoughtful pieces of entertainment that I’ve seen in the last ten years.”
  8. chat room
    Westworld’s Thandie Newton on Robot Acting“It was like playing a really chilled-out, focused, well-adjusted person.”
  9. new york comic con 2016
    Legion Is Beautiful, Unsettling, and Unlike Any Other Superhero ShowA blow-by-blow account of the first half of Legion’s pilot.
  10. new york comic con 2016
    Sigourney Weaver Is Your Defenders VillainIt was announced at New York Comic Con.
  11. chat room
    Bruce Campbell Talks Trump and Personal Legacy“In 2016, masculinity is something that is kind of in flux.”
  12. logan
    Wolverine Gets a Wee Li’l Sidekick and a New Name in PosterCould this be a comics reference?
  13. chat room
    Westworld’s Wood Talks SingularityShe also wept after working with Anthony Hopkins.
  14. sequential art
    Game-Changing WildStorm Comics Is ReturningA big deal for a certain breed of geek.
  15. sequential art
    Amazon’s ComiXology Launches Netflix-esque Original-Series ProgramComing in a few months.
  16. Did You Catch the Back to the Future Easter Egg in Luke Cage?Blink and you’ll miss it.
  17. race
    Luke Cage’s Take on Anti-Black Police Violence Is a Little ConfusingIt’s admirable, if contradictory.
  18. sequential art
    8 Comics You Need to Read This OctoberFrom depressed robots to Iraqi refugees.
  19. luke cage
    In Praise of Luke Cage’s Take on 9/11-esque TraumaIt’s brief but fascinating.
  20. close reads
    Marvel’s Netflix Shows Avoid Superhero SamenessMost of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s offerings blend into one another. The Netflix shows are different.
  21. luke cage
    Missick Owned the Luke Cage B-Ball Court HerselfShe was offered a double.
  22. luke cage
    How Luke Cage Went From Cutting Edge to Caricature, and Then Back AgainAs of early 2001, Luke was regarded as a jive-talking relic of a long-gone era.
  23. luke cage
    How Luke Cage Got Marvel to Say the N-WordIt has a lot to do with respectability politics.
  24. sequential art
    Is Wonder Woman Queer? ‘The Answer Is Obviously Yes,’ Says Her WriterBut Greg Rucka says she’s not “gay,” per se.
  25. sequential art
    Game-Changing Vertigo Comics Founder ReturnsKaren Berger’s overseeing a new series called Surgeon X.
  26. luke cage
    5 Comics to Read Before You Watch Luke CageFrom the Marvel hero’s origin to his reinvention and beyond.
  27. sequential art
    Cheap Novelties Is a Time Warp Back to a Faded Idea of New York CityIt’s a much-needed collection of Ben Katchor’s early New York Press comics.
  28. luke cage
    A Beginner’s Guide to Netflix’s Luke CageThe brass tacks of the character and his show.
  29. trailers
    See the New Trailer for Netflix’s Luke CageThe music is killer.
  30. the panelist
    The Most Gruesome Comics Panel You’ll See This Week Is in Marvel’s KarnakThe book’s artists Roland Boschi and Dan Brown really went for it in issue No. 5.
  31. season finales
    Why Mr. Robot’s Big Reveals Were So DisappointingThoughts on a frustrating season finale.
  32. roll clip!
    Watch the Post-Credits Scene From Mr. Robot’s Season-2 FinaleNice to see you again, Leon!
  33. explainers
    What Happened on Mr. Robot This Season? A Plot RefresherA character-by-character breakdown.
  34. sequential art
    Comics Stars Are Coming Together to Raise Money for Pulse Nightclub VictimsThe collection is called “Love Is Love.”
  35. sequential art
    Mooncop Is the Most Chill Comic You’ll Read This YearIt’s the latest from celebrated cartoonist Tom Gauld.
  36. sequential art
    Look at These Adorable Cats in Superhero CosplayKitty Ninjak is your new god.
  37. sequential art
    Comics Circulation Just Hit a 20-Year HighMore than 10 million units shipped in August.
  38. the panelist
    All-Star Batman Gives the Dark Knight Ear-KnivesIt’s a brilliantly violent bit of ingenuity on writer Scott Snyder’s part.
  39. chat room
    Portia Doubleday Reads Mr. Robot Reddit TheoriesWe talked about her big scene in tonight’s episode.
  40. Fox Developing Spy Movie About … Stan Lee?It’s not exactly a biopic.
  41. deleted scenes
    This Deleted X-Men Scene Is Totally RadicalWhy on Earth would you not include this?
  42. avatar
    James Cameron Talks Expanded Avatar UniverseAs well as his new Cirque du Soleil show, Toruk.
  43. Mister Sinister Will Be Wolverine 3’s VillainBut who will play him?
  44. tv
    Luke Cage’s Mike Colter Is Marvel’s Next HopeThe show follows its bulletproof protagonist as he tackles corruption and intrigue in a gentrifying Harlem.
  45. cinematic universes
    Greg Berlanti’s Booster Gold Movie Won’t Be in DC Cinematic UniverseIt will be the rare standalone superhero offering.
  46. vulture cover story
    Greg Berlanti Knows the Secret to Superhero TVWith four successful shows, the veteran showrunner has found a way to make DC’s heroes succeed on the small screen.
  47. Greg Berlanti Knows the Secret to Superhero TVWith four successful shows, the veteran showrunner has found a way to make DC’s heroes succeed on the small screen.
  48. star wars
    Mads Mikkelsen’s Rogue One Character’s Origins, RevealedA new synopsis of a tie-in novel for the December tentpole has shed some light on his character.
  49. settlements
    4 Aurora Shooting Survivors Ordered to Pay Theater Chain Nearly $700,000A settlement fell through.
  50. squirrels
    Marvel’s Squirrel Girl Reportedly Being Developed for TVIt would be a team show.
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