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Steven Universe Just Had Its Red Wedding

As wildly irresponsible as Rose Quartz’s rebellion against the Gem Homeworld has seemed from the Crystal Gems’ perspective, Steven Universe has always strongly suggested that it was a choice Rose was forced to make in response to the Diamonds being tyrannical matriarchs who couldn’t stop themselves from acting in bad faith. This week’s new episode … Continued

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Cartoon Network’s Infinity Train Is the Next Animated Series You Should Be Excited About

With Adventure Time being finished and shows like Steven Universe and Gumball seeming very much like they’re in endgame territory, it’s felt a little bit like the time has come for a new Cartoon Network series to rise up, capture our imaginations, and take us on a wild ride to faraway worlds of magic and … Continued

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Runaways‘ Creators on Why a Surprising Marvel Character Appears so Soon and Plans for Season 3

Because the original run of Marvel Comics’ Runaways was relatively short compared to many other series, Joshua Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the co-creators of Hulu’s live-action adaptation, have been very deliberate about not rushing through the show’s plot in favor of taking time to build out its characters and the world they exist in. That’s … Continued

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Runaways‘ Creators Discuss the Team’s Evolution and the Importance of Found Families

The teen heroes of Hulu’s Runaways spent an entire season working up the nerve to put their money where the show’s mouth is and actually run away. But the time that was put into actually fleshing out their characters was something the show’s co-creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage wanted to take in order to … Continued

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Into the Spider-Verse Lifted a Key Line of Dialogue from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man

Because Spider-Man: into the Spider-Verse is primarily about Miles Morales and not Peter Parker, the film is very careful about how it tosses around Uncle Ben’s famous words about “great power” and “great responsibility” so as not to distract from the movie’s central narrative focus. But a new revelation adds more charm to the already … Continued

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Steven Universe Is Teasing Even More Mysteries About Pink Diamond

As late in the game as Steven Universe’s plot seems to be at this point, one would imagine that the show wouldn’t have all that many narrative twists and turns left to it, and would instead focus on answering questions. But the show’s latest episode, “Familiars,” continues to build out Steven Universe’s mythos in significant … Continued

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Aggretsuko‘s Metal Christmas Special Is a Good Reminder That Social Media Can Be Bullshit

For many of us, the holiday season is a time for stress and anxiety more than merriment and joy. Between the holiday parties, Secret Santas, and familial obligations…there’s just so much to take care of, not enough time to do it all, and you’re meant to skip through it all with a song in your … Continued

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Runaways‘ Sophomore Season Reminds Us Villains Live Close to Home

Runaways has always taken its time to let you get to know its characters and why you should care about them. But rather than giving the sophomore season any space to breathe, Runaways picks up right where it left off with the children of the Pride fleeing for their lives after discovering that their parents … Continued

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Santa Puts Asgard to Shame and Technology Rules the World in This Week’s Best New Comics

This week’s best new comics are all about two of the biggest things on people’s minds around this time of year: Santa Claus, and the inescapable effects of being increasingly connected to our digital devices. At what point do you think Santa’s elves all realized that the demand for traditional, non-electronic toys was going to … Continued

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To All the Monsters We Thirsted for in 2018

One taught us love, one taught us patience, one murdered half the universe, and one ate a man’s face off. Looking back on 2018, it really feels like the year when everyone decided to stop shaming the people who had special feelings for The Shape of Water’s fish monster and admit that, in the right … Continued

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The Best and Worst Comics Moments of 2018

One of the upsides to 2018 feeling like a year that was never going to end was that it seemed as if there was an eternity to read comics instead of, say, giving into the existential dread lurking within you. With that in mind, let’s look back at some of the best and worst comics … Continued

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DC Universe’s Cyborg Makes His Debut in This Festive Doom Patrol Teaser

Following their creepy debut on Titans, DC Universe’s Doom Patrol are the next squad of offbeat heroes coming to the streaming platform in a new series. Up until now, we’d yet to see the entire team together (the new Cyborg was notably missing). As we head into the holiday weekend, though, the Doom Family wanted … Continued

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Men in Black: International‘s First Trailer Reveals an Even Bigger World of Alien Hunters

Now that your mind’s been wiped of the original series, the first trailer for Men In Black: International has arrived. How long do you think it’s going to be until people still writing fanfic about Tessa Thompson and Chris Hemsworth’s new MIB agents hunting down Thor and Valkyrie? It appears as if Agent M (Tessa … Continued

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Hellboy‘s First Trailer Is One Hell of a Bloody, Monster-Filled Ride

The first trailer for Neil Marshall’s Hellboy reboot is here and it’s probably nothing like what you’d expect from the movie, but trust that it’s exactly what you need. Interestingly, this Hellboy film borrows elements from creator Mike Mignola’s Darkness Calls, The Wild Hunt, and The Storm and the Fury series and introduces us to … Continued

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse‘s Most ‘Disturbing’ Villain Was Brought to Life with the Help of Animals

Spider-Man’s always had a curiously animal-heavy rogues gallery compared to other superheroes. While a number of those classic villains like Scorpion and a dragon-esque Green Goblin make brief appearances in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, the film also managed to sneak in a new bit of bestial energy, one that gives its most terrifying villain some … Continued

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Take Your First Look at Will Smith as Aladdin‘s Live-Action Genie

From the moment that Disney announced Will Smith had been cast as the Genie for Guy Ritchie’s upcoming live-action Aladdin film, the biggest question on everyone’s mind was just what the actor would look like in the role given that the character was originally imagined as being big, buff-ish, and blue. Today Entertainment Weekly shared … Continued

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse‘s Excellent Supporting Cast Is More Star-Studded Than You Think

While the leading characters in Sony’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse are incredible enough all on their own, the surprisingly large cast of supporting characters really make the movie shine in a way that’s a little difficult to put your finger on, exactly—until the credits start rolling. Relatively small as their roles are, they pack a … Continued

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The Women of Netflix’s GLOW Are Getting a New Comic Book Series

It’s a good time to be a fan of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling. According to The Hollywood Reporter, IDW has announced a new comics miniseries based on Netflix’s hit reimagining of GLOW that’s to be written by Tini Howard (Hack/Slash) and illustrated by Hannah Templer (Jem and the Holograms). GLOW co-creators Liz Flahive and … Continued

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New Glass Trailer Brings the Movie’s Heroes and Villains Together in an Epic Way

Considering that M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass is meant to be the climax of one of his strongest, most fascinating narratives, it makes sense that the movie’s going to bring its characters together in a way that makes them all feel larger than life. Glass’ latest international trailer features a number of shots we’ve already seen … Continued

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American Gods‘ Second Season Could Have Featured Princess Leia and Mister Rogers

As good as the first season of Starz’s American Gods was, the behind-the-scenes drama involving co-showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green almost ended up eclipsing the show’s strengths before they were suddenly dismissed from the production by the network. While the specific reasons for Fuller and Green’s departures were never explicitly laid out, most agree … Continued