The Many Lives Of ‘Snowpiercer’
As a media property, Snowpiercer has had a very interesting life. It first began as a French comic book before
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Commentary: The Many Perspectives Of ‘Free Guy’
It’s one of the weird aspects about storytelling that its success or failure depends on the viewer’s perspective. They say
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Creator Confessions: The Flimsiness Of Tone
Out of the five elements of storytelling — setting, character, plot, theme, and tone — it’s that last one which
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‘Hit-Monkey’ And Other Shows That Need To Be Talked About
Social media has been a detriment to many aspects of society. But it has also been a boon for turning
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‘Batwoman’ Finale Misses So Many Marks
Hopes were high for this season of Batwoman as it started off on a very strong note. The villain-of-the-week format
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‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ And The Case For Canon
Warning! Minor Spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home. Canon and mainstream comics have a very peculiar relationship. The concept is
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‘Superman & Lois’ Slows Down To Catch Up With Itself
Since the season began it seemed as if Superman & Lois was in high gear. A mysterious villain emerged, Lucy
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‘Batwoman’ Struggles To Match Early Season 3 Tension
In the second half of its third season, Batwoman continues a plot with little sense of direction. The first half
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A Look Back At The Best Animated Intros Of The 1990s
It’s one of the strange conundrums of media that so many intro sequences for animated shows are more iconic than
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Creator Confessions: Prepping For Shipping Problems
As a creator, fulfilling a crowdfunding campaign can be stressful during the best of times. These are, of course, not
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‘Superman & Lois’ Plots Finally Clash In Fifth Episode
Since the beginning of the season, it seemed as if Superman & Lois was headed in two different directions. One
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Commentary: How Streaming Has Changed Childhood
It’s weird how fast times change, especially in the world of media. For millennia, the only form of dramatic presentation
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How ‘The Matrix’ Made Me Appreciate ‘Star Wars’
A long-awaited sequel to an old franchise is usually met with mixed emotions. A lot of fans are excited to
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Creator Confessions: How To Launch More Crowdfunding Projects
One big difference between crowdfunding on Kickstarter and publishing via the direct market is the frequency one can launch books.
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Creator Confessions: Getting Ghosted By Artists
Writing comics is hard. It’s even harder when your team won’t communicate. It happens more often than one might think,
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‘Batwoman’ Still Doesn’t Know What It Wants To Be
It felt strange in last week’s episode of Batwoman to see the Poison Ivy arc that the season had been
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Commentary: ‘Zach Stone’ & The Perfect Ending
Endings are a tricky thing for writers. They spend so much time investing in what happens during the actual story
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Creator Confessions: Addressing The Ego While Creating Comics
Being a comic creator as a writer is a strange phenomenon. It starts with an idea: a dream to tell
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Opinion: The ‘Halo’ TV Show Is Twenty Years Too Late
It’s a bit of a mixed bag finally getting a Halo show on Paramount+. On the one hand, the video
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‘Superman & Lois’ Makes A Distracting Mistake
The second season of Superman & Lois is turning out to be a good one. Bizarro (Tyler Hoechlin) enters the
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Creator Confessions: What To Look For When Selecting An Artist
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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TV Review: Did ‘Batwoman’ Cut Down A Villain Too Soon?
It was only a matter of time before Batwoman‘s Poison Ivy story arc came to a head. What nobody probably
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‘Ex’ Vs. ‘Y’ — Comparing Brian K. Vaughn’s Classic Series
The 2000s were very good to comic writer Brian K. Vaughn. He had two 50-issue series that were extremely well-received
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‘Superman & Lois’ Continues To Deliver On Super Family Drama
In it’s short time on the air, Superman & Lois has done an excellent job portraying the troubles of a
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‘Ex Machina’ Revisited Ten Years Later
It’s been over ten years since Brian K. Vaughn and Tony Harris‘s political sci-fi series Ex Machina was released, and
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A Look At The ‘Eternals’ Divide
With Marvel Studios’ Eternals finally dropping on Disney+, a whole new audience is able to experience a film that has
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Creator Confessions: Don’t Forget About The Logo
As a writer of both novels and comics, Comicon contributor Frank Martin has a lot to say about the process
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‘Batwoman’ Gets Its First Taste Of The Real Poison Ivy
In three seasons, Batwoman has yet to see the return of an “original” Batman villain. There have been incarnations of
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‘Superman & Lois’ Season 2 Builds Momentum With Second Episode
After an emotionally heavy start in the season premiere, the second episode of Superman & Lois sets up where the
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The Yin And Yang Of ‘Cobra Kai’ — A (Spoiler-Filled) Look At Season 4
It’s been quite a journey when you consider where we started on the first episode of Cobra Kai — even
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Frank’s Top Five Best Intro Sequences (Live Action)
With the intro for HBO Max’s Peacemaker making waves across the internet, it’s probably a good time to revisit some
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