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In The Prisoner of Tartarus, Richard Lee Byers gives us an origin story we didn’t know we needed. But we did! Byers shares with us not just the story of Heimdall coming into his own, but also the story of how the Bifrost, one of the most important means of transportation in the Marvel universe, came to be. [Note: While I
Read MoreStar Trek: Prodigy is back from its long hiatus with a brand new episode entitled “Asylum” that’s exciting, full of gorgeous animation, and gives us more of the characters we love. There are huge stakes as the group of wayward kids, including Dal (Brett Gray), Gwyn (Ella Purnell), Jankom Pog (Jason Mantzoukas), Rok-Tahk (Rylee Alazraqui), and Zero (Angus Imrie), must navigate their
Read MoreHBO’s House of the Dragon season 1 took the world by storm in a way that not even Game of Thrones fans anticipated. The show provides a first-person perspective into the Targaryen civil war, becoming an instant classic in the world of television. House of the Dragon focuses on Daenerys Targaryen and Jon Snow’s ancestors, making sure to connect back to
Read MoreStar Wars animated series Tales of the Jedi has now been released on Disney+. This brand new entry into the franchise consists of six short stories that fill in some of the gaps throughout Count Dooku’s time as a Jedi and his eventual fall to the Dark side and Ahsoka Tano’s origin, training, and how she became part of the rebellion.
Read MoreLight Perpetual is a historical fiction novel about a man moving through a very long war. He’s drawn on by love but his path leads back and forth through both sides of a messy battlefield. The Witcher series author Andrzej Sapkowski’s tale of love and war is finally making its English debut (Translated to English by David French) this month. [Note:
Read MoreThe Princess and The Scoundrel by Beth Revis is the Han and Leia Star Wars love story we’ve been waiting for. Now that the Empire is destroyed, Han and Leia can have their happy moment before life starts up again. Yet happily ever after doesn’t come easily. As soon as Han and Leia depart their idyllic ceremony for their honeymoon, they
Read MoreBeing a fan of Doctor Who, you tend to get used to change. Companions leave, new showrunners take over, and Doctors regenerate. Since the start of NuWho, now referred to as the Revival Era, we have seen four Doctors regenerate. Five when you include Jodie Whittaker, whose final episode Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor just aired. Leaving with Whittaker
Read MoreBlack Adam is undeniably a great phenomenon in pop culture circles. This movie had been in the works since 2007 and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson never stopped fighting for Black Adam to appear on a movie screen. Fifteen years later, we finally have a film with a $200 million budget and a great cast. Whenever he was asked about the film
Read MoreWhat difference can one little squirrel (girl) make in the universe? Turns out it’s quite a big one in Squirrel Girl Universe by Tristan Palmgren. The titular heroine is joined by a whole pack of friends in a quirky adventure on the far side of the galaxy. Squirrel Girl faces gigantic problems down with a wholesomeness not often seen in heroes.
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