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Book Review: ‘Mr. Breakfast’ by Jonathan Carroll

What if you could see three different versions of your life? And what if you could choose which of those three lives you wanted to live in? The catch is that once you choose you’re stuck, you won’t even remember that you made the choice, and you have to live with the consequences. This is Mr. Breakfast boiled down to its

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What I Heard: The Author of the Darkhold

Phase 5 will kick off this February with the premiere of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. This film is one of the more essential films in the Multiverse Saga, promising “the birth of a new dynasty.” This new dynasty, of course, will be led by none other than Kang the Conqueror. Although we have seen only a fraction of what Jonathan Majors has in store

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Book Review: ‘Smart Pop Explains Peter Jackson’s The Lord of The Rings and The Hobbit Movies’

Way back in 1997, Peter Jackson began the epic undertaking of translating J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy a live-action masterpiece for the big screen. In an unprecedented move, Jackson filmed all three movies simultaneously. After the success of his LOTR movies, Jackson decided to take Tolkien’s The Hobbit, split it into three, and film another trilogy set in

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Possible Characters in Strange Academy Series and a Perez Report

Since the conclusion of The Infinity Saga and the explosive first phase of The Multiverse Saga, a larger focus of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been on magic. Recent rumors have surfaced that point to a new Wong-centric Strange Academy series. Here I’ll explore the possibilities for characters we might see here, and provide some interesting tidbits about the series from

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Cassie Lang Reading Guide

Hey peanuts! Welcome to the Cassie Lang comics reading guide! Cassie used to be simply “Ant-Man’s daughter”, but now she’s evolved into a full-fledged superhero in her own right! A major part of the Young Avengers in the comics, Cassie is now the latest young hero to join the MCU, played by Kathryn Newton in Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania! Cassie

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Cosmic Cafe Interview: Author Jessie Mihalik

Author Jessie Mihalik is a certifiable science fiction romance badass. She’s written three different series and has a new book, Capture the Sun, coming out in a few months. Her stories have strong couples in space and are an absolute delight. In October, she sat down with me over Zoom to chat about the Rogue Queen series, writing, and being a creative in general. You

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Theory: Multiple Doctors in ‘Doctor Who’s’ Anniversary Specials

It’s been almost two months since “The Power of the Doctor” aired, signaling the changing of guards once again on the long-running Doctor Who. Jodie Whittaker has hung up her TARDIS key and set down her sonic screwdriver, leaving with showrunner Chris Chibnall. Now fans are looking towards the future, especially as excitement builds for the 60th-anniversary specials set to arrive

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Ant-Man & The Wasp Reading Guide

Hello Ant-Fans and welcome to the Ant-Man & The Wasp comics reading guide! Hank, Janet, Scott, Nadia, and… Eric? There are so many Ant-Mans and Wasps that if we tried to include all their stories, our Ant-Man guide would turn Giant-Man sized! Instead, gathered below are some of the most essential and most enjoyable stories from Ant-Man & The Wasp comics

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Cosmic Circle Ep. 15: ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Discussion

In this episode, Brian, Ayla, and Uday discuss the latest Marvel film to hit theaters Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.  [Warning: Spoilers for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever are discussed in this podcast!] You can listen to the podcast below, or directly on Spotify, or via most sites that host podcasts.    Do you agree with what they think about Wakanda Forever? Let

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