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Review: ‘Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor’

Being 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

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Movie ReviewsReviews

Review: ‘Black Adam’ is a Great Movie for DC Fans

Black 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

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Book ReviewsBooksReviews

Book Review: ‘Squirrel Girl Universe: A Marvel Heroines Novel’ by Tristan Palmgren

What 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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News & RumorsWhat I Heard

What I Heard: Marvel’s Silver Surfer to Be a Disney+ Special

Recently, a large part of the Marvel discussion on social media has revolved around a brand new format intended for future Marvel Studios releases. On this site, we first disclosed Marvel’s intention to develop more Special Presentations in the upcoming Phases of the MCU. In the article, we talked about how Marvel plans to use this format to explore stories that

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ExclusivesNews & Rumors

Exclusive: Details On ‘Ironheart’ Filming Soon in Chicago

It’s been reported for perhaps a year now news about Marvel’s Ironheart filming in Chicago at some point in 2022. Now we are finally on the cusp of that happening, as evidenced below. I have also very recently received a few tidbits on what Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams will be up to in Chicago, and where she may go, while she’s

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Review: ‘The Winchesters’ Episode 2

Supernatural spin-off The Winchesters seems to be quite the hit for The CW, which is a pleasant surprise for a show just starting out. The first episode is the most-watched premiere this season for the cable channel, beating out Walker; a feat that is quite impressive. Luna Gauthier, our resident Supernatural superfan, was able to review the premiere early and was

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Comics & CollectiblesInterviewsPodcast

Cosmic Cafe Interview: Adam Barnhardt Talks ‘Macabre Mel: Wicked Salvation’

Adam Barnhardt is no stranger to comic books. He’s been reading them since he was young and by day he writes at ComicBook.com. Barnhardt is also the creator behind the Lunchroom Riot RiotVerse, a world he first envisioned about five years ago. In an interview on Monday, I talked to him about his new project on Kickstarter, Macabre Mel, and his

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Book ReviewsBooksReviews

Book Review: ‘Sisters of Sorcery’ By Marsheila Rockwell

Marsheila Rockwell pulls together some far-flung sorceresses and forges them into a potent team in Sisters of Sorcery: A Marvel Untold Novel. Clea, Sorceress Supreme of the Dark Dimension, Margali of the Winding Way, a former Sorceress Supreme, Holly, a young apprentice of Agatha’s, and Elizabeth Twoyoungmen, aka the Talisman, enter an uneasy alliance to fight a threat that’s too big

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Review: ‘The School For Good and Evil’

With the way media is consumed nowadays, it feels almost impossible to go into a film completely blind. However, with Netflix’s newest fantasy film The School For Good and Evil, I truly went into it without any idea or preconceived notions about what to expect. Directed by Paul Feig, there was a chance this film could go one of two ways.

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