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What I Heard: Regarding Ms. Marvel’s Villains and Spoilery Rumors

For many months now, rumors have been going around about changes to Ms. Marvel’s origin story, and power set, and fans have been wondering if we’d even see the Inhumans in the upcoming series or not. Like any good little scooper, I’ve been listening and watching and hearing things and comparing notes, all along. Unfortunately, much of what I’d been hearing

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FeaturesSpeculative Space

Theory: How X-MEN ’97 Could Tie Into the Multiverse

While working on my recent piece comparing X-Men ’97 to the original X-Men ’92 designs, there was one huge difference I couldn’t overlook: Charles Xavier was nowhere to be seen. And on a deeper look, Xavier’s voice actor Cedric Smith is the only living actor from the main cast of X-Men who is not returning for X-Men ’97 without comment. (The

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ReviewsTV & Streaming Series Reviews

Review: Masters of the Universe: Revelation Part 2

Part 2 of Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation did what fans clamored for and turned the dial up to 11. It’s almost as if the episode splits were intentional to keep us from being too well fed all at once. While it’s interesting to see Netflix adopt this release strategy on an animated series, the wait is still well worth

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News & Rumors

Lewald Interview Reveals X-MEN ’97 Aiming For Late Summer 2023

UPDATE (NOVEMBER 25, 2021): In a new interview with the Play Comics podcast, X-Men ’97 consultant Eric Lewald has clarified that “the show’s not going to come out for another 18-20 months, you know, mid-to-late 2023.” This gives us a sharper timeframe of when ’97 is being projected to release, which also matches a past Marvel pattern. 18 to 20 months

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ReviewsTV & Streaming Series Reviews

Review: ‘The Flash: Armageddon’ Season 8 Premiere

CW’s The Flash series returned for its eighth season last night. But unlike previous season openers, this year began with a huge event. Branded as “not a crossover”, this five-part extravaganza, aptly titled Armageddon, will bring heroes from across the Arrowverse together in true crossover fashion. However, at the core, this is a story centered on Barry and his family.  Warning:

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News & RumorsSpeculative Space

THEORY: The Future of Sony’s Spider-Verse Could Involve Miles Morales

Venom: Let There Be Carnage has topped off a theatrical run with nearly 450M dollars and Sony has carved out their nice little corner in the big-screen superhero genre. What more could they possibly want? Well, between the multiversal craziness in Into The Spider-verse and the upcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sony could very well be paving the way to reintroduce

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Podcast

The Cosmic Circle Podcast Episode 2: Disney+ Day and Eternals Discussion

Here’s The Cosmic Circus’ second episode for our new roundtable-style podcast featuring the writers from the site. For this episode, host Uday, along with Julia, Vin, and Brian discuss Disney+ Day, followed by an in-depth and SPOILERY discussion of Marvel’s Eternals. Hope you enjoy! Please follow us over on Spotify or whatever platform you use, and help us spread the word

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ReviewsTV & Streaming Series Reviews

Review: ‘Cowboy Bebop’ is Enjoyable But Could Be Better

With Cowboy Bebop less than a week away, it seems like fans’ excitement continues to build. Dropping on Netflix this Friday, the ten-episode first season live-action remake of the highly successful anime is bound to excite some viewers, as well as upset some others. While overall I enjoyed the new show, there were some things that worked for me and some

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Features

X-MEN ’97: Character Designs Then and Now

Just last Friday, Marvel Studios dropped a bombshell announcement during Disney+ Day, announcing the first modern Marvel Studios project set outside of MCU canon: X-Men ’97, an original animated series continuing the story of the classic X-Men cartoon from 1992. Fans everywhere rejoiced and all was well in the world. During the announcement, character designs were shared, demonstrating how faithful the

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