Who Would Win Week
One eternal question spans almost every kind of pop culture: “Who would win?” Whether it’s a literal comic book battle (Could Batman beat Superman?) or the mechanics of a game (How could a Soulcalibur fighter take on Yoda?) or a Reddit-invented…
Mar 21 22March 21, 2022
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Winnie the Pooh vs. Paddington — who would win in a bear-off?
Who comes to mind when you think of an adorable, accident-prone bear getting into hijinks with his human family? Paddington or Winnie the Pooh? Both are fictional bears of fine standing, who provide joy to children and parents alike. Or even just sad…
Mar 21 22March 21, 2022
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A cinematic history of all the villains in Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home is officially in theaters and yes — it really does have all those villains from the trailer. Green Goblin, Doc Ock, Electro, the Lizard, and Sandman are back, and the actors who played them in the first two Spider-Man movie…
Dec 17 21December 17, 2021
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The Wheel of Time’s showrunner is ready to adapt the unadaptable
Amazon’s The Wheel of Time series is an adaptation in every sense of the word. What showrunner Rafe Judkins has clearly recognized, from the outset, is that there’s no way to bring a carbon copy of fantasy author Robert Jordan’s expansive world to…
Nov 18 21November 18, 2021
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Amazon’s Wheel of Time subverts Game of Thrones expectations to become fresh fantasy
The Wheel of Time, Amazon’s foray into epic fantasy, is not Game of Thrones. There’s a natural inclination to compare the two, or to imagine that the audiences of one could swap out for the other; there’s also that persistent rumor that Jeff Bezos…
Nov 16 21November 16, 2021
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Amazon’s Wheel of Time reveals season 2 details at New York Comic Con
Amazon’s forthcoming fantasy series, The Wheel of Time, had an eventful panel at New York Comic Con today. Showrunner Rafe Judkins and castmembers Rosamunde Pike, Daniel Henney, Josha Stradowski, Marcus Rutherford, Zoë Robbins, and Madeleine Madden…
Oct 08 21October 08, 2021
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Polygon at NYCC 2021
Welcome to New York Comic Con 2021! Deep in the heart of New York City, fans are gathering to share their love of movies, TV, comics, and probably pizza. We’ll be covering the event all week, from the must-see panels to the stunning announcements. If…
Oct 07 21October 07, 2021
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Spider-Man: No Way Home lifts from a key Marvel comic about the devil
The trailer for the much-awaited Spider-Man: No Way Home set the Internet aflame in theories and reference-hunting. But nothing loomed quite so large over the clip as One More Day, a 2007 comics crossover that changed the webslinger’s life…
Aug 24 21August 24, 2021
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Amazon offers a first look at fantasy series Wheel of Time at SDCC 2021
With a second season already announced, Amazon is leaning heavily into Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time universe as the answer to HBO’s wildly successful Game of Thrones. During San Diego Comic-Con on Friday, showrunner and executive producer Rafe…
Jul 23 21July 23, 2021
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Polygon at SDCC 2021
Each July, comic, movie, TV, and cosplay fans descend upon southern California for the annual San Diego Comic-Con — or they usually do. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the convention pivoted online in the form of livestream panels airing on YouTube,…
Jul 23 21July 23, 2021
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35 thoughts we had while watching the LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
We all know the lore of The Star Wars Holiday Special — officially airing only a single time in its long history, being the birthplace of Boba Fett's character, and of course, Bea Arthur canonically owning the Mos Eisley cantina. It's a wonderful,…
Nov 23 20November 23, 2020
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Chosen One of the Day: That dock worker’s fresh knit in The Mandalorian
If there’s one thing The Mandalorian does well (beyond our sweet widdle Yiddle Yoddle, obviously), it’s that the show endears us to the most random of bit players — ahem, Dr. Mandible, anyone? — and last week’s episode was no different. Mando crash…
Nov 18 20November 18, 2020
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Exclusive: Marvel's Voices: Legacy #1 cover reveal!
Marvel's Voices started as a much-needed podcast hosted by Angélique Roché, highlighting creators who are traditionally forced to the margin of our mainstream books. Then, in February 2020, it grew into focused comic issues featuring brand new work…
Nov 16 20November 16, 2020
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Chosen One of the Day: That time Chris O’Dowd forgot he was in the MCU
I know that 2020 has hit a lot of us hard, and so our brains are not necessarily equipped to, uh, remember things. But way before then, way back in 2019, actor Chris O’Dowd had no such excuses when he straight up forgot he was in the second Thor…
Nov 16 20November 16, 2020
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