Superman: Mr. Terrific and James Gunn’s Approach to Black Characters

Michael Holt (Edi Gathegi), also known as Mr. Terrific, has long been one of the most brilliant, layered, and morally grounded characters in the DC Universe. He’s also been one of its most overlooked. For nearly three decades, live-action and animated adaptations have reduced him to comic relief, background support, or a footnote in someone […]

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John Wick Creator Derek Kolstad Brings Splinter Cell to Netflix

“Ironically or not, I’ve never really seen myself as the assassin guy,” Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick films and Netflix’s upcoming Splinter Cell series, admits. Instead, it all comes down to characters. “One of the things that I like about Sam Fisher, John Wick, and Hutch Mansell [from Nobody] is that, yes, they’re […]

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How SAKAMOTO DAYS Leads Shonen’s Assassin Trend

This article is presented in partnership with Netflix and appears in the Den of Geek x Sakamoto Days special edition releasing in mid-July. Sakamoto Days Part 2 releases on July 14. Anime is truly a limitless storytelling medium that frequently pushes animation to unprecedented places. More than 200 anime are produced every year, which gives audiences plenty […]

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The Fantastic Four: First Steps Review: Some Quality Family Time in the MCU

The hour has grown late, and the sun’s drawn low. Such ominous tidings definitely apply to the denizens of Earth in The Fantastic Four: First Steps. For it is in this movie that Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds, has come. However, it also applies to many longtime Marvel Comics fans in the audience. Despite four […]

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Dying Light: The Beast Preview – A Franchise Return to Form

One of the most engaging and fresh spins on zombie survival horror games has been the Dying Light franchise, with the best-selling inaugural game commemorating its 10th anniversary this year. After 2022’s standalone sequel Dying Light 2, publisher Techland is returning to original franchise protagonist Kyle Crane for the series’ third installment, Dying Light: The […]

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