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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ is the MCU’s first real Spider-Man film
Author’s Note: Sorry for the late posting, I’ve been visiting family over the last few weeks, which …
June 28, 2026
‘Supergirl’ doesn’t allow Supergirl to be Supergirl
For decades’ worth of comics, Superman, aka Kal-El, aka the Last Son of Krypton, has had galaxy-span…
May 31, 2026
‘Backrooms’ and the fear of breaking patterns
Over the last few years, I’ve been making an effort to break several of my own personal patterns. Th…
March 20, 2026
‘Project Hail Mary’ is like all good science fiction
Ryland Grace awakens to find himself bound within several layers of plastic and bombarded with agoni…
March 4, 2026
‘Hamnet’: grief, like art, is worthless without the process
Author’s Note: ‘Hamnet’ opened last week in my area. Includes spoilers shown in mo…
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Ep. 16 – Reviving the podcast after personal collapse | This is the End
After a long hiatus, The Pop Mythologist revives the 'This is the End' podcast with an episode on caregiving and personal collapse.
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‘Don’t Look Up,’ hyperobjects, and how to make people look up
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‘Foundation,’ Deep Adaptation, and the real-life Hari Seldons
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‘Dune,’ water scarcity, and saving our planet Arrakis
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‘This is the End’ episode zero: Personal collapse & societal collapse
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Heroes change, evolve, die, and come back. Let it happen
When I first began the Hero Wisdom column around 10 years ago, things were different. I was different. But now This is the End. Welcome to it.
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5 Science-Backed Benefits of Playing Tabletop RPGs During (and After) COVID-19
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Panther’s wisdom: Religion should inspire more compassion, not more prayer
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It always fits: Take a leap of faith and become Spider-Man
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The Light Side of the Dark Side: Sithism as a path for good
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REVIEW: ‘Imaginable’ is the most important book you’ll read this year
Let’s start with a question. Have the last two to three years completely upended your …
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REVIEW: Erick Rickstad wants you to know, ‘I Am Not Who You Think I Am’
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REVIEW: ‘The Beast of the Stapletons’ is the perfect holiday gift for any Sherlock Holmes fan
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INTERVIEW: Jay Baruchel and Jimmy Palmiotti on ‘Random Acts of Violence’
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REVIEW: ‘The Living Dead’ is the ultimate George Romero zombie story
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 05/05/2021
When I was a very young kid growing up in the United Kingdom, my parents …
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/28/2021
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/21/2021
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/14/2021
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Captain Kirk’s Weekly Comic Review – 04/07/2021
