PopMythology.com's year-end album of some of the best cosplay from 2013 compiled from hundreds of photos taken at the year's biggest cons on dozens of websites and blogs.
Read More »The Mother of Dragons to Be the Mother of John Connor
"Game of Thrones" star Emilia Clarke has been officially confirmed to play Sarah Connor in the planned Terminator reboot and we, for one, are thrilled about it.
Read More »[Infographic] Retro Battlestations: Which Was Your First Game Platform?
Personal computers have come a long way since they first became popular in the 80s. Take a trip down memory lane with this infographic about all the old greats: Commodore 64, Apple IIe, Atari, etc.
Read More »Every Day is Exactly the Same in ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Trailer
Mash up "Groundhog Day" with "Starship Troopers," throw in some Philip K. Dickian existentialism and then garnish with Bourne-ish car chases and an exoskeleton borrowed from "Elysium" and you've got "Edge of Tomorrow."
Read More »Superhero Robot Valkyrie Will Someday Cook For You (And Then Kill You!)
NASA's "superhero" robot, Valkyrie, is here to do your bidding - until it attains sentience, that is, whereupon the future envisioned in "Terminator" and "Battlestar Galactica" shall be gloriously realized.
Read More »12 Last Minute Xmas Gifts For Superhero Fans
Here are our suggestions for some quick, last-minute gifts that will ensure the comic book geek you love (even if that geek is yourself) has a very Merry Christmas indeed.
Read More »5 Movies to Remember Paul Walker By
Paul Walker (1973 – 2013)
Read More »PopMythology.com Needs Your Help This Holiday Season
Technically, PopMythology.com isn't a business yet. It's a labor of love. But a business is what we'd like to be someday, and that is what we are working towards. By frequenting, you are essentially "shopping" with us, not with your money but with your time. And for that we're grateful.
Read More »Katniss Everdeen and the meaning of true strength
Of all the heroes in contemporary pop culture, Katniss Evereeen is one of the greatest. And it isn't because she's such a badass. It is because she isn't.
Read More »Why the Jean-Claude Van Damme Volvo Ad Moves Us
Volvo’s ad of Jean-Claude Van Damme doing “the epic split” is everything the best ads aspire to be and is one of those times when the medium is elevated into true art.
Read More »A Real American Hero: 8 Reasons We Love Daryl Dixon
What is it about this character from "The Walking Dead," Daryl Dixon, that compels us so? Here, I try to break down the essence of Daryl’s phenomenal appeal into eight basic qualities which, when combined, inspire furious viewer loyalty.
Read More »Play as Walter White in New Breaking Bad Game
Why wish Walter White could come back when now you can *become* Walter White in a new flash-based 'Breaking Bad' game?
Read More »‘Thor: The Dark World’ is a good but not great MCU entry
If you can approach 'Thor: The Dark World' without expecting greatness of it and just let it be the lightweight diversion it wants to be, it's a fun and acceptable stop in the long-haul flight towards 'Avengers 2.'
Read More »Gravity: Despair and the Rebirth of Innocence
In this post, I discuss how the movie 'Gravity,' if you choose to let it, can go beyond simply being an entertaining movie (or not, for those of you who didn’t like it) and become a tool and vehicle by which you can have a transcendent spiritual experience.
Read More »‘Fame: Neil Gaiman’ doesn’t quite do justice to its subject
'Fame: Neil Gaiman' isn’t an issue or comic title in general that I can recommend to older readers or serious fans of a particular celebrity. But for younger readers, casual fans and those simply seeking quick primers about stars they like, I guess it beats reading a dry Wiki article.
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