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How WEBTOON Became a Storytelling Powerhouse for the Streaming Era
This article appears in the new issue of DEN OF GEEK magazine. You can read all of our magazine stories here. In early 2015, the webcomics platform Inkblazers shut down, leaving young comic book creator uru-chan looking for a new digital platform to host her stories. Based out of Massachusetts, uru-chan was a lifelong fan of manga and…
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The Best Games of 2024 (So Far): From Zelda to Animal Well to Elden Ring
For some, the best games of 2024 only solidify the narrative that this has been a bad year for gaming. Well…there’s certainly something to that. I doubt that 2024 will go down as an all-time great year for gaming, and a series of events that have negatively impacted the present and future of the video…
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Nosferatu: How Robert Eggers Came Up With Willem Dafoe’s “Occultist” Vampire Hunter
Willem Dafoe has a history with Nosferatu. Long before appearing in Robert Eggers’ reimagining of the German Expressionist classic, the Oscar-nominated actor starred in a film about the making of the original vampire movie. In fact, one of the Oscars he was nominated for was the movie about Nosferatu—or at least a fantasy version of…
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How Batman: Revolution Will Finally Bring the Riddler to the Gotham of Batman ’89
This article contains spoilers for Batman: Resurrection. When writer John Jackson Miller was tasked with writing a direct sequel to 1989’s Batman, he had some specific guidelines to follow. His book Batman: Resurrection could not go past 1992’s Batman Returns, nor could it conflict with the comic book series Batman ’89, written by the original…
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Agatha All Along Episode 6 Makes Wanda’s End Even More Tragic
This article contains spoilers for Agatha All Along episode 6. One of the biggest mysteries thus far in Agatha All Along has been who put the magical sigil on Teen (Joe Locke) and why. Because most of us (rightfully) assumed that Teen was Billy Maximoff, many of us also assumed that it was Wanda (Elizabeth…
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How Woman of the Hour Tweaks the True Story of the Dating Game Killer to Make a Bigger Point
Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut is Woman of the Hour, a crime drama centered on the time when serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared on show The Dating Game, while he was in the middle of his killing spree and had already been arrested and convicted of child molestation twice. Kendrick’s film is not a mawkish biopic…
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40 Years Ago, The Terminator Created the Ultimate Survival Movie
This article is sponsored by Sneak Energy. Check out their Terminator 40th limited edition collection here! From its first shocking future-tense moment to its ominous, and haunting ending, The Terminator is so much more than just a well-made action sci-fi movie. Forty years ago, with a script co-written by Gale Anne Hurd, James Cameron directed…
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LOTR: War of the Rohirrim NYCC Footage Brings an Ancient Tolkien Hero to Life
Where now are the horse and the rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? The Horse-lords of Tolkien’s Middle-earth rode into New York Comic Con with a star-studded panel for New Line Cinema’s forthcoming animated feature, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim. This prequel takes place approximately 200 years before…
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Teacup Showrunner Ian McCulloch On Adapting an Intimate Horror Epic
On the set of Peacock horror series Teacup, everyone is mindful of spoilers. The crew is tight-lipped. Actors skirt around key plot details. Even the thespian dogs are careful not to bark anything that would tip the press off. When we sit down with series lead Scott Speedman in a conference room on the show’s…
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I Swapped My Entire Anti-Aging Routine for This $79 Strivectin Set, and I Don’t Think I’ll Ever Go Back
Talk about a power trio. There are two types of people: those who loathe seasonal-inspired trends and those who love them. We fall somewhere in the middle and don’t mind a yummy seasonal trend to help guide newness in our home decor, outfits, and beauty choices (but we also fully believe in vibes and doing/wearing whatever…