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3 Years Later, Stranger Things' Eddie Came Back For A New Spinoff Series, And It's 10/10 Perfect

J.R. Waugh — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:00:11 GMT

When one thinks of Stranger Things, one may think of well-crafted 1980s nostalgia through the town of Hawkins Indiana, or the numerous sci-fi and horror tropes present throughout. But plenty of viewers obviously associated it since the start with its central kids' obsession with Dungeons & Dragons, with it providing a foundation of camaraderie and unity to brave both the terrors of the Upside Down and high school life. One particular character, though, came to them in 1985, whose vision and flair for storytelling brought their passions to the next level, a star who found solace in D&D, an escape from every tragic aspect of his life.

55 Years Later, Lucy's Best Quote In Peanuts History Proves She's The Real Star

J.R. Waugh — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:30:11 GMT

One of the longest-lasting additions to the Peanuts gang, Lucy Van Pelt has also featured almost as frequently throughout the comic strip as its other biggest stars, Charlie Brown and Snoopy. Despite earlier origins as a demanding baby, Lucy's subsequent tweaks and aged-up characterization matched her against the likes of her peers as she's known today. Lucy's mannerisms as a fussy, bossy, impulsive child are well-established, with her able to recognize what she can manipulate in others, while also running a solid gig with her psychiatry booth. In fact, her traits are so well-established she has gotten famously dated labels like "fussbudget" coming from some of her earliest appearances.

Star Trek's Next Era Is Less Than 1 Month Away, And A Fan Favorite Hero Is The Series' New Lead

Nicolas Ayala — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 20:23:41 GMT

The next major Star Trek series finally follows a key hero as the franchise's main star right from the beginning. Star Trek has reinvented itself several times throughout the decades, starting with The Next Generation, which moved the Enterprise and its crew roughly a century forward. The 1990s expanded that reinvention further when Deep Space Nine established a permanent space station, and Voyager restored the traditional starship format, but placed its crew 70,000 light-years from home in the Delta Quadrant. Enterprise then went in the opposite chronological direction, serving as a prequel about humanity's earliest deep-space voyages and the formation of the Federation.

Game of Thrones Meets Lord of the Rings In The 12-Part Dark Fantasy Epic That's Aging Perfectly

Umair Nakade — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:08:47 GMT

When it comes to building an epic fantasy franchise, standard-bearers like Game of Thrones and The Lord of the Rings sit at the top of the genre, setting the bar for everything that followed. But one DC comic quietly delivered a story that feels like a brutal mix of both. Running for 12 issues between 2019 and 2021 under DC's Black Label imprint, The Last God (now collected as The Fellspyre Chronicles) is a dark fantasy masterpiece that is aging like fine wine.

3 Years After Henry Cavill's Exit, The Witcher Finally Returns To Its Roots For Next Major Release

Evan D. Mullicane — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:01:55 GMT

Despite being one of the most popular modern fantasy franchises, The Witcheris in a bit of an odd place in 2026. Netflix's The Witcher series, led by Henry Cavill, had initially been met with critical acclaim and an outpouring of support from fans; however, that support quickly deteriorated after seasons 2 and 3 of the series featured a few heavy departures from Andrzej Sapkowski's source material. Meanwhile, over on the game side of things, while anticipation for The Witcher IV is high, Ciri's latest adventure has no concrete release date, leaving fans in limbo.

Star Wars Just Fixed A Hated Rise Of Skywalker Moment

Nicolas Ayala — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:30:11 GMT

Seven years later, a controversial Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalkermystery finally gets an explanation. Of the three Star Wars sequel movies, The Last Jedi is generally the most controversial, largely due to how aggressively it challenged expectations. The thirst installment in the sequel trilogy gave Luke Skywalker a deeply disillusioned characterization, killed Supreme Leader Snoke without explaining the mystery surrounding him, rejected the idea that Rey needed an important lineage, and questioned the value of preserving the Jedi exactly as they had existed before.

Marvel Has Finally Given Spider-Man A New Love Interest, And They're Perfect

Nicolas Ayala — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:00:11 GMT

Marvel presents a completely new romantic interest for Spider-Man, marking the start of a new era for the wall-crawler. Spider-Man's romantic life is one more responsibility he has to juggle alongside school, work, family, friendships, and the constant demands of being a superhero. Romance is a blessing for Spider-Man, as it gives him something precious to protect and a partner who knows the person beneath the mask. At the same time, intimacy creates another vulnerability that his enemies can exploit, especially when villains learn a partner's identity and deliberately target them.

After 48 Years, One Masterpiece Nancy Strip Has Finally Gone Viral

Derek Faraci — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:00:11 GMT

While The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes are continual favorites that are shared across social media each and every day, some other classic comic strips only get to go viral from time to time. For Nancy — which has been running in one form or another since the precocious, spiky-haired child took over her Aunt Fritzi's story in 1938 — its first viral moment hit in 2018 when its then new artist, Olivia Jaimes, created a Labor Day strip showing "upcoming" jokes that included the now famous "Sluggo is Lit" moment. Jaimes stayed on the book until the end of 2025, and while they never had another moment to break into the public consciousness to the same extreme, their run was widely regarded as the best since Nancy creator Ernie Bushmiller's run ended in 1982.

DC’s Most Underrated Green Lantern Is So Unique He Needed His Own Oath

Derek Faraci — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:30:11 GMT

The Green Lantern Corps is made up if roughly 7,200 members who patrol 3,600 space sectors. Each one wears a power ring designed by Meadlux, one of the Guardians of the Universe, to keep the space ways safe. The rings, powered by the Central Power Battery on Oa, connect to the user mentally, creating energy constructs made of light based on what they think of. All Lanterns use their indomitable will to control their rings and many, like Hal Jordan, make basic constructs while others — John Stewart and Kyle Rayner — can build elaborate constructs thanks to their imagination and natural drafting skills. Every Green Lantern, from the virus Leezle Pon to the sentient planet Mogo wears a ring — or something close to it — with the unmistakable Green Lantern insignia.

Spider-Gwen Unleashes New Superpower in Marvel Lore

Hannah Diffey — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:00:11 GMT

Spider-Gwen has never needed more than her familiar Spider abilities to stand out among Marvel's web-slingers, but Amazing Spider-Man: Spider-Versity #5 gives Ghost-Spider a surprisingly unusual upgrade. Instead of gaining another mutation or technological gadget, Gwen gets access to one of the Marvel Universe's strangest weapons: the Ringmaster's hypnotic hat.