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Pride Month is upon us, which means LGBTQ+ characters across the comics publishing world are getting a renewed, well-deserved spotlight. The month of celebration includes numerous publishing initiatives, including Pride special issues at both DC and Marvel Comics. We got a somewhat closer look at DC s Pride special just a couple of weeks ago, and with Pride Month here, it s Marvel s turn.
Batman Beyond is available to watch and stream on HBO Max. With the 20th anniversary of the sequel to Batman: The Animated Series around the corner, we run down the top 10 best Batman Beyond episodes ever created for the DC Animated Universe.
Yes, Aragon stubs his toe in that one LOTR scene. Yes, Christopher Lee loved Tolkien. Here are the best little-known facts about the Lord of the Rings, and you should definitely tell them to your loved ones every time you watch Peter Jackson’s famous movie trilogy now on Blu-ray.
It’s the 20th anniversary of Shrek, so we celebrated as any other would do: by luring all our coworkers into a Zoom call and forcing them to draw Shrek. That’s team bonding for you!
The beloved ogre has loomed large over pop culture for the past 20 years, but what does it really mean to capture Shrek’s essence? How can one portray the multilayered character on a simple piece of paper? We’re not sure, but we sure as Shrek tried our best.
Whose Shrek is the Shrekest? Please parse through the selections below and carefully review each artist’s statement in order to determine the one Shrek to rule them all.
Graphic: James Bareham/Polygon | Source image: Legendary Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures
Zack Snyder’s DC comic book movies have divided critics and fans alike, but there’s no question: Each film is singular. The
300 director teamed up with producer Christopher Nolan to give Superman the psychological, grandiose
Dark Knight treatment in 2013’s
Man of Steel. The character clashed with the Caped Crusader and the adoring world in the idiosyncratic nightmare that was
Batman v Superman. And now, with the release of
Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Henry Cavill’s incarnation of the hero has (likely) come to an end, having been born, killed, and reborn with a clearer sight of the world.