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The 1960s were a great decade for science-fiction, in no small part because that’s when “Star Trek,” one of the TV shows that defined the sci-fi genre, premiered. However, while Captain Kirk and Spock’s adventures exploring the final frontier were perhaps the most important and iconic stories of the era, “Star Trek” was far from…

New York City has it all: glitz, glamor, trash, rats. Walk down the street and you might see a major movie set—or 9/11. People in other countries know our mayor’s name. So why is one of the biggest entertainment mediums on Earth relatively underrepresented here? On a very special LIVE AND IN PERSON episode of…

Selling popular collectibles could be an easy way to earn extra income, but unfortunately, many figurines, classic toys, and antiques that were once highly sought-after are not worth much these days. Popular Beanie Babies are a prime example. Collectors in the ’90s were told rare babies would be worth a small fortune down the line,…

Video games have become an easy target in conversations about young people’s mental health, often without much understanding of the positive role they can play. Parents cite them as the cause of anxiety, isolation, and poor sleep. Researchers, meanwhile, keep finding that the picture is far from black and white. Games can be a lifeline…

A new conservation comic celebrating the region’s wildlife is available to borrow from far north libraries.

Marvel Comics has created some of the most formidable heroes of all time. Power level debates have always been a big part of the comic industry, with readers always taking about who is stronger than who or who could win in a fight or whose power has the highest level. The House of Ideas has…

Superman is the most iconic and powerful superhero in all of fiction. When the Man of Steel first debuted, he not only ushered in a new type of hero but also introduced the Kryptonian race. Once a mighty, technologically advanced race from the planet Krypton, most of Superman’s people perished when their world exploded. For…

No one in Marvel Comics is more connected with Weapon X than Wolverine. While Wolverine was born a mutant, it was Weapon X that turned him into an actual weapon, putting the adamantium skeleton into his body and then using him in its black-ops mutant experimentation program. Weapon X itself has a long history, and…

To the outside observer, being a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime fan in 2026 feels like a pendulum swing between haves and have-nots. You get a banger of a premiere episode, then get absolute radio silence on when the next episodes will drop on Netflix. After months of that radio silence, where fans spammed memes under every social media post…

The X-Men‘s success really needs to be studied. Writer Chris Claremont, along with artists Dave Cockrum and John Byrne, was able to make fans love them in the late ’70s, which led to miniseries in the ’80s for Wolverine and an all-new series like The New Mutants, as well graphic novels like X-Men: God Loves,…