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Parasyte: The Grey is streaming on Netflix now, and it’s a sharper live-action version of Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte than you might expect. Instead of running through the manga and anime beat for beat, it tells its own six-episode story in South Korea. The tension is still there. So is the body horror, along with the…

Short films on YouTube prove that big stories and big feels can unfold in just a few minutes. Compiled here are the best anime shorts worth checking out, fueled by the creative talents of both big companies and independent artists. Many of the shorts are wordless, propelled only by the actions of their characters and…

There are few series in gaming that match the popularity and influence of “Mass Effect.” At the time of its release, the “Mass Effect” trilogy was hailed as one of the best stories ever told in a video game, and the games certainly have stood the test of time. However, given that “Mass Effect 3,”…

TV

While DC and Marvel are the biggest names in the superhero genre across virtually all media, there have always been other companies with their own superhero properties. Just as there are fantastic superhero movies not made by Marvel or DC, there are television shows in the genre from companies other than the Big Two. These…

In darkest day, in blackest night—you can count on greedy TV execs not getting superheroes right. Except for when they do, as they did with HBO’s Lanterns, which recently pulled off a strong season finale. During its run, each episode pulled an average of almost 19 million viewers, which obviously means people tapped in so…