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It’s interesting that the character who would come to define Mike Mignola’s entire career began as little more than a comic convention doodle. Despite the creature’s humble beginnings, something about Hellboy stuck with his creator. Details eventually began to take shape, with Mignola drawing on the unflappable attitude of his own father to flesh out Hellboy’s personality. The character made his first proper appearance in a 1993 SDCC-exclusive comic, before getting his own Dark Horse series beginning the next year....

Teen dramas are a cornerstone of television, and no matter how old we get they make for some truly compelling stories when done right. Whether those stories are tales of dysfunctional youth, alienation, romantic awakening, finding identity or families and friendships falling apart, seeing the world through the eyes of those who are still trying to make sense of growing up will always be an interesting notion. We all know The OC, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, and those other inconic shows which caught fire and became pop culture phenomenons in the 2000s....

We recently learned that Samsung is gearing up to make OLED screens for the 2022 iPad Air using a new advanced manufacturing technique, and a fresh report says that LG is doing the same. Apple is expected to upgrade the iPad Air to an OLED screen next year… Background We previously outlined the background to this. Next-gen OLED manufacturing for 2022 iPad Air displays Samsung is reportedly upgrading its manufacturing process from 6th generation to 8th generation....

24: Live Another Day quietly debunked a popular theory about 24 villain Nina Myers (Sarah Clarke). For years, fans believed that Nina Myers somehow survived being shot in 24’s season 3. Those hoping for her return will be disappointed, however, as 24: Live Another Day, the limited series event, confirmed this was never the case. In season 1, Nina was a love interest to Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland), who was currently separated from his wife, Teri (Leslie Hope)....

When it comes to comic book characters, you can’t get much stronger than the Incredible Hulk and Superman. Both DC and Marvel have their heavy-hitters, which has led more than a few comic book nerds to question who would win in a fight. Fortunately, the two companies acquiesced to the demand over the years and various crossovers have seen Marvel’s Jade Giant go up against the Last Son of Krypton. Those battles were fun and exciting, but we don’t care about them when it comes to this article....

The horror genre has many sub-categories, but arguably none have made as much of a societal impact as the zombie flick. From George A. Romero’s campy classics to the parodies of today, this facet of our culture has become so ingrained in our imaginations that many of us often wonder about what we would do, were the zombie apocalypse actually nigh? And there’s another question that can’t be ignored: Who would we want by our side when it comes?...

The Final Fantasy series has produced some of the most iconic villains in video game history. Characters like Kefka, Kuja and Sephiroth will often top “best video game villains of all time” lists. There are a few reasons for this level of affection from fans. The extended length of most RPGs means that we tend to see more of the Final Fantasy villains than a lot of video game antagonists. They also tend to have creative designs, epic boss themes and a freaky looking transformation for their final encounter....

19 Kids and Counting’s Grandma Duggar has died unexpectedly. The Duggars have gone to social media to commemorate their beloved grandmother, Mary Duggar, who was seen in multiple episodes of the popular TLC show, as well as the Duggar’s current show, Counting On. This well-loved grandma was usually spotted in the background of the show, helping out with her many grandchildren, who she clearly adored. There has been an outpouring of heartfelt tributes about Grandma Duggar all over social media....

The dating sim genre is full of games ranging from comedic to dramatic and relatively realistic to strange and outlandish. This wide variety of options has helped make the genre a very popular one in the world of gaming, and with different takes on the genre come new relationships to explore and new matchmaking techniques to experience. While any game under the dating sim umbrella shares core mechanics like meaningful decision making, these games can still be quite diverse, with some blending genres, making them more accessible to those more familiar with other kinds of games....

Glee is one of those shows that almost immediately inspired a large and incredibly devoted fanbase – affectionately known as Gleeks. At the height of the series’ popularity, many millions were tuning in to keep up with the musical highs and lows of the teenage outcasts of the McKinley High glee club. We stuck with favorites like Rachel, Finn, Kurt, Santana and Schuester through loss, love, plenty of growth, and near infinite numbers of slushies to the face....

We’ve had almost 40 years of Star Trek movies since the first one came to our screens back in 1979. If there’s one things that the internet as a whole can agree on it is that the even ones are better. That is, until you get to the Next Generation movies, which mostly just squander the potential of the beloved series. Nobody’s really sure how the rebooted “Kelvin timeline” entries fit into this theory except that Into Darkness is pretty bad....

Looking back, though, most of my predictions happened as expected. The ongoing politics around cyberwar and privacy, the increase in organized cybercrime, the increase in the use of encryption and biometrics: it was all there in 2014. What many did not expect last year, however, is how fast the developments would actually take place. This is not only promising for the acceptance of cyber risks and the need to control them; unfortunately, it also shows how vulnerable we have actually become to relatively simple attacks....

Eight years before Marvel Studios perfected the shared universe template, 20th Century Fox hired Bryan Singer to direct an all-star cast including a Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, Rebecca Romijn, Halle Berry, James Marsden, and a then-unknown Hugh Jackman, and the X-Men franchise was born. The original movie was a massive success with critics and audiences, and is credited by many with jump-starting the superhero movie boom that continues today. The movie crushed the box office (earning $296 million worldwide on a $75 million budget) so, naturally, Fox made a sequel (X2: X-MenUnited)....

It seems like only yesterday that Marvel did the unprecedented and brought together a number of big name stars and superheroes to form the cinematic adaptation of The Avengers. Since then, the adventures have continued both separately and together. And with a little over a year before it premieres, the team-up to end all team-ups, Avengers: Infinity War, has officially started production. With a cast said to feature over 60 stars from past films (and hopefully television series), the movie will be a blockbuster feat like no other....

Metal Gear Solid helped to define the 32-bit era of video gaming and helped to elevate the industry as a whole. This was one of the first truly cinematic video games ever made, with a story told through hours of fully-voiced cutscenes. Metal Gear Solid also broke the fourth wall in ways that gamers had never experienced before, which helped to cement itself within the minds of players across the world....

It used to be an unwritten rule that any and all superheroes… and villains in a lot of cases, were required to wear capes. Capes have been seen less as comics have become more mainstream, which could have something to do with their proclivity in killing their wearers (see The Incredibles or Watchmen for reference on this phenomenon). Despite their objectionable standing in the 21st century fashion industry, most modern comic characters only wear them for specific purposes....

With the continuous trend of movie studios rebooting popular classics to ensure financial success, Disney is among those with no signs of stopping. After the successful live-action reboot of The Jungle Book earlier this year, which grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide, Disney announced a slew of additional classics from their animated library set to get the live-action treatment within the next few years. For better or worse, beloved animated films like Aladdin, Mulan, and The Lion King will soon be hitting the big screen in a whole new format....

Although it is hard to sustain a relationship in the crazy world of Hollywood, there have been those celebrity couples whose adorably sweet and authentic real-life romance have just touched the hearts of fans all over the world. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone definitely stood out in that regard. The two young actors met while making 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man and sparks flew from the get-go. While the film and its subsequent sequel didn’t necessarily wow critics or some intense aficionados of the comic book web-slinger, most agreed that Garfield, as Peter Parker,and Stone, as his doomed love Gwen Stacy, created some of the best onscreen chemistry ever....

25 years after Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired on The WB (now known as The CW), the supernatural teen drama remains one of the most impactful cultural phenomena in television history. The staying power of the series, which began as a cult hit, is extraordinary. There are many plot lines and characters in the Buffyverse that fans still feel passionate about, even long after the show aired its final episode. Yet if one element of the expansive story has endured —and is still constantly debated— it’s Buffy’s love life....

The six little gems – the Space Stone, Mind Stone, Reality Stone, Power Stone, Time Stone, and Soul Stone – that make up the Infinity Stones haven’t just played key roles in individual Marvel Cinematic Universe installments through the last decade. They’ve also provided a motivation for franchise big bad Thanos, who spent nearly a decade of real time trying to get his hands on the Stones in order to fulfil his misguided mission to balance the universe....