The Troubled Fate of ‘Y: The Last Man’
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. Perhaps it’s strange to focus on this…
13 Books That Are as Unsettling as ‘Squid Game’
Image: Docile/K.M. Szpara/Tor.com Publishing Every now and then a particular TV show takes over and commands the all-seeing eye of pop culture for weeks or months at a time—think the…
He Charted Marvel’s Massive Story—and Revealed an Epic
A longtime comics reader gets good at dealing with different versions of time. The image in any individual comic panel might capture an infinitesimal slice of an instant, a picture…
‘Y: The Last Man’ Isn’t About Politics—It’s About Survival
At its core, Y: The Last Man is about surviving trauma. Set in a society trying to rebuild itself after a mysterious plague killed every mammal with a Y chromosome…
15 Upcoming Comic Book Movies (and What to Read Before They Come Out)
Image: Book cover Jane Foster Created by: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby First appearance: Journey into Mystery #84 (September 1962) There’s likely to be a lot going on…
16 of the Weirdest Movie Musicals to See Before Getting Turned On by Adam Driver in ‘Annette’
Religious faith is hardly a topic foreign to the movie musical genre, but we tend to think of the very elaborate productions circa the 1960s and 70s; namely, Jesus Christ…
24 of the Best Comic Book Adaptations That Aren’t Marvel or DC
Another movie based on a European import, Dredd comes from the British comics anthology 2001 AD, the character having been created by John Wagner, Carlos Ezquerra, and Pat Mills. It’s,…
Loki Has Always Been Marvel’s Most Queer Character
In the second episode of Disney+’s latest Marvel series, Loki, the title character pulls off his most illustrious trick yet: meeting himself. Working under the auspices of the Time Variance…
‘M.O.D.O.K.’ Is How Marvel Can Master the Multiverse
A cult favorite Marvel villain has finally gotten his own television show, one that deftly balances humor and raw emotion. Time travel stirs the plot, while undercard characters from long-forgotten…
The Sex Lives of Superheroes
The Monitor is a weekly column devoted to everything happening in the WIRED world of culture, from movies to memes, TV to Twitter. A funny thing happened on the internet…