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A new thriller from the scriptwriter of Jurassic Park and Spider-Man is headed to Netflix

By Tasha Robinson
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Red Earth, Capcom’s forgotten fighting game, gets a second chance

By Matt Leone
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Read the opening pages of Dragons of Deceit, the first new Dragonlance novel in more than a decade

By Charlie Hall
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Read an excerpt from the new Star Wars: Brotherhood novel all about Obi-Wan and Anakin

By Toussaint Egan
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Please come look at Batman’s origin story in the comic where the Justice League are dinosaurs

By Susana Polo
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The Star Trek Book of Friendship dives deep into Picard and Riker’s eternal bro-bond

By Ana Diaz and Susana Polo
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Read an excerpt from Janelle Monáe’s new Dirty Computer book, The Memory Librarian

By Tasha Robinson
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This Rebel Heart is one of 2022’s most provocative fantasy novels — read an excerpt here

By Katherine Locke
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Our five-page look at The Sandman Universe: Nightmare Country returns the series to its horror roots

By Joshua Rivera
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Secret Identity is a ’70s noir set in the cutthroat world of making comics

By Toussaint Egan
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How High We Go in the Dark pairs Station 11 vibes with a euthanasia theme park for kids

By Tasha Robinson
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Please cook Luffy’s Meat on the Bone from One Piece for Thanksgiving

By Jeff Ramos
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Read a brand new excerpt from Leviathan Falls, the final book of The Expanse

By James S.A. Corey
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The woman whose sexy, violent exploitation films are still overlooked

By Heidi Honeycutt
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Read an excerpt from the first Critical Role novel, Vox Machina — Kith & Kin

By Charlie Hall
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Timothy Zahn prepares us for the end of the Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy

By Matt Patches
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The Brides of Maracoor continues the story of Wicked, after a 10-year cliffhanger

By Tasha Robinson
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Read an excerpt from the book that inspired Hayao Miyazaki’s new movie

By Tasha Robinson
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How a pending lawsuit changed the original Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set

By Jon Peterson
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The Last Graduate fills the Harry Potter void, and so much more

By Tasha Robinson
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The exact moment kung fu blew up in America

By Grady Hendrix and Chris Poggiali
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Disney’s new Tangled book gives Rapunzel the power to kill with her magic hair

By Petrana Radulovic
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Read a chilling passage from Chuck Wendig’s new novel, The Book of Accidents

By Chuck Wendig
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Read an excerpt from The Hidden Palace, the sequel to the decade’s best fantasy novel

By Tasha Robinson
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Read an exclusive excerpt of an upcoming MCU novel that pits Gamora against Nebula

By Petrana Radulovic
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Eve Online historian recounts how players made a chaotic space opera all their own

By Polygon Staff
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A chapter from Auroboros, Warcraft co-creator Chris Metzen’s new D&D setting

By Polygon Staff
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A look inside BioShock Infinite’s troubled development

A new book excerpt investigates what went on behind the scenes of Irrational’s sequel

By Jason Schreier
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X-COM got its name, in part, because ‘XCON’ sounded like ‘ex-convict’

A new book excerpt tells the story of how the X-COM series got its start

By David L. Craddock
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A YA novel inspired by Cruella explores the future villain’s teen years

By Petrana Radulovic
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James Sunderland isn’t Silent Hill 2’s antihero; he’s the villain

A new book excerpt digs into Sunderland’s motivations

By Mike Drucker
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Read an excerpt of the Star Wars prequel focused on Padmé and her handmaidens

By Petrana Radulovic
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