“Ironically or not, I’ve never really seen myself as the assassin guy,” Derek Kolstad, creator of the John Wick films and Netflix’s upcoming Splinter Cell series, admits. Instead, it all comes down to characters. “One of the things that I like about Sam Fisher, John Wick, and Hutch Mansell [from Nobody] is that, yes, they’re … Read more
Michael Holt (Edi Gathegi), also known as Mr. Terrific, has long been one of the most brilliant, layered, and morally grounded characters in the DC Universe. He’s also been one of its most overlooked. For nearly three decades, live-action and animated adaptations have reduced him to comic relief, background support, or a footnote in someone … Read more
This article appears in the new issue of DEN OF GEEK magazine. You can read all of our magazine stories here. The key to writing a brutally funny Wednesday Addams joke is to not write a joke at all. By virtue of her macabre predilections and hobbies—as well as the naturally sardonic performer channeling her on Netflix—the humor … Read more
This article appears in the new issue of DEN OF GEEK magazine. You can read all of our magazine stories here. The Long Walk was Stephen King’s first completed novel, although it was not published until 1979 under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. An allegory about the Vietnam War, it’s set in a totalitarian future where in an annual … Read more
“When the soul wishes to experience something, she throws an image of the experience out before her and enters into her own image.” ~Meister Eckhart For most of my life, something in me felt off—misaligned, too much, not enough. I moved through the world trying to fix a thing I couldn’t name. Then, a beautiful … Read more
The verb estar (to be) is one of the most common Spanish verbs you’ll… The verb estar (to be) is one of the most common Spanish verbs you’ll encounter and knowing how to use it will allow you to communicate about emotions, actions, and relative locations. In this guide, you’ll learn how to conjugate estar … Read more
This article contains spoilers for the first season of Wayward Pines. Premiering in 2015, the first season of Fox’s Wayward Pines provided the prototype for excellent, gripping science fiction television … even if its second and final season offers an ending some consider flawed. The show is set in a seemingly idyllic rural Idaho town, … Read more
This article is presented in partnership with Nickelodeon and appears in the Den of Geek x Avatar: The Last Airbender special edition releasing in mid-July. For two decades, the lush songs and sounds of Avatar: The Last Airbender have immersed viewers in the fantasy world of the groundbreaking animated series. However, you might be surprised to learn that the … Read more
Wedding Crashers just turned 20. That seems hard to believe because of how relatively recent the movie might feel to anyone who was at least in high or secondary school in 2005. Yet unto itself, the movie has long since transformed into a relic of a bygone age. In one sense, the humor of the … Read more
One of the most engaging and fresh spins on zombie survival horror games has been the Dying Light franchise, with the best-selling inaugural game commemorating its 10th anniversary this year. After 2022’s standalone sequel Dying Light 2, publisher Techland is returning to original franchise protagonist Kyle Crane for the series’ third installment, Dying Light: The … Read more