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The Inside-Out Man, Part 4

‘Die Hard’ After Christmas

The Inside-Out Man, Part 3

Christmas in the Comics

The Inside-Out Man, Part 2

‘Elf’ Is Bonkers

The Inside-Out Man, Part 1

Can a ‘Wicked’ Divided Against Itself Still Stand?

‘The Penguin’ Marches to Respectability

Meadowville, Part 3

‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ Is a Great Thanksgiving Movie

Meadowville, Part 2

When Superman Met Spider-Man

Meadowville, Part 1

John Williams Is a Gentleman and a Maestro

The Idol, Part 2

Where Did ‘The Producers’ Go Right?

The Idol, Part 1

When the Simpsons Entered the ‘Treehouse of Horror’

The Pestilential Prison, Part 3

DC’s Top Ten Stories: 1976-1980

The Pestilential Prison, Part 2

‘True Lies’ and the Suspension of Disbelief

The Pestilential Prison, Part 1

‘Joker’ and the Madness of Superfluous Sequels

‘The Little Mermaid’ Has Disney’s Best Villain Song

The Spectator

Superman and Self-Control

Return to Hades, Part 3

‘Beetlejuice’ Turns Haunting on Its Head

Return to Hades, Part 2

James Bond in Prose

Return to Hades, Part 1

‘The Tick’ Balances Silliness and Sincerity

In Defense of ‘Hook’

The Second Dimension, Part 2

What Was the Deal with ‘Seinfeld’?

The Second Dimension, Part 1

‘Caped Crusader’: A Fresh Take on the Earliest Batman

The Faceless Man, Part 5

‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ and the State of the Multiverse

The Faceless Man, Part 4

The True Heart of ‘Liar, Liar’

The Faceless Man, Part 3

‘Invincible’ and the Self-Contained Superhero Universe

The Faceless Man, Part 2

‘My Cousin Vinny’ Is Innocent of Any Charge

The Faceless Man, Part 1

Captain America: From Timely to Timeless

The Imposter

‘Galaxy Quest’ and the Virtue of Making Fun of What We Love

Cat on a Hot Bright Moon, Part 4

‘The Disaster Artist’ and the Double-Edged Sword of Confidence

Cat on a Hot Bright Moon, Part 3

‘DC: The New Frontier’ Explores the Joy of Superheroes

Cat on a Hot Bright Moon, Part 2

Jim Henson and the Spirit of Creativity

Cat on a Hot Bright Moon, Part 1

‘Fallout’ Has the Right Priorities

From the DVD of ‘Police Squad!’

The Riddle of the Puzzler, Part 3

X-Men ’97 Exceeds ’92-’96

The Riddle of the Puzzler, Part 2

Let’s Do the Twist

The Riddle of the Puzzler, Part 1

When Batman Went ‘Beyond’

Earth Imperfect

Honey, I Shrunk the Gimmick

The ‘Terrific’ Reading Order

The Manor Within, Part 3

‘Kavalier & Clay’ and the Great Escapism of Golden Age Comics

The Manor Within, Part 2

‘Silo’ and the Containment of Humanity

The Manor Within, Part 1

A ‘Terrific’ New Series

The Legacy of the Flash

Who Wants to Live in a Van Down by the River?

‘The Holdovers’ Holds Back the Backstory

‘Slow Horses’ and Underdogs

DC’s Top Ten Stories: 1971-1975

When the Muppets Took Manhattan

‘Doom Patrol’ and Redemption

‘Twin Peaks’: Specifically Strange

Let’s Watch ‘Groundhog Day’ Again

‘X-Factor’: When Nostalgia Menaced the Mutants

Star Wars in Prose

The Justice League’s Greatest Epic Is Animated

‘Steamboat Willie’ Docks in the Public Domain

‘Leo’: Not Too Shabby