Classic anime has inspired countless LGBTQ+ themed novels, video games, manga and more. Here are a few hidden gems.

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Four down, one on the way, five to go!

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And just like that, another child vanishes.

The MOTU Core line aims to give kids affordable figures that still pack a punch while the Chronicle line pulls at adult nostalgia.

This episode's casualties hit much closer to home.

As Marvel Studios finally turns its attention towards Marvel's mutants, we present a list of ten characters who need the spotlight.

The Doctor steps into the spotlight.

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This is truly the season of chess vs. checkers

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It's a new HANNIBAL recap at @popheist.com! This week, Jack, Will, and the rest of the team grapple with losing one of their own, we get one of the most beautiful crime scenes on the show, and Will decides to make a very grim move.

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From run-ins with Team Rocket to the debut of Mewtwo, these stories made Satoshi Tajiri’s Pocket Monsters the biggest franchise on Earth.

Danny McBride is A Righteous American Hero

Not even going to lie: Brett and working for Pop Heist for almost a year (?) definitely saved my brain.

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Consider your timbers shivered by our top-ranking toy of February

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*sigh* Alright. I have indeed done some writing lately. Here's a little bit of it! Starting with contributions to @popheist.com, and my ode slash final farewell to slash appreciation of the great Udo Kier on the occasions of two of his final film roles: popheist.com/udo-kier-pos...

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Extreme horror is a subgenre that includes graphic violence, torture, gore, sex, taboo content, transgression, and more.

I reviewed the Twin Peaks episode after the big reveal for @popheist.com. We've gone from knowing less than Agent Cooper to knowing more, and that changes the complexion of the work.

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Hasbro's Steve Evans digs into new reveals in the Marvel and Star Wars lines, as well as the hows and whys of toy collecting.

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For @popheist.com I wrote about who killed Laura Palmer in the scariest television episode of all time. A career highlight for me. (SPOILER ALERT OBVIOUSLY) (gift link)

Trust us, there's a LOT to know about Transformers! Movies, comics, toys, and more TV series than you'd think possible!

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Yu-Gi-Oh is a daunting franchise — but trust in the heart of the cards and this guide and you'll be on your way as a duelist.

Some have called this a tragic ending, that Lindsay is giving. I think the show ending here is poignant because we don't know what happens.

From Star Wars to Changeables, these instantly iconic fast food toys defined childhoods (and are still creating lines at the drive-thru).

Jessica is entrusted to secure the diary of a dead starlet at auction. Instead, she finds multiple corpses — and one very alive Jerry Orbach.

Carpenter wrings maximum tension and dread out of a well-worn horror concept.

You see 'Mad Max,' I see the Village People.

Watching 'Pontypool' now, amid autocratic thuggery across America, the film feels practically prophetic.

Patrick McGoohan filters the dystopian notions of Orwell and Burgess through 'The Prisoner's' kaleidoscopic aesthetic.

The one time our hero calling himself an "alpha" isn't exceptionally lame.

Everybody loves Torpedo, the Joes dive for heavy water, and Maj. Bludd stays winning.

'Survivor' is one of the longest-running shows currently on-air. Here's how to hack through all that history and cut a path to super-fandom.

Danny McBride and Max Landis: There are no two people who so perfectly embody everything wrong and everything right with G.I. Joe. Danny McBride must win this war. popheist.com/gi-joe-movie...

Holy Village Storybook! This episode revels in all the great style of the swingin' '60s, and maybe a little Batman as well...

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