About Brandon Zachary
Brandon Zachary is a freelance writer and has written for CBR since 2018. He covers breakouts on comics, film, television, video games, and anime. He also conducts industry interviews, is a Rotten Tomatoes certified film critic, and knows a LOT about the X-Men. For requests, comments, or to hear one of his many pitches for What If...?, you can reach him at bs.zachary@gmail.com
Latest Articles
The X-Men's Deadliest Sentinel Just Beat Juggernaut - Could it Defeat the Hulk?
Fall of X has just seen the X-Men's deadliest sentinel soundly defeat the Juggernaut. Could it do the same to the Hulk?
How Amy & Kif's Family Speaks to Futurama's Emotional Evolution
Futurama revisiting Amy and Kif's family in Season 8 highlights how much emotional growth the show's central cast has experienced over the years.
X-Men: Fall of X Makes Cyclops' Worst Nightmare a Horrifying Reality
Fall of X has been a harrowing turn for the X-Men as a whole — but it's a worst-case scenario for Cyclops, realizing many of his greatest fears.
Futurama Season 8 Reveals the Darkest Thing Zoidberg Has Ever Done
Futurama reintroducing of Kif and Amy's children should be happy, but instead it was one of the show's darkest moments - with Zoidberg at the center.
The Simpsons Has a Connection to Striking - and Proves That It Works
The Simpsons' history of labor strikes - both in Springfield and in real life -- proves how striking can be an effective and necessary tactic.
Spider-Man: Carnage's Latest Power Boosts Makes Him a True Multiverse-Level Threat
Carnage's power-set is increasing in some horrifying ways, rapidly turning him into one of Marvel's most deadly and powerful characters.
How the X-Men's Latest Traitor Subverts a Major Element of the Krakoa Era
The X-Men's latest traitor subverts the Krakoa Era's frequent use of that story beat — while quietly forcing a fallen hero to admit a tragic reality.
Gal Gadot & Alia Bhatt Embrace Contradictions in Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone stars Gal Gadot and Alia Bhatt sit down with CBR to discuss the complexities of their characters in the action-packed spy thriller.
Futurama Recasts a Long-Time Character - Here's Why it Makes Sense
Futurama recasting the voice of Amy's father Leo Wong proves that the Hulu series is willing to evolve not just on-screen, but off-screen as well.
X-Men: An Omega-Level Mutant Is Back On The Board — But He's Changed
Iceman's survival of the Hellfire Gala brings him back for Fall of X but the fallout keeps him from solving the X-Men's biggest problems.
Superman: Jon Kent's Methods of Defeating the Justice League are Better than Batman's
Jon Kent's confrontation with the "heroes" of the Injustice Universe reveals his non-violent version of Tower of Babel.
An X-Men Mainstay has Gone Full Magneto — and it's Horrifying
A major member of the X-Men just embraced a ruthless approach to dealing with Orchis — becoming more like Magneto in a crucial but tragic moment.
DC's Joker's Worst Nightmare is His Dream Come True in Max's Harley Quinn
The Joker's worst nightmare in the core-DC Universe is a wife and child — but it's his dream come true in the Max Harley Quinn TV series.
Knight Terrors May Have Quietly Solved a Deadly Joker Mystery
The ending of Knight Terrors: The Joker could quietly answer a major mystery from The Man Who Stopped Laughing.
The Haunted Mansion Movie Makes Part of the Ride Horrifying
The Haunted Mansion movie finds a way to include the goofy gravestones of the original attraction but makes them surprisingly frightening.
How The Simpsons Inspired a Real-Life Professional Baseball Team
The Simpsons poked fun at Albuquerque in a Season 12 episode - and ended up inspiring the naming of the city's Minor League Baseball team.
Futurama's Spock Parody Created One of the Show's Toughest Characters
Futurama's Kif Kroker may have begun as a parody of Star Trek's Spock, but he's steadily evolved into the Hulu series' toughest character.
Haunted Mansion's Villain Has an Even Wilder Real Life History
Haunted Mansion's Hatbox Ghost is a remarkable villain for the 2023 Disney film, but the story of how he got there is even more impressive.
A Friends Fan Theory Uses Ross' Flanderization to Explain Why He Never Sees His Son
A Friends fan theory explains why Ross' son Ben disappeared from the show and uses it to explain the character's over-the-top evolution.
Twisted Metal: Samoa Joe on the Biggest Surprises of Bringing Sweet Tooth to Life
During an interview with CBR, Samoa Joe breaks down the surprises of stepping into the role of Sweet Tooth and his excitement to be in Twisted Metal.