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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

Ruby Gillman and her mermaid classmate looking worried.
Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Director Kirk DeMicco Reveals How the Film Hooked Him

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken Director Kirk DeMicco breaks down the film's balance between coming-of-age comedy and massive kaiju battles.

Lonely Castle in the Mirror Anime Movie
REVIEW: Lonely Castle in the Mirror is Overloaded but Emotionally Resonant

Lonely Castle in the Mirror's feature-length run-time suffers from an overloaded cast and blunt storytelling, distracting from a strong central plot.

General Zod in front of the Flash and Super Girl
The Flash Proves Zod Is the DCEU's Most Important Villain

The Flash's inclusion of Zod as its major villain makes the 2023 movie an ideal bookend for the DCEU -- and proves the Kryptonian's dominance.

Ezra Miller returns as Barry Allen in The Flash movie.
The Flash Supervising Sound Editors on Bringing the Speed Force Down to Earth

The Flash's Supervising Sound Editors break down the film's biggest needle-drops and the importance of character focus over action spectacle.

Colossus prepares to launch Wolverine (Laura Kinney) towards their enemies in X-Force
The X-Men's Biggest Traitors Highlight the Krakoa Era's Real Tragedy

During a mission with X-Force, Domino bluntly and perfectly summarized the true tragedy of the X-Men's Krakoa Era.

Star-Lord Guardians of the Galaxy Killer 3 comic image
A Guardian of the Galaxy Mainstay Has Gone Full Punisher

Star-Lord's lethal new decisions may feel out of place given his past heroism, but it speaks to his ever-evolving growth as a character.

Marvel's The Incredible Hulk looking at the viewer.
Marvel Is Basically Turning The Hulk into Hellboy — And It's Great

The Incredible Hulk gives Bruce Banner a new status quo going forward — and seems to take similar storytelling cues that benefited Hellboy.

Spider-Man Spider-Boy Status Quo Marvel 1
Marvel Sets Up the Perfect Status-Quo For Spider-Man's Lost Sidekick

Spider-Man's new "lost" sidekick has an official status quo in the Marvel Universe, and it could cement his place in Peter Parker's orbit.

Futurama's Zoidberg and Professor Farnsworth sit on a bench feeding owls
Futurama's Zoidberg Tells a Bittersweet - and Important - Immigrant Story

Futurama mostly used Zoidberg for comic reief, but his status as an immigrant to Earth was one of the show's most emotionally resonant plotlines.

The Simpsons' Lisa smiles at Homer on the couch
This Golden Age Simpsons Episode Couldn’t Be Made Today

Season 4's Lisa the Beauty Queen was a solid entry in The Simpsons' Golden Age - but even the episode's writer doesn't think it would pass muster now.

Futurama's Amy holds a swooning Kif as Kif gives birth during Season 4
Futurama's Hulu Revival Has a Major Plot Thread About to Resurface - Literally

Futurama Season 4 introduced a plot point that the Planet Express crew will have to reckon with in the Hulu revival - but it's good news, everyone!

Harley Quinn smiling and sparkling in DC Comics
Harley Quinn's Latest Hook-Up is With a Justice League Veteran's Father

Harley Quinn's multiversal adventures just gave her an unlikely hook-up with a Justice League member's father - which would have doomed the hero.

nightwing, donna troy, cyborg, starfire, and raven as they appear on the cover of titans 2
DC Teases a Titans Civil War

Titans #2 introduces a potential conflict between different veteran members of the team - and how a villain could be at the heart of a Titans war.

Real Seymour Skinner stands next to fake Seymour Skinner in The Simpsons
How The Simpsons Got Away With Retconning Its Most Controversial Episode

The Simpsons' Season 9 episode The Principal and the Pauper seriously retconned Seymour Skinner - and was subsequently ignored multiple times.

The Flash in front of Henry Cavill and Geourge Reeves Superman
The Flash Has Multiple Superman Cameos - Here's How To Find Them

The Flash contains more than one Superman cameo - because the 2023 film highlights multiple versions of the Man of Steel alongside Barry Allen.

Ezra Miller's The Flash with an image of Jay Garrick in the background
The Flash Teases Another DCEU Link to the Justice Society with a Sneaky Cameo

The Flash's third act features plenty of cameos -- and one of them creates a further connection between the modern DCEU and DC Comics' oldest team.

Superman and Lex Luthor
Superman's Day Off Could Spell Doom for Lex Luthor's Redemption

Superman getting some time to himself just backfired in the worst way possible, and might have doomed Lex Luthor's hopes for redemption.

Batgirl and Spoiler in Gotham City in Batgirls from DC Comics
Batgirls Doubles Down on Why The Punisher Wouldn't Work in the DC Universe

The Batgirls' latest throwdown with gun-toting vigilantes highlights why characters like the Punisher could never work in Gotham City.

A closeup of one of Beast's clones in X-Force by Marvel Comics
X-Men: Beast's Latest Plan Could Make Him a Top-Tier Marvel Villain

Beast's latest plan in X-Force has set the stage for a dark future, ensuring his machinations won't be thwarted by X-Force, Wolverine, or the X-Men.

Nimona smiles devilishly while makeing rockstar hand signs
REVIEW: Netflix's Hilarious & Heartbreaking Nimona is Truly Special

Expanding the idiosyncratic ND Stevenson story of the same name into a feature-length story, Netflix's Nimona is a phenomenal achievement.

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