About Brandon Zachary
Brandon Zachary is a Senior Writer with Comic Book Resources 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
Mary Jane Watson's Latest Power Boost Might End Up Killing Her
Mary Jane's newfound powers in Dark Web have some serious downsides, and one of the potential side effects of her abilities could end up killing her.
Marvel's Oldest Mutant Just Became the Ultimate Weapon Against the X-Men
The events of Wolverine and Legion of X illustrate how Marvel's oldest mutant has been corrupted and used against the X-Men.
X-Men: Legion of X Just Confirmed That Professor Xavier is Marvel's Worst Parent
Legion of X #9 just confirmed that the X-Men's founder, Professor Charles Xavier, just might be the worst parent in the Marvel Universe.
A Major X-Men Cosmic Ally Just Died in the Most Gruesome Way Possible
A consistent cosmic ally of the X-Men has seemingly suffered a terrible fate, hinting at the threat posed to the mutants by a deadly alien race.
The Court of Owls' Latest Move Against Batman Could Have Created a New Flashpoint
The Court of Owls just carried out a horrifying plan against Batman that could have erased his entire career - and created another Flashpoint.
Flash's One-Minute War Already Racks Up a Vital Casualty at the Worst Possible Time
The Flash's world has been turned upside down by the One-Minute-War -and the conflict's first causality makes things even worse.
Batman: A Grim Version of Oracle Created Her Own Bat-Family
The members of Batman Incorporated are confronting a clever villain whose origin and abilities make her a much darker version of Barbara Gordon.
The Flash's One-Minute-War Sets Up the Perfect Speedster Rivalry
The Flash's "One-Minute-War" storyline sets up a fun and refreshing Flash family rivalry between two speedsters in the midst of all the chaos.
Batman's Most Ridiculous Villain is Also His Most Terrifying - And He's Making a Comeback
Batman: Urban Legends #24 sees the return of the Dark Knight's most flamboyant and ridiculous villain - who is also absolutely terrifying.
Batman Returns' True Villain Is the Dark Knight's Most Underrated Movie Foe
Batman Returns' Max Shreck remains a unique villain in the Dark Knight's rogues gallery who's surprisingly prescient of modern culture.
X-Men: A Veteran Mutant Has the Perfect Superhero Redemption Story
A mutant's status as one of the X-Men's first (and most effective) "hero to villain" storylines made redemption a core element of the franchise.
A DCEU Veteran Would Be the Perfect Nightcrawler in the MCU's X-Men
The MCU will eventually introduce its own version of the X-Men to the big screen -- and one comedic actor might be ideal for Nightcrawler.
The X-Men's Gambit Once Made a Powerful Weapon Out of a Can of Beans
Gambit is quietly one of the X-Men's most powerful offensive mutants, capable of using just a can of beans to create a powerful weapon.
An X-Men Veteran Once Destroyed an Omega-Level Mutant by Pure Luck
An unlikely X-Men veteran was once able to use blunt strength and dumb luck to earn a pretty impressive victory over an Omega-Level Mutant.
Darren Aronofsky's R-Rated Batman Was Never Made - and We're Better Off
Director/Writer Darren Aronofsky could have produced the darkest Batman film ever -- and it's a good thing it was never actually made.
Quantumania’s Cassie Lang Once Became Teammates With Juggernaut’s Son
The MC2 Universe turned Quantumania's Stinger into a major member of the Avengers - and teamed her up with the son of the X-Men villain Juggernaut.
What If Proved That Iron Man Needs the Avengers to Survive
One of Marvel's very first What if stories highlighted the Armored Avenger Iron Man, and why he needs the rest of Earth's Mightiest Heroes to survive.
SpongeBob SquarePants Stars Dive into the Wild Goofiness of Tidal Zone
The stars of SpongeBob SquarePants: The Tidal Zone dive into the process of honoring the Twilight Zone while making SpongeBob even wilder than normal.
X-Men: A Fan Favorite Mutant Once Sacrificed His Life to Destroy Marvel's Superman
A variant of Gambit from Exiles highlights how the veteran X-Man could bring down Marvel's Superman - albeit at the cost of his life.
M3GAN Could (and Should) Become the Next Terminator Franchise
M3GAN works across a lot of different tones and tenors -- suggesting it could be a modern successor to the flexible Terminator franchise.