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Wonder Man stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (hitting the comic book trifecta by joining Marvel after his Aquaman and Watchmen roles to play Simon Williams) and Sir Ben Kingsley (reprising his MCU role as Trevor Slattery) as unlikely friends who help each other audition for a big budget superhero movie.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, co-creator Cory Walker, and contributing creator Ryan Ottley, Invincible wrapped its eight-episode Season 3 in February and got an early Season 5 renewal in July at San Diego Comic-Con.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2026
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One potential project for the filmmaker was an adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel, Monica, with Cate Blanchett reportedly interested to star.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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Based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name by Gene Luen Yang, American Born Chinese tells the story of Jin Wang (Ben Wang), a second-generation immigrant high schooler who is tasked with helping new exchange student Wei-Chen (Jimmy Liu) acclimate.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Jan. 2026
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No mention of whether those shows will be any different than the others or if the khaki-pants-wearing data analyst was simply making a funny.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Sheridan clearly seems to find all this funny more than anything.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
11 Jan. 2026
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Adams created his defining comic strip in 1989, satirizing white collar work life.—
Jillian Sederholm,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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Scott Adams, creator of the long-running comic strip Dilbert who courted controversy as a late-career political and social commentator, died today after a battle with cancer.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Funny paper(s).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/funny%20paper%28s%29. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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