We note the passing of Roger Corman (1926-2024), trailblazer for indie movies. He passed away on May 9. A look at the filmmaker’s career—including conflicts with Marvel Comics and MST3K.

Remembering comic book legend Keith Giffen, who created or co-created characters Rocket Raccoon, Lobo, Ambush Bug, and (the newest) Blue Beetle. He also worked on Legion of Superheroes, Justice League International, and more.

The world recently lost singer, actor and activist Harry Belafonte (1927-2023), whose popular songs included “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” and “Jump in the Line (Shake, Senora)”—both of which were in the movie Beetlejuice. In fact, you can watch those clips now!

A class-act movie star with an engaging voice, actor Vincent Price quickly became an actor whose career focused on horror films. Highlights included The Fly (1958) and The Raven (1963).

Actress Kirstie Alley (1951-2022), who began her film career in 1982's Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, has died following a battle with cancer. She was 71.

With the death of actor Kevin Conroy (1955-2022), the voice of Batman in several media, we go through a list of some of his great work, including the Batman series, Justice League, and more…

Writer Peter Straub, author of horror, supernatural, and mystery fiction, died September 4 at age 79. In a career stretching nearly 50 years, Straub received several literary honors.

We are saddened by the recent loss of Nichelle Nichols. We knew her first from Star Trek, but later learned of her remarkable work helping NASA hire qualified candidates who were women and/or from minorities.