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Avery Kaplan

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Julian, San Diego
As seen in: Popverse, The Beat, CBR, Screen Rant, The Mary Sue, ComicsBeat, Comics Journal Magazine, Gossip Chimp, K-Comicsbeat, NeoText Review
Covers:  Comics, Star Trek, Literature, Queer Representation, Genre Theory, Stephen King
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Eating on the Enterprise: The Psychology of Food in Trek

Eating on the Enterprise: The Psychology of Food in Trek

startrek.com — In any Star Trek series set on a Starfleet vessel, you're likely to grow familiar with certain archetypical scenes: those set on the bridge, those in Engineering, and those scenes in the shuttle bay. However, there's one such archetypical scene that seems to be often overlooked: the mess hall!
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Doppelgäng Bang: Unpacking the Double Trouble Horror Trope - The Gutter Review

Doppelgäng Bang: Unpacking the Double Trouble Horror Trope - The Gutter Review

thegutterreview.com — Doppelgängers: should they instill fear, or arousal? An examination of the Do/Be principle through The Vampire Happening (1971), Stephen King, and others.
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Review: BELOW AMBITION is Horse Mania's eternal encore

Review: BELOW AMBITION is Horse Mania's eternal encore

The Beat — A reviewof Below Ambition, the latest from SIMON HANSELMANN, which centers Megg and Werewolf Jones.
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How Lower Decks' Captain Freeman Rose to the Occasion

How Lower Decks' Captain Freeman Rose to the Occasion

startrek.com — The second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks gave us a chance to get to know some of the supporting characters a little bit better. For most Star Trek shows, this would mean the lower-ranking officers would have finally gotten a chance to shine, but through the inverted perspective of Lower Decks, this means the command crew gets the opportunity for more development.
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Adding it Up: A Discussion of Numerology in Culture - The Gutter Review

Adding it Up: A Discussion of Numerology in Culture - The Gutter Review

thegutterreview.com — An overview of some numerological ideas expressed through pop culture, including LOST, Gorillaz, and Archie Comics.
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Boldly Bringing Lower Decks to Comics: An Interview with Ryan North

Boldly Bringing Lower Decks to Comics: An Interview with Ryan North

startrek.com — Interview with Ryan North about the Star Trek: Lower Decks comic from IDW.
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Queer Representation, Vampires, & What We Do in the Shadows | The Mary Sue

Queer Representation, Vampires, & What We Do in the Shadows | The Mary Sue

The Mary Sue — Whether it's a human familiar who has spent a decade serving a Staten Island vampire in hopes of a being turned himself, a troupe of werewolves ready to mark their territory at any cost (provided they aren't distracted by a squeaky toy), or a soldier of the Ottoman Empire so relentless he was named for his relentlessness, everyone needs characters to whom they can relate-and the FX comedy series What We Do in the Shadows delivers just that.
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REVIEW: Stay scared with THE LIVING DEAD, the ultimate Romero novel

REVIEW: Stay scared with THE LIVING DEAD, the ultimate Romero novel

The Beat — The Living Dead is the final word on the late George A. Romero's Dead cycle, and the lengthy novel co-authored by Daniel Kraus delivers on the potential of using prose to raise the seminal class-and-capitalism-ravaging zombies.
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How The Day the Earth Stood Still Informs Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

How The Day the Earth Stood Still Informs Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

startrek.com — An examination of how the first episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, "Strange New Worlds," was influenced by and pays homage to The Day the Earth Stood Still.
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