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Joshua Patton

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Covers:  Genre entertainment, comic books, films, television, pop culture, politics, governmental policy, legislation, crime, criminal justice, the art, writing,
Doesn't Cover: Celebrity gossip. Stuff that is mean-spirited just to be mean-spirited.
Former reporter, NOW: Senior Writer @CBR. Dad. Veteran. #Yinzer. Storyteller. Hermit. He/Him. #BlackLivesMatter #TransRightsAreHumanRights @joshuampatton.com

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Father, veteran, and freelance writer since the mid 1990s. My first gig was for AOL's pre-web online service, so you will have to pry my @AOL.com email address my from cold, digital fingers. Formerly the managing editor of ComicYears.com. Left with my team to build a new site, watch this space. Currently doing features for CBR.

I write creative nonfiction, reporting, and analysis on various news/politics/current events topics. Always up for a fun assignment, editing, or collaboration.

Joshua Patton’s Journalist Portfolio

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Joshua M. Patton | CBR

Joshua M. Patton | CBR

Covering comics, movies, TV like no other in the world. CBR.com is all you need!

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The Star Wars Prequels Warned Us About This - Crooked Marquee

The Star Wars Prequels Warned Us About This - Crooked Marquee

Star Wars creator George Lucas often talks about his motivations for creating the iconic franchise. He wanted…

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12 Monkeys: Not Just the Best Time-Travel Show, But One of the Best Shows Ever

12 Monkeys: Not Just the Best Time-Travel Show, But One of the Best Shows Ever

My contemporaneous write-up after the season finale of 12 Monkeys, one of the best TV shows to ever do it.

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A disturbing history of all the sexism Hillary Clinton has endured - and why I stopped buying int...

A disturbing history of all the sexism Hillary Clinton has endured - and why I stopped buying int...

Deep dive into Hillary Clinton's career and how sexism colors how people viewed it.

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I'm a U.S. military veteran and sitting for the National Anthem is the most American thing ever

I'm a U.S. military veteran and sitting for the National Anthem is the most American thing ever

Defense of NFL national anthem protest from my perspective as a U.S. Army veteran.

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My Comic Years pieces.

My Comic Years pieces.

News, reviews, and story analysis for nerds who love nerd shit.

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Articles

36 Years Later, Star Trek's Hardest Picard Line Still Makes Kirk Look Tame

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By Joshua Patton 
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Picard looks stern in Star Trek: TNG Image via Paramount Published Jun 13, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT Joshua M. Patton is currently a Senior Writer and critic for CBR covering television, movies, and comics. He also reviews books for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Over his 30-year career in journalism his work has appeared on the Huffington Post, New York Post, and in dozens of other outlets in print and online. An award-winning fiction writer and poet, collections of his work are available on Amazon.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Quietly Broke Gene Roddenberry’s Most Sacred Rule

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By Joshua Patton 
| CBR
The third season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is arguably the most divisive among the fanbase. It follows Captain Christopher Pike and the crew of the USS Enterprise before the events of The Original Series and was the most widely praised of the third wave upon its debut. Storytelling choices, such as playing with genre or comedy, are often the source of the complaints.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3 Quietly Broke Gene Roddenberry’s Most Sacred Rule

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By Joshua Patton 
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U.S. Politics 4 hours ago The Voters Who Believe That Trump Defends Their Values The Atlantic - By Katy Osborn and Scott Warren • 4h Why calls to ‘save democracy’ don’t work. Given President Trump’s disregard for long-standing political norms and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, many Americans fear that he is hostile to democracy.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

It was barely journalism, but as a 14-yr-old myself and a friend got the nascent fX network to let us write their official email newsletter.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes! Got my start using an old green Remington with heavy keys. For Christmas one year I got a Brother electric typewriter/word processor.

How is social media changing news?

It allows it reach more people faster than ever before. But it makes it reactionary and leaves little to no space for nuance/reflection.

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