Grant Gregory

Dec 31, 2023 | a16z.com | Stephanie Smith |Angela Strange |Kimberly Ane Tan |Grant Gregory

As we close off 2023, we wanted to revisit some of our favorite episodes from the last year. From AI hardware, to healthcare regulation, to disrupting the world’s largest asset class, to the electrification of nearly everything… there’s something in here for all listeners.

Dec 22, 2023 | screenrant.com | Grant Gregory

Kitty Pryde is the new leader of the X-Men, a fitting choice given her maturity and status as an iconic character created by Chris Claremont. The new X-Men team in the Days of Future Past continuity includes non-traditional characters like Laura Kinney's Wolverine and Synch, injecting new life into the aging story. The team also features familiar faces like Magneto, Rachel Summers, and Bishop, forming a formidable cast of mutants that will take the story to unexpected places.

Sep 27, 2023 | screenrant.com | Grant Gregory

Warning! Spoilers for Knight Terrors: Batman #2! Batman's dream in Knight Terrors: Batman #2 reveals his desire to defeat Superman, indicating that their clash is inevitable. Batman's preparation for a confrontation with Superman, even in his nightmares, shows his deeply ingrained need to prove himself superior. Batman's self-awareness of his obsession with being better than Superman suggests that their future battle in Dark Knight Returns is a result of his own hubris.

Sep 22, 2023 | screenrant.com | Grant Gregory

Warning! Spoilers for Star Wars: Dark Droids #2!Droids are as integral to Star Wars as the Force and lightsabers, but they have always existed to serve the galaxy's sentient beings. Marvel's Star Wars comics have introduced new, sentient droids to the franchise, with the Dark Droids crossover event providing an exciting take on droid intelligence – one that completely undermines the Laws of Robotics laid out by Isaac Asimov, which have ruled science-fiction in the time since.

Sep 12, 2023 | screenrant.com | Grant Gregory

Warning! Spoilers for Star Wars: Dark Droids #2!The Scourge is sweeping across the Star Wars galaxy, gaining more and more knowledge with every droid it "eats." Star Wars' dangerous new villain now controls thousands of droids, obtaining each one's perspective along with its data – and it seemingly won't stop until it has consumed every mechanical and organic being in the galaxy.