Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Jul 11, 2024 | themarysue.com | Eric Glover |Arielle Jovellanos |Vita Ayala |Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa

Who reads graphic novels? In short, everyone. Don’t believe what you’ve been told about the comic book industry. In 2015, an ALA study of great graphic novels for teens showed that 46% of titles featured one or more female characters. Sometimes, the graphic novel gets a bad rap as the format that screwed over Alan Moore (in that regard, there are probably valid complaints). However, the format also brought with it previously unknown creative freedom.

Jun 24, 2024 | cbr.com | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa |Yasmin Al-Omair-Nuncio

Slasher television shows have always kept people interested, but Pretty Little Liars: Summer School stands out. The second season of the rebooted Pretty Little Liars took place the summer after the first season, hence the new title. This season follows Imogen and her friends trying to unwind from the horrors that A wrought but quickly devolved into horror after Bloody Rose came into the picture. With a new villain on the loose, the characters of PLL:SS had to evolve.

Jun 23, 2024 | cbr.com | Nkechi Okoro Carroll |Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa |Cameron Kelly

drama Sign in to your CBR account The teen drama genre is a classic staple of the TV industry. With countless fans of the genre naming shows like One Tree Hill, Gossip Girl, The O.C., Glee, or Pretty Little Liars as their favorites, many have argued that the genre died in the mid-2010s, with no modern teen dramas living up to that standard. However, with the rise of streaming services, many teen dramas have been released in the past five years, many of which still running today. Some of these...

Jun 18, 2024 | cbr.com | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa |Cameron Kelly

Pretty Little Liars Sign in to your CBR account With MAX's Pretty Little Liars reboot, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, taking place in the same universe as the original series, fans have enjoyed looking for Easter eggs and references to the original series. With all the Pretty Little Liars spin-offs, including Ravenswood and Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, as well as the connection to Riverdale established in Original Sin, the Pretty Little Liars world has become its own expanded...

Jun 17, 2024 | cbr.com | Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa |Cameron Kelly

MAX's Pretty Little Liars reboot, Original Sin, and its follow-up, Summer School, is one of the few examples of a good teen drama revival. The story follows a group of girls in the blue-collar town of Millwood who are stalked by a masked serial killer known as 'A.' Unlike in the original series, Original Sin sees the mysterious killer punishing the liars for the sins of their mothers.