Dear Readers,
This month is centered on the sprawling, majestic and exhaustive Superhero Universe, from Marvel to DC and beyond. We created a chart connecting heroes and villains to their own universe and highlighting the various ways they all connect to each other. As both Marvel and DC continue their dominance not only in the comic book world but in Hollywood itself, this chart will be a good tool when fielding the continued plethora of feature films slated to come out within the coming months (and years: Marvel’s ‘Phase 3′ is almost upon us!). Superheroes have cropped up on the small screen as well, and as an example you can check out our piece comparing Colton Haynes’s differing characters on Teen Wolf and Arrow.
Speaking of heroes, this past month we said goodbye to one of the most recognized anti-heroes in the history of villains, Heisenberg himself Walter White. While Breaking Bad is not at all YA in the traditional sense, the show’s influence and popularity cannot be denied; to that end, we giveThe YA Take and speculate on what Walt’s son Junior must be going through, and discuss Sesame Street’s new character Alex, who speaks out on [**SPOILER ALERT**] what it’s like to have a father in jail.
These days it’s hard to find a true ‘hero’ on TV, when so many portrayed do the unthinkable, becoming un-relatable and rather un-hero like. This coming month The Carrie Diaries returns for its second season, and I’m impressed with how the writers relate to real life people and the hero in all of us. One such character is Walt Reynolds—the other Walt making waves on TV—a young man trying to find himself in the world who recognizes that he’s gay and becomes the person he wants to be at a time when being gay wasn’t as accepted. This Walt, played by the wonderfully charming Brendan Dooling, spoke with us about his experience on the show and what to expect from the upcoming season.
Other guests this month include Griffin Gluck, originally from ABC’s Private Practice and now starring as one of the leads in the new show from the same network, Back in the Game, Jennifer Stone from Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place, now starring in Nickelodeon’s Deadtime Stories, and lastly Jackson Pace from the highly acclaimed Showtime series Homeland, starting its third season.
Enjoy the Fall and let us know which TV shows stand out for you this season!
-ML