I do like my tech. Okay, “early adopter” seems to have picked up a negative connotation these days, but I’m still happy to identify as such!
House of the Dragon: Jaehaerys I and Alysanne Targaryen to Jon Snow family tree
In the House of the Dragon, fans can see a prequel to Game of Thrones that transports them to a time roughly 200 years in the past, when House Targaryen ruled over the Seven Kingdoms.
Where in our world are the monsters?
Monsters are real, but sadly, I mean people as we’re capable of being a genuinely monstrous race. The stuff of myth and legend are just that; myth and legend.
Crunchyroll’s tracking shows 3% of 2021’s anime protagonists were non-binary
How does anime do with representation and diversity? Not good, sadly, and I say that as a fan.
Data science: The most pettable computer game doggos
We also have data on the dogs that gamers wish they could pet. It’s here that we remember that gamers are weird.
Call of Cthulhu grows again as Roll20 re-designs its market share report
Perhaps the biggest surprise in the 2021 Q2 Roll20 report is the re-design. D&D is still the most popular game played.
Patrol Base airsoft: Brits think about Deadpool more than sex
Patrol Base calculates that Deadpool’s search frequency of 174,000 per month means about four searches per minute.
Harley Quinn tops cosplay charts as Zavvi confirms strong customer demand for DC merch
We’ve seen a substantial demand for our DC-based products, and we expect the brand will remain a pillar of the pop-culture community for the foreseeable future.
A whole web of Women of the Spider-Verse [infographic]
Ever since Uncle Ben, men and their absence have been significant on Spider-man. However, don’t underplay the role of women.
Toys from the 90s are worth a fortune – even computer games
Research by The Toy Zone shows that the most valuable toy from the 90s that isn’t a Beanie Baby is a computer game.
