While Diablo 5 has made a big splash at BlizzCon 2026, some role-playing game fans may have missed the pedigree of some of its developers. Not only are series stalwarts like game director Joe Shely and production director Tiffany Wat working on the follow-up to Diablo 4, a notable former BioWare developer is serving as Diablo 5's narrative director: Jennifer Brandes Hepler.
Both Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) finally figured out who the Manhunter is at the end of the fourth episode of HBO’s Lanterns, and episode 5, “Lights Out,” deals with the consequences of that revelation. The slow burn mystery gets far more action-packed as chaos descends on Rushville, Nebraska. But the episode still has numerous quieter moments that contextualize the Manhunter’s true motivations. Polygon spoke virtually with the show’s stars to better understand what makes the shapeshifting alien tick.
There are plenty of Batman stories that focus predominantly on what makes Bruce Wayne good at being Batman, but fewer are interested in asking whether he should still be Batman at all. Age has a funny way of changing the shape of a superhero story, especially when the hero in question has spent decades convincing himself that the next night, the next villain, the next crisis will be the one that finally makes him hang up the mantle. Some versions of Batman are defined by his gadgets, his world-class detective work, or his sheer physicality. One of the best instead starts with the idea that perhaps the body underneath the suit simply can't keep up with nightly crime-fighting anymore.
There’s no shortage of iconic Wolverine performances for actor Liam McIntyre to draw from. Hugh Jackman made Logan synonymous with his gruff, feral take on the character across the X-Men movies, while voice actors including Cal Dodd and Steve Blum have each put their own stamp on Marvel’s clawed mutant. When McIntyre stepped into the role for Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Wolverine, however, he wasn’t interested in simply copying any of them.