Rebecca Oliver Kaplan, Author at The Mary Sue

Rebecca Oliver Kaplan

Rebecca Oliver Kaplan (she/he) is a comics critic and entertainment writer, who's dipping her toes into new types of reporting at The Mary Sue and is stoked. In 2023, he was part of the PanelxPanel comics criticism team honored with an Eisner Award. You can find some more of his writing at Prism Comics, StarTrek.com, Comics Beat, Geek Girl Authority, and in Double Challenge: Being LGBTQ and a Minority, which she co-authored with her wife, Avery Kaplan. Rebecca and her wife live in the California mountains with a herd of cats.

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Adorable little Pals from Palworld carry machine guns

‘Palworld’: Why a ‘Pokémon’ Parody May Be Considered Fair Use (but Satire Isn’t)

Many are furious over the game.

A white and Black woman in Victorian dress stand next to each other

Elliot Page to Executive Produce a Series on Brooklyn’s Fascinating Queer History—in VR

Using mixed reality to explore the LGBTQIA+ history of one of New York City's most famous boroughs.

Rob Morrow in Northern Exposure; image depicts a white man with brown hair in a winter coat and suit, standing in from of sign for Cecily, Alaska

A ’90s Favorite Has Hit Streaming, and I Can’t Decide If It Holds Up

All six seasons of this beloved Emmy-winning series are currently streaming for the first time EVER.

Murderbot on All Systems Red Cover

Everything We Know About ‘Murderbot’ TV Series (So Far)

The Hugo and Nebula Award-winning book series The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells has been greenlit for a 10-episode season on Apple TV+.

Most Anticipated Books of 2024

The Most Anticipated Books of 2024

Need some new books to add to your TBR list? Here are the 11 most anticipated books of 2024!

McDonald’s Is Courting Anime Fans (Again) with WcDonald’s

The running gag comes to life.

The Marvels movie poster.

How Responses to the Marvel Cinematic Universe Reveal Unexamined Critical Biases

We've all heard it at least a million times: "Marvel Studios has lost its way."

Britney Spears standing next to Justin Timberlake at the Super Bowl

No One Needs or Wants Justin Timberlake’s Tell-All on Britney Spears

Justin Timberlake wants a tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey. Do we need his perspective on something that should have been Britney Spears' choice?

Saturn Awards TNG Cast with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige in

‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Cast Gets Well-Deserved Lifetime Achievement Award at the 51st Saturn Awards

Star Trek swooped up numerous Saturn statutes across categories.

Transgender flag fades into shadows and silhouettes of people on a road

Trans Floridians Could Now Face Fraud Charges for Living Authentically

Transgender people in Florida may no longer be able to change the gender marker on their driver's licenses.