Austin Gorton

Contributing writer

Austin Gorton: Austin is a pop culture writer whose work has also appeared in Polygon, Comics XF, Shelfdust, and Comic Book Herald. He has been reviewing every issue of every X-Men comic on his website, The Real Gentlemen of Leisure, since 2009. He also regularly talks TV as the co-host of the podcast A Very Special Episode. He lives just outside Minneapolis, where sometimes, it is not cold.

Guides
All of the Marvel Studios movies, ranked from best to worst!
From Iron Man to Spider-Man, Wakanda to the Quantum Realm, Guardians of the Galaxy to Earth's mightiest heroes, here's our ranking of all the MCU films!
June 25, 2024
Austin Gorton
Guides
Excelsior!All 38 of Stan Lee's Marvel Studios, X-Men, Spider-Man, and other Marvel movie cameos, ranked from best to worst!
From iconic to forgettable, here's how all of Marvel Comics godfather Stan Lee's cinematic cameos compare to each other.
June 25, 2024
Austin Gorton
Guides
All of the Brie Larsen movies, ranked from best to worst!
From Sleepover to Room, Scott Pilgrim to Captain Marvel, all the films of Brie Larson ranked!
June 25, 2024
Austin Gorton
Guides
Tom Cruise: From Taps to Top Gun: Maverick - all his movies, ranked from best to worst!
From Risky Business to Mission: Impossible, ranking every run, every outrageous stunt, and every cocky grin in Tom Cruise's filmography!
June 25, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
House of the Dragon got you waiting for more? Here's how to read every Game of Thrones book in order
Everything you need to know to read the stories which inspired Game of Thrones, House of the Dragon, and its spinoffs, whether chronologically or in release order.
June 17, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
House of the Dragon: How (and where) to watch HBO's hit show (and the entire Game of Thrones saga) in order
Everything you need to know to watch House of the Dragon, Game of Thrones, and more.
June 17, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
Star Wars timeline: From The Acolyte to the Rise of Skywalker, here's your guide to the long, long time agos of Disney's space opera saga
Our Star Wars timeline will have you telling your 'ABYs' from your 'BBYs' in no time!
June 05, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
Star Wars: Inside The Acolyte's High Republic era, from its characters to its timeline, and more
Everything you need to know about the exciting new era of Star Wars before The Acolyte
June 03, 2024
Austin Gorton
Features
X-Men '97 voice actors had to re-audition for their old roles
Your favorite X-Men voice actors are returning, but they weren't just given their old roles back.
September 28, 2023
Austin Gorton
Features
The real story behind the X-Men's Outback Australian era - why it began, and why it ended too soon
Chris Claremont explains the reasoning behind taking the X-Men down under.
September 27, 2023
Austin Gorton
Features
Get the X-Men experience (with or without Marvel's help): Inside the upcoming mutant con The Uncanny Experience
Get a look behind the scenes of the upcoming Uncanny Experience X-Men fan convention
August 11, 2023
Austin Gorton
Features
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: Everything you need to know about Indy 5!
Everything we know about the fifth installment in the whip-cracking adventures of everyone's favorite fedora-wearing, Nazi-punching archaeologist!
July 31, 2023
Austin Gorton
Features
Star Wars: Why Luke Skywalker throwing away his lightsaber makes him the ultimate Jedi
In celebration of Return of the Jedi's 40th anniversary, we look at the finale of the original trilogy
May 25, 2023
Austin Gorton
Features
Ahsoka Tano: Who is Star Wars' upcoming solo star?
The fan favorite star of the animated Clone Wars is poised to break out big via her upcoming live action Star Wars streaming series!
March 21, 2023
Austin Gorton
Features
Is there a place for Willow in the current fantasy TV landscape?
In the midst of a fall packed with fantasy series, Willow sets itself apart chiefly by being fun.
December 21, 2022
Austin Gorton
Features
Four ways House of the Dragon is different Than Game of Thrones
Though set within the same fictional universe and sharing some familiar names, House of the Dragon differs from its parent show Game of Thrones in four key ways.
November 14, 2022
Austin Gorton
Features
How HBO's House of the Dragon retconned Game of Thrones and what it could mean for the future of the series
House of the Dragon is using a prophecy to change the past
September 07, 2022
Austin Gorton
Features
Obi-Wan Kenobi follows the footsteps of the Skywalkers to make peace with the past
How the parallels between each episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi and its numerically corresponding Star Wars film illustrates and informs Obi-Wan’s journey to process his grief and come to terms with his past.
August 12, 2022
Austin Gorton

Austin Gorton

All of the Marvel Studios movies, ranked from best to worst!

Excelsior!All 38 of Stan Lee's Marvel Studios, X-Men, Spider-Man, and other Marvel movie cameos, ranked from best to worst!

All of the Brie Larsen movies, ranked from best to worst!

Tom Cruise: From Taps to Top Gun: Maverick - all his movies, ranked from best to worst!

House of the Dragon got you waiting for more? Here's how to read every Game of Thrones book in order

House of the Dragon: How (and where) to watch HBO's hit show (and the entire Game of Thrones saga) in order

Star Wars timeline: From The Acolyte to the Rise of Skywalker, here's your guide to the long, long time agos of Disney's space opera saga

Star Wars: Inside The Acolyte's High Republic era, from its characters to its timeline, and more

X-Men '97 voice actors had to re-audition for their old roles

The real story behind the X-Men's Outback Australian era - why it began, and why it ended too soon

Get the X-Men experience (with or without Marvel's help): Inside the upcoming mutant con The Uncanny Experience

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny: Everything you need to know about Indy 5!

Star Wars: Why Luke Skywalker throwing away his lightsaber makes him the ultimate Jedi

Ahsoka Tano: Who is Star Wars' upcoming solo star?

Is there a place for Willow in the current fantasy TV landscape?

Four ways House of the Dragon is different Than Game of Thrones

How HBO's House of the Dragon retconned Game of Thrones and what it could mean for the future of the series

Obi-Wan Kenobi follows the footsteps of the Skywalkers to make peace with the past