Shawn Paul Wood

Shawn Paul Wood

As a freelance contributor to Bam Smack Pow, Shawn Paul Wood continues to fuel his passion for watching, reading, writing, and reviewing all things marketing, fandoms, and “nerd culture.” Over the past 15 years, Shawn has covered entertainment and trade news, comics, reviews, editorials, and listicles. His work has been featured in Adweek, Geek Vibes Nation, Patheos, PR News, Agents of Fandom, Campaign, and The Cinema Spot.

ROBERT PATTINSON as Batman in Warner Bros. Pictures’ action adventure “THE BATMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures/™ & © DC Comics. © 2021 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

New The Batman: Part II update has fans highly concerned about sequel

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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire © 2024 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved

Godzilla x Kong's next super-sized showdown confirmed (but who will they face?)

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Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS* (Credit: Marvel Studios)

Thunderbolts mark a new beginning for the same beloved storytelling of the MCU

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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. Jedi Master Yoda. Image Credit: StarWars.com

Star Wars: George Lucas finally discloses why Yoda speaks that way

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The official logo for Marvel Studios' Blade, starring Mahershala Ali.

The newest Blade update has broken Marvel fans' hearts

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DAVID CORENSWET as Superman in “SUPERMAN,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. © 2024 Warner Bros. Ent. All Rights Reserved. TM & © DC

James Gunn just brought Superman fans some much-needed hope

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Grogu in Lucasfilm's THE MANDALORIAN, season three, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni don't want to let fans down with Mandalorian movie popcorn bucket

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Godzilla Minus One. Image courtesy Toho International, Inc.

Marvel taking on a crossover of Godzilla proportions

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A scene from Disney's Live Action TRON: ARES. Photo Courtesey of DIsney. © 2025 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Tron: Ares leaves the digital world, creates jetwall of silence for a real one

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Netflix's "Stranger Things" Season 4 New York Premiere

Stranger Things star set to join DC Universe in upcoming new HBO show

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(L-R): Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm/The Thing, Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm/Invisible Woman, Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic and Joseph Quinn as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios' FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2025 MARVEL.

10 iconic Fantastic Four Rogues Gallery villains (who aren't Galactus or Doctor Doom)

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Gal Gadot (Diana Prince / Wonder Woman) in Zack Snyder's Justice League. Photograph by Courtesy of HBO Max

15 Most powerful women in the DC Universe

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Superman (1978) | Superman Confronts Lex Luthor | ClipZone: Heroes & Villains
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Why Gene Hackman is always our Lex Luthor

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Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier..Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)..Ph: Zade Rosenthal..© 2014 Marvel. All Rights Reserved.

10 Strongest Black heroes of the Marvel Universe

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Arrow -- "Emerald Archer" -- Image Number: AR712B_0453b -- Pictured: Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific

10 strongest Black superheroes in the DC Universe

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European Premiere of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker"

Star Wars' Daisy Ridley wants to join the MCU; 5 roles she could play

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