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.

Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) in Marvel Studios' THUNDERBOLTS*. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2025 MARVEL.

5 major Super Bowl ads and trailers, ranked from worst to best

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Lanterns. Image Courtesy of DC Studios

Exploring the psychology of each color of the Lanterns

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TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET as Paul Atreides in Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures’ action adventure “DUNE: PART TWO,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Dune: Messiah comes to theaters in 2026, with an amazing plot

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Fantastic Four. Photo courtesy of Marvel Studios. © 2022 MARVEL.

Marvel denies claims that AI was used in Fantastic Four poster

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Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Captain America in Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD.

Captain America has a favorite Batman (and it might surprise you)

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Ewoks from an issue of Star Wars: Tales From Vader's Castle from Dark Horse Comics.

Dark Horse Comics confirms massive layoffs

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D23 Brazil: A Disney Experience - Day 2

Marvel eyeing major movie stars for huge MCU roles, reports claim

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Spider-Man/Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) in Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animations’ SPIDER-MAN™: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE.

Miles Morales may be stuck in the Spider-Verse indefinitely

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"Nosferatu" BAFTA Screening

Robert Eggers set to direct a sequel to a Jim Henson classic

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Superman Unlimited #1 by Rafael Albuquerque and Marcelo Maiolo. Image courtesy DC Comics

Free Comic Book Day 2025 is reading like a huge nerd literature day

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Wilson Fisk / Kingpin (Vincent D’Onofrio) in Marvel Television's DAREDEVIL: BORN AGAIN exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Marvel Television. © 2025 MARVEL. All Rights Reserved.

Raise Hell: How Wilson Fisk creates havoc through politics for Daredevil

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Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) in Lucasfilm's WILLOW exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All Rights Reserved.

Star Wars legend Warwick Davis to be honored with BAFTA's highest distinction

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Why Krypto the Dog Looks Different in New 'Superman' Movie
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Superman and DC Studios score a Touchdown for Puppy Bowl XXI

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Colin Farrell at the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards Press Room, taking one for the comic book genre.

Colin Farrell's Golden Globe win should silence the comic book genre haters

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Baylan Skoll (Ray Stevenson) in Lucasfilm's AHSOKA, exclusively on Disney+. ©2023 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Hounds in Space: Star Wars recasts major character with Game of Thrones actor

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Maybe NCIS got it right given the future of this popular word

2025: The Year of the Superhero*

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