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Austin Gorton is a pop culture writer and critic who can also be found reviewing older issues of X-Men at the Real Gentlemen of Leisure website or posting trading card pics on social media. He lives outside Minneapolis, where sometimes, it is not cold.

Austin Gorton

Heist Guides

Heist Guide: Daredevil

Brett White (he/him) is a pop culture journalist and editor-in-chief of Pop Heist. Prior to this, he was a senior reporter/producer for Decider for seven years. Prior to joining Decider, he covered pop culture for Comic Book Resources, Marvel.com, and MTV News. His areas of expertise include Marvel Comics, Star Wars, Drag Race, classic sitcoms, Sam Neill, unexpected thirst traps, and unlikely menswear icons.
In his spare time, he cohosts the podcast Must Have Seen TV and is writing his first book: a biography of <a href="https://www.haydenrorke.com/">Hayden Rorke</a>.
He also lives out his feminine fantasy as <a href="https://www.barbhardly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barb Hardly</a>, his drag queen alter ego.
His hobbies include spending way too much money on action figures, swimsuits, and fashion accessories. He currently lives in Queens with his handsome husband and two large, orange cats.

Brett White

Daredevil standing in front of downed tanker

Daredevil: Born Again

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 Premiere Recap: There’s Trouble in New York City

Lan Pitts (he/him) is an Atlanta-born writer based in Baltimore, Maryland. He learned to read from mini-comics that came with action figures and video game instruction manuals. He&#8217;s been writing professionally for almost 20 years and doesn&#8217;t think that&#8217;ll end anytime soon.

Lan Pitts

Toys

The Best of Toy Fair 2026 (Lan Pitts Ed.)

Heist Guide: Age of Apocalypse

Marvel Legends Makes Dreams Come True With Second Mini Comic Wave

Comics

Marvel’s Star Wars: The Nagai-Tof War Explained

Connor Lightbody (he/him) is a Scottish film critic, programmer and writer. He is an avid film festival attendee that you can find sipping aperol on the Venice Lido each year while ranting about how good Magic Mike XXL is.

Connor Lightbody

(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' THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios/Marvel Studios. © 2025 20th Century Studios / © and ™ 2025 MARVEL.

Movies

‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Is Marvel Playing Safe With Back to Basics Crowd Pleaser

Ethan Kaye (he/him) is a writer/editor/book hoarder. He is scared of the Loch Ness Monster.

Ethan Kaye

Comic book issue, Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe #1, being pulled out of a long box.

First Issue Bin

First Issue Bin: ‘Godzilla Destroys the Marvel Universe’ #1

Heist Guide: The All-New, All-Different X-Men

Derek B. Gayle is a RVA-based writer and podcaster. He is a co-founder of The Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective, and currently hosts and produces five queer-centered pop culture analysis shows (Walloping Websnappers, Skreeonk, Gimmicks, Lee Carvallo&#8217;s Podding Challenge, and Falling With Style). In his scant free time, he enjoys sharing obscure tokusatsu, digitizing old VHS tapes, and searching the woods for werewolves.

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