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Comic-Con International Convention fans ride the escalator on the second day of the convention, July 19, 2019, at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, California.

10 virtual Comic-Con panels worth your time this weekend, according to our experts

The Times convenes its merry band of Comic-Con veterans to recommend the 2021 @ Home panels you shouldn’t miss.
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA - MAY 28, 2021: Customer Jermaine Jones, left, a retired professional soccer player, shows football cards to Cassius Marsh, co-founder of Cash Cards Unlimited, a business specializing in high end sports cards and trading card games, after opening up a pack. This was Jones first time ever buying sports cards. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

For NFL player Cassius Marsh, the magic came with gathering of nerds

Anaheim, CA - July 09: A view of an expedition's wrecked boat that was taken over by chimpanzees during the Jungle Cruise ride at Adventureland, Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, on Friday, July 9, 2021. The official reopening of Jungle Cruise will be on July 16, 2021, with new adventures, an expanded storyline and more humor as skippers take guests on a tongue-in-cheek journey along some of the most remote rivers around the world at Disneyland. What's new: The expanded backstory centers around Alberta Falls, the granddaughter of the world-renowned Dr. Albert Falls, who is now proprietor of the Jungle Navigation Company Ltd. New scenes include: A safari of explorers from around the world finds itself up a tree after the journey goes awry. Chimpanzees have taken over the expedition's wrecked boat. A Lost & Found location has turned into a Gift Shop run by Alberta's longtime friend, Trader Sam. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Why Disneyland’s Jungle Cruise cultural changes aren’t just ‘woke’ — they’re necessary

A woman and a man with their swords drawn

The ‘Loki’ finale reveals its talkative villain. Here’s his comic book backstory

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, JUNE 30, 2021. Respected psychotherapist Esther Perel is seen at her home in Manhattan with her new board game, "Where Should We Begin." Perel is known best for her marriage/couple counseling, and also has the podcast Where Should We Begin. 06/30/2021 Photo by Jesse Dittmar / For The Times

Games are therapy. Don’t believe us? Ask famed relationship therapist Esther Perel

We meet a new monster in ‘Loki’ Episode 5. Here’s its comic book backstory

Scarlett Johansson on how the long wait revealed the right timing for Marvel’s ‘Black Widow’

A love letter to cozy games, the gentle game movement we need right now

‘Loki’ Episode 4 introduces some surprising new characters. Here’s the backstory

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How Disney used cutting-edge robotics to make Spider-Man soar over Avengers Campus

Imagineers discuss how they developed Stuntronics — a robot stunt double — to launch Spider-Man 65 feet into the air at Disney California Adventure.

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