Ryan Britt

Ryan Britt is an editor and writer for Inverse. He covers TV, film, and books, with emphases on science fiction, Star Trek, Dune, Star Wars, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond, Doctor Who, comics, ‘80s pop culture, ‘90s music, kids’ media, and more. Formerly, he was the entertainment editor for Fatherly.

He is also the author of three non-fiction books: "Luke Skywalker Can’t Read" (2015), “Phasers On Stun!”(2022), and the Dune history book “The Spice Must Flow” (2023); all from Plume/Dutton Books (Penguin Random House.) His other writing has been published with the New York Times, Esquire, Den of Geek, SyFy Wire, VICE, StarTrek.com and elsewhere.

Ryan is represented by the Fischer-Harbage Literary Agency and lives in Portland, Maine with his wife and daughter.

Trek Talk

Star Trek Is About To Reboot Its Most Important Alien Species

Starfleet Academy will feature a “hybrid” Klingon species.

By Ryan Britt
Movies

Marvel Finally Got Galactus Right

He’s not evil. He’s just hungry.

By Ryan Britt
Robot Overlords

'Foundation' Just Dropped A Shocking Canon Twist

Inherit the galaxy.

By Ryan Britt
Spoilers

How 'The Fantastic Four' Mid-Credits Scene Sets Up The Next Avengers Movie

'Doomsday' is coming.

By Ryan Britt
TV

22 Years Later, Star Trek Just Rebooted A Wild Genre Mash-Up

Let’s talk about “the Z-word.”

By Ryan Britt
Trailers

‘Predator: Badlands' Is Borrowing A Trick From An Underrated 'Alien' Movie

A robot and her monster.

By Ryan Britt
Marvel

Marvel Finally Admitted Its Biggest Mistake — And How To Fix It

Turns out, you can make too much superhero stuff.

By Ryan Britt
Retrospective

30 Years Ago, One SNES Horror Side-Scroller Was The End Of An Era

This wasn't the greatest 'Castlevania' game ever, but it was very accessible.

By Ryan Britt
Retrospective

A Forgotten Superman Movie Changed Comics Canon Forever

Before “The Phantom Zone” there was “The Empty Doom.”

By Ryan Britt
Miracle Worker

'Strange New Worlds' Just Rebooted A Classic Star Trek Trick

Can Scotty do anything?

By Ryan Britt
Space Wars

'Foundation' Just Got Its Own Version Of The Death Star

Empire can blow up planets now! No, not that Empire

By Ryan Britt
Greetings and Felicitations!

'Strange New Worlds' Showrunners Confirm That Massive Canon Twist

Did you recognize that voice?

By Ryan Britt
Future Trek

'Strange New Worlds' Season 5 Confirmed To Be A Classic 'Star Trek' Prequel

We're basically getting 'TOS' Year Zero.

By Ryan Britt and Lyvie Scott
Codex

'Murderbot' Season 2’s Cast Might Be Totally Different From Season 1

Will the show stay faithful to the books after this? Maybe not.

By Ryan Britt
Evil Schemes

85 Years Later, Lex Luthor’s 'Superman' Scheme Once Again Reflects The World

The new Superman movie is really giving 1940s Luthor, before he was Lex.

By Ryan Britt
Finite Kryptonians

How Will 'Superman's Controversial Krypton Twist Affect 'Supergirl'?

Wait, what do we know about Krypton?

By Ryan Britt
Retrospective

How One Ambitious Sci-Fi Reboot Was Murdered By A Fatal Flaw

How could a silent movie from 1925 beat Irwin Allen in 1960?

By Ryan Britt
Spoilers

Why 'Murderbot’s Season 1 Finale Is Perfect And Will Make You Cry

This is how you stick the landing.

By Ryan Britt
Super Team

Who Are The Justice Gang? Superman’s Goofy Allies, Explained

Is this the beginning of the Justice League? Maybe.

By Ryan Britt
Exclusive

Why The Wild 'Foundation' Clone Emperors Are So Different In Season 3

Lee Pace, Cassian Bilton and Terrence Mann reveal the surprising evolution of the Cleons.

By Ryan Britt