March 2023

The Reboot Issue

Adam Brody Lets The Muscle Suit Do The Work

From the beginning, Adam Brody’s always made it look easy. Here, the Shazam 2 star riffs on the franchise's future, making his peace with The O.C., and the lessons he’s learned since then.

By Ira Madison III

Inside the Issue

Feature

Why Video Game Remakes Are More Popular Than Ever

By Jen Glennon

Developers behind Final Fantasy, The Last of Us, and more explain why remakes are at an all-time high — and why they work so much better in games.

Feature

The 25 Best TV Reboots of All Time, Ranked

By Inverse Staff

From The Trick to Star Trek.

Entertainment

How to Make a Good Reboot

Reel Science

What Tom Cruise's Weirdest Sci-Fi Movie Gets Wrong About Time Travel

Feature

The 3 Regenerations That Made 'Doctor Who' a Sci-Fi Smash

By Ryan Britt

Everyone knows a defining feature of Doctor Who is the sci-fi transformation of the lead actor. But in its 60-year history, three specific regenerations were more pivotal than any others.

Entertainment

The 25 Best Movie Reboots of All Time, Ranked

By Inverse Staff

Sometimes, reboots are good.

Gaming

The Red Ring of Death: How a Billion-Dollar Reboot Changed Xbox Forever

By Willa Rowe

Seeing red.

Retrospective

2018’s 'Tomb Raider' Was Better Than Its Predecessors, but Not Quite Good Enough

By Mark Hill

So close, yet so painfully far away.

Opinion

We Need to Get Back to the Moon

By Phil Plait

And we’re trying. But, as astronomer Phil Plait worries, we might not be doing it right.

Oral History

Into the 'Myst'

By Adam Morgan

The rise, fall, and rebirth of the oldest surviving independent game studio in America.

Opinion

The Case For a Latino Superman

By Rebecca Radillo

As DC prepares to relaunch the Man of Steel, it’s time for a new take on the original superhero.

Feature

The Cellular Reset: Inside the Scientific Pursuit of a Universal Cure

By Peter Ward

Why cure just one disease if you could cure them all?