Author: Burkely Hermann

Based in Baltimore, Burkely has been writing about pop culture since 2019, first on his own WordPress blogs and most recently on Pop Culture Maniacs. He enjoys watching current and past shows, especially animated series, and reading webcomics, then writing about them. Feel free to reach out to him on Twitter if you'd like some recommendations. When he isn't writing, watching animated series, or reading webcomics, Burkely enjoys swimming, editing Wikipedia pages, discovering more about his family history, and reading about archives, libraries, and political science, which he studied in undergraduate and graduate studies at two prestigious Maryland schools.
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Cleopatra in Space Review

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The mythology and history of Cleopatra, pharaoh of Egypt, has often been a topic in popular culture, from Hollywood films, webcomics like Everywhere and Nowhere, and mature animated series such as Clone High. This year, a new show, titled Cleopatra in Space, tapped into those myths and stories and began streaming on NBCUniversal’s new streaming […]
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Victor and Valentino Review

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In U.S. popular culture, Greek and Roman myths have become prominent, whether spun into animations about Cleopatra or popular webcomics about the gods on Mount Olympus. However, there’s one show that tries to shift the focus toward Mesoamerican mythologies and stories, bringing it into the American mainstream: Victor and Valentino. This animated series is the […]