Universe Generator: The Golden Sword

Masters of the Universe director Travis Knight tells Polygon how he designed the coolest sword of 2026 by looking to the past

2026's Masters of the Universe makes the smart choice to play up the dumb parts of He-Man and not take anything seriously. It’s part Flash Gordon, part Deadpool, and almost officially a parody of itself. These are all good things, by the way.

The Masters of the Universe director reveals how he made the most unexpectedly awesome movie of the summer

The new Masters of the Universe film runs 2 hours, 13 minutes, which is just long and bladder-filling enough to make one wonder whether they should stick around to see if there are any post-credits scenes. We’re here to tell you that you, yes, should stay all the way until the very end of the film credits.

DC Comics dominates this year's list of nominees for the 2026 Eisner Awards, with a lot of help from the Absolute Universe.