Where does speculative fiction go in a dystopia? New genres suggest that the most likely directions are upward and onward, through stories that champion hope and optimism, collective action, and the ...

Author Alexandra Rowland helped prompt a literary movement about hope and continued resistance with two cryptic sentences: "The opposite of grimdark is hopepunk. Pass it on." Tatiana Maslany, left and ...

Fantasy worlds may have started as escapism, but quickly, they've become a way for RPGs to explore some truly dark territory. These days, the term "grimdark" is used to describe unrelentingly brutal ...

Tired of lovey-dovey fantasy tales? The only romance in these books is the marriage of flesh to the pointy end of a sword. In a grimdark world, everyone is horny for only one thing: war. If you’ve got ...

End of History opens in traditional Metroidvania fashion, having me control the titular green nymph to jump across platforms in order to even pick up the basic blossom blaster, much in the same way as ...

You've heard of Game of Thrones, of course. You may even be planning your appointment viewing for the launch of the fifth season of the fantastically popular fantasy TV series this weekend. The show ...

Things are about to get Grimdark in Superman and the Authority #3, in stores on Tuesday from DC Comics. And no, that's not a commentary on DC's tendency to chase the dragon of Dark Knight and Watchmen ...