Sean knows far too much about Marvel, DC and Star Wars, and poured this knowledge into recaps and explainers on CNET. He also worked on breaking news, with a passion for tech, video game and culture.

My mother used to say, "Why can't we have anything nice? You boys just break everything!" We weren't malicious. We were just clumsy, thoughtless kids. The plan, as I understand it, was for her boys to ...