The Ringer-Verse crew—House of R's Joanna Robinson and Mallory Rubin and The Midnight Boys' Van Lathan, Charles Holmes, Jomi Adeniran, and Steve Ahlman—debates which franchises at the center of nerd culture have dominated the year. From the DCU to the MCU, Game of Thrones to Star Wars, who is winning 2026? And with major releases like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Dune: Part Three still to come, what could change?
