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Marvel Comics Is Redoing Armor Wars, Starring Galactus-Buster Iron Man

Another day, another tease from Marvel about a completely insane redo of a classic comic storyarc. This time it’s Iron Man’s ’80s mega-event Armor Wars, and holy god that’s a giant Iron Man clearly designed to fight off Galactus shooting the face out of the Statue of Liberty. There’s no need to repeat the speculation…

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This Epic Hobbit Retelling Is 550 Minutes Shorter Than The Movies

Don’t have time to sit through all three of Peter Jackson’s almost-three-hour-a-piece Hobbit movies? Then watch this newest video from the Brotherhood Workshop, which chronicles the entirety of Bilbo’s grand adventure in a mere 72 seconds, but, frankly, is just as epic. [Via Laughing Squid]

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Marvel’s Next Comic Event Is A Completely Insane Planet Hulk

Marvel has announced yet another comic event for 2015, and it’s another blast from the pretty recent past. Planet Hulk will join Secret Wars, Civil War, X-Men: Years of Future Past, No More Mutants, Age of Ultron Vs. Marvel Zombies and god knows what else, and holy shit what are all those Hulks doing there?!…

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Flashbacks Are Confirmed For Game Of Thrones Season 5

We suspected it, but showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have finally confirmed that flashbacks to the past of Westeros will be a part of the show’s fifth season. The duo ‘fessed up during a Q&A in Spain, where they’re filming the upcoming season’s Dorne scenes. Courtesy of the site Los Siete Reinos, the duo…

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13 Of The Most Dangerous Toys Ever Made

Fun and games aren’t always fun and games — especially not if a kid gets ahold of the wrong toy. These 13 dolls, figures and role-play items, through bad manufacturing, oversight, and sometimes just plain incompetence, have hurt children in real life, and sometimes even killed them. Parental guidance suggested! 1) Battlestar Galactica Colonial Viper…

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Gundam Is Coming To America. All Of It.

Bandai Japan is partnering with anime distributor Right Stuf to bring out the entire mecha anime franchise, including Turn A, Gundam ZZ, The Origin and a few other versions that never made it to America before. The original 1979 Gundam series and Turn A will lead the charge with a spring 2015 release. [Via The…

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First Look At The Firefly Online Game In Action!

It’s still early in development, but we thought you’d want to check out the first footage of the Firefly Online videogame. It’s pretty much just a dude walking around a spooky spaceship, but it does have a bit of voiceover work from Captain Mal and Jayne, and that ain’t bad. If you missed it, we…

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It’s A Bantha Hoard Of Awesome Star Wars: Episode VII Concept Art!

Hold onto your Stormtrooper helmets, folks. A major pile of Star Wars: Episode VII concept art seems to have dropped, and they match many of the movie rumors we’ve been hearing about. Major spoilers ahead, so check them out at your own risk! First. here’s some images we’ve heard about very specifically — the mysterious,…

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The Flash Is Incredibly Cheesy, But Here’s Why I’m Not Worried

What the second episode of The Flash lacked in the first episode’s surplus of exposition, it more than made up for with cheesiness. But amidst the standard early questioning of “am I qualified be a superhero?” was a fun episode that’s already shown a jump in quality from the premiere. Since the show sped through…

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Has Marvel Finally Lost Its @#$%ing Mind?

Between the announcement of Captain America 3: Civil War, the cancelation of the Fantastic Four comics, and all the other Marvel madness that occurred over this past week, there was of course only one question I could lead off with. On the plus side, though, I get to talk about vampire erections. Could be worse!…

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Watching This German Couple Binge-Watch The Walking Dead Is Weirdly Fun

The German TV network that airs The Walking Dead apparently does a thing called a “binge selfie,” where they record people binge-watching a show. Obviously, this couple sat down to see all 51 episodes of TWD with naught but bathroom and sleep breaks, and it’s quite the trip down zombie-filled memory lane. Don’t worry, the…

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This Is What Happens When Deadpool Writes A Literary Masterpiece

Yes, Deadpool gets a book deal, the TV adventures of Ichabod and Abigail continue, and the original Quantum and Woody return in this week’s comics. Most importantly, the Ms. Marvel gets its first trade, so stop dawdling and get it! New Issues Black Sky Sampler (Dark Horse) — Get prepped for Dark Horse’s superhero epic…

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MST3K’s Joel And Dr. Forrester Reunite On Paul Feig’s New Webseries

Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Joel Hodgson and Trace Beaulieu will reunite on Freaks and Geeks’ creator Paul Feig’s new webseries on Yahoo. With those three people involved, I’d be content to watch them read the phone book, but apparently it’s going to be a scifi comedy series called Other Space. Yahoo describes the series as…

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Holy Crap, New York Comic-Con Is Bigger Than San Diego Comic-Con

It’s happened! The recently wrapped New York Comic-Con has just dethroned the San Diego Comic-Con as the biggest comic convention in America, with over 150,000 attendees this past weekend — as compared to San Diego’s perennial max of 130,000. As Comics Alliance points out, this jump in the NYCC attendance was likely bolstered by this…

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Here’s What Wonder Woman’s Origin In Batman V. Superman Will Be

BvS producer Charles Roven accidentally revealed the origin of the new DC cinematic universe’s Wonder Woman. It really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone, but just in case some folks consider it a spoiler for Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, I’ll put it after the jump. The movie Wonder Woman will very unsurprisingly…

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Is This Concept Art From The Teenage Mutant Ninja Alien-Turtle Movie?!

Artist Tsvetomir Georgiev just released a bevy of unused villain concept art for the Michael Bay-produced TMNT movie, seemingly back from the first draft when the Turtles were going to be aliens. Which means this may be the first look at “Schrader,” the soldier-Shredder William Fichter was supposed to play. Supposedly the early draft of…

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Now Underworld Is Getting Two New Movies And A TV Series

I hope you like your vampires gun-toting and weather black leather catsuits, because if Len Wiseman has his way, you’ll be seeing a lot of them. At NYCC the director announced that two Underworld movies were in development — one of them possibly starring with Kate Beckinsale! — as well as a TV series. Obviously,…

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Carol Is Queen Badass In A Stellar Walking Dead Season Premiere

We’ve been told that season 5 of The Walking Dead would be “devastating.” I’m genuinely terrified for what’s coming up this season, because despite the evil cannibal town, last night’s premiere was as happy an ending I’ve seen on TWD — and the only way it was devastating was devastatingly good. Also: holy shit Carol.…

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Even Animal Planet Is Making A Zombie TV Series Now

Animal Planet has announced that it’s optioned The Other Dead, the IDW comic book about a world where a zombie virus appears that only infects (non-human) animals. Sure, it sounds a little goofy at first, but consider how completely screwed you’d be if you were attacked by more than two undead squirrels at once. Created…

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Apparently The Economic Downturn Is Cosplayers’ Fault

In an article so staggeringly dumb I can barely handle it, economic blogger James Pethokoukis has some very interesting thoughts about cosplayers. Mainly that “Dressing up like Wolverine or Cersei Lannister is probably more fun than scouring the classifieds for menial jobs.” In an article over at The Week titled, “Why the rise of cosplay…

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Marvel Comics Is Redoing Armor Wars, Starring Galactus-Buster Iron Man

This Epic Hobbit Retelling Is 550 Minutes Shorter Than The Movies

Marvel’s Next Comic Event Is A Completely Insane Planet Hulk

Flashbacks Are Confirmed For Game Of Thrones Season 5

​13 Of The Most Dangerous Toys Ever Made

​Gundam Is Coming To America. All Of It.

First Look At The Firefly Online Game In Action!

It’s A Bantha Hoard Of Awesome Star Wars: Episode VII Concept Art!

​The Flash Is Incredibly Cheesy, But Here’s Why I’m Not Worried

​Has Marvel Finally Lost Its @#$%ing Mind?

Watching This German Couple Binge-Watch The Walking Dead Is Weirdly Fun

​This Is What Happens When Deadpool Writes A Literary Masterpiece

MST3K’s Joel And Dr. Forrester Reunite On Paul Feig’s New Webseries

Holy Crap, New York Comic-Con Is Bigger Than San Diego Comic-Con

Here’s What Wonder Woman’s Origin In Batman V. Superman Will Be

Is This Concept Art From The Teenage Mutant Ninja Alien-Turtle Movie?!

Now Underworld Is Getting Two New Movies And A TV Series

​Carol Is Queen Badass In A Stellar Walking Dead Season Premiere

Even Animal Planet Is Making A Zombie TV Series Now

Apparently The Economic Downturn Is Cosplayers’ Fault

An Embarrassing Mistake May Have Skewed Microplastics Research All Along

Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ Drops to All-Time Low as Amazon Shifts Into Clearance Mode After Spring Sale

You Can Watch the Two Recovered Missing Episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ Right Now

Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 Holds a Record Low Price as Bone Conduction Headphones Stock Quietly Clears Out on Amazon

Avast Premium Isn’t Flashy — But It Might Be the Smartest Cheap Antivirus Right Now

Data Centers Create Heat Islands Stretching 6 Miles, Study Finds

Garmin epix Pro (Gen 2) Sapphire Edition Smartwatch at 41% Off Is Flying Off the Shelves on Amazon

Aragorn Is Officially Being Recast For ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

DJI Slashes $500 Off the Mini 5 Pro Fly More Drone After Avata 360 Launch, Bundled With RC 2, Batteries, and More

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Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

13 Of The Most Dangerous Toys Ever Made

Gundam Is Coming To America. All Of It.

The Flash Is Incredibly Cheesy, But Here’s Why I’m Not Worried

Has Marvel Finally Lost Its @#$%ing Mind?

This Is What Happens When Deadpool Writes A Literary Masterpiece

Carol Is Queen Badass In A Stellar Walking Dead Season Premiere