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First Look At Adrianne Palicki As Agents Of SHIELD‘s Mockingbird

Bobbi Morse has been a SHIELD agent, an Avenger, and, most dangerously, Hawkeye’s girlfriend. Now actress Adrianne Palicki will bring her life in Agents of SHIELD, and here’s the first look — as well as a very surprising twist. Spoiler ahead! Entertainment Weekly has the pic, and describe the character thusly: Courtesy of ABC, here’s…

​Believe It Or Not, Darker And Grimmer Isn’t Always Better

Greetings, my little stamp-lickers! I wish I had some kind of new, amazing post-apocalyptic adventure to share with you, but after Ape City, I’m taking a break. Maybe sleet nor snow nor pouring rain can’t stop the mail, but a bunch of angry intelligent apes can make me take a vacation. But not from your…

The Ultimate Supercut Of Bruce Wayne’s Parents Getting Murdered

It’s one of the most iconic moments in comics, and it’s been recreated in Batman movies, TV shows, cartoons, and more. This supercut has collected all of them. Which begs the question: Who the hell doesn’t know Batman’s origin anymore? Can we give it a rest, please, Hollywood? [Via Vuture]

​The Real History Of Science Fiction’s Foremost Erotic Adventurer

If you’ve only seen the Jane Fonda movie, then you don’t know Barbarella — but thanks to an all-new, deluxe edition, including a new English adaptation from Kelly Sue DeConnick, you will. Plus The Crow, The Tick, a new G.I. Joe, and more, and in this week’s comics! New Issues Aliens: Fire and Stone #1…

​8 Things That Prove Star Wars Actually Takes Place In Our Galaxy

It starts “A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…” but is it? Do we really know for sure the events of the Star Wars movies didn’t or won’t happen in the Milky Way? Because here are eight connections that only seem possible if Star Wars is part of our history… or…

Marvel has canceled two Milo Manara variant covers that were in works following the great Spider-Woman’s Ass Controversy of 2014. EiC Axel Alonso says they do plan to have Manara draw more variant covers in the future, but promises they’ll be more “aware of the growing sensitivity to covers like this.” [Update: Marvel says they’re…

X-Men Producer Confirms Cyclops, Storm And Jean Grey Will Be Recast

We thought it was likely, but X-Men movie producer Simon Kinberg has confirmed that X-Men: Apocalypse will bring in new actors as original X-Men Cyclops, Jean Grey and Storm… if they’re actually part of X-Men: Apocalypse, which he didn’t confirm. Hmm. Here’s Kinberg on the subject in a Yahoo interview: If we included some of…

Um, How Many Characters Might Die In Walking Dead‘s Season 5 Premiere?

It’s only 30 seconds long, but AMC has dubbed this video the “official” Walking Dead season 5 trailer. While it may be short, it’s also almost unbearably tense, making it look like Rick and the survivors have been on a goddamn picnic compared to what they’re about to go through. And then it gets worse.…

Looks Like Fox Is Aiming For The Deadpool Movie To Be PG-13

Get it? Aiming? Guns? Enh, whatever. A new rumor claims that the movie will be rated PG-13, which is somewhat depressing, but not particularly surprising. Here’s why you probably shouldn’t lose too much sleep over this. First, let’s begin with where the rumor originated: Deadpool director Tim Miller, albeit produced secondhand by the Schmoes Know…

Our Vampire Hunters Reveal Their “Master” Plan On The Strain

It’s the antepenultimate episode of The Strain, so it’s high time the show finally got down to business. It’s Team Vampire Hunter versus The Master in a no-holds-barred match to the death! Only one side will survive! (Please ignore the fact that there are two episodes left and The Strain was renewed for a second…

​7 Cartoons Screwed Over By Their Own Toylines

It’s not just enough to make a good cartoon any more. Too often, animated shows are dependent on selling action figures in order to stay on the air, ratings (and quality) be damned. Here are seven shows whose fates would have been far different if they had gotten their merchandising together… 1) Young Justice As…

The MST3K Crew Pitches Their Invention Exchanges To Shark Tank

Joel and the ‘Bots take their infamous Invention Exchange inventions to the judges of Shark Tank, and attempt to sell them to varying results. Oh, the internet, I would chide you for taking so long to have this obvious idea, but the result is still so perfect I can’t help but love you anyways. [Via…

Tywin Lannister Drops A Game Of Thrones Season 5 Bombshell

While talking to MTV about Dracula Untold, actor Charles Dance — best known as Westerosi Parent of the Year finalist Tywin Lannister — made a startling announcement about the upcoming season. Spoilers for Game of Thrones episodes past and future ahead! Okay. Those who have read the books and/or completed season 4 of the show…

CBS Wants That New Supergirl TV Series Bad

Not wanting to be left out of the burgeoning superhero/comic TV show race, CBS has just issued a series commitment to Arrow and The Flash producer Greg Berlanti’s new Supergirl show. This means that if CBS likes the pilot, the Supergirl series will get a certain amount of episodes ordered guaranteed. As Deadline points out,…

These Dark Knights Hold The World Record For Most Batmen Ever

You do not want to commit a crime anywhere near the Calgary headquarters of Nexen Energy. That’s because not one, not two, but 542 Batmen work at the building, where they assemble to win the Guinness World Record for “Largest Gathering of People Dressed as Batman.” They won the record, obviously, and a Guinness official…

Nick Frost Leads The Guest Stars Of The Doctor Who Christmas Special

Shaun of the Dead star Nick Frost will return to TV for the next Doctor Who Christmas Special, which will be Peter Capaldi’s first holiday outing as the Time Lord. He’ll be joined by a variety of guests stars, including Michael Troughton, son of actor Patrick Troughton, best known as the Second Doctor. Hmm… There…

Read Two Shocking Issues Of Terminator: The Last Battle Right Here!

The human resistance dealt a major blow to Skynet in the 2009 movie Terminator Salvation, but the war wasn’t over. The saga continues in Dark Horse’s sequel series The Last Battle, written by J. Michael Straczynski, where John Connor leads a desperate final battle in which he may pay the ultimate price. Spoilers ahead! Oh,…

The Judge Dredd Musical Explains Why We Need A Dredd Sequel ASAP

You know how bad we need a sequel to Karl Urban’s pretty damned good Judge Dredd movie? Even Sylvester Stallone is willing to singing its praises, at least in this wonderful new Legolambs video. It’s not quite the magnum opus of the Predator musical, but man, it ain’t bad. [Via Comic Book Resources]

Will Zachary Quinto Play Sylar In Heroes Reborn? @#$% No.

Okay, I’m paraphrasing here. But there’s no way you can read Quinto’s unambiguous “I’m not going to do it,” when asked by the Associated Press as to whether he might return to the role of Sylar for the Heroes sequel series as anything other than emphatic. Don’t believe me? You can head here and watch…

10 Stupid Arguments People Use To Defend Comic Book Sexism

Every time someone brings up the problem of sexism of the comics industry, there are always a few people who are oddly incensed. “It’s bullshit! A double standard! You’re the one with the issues!” they yell. They’re wrong on all counts. Here’s some helpful logic that proves why. We’ve listed each logical fallacy about sexism…