Charles Pulliam-Moore, Author at Gizmodo

Sebastian Stan Thinks of Himself as the Jon Snow of Avengers: Infinity War (And Not Because He Knows Nothing)

As epic as the early footage of Avengers: Infinity War is, it doesn’t really tell you all that much about the film’s plot. Sure, we know that Thor ends up with the Guardians of the Galaxy and that Black Panther and the Winter Soldier are going to team up, but it remains to be seen…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 11 '17

Oh, God, Michael Bay Could Have Blown Up Stonehenge For Transformers: The Last Knight

Never let it be said that Michael Bay is not a man without a very well-defined directorial sensibility. Michael Bay is extremely good at being Michael Bay and the minute you start watching a Michael Bay movie, you know exactly what you’re in for. This is extremely true of Transformers: The Last Knight. Only in…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 11 '17

How To Survive a Killer Clown Attack

Alamo Drafthouse locations across the country are hosting all-clown screenings of It this weekend in an ill-advised attempt to turn the public’s innate and rational fear of clowns into some sort of “fun” marketing stunt. To reiterate: there’s a solid chance you’re going to see gangs of clowns roaming the streets. To be fair, the…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 9 '17

The New Black Panther in Marvel’s Venomverse: War Stories Needs Her Own Comic Book

Though it’s not a comic book event quite as big as Secret Empire, Marvel’s Venomverse is borrowing some core rules from major crossovers. It’s focused on telling stories of alternate reality versions of Venom from different universes. One of those Venoms is a Nigerian teenaged girl who also happens to become the Black Panther. In…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 8 '17

I Kill Giants‘ First Footage is Filled With Mystery and Wonder

In Joe Kelly and Ken Niimura’s I Kill Giants comic from Image, a Dungeons & Dragons-obsessed teenager Barbara Thorson loses herself in her imaginary world of trolls and giants that, as the story progresses, begins to take over her life. And now we have footage of the live-action adaptation of that story. In a clip…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 8 '17

Here’s All the Crazy Shit Thor and the Hulk Have Been Up to Since the Last Time We Saw Them

Thor may not be the most interesting personality in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he’s apparently one of its busiest, considering that we haven’t seen the god of thunder since the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron. So what, exactly, has he been up to? When last we saw the Odinson, he was explaining to…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 7 '17

The Best Daredevil Storyline in Years Takes Him to the Supreme Court

The two halves of Matt Murdock’s identity have often been at odds with one another in the past, but in Charles Soule’s latest Daredevil arc, they’ve come together to fight a battle in the Supreme Court that’s going to change how the world sees superheroes. Daredevil is the blunt instrument that Matt Murdock wields with…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 7 '17

The Story of How Black Bolt Met Lockjaw Is Heartwarming and Heartbreaking

Though Saladin Ahmed’s ongoing Black Bolt series is, in the larger sense, a story about the Inhumans’ king escaping from an ancient super prison that’s hurtling through space, the comic has also spent a lot of time fleshing out parts of Black Bolt’s humanity that we seldom see because of his vow of silence. In…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 6 '17

Marvel’s Iceman Series Is Everything I Love and Hate About Coming Out Stories

It’s been interesting to watch Bobby Drake unsteadily make his way through life as a newly-out gay man in Sina Grace’s Iceman series. He’s very much the same Iceman who’s been cracking wise with the X-Men since the ’60s, and yet he’s also a vastly different Bobby who’s grappling with a new sort of emotional…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 6 '17

The New Powerpuff Girls Will Add a Fourth Member Because Nothing Is Sacred

The key to enjoying Cartoon Network’s recently rebooted Powerpuff Girls is understanding that it’s not trying to be the same cartoon as its predecessor. Bubbles wears barrettes now, Buttercup has a cowlick, and everybody sounds different. That’s just the way things are now and it’s perfectly ok. Still, there are times when the new series goes…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 6 '17

Black Mirror‘s Creator Is Open to Returning to San Junipero in a New Way

“San Junipero” was one of the standouts of Black Mirror’s fourth season—not just for its wildly clever twist on modern technological culture, but for its uncharacteristically tender plot about the kinds of powerful relationships that technology can help foster between people. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker expressed…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 5 '17

New Insidious: The Last Key Trailer Will Give You a Serious Case of Kleidiphobia

Kleidiphobia (the fear of keys) is one of those interesting, uncommon quirks of the brain that can make for spooky stories even though, for most people, keys aren’t very scary. If you’ve ever wondered to yourself “what might a terrifying, key-themed ghost story look like,” the Insidious franchise has you covered. Set years before the…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 5 '17

This Gorgeous VFX Reel Shows How Game of Thrones‘ Army of Wights Came To Life

What this season of Game of Thrones lacked in narrative quality, it more than made up for with the sheer number of terrifying ice zombies who tore down a chunk of the Wall on their march to Westeros. Scenes about the Night King and his army of wights were already good, but they’re so much…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 3 '17

This Star Wars Short Featuring BB-8 and His New Evil Twin Is Freaking Adorable

We already saw just what a curious, playful little droid BB-8 is from his role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But the question on everyone’s mind in light of this week’s reveal of his new evil twin BB-9E Murderball has been what’s going to happen when the two rolly boys finally meet in The Last…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 2 '17

Marvel’s Inhumans IMAX Experience Surprised the Hell Out of Me

Though the Inhumans have been a mainstay of Marvel’s comics for decades, their journey to the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been fraught with (understandable) uncertainty. Think about it: How do you even ground the Inhumans’ epic, larger-than-life story in a “realistic” world like the MCU? While every good story about the Inhumans is quintessentially about…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Sep 1 '17

DC’s Live-Action Teen Titans Show Has Cast Its Dick Grayson, But as Which Hero?

Another day and another major announcement about the cast of DC and Warner Bros.’ Titans, the live-action adaptation of the Teen Titans that will premiere next year. Today, we learned who’ll play this iteration of the Titans’ leader, Dick Grayson—but we don’t know which hero he’ll be suiting up as. If you’ve seen The Giver,…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 31 '17

DC Comics’ New Black Canary EP is a Haunting, Moody Love Letter to Dinah Lance

70 years ago, Dinah Lance made her debut in DC’s Flash Comics #86 as the Black Canary, a badass femme fatale who infiltrated organized crime syndicates to destroy them from the inside out. In celebration of Dinah’s legacy, DC’s just dropped a new, three-song EP tied to the character’s more modern self. In Brenden Fletcher…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 31 '17

What Was the Point of Marvel’s Secret Empire?

There was something very telling about Marvel’s decision this past Monday to announce to The New York Times how its Secret Empire event would end. It felt like the publisher was trying to get ahead of yet more problems coming from the series’ conclusion. Now that the final issue of its primary series is in…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 30 '17

This Homemade Thor: Ragnarok Trailer Doesn’t Need Production Values to Be Fantastic

Marvel spent something on the order of $100 million filming Thor: Ragnarok, which should give you an idea about why—now that the movie’s close to release and we’ve seen a couple of trailers—everything about the film looks incredible. But how much would it cost to shoot the trailer at home… with cardboard? Turns out it…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 29 '17

Our First Look at Luke Cage‘s Second Season Is All About Misty Knight’s New Arm

From the first moment that we met Misty Knight during Netflix’s first season of Luke Cage, there was one question on every comics fans’ mind about the character’s future: “when are we going to see her get that badass bionic arm?” Well, now we know. After briefly faking viewers out with a gnarly (but not…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Aug 29 '17

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Sebastian Stan Thinks of Himself as the Jon Snow of Avengers: Infinity War (And Not Because He Knows Nothing)

Oh, God, Michael Bay Could Have Blown Up Stonehenge For Transformers: The Last Knight

How To Survive a Killer Clown Attack

The New Black Panther in Marvel’s Venomverse: War Stories Needs Her Own Comic Book

I Kill Giants‘ First Footage is Filled With Mystery and Wonder

Here’s All the Crazy Shit Thor and the Hulk Have Been Up to Since the Last Time We Saw Them

The Best Daredevil Storyline in Years Takes Him to the Supreme Court

The Story of How Black Bolt Met Lockjaw Is Heartwarming and Heartbreaking

Marvel’s Iceman Series Is Everything I Love and Hate About Coming Out Stories

The New Powerpuff Girls Will Add a Fourth Member Because Nothing Is Sacred

Black Mirror‘s Creator Is Open to Returning to San Junipero in a New Way

New Insidious: The Last Key Trailer Will Give You a Serious Case of Kleidiphobia

This Gorgeous VFX Reel Shows How Game of Thrones‘ Army of Wights Came To Life

This Star Wars Short Featuring BB-8 and His New Evil Twin Is Freaking Adorable

Marvel’s Inhumans IMAX Experience Surprised the Hell Out of Me

DC’s Live-Action Teen Titans Show Has Cast Its Dick Grayson, But as Which Hero?

DC Comics’ New Black Canary EP is a Haunting, Moody Love Letter to Dinah Lance

What Was the Point of Marvel’s Secret Empire?

This Homemade Thor: Ragnarok Trailer Doesn’t Need Production Values to Be Fantastic

Our First Look at Luke Cage‘s Second Season Is All About Misty Knight’s New Arm

Palantir Debuts Chic Chore Coat So the World Knows You’re One of the Baddies

Hopeful Thought of the Day: Robots Can’t Do Human Conflict

‘Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’ Almost Led to an Insomniac Venom Game

‘Gen V’ Won’t Return for a Third Semester

The ‘Anti-Grammarly’ Helps People Hide Their Participation in the AI Slop Era

Should We Finally Ditch Artificial Sweeteners for Good?

Brendan Fraser’s Return to ‘The Mummy’ Is Arriving Earlier Than Expected

Hyundai’s New IONIQ V Looks Kind of Like a Cybertruck for Normal People

Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test

‘Final Fantasy XIV’ Wants You to Chill

Anker’s UV Printer Can Handle Almost Anything… If You Know What You’re Doing

HP’s EliteBoard Keyboard-Computer Proves We Can Stick a PC in Anything

Sleep-Tracking Earbuds Didn’t Fix Me, but They Did Open My Eyes

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real