Charles Pulliam-Moore, Author at Gizmodo

Ms. Marvel Steps Up to the Big Leagues in the Avengers: Secret Wars Cartoon

Disney XD’s Avengers: Ultron Revolution ended on a cliffhanger with Tony Stark trapped in an unknown dimension and the rest of the team reeling as to how and whether or not he could be saved. In the new Avengers: Secret Wars series set to premiere on July 17th, though, Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel is…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 2 '17

The New Mutants Movie Has Found Its Sunspot, But Why Are Marvel and Fox Whitewashing Him?

Fox’s upcoming New Mutants has found its Roberto Da Costa (Sunspot) in 23-year-old actor Henry Zaga of Teen Wolf and 13 Reasons Why fame. For some fans, the news was another positive step towards the New Mutants finally making their cinematic debut. For others, though, word of Zaga’s casting was bittersweet. While both Roberto Da…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 1 '17

Netflix Has Cancelled Sense8 After Only Two Seasons

After a mere two seasons of streaming on Netflix, the Wachowskis’ Sense8 has been cancelled, according to Netflix VP of original content Cindy Holland. “After 23 episodes, 16 cities and 13 countries, the story of the Sense8 cluster is coming to an end,” Holland said in a statement. “It is everything we and the fans…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 1 '17

Marvel’s Runaways Are Coming Back From the Dead in an All-New Comic Series

Ever since they discovered that their parents were members of an evil cult hellbent on trying to end the universe so that their children might survive, Marvel’s Runaways have had a tough go of being teenagers. Now, though, in a new series penned by Rainbow Rowell and illustrated by Kris Anka, the kids are getting…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 1 '17

Wonder Woman Has Been Banned in Lebanon Over Gal Gadot’s Casting

All screenings of Wonder Woman that were slated to take place in Lebanon have been canceled, following a decision made by the Lebanese government. The issue at hand, The Hollywood Reporter explains, is Israeli actress Gal Gadot’s casting in the film because of her previous service in the Israeli Defense Force. Currently, Lebanon and Israel…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 31 '17

Janelle Monáe is Coming to Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams Anthology Series

Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams anthology series has found one of its villains in Janelle Monáe who’ll be playing opposite Juno Temple in an episode titled “Autofac.” This is the future liberals want. In Dick’s original “Autofac” short story, the world has been devastated by a massive war that has forced what little of humanity…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore May 31 '17

In Stephanie Barros’ Fantasma, Death and Lucha Libre Are the Ultimate Superpowers

Traditionally, when a comic book character dies, it’s fairly safe to assume that they’ll eventually be resurrected in a not-at-all surprising turn of events. In Stephanie Barros’ Fantasma, though, a person’s life doesn’t even really begin until they die, which is cool. Less cool—people still have jobs in the afterlife. Movies like The Book of…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore May 30 '17

Steven Universe Just Got Dark in the Best Way Possible

Steven Universe has kept much of the Gem Homeworld shrouded in mystery, save for bits and pieces of information. In last night’s hour-long Wanted special, though, Steven (and Lars) traveled to Homeworld, and the show began to answer a number of its more intriguing secrets—including what happened to Pink Diamond. Over the past couple of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 30 '17

Game of Thrones’ Final Season Is Going to Be Very, Very Short, Like Arya

The past six seasons of Game of Thrones have all managed to spread their stories of love, lust, murder, and war over uniform sets of 10 episodes each. Season seven’s shaking things up a bit by cutting down its episode count down to seven (the Faith of the Seven will be pleased,) but a new…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 26 '17

Valiant High Is Exactly How Publishers Should Get New Readers Into Their Books

I have a confession to make. Two years ago at New York Comic-Con, I picked up a bunch of Valiant trade volumes with the intention of getting caught up with the publisher’s rapidly expanding universe of heroes and villains. Immediately, I blew through and loved both The Death-Defying Dr. Mirage and Harbinger Volume 1: Omega…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore May 25 '17

Racist Star Trek Fans Decry Discovery‘s Diversity, Revealing They Know Nothing About Star Trek

When original Star Trek: Discovery showrunner Bryan Fuller and executive producer Heather Kadin were developing the series, they were both adamant about making sure that the show stayed true to Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry’s vision of social progressiveness and inclusion. But for a vocal contingent of racist “fans,” Discovery’s emphasis on diversity is tantamount…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 24 '17

Cartoon Network’s New DC Super Hero Girls Series Will Take Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman to High School

Do you love Harley Quinn? Do you love cartoons about teenagers struggling with their abilities at a high school for gifted youngsters? Do you love My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic? If so, then today’s your lucky day, because a new DC Super Hero Girls series is coming to Cartoon Network In 2015, DC, Mattel,…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 23 '17

In The Last Jedi, Is Finn Wearing Poe’s Outfit from The Force Awakens?

From the very first moment that the world saw Finn meet Poe Dameron in The Force Awakens, some Star Wars fans glommed on to the (very plausible) idea that there was a spark of attraction between the two handsome rebels. Aside from a few furtive glances in the movie, though, there’s been no real evidence…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 23 '17

The Entire Marvel Universe Teams Up to Fight Kang in First Trailer for Lego Marvel Superheroes 2

There are certain team ups (like Ms. Marvel, Spider-Gwen, Gamora, and Vision) that we’re probably never going to get a chance to see in Marvel’s cinematic universe. Thank goodness, then, that we have the Lego franchise to make those dream teams come true in all their minifig glory. In the original LEGO Marvel Superheroes video…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 23 '17

Cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Takes Over Vanity Fair and It’s Glorious

With the release of every new Star Wars movie comes a sprawling, high fashion photo spread courtesy of Vanity Fair featuring the latest movie’s cast in all of their gritty space-faring glory. This month’s issue will have four different covers photographed by Annie Leibovitz and they are absolutely stunning. The individual covers feature groups of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 23 '17

Transgender Creator of Assigned Male Webcomic Facing Death Threats From Online Trolls

For the past two years, Montreal-based artist Sophie Labelle has published Assigned Male, a webcomic about an 11-year-old transgender girl named Stephanie who is in earliest stages of transitioning and coming out to the people around her. While Labelle’s work has been noted in the queer webcomics community for its frank and powerful portrayals of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 22 '17

The Rock Shows Off the Only Power You Need to Be a Superhero

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s charismatic charm and insane physique are part of what’s made it so easy for him to cross over from the land of wrestling into the world of big-budget superhero franchises. In this weekend’s SNL “Scorpio” sketch, though, he reveals the one thing you really need to be a hero: the ability…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 22 '17

The Black Lightning Series Won’t Be Part of the Arrowverse, and That’s a Big Mistake

After months of speculation as to whether the network would greenlight yet another DC superhero show, it’s official: Black Lightning is finally making its way onto the CW later this year. For some strange reason, though, Black Lighting won’t be a part of the Arrowverse. Yesterday at the CW’s annual upfronts where the network previews…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 19 '17

Marvel Trolled Fans to Keep a Major Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Plot Twist Secret

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 features one of the most emotionally charged deaths in all of Marvel’s cinematic universe, and according to James Gunn, Marvel was able to keep it under wraps before the movie’s premiere by trolling fans. Today, Gunn took to Twitter to field questions from fans about the future of Marvel’s…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 18 '17

Latest Trailer for The Mummy Confirms That Tom Cruise Will Have Monster-Fighting Superpowers

Universal’s hoping that its reboot of the Mummy franchise will be just the kind of hit that’ll sell the world on its shared universe of gods and monsters. The latest trailer for the movie shows just how different this take on the Mummy story will be. When Brendan Fraser took on the Mummy back in…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore May 18 '17

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Ms. Marvel Steps Up to the Big Leagues in the Avengers: Secret Wars Cartoon

The New Mutants Movie Has Found Its Sunspot, But Why Are Marvel and Fox Whitewashing Him?

Netflix Has Cancelled Sense8 After Only Two Seasons

Marvel’s Runaways Are Coming Back From the Dead in an All-New Comic Series

Wonder Woman Has Been Banned in Lebanon Over Gal Gadot’s Casting

Janelle Monáe is Coming to Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams Anthology Series

In Stephanie Barros’ Fantasma, Death and Lucha Libre Are the Ultimate Superpowers

Steven Universe Just Got Dark in the Best Way Possible

Game of Thrones’ Final Season Is Going to Be Very, Very Short, Like Arya

Valiant High Is Exactly How Publishers Should Get New Readers Into Their Books

Racist Star Trek Fans Decry Discovery‘s Diversity, Revealing They Know Nothing About Star Trek

Cartoon Network’s New DC Super Hero Girls Series Will Take Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman to High School

In The Last Jedi, Is Finn Wearing Poe’s Outfit from The Force Awakens?

The Entire Marvel Universe Teams Up to Fight Kang in First Trailer for Lego Marvel Superheroes 2

Cast of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Takes Over Vanity Fair and It’s Glorious

Transgender Creator of Assigned Male Webcomic Facing Death Threats From Online Trolls

The Rock Shows Off the Only Power You Need to Be a Superhero

The Black Lightning Series Won’t Be Part of the Arrowverse, and That’s a Big Mistake

Marvel Trolled Fans to Keep a Major Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Plot Twist Secret

Latest Trailer for The Mummy Confirms That Tom Cruise Will Have Monster-Fighting Superpowers

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

Tether and Arbitrum Freeze Assets as Crypto Faces Crisis of Purpose

‘The Legend of Korra’ Didn’t Ruin the Legacy of ‘Avatar’—It Enhanced It

Yet Another ’30 Under 30′ Nominee Could Be Headed to Prison

Utah Startup Claims Its Lab-Grown Sperm Can Produce Embryos, in Potential Fertility Breakthrough

The Guy Who Started the ‘Scientology Run’ TikTok Trend Says It’s Time to Stop

Noah Hawley Hopes ‘Alien: Earth’ Runs for ‘a Very Long Time’

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