Charles Pulliam-Moore, Author at Gizmodo

This New Steven Universe Teaser Shows How the Diamonds Almost Destroyed the Earth

It’s incredible to think that Steven Universe creator Rebecca Sugar had most of the series’ grand narrative arc planned out in detail years before it began airing on Cartoon Network. All of Steven and the Gems’ triumphs, discoveries, and adventures have been leading up to this moment. Slowly, but surely, Steven Universe has been building…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 22 '18

BB-8 Gets His Heart Broken in the New Poe Dameron Comic

Though many of Star Wars’ sentient droids communicate non-verbally, they’ve got a reputation for being able to experience and convey the full spectrum of human emotions from elation to powerful rage. This week’s Star Wars: Poe Dameron is a reminder that even though droids can’t cry, they can feel sorrow. In addition to being Poe…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 21 '18

The Massive Toys ‘R’ Us Going-Out-of-Business Sales Begin Tomorrow [Update]

Geoffrey the Giraffe, 1969-2018, purveyor of material joy. After fighting an unwinnable battle against online retailers and the lasting consequences of its own gross debt mismanagement, Toys “R” Us is finally closing up shop in the US. Though the company at first planned on trying to keep some 700 stores across the globe open after…

Toys & Collectibles Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 21 '18

Black Lightning‘s Family Is Becoming the CW’s Newest Team of Superheroes

Unlike most the CW’s other superheroes who often rely on a close-knit network of allies who assist them when their vigilante work gets to be too much, we’ve really only ever seen Black Lightning working with one or two other people. Now, though, Jefferson’s finally getting something like a team of his own—and he just…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 21 '18

Mission to Zyxx Is the Best Scifi Podcast You’re Probably Not Listening to… Yet

Every time I try to explain what Audioboom’s podcast Mission to Zyxx is, there’s this moment where I realize that on paper, it sounds like the kind of thing that would normally drive me insane. It’s an improv comedy podcast parodying Star Trek and Star Wars and a bunch of other genre fiction. It’s… a lot.…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 20 '18

The Newest Cloak & Dagger Trailer Teases a Much Weirder Connection Between Its Heroes Than Just Powers

Out of all the live-action projects coming out of Marvel’s studios, Cloak & Dagger stands out in particular because of the work it took to update the original source material into something that people would actually want to watch in 2018. But so far, it’s looking much improved—and much more interesting. In Marvel’s comics, Tyrone…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 20 '18

DC’s Heroes Are Teaming Up With La Borinqueña to Benefit Puerto Rico

Though Puerto Rico might no longer dominate the headlines the way it did in the days and weeks after last year’s hurricane season left at least 1,000 people dead, there are still countless more people on the island who are still fighting to piece their lives back together. In the spirit of rebuilding, comics creator…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 20 '18

Batman and Archie Andrews Are Teaming Up for a Wholesome, Family-Friendly Adventure

Though the versions of Batman starring in the vast majority of DC Comics’ ongoing series are all dark and brooding characters, the publisher’s still keeping the spirit of Adam West’s high camp take on the Dark Knight alive in Batman ’66. And soon, Batman will have a new sidekick: Archie Andrews. Even though Batman ’66…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 19 '18

New Incredibles 2 Tie-In Comics Will Explore the Parr Family’s Domestic Lives

As cool as it is to see the Parr family kicking ass and taking names as the Incredibles, it’s just as fun (if not more so) to see them all fighting to blend in with normal society and hide the fantastic powers that make them superheroes. Newly announced comic books from Dark Horse will focus…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 19 '18

Higher Power‘s First Trailer Proves That Stunning Superhero Movies Don’t Need Huge Budgets

Too often, filmmakers fall into the trap of thinking that a good, smart genre film requires a hefty VFX budget to bring its breathtaking, impossible visuals to life. Though that may have been true once, Matthew Charles Santoro’s Higher Power is proof positive it’s no longer the case. As a deadly burst of “gamma radiation”…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 19 '18

This Artist Turns the All-Star Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race Into Pop Art Superheroes

Watching a drag queen get into costume is a lot like watching a superhero transform from their civilian identity as they get ready to fight the battle of their lives. It should come as no surprise, then, that the queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ third season look phenomenal as comic book heroes. Before…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 16 '18

Black Panther‘s Dora Milaje Are Teaming Up With Spider-Man in a New Comic Book Miniseries

In time-honored Marvel tradition, the breakout stars of the studio’s most recent blockbuster success—Black Panther’s Dora Milaje—are getting their own spin-off comic book. Oh, and Peter Parker’s tagging along. This June, the leaders of the Dora Milaje rebellion will journey to New York City and team up with Spider-Man in Wakanda Forever: The Amazing Spider-Man,…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 16 '18

New Teams of X-Men and Ghostbusters Both Battle the Dead in This Week’s Best Comics

One of the greatest things about comic books is that they can (and often do) tell stories about updated versions of classic teams we’re all familiar with, and at a much more rapid pace than you’d see in television or movies. As a result, comic teams change rosters almost as quickly as individual team members…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 16 '18

Does This Captain Marvel Re-Casting Mean Our Monica Rambeau Dreams Will Come True?

It was just revealed that actress DeWanda Wise was parting ways with Captain Marvel due to scheduling conflicts with the upcoming second season of Spike Lee’s rebooted She’s Gotta Have It series on Netflix. Within hours, we’ve found out which actress is going to replace her. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Still Star-Crossed’s Lashana Lynch…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 16 '18

The Silver Surfer Cartoon Is the Secret Star of Marvel’s ’90s TV Line-Up

Though most of the ‘90s weren’t a great time for Marvel’s comics, they were a golden age for serialized cartoons starring the company’s characters like Spider-Man and the X-Men. But it’s not often that people bring up the short-lived, delightfully-Canadian Silver Surfer series that ran for one season on Fox in the spring of 1998.…

Television Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 16 '18

Riverdale’s Veronica Lodge Becomes a Literal Bloodsucking Demon in Vampironica

The original Vampironica was equal parts Vampirella and old-school Archie queen bee Veronica Lodge, but in Greg and Meg Smallwood’s newest reboot of the character, Riverdale’s teen vampire antihero is reimagined for the millennial age. In a post-Buffy the Vampire Slayer world, it’s almost impossible not to see high school as a fertile landscape to…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 16 '18

Korra and Asami’s Love Has Been Immortalized as an Adorable Avatar Statue

How many people can say that their first date with their significant other was in the spirit realm outside of the conventional laws of time and space? Not. Very. Many. The subtle blossoming of Korra and Asami’s romance was the major plot point of The Legend of Korra’s final season and the jumping-off point of…

Toys & Collectibles Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 15 '18

Angela Bassett Would Have Made a Fantastic Killmonger in Black Panther

Everyone knows that a movie immediately becomes 75 percent more interesting when Angela Bassett’s a member of the cast—and the more screen time she’s given, the better. Bassett is positively resplendent as Black Panther’s Queen Mother Ramonda, but if there’s one thing to nitpick about her performance in the movie, it’s that there just isn’t…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 15 '18

The Latest Ready Player One Trailer Actually Explains the Movie’s Plot

Now that the first wave of Ready Player One reviews have confirmed what the earliest trailers for the film suggested—that it’s over-reliant on genre culture nostalgia because its story is sorely lacking—the newest trailer is trying something bold: explaining the plot, instead. The most recent trailer gave the film a more Steven Spielberg feel, but…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 15 '18

Danny Boyle Announces He’s Directing Daniel Craig’s Final James Bond Film

After many months of speculation about who would direct the 25th Bond movie, reportedly Daniel Craig’s last time playing the character, Trainspotting’s Danny Boyle has announced that he’s helming the project. Yesterday, Boyle addressed the previously reported rumors of his involvement with Bond 25 in an interview with Metro US where he mentioned he’s currently…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Mar 15 '18

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This New Steven Universe Teaser Shows How the Diamonds Almost Destroyed the Earth

BB-8 Gets His Heart Broken in the New Poe Dameron Comic

The Massive Toys ‘R’ Us Going-Out-of-Business Sales Begin Tomorrow [Update]

Black Lightning‘s Family Is Becoming the CW’s Newest Team of Superheroes

Mission to Zyxx Is the Best Scifi Podcast You’re Probably Not Listening to… Yet

The Newest Cloak & Dagger Trailer Teases a Much Weirder Connection Between Its Heroes Than Just Powers

DC’s Heroes Are Teaming Up With La Borinqueña to Benefit Puerto Rico

Batman and Archie Andrews Are Teaming Up for a Wholesome, Family-Friendly Adventure

New Incredibles 2 Tie-In Comics Will Explore the Parr Family’s Domestic Lives

Higher Power‘s First Trailer Proves That Stunning Superhero Movies Don’t Need Huge Budgets

This Artist Turns the All-Star Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race Into Pop Art Superheroes

Black Panther‘s Dora Milaje Are Teaming Up With Spider-Man in a New Comic Book Miniseries

New Teams of X-Men and Ghostbusters Both Battle the Dead in This Week’s Best Comics

Does This Captain Marvel Re-Casting Mean Our Monica Rambeau Dreams Will Come True?

The Silver Surfer Cartoon Is the Secret Star of Marvel’s ’90s TV Line-Up

Riverdale’s Veronica Lodge Becomes a Literal Bloodsucking Demon in Vampironica

Korra and Asami’s Love Has Been Immortalized as an Adorable Avatar Statue

Angela Bassett Would Have Made a Fantastic Killmonger in Black Panther

The Latest Ready Player One Trailer Actually Explains the Movie’s Plot

Danny Boyle Announces He’s Directing Daniel Craig’s Final James Bond Film

A Dangerous Bacteria Is Moving Up the East Coast. Here’s What That Means for You

Ecovacs Deebot X12 OmniCyclone Robot Vacuum and Mop Drops $250 Off, All-in-One Cleaning Solution at Its Lowest Price Yet

Soundcore Space 2 Review: A Shockingly Stellar Value for Budget ANC Wireless Headphones

Largest 3D Map of the Universe Is Adding Serious Fuel to the Cosmology Crisis

SpaceX Becoming a Publicly Traded Company May Rob Elon Musk of a Cool Source of Easy Cash

Xbox’s Big Turnaround Hedges Everything on Gamers’ Nostalgia

The First Trailer for ‘Strange New Worlds’ Season 4 Teases a Weird and Scary Galaxy

The ‘Invincible’ Game’s Story Brings Action and New Voices

‘Daemons of the Shadow Realm’ May Be Your New Shonen Fave

South Korean Man Might Get Prison Time for Posting AI Wolf Picture

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