Graeme McMillan, Author at Gizmodo

Comics’ Oscars Recognize Superheroes, Hellboys And Deja Vu

The 21st Annual Eisner Awards – the comic industry’s version of the Oscars – took place last night, with winners including old favorites, new faces, the unexpected and the big names of the mainstream. Here’s what you missed. Despite the show’s new home in the Indigo Ballroom of the Hilton San Diego Bayfront — right…

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Comics’ Lost Classic Finally Finds A Home?

The big news from Marvel at San Diego this year is that they’ve purchased the rights to the long-lost legendary character Miracleman, home of some of Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman‘s earliest published work. The rights to the series have been in dispute since the collapse of publisher Eclipse in 1994, in part because rights…

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Batman’s Musical May Be The Best Thing We’ve Seen So Far This Con

Your wait for the next Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is over. Well, kind of. This morning saw the premiere of the musical episode of Batman: The Brave & The Bold at Comic-Con, and it may be the greatest cartoon ever. We’ve Neil Patrick Harris’ guest-shot on the animated Batman show before, but the episode in…

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Marvel Sees Double With New Hulk War

What happens when one World War Hulk isn’t enough? Marvel plans to answer that in a new storyline spanning the Hulk franchise this December, as Jeph Loeb and Greg Pak team-up to write smash-filled sequel World War Hulks. Spoilers ahead. Spinning out of this week’s Incredible Hulk #600, the storyline – that will join Loeb’s…

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Chuck’s Con Poster Tease A Retro Delight

San Diego Comic-Con‘s Chuck panel isn’t until tomorrow, but that hasn’t stopped Warner Bros from releasing this awesome new poster for the show’s third season a day early. Old school 1980s Drew Struzan fetish go! [Image via THR Live Feed]

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Marvel’s Joe Quesada Spills About Comics, Movies And Internet Baiting

There’s no denying that Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada has revitalized the publisher, taking it from bankruptcy to dominating the comic industry and breaking into movies. We sat down with him at Comic-Con to find out what happens next. How’s the con? Con’s good! I mean, it’s day one, so it’s fantastic. Ask me again at…

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Darwin’s Evolutionary Doubt Fills An Hour Of PBS

What happened in the year to Charles Darwin before the publication of “On the Origin of Species”? According to PBS, all manner of bad things, and it’s something they’ve enlisted Lost’s Desmond to help tell you all about it. Darwin’s Darkest Hour is the name of a new television movie created by National Geographic for…

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Transformers’ Movie Tech Gets Nefarious

If you wanted to see more of Revenge Of The Fallen’s new badbot, Soundwave, IDW has your back. New comics series Transformers: Nefarious will give him a spotlight, while also introducing the concept of hijacking Transformer tech for human aims. Written by TF master Simon Furman and drawn by Carlos Magno, Nefarious follows up on…

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The Teen Wolf You Never Saw, Sadly

A surprise announcement from Jeph Loeb at this afternoon’s Mondo Marvel panel: There may be a Teen Wolf 3 – but there’s one particular actor who won’t be involved. Surprise spoilers ahead. When prompted by a fan question (and then even more prompting from Marvel’s Jim McCann), Teen Wolf creator Loeb talked about the third…

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Marvel Plans To Take Pity On Your Pocketbook

Fans feeling as if you have to buy every book that Marvel publishes in order to follow their favorite characters can take one piece of good news from the Mondo Marvel panel this afternoon: No more crossovers. Well, for awhile. Asked whether or not Marvel’s current Dark Reign branding and cross-continuity will lead into another…

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Classic Scifi Makes A Comeback In DC’s Superman Next Year

Wondering why the Superman comics seem to be very superhero-ish, for an alien rocketed to Earth from a dying planet? DC’s creators apparently agree with you, and they’re promising some more sci-fi for the character’s world in the next year. The next year of DC’s Superman family of comics will call back to some classic…

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Your Exclusive First Look At Paul Pope’s Pop Cult Print

We told you about Paul Pope‘s limited edition print for Saturday’s Pop Cult party at San Diego Comic-Con yesterday, and now, here’s your exclusive look at the print itself. The print will be available only to the first 300 people to arrive at the party, sponsored by Coke Zero, at Onyx/Thin (852 5th Avenue) in…

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Only Superheroes Can Save Us From Financial Ruin

Wondering just how bad the current financial situation is? Apparently so bad that it’ll take superhuman resources to fix it. And, more worryingly, the people who’re saying that are the self-styled financial experts. Translation: We’re all screwed. Admittedly, that’s probably not the reaction that LendingTree, the online lending company, hoped that their new advertising campaign…

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Where The Wild Over-Commercializations Of Beloved Children’s Books Are

It was one thing when Warners announced that they’d be releasing a Watchmen video game, but a video game based on the movie based on the classic Maurice Sendak book is really taking things to far. For shame, merchandise gods. Even the PR for the game – to be released in November, to accompany the…

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Pope Talks DJing, Comics And Eternal Experiences

Comicsdestroyer Paul Pope is a true renaissance man, visiting SDCC this year as a DJ instead of just cartooning genius. We talked to him about DJing, music, comics, “pure” fantasy and why kids need new heroes. If anyone else in comics was doing a DJ set, I’d be much more cynical and think that’s just…

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Are You Ready For Dark Knight Voltron?

It had to happen: Voltron is getting a live-action big-budget remake, courtesy of the producers who brought you Get Smart, Wanted and The Dark Knight — with a focus on being Transformers, but with added human spirit. Be very afraid. Hollywood Reporter’s Risky Business blog reports that the live action reboot of the popular Japanese…

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Bow Before The Transformer Space Probe

Apparently, Transformers’ Allspark is more powerful than we’d ever imagined. How else to explain a new satellite that will be able to change itself into different probes, depending on what it deems necessary at the time? The new probe – which has the unusual nickname of “the flying laptop” – is a product of the…

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Iron Man Videogame Takes Synergy To New Level

For fans of Marvel’s tin-plated superhero Iron Man, Sega’s tie-in to next year’s Iron Man 2 movie may be the best videogame tie-in ever. The reason? It’s being written by comic writer Matt Fraction… who also worked on the movie. Although the screenplay for Jon Favreau’s much-anticipated sequel was written by Justin Theroux, Fraction –…

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How Many Times Does Batman Have To Die?

And not just Batman this time, either; the cover of DC Comics‘ Superman/Batman #65 hints at a double funeral that includes the Man of Steel as well. The special Hallowe’en-themed issue, co-written by Supernatural’s Peter Johnston, is released in October.

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SDCC: Day Minus One

San Diego Comic-Con starts on Thursday – with a Preview Night tomorrow – which means one thing for the convention center staff: Construction. Courtesy of Comic-Con’s Twitter feed, here’s what the main floor looks like now. Click through for more.

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Comics’ Oscars Recognize Superheroes, Hellboys And Deja Vu

Comics’ Lost Classic Finally Finds A Home?

Batman’s Musical May Be The Best Thing We’ve Seen So Far This Con

Marvel Sees Double With New Hulk War

Chuck’s Con Poster Tease A Retro Delight

Marvel’s Joe Quesada Spills About Comics, Movies And Internet Baiting

Darwin’s Evolutionary Doubt Fills An Hour Of PBS

Transformers’ Movie Tech Gets Nefarious

The Teen Wolf You Never Saw, Sadly

Marvel Plans To Take Pity On Your Pocketbook

Classic Scifi Makes A Comeback In DC’s Superman Next Year

Your Exclusive First Look At Paul Pope’s Pop Cult Print

Only Superheroes Can Save Us From Financial Ruin

Where The Wild Over-Commercializations Of Beloved Children’s Books Are

Pope Talks DJing, Comics And Eternal Experiences

Are You Ready For Dark Knight Voltron?

Bow Before The Transformer Space Probe

Iron Man Videogame Takes Synergy To New Level

How Many Times Does Batman Have To Die?

SDCC: Day Minus One

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

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Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees