Katharine Trendacosta

At Least Batman v Superman‘s Concept Art Makes Gotham and Metropolis Shine

Concept artist Victor Martinez has posted art from Batman v Superman, which honestly looks better than a lot that was in the actual movie. Like that graffiti in the picture above, which I honestly love. Or this version of the Superman memorial, which I also like a lot better than the one in the movie:…

J.K. Rowling’s Rejection Letters Are a Lesson to Us All

Mostly a lesson that if J.K. Rowling can get rejected, what is the point of the rest of us trying to do anything? No, okay, I know, it’s meant to be inspirational rather than downbeat. Still… Rowling tweeted about rejection a lot this morning, starting with what she did with her first ever rejection letter:…

Bring All Your Gifs to the Gif Party

It’s finally Friday, folks. It’s been a long week and we salute you. Share your own salutes in the form of gifs.

The New Powers Trailer Is Packed With Familiar Faces

Because it’s on the PlayStation Network, it’s shockingly easy to forget about Powers, the show based on the Brian Michael Bendis comic book. The season two trailer, though, is a reminder that there’s a great cast behind it. I definitely object to whatever is happening on Enrico Colantoni’s head, but he is bringing a significant…

The 10 Most Disappointing Young Adult Adaptations of the Last Decade

Last week brought us Allegiant, the latest in the seemingly never-ending Divergent movies. And while the books are entertaining enough, the movies just don’t grab our attention. But when it comes to recent adaptations of Young Adult novels that have disappointed us, Divergent is hardly alone. 1) The Golden Compass (2007) This one broke my…

Luc Besson Shares the First Image From His Time-Traveling Space Epic Valerian

Valerian sounds like it’s going to be just a crazy delight of a film. It’s about two agents from the 28th century who travel through time and space protecting the human race. That just sounds cool, and with Besson at the helm, it should also look great. As you can see from the picture Besson…

Darkness, No Parents: The First Lego Batman Trailer Is Here

A few years ago, no one would have thought that the most anticipated solo Batman movie would be a Lego one. But that’s the power of not only The Lego Movie, which introduced him, but Will Arnett’s gravely voice, which makes him real.

The Live-Action Jungle Book‘s Talking Animals Kind of Freak Me Out

With Idris Elba voicing Shere Khan, it would be hard to deny the character’s power and charisma. However, there’s a bit of an uncanny valley in these CGI-ed animals. This is the first extended look we’ve had of the talking creatures of Disney’s live-action Jungle Book, and while they look better than we thought they…

What If You Accidentally Started the Robot Uprising?

This is the face of a man who has just realized he’s doomed the human race. “ANA” comes from Factory Fifteen, telling the story of a car factory worker who overrides security and gives factory control to the AI, all in the hopes of getting work done faster. Of course, it’s all a trick and…

8 Things We Loved About Season Two of Daredevil (And 4 We Didn’t)

The long wait is over, and we’ve finally seen all of Daredevil season two. And after watching all 13 episodes, we have to say that we love it. As a whole, it’s hard to beat. But there were still some parts that could have been better. Here are eight things we loved, and four that…

The 30 Funniest Single Panels in Comic Book History

Yesterday, we asked you what your favorite single panels in comics were. The results gave us some of the best laughs we’ve seen in a long time. So, here are the 30 funniest panels, courtesy of io9 readers and staff. 1) Hawkeye is my contribution: 2) From Rob Bricken’s files: 3) James Whitbrook’s newest favorite:…

Everyone’s Got Terrible Plans in the Latest Huntsman: Winter’s War Trailer

Everyone. The titular huntsman, Eric (Chris Hemsworth), tells us his plan is the worst. The evil queen Ravenna (Charlize Theron) has clearly made a miscalculation about her sister Freya (Emily Blunt). And Freya’s got a plan of raising child soldiers that seems doomed to fail. This trailer reveals that the plot against Snow White isn’t…

The New Baby MacGyver Is a Member of the X-Men

It’s Lucas Till, who is most recognizable as Havok in the X-Men prequels. Apparently, a child clone of Richard Dean Anderson could not be obtained. Till is going to be playing MacGyver in the rebooted series for CBS, which follows the resourceful troubleshooter in his college years, right as he’s recruited into the agency he…

What Is Your Favorite Single Comic Book Panel?

Every so often there are comic book panels that take off, independent of the story they are a part of. Either they are hilarious or so perfectly composed that we are compelled to save them and pull them out all the time. We have a few favorites, but we want to know yours. The top…

The Only Scene Worth Watching in Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch Was One They Cut

This week brings the latest Zack Snyder opus to the big screen, which led to the news that Snyder really wants to make Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead into a movie, which led all of us to talk about the last time Snyder put his id on rampant display: Sucker Punch. It was briefly suggested that…

All Hail Foggy Nelson, the Real Hero of Daredevil

Season 2 of Daredevil was not lacking in vigilantes of various stripes. But the actual hero the city deserved wasn’t Matt Murdock’s red-costumed alter ego. It was Foggy Nelson. Daredevil spent a fair amount of its second season delving into the philosophies of vigilantism. Is it a net positive? A net negative? Is there a…

Zack Snyder Almost Added Two More Batman Villains to Batman v Superman  

Batman v Superman is already overstuffed with characters. Currently, it’s got everyone from Man of Steel, Batman, Alfred, Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, Aquaman, the Flash… and originally there were going to be even more. Speaking with Collider, Snyder said: The Joker and The Riddler both came close to being in this movie. We talked about…

Le Petit Prince’s new home will be on Netflix. The animated movie was slated to be released in America by Paramount today, but the studio dropped it from its schedule last week. At least the film, well-reviewed and attended overseas, will be somewhere. [The Hollwood Reporter]

Zack Snyder Is Adapting Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead For an Audience of Moochers

This news made my brain throw up a “404 File Not Found” page as a form of self-defense. It just couldn’t reconcile this with reality. I’m so tired, guys. I need to lie down for a moment. Here’s what Zack Snyder told The Hollywood Reporter: I have been working on The Fountainhead. I’ve always felt…

Uhura’s New Star Trek Uniform Looks Great

Zoe Saldana shared a photo of herself doing reshoots for Star Trek: Beyond and, in doing so, gave us the closest look at the new Starfleet uniforms. They have improved tremendously. First off, mea culpa that it took Saldana’s instagram for us to notice the sleeves. I went back over the trailer, and she clearly…