James Whitbrook, Author at Gizmodo

The Silliest Life Model Decoy Stories in Marvel Comics History

Tonight, Agents of SHIELD returns to TV with a whole half-season saga centered a long-time staple of SHIELD—the Life Model Decoy, or LMD, a sentient android doppleganger indistinguishable from an actual human being. LMDs have long been one of the most used and abused concepts in Marvel Comics, thanks almost entirely to Nick Fury. Here’s…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 10

Something Weird’s Happening With the Cast of Pacific Rim 2

Ryan Reynolds explains how long we’re going to have to wait for Deadpool 2. Tom Hiddleston shoots down a Sherlock rumor while being very circumspect about Thor: Ragnarok. Meanwhile, his Thor co-star Chris Hemsworth says that J.J. Abrams has a Star Trek 4 idea. Hugh Dancy once again teases a Hannibal return. To me, my…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 10

The Team Behind Justice League/Power Rangers Tells Us About the Joys of Crossovers (and Giant Mastodons)

This week, two of the biggest superhero teams in the world are meeting for the very first time. DC’s Justice League and the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers are going into battle in a new DC/Boom Studios collaborative series—and we sat down with writer/artist team Tom Taylor and Stephen Byrne to find out more. Having read…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 9

Ben Reilly Is Returning as the Scarlet Spider And Everything Old Is New Again

I’m not sure which I feel more conflicted about—that Spidey-clone extraordinaire Ben Reilly is getting his own comic series again as the Scarlet Spider, or the fact that you can see his mouth through the suit and that smile is scary as hell. In the wake of Ben’s return as the current main antagonist of…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 9

Power Rangers VR Experience Gives Us Our Best Actual Look at the Movie Zords

Somehow the Power Rangers movie has kept the Rangers’ Zords shrouded in secrecy (and fog). The first teaser posters showed us barely anything, so our best looks actually came from the toys—and now we have an even better look at all the Zords, and it’s still not an official movie reveal. A new set of…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 9

For a Bizarre Moment, Riverdale Was Almost a Time-Travel Movie Starring Louis C.K.

Riverdale’s teen noir take on Archie Comics was already wonderfully weird enough, but it was almost much, much weirder. Speaking at this weekend’s Winter TCA press tour, Archie Comics chief creative officer and Riverdale scribe Robert Aguirre-Sacasa revealed that when he first started pitching a live-action Archie project, the Twin Peaks-ian murder mystery of what…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 9

The Supergirl/Flash Musical Crossover Has Found Its Villain

John Boyega suits up for Pacific Rim: Uprising. The Flash teases a big return to Gorilla City and a major new villain. Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale adaptation will do away with a major aspect of the original novel. Plus, there’s a ton of new footage from The Lego Batman Movie, and The Predator adds another cast…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 9

It Sounds Like the Next Season of Young Justice Will Openly Acknowledge LGBTQ Characters

The long break between the second and upcoming third seasons of Young Justice has been unfortunate for many reasons—mainly, because there’s been no new Young Justice to watch. But in one way, the break has been of benefit: the show can now explicitly acknowledge LGBTQ characters. Series co-creator Greg Weisman has long said that there…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 6

Marvel Is Already Teasing Its Next Big Comic Event

Strap yourselves in, folks. Civil War II may have barely just ended, Inhumans vs. X-Men may have only just begun, and Monsters Unleashed might be on the way, but Marvel is already teasing a major new arc—and it seems like it’s going to be focusing around a certain evil Captain America. Marvel has sent out…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 6

Crossbones Will Not Return to the MCU—But It Was Considered

Which, even for the world of comic book movies where the jaws of death are easily escapable, is actually quite surprising—considering this is how we last saw Frank Grillo’s sinister mercenary in Captain America: Civil War. Actually the fact that a potential return for Crossbones was on the cards isn’t exactly new. Grillo himself floated…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 6

Hulu and the BBC Are Making a Cop Show Set Five Years Before the Apocalypse

If the end of the world had a prescribed timeframe to it, what would society be like? How would we adapt and go about our business with a countdown timer floating above the entire planet? What would law enforcement be like? That’s the question the BBC and Hulu’s new futuristic cop show Hard Sun wants…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 6

Has Barry Allen Learned Nothing?

The entirety of The Flash’s third season has been about Barry Allen ignoring everyone to meddle with the past for his own gain, it going horribly wrong, and then slowly, deliciously being raked over the coals for it. You’d think that experience would temper his desire to meddle with time, right? WRONG. The CW has…

Television James Whitbrook Jan 6

Our First Look at the Neon Noir World of Duncan Jones’ New Movie Mute

And if you think the Blade Runner-esque neon aesthetic is great, wait till you get a load of Paul Rudd’s mustache. Entertainment Weekly has released a trio of new images from Duncan Jones’ Mute, the scifi passion project Jones has been trying to get made for years. Set in the Berlin of 2052, the movie—which…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 6

New Ragnarok Details Hint at Dire Times Ahead for Thor

Black Panther expands its cast. James McAvoy might be a part of New Mutants. Get a close a look at Spidey’s suit in Homecoming. The Handmaid’s Tale adds a crucial character from the novel. Plus, new pictures from the return of Arrow, and a ton of cryptic new teaser images for The Walking Dead. Spoilers!…

Television James Whitbrook Jan 6

The Young Nick Fury Is Getting His Own Comic Series

Nick Fury Sr., of course, has starred in his own comics plenty of times, but now that he’s out of the way it’s time to let his replacement get a chance to shine: his young, very conveniently Samuel L. Jackson-looking son. James Robinson will pen Nick Fury, with art provided by ACO. The series itself,…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 5

DC’s Office Comedy Powerless Has Way Less Office Comedy Now

Powerless used to be about a young woman working at an insurance company in the DC universe, catering to bystanders caught up in superpowered brawls. But then its premise underwent a major re-working, and now a new TV spot for the show shows us just how different it is. https://gizmodo.com/nbcs-powerless-has-turned-bruce-wayne-into-a-con-artist-1789979530 Vanessa Hudgens’ protagonist Emily Locke…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 5

Valiant’s Ancient Roman Sensation Britannia Will Return for a New Comic Series

Peter Milligan, Juan Jose Ryp, and Jordie Bellaire’s Britannia was a delightful surprise last year—and in a year of brilliant comics, its unique take on the world of Ancient Rome still conquered our hearts as one of 2016’s bests. So we’re as excited as anybody that we can announce that Britannia will return for a…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 5

Talia al Ghul Will Hold the Key to the Secrets of Arrow‘s Mysterious Villain

James Gunn has ideas for a Moon Knight movie that he has no time to make. Don’t get too excited about those rumored first look at Iron Fist’s K’un Lun. Have a new look at the next season of The Magicians. Plus, new Lego Batman Movie posters, behind the scenes on Monster Trucks, and new…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 5

This Han Solo Fan Film Is the Next Best Thing While Waiting For the New Star Wars Spinoff

We heard yesterday that we might have to wait a little longer to see the young Han Solo Star Wars Story movie. While you’re waiting, why not check out this nifty fan film that gives a little taste of just how fun a pre-A New Hope Han Solo film could be? Han Solo: A Smuggler’s…

io9 James Whitbrook Jan 4

U.S.Avengers Introduces a Whole New Red Hulk

There’s always been a few Hulks running around the Marvel universe, but in the wake of Bruce Banner’s death in Civil War II, there’s now one more joining Amadeus Cho and Jen Walters—and, true to form for a character in a series called U.S.Avengers, he’s suitably patriotic. When U.S.Avengers was first announced, many reasonably assumed…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jan 4

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The Silliest Life Model Decoy Stories in Marvel Comics History

Something Weird’s Happening With the Cast of Pacific Rim 2

The Team Behind Justice League/Power Rangers Tells Us About the Joys of Crossovers (and Giant Mastodons)

Ben Reilly Is Returning as the Scarlet Spider And Everything Old Is New Again

Power Rangers VR Experience Gives Us Our Best Actual Look at the Movie Zords

For a Bizarre Moment, Riverdale Was Almost a Time-Travel Movie Starring Louis C.K.

The Supergirl/Flash Musical Crossover Has Found Its Villain

It Sounds Like the Next Season of Young Justice Will Openly Acknowledge LGBTQ Characters

Marvel Is Already Teasing Its Next Big Comic Event

Crossbones Will Not Return to the MCU—But It Was Considered

Hulu and the BBC Are Making a Cop Show Set Five Years Before the Apocalypse

Has Barry Allen Learned Nothing?

Our First Look at the Neon Noir World of Duncan Jones’ New Movie Mute

New Ragnarok Details Hint at Dire Times Ahead for Thor

The Young Nick Fury Is Getting His Own Comic Series

DC’s Office Comedy Powerless Has Way Less Office Comedy Now

Valiant’s Ancient Roman Sensation Britannia Will Return for a New Comic Series

Talia al Ghul Will Hold the Key to the Secrets of Arrow‘s Mysterious Villain

This Han Solo Fan Film Is the Next Best Thing While Waiting For the New Star Wars Spinoff

U.S.Avengers Introduces a Whole New Red Hulk

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

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