James Whitbrook

This Gigantic Aliens Egg Comes With a Life-Sized Facehugger Bursting Out of It

First of all, I have no idea how I didn’t notice before that Alien’s facehuggers have elongated fingernails on their limbs. Secondly, this thing is both amazing and totally horrifying at the same time. This remarkable replica, from NECA, is meant to be full-sized, and stands at 36 inches tall. Based on the eggs that…

The Batman ’66 Comic Just Ended in the Most Perfect Way

It’s far too soon for this amazing series to have come to a close, but sadly, it is the end: DC’s delightful digital series based on the world of the campy 1960s classic Batman TV show is over. But thankfully, its final chapter was perhaps one of its most inspired issues in the whole run.…

Ian McShane’s Game of Thrones Role Could See The Return Of A Dead Character

J.J. Abrams teases the power of The Force Awakens’ new superweapon. Michael Douglas can’t wait to be back for Ant-Man and The Wasp. Wonder Woman reveals its Steve Trevor in the first set picture. Plus, Mark Gatiss on following up his newest Doctor Who, and new pictures from iZombie and Supergirl. Spoilers Get! Star Wars:…

Why Justice League Unlimited Was, and Still Is, the Best Superhero TV Show

We live in a golden age of superhero television. Hits like The Flash, Agent Carter, Arrow, and Agents of SHIELD dominate our TV screens. We champion them for their ability to bring some of the most mind-melting comic book sagas to TV—but one show did it all before them, nearly a decade ago: Justice League…

Did A Tiny Star Wars Toy Just Confirm A Huge Force Awakens Theory?

Fitzsimmons fans are about to get their moment on Agents of SHIELD. Justice League could introduce another female superhero. The Flash teases a surprise return. Tomorrow’s episode of Doctor Who includes a weird first. Plus, James Gunn answers a ton of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 questions. Spoilers Now! Star Wars: The Force Awakens…

Web Warriors Reminds Me Why I Loved Spider-Verse In Just One Goofy Moment

Earlier this year, Marvel brought together countless Spider-heroes from across its vast comic book multiverse for Spider-Verse, a crossover event that was equal parts dimension-hopping adventure and love letter to the insane, wonderful Spider-Man canon. Web Warriors opens with a scene that’s equally joyful. Spoilers ahead for Web Warriors #1, by Mike Costa, David Baldeon,…

Listen To The Real Reason Why Ian Fleming Began Writing James Bond Novels

Ian Fleming didn’t really set out to be a great writer when he first sat down to type what would eventually become Casino Royale—and create the pop culture icon in James Bond that we still experience to this day. It turns out his great reason was a bit more banal: he wanted something to do…

The Fallout of Darkseid War Gives Us The Best Green Lantern Story In Years

In the wake of DC’s recent god-based shenanigans as part of the Justice League comic’s Darkseid War event, we’ve been getting one-off issues exploring how each League member has been dealing with their newfound godhood. In Green Lantern’s case though, his issue ended up showing how much better Hal is without it. https://gizmodo.com/the-new-justice-league-comic-just-went-goddamn-crazy-1737815831 Spoilers for…

Behold The Awesome Origins Of Spider-Gwen‘s New Female Captain America

Last month, Spider-Gwen’s return to the “All-New, All-Different” Marvel Universe gave us a brand new iteration of Captain America. But the second issue of the series has lifted the lid on this new Cap and her allies, and it’s every bit as wonderful as you imagined it to be. https://gizmodo.com/this-weeks-spider-gwen-comic-introduces-us-to-another-g-1736523966 Spoilers ahead for Jason Latour…

Tons More Star Wars Details, Plus Two New Game of Thrones Characters!

Harrison Ford wants to return to Indiana Jones. Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi tease the Doctor Who season finale. Aliens: Paradise Lost will explore the origins of the Aliens. Plus, oodles of new The Force Awakens pictures, and Peyton Reed talks about the importance of Ant-Man and the Wasp. Behold, Spoilers! Star Wars: The Force…

Rob Liefield Is Returning To Deadpool With A New Graphic Novel

If there’s any character that sums up the extreme extravagance of Rob Liefield’s über-90s art style, it was his most famous creation: Deadpool. Bulging muscles, an amusingly fantastical grasp of anatomy, and enough pockets to hold the universe. But now the artist is returning to the merc’ with a mouth once more! Exclusively revealed by…

Snowpiercer May Become a TV Show, Because All Movies Are TV Shows Now

Limitless. Minority Report. Damien. Fargo. Scream. Ash vs Evil Dead. The list of movies that are now TV series goes on and on, and we have another to scrawl onto the bottom of the ever-lengthening list: Bong Joon Ho’s “dystopia on a train” thriller Snowpiercer is now Snowpiercer: The Comic: The Movie: The TV Show.…

This Fantastic Fan Short Has Us Longing For an Ultimate Spider-Man Netflix Show

Since Spider-Man is almost certainly going to be featured solely in the Marvel movies, we’re not going to get any live-action entertainment focusing on the wider Spider-verse—stuff such as Miles Morales’ Ultimate Spider-Man—any time soon. But watching this short film depicting Miles’ origin makes us want some so bad. Bard Tales Productions’ Spider-Man Lives: A…

The New Superman: American Alien Comic Totally Nails the Vulnerability of Clark Kent

Chronicle screenwriter Max Landis has his own Superman comic now, and while it treads on familiar ground, it promises to be like no other: seven snapshots from Clark’s life as he learns to deal with his superpowers and learns to become a superhero. The first issue leans into the similarity a little too much, but…

We May Not See All Of Batman v. Superman Until The Epic Director’s Cut!

The Flash movie is in a totally different universe to the Flash TV show. Not all of Doctor Who’s next season may air next year. Ghosts in the Shell casts an upcoming Game of Thrones actor. Plus, leaked Game of Thrones script extracts, more X-Files pictures, and Doctor Strange story details. Behold, Spoilers! Batman v…

This Week’s Guardians of the Galaxy Made Everyone An Idiot, And It Was Heartbreaking 

The Guardians of the Galaxy cartoon took a brief hiatus before making it’s return this weekend, and I’m glad it did. It made me have at least an extra week of thinking this show had really turned a corner. Then “The Backstabbers” happened, and at least it had an appropriate title for how I felt?…

The Men Behind The Lego Movie Are Bringing A Crazy-Sounding Animated Series To Fox

Phil Lord and Chris Miller have had an awful lot on their plates following the runaway success of The Lego Movie. There’s Last Man on Earth, the Star Wars Han Solo spinoff, an animated Spider-Man movie, and the time-travel drama In Time—but now they’re adding a animation/live-action hybrid to it all too. Son of Zorn…

The 7 Least Subtle Political Allegories on Doctor Who

Doctor Who is an inherently political show—it’s about a character who goes around overthrowing governments and thwarting invasions. But over its 52 years, Doctor Who has not been afraid to feature political messages—sometimes very overtly. Here are the seven least subtle messages from Doctor Who. 7) The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion Despite it being so…

Oh My God, the Fourth Doctor Is Getting His Own Doctor Who Comic

Titan Comics’ Doctor Who range has been on a roll lately. We’ve had the spectacular crossover series The Four Doctors, and Paul McGann’s Eighth Doctor just kicked off a promising solo series. But now he’s being joined by another Classic Doctor in the line: none other than Tom Baker’s Fourth Doctor himself. The series, announced…

Sad news: Daniel Fleetwood, a Star Wars fan who suffered from spindle cell sarcoma, has passed away. Over the past week Daniel has been the subject of a social media campaign to petition Disney for a special screening of The Force Awakens for him, which took place last Thursday. He was 32.