James Whitbrook

Watching A Dalek Explode In Slow-Motion Is Strangely Cathartic

Look, it’s Wednesday. The week’s half way done. Sometimes you just gotta watch a Dalek get absolutely blown to bits to see you through to the weekend, right? This spectacular sight to behold comes from a new advert for next month’s Doctor Who Festival in London, an official BBC convention for the show that promises…

The New Sherlock Trailer Is A Full-On Victorian Extravaganza

We’ve known for a while that Sherlock’s upcoming special would be set in Victorian London, but man, even we weren’t expecting this much 19th Century love-in goodness. Carriages! Deerstalkers! John Watson’s amazingly fantastic moustache! This is certainly a trailer that has all of those things. It’s old-Holmes meets new-Holmes sensibilities, as we get the best…

Why Valiant Comics Are A Fantastic Alternative To Marvel And DC

Marvel and DC have a near-monopoly on superhero comics. They even have a joint copyright on the word “superhero.” But if you’re tired of the endless reboots, crossovers and revamps, then there’s an alternative. Valiant Comics has been kicking all kinds of ass lately. It’s Small… Befitting their nature as the giants of superhero comics,…

Excellent News: Steven Universe Is Finally Getting The Toy Line It Deserves

Here at io9, we’ve already clearly established that Steven Universe is pretty damn fantastic. But if you’re a fan of all things Crystal Gem, it’s been surprisingly hard to find merchandise based on the show—but thankfully, that won’t be the case for much longer. Animation Magazine has revealed that Cartoon Network is teaming up with…

See Jessica Jones Enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe in This Free New Comic

In just over a month you’ll be able to binge Marvel’s Jessica Jones on Netflix to your heart’s content—but do you want to get to know this new take on one of Marvel’s finest detectives right now? Well, Marvel have released a brand new digital comic that lets you do that, for free. Marvel’s Jessica…

Superman’s Getting a Brand New Secret Identity

For over 70 years, Superman has hidden behind a single secret identity: Clark Kent. But now that the comics havere-exposed Clark Kent to the DC universe, the Man of Steel needs a new alter-ego. And so, for the first time in his history, Superman has a new secret persona. Spoilers ahead for today’s Action Comics…

The Magic: The Gathering Board Game Is Getting A New, Gigantic Monster To Play With

Arena of the Planeswalkers, Hasbro’s tabletop strategy takeon the world of Magic: The Gathering, is usually all about pitting Planeswalkers against each other in magical battles—but now they’re going to have to team up to take on a new threat: the game’s first colorless hero character, and a major part of the game’s new expansion.…

The Spider-Man Reboot Could Feature The Other Spider-Man, Miles Morales

Jared Leto enlisted the help of Grant Morrison for his Joker role in Suicide Squad. Black Panther gets both a rumored writer and a rumored director. Locke and Key is no longer going to be a movie, but could head to TV instead. Plus, pictures from Doctor Who and a new Jessica Jones teaser. To…

Luke Cage and Iron Fist Are Teaming Up Again for a Brand New Comic

Together, Luke Cage and Danny Rand are one of Marvel’s best duos, but it’s been a while since they’ve headlined a series together. But now one of the finest bromances in Marvel Comics returns, as the original Heroes for Hire are back. Heroes for Hire have been made up of many different duos over the…

Three of Comics’ Most Underdessed Heroines Are Putting on Clothes

Vampirella, Dejah Thoris, and Red Sonja have graced the pages of pulp and comics for years—but the fame of their heroics is perhaps only second to the skimpiness of their outfits. That’s all about to change, however: a new direction for three of Dynamite’s female-lead comic series from Gail Simone is coming with a wardrobe…

Cthulhu Joins Up With the Only More Evil Entity in the Universe: Monopoly

In his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits… to not pass go, and not collect $200? Sure. Let’s go with that. Cthulhu Monopoly draws on locations from Lovecraftian lore like Miskatonic University for its settings rather than the standard Monopoly streets, as you and your fellow Old-One-Loving cultists do board-game-based battle for new land to…

This Bizarre Lex Luthor Fortune Profile Teases a Bunch of Back Story For Batman v Superman

I mean, I get all of my superhero blockbuster news out of fake editorials from Fortune. Don’t you? Batman v Superman may be a considerable while off for now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start your viral marketing machine up already. The faux-profile hosted on Fortune’s website began making the rounds yesterday evening, when…

Lego Doctor Who Is Finally Here, And It Looks Awesome

It feels like ages since Lego announced that it would be making a set based on Doctor Who—but now we don’t need a time machine to find a future where it’s out. It’s finally happening this December, and it’s looking rather fantastic if you’re a fan of all things wibbly, wobbly, and maybe even timey…

Looks Like ANOTHER Dead Game of Thrones Character Is Coming Back to the Show!

George Miller says he already has scripts for two Mad Max films. A legendary artist is designing Star Wars: Episode VIII. Felicity will be funnier in Arrow season four. Fear The Walking Dead will never cross over with the main series. Plus, teasers for Doctor Who and iZombie. So Many Spoilers! Mad Max George Miller…

Prepare For Jaws 19 With This Brilliant Back To The Future Advert

As celebrations for Back to the Future’s 30th anniversary get under way, Universal have gone on a bit of a nostalgia spree: first they brought back Christopher Lloyd as Doc Brown for a new short, and now? Well, they’re hyping up the 19th entry in the Jaws saga, Back to the Future II style. Yes,…

Looks Like Marvel Is Teasing A Second Civil War Comics Event

Oh no. Just in time for Captain America: Civil War, it looks like Marvel is returning to the well of the comic event that started it all—so shortly after Secret Wars offered its own take on the superhero political conflict, now we might be getting Civil War 2: Electric Superhuman Registration Boogaloo. The news comes…

Colonel Sanders Battles Himself In DC And KFC’S New Crossover Comic

The DC Multiverse has played a huge role in some of DC’s most ambitious stories: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Infinite Crisis, other such events with the words “Infinite” or “Crisis” in them. But now the Multiverse is serving as the stage to the greatest battle of all: a dust up between Colonel Sanders and EVIL…

Everything You Need to Know About Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Most Badass Detective

Just over a month from now, Marvel’s next TV show debuts, featuring Jessica Jones. But who is Jessica? She’s not as well known as Daredevil or the Agents of SHIELD, even though she spent some time as an Avenger in the comics. So here’s everything you need to know about Marvel’s most superheroic detective. AKA…

Princess Leia’s slave bikini outfit from Return of the Jedi has sold at auction. People reports that the costume, sold over the weekend, went for $96,000. The biggest Star Wars sale of the auction though? The model of the Tantive IV from the opening scenes of A New Hope, for a whopping $450,000.

Check Out the First Episode of The Walking Dead‘s “Zombies on a Plane” Spinoff

In August, we learned that Fear The Walking Dead would premiere a new miniseries set in the earliest days of The Walking Dead’s zombie apocalypse… on a plane. The first episode aired during last night’s season finale of the show, and now you can see it for yourself right here. …all minute and a half…