James Whitbrook

By The Goddess, Look At This Wonderful Mass Effect Cosplay 

You know it’s a job well done when I have to question if this is a person in cosplay or the actual Liara T’Soni from the Mass Effect games made flesh through an act of sorcery – but rest assured, this is Jen of Soylent Cosplay, doing an outstanding job recreating everyone’s favourite Asari scientist.…

How Long Can A Superhero Live For?

Comic Books are home to immortal titans and vulnerable people alike (and, being comic books, they pop their clogs all the time anyway) – but while their fictional stories will last forever, how long would their actual lifespan be? This handy infographic covers how long a few of our favourite heroes would live for. Heroes…

This Trove Of Original Star Wars Kenner Toy Photography Is Amazing

For children of the 70’s and 80’s, Kenner’s Star Wars lines are some of the most iconic toys ever made. A lot of what made them so memorable were the Kim David McNeill Simmons’ (and earlier Roy Frankenfield’s) photography which graced every box – and now you can see the High-Res original photos online. Header…

Jurassic Galaxy Is The Chris Pratt Movie Mashup I Never Knew I Wanted

It’s been a pretty great year for Chris Pratt, and artist Tim Doyle has rounded it off perfectly with the ultimate Movie mashup poster combing the actor’s biggest role of 2014, and his biggest role (so far) of 2015: Behold, Jurassic Galaxy! Doyle shared the artwork via Twitter yesterday – see it in full below…

Tuesday Game Room: Your Favourite Games Of 2014 Edition

2014 is at an end – and it’s certainly been a year for games. Let’s take a break from the usual format this week and talk about our favourite Games of the Year in this, the GOTY edition of Tuesday Game Room! Instead of the usual format, this week I thought I’d break down my…

Wonder Woman’s Invisible Jet And Gorilla Grodd, In One Glorious Lego Set

Lego’s DC Comics Superheroes line has been home to some fantastic sets, but this might just be the best:A Lego Invisible Jet! Gorilla Grodd! The Flash! A Bat-Mech! And even better – it’s out this week! Gorilla Grodd Goes Bananas – OF COURSE IT’S CALLED THAT TAKE MY MONEY YES PLEASE THANK YOU – doesn’t…

This Excellent Smaug Cosplay Is Benedict Cumberbatch Approved

Earlier this year, Redditor Kialna crafted herself an amazing Humanoid Smaug costume for AnimeCon 2014 – but then went one step beyond that and wore said amazing cosplay to the London première of The Battle Of The Five Armies, where it drew the attention of Smaug The Terrible himself. Kialna posted the above picture of…

Why 2015 Is A Hugely Important Year For The Marvel Cinematic Universe

2014 has been a great year for Marvel: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy dominated the blockbuster market this year, Agents of SHIELD found its footing and they unveiled big plans for the next 5 years. But 2015 might be the Studio’s most important year since Iron Man débuted in 2008. Warning: There…

This Lego Version Of The Force Awakens Trailer Is Amazingly Well Done

As we come to the end of 2014, year of the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, we head into 2015… year of the mashups of said Star Wars trailer. We’ve featured some good ones here on io9, but this Lego-ified take might be one of the best. Youtuber Zach Machias over at Mind Game…

Back Of The Box – 12/28/2014

It’s the last Back of the Box of 2014! Let’s see how December – and the year – is wrapping up with a look back at the holiday week that was on Toybox. Despite everyone being far too merry to browse the interwebs over Christmas, it’s actually been a remarkable week for the site –…

Teeny-Weeny Spider-Man Is The Cutest Lil’ Superhero Toy

Beast Kingdom picked a doozy of a character to go with for their first ever articulated Egg Attack figure – they’re certainly pushing the boat out too with this amazingly articulated and amazingly adorable Amazing Spider-Man. So many amazings in one teeny toy! Based on the suit Peter Parker wears in The Amazing Spider-Man 2,…

This Swanky R2-D2 Figure Can Pop An Astromech Wheelie

It’s hard to do much with an R2-D2 figure at this point – I mean, after all, it’s not like you’ve got much to go on outside of making it really detailed and pretty. But Kaiyodo have managed to one-up every other toy R2 by making one that can POP DROID WHEELIES LIKE A BADASS.…

Once Again, Game Of Thrones Is Your Most Pirated Show Of The Year

Congratulations, Game Of Thrones! You’ve once again taken the dubious honour of being the Internet’s favourite TV show to pay the Iron Price for in 2014 – topping Torrent Freak’s list of the most-pirated TV shows this year. Game of Thrones and Piracy have long been bedfellows, having taken the Piracy crown for the last…

Should Video Games Get Olympic Representation?

Video Games! You’ve heard of them. But what you might not be so aware of is ‘eSports’ – the growing genre of highly competitive multiplayer gaming. But are eSports really on a level where we should be seeing digital athletes at the Olympics? Rob Pardo, formerly of Blizzard, thinks so. In a recent interview with…

Wait, Now You’ll Be Able To Own Every Pacific Rim Jaeger As A Toy

Okay, so I was wrong. Turns out that NECA will be making even more Pacific Rim Jaeger figures to complete your collection – a new poster released by the company over the holidays has given us our first look at two more Jaegers that really round out the complete collection of on-screen mechs in figure…

These Toys Make Batman and Superman’s New 52 Suits Actually Look Good

When the New 52 revamped the DC comics universe in 2011, one sticking point with fans was some of the new looks for the companies most popular characters, especially the overdesigned suits. But Medicom might have actually made Batman and Superman look pretty great with these new figures! Medicom’s 12-inch Real Action Heroes line has…

The Most Amazing Toys And Collectibles Of 2014

2014 has been an amazing year for Pop Culture – and equally great for fans of all things merchandise. Whether it be vinyl toys, action figures or high end figures and statues, there’s been a lot of lovely toys to buy, much to the chagrin of our wallets! Here’s some of our favourite Toys of…

This Darth Vader Toy Comes With The Coolest Lightsaber Attachment

There’s a lot to like about Square-Enix’s Variant Play Arts Kai line – usually its willingness to offer batshit stylised versions of popular characters. But what I think I love about this Darth Vader the most is the awesome swishy lightsaber he has. I dare you to look at that and not make lightsaber noises!…

Merry Christmas! Toybox is taking the day off for some festive revelry and will be back tomorrow, starting a reduced schedule between the 26th and January 2nd. Normal shenanigans will resume on January 5th.

Comic Book Heroes Celebrate Hanukkah In This Delightful Jon Morris Art

December 24th marks the end of Hanukkah for Jewish people across the world – and to celebrate the festivities Jon Morris has been posting daily sketches throughout the holiday highlighting prominent Jewish heroes in and out of the pages of Comic books. From the mainstream – Ben Grimm and Kate Kane – to the more…