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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Caught In a Tangled AI Web

Concerns of generative AI use hover over 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day,' while others think it's a case of Photoshop at work.

Movies Justin Carter Aug 23

Vampire Hunter D Hed

‘Vampire Hunter D’ Is Making a Comeback

Books & Comics Justin Carter Aug 23

Spider Man Nielsen Hed

Daaaaaaaamn, People Love Watching Spider-Man Movies

Movies Justin Carter Aug 23

One Piece Godvalley Hed

‘One Piece’ Is About to Have a Busy Couple Years

Television Justin Carter Aug 23

National Treasure Hed

Sounds Like ‘National Treasure 3’ Could Finally, For Real Happen

Movies Justin Carter Aug 22

Kyle Chandler Lanterns

‘Lanterns’ Head Damon Lindelof Wants Adaptation Fans to Chill

As 'Lanterns' begins its eight-week run, Lindelof makes a case for why adaptations need to be risky and piss some fans off.

Justin Carter Aug 22

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Kyle Chandler Lanterns

‘Lanterns’ Head Damon Lindelof Wants Adaptation Fans to Chill

Avengers Endgame Iron Man Robert Downey

Will the ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Be Worth It?

Odyssey Hathaway Holland Ithaca

‘The Odyssey’ Comes Home in November

Dungeon Crawler Carl Book Cover Crop

The ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Show Just Got a New Overlord

Posters of Ichi The Killer and Audition.

No One Does Live-Action Adaptations Quite Like Takashi Miike

Professor X Avengers Doomsday Hot Toys

This Might Be Your Last Chance to Own Patrick Stewart’s Professor X

Insidious 6 Elise Gemma

The New ‘Insidious’ Director Got Very Nervous When He Watched ‘Backrooms’

Jimmy Olsen Superman

DC’s Jimmy Olsen TV Show Has Its Official Title, Cast, and More

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Puppet

How ‘Strange New Worlds’ Made Sure the Puppet Episode Still Felt Like ‘Star Trek’

Dark Matter Catchup

Everything to Remember About ‘Dark Matter’ Ahead of Season 2

A screenshot of the new 'Golden Axe' from Paramount+.

Sega’s ‘Golden Axe’ Series Now Has a Trailer

Masters Of The Universe Adam Duncan

‘Masters of the Universe’ Is a Massive Hit on Streaming

Lanterns Aaron Pierre

‘Lanterns’ Debuts With a Bigger Audience Than ‘The Penguin’ Did

Stills from 'Blue Eye Samurai,' 'Fool Night,' 'Bass X Machina,' and 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.'

Netflix’s Anime NYC Line Up Is Ridiculously Stacked

Bonesaw Tomahawk poster.

There’s Life Before Watching ‘Bone Tomahawk,’ and Then There’s Life After Watching ‘Bone Tomahawk’

Dave Bautista Dune

Dave Bautista Is Kratos in ‘God of War’

Bruce Campbell Ash Vs Evil Dead Coffee

Bruce Campbell Has Been Retired as Ash for a While, Actually

Daniel Ings Peter Claffey Paul Murphy 2

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Composer Explains the Show’s Two Big Needle Drops

Wonder Man Simon

‘Wonder Man’ Cancelation ‘Deserves Some Study,’ Says Yahya Abdul-Mateen II

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‘Naruto’ Live-Action Movie Casts Charles Melton as Kakashi

io9 Reviews

Insidious 6 Review

The New ‘Insidious’ Is the Best Since the Original

'Insidious: Out of the Further' stars Amelia Eve and Lin Shaye. It hits theaters on August 21.

io9 Reviews Germain Lussier Aug 19

Lanterns Review

‘Lanterns’ Is Really, Really Good—for the Most Part

io9 Reviews Germain Lussier Aug 14

Coyote Vs Acme key visual of WIle E. Coyote running away from a giant bomb.

‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Proves the Movie They Didn’t Want You to See Was Always Worth the Fight

io9 Reviews Isaiah Colbert Aug 12

End Of Oak Street Review

‘The End of Oak Street’ Is the Family vs. Dinosaur Adventure You Didn’t Know You Needed

io9 Reviews Germain Lussier Aug 12

Campmiasma Littledeath 2

‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Pens a Gory, Horny Love Letter to Slasher Flicks

io9 Reviews Cheryl Eddy Aug 11

Movies

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Caught In a Tangled AI Web

Movies Justin Carter Aug 23

Spider Man Nielsen Hed

Daaaaaaaamn, People Love Watching Spider-Man Movies

Movies Justin Carter Aug 23

National Treasure Hed

Sounds Like ‘National Treasure 3’ Could Finally, For Real Happen

Movies Justin Carter Aug 22

Avengers Endgame Iron Man Robert Downey

Will the ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Re-Release Be Worth It?

Movies Justin Carter Aug 22

Odyssey Hathaway Holland Ithaca

‘The Odyssey’ Comes Home in November

Movies Cheryl Eddy Aug 21

Posters of Ichi The Killer and Audition.

No One Does Live-Action Adaptations Quite Like Takashi Miike

Movies Isaiah Colbert Aug 21

Insidious 6 Elise Gemma

The New ‘Insidious’ Director Got Very Nervous When He Watched ‘Backrooms’

Movies Cheryl Eddy Aug 21

A screenshot of the new 'Golden Axe' from Paramount+.

Sega’s ‘Golden Axe’ Series Now Has a Trailer

Movies Gordon Jackson Aug 21

Masters Of The Universe Adam Duncan

‘Masters of the Universe’ Is a Massive Hit on Streaming

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 21

Bonesaw Tomahawk poster.

There’s Life Before Watching ‘Bone Tomahawk,’ and Then There’s Life After Watching ‘Bone Tomahawk’

Movies Isaiah Colbert Aug 20

Trailers

Neverafterdark

The Creepy ‘Never After Dark’ Trailer Might Keep You Up at Night

Cheryl Eddy Aug 20

Whalefall Poster Crop

The New ‘Whalefall’ Trailer Really Gets to the Belly of the Beast

Germain Lussier Aug 19

Wildwood Woods

‘Wildwood’ Looks So Good, We Can’t Believe It’s a Real Movie

Germain Lussier Aug 19

Crawlers Movie Poster

If You’re Scared of Spiders, You’re Going to Want to Avoid This Trailer

Germain Lussier Aug 17

Ahsoka Season 1 Sabers

The First Trailer for ‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 Is Finally Here

Germain Lussier Aug 15

Doomsday Speciallook

That New ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Footage Is Officially Here

Cheryl Eddy Aug 15

Ahs 13 Sarah Paulson

‘American Horror Story’ Season 13 Shows Off Its Cast in a Ghastly First Teaser

Cheryl Eddy Aug 13

Insidious Outofthefurther Trailer

The Final ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Trailer Brings Demons Into the Real World

Cheryl Eddy Aug 5

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‘The X-Files: I Want to Believe – Vrach Frankenshteyn’ Has a Perfectly Creepy Trailer

Cheryl Eddy Aug 4

Violent Night 2 Harbour Bell

The ‘Violent Night 2’ Trailer Adds Mrs. Claus to Its Gory Christmas Action

Germain Lussier Aug 4

Television

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‘One Piece’ Is About to Have a Busy Couple Years

Ya-yo, ya-yooooooooooo, 'One Piece' is hitting the big 30 and marking the occasion with new movies and its many adaptations.

Television Justin Carter Aug 23

Kyle Chandler Lanterns

‘Lanterns’ Head Damon Lindelof Wants Adaptation Fans to Chill

Television Justin Carter Aug 22

Dungeon Crawler Carl Book Cover Crop

The ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ TV Show Just Got a New Overlord

Television Germain Lussier Aug 21

Jimmy Olsen Superman

DC’s Jimmy Olsen TV Show Has Its Official Title, Cast, and More

Television Germain Lussier Aug 21

Star Trek Strange New Worlds Puppet

How ‘Strange New Worlds’ Made Sure the Puppet Episode Still Felt Like ‘Star Trek’

Television Cheryl Eddy Aug 21

Books & Comics

Vampire Hunter D Hed

‘Vampire Hunter D’ Is Making a Comeback

Books & Comics Justin Carter Aug 23

Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo cover art of Jedi Knight Nagi Tsukumo.

‘Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo’ Adds a Fascinating Twist to Order 66

Books & Comics Isaiah Colbert Aug 19

Andy Weir Project Hail Mary

‘Project Hail Mary’ Author Andy Weir’s Next Project Is a Sci-Fi Audiobook With a Star-Studded Cast

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Aug 12

Star Wars Marvel Hope Assembles Cover Crop

Holy Crap, Marvel and ‘Star Wars’ Are Finally, Officially, Crossing Over

Books & Comics Germain Lussier Aug 11

Hellboy Hell Hed

‘Hellboy in Hell: Parade of Horrors’ Is Mike Mignola’s Next Hellboy Comic [Exclusive]

Books & Comics Justin Carter Aug 10

Lynx manga cover.

‘Lynx’ Is a Sapphic Neo-Noir Thriller About a Damaged Detective and Her Snarky Cat Battling Angels [Exclusive]

Books & Comics Isaiah Colbert Aug 7

Lightspeed 195 August 2026 Io9 2

A Sweet but Scary Monster Faces a Cruel World in This Sci-Fi Story

Books & Comics Lightspeed Magazine Aug 6

Brain Alive manga art by Rafal Jaki, Machine Gamu and Polluxery.

‘Cyberpunk: Edgerunners’ Creator’s New Manga Series Is a Love Letter to ‘Inception’ and Soulsborne Games

Books & Comics Isaiah Colbert Aug 5

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George R.R. Martin Blogs a Melancholy Life Update

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Aug 4

August Books Aplaguedsea

92 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Releasing in August

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy Jul 31

Anime

Stills from 'Blue Eye Samurai,' 'Fool Night,' 'Bass X Machina,' and 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2.'

Netflix’s Anime NYC Line Up Is Ridiculously Stacked

Netlfix opened the floodgates with a new look at anime from 'Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2' to the glorious return of 'Blue Eye Samurai,' coming to the streamer later this year and early 2027.

Anime Isaiah Colbert Aug 20

Mobile Suit Gundam Rg Xarx Zero still of Gundam Zero.

‘RG Xarx’ Anime Director Wants to Rewrite the Legacy of ‘Mobile Suit Gundam’ From Zero

Anime Isaiah Colbert Aug 13

Belladonna Of Sadness key visual.

‘Belladonna of Sadness’ Is as Tragically French as It Is Horny as Hell

Anime Isaiah Colbert Aug 6

The Apothecary Diaries key visual of Maomao and Jinshi making flower ribbons.

‘The Apothecary Diaries’ Stars Break Down the Mystery, Romance, and Frog Between Jinshi and Maomao

Anime Isaiah Colbert Aug 5

Collage of Grave Of The Fireflies and Cocoon—One Summer of Girlhood key visuals.

Don’t Pregame ‘Cocoon—One Summer of Girlhood’ With Studio Ghibli’s ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ If You Hate Crying

Anime Isaiah Colbert Jul 24

Toys & Collectibles

Professor X Avengers Doomsday Hot Toys

This Might Be Your Last Chance to Own Patrick Stewart’s Professor X

With a new Xavier coming in, this 'Avengers: Doomsday' Hot Toys figure takes on some new meaning.

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier Aug 21

Mike Mitchell Star Wars Io9

Returned, a Popular ‘Star Wars’ Art Series Has [Exclusive]

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier Aug 20

Batman Returns Lego Header

Lego’s ‘Batman Returns’ Batmobile Might Be Its Coolest DC Set Yet

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier Aug 18

Kidrobot Alien Earth 8 Topart

The Creepiest ‘Alien: Earth’ Creature Makes for a Surprisingly Cute Plush

Toys & Collectibles Cheryl Eddy Aug 18

August 2026 Lego

Lego’s August Releases Are Plentiful and Phenomenal

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier Aug 3

Games

Marvel's Wolverine Main

Troy Baker’s ‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ Role Officially Revealed

Games Jen Lennon Aug 13

Dungeons Dragons Wow

‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Rolls for ‘Star Wars’ and ‘World of Warcraft’

Games Justin Carter Aug 1

‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ 6th Edition Emerges From the Shadows

Games Jen Lennon Jul 30

Marvel Wolverine Sdcc

‘Marvel’s Wolverine’ Gets a Bloody New Story Trailer

Games Germain Lussier, Jen Lennon, and Justin Carter Jul 23

Magic 2027 Hed

‘Magic: The Gathering’ Will Embrace the Multiverse in 2027

Games Justin Carter Jul 18

Fallout season 2

Obviously, Bethesda Is Remastering ‘Fallout: New Vegas’ and ‘Fallout 3’

Games Jen Lennon Jul 17

Persona 4 Revival

Legendary Anime Studio Mappa Will Animate ‘Persona 4 Revival’ Cutscenes

Games Jen Lennon Jul 4

Danganronpa 2 Main Image

‘Danganronpa 2×2’ Slayhem Mode Brings New Thrills, Chills, & Kills

Games Jen Lennon Jul 3

Attack On Titan Hed

MAPPA Gets to Work On ‘Attack on Titan’ One Last Time

Games Justin Carter Jul 3

Vampire The Masquerade Bound By Blood Art

‘Vampire: The Masquerade’ ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Kindred Class Includes 6 Clans

Games Jen Lennon Jun 26

Corporate Culture

Everybody’s Suing Paramount This Week

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jul 18

Netflix Shows Keep Hitting a New Season Slump

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jul 6

Midjourney Thinks Hollywood Should Fess Up About Using AI

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jul 5

Paramount Gets Justice Dept. Approval to Buy Warner Bros.

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jun 13

US States Will Sue Paramount to Prevent Warner Bros. Merger

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Jun 6

Magic The Gathering Union Of The Third Path

This Is the Weekend Wizards of the Coast Needs to Not Put a Foot in It

Corporate Culture James Whitbrook May 1

Thor Avengers Doomsday

Marvel Studios’ Former Art Staff Discuss ‘Shortsighted’ Layoffs

Corporate Culture Justin Carter Apr 18

Disney’s Massive Layoffs Have Seemingly Hit Marvel Hard

Corporate Culture James Whitbrook Apr 15

Star Trek First Contact Battle Of Sector 001 Enterprise E

Hollywood’s Stars Are Beginning to Turn Against the Paramount-Warner Deal

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Apr 13

Tron Ares Jared Leto

Disney Says It Will Find Ways to Peddle Slop Elsewhere After Pulling Out of OpenAI Deal

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy Mar 24

Theme Parks & Destinations

D23 2026 Recap

D23 2026: 7 Things We Loved and 3 Things We Didn’t

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Aug 18

D23 Villains Land Dark Ride Crop

The 5 Most Exciting Disney Parks Updates From D23

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Aug 16

Here’s What the New ‘Avatar’ Land Looks Like

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Aug 14

Obsession Inde Navarrette Smile

Nikki From ‘Obsession’ Will Freak You Out at Universal’s Horror Nights

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Aug 11

Disneyland Castle

Can’t Attend D23? Disney Is Live Streaming Some of Its Biggest Panels

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Aug 10

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The New ‘Fast & Furious’ Roller Coaster Is Exactly That and So Much More

Theme Parks & Destinations Germain Lussier Aug 5

Halloween Horror Nights Ozzy

Metal God Ozzy Osbourne Is Halloween Horror Nights’ Newest Attraction

Theme Parks & Destinations Cheryl Eddy Jul 29

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The ‘Game of Thrones’ Play Has Apparently Had a Rocky Road to Opening

Theme Parks & Destinations Cheryl Eddy Jul 29

Sdcc News Main

All the News From San Diego Comic-Con 2026

Theme Parks & Destinations Jen Lennon Jul 28

Sdcc Cosplay Day 4 Main

The Most Amazing Cosplay of San Diego Comic-Con 2026, Day 4

Theme Parks & Destinations Jen Lennon Jul 27

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