Books & Comics

Marvel’s Cosmic Avengers Just Did Something Crazy To Galactus

Galactus has long been one of Marvel’s grandest villains—an almost unstoppable force who threatens the universe time and time again no matter how many times he’s turned away. But one of Marvel’s myriad new Avengers teams may have done something that changes Galactus for good… or at least, for a while. Spoilers for Ultimates #2,…

The Two Most Powerful Words That You Can Say To Yourself While Writing

“I’m bored.” These two words are the hardest thing to admit, when you’re writing your deathless novel, or screenplay, or short story. You’re supposed to be creating a work of timeless brilliance. How can you be bored? But admitting that you’re bored is the first step to not being bored. The power of boredom A…

The New Power Rangers Comics Feature Really Stylish Teens

Outside of their iconic ranger suits, Power Rangers’ the fashion of the series’ teen heroes can probably best be described as “Achingly 90s.” But that’s not going to be case in Boom studio’s new Power Rangers comic: these are teenagers with attitude and really nice clothes. Comics Alliance exclusively revealed concept art from the series’…

Good news: The kickstarter-funded “Geek Girl” comic anthology The Secret Loves of Geek Girls is getting worldwide distribution through Dark Horse. The Mary Sue have revealed that the collection, featuring work from Margaret Atwood, Kate Leth, Mariko Tamaki, and many more will be out in October 2016.

The Batman Comic Is Teasing Big Changes to Its New Status Quo

The last few months have seen some huge changes for Batman. First of all, he’s not even Bruce Wayne—he’s a heavily armored Jim Gordon. Bruce can’t remember being Batman, and arguably doesn’t want to be him again. But today’s issue of Batman has begun to tease some big changes to the new normal. Spoilers ahead…

The Ninth Doctor Is Getting His Own Ongoing Comic Series!

Hooray! Titan Comics are adding another Doctor to their ever-expanding roster of ongoing Doctor Who comic books. After a pretty smashing miniseries, the Ninth Doctor is back for good with a whole host of new comic adventures in time and space. https://gizmodo.com/nine-rose-and-captain-jack-return-in-our-doctor-who-1-1690608674 The five-part miniseries from Cavan Scott and Blair Shedd came to a close…

Margaret Atwood Is Writing A Part-Cat, Part-Owl, Part-Human Superhero Comic

This is perhaps one of the silliest, yet most exciting strings of words I’ve ever had to contemplate: Dark Horse have announced that iconic Canadian poet and novelist Margaret Atwood is writing her first ever graphic novel. It’s called Angel Catbird, and it’s basically Atwood getting her hands on Cat-Hawkman. Update: An earlier version of…

io9 Book Club Is In Session: Let’s Talk About Cecelia Holland’s Dragon Heart!

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month, we’ve read Dragon Heart by Cecelia Holland.. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! What is this io9 Book Club all about? We meet once a month to discuss a book we’ve all read together, and then we have an online…

This Philip K. Dick Tribute Is a Work of Mind-Fucking Greatness In Its Own Right

Philip K. Dick has had a huge influence on science fiction literature—but it’s pretty rare that you read a new book that manages to channel Dick’s paranoid, reality-warping mojo. So Black Hole by Bucky Sinister is a delight for all kinds of reasons. Spoilers ahead… Bucky Sinister has been a fixture on San Francisco’s literary…

10 Brilliant Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories That You Probably Haven’t Read Yet

Nigerian author Wole Talabi has posted his list of the 10 best African science fiction and fantasy stories of 2015. They include Afro-cyberpunk, a reimagined fairy tale, magical realism, and far-future SF. Definitely worth checking out! [via Metafilter and BoingBoing] Top image: Galen Dara Contact the author at [email protected] and follow her on Twitter @CharlieJane

What’s Your Favorite Tech-Centric Book?

Your fave can be a nonfiction book, or a fictional narrative where technology plays a big role. What should we be reading? I just started Tom Standage’s The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century’s On-line Pioneers, which combines two of my preferred topics: Victoriana and technology. I grabbed the…

TV’s Supergirl Will Be Getting Her Own Comic Book

Although Supergirl has hit TV with some major ratings successes, DC isn’t capitalizing on the show’s debut; Supergirl doesn’t have an ongoing series after her New 52 comic came to an end earlier this year. But DC is changing that with a digital-first series that’s all about the TV series. The digital comic, which will…

Oh No, Civil War II Really Is Happening

A few months ago, Marvel started teasing a sequel to its 2006 comic book event Civil War. Now, it looks like it’s really happening: the company have revealed the creative team that will pen the follow-up, as well as a potential release date (Spoilers: it’s conveniently just in time for the movie). https://gizmodo.com/looks-like-marvel-is-teasing-a-second-civil-war-comics-1734788234 A promotional…

Chip Zdarsky Dishes on the Action Figure Fantasies of His Wonderfully Bizarre Comic Kaptara

Earlier this year, we called Kaptara a sci-fi comic to watch out for, but it’s already so much more than that. We sat down with writer Chip Zdarsky to look at where the series is going, its sci-fi/fantasy twist, and the oodles of action figures that inspired the crazy world that Keith Kanga finds himself…

The Folks Behind the Sword & Laser Podcast Are Publishing Science Fiction Books Now!

Sword & Laser is a great podcast about science fiction and fantasy from Veronica Belmont and Tom Merritt—and now, it’s also a line of science fiction and fantasy books! They’ve just announced their first book, The Life Engineered by J.F. Dubeau, which takes place in the far future, after the human race has been extinguished.…

Thanos Is Scarier Than Ever In This Exclusive Mondo Poster Reveal

The collectable poster, music, and toy company Mondo is teaming up with Marvel Comics for an officially licensed gallery show. It’s called Snikt Bamf Thwip: A Celebration Of Marvel Comics, and we’ve got an exclusive reveal along with more art. Our reveal is this frighting 13” x 19” giclee of Thanos by artist Mike Mitchell.…

7 Great Books That Show How Terrifying an Environmental Apocalypse Could Be

A world ravaged by climate change is hard to imagine—but that world could be in our future, unless we do a better job of imagining it now. So we’re lucky that some of our most talented authors have tackled the challenge of depicting an environmental apocalypse. There’s a whole genre of fiction taking on the…

The All New Avengers Team Has Finally Assembled… Sort Of

The first issue of Marvel’s All-New, All-Different Avengers was, a lot of setup. So much setup, that it didn’t even culminate with the formation of the new Avengers team we’ve known about since March. Now, as much as they like to say that they’re not the Avengers yet, they’re finally together. Sort of. Spoilers ahead…

There’s a Reason Why Dave Seeley’s Gorgeous Space Art Is On So Many Book Covers

You’ve admired Dave Seeley’s art in the past, whether you realize it or not. He’s done cover art for so many space opera and military science fiction books, his gorgeous style is synonymous with cool action. And now there’s a whole book of his thrilling artworks. We’re stoked to be able to share some exclusive…

All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can’t Afford To Miss In December!

Some of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2015 still haven’t come out yet. There’s a whole month of galaxy-shattering tales ahead of us. Including Star Wars! Dean Koontz! And thrilling tales from A.M. Dellamonica, Adam Roberts and Brian Staveley! Here are this month’s most essential science fiction and fantasy reads! Star Wars:…