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WandaVision‘s Kathryn Hahn Says Gossip and Secrets Are a Part of Agnes

Whenever Kathryn Hahn’s Agnes bursts into the camera’s focus on Disney+’s WandaVision, the show’s laugh track usually kicks in as the archetypical sitcom neighbor interrupts whatever odd thing Wanda and Vision happen to be doing. But the more time WandaVision spends following Agnes around, the more you see that, out of all of Westview’s residents,…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

DC’s Future State Turns Aqualad Into a New Kind of Hero in This Exclusive Preview

In addition to jumping into the near future of DC’s comics, the publisher’s Future State line is set to introduce updated versions of classic heroes, some of whom are characters we know from the past who have taken on new mantles, powers, and responsibilities in the years to come. Aqualad Jackson Hyde has been a…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Titans Has Found Its Batgirl

Barbara Gordon is on the case for the third season of DC Universe’s (née HBO Max’s) Titans series, and the show has found itself a Batgirl in Savannah Welch. Variety reports that Welch—best known for her roles in Six, Tree of Life, and Boyhood, and her work as a disability advocate following the amputation of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

My Little Ponies Will Join the Transformers on Cybertron for a New Comic Adventure

IDW’s licensed comics love themselves a good crossover, especially the Transformers, who’ve teamed up with everyone from the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise to the Ghostbusters, and, yes even thebeloved magical horsies of Equestria. This time, they’re teaming up with Pinkie Pie and the gang again—on their home turf. io9 can exclusively reveal the first…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The New Batwoman Punches a Man’s Face Off in Her Debut and It’s Incredible

After months of covid-19 related delays, a new season of the CW’s Batwoman is here with a brand new vigilante at the helm. I’m happy to confirm that Javicia Leslie is absolutely fantastic as Ryan Wilder, the new Batwoman. If you skipped this show because of Ruby Rose, or just because you have too much TV…

Books & Comics Alex Cranz

Ethan Hawke Is Going to Be Playing the Villain In Disney’s Moon Knight Series

Well, the list of distinguished actors attached to this project has just gone up by one. As shared by the Hollywood Reporter, Ethan Hawke, from, uh, a lot of amazing things, has been chosen to play the main villain in Disney Plus’s upcoming Moon Knight series. The series, about which little is known other than…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

Ursula K. Le Guin Is Getting the Greatest of Tributes: A Stamp

Is there any more fun honor than the stamp? It’s collectible, comes with art, and you can use it to send things to other people, making it a gift you pass on. They’re delightful. As shared by the official Twitter account of Ursula K. Le Guin’s estate, the famed author is getting her own commemorative…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

The New Green Lantern Comic Brings Young Justice and Far Sector‘s Finest Together

These days, Green Lantern comics are already kind of a family affair given the nature of the Corps—but the latest addition to DC’s roster is going to focus on some of its most fascinating ringbearers in recent years, in the hopes that two great tastes taste great together. Announced as part of a slew of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

WandaVision‘s Teyonah Parris Promises More of Monica Rambeau’s Backstory

It isn’t until WandaVision’s second episode that Teyonah Parris actually makes her first appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She’s one of the many people living alongside Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) in the small town of Westview, where the most pressing thing on most everyone’s mind recently was a local talent…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

WandaVision’s Behind the Scenes Video Teases What’s to Come (and That Gorgeous Retro Kitchen)

Sure, sure, we’re all interested in just what weirdness WandaVision’s first two episodes is cooking up for our titular sorceress and synthezoid. But also? We’re interested in cooking of a more literal sense. Marvel’s dropped a brief new featurette going behind the scenes on the making of WandaVision, and while the primary focus of the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

WandaVision Opened With a Stylishly Old-Fashioned Web of Lies and Intrigue

The first of WandaVision’s many secrets is one that the new Disney+ series actually reveals to you in the premiere episode’s first moments. You watch as Wanda Maximoff (aka Scarlet Witch) and her longtime beau, Vision, beeline straight from the altar to their new suburban home in the city of Westview. The Visions’ neighbors might…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Disney Is Doing the Weird Hybrid Movie Release Thing Now, Too

Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures has announced it will release its upcoming film Nomadland on Hulu the same day as its wide theatrical release.

Books & Comics Catie Keck

Jack Kirby’s Son to Insurrectionists: Your Nazi-Ass Captain America Merch Sucks

Captain America is, famously, a comic book character not too keen on far-right violence. Neal Kirby, the son of comics legend and Marvel’s Captain America co-creator Jack Kirby, released a public statement overnight. It was addressed to insurrectionists who took part in last week’s assaults on the U.S. Capitol during Congress’ official count of the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Breaking Down Star Wars: The High Republic—Old Jedi, New Tech, and Fascinating Connections

The first wave of Star Wars: The High Republic stories is upon us, painting the broad strokes of what we can expect to see in this era, centuries before the Skywalker saga. After checking in with the new books and comics that hit shelves last week, we’re already getting a picture of some intriguing connections—and…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Photoshop Contest: What Are WandaVision‘s In-Universe Commercials Selling?

WandaVision’s style and special effects represent a new direction for Marvel in general, but the series takes things a step further in a way that’s unique for Disney+. It’s packed with a variety of little details designed to sell you on the idea that each episode is actually a different take on the same American sitcom…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Hades and Persephone Get a Divine Meet-Cute in This Peek at Fantasy Erotica Neon Gods

In Neon Gods, erotica author Katee Robert shifts her focus from Disney villains to Greek mythology, a realm that also happens to be overflowing with steamy romance. Today, io9 is revealing the cover and an excerpt that sees heroine Persephone, on the run from Zeus, meeting a dark stranger at the River Styx. First, here’s…

Books & Comics io9 Staff

WandaVision‘s Latest Clip Reveals the Superhero Couple Have a Very Important Date

Shame they can’t remember what it’s actually for, though. Marvel’s dropped yet another clip from WandaVision, once again focusing on the series’ love letter to classic black-and-white romantic sitcoms of yesteryear. This time instead of wondering at what’s going bump in the night to disturb Wanda’s prize rosebushes, it features Mr. and Mrs. Vision realizing…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Peter Pan Is Real (and Wendy Is Terrified) in This Excerpt From Aiden Thomas’ Lost in the Never Woods

Last year, author Aiden Thomas made history with Cemetery Boys, the first fiction book by a trans author and with a trans main character to make the New York Times bestseller list. Their next book, Lost in the Never Woods, puts a dark spin on the classic tale of Peter Pan, and io9 has an…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Watch the Stars of Batwoman Season 2 Describe the New Season in One Word

The second season of Batwoman will represent a soft reboot for the series, a beginning of a rebuilding effort after the first star, Ruby Rose, left the show. With Javicia Leslie asthe new Batwoman, the show is geared up to begin anew. But what’s it going to be like? In a cute new video from…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

Early WandaVision Impressions Suggest the Marvel Series Is as Good as It Is Weird

Critics have seen the first three episodes of WandaVision, the upcoming Marvel Studios Disney+ series starring Scarlet Witch and the Vision as they take on their greatest challenge yet: the sitcom. Which means we’ve got impressions. The early verdict is that the show, from what has been seen so far, is pretty compelling, albeit substantially…

Books & Comics Julie Muncy

WandaVision‘s Kathryn Hahn Says Gossip and Secrets Are a Part of Agnes

DC’s Future State Turns Aqualad Into a New Kind of Hero in This Exclusive Preview

Titans Has Found Its Batgirl

My Little Ponies Will Join the Transformers on Cybertron for a New Comic Adventure

The New Batwoman Punches a Man’s Face Off in Her Debut and It’s Incredible

Ethan Hawke Is Going to Be Playing the Villain In Disney’s Moon Knight Series

Ursula K. Le Guin Is Getting the Greatest of Tributes: A Stamp

The New Green Lantern Comic Brings Young Justice and Far Sector‘s Finest Together

WandaVision‘s Teyonah Parris Promises More of Monica Rambeau’s Backstory

WandaVision’s Behind the Scenes Video Teases What’s to Come (and That Gorgeous Retro Kitchen)

WandaVision Opened With a Stylishly Old-Fashioned Web of Lies and Intrigue

Disney Is Doing the Weird Hybrid Movie Release Thing Now, Too

Jack Kirby’s Son to Insurrectionists: Your Nazi-Ass Captain America Merch Sucks

Breaking Down Star Wars: The High Republic—Old Jedi, New Tech, and Fascinating Connections

Photoshop Contest: What Are WandaVision‘s In-Universe Commercials Selling?

Hades and Persephone Get a Divine Meet-Cute in This Peek at Fantasy Erotica Neon Gods

WandaVision‘s Latest Clip Reveals the Superhero Couple Have a Very Important Date

Peter Pan Is Real (and Wendy Is Terrified) in This Excerpt From Aiden Thomas’ Lost in the Never Woods

Watch the Stars of Batwoman Season 2 Describe the New Season in One Word

Early WandaVision Impressions Suggest the Marvel Series Is as Good as It Is Weird

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