Portrait of a Cosplayer on the Front LinesFrancis Gualta finds cosplay is his best method for coping with the stress of Covid-19.Beth Elderkin
Marvel Sues Comic Creators’ Heirs to Keep Major Character RightsThe rights to Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Falcon, Thor, and more are being questioned.Rob Bricken
Horror Legend Bela Lugosi Lands the Role of a Lifetime in This Peek at a New Graphic BiographyKoren Shadmi's Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula explores the screen icon's triumphs and troubles.Cheryl Eddy
Scott Snyder's New Amazon Deal Is Putting Creators FirstScott Snyder's Best Jackett Press joins Comixology to launch 8 new creator-owned series.Charles Pulliam-Moore
DC's Batman Family Just Got a Little More QueerIn Batman: Urban Legends #6, Tim Drake embraces an important element of his identity.Charles Pulliam-Moore
Cosplay Is a Business and It Is SufferingThe business of bringing characters to life is suffering, and there seems to be no end in sight.Beth Elderkin
CosplayThe Most Awesome Cosplay of New York Comic-Con, Day 3Farewell, New York! We'll be doing this again about a year from now!Justin Carter
CosplayThe Most Awesome Cosplay of New York Comic Con, Day 2We got Marvels, we got samurais, we even got a Dimitrescu or two.Justin Carter
CosplayThe Most Wonderfully Nerdy Halloween Costumes From io9's ReadersWe asked, you delivered, and oh, what a delightful bounty of costumes from 2021's spooky celebrations!James Whitbrook
Cosplayio9 Halloween Costume Show Week 3: Open Wide, Mr. AllenGot a costume ready, working on it, or still thinking about what to wear? Come show us!James Whitbrook
DC ComicsMeet Wonder Woman's New Superheroic Daughter, TrinityDC Comics is adding a big new wrinkle to the Wonder Woman mythology.Justin Carter
DC ComicsDC's Jim Lee Now Has the Job You Already Thought He HadThe acclaimed artist turned publisher is now also the president of DC Comics.Cheryl Eddy
DC ComicsDoom Patrol Writer Rachel Pollack Has Died at 77The late Rachel Pollack was a teacher of Tarot and created DC's first openly trans superhero, Coagula, during her Doom Patrol run.Justin Carter
DC ComicsDC Comics' Wonderful Swimsuit Covers Are Sexy and TastefulWant to know how you can draw sexy superheroes without also making them look trashy? Here's the answer.Rob Bricken
IndiesComic Book Artist Ian McGinty Has Passed Away at Age 38McGinty's work includes comics for Invader Zim and Adventure Time, along with his creator-owned series Welcome to Showside. Justin Carter
IndiesAhoy's Cereal Monster Comics Are Getting a Crunchtastic CollectionCereal will include all the spooky-sweet tales of Mark Russell and Peter Snejberg’s Edgar Allan Poe anthology, plus some new ones for a balanced breakfast.James Whitbrook
IndiesScissor Sisters' Scott Hoffman Is Bringing a Musical Future to ComicsHoffman will pen Nostalgia alongside artist Danijel Žeželj for Comixology's originals line, debuting this month.James Whitbrook
IndiesMutant Monsters Are Here, and Only The Rock Gods of Jackson, Tennessee Can Save UsHorns up for this preview of Dark Horse Comics' new '80s horror comedy title ahead of its July 5 release.Cheryl Eddy
MarvelAl Ewing Reaches for Godhood With Immortal ThorThe acclaimed comics writer talks to io9 about his latest Marvel project.Zach Rabiroff
MarvelJ. Michael Straczynski Is Returning to Marvel For a New Captain America Runio9 spoke to the Babylon 5 and former Amazing Spider-Man writer about his plans for Steve Rogers.James Whitbrook
MarvelAmazing Spider-Man #26 Does Ms. Marvel DirtyThe creative logistics of Marvel publishing—and the cinematic powerhouse it now sits in service of—come together to give Kamala Khan the emptiest of sacrifices.James Whitbrook
MarvelA Major Spider-Man Comic Leak Is Driving Shock and SuspicionMarvel Comics is seemingly taking the "any publicity is good publicity" approach after pages from Amazing Spider-Man #26 leaked online today. But... is it?James Whitbrook