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As Diamond Begins to Start Shipping Comics Again, DC’s Taking Distribution Into Its Own Hands

As a consequence of comic book stores across the country being forced to shut their doors amongst the novel coronavirus outbreak, the comic book industry as a whole all but came to a stop. Diamond Comics, which essentially has a monopoly on comics distribution, halted shipping and it was unclear how and when the company…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Infinity Train’s Creator on Why Trains Sound Scary and Where He Wants the Show to Go Next

Infinity Train is a beautiful show that surprised us every episode with its barrage of unique train cars. But it’s not always about how a show looks—what’s also important is how it sounds. We’ve got an exclusive peek behind the scenes at the sound design of Infinity Train, and we also talked with the man…

io9 Beth Elderkin

8 Nerdy Lofi Beats, Ambient Sounds, and Meditations to Finally Chill the Heck Out This Weekend

Anyone else feel like this week was especially…you know. After over a month of social distancing with not much of an end in sight, things can start feeling overwhelming. So we’ve put together an amazing playlist of lofi beats, ambient sounds, and other calming experiences to keep calm and nerd on. Look, social distancing may…

io9 Beth Elderkin

10 Manga Series to Start Reading on the Shonen Jump App, One of the Best Deals in Digital Comics [Updated]

Digital comics have been big for years at this point, yet somehow it still feels like, when it comes to the big publishers, subscription access to their biggest hits is kind of weirdly compromised. On DC’s side, it’s tied into DC Universe, which is great, unless you just want some comics. On the Marvel side,…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

An Exclusive Look at Jim Lee’s Next Sketch to Support Local Comic Stores

The novel coronavirus pandemic is hitting many industries hard, but comics have borne a particularly tough brunt as retailers and publishers alike find themselves in a world where lockdown orders and shipping mayhem have led new releases to all but dry out. But creators are giving their all to help out, and we’ve got a…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Catwoman Gets a Glorious Animated Series Action Figure, and More Purrfect Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest bits of plastic threatening our wallets. This week: Lego gets its May the 4th celebrations on by giving the worst Star Wars ship a lovely set, Neon Genesis Evangelion Tamagotchis make us question things we’d really rather not, and somehow, there’s…

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook

Kylo Ren Sure Does Murder a Lot of People in This Star Wars Short for Children

I mean, yes, he’s a villain in the context of the short. And it’s Star Wars, so it’s with a lightsaber and therefore nice and bloodless thanks to convenient cauterization. But still! Lotta impaling going on in this cartoon. The latest short in Titmouse’s delightful Galaxy of Adventures series is a sort of counterpart to…

Movies James Whitbrook

Deadpool and the X-Force Mutants Have Invaded Fortnite

After making their bawdy, bloody introduction in Fox’s Deadpool 2, a handful of classic members of Marvel’s X-Force are dropping into Fortnite of all places and they’re all packing some serious heat. Beginning today, Deadpool, Domino, Cable, and Psylocke will all become available as playable characters as part of an X-Force-themed bundle meant to build…

Games Charles Pulliam-Moore

Star Wars‘ Digital Trading Cards Have Gotten So Much Weirder

Are you a quarantined Star Wars collector craving social interaction as well as new merch? Do what I’ve been doing: In recent weeks, I’ve once again found myself enamored with Star Wars Card Trader. Star Wars Card Trader is an app created by Topps back in 2015 that allows fans to open packs of digital…

Toys & Collectibles Germain Lussier

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10 Perfect Movies for Hosting Your Netflix Watch Party

Gonna have a Netflix watch party, we don’t need nobody. Social distancing has forced us to change the way we get together with our friends, and that can include remote watch parties. We’ve pulled out our picks of some wonderful (and wonderfully bad) movies to have a movie-fest with. If you’ve gotta be a homebody,…

Movies Beth Elderkin

San Diego Comic-Con 2020 Is Canceled

We’ve been expecting this news for a while—to the point that the longer it took to come, the more reckless one of the biggest comic book conventions in the world looked. But now it’s official: San Diego Comic-Con is not happening in 2020. Confirmed in a press release today—in light of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Tessa Thompson Is Helping Turn a Reddit Sci-Fi Horror Story Into an Amazon TV Show

It’s time to get creepy(pasta). Amazon Studios has announced plans to adapt QCode’s The Left Right Game podcast, based on the Reddit r/nosleep story by Jack Anderson. The podcast’s star, Tessa Thompson (Westworld), is on board as an executive producer. According to Deadline, Amazon beat out over 10 film and television offers to adapt The…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Devs Was an Utterly Bizarre Head Trip With a Surprisingly Beautiful Twist

Devs, the eight-part sci-fi miniseries from visionary director Alex Garland, has aired its final, head-spinning episode. With it, the mysterious final event surrounding a powerful prediction machine is finally revealed. But don’t expect Devs to serve up a tidy resolution to its spectacular exploration of what it means to exist—you’ll have to arrive there all…

io9 Catie Keck

Elisabeth Sladen’s Daughter Will Play Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who‘s Latest Audio Adventure

When Big Finish recently announced that it would be bringing the original, previously untold version of the Doctor Who season 12 Tom Baker story Revenge of the Cybermen to life as an audio drama, there were questions as to whether the Doctor would still be joined by his companions of the era, Sarah Jane Smith and…

io9 James Whitbrook

Artemis Fowl‘s Latest Trailer Ups the Bond Factor by Piling on the Action

Artemis Fowltells the story of how an insanely wealthy criminal mastermind—who happens to be a semi-sociopathic child—sets out with a brilliant plan to trick the world’s secret population of sentient magical beings out of their wealth. And now we know we’ll be able to watch it on Disney+ on June 12. The original book runs…

Trailers Charles Pulliam-Moore

A New Green Hornet Movie Is on the Way

Jason Momoa discusses his Dune role. Rosario Dawson wants in on Star Trek in a very specific role. The Disney+ Moon Knight show is set to enter production later this year. Plus, another new look at Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, behind the scenes on Agents of SHIELD’s final Agent Carter crossover, and Quibi keeps…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

This Week’s Clone Wars Was the Best Star Wars Movie in Years

From the get-go, there’s something different about “Old Friends, Not Forgotten.” Absent is Kevin Kiner’s triumphant, truncated fanfare that has opened practically every episode of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Gone are the words of wisdom that typically join them, as is the searing-yellow title placard that zooms into view. What happens instead is typically…

io9 James Whitbrook

The ‘Spooky Imaginary Friend’ Plot Gets Elevated to Horrifying New Levels in the Creepy Trailer for Z

In horror, it’s never good if the kid has an imaginary playmate—think Jodie the demonic pig in Amityville Horror, Tomás the ghost in The Orphanage, or Abigail the not-a-ghost in The Haunting of Hill House. A new horror movie coming to Shudder titled Z looks to be cast in a similar mold, albeit with the…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

Oh, Disney Just Straight Up Has a Holodeck Now

Okay, so the limitation of modern projection and tracking technology means that the holograms themselves have been replaced by…a bowler hat. But c’mon. You tell me at least one nerd in the Magic Kingdom hasn’t tried to boot up Dixon Hill or Janeway Lambda-One on that thing. While none of us can go to a…

io9 James Whitbrook

Hot Toys’ Newest Avengers: Endgame Figure Can Perform the World’s Most Expensive Action Figure Headbutt

Although if you do recreate Carol’s matchup with Thanos in all its headbutting glory, please be delicate. I’m already anxious just thinking about the potential paint damage that might come from thwacking one action figure worth several hundred dollars into another. Yes, Hot Toys has taken a brief break from making us all squeal over…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

As Diamond Begins to Start Shipping Comics Again, DC’s Taking Distribution Into Its Own Hands

Infinity Train’s Creator on Why Trains Sound Scary and Where He Wants the Show to Go Next

8 Nerdy Lofi Beats, Ambient Sounds, and Meditations to Finally Chill the Heck Out This Weekend

10 Manga Series to Start Reading on the Shonen Jump App, One of the Best Deals in Digital Comics [Updated]

An Exclusive Look at Jim Lee’s Next Sketch to Support Local Comic Stores

Catwoman Gets a Glorious Animated Series Action Figure, and More Purrfect Toys

Kylo Ren Sure Does Murder a Lot of People in This Star Wars Short for Children

Deadpool and the X-Force Mutants Have Invaded Fortnite

Star Wars‘ Digital Trading Cards Have Gotten So Much Weirder

10 Perfect Movies for Hosting Your Netflix Watch Party

San Diego Comic-Con 2020 Is Canceled

Tessa Thompson Is Helping Turn a Reddit Sci-Fi Horror Story Into an Amazon TV Show

Devs Was an Utterly Bizarre Head Trip With a Surprisingly Beautiful Twist

Elisabeth Sladen’s Daughter Will Play Sarah Jane Smith in Doctor Who‘s Latest Audio Adventure

Artemis Fowl‘s Latest Trailer Ups the Bond Factor by Piling on the Action

A New Green Hornet Movie Is on the Way

This Week’s Clone Wars Was the Best Star Wars Movie in Years

The ‘Spooky Imaginary Friend’ Plot Gets Elevated to Horrifying New Levels in the Creepy Trailer for Z

Oh, Disney Just Straight Up Has a Holodeck Now

Hot Toys’ Newest Avengers: Endgame Figure Can Perform the World’s Most Expensive Action Figure Headbutt

Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ Drops to All-Time Low as Amazon Shifts Into Clearance Mode After Spring Sale

You Can Watch the Two Recovered Missing Episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ Right Now

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Avast Premium Isn’t Flashy — But It Might Be the Smartest Cheap Antivirus Right Now

Data Centers Create Heat Islands Stretching 6 Miles, Study Finds

Garmin epix Pro (Gen 2) Sapphire Edition Smartwatch at 41% Off Is Flying Off the Shelves on Amazon

Aragorn Is Officially Being Recast For ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

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