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Let Witch Duels and Potential Romance Whisk You Away in This Gorgeous Witchlight Preview

Witches? Queer witches? Going on adventures and clashing swords and spells, you say? Sign us all the way up. Artist and writer Jessi Zabarsky previously released Witchlight as an online webcomic, but now she’s bringing it to print as a complete collection. Being released through Penguin Random House, Witchlight follows two young women, the peasant…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Leading Women on Strong Friendships and the Aerith/Tifa Discourse

Coming into Final Fantasy VII Remake, voice actresses Britt Baron and Briana White—the women behind two of Final Fantasy’s most beloved female characters, Tifa and Aerith—knew they were grappling with a long, expectant legacy of fans. But one thing they didn’t quite expect? Those fans dividing themselves into devoted legions over their characters. Although Tifa…

Games James Whitbrook

A Chaotic Ranking of the Scarlet Witch’s Comics Costumes

WandaVision’s first trailer made it obvious that Elizabeth Olsen was finally going to get her wish of being able to play the Scarlet Witch in not just one new costume, but rather an entire variety show’s-worth of them. As luck would have it, that’s very much in line with the character’s history of costume changes…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Please Enjoy Discovery‘s Spock Wearing the Silliest Star Trek Merchandise Ever Made

That’s it. That’s the blog. Star Trek has always had a bit of a questionable history with merchandise. I mean, these days we get great collectibles, but when the shows were actually airing, it was kind of hard to make shows more about moral arguments and people sciencing things in space-boardrooms into action figures and…

Toys & Collectibles James Whitbrook

Boy, I Picked the Worst Time to Start Playing The Division 2

As the world started to realize the true scope of the spread of the novel coronavirus, it seemed like many people turned to apocalyptic and pandemic-based fiction as a peculiar balm to soothe their nerves. I did much the same, but in a more video game fashion, and found that it was much harder to…

Games James Whitbrook

Is Disney’s New Book Series Just a Way Grittier Version of Descendants?

Crime, poverty, gentrification…Captain Hook? The latest Disney YA book series puts the mouse’s spin on Batman’s Gotham—which basically makes it The Descendants. Only, you know, with more crimes. Hypable unveiled the first look at City of Villains, a new YA series from Estelle Laure that turns the Magical World of Disney into a gritty crime drama.…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

A New Beetlejuice Documentary Will Go Behind the Scenes of the Horror Cult Classic

If you love Beetlejuice as much as we do, you might think you know everything about the movie—but as the new trailer for Documentary for the Recently Deceased reveals, there are still plenty of fun secrets to be shared about the making of Tim Burton’s 1988 horror-comedy classic. We’re excited to debut it today on…

Trailers Cheryl Eddy

Could John Cena Be Joining the Valiant Cinematic Universe?

James Gunn teases some big Rocket Racoon backstory for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Matt Reeves discusses his humanist Batman. A new casting report alleges to have found an intriguing comedic addition to Black Adam. Plus, yet another look at Stargirl’s debut, and what’s to come on What We Do in the Shadows. Spoilers…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

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5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings

Television can be a rough business—just look at what’s happening right now, with social distancing guidelines shutting down productions across the country. Even under normal circumstances, how Hollywood runs means that shows have to end before their time, leading to botched storylines and clumsy epilogues. Here are some key examples. Coming on the heels of…

io9 Beth Elderkin

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8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Erotica Books to Help Get Your Social Distancing Freak On

Look, we’re all adults—and if you’re not, there are plenty of other io9 articles to read (although let’s be honest, they’re all sexy). Social distancing is tough for a lot of reasons, one of them being how it affects our sex lives. It’s important to find creative ways to keep yourself satisfied and we’ve got…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Celebrate Twin Peaks‘ 30th Anniversary With…Cookie Monster?

On April 8, 1990, TV was forever changed by David Lynch’s vision of a picture-perfect small town hiding some very dark and often unexplainable secrets. To celebrate 30 years of Twin Peaks, we turn not to cherry pie, but to cookies. Specifically, a vintage Sesame Street skit (circa 1991) starring Cookie Monster. OK, there’s plenty…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

A Family in Lockdown Recreated The Simpsons Opening and It’s Absolutely Joyful

Sure, you could be watching an awful lot of The Simpsons on Disney+ right now. But why not make your own version? Stuck at home with nothing but some Simpsons Halloween costumes, a hilariously bored Joel Sutherland and his family donned their yellow-hued October regalia and decided to film their own novel-coronavirus-themed take on the…

io9 James Whitbrook

Kevin Conroy’s Giving Batman: The Adventures Continue a Familiar Voice

Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, and Ty Templeton’s Batman: The Adventures Continue digital-first series is breathing new life into the Batman: The Animated Series continuity by puling a number of classic characters from DC’s comics into the story that never made it into the television show. Everything about the comic’s tone and style are meant to create…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

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Black Panther‘s Epic Space Opera Became a Story About the Power of Memory

Ta-Nehisi Coates’ current run on Black Panther thrust the nation of Wakanda into the far reaches of space and turned T’Challa into a resistance fighter in the midst of an epic war, the likes of which no one on Earth had ever witnessed. With the help of allies new and old, T’Challa has become the focal…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Nintendo Promises the Switch Shortage Will End Soon

If you’re like a lot of folks who considered buying a Nintendo Switch to help pass the time while quarantined, you’ve probably noticed that Nintendo’s incredibly popular console has pretty much been sold out across the country for the past couple weeks. Currently, if you take a look at some of the major online stores…

Games Sam Rutherford

Star Wars‘ Ashley Eckstein Doesn’t Care for Your Clone Wars Filler Complaints

The current arc of Clone Wars’ final season has lead to some fascinating developments for Ahsoka Tano, further examining the emotional and societal ramifications of the Jedi Order’s waning relationship with the citizens they’re meant to protect. But there are some fans who just want her to jump right to lightsaber-filled, Maul-y action…and Ashley Eckstein…

io9 James Whitbrook

10 X-Files Episodes to Watch That Are Still Scary as Hell

These are strange days we’re living in, which makes it the perfect time to revisit The X-Files, available on Hulu. Lately, we’ve been focusing our binge-watch efforts on the monster-of-the-week episodes that scared us so bad we might as well say they scarred us—because they’re still giving us nightmares. Here are 10 favorites you can…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Westworld‘s Evan Rachel Wood Explains Why Dolores’ ‘Revolution’ May Not Be a Good Thing

Dolores is on a mission, and she’s not going at it alone. Joined by her personal army of Hosts and a human who wants to help her break the cycle, Dolores is starting a “revolution” on Westworld. However, as star Evan Rachel Wood explained in a recent interview, that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily a good…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Our First Look at Space Force, That Comedy About the Joke That Is the Real Space Force

Real life: Sometimes it’s stranger than science fiction. Even though we’re in the middle of a pandemic, Trump’s attempt to create a new branch of the military seems to still be underway. But until there are boots on the ground (of the moon), legitimacy is still a long way off. That is, unless you turn…

io9 Beth Elderkin

The CW’s Superman & Lois Has Found Its Lana Lang

Christophe Waltz says he hasn’t heard anything about an Alita sequel. Patrick Stewart doesn’t want any virus allegories near Picard’s second season. Get another look at Pendleton Ward’s weird new Netflix show. Plus, Dark Harvest is coming next year, and what’s to come on the Pokémon anime. Spoilers go! Dark Harvest Deadline reports David Slade’s…

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson

Let Witch Duels and Potential Romance Whisk You Away in This Gorgeous Witchlight Preview

Final Fantasy VII Remake’s Leading Women on Strong Friendships and the Aerith/Tifa Discourse

A Chaotic Ranking of the Scarlet Witch’s Comics Costumes

Please Enjoy Discovery‘s Spock Wearing the Silliest Star Trek Merchandise Ever Made

Boy, I Picked the Worst Time to Start Playing The Division 2

Is Disney’s New Book Series Just a Way Grittier Version of Descendants?

A New Beetlejuice Documentary Will Go Behind the Scenes of the Horror Cult Classic

Could John Cena Be Joining the Valiant Cinematic Universe?

5 TV Shows That Infamously Rushed Their Endings

8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Erotica Books to Help Get Your Social Distancing Freak On

Celebrate Twin Peaks‘ 30th Anniversary With…Cookie Monster?

A Family in Lockdown Recreated The Simpsons Opening and It’s Absolutely Joyful

Kevin Conroy’s Giving Batman: The Adventures Continue a Familiar Voice

Black Panther‘s Epic Space Opera Became a Story About the Power of Memory

Nintendo Promises the Switch Shortage Will End Soon

Star Wars‘ Ashley Eckstein Doesn’t Care for Your Clone Wars Filler Complaints

10 X-Files Episodes to Watch That Are Still Scary as Hell

Westworld‘s Evan Rachel Wood Explains Why Dolores’ ‘Revolution’ May Not Be a Good Thing

Our First Look at Space Force, That Comedy About the Joke That Is the Real Space Force

The CW’s Superman & Lois Has Found Its Lana Lang

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Oscar Isaac Did ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ to Work With Top Tier Actors—Instead, He Got a Cooling Tent

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