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Conversations with God: Yetide Badaki’s Bilquis Brings a Lot of Love to American Gods

The first season of American Gods teemed with great introductory scenes that made you want to know more about its beguiling characters. And no one got a better intro than Bilquis, the love goddess played by Yetide Badaki. When we first meet Bilquis, the goddess’ awkward internet date turns into a hallucinatory ritual sacrifice that…

io9 Evan Narcisse

The CW’s Black Lightning Will Feature an Entire Family of Black Superheroes

At the center of every CW television show based on a comic book is a superhero who’d be nothing without his or her family—the support system that keeps the hero grounded. Usually, these groups are chosen families of friends and colleagues, but when Black Lightning drops this fall, it’s doing something different. Unlike Team Arrow…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

If You Have Only One Day at San Diego Comic-Con, Here’s What You Need to Do

Hey, letter… folks. Sorry for suddenly taking ill last week. Normally I’d try to do an extra-sized “Postal” to make up for it, but 1) I’m still recovering and 2) this year’s San Diego Comic-Con is approaching, which does not bode well for the already shaky reliability of the mailbag. But let’s start by addressing…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Riverdale’s Betty and Veronica Are Taking on Gotham’s Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

There are certain comic book power couples—like Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy, or Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge—who are so magnetic, so charming, so delightful that when both characters are on the page together, basically nothing else matters. But what happens when you get more than one power couple together? This fall, Harley, Ivy, Betty,…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Robert Kirkman’s Thief of Thieves Is Becoming a Gorgeous Video Game

In Robert Kirkman’s Thief of Thieves, world-renowned thief and conman Conrad Paulson gives up his life of stealing in favor of a new life of stealing… from other criminals. Naturally, Paulson’s former colleagues don’t take kindly to his new lifestyle and he’s forced to go on the run. Ongoing monthly since February 2012, Thief of…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Fan Fiction Is a Bad Television Show’s Best Friend

Recently, I was engaging in one of my favorite pastimes: rewatching TV shows I loved when I was a kid. Thanks to the various streaming websites, it’s really, really easy to relive old passions without breaking the bank on DVD sets. (My god was it expensive to watch every episode of a show back when…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman Gets a 1990s Makeover in This Parody Trailer

The ’90s were a mixed time for superheroes on film and TV. Sure, there was Tim Burton’s Batman Returns, but there was also Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin. Then you had Lois and Clark: the Corny yet Harmless Adventures of Superman. So, you can imagine that Zack Snyder’s ultra-mega-dark Batman v Superman would have looked…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Wait, Geostorm Is a Disaster Comedy Now?

Warner Bros. has released the latest trailer for Geostorm, the Gerald Butler film that personifies the term “man-made climate change.” And in the span of one trailer, the film has gone from a dark disaster epic to goofball adventure. I guess someone saw Guardians of the Galaxy and thought, “You know what this needs? Space…

Trailers Beth Elderkin

10 Questions We’re Worried Game of Thrones Is Never Going to Answer

Game of Thrones returns for season seven on July 16, and there are plenty of major questions fans have had for years that will likely be answered during its seven-week run. However, there are still some confounding moments that have fled north of the Wall, and we’re beginning to suspect their explanations might never return.…

io9 Beth Elderkin

I Would Totally Read the Harry Potter Fan Fiction Written by a Neural Network

Is there nothing neural networks can’t do? And while the paint colors, metal bands, recipes, and so on were fun, a computer’s attempt to learn about fanfic and reproduce its summaries has filled me with a joy greater than anything else on Earth. Janelle Shane—a PhD student who has turned this sort of thing into…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

American Gods‘ Slow-Motion Shots Turn Blood and Gore Into Stunning Works of Art

Starz’s American Gods series isn’t an entirely faithful adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s original novel as much as it’s a distinct piece piece of visual art largely defined by its bold and arresting visuals. While blood, gore, and battered flesh are some of the more commonly recurring themes that shaped American Gods’ first season, there were…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Luke Cage Season 2 Adds Two Retro Comic Book Supervillains

Adam Wingard talks about localizing Death Note. Another familiar face could return for Doctor Who’s Christmas special. Sophie Turner teases Sansa’s journey in the next season of Game of Thrones. Plus, fully-suited set pictures from Deadpool 2, and even more wacky teasers for the return of Rick and Morty. Spoilers, assemble! Hellboy: Rise of the…

Television James Whitbrook and Gordon Jackson

A King Kong Jigsaw Puzzle Is Just One of the Cool Things Artist Max Dalton Is Bringing to NYC

Max Dalton’s art isn’t flashy. It’s simple and clean, which allows for the complex subjects he chooses or unique mediums he uses to really shine through. That’s been the case for years, and his latest show definitely continues the trend. The show is called MaxTape and it’ll open at the Spoke Art Gallery in New…

io9 Germain Lussier

Valerian‘s Opening Scene Is So Crazy, Luc Besson Recruited an Army of His Own Film Students to Explain It

The job of a director can be a tough one at times—especially when it comes to shooting complex action sequences, and making sure everyone involved behind the camera is on the same page. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets director Luc Besson had a problem explaining one such scene to his crew… so…

Movies James Whitbrook

Yes, Jennifer Connelly Is the Voice of Spider-Man’s Homecoming Suit

There has been a little confusion about this over the past few weeks, so let’s put this to bed. Yes, Jennifer Connelly is the voice of Spider-Man’s suit in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Minor spoilers ahead. In the film, Peter Parker eventually figures out how to override the “Training Wheels protocol” that Tony Stark has put on…

Movies Germain Lussier

If There’s a Deep Blue Sea Sequel Without LL Cool J, It Should Be Thrown Back

There are reports Syfy is working on a sequel to 1999 shark film Deep Blue Sea, only without any of the original cast. For that reason alone, they shouldn’t bother. Deep Blue Sea’s legacy, which stretches past other shark flicks like Open Water, The Shallows, or even Sharknado, is thanks to one man: LL Cool J.…

io9 Beth Elderkin

In His Upcoming New Series, Sam Wilson Trades in Captain America’s Shield for a Pair of Wings

When Sam Wilson became Captain America back in 2014, it was only a matter of time before he realized that no matter how patriotic a person may be, nobody looks good dressed up in all red, white, and blue. After a few years of flinging Steve Rogers’ old shield around, Sam’s getting back to his…

io9 Charles Pulliam-Moore

Zendaya Reminds Us That the Spider-Man Theme Song Makes for Awful Prose Poetry

The original 1960s Spider-Man theme song might be a classic, but it isn’t one of “those” kind of classics. You know, the ones they teach in high school to inspire you to stand on your desk at shout at captains. But that isn’t stopping Zendaya from giving the theme song the dramatic reading it “deserves.”…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Cool Off With These 18 Horror Movies Set in the Freezing Cold

Beat the summer heat by making your blood run cold with these movies.

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Is Flying Back Into Theaters

2017 is the 40th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s scifi masterpiece Close Encounters of the Third Kind and to celebrate, it’s coming back to theaters. After a teaser video was released this week to celebrate World UFO Day, Sony confirms the film will be back on the big screen in the U.S. and Canada for one…

Movies Germain Lussier

Conversations with God: Yetide Badaki’s Bilquis Brings a Lot of Love to American Gods

The CW’s Black Lightning Will Feature an Entire Family of Black Superheroes

If You Have Only One Day at San Diego Comic-Con, Here’s What You Need to Do

Riverdale’s Betty and Veronica Are Taking on Gotham’s Harley Quinn and Poison Ivy

Robert Kirkman’s Thief of Thieves Is Becoming a Gorgeous Video Game

Fan Fiction Is a Bad Television Show’s Best Friend

Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman Gets a 1990s Makeover in This Parody Trailer

Wait, Geostorm Is a Disaster Comedy Now?

10 Questions We’re Worried Game of Thrones Is Never Going to Answer

I Would Totally Read the Harry Potter Fan Fiction Written by a Neural Network

American Gods‘ Slow-Motion Shots Turn Blood and Gore Into Stunning Works of Art

Luke Cage Season 2 Adds Two Retro Comic Book Supervillains

A King Kong Jigsaw Puzzle Is Just One of the Cool Things Artist Max Dalton Is Bringing to NYC

Valerian‘s Opening Scene Is So Crazy, Luc Besson Recruited an Army of His Own Film Students to Explain It

Yes, Jennifer Connelly Is the Voice of Spider-Man’s Homecoming Suit

If There’s a Deep Blue Sea Sequel Without LL Cool J, It Should Be Thrown Back

In His Upcoming New Series, Sam Wilson Trades in Captain America’s Shield for a Pair of Wings

Zendaya Reminds Us That the Spider-Man Theme Song Makes for Awful Prose Poetry

Cool Off With These 18 Horror Movies Set in the Freezing Cold

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Is Flying Back Into Theaters

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

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