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Which Major Comics Character Is Coming To Marvel’s Most Wanted?

Aquaman’s James Wan is the latest director to promise a lighter tone for their DC Comics movie. Robert Kirkman hints that Negan will subvert fan expectations on The Walking Dead. Plus, a ton of clips from Supergirl’s Flash crossover, and the first teasers for the new Star Trek TV show. To me, my Spoilers! 31…

Television James Whitbrook

The Truthfulness of Hollywood True Stories, Visualized

We’ve all stumbled out of the theater from a true-story movie with a strange sense of disbelief: Could that really be what happened in real life? Well, this series of visualizations charts the accuracy of Hollywood’s true stories, so you can find out once and for all. The folks at Information Is Beautiful have started…

Movies Jamie Condliffe

Reminder: Hugo Award Nominations Close March 31st

If you bought a supporting membership to last year’s Worldcon in Spokane, have a membership for this year’s convention, MidAmeriCon II, or if you are a member of 2017’s Worldcon, you can nominate your favorite works for this year’s Hugo Awards. https://gizmodo.com/this-is-what-the-2015-hugo-ballot-should-have-been-1725967147 Members can nominate their favorite works from 2015 in the following categories: Best…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Batlexander Manilton Shows That Batman and Hamilton Go Well Together

A couple of weeks ago, we found that Star Trek paired up with Hamilton was quite a bit of fun, and now, we’re discovering that Batman works just as well. Batlexander Manilton is the latest mashup of the two works, featuring a whole cast of characters from the DC comics. The two work together really…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Myke Cole on Undead Navy SEALs, PTSD and Epic Fantasy

Myke Cole’s novels are fun as hell to read. Blending military action with epic fantasy, he’s depicted a world in which magic has emerged amongst the general population, and the various efforts to control it. In his latest, he tackles PTSD with his undead Navy SEAL, Jim Schweitzer. We really dug Gemini Cell and Breach…

io9 Andrew Liptak

The Latest Trailer For Duncan Jones’ Warcraft Shows Us The Magic

A new international trailer for Warcraft has popped up online, finally showing us some magic that will be showcased in the movie. What’s nice about this promo is that it actually seems to suit the world, and after several trailers of hand to hand combat, it’s nice to see that magic will be alive and…

Trailers Andrew Liptak

To Boldly Go Provides a Rare Look Behind the Scenes of Star Trek

As we enter Star Trek’s fiftieth year, it’s a good time to look back on the early days of the show. Gerald Gurian has recently released a book that does just that: To Boldly Go: Rare Photos from the TOS Soundstage, which gives us a good look at the behind the scenes making of the…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Open Channel: What’s Your Favorite Easter Egg?

The Easter Egg is a venerated tradition in all things geek media, and owe their origins to game designer Warren Robinett, who hid his name in a secret room in Atari’s 1978 game Adventure. Since then, science fiction, fantasy and horror films, television shows, games, comics, novels and everything else has gone through some length…

io9 Andrew Liptak

There’s a Whole Lot of New Footage In The Latest Game of Thrones Teaser

HBO has released a new short trailer for the sixth season of Game of Thrones, and it has a whole lot of new footage from the upcoming season. Take a look: Game of Thrones returns for its sixth season on HBO on April 24th.

io9 Andrew Liptak

The Caped Crusade Takes an In Depth Look At The Batman and What He Says About Us

You can’t go anywhere on the internet without running into Batman somewhere. How did the caped crusader go from the original comic books to pop culture icon? That’s the focus of Glen Weldon’s new book, The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. There’s a whole bunch of books about the history of…

Books & Comics Andrew Liptak

Netflix’s Voltron Series Looks Awesome, And it’s Coming June 10th

Netflix is bringing back Voltron, and they’ve just revealed the first glimpse of the cartoon, and it looks awesome. There’s not much in the :59 second trailer, but there’s roaring, assembling and all sorts of awesome packed in. The trailer also gives us a firm release date: June 10th.

io9 Andrew Liptak

This New Horror Movie Says You Were Right To Be Afraid of the Dark

It’s something we’ve all experienced. A jolt of terror when you turn out the lights. Well filmmaker David F. Sandberg has taken his popular short film with that concept and, with the help of producer James Wan, made it into what looks like a terrifying feature. Here’s the trailer for Lights Out. Wan, along with…

Trailers Germain Lussier

DC Comics Just Unveiled the Titles and Creative Lineup Behind Rebirth

Today at WonderCon, DC comics unveiled the creative team rebooting their entire universe in their Rebirth overhaul. DC last rebooted their universe with The New 52 comics five years ago, and this new series will hit comic book shelves on May 25th, and will last for two years. DC took to Twitter during the live…

Books & Comics Andrew Liptak

The Latest Trailer for The Conjuring 2 Is Creeping Us Out

Today at WonderCon, Warner Brothers dropped a new trailer for The Conjuring 2, and it looks genuinely creepy. The film picks up again with paranormal investigators Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) Warren, who were featured in 2013’s The Conjuring. This time, they head to Enfield, England, to investigate poltergeist activity that’s been haunting…

Trailers Andrew Liptak

The Mysterious Code 8 Film Is An Intriguing Crowdfunding Teaser

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about Code 8, a mysterious project from Robbie and Stephen Amell. Now, the project has been unveiled, and it looks like an intriguing film project. We speculated that the project was going to be released On Demand, but it turns out that the short film was just a…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Meteorologist Drops 20 DC Puns During Weekend Forecast

Channel 5 meteorologist Sian Welby went a bit viral when she had some fun with the forecast around the time The Force Awakens hit theaters. To honor Batman v Superman, she’s dropped DC 20 puns into her latest forecast this weekend. [5 News]

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Watch How Superman and Batman Evolve In These Retrospectives

We’ve been enjoying Burger Fiction’s in-depth videos on film, and in light of Batman v Superman’s release this weekend, they’ve released a pair of videos looking at the evolution of each character. Here’s the one for Superman: Here’s the one for Batman: It’s really interesting to see just how the two characters have evolved cinematically…

Movies Andrew Liptak

You Can Use Google Street View To Explore Batman’s Lair

Google has partnered up with Warner Brothers to help promote Batman v Superman. In what’s a pretty drastic lapse in security, you can now explore Batman’s lair through Google Street View. I’m not sure what Bruce Wayne would think of this, but it’s a pretty cool way to explore a film set. As The Verge…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Here’s What Arseface Looks Like on AMCs Preacher

One of the more anticpated main characters of AMC’s upcoming show Preacher is Arseface, the son of an abusive sheriff who had survived a suicide attempt, resulting in his horrific appearance. Now, Seth Rogan has shared what the character looks like on Twitter. Seth Rogan released the picture on Twitter in advance of the release…

Television Andrew Liptak

Ramez Naam’s Apex Is The Winner Of The Philip K. Dick Award

Ramez Naam’s Nexus trilogy has been one really intriguing series of books, focusing on the intersection between humanity and cybernetics. Now, it’s taken home one of the genre’s major awards: the Philip K. Dick Award! https://gizmodo.com/an-exclusive-look-at-the-first-chapter-of-ramez-naams-a-1702059957 The award is handed out by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, for “distinguished science fiction published in paperback original…

io9 Andrew Liptak

Which Major Comics Character Is Coming To Marvel’s Most Wanted?

The Truthfulness of Hollywood True Stories, Visualized

Reminder: Hugo Award Nominations Close March 31st

Batlexander Manilton Shows That Batman and Hamilton Go Well Together

Myke Cole on Undead Navy SEALs, PTSD and Epic Fantasy

The Latest Trailer For Duncan Jones’ Warcraft Shows Us The Magic

To Boldly Go Provides a Rare Look Behind the Scenes of Star Trek

Open Channel: What’s Your Favorite Easter Egg?

There’s a Whole Lot of New Footage In The Latest Game of Thrones Teaser

The Caped Crusade Takes an In Depth Look At The Batman and What He Says About Us

Netflix’s Voltron Series Looks Awesome, And it’s Coming June 10th

This New Horror Movie Says You Were Right To Be Afraid of the Dark

DC Comics Just Unveiled the Titles and Creative Lineup Behind Rebirth

The Latest Trailer for The Conjuring 2 Is Creeping Us Out

The Mysterious Code 8 Film Is An Intriguing Crowdfunding Teaser

Meteorologist Drops 20 DC Puns During Weekend Forecast

Watch How Superman and Batman Evolve In These Retrospectives

You Can Use Google Street View To Explore Batman’s Lair

Here’s What Arseface Looks Like on AMCs Preacher

Ramez Naam’s Apex Is The Winner Of The Philip K. Dick Award

How to Watch Artemis 2, NASA’s First Crewed Mission to the Moon in 54 Years

KitchenAid 4.5-Quart Stand Mixer Is Back at Its Lowest Price, a Last-Minute Spring Sale Deal Outside Amazon Prime Day

‘Pizza Movie’ Has a Hilariously Grisly New Way to Say ‘This Is Your Brain on Drugs’ (Exclusive)

Amazon Makes a Last Push for Govee LED Strip Light at a Black Friday Low as the Spring Sale Winds Down, Works with Alexa and Google Assistant

Forget Shokz, Anker Pushes Soundcore AeroClip Open-Ear Earbuds to an All-Time Low in the Final Hours of Amazon’s Spring Sale

Google Pixel 10 Pro Gets Cleared Out at a Record Low, Now Even Cheaper Than AirPods Pro With Trade-In

Meta’s Two New Smart Glasses Are Slimmer and More Like Regular Glasses

JBL Boombox 3 Speaker at 40% Off Is Now Even Cheaper Than Renewed Units on Amazon

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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