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‘Red Mars’ TV Series Now On Hold After Showrunner Suddenly Departs

Soon after finding a director in Emmy winner and Children of Dune helmer Greg Yaitanes, Spike TV’s much-anticipated adaptation of Kim Stanley Robinson’s classic Mars Trilogy has lost its executive producer and showrunner, Peter Noah. That doesn’t mean Red Mars is kaput, but it does mean a major delay. https://gizmodo.com/the-director-of-children-of-dune-will-helm-spike-tvs-re-1764810326 As Deadline reports, Spike TV…

Television Cheryl Eddy

DC Wants You to Make Comics (After Learning How to Make Comics)

Yes, you. As long as you can write and/or draw, that is. The company has just announced a creative course designed for writers and artists to hone their comic making skills—skills which could actually land them a job working with DC. The Talent Development Workshop offers two different branches, depending on whether you’re a writer…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Luc Besson Gave an Incredibly Inspirational Quote About Imagination

Previewing his new movie Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Luc Besson gave an interview where he talked about the source of his inspiration. It’s one of best things anyone has ever said. Asked by Entertainment Weekly if it’s difficult to work with so much blue screening and visual effects. Besson basically said…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

At Least Batman v Superman‘s Concept Art Makes Gotham and Metropolis Shine

Concept artist Victor Martinez has posted art from Batman v Superman, which honestly looks better than a lot that was in the actual movie. Like that graffiti in the picture above, which I honestly love. Or this version of the Superman memorial, which I also like a lot better than the one in the movie:…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

Why Was 1976 Such an Amazing Year for Horror Movies?

Forty years ago, an incredibly powerful collection of horror movies filled American theaters, including The Omen and Carrie. But 1976 was also a time of political turmoil and a great deal of cultural unease. These seemingly disparate facts are likely far more connected that you realize. In ’76, the country was dealing with more than…

Movies Cheryl Eddy

X-Men: Apocalypse Finally Puts the Mutants in Their Comic Book Costumes

The X-Men films have largely tried to keep away from the X-uniforms of the comics, the closest being the yellow-and-blue suits of First Class. But director Bryan Singer has been teasing that Apocalypse might embrace the comics’ costume designs for a while, and now we finally have some evidence. Empire revealed a new picture of…

io9 James Whitbrook

All 31 ThunderCats (and Their Foes), Ranked

In the vein of previous judgments of ‘80s toy and cartoon franchises, we now turn to the ThunderCats, the feline protectors of Third Earth. Here are our scientific and completely unassailable ranking, from best to worse, of both the friends and the foes of the ThunderCats (ho). Note: We’re going solely off of the ‘80s…

io9 Rob Bricken

J.K. Rowling’s Rejection Letters Are a Lesson to Us All

Mostly a lesson that if J.K. Rowling can get rejected, what is the point of the rest of us trying to do anything? No, okay, I know, it’s meant to be inspirational rather than downbeat. Still… Rowling tweeted about rejection a lot this morning, starting with what she did with her first ever rejection letter:…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta

The Secrets To Handling Passive-Aggressive People

Dealing with people who exhibit passive-aggressive behavior is easily one of the most challenging aspects of our social lives. Here’s what you need to know about this annoying personality quirk and how you can handle people who express their hostility in indirect and backhanded ways. Interacting with passive-aggressive (PA) people is something many of us…

io9 George Dvorsky

Excellent Supercut Shows the Road to Civil War Is Paved With Tony Stark’s Good Intentions

And punching. The road to Civil War also involves a great deal of punching. If you’ve shared some of our concerns that sometimes it feels like Marvel is escalating to its ginormous comic book storyline (and sort of hot mess) that is Civil War in its Marvel Cinematic Universe a bit too quickly, then this…

Movies James Whitbrook

The Supergirl TV Show Wants Lynda Carter to Be Its President [Updated]

On the show, of course. I don’t think the former Wonder Woman icon is running for office any time soon, as awesome as that would be. But my god, can this be a thing right now, please? Although Carter’s involvement is not quite official yet—and it wouldn’t happen in the show’s current season anyway—producers Greg…

Television James Whitbrook

Bring All Your Gifs to the Gif Party

It’s finally Friday, folks. It’s been a long week and we salute you. Share your own salutes in the form of gifs.

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Here’s Your First Glimpse of Negan, The Walking Dead‘s Most Feared Villain

Seeing as The Walking Dead has been teasing the arrival of Negan, leader of the Saviors, for pretty much this entire season, I suppose it was too much to ask to get more than his silhouette or a close-up of his bat Lucille in the teaser trailer to the finale. There’s nothing much to say…

Television Rob Bricken

Adult Swim Is Making a Sequel to FLCL, the Coolest Anime Ever

Actually, they’re not just making one sequel, but two. The late-night incarnation of Cartoon Network announced that it was helping create two more seasons—totaling 12 episode—of Gainax’s cult classic FLCL to air in late 2017 or early 2018. If you don’t know FLCL (also known as Fooly Cooly), trying to explain it is tough. Funimation,…

io9 Rob Bricken

More Details on Wonder Woman and the Rest of DC’s Cinematic Universe

It’s a DC cinematic universe blowout, as Patty Jenkins addresses Amazon diversity in Wonder Woman, and Ben Affleck teases his rumored involvement with the Batman solo movie. Plus, a Sliders reboot may be happening, tons of pictures from Star Wars Rebels, and behind the scenes on the Flash/Supergirl crossover. Spoilers Now! Justice League Deborah and…

Television James Whitbrook

Sterling Archer Reviewing Every James Bond Film Is as Delightful as You’d Expect

Archer’s titular hero is either the greatest spy, or… the worst spy. Let’s be honest, it probably skews a little closer to the latter more often than not, much to our pleasure. But all that experience makes him the perfect person to review every James Bond film, in his own hilarious style. Now, we’re usually…

io9 James Whitbrook

In the Future, Breaking Up Could Mean Blasting Off to Another Planet

In this video for “Embrace,” by ambient musician Helios and directed by Sean Pecknold, a couple has an argument in the desert that we observe from afar. Then the woman makes an emotional exit into outer space, beelining for another planet. The meaning here is open to interpretation (it’s implied that she’s taken a job…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Take a Step into the Surreal World of Rich Tommaso’s She Wolf

From Dark Corridor to the likes of Clover Honey or Dry County, you might be more familiar with alternative artist and writer Rich Tommaso’s work in the seedy world of crime books than anything else. But his second series with Image Comics is dipping into a weird world of horror and werewolves. Intrigued? We’ve got…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

These Disney Paintings Are Incredibly Vivid, and Just A Little Bit Creepy

When Walt Disney was at his best, his movies worked on many levels. As family entertainment, they were brilliant. But the subversive themes and winks to the adult audience were there too, and this Disney art by Heather Theurer is in the same vein. Theurer’s work is etherial. Kind of scary. At WonderCon in Los…

io9 Germain Lussier

The New Powers Trailer Is Packed With Familiar Faces

Because it’s on the PlayStation Network, it’s shockingly easy to forget about Powers, the show based on the Brian Michael Bendis comic book. The season two trailer, though, is a reminder that there’s a great cast behind it. I definitely object to whatever is happening on Enrico Colantoni’s head, but he is bringing a significant…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

‘Red Mars’ TV Series Now On Hold After Showrunner Suddenly Departs

DC Wants You to Make Comics (After Learning How to Make Comics)

Luc Besson Gave an Incredibly Inspirational Quote About Imagination

At Least Batman v Superman‘s Concept Art Makes Gotham and Metropolis Shine

Why Was 1976 Such an Amazing Year for Horror Movies?

X-Men: Apocalypse Finally Puts the Mutants in Their Comic Book Costumes

All 31 ThunderCats (and Their Foes), Ranked

J.K. Rowling’s Rejection Letters Are a Lesson to Us All

The Secrets To Handling Passive-Aggressive People

Excellent Supercut Shows the Road to Civil War Is Paved With Tony Stark’s Good Intentions

The Supergirl TV Show Wants Lynda Carter to Be Its President [Updated]

Bring All Your Gifs to the Gif Party

Here’s Your First Glimpse of Negan, The Walking Dead‘s Most Feared Villain

Adult Swim Is Making a Sequel to FLCL, the Coolest Anime Ever

More Details on Wonder Woman and the Rest of DC’s Cinematic Universe

Sterling Archer Reviewing Every James Bond Film Is as Delightful as You’d Expect

In the Future, Breaking Up Could Mean Blasting Off to Another Planet

Take a Step into the Surreal World of Rich Tommaso’s She Wolf

These Disney Paintings Are Incredibly Vivid, and Just A Little Bit Creepy

The New Powers Trailer Is Packed With Familiar Faces

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

Elizabeth Olsen Promises She Knows Nothing About Her Marvel Future

NASA Rover Finds Glowing, Ruby-Like Crystals on Mars for the First Time

Anker Prime Docking Station Hits Its Lowest Price as Amazon’s Spring Sale Winds Down (14 Ports With 160W Output)

Google TV Streamer 4K Drops to an All-Time Low, Final Hours in Amazon Spring Sale to Turn Any TV Smart on a Budget

The New ‘Masters of the Universe’ Trailer Brings Eternia to Life

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

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