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Some Questions About the New Gender-Swapped Twilight From Someone Who Will Never Read It

Brace yourselves. For the tenth anniversary of the Twilight books (everything is so old), Stephenie Meyer has decided to rewrite her own story by genderswapping her protagonists. So go ahead and pick up Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined. Or don’t. Full disclosure: I am not going to read the reimagined Twilight. There are only so…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta

Three of Comics’ Most Underdessed Heroines Are Putting on Clothes

Vampirella, Dejah Thoris, and Red Sonja have graced the pages of pulp and comics for years—but the fame of their heroics is perhaps only second to the skimpiness of their outfits. That’s all about to change, however: a new direction for three of Dynamite’s female-lead comic series from Gail Simone is coming with a wardrobe…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

The Best Effects in The Martian Are the Ones You Don’t See

When you watch The Martian, obviously you know it’s a big visual effects film. But many of the effects themselves are not as obvious. Director Ridley Scott didn’t shoot on Mars (shocker!) so, to make where he did shoot look like the red planet required the kinds of effects you never really think of. Enter…

Movies Germain Lussier

If Minority Report Would Get Over Itself, It Might Actually Be Watchable

We’re three episodes into Minority Report, and it’s 100% settling into its crime procedural format. Which would be perfectly fine, if it weren’t so pleased with itself for being in the future. Spoilers ahead. That little weed breath mint strip is representative of one of Minority Report’s two biggest failings. We’ll get to the second…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

This Epic New Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Trailer Will Give You Chills

The new, and probably last, trailer for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 is so good, you could close your eyes and it would still give you goosebumps. Jennifer Lawrence stars in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2, which open November 20. Finally, after three movies of death, betrayal and intrigue Katniss will lead the…

Trailers Germain Lussier

The 9 Weirdest Italian Horror Movies

Italian horror is, by its very nature, weird as hell. Even the genre’s most acclaimed standouts (Lucio Fulci’s The Beyond, for instance) are disgustingly freakish nightmares. But there are certain titles lurch into realms so intensely bizarre, we can’t quite believe our eyes … or stop showing them to our friends, and quoting their most…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

Valiant’s Hero Bloodshot Gets Reborn in a Mad Max-esque, Monster Truck-Filled Apocalypse

The Valiant universe is never boring. With the events of The Book of Death barely over, the comics publisher has revealed that its nanotech-infused hero Bloodshot will be thrust 30 years forward into a post-apocalyptic future in Bloodshot Reborn #10 in a new arc titled “The Analog Man.” We spoke to writer Jeff Lemire about…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

This Bizarre Lex Luthor Fortune Profile Teases a Bunch of Back Story For Batman v Superman

I mean, I get all of my superhero blockbuster news out of fake editorials from Fortune. Don’t you? Batman v Superman may be a considerable while off for now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t start your viral marketing machine up already. The faux-profile hosted on Fortune’s website began making the rounds yesterday evening, when…

Movies James Whitbrook

How Pixar’s Inside Out Avoided Its Greatest Danger: Becoming An “After-School Special”

Inside Out is a complex film about the human psyche, but it has a really simple message: Sadness is an important part of life. You can’t have joy without sadness, and growing up means accepting that memories can be happy and sad. Director Pete Docter told io9 it was hard to avoid making this feel…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Yes, a New JLA Cartoon Is Definitely on Its Way

The poster was right! Cartoon Network Canada has confirmed that a new Justice League cartoon, titled JLA, to begin airing next fall. I think we can safely assume that Cartoon Network USA will also air the series, possibly even before its Canadian debut. No other info is known, but I previously speculated that based on…

Television Rob Bricken

I Watched Last Night’s Gotham and Now I Think I’m Insane

When Dr. Harleen Quinzel first started psychoanalyzing the murderous lunatic calling himself the Joker, she thought she could understand him. Instead, the Joker’s madness was so great that merely by trying to comprehend him, she went mad as well. And I am 99% sure Gotham is doing the exact same thing to me. Seriously, this…

Television Rob Bricken

The New Good Dinosaur Trailer Gives Us a Good Look at Its Pet Human

Among the many charming conceits of Pixar’s The Good Dinosaur is the movie’s single human character–who is, basically, a dog. And if that wasn’t obvious before, the new trailer makes it crystal clear. There’s growling, panting, and howling. And then there’s his name: “Spot.” We also see a lot of Arlo, the apatosaurus trying to…

Trailers Katharine Trendacosta

Looks Like ANOTHER Dead Game of Thrones Character Is Coming Back to the Show!

George Miller says he already has scripts for two Mad Max films. A legendary artist is designing Star Wars: Episode VIII. Felicity will be funnier in Arrow season four. Fear The Walking Dead will never cross over with the main series. Plus, teasers for Doctor Who and iZombie. So Many Spoilers! Mad Max George Miller…

Television James Whitbrook

Read an Excerpt from “Lightless”, the Space Opera Novel Everyone’s Talking About

Lightless is the debut novel of C.A. Higgins, a fast-paced, gripping read inspired in part by the author’s college thermodynamics class. io9 is proud to feature the excerpt below. You can also read our Q&A with Higgins here. “We know who you are,” Domitian said, his low rumbling voice poorly picked up by the cameras,…

io9 C.A. Higgins

The Beefy New Roku 4 Makes It Easy to Find 4K Content

We called the Roku 3 the best new streaming box a while back. Now, the next generation is finally here, and it looks even better. Meet the Roku 4. The Roku 4 is different. The powerful set top box features a larger footprint than its predecessors, and that extra large case sports an extra powerful…

Television Adam Clark Estes

Long Before Will Forte, In Living Color Already Told The Story of the Last Man on Earth

You think the sitcom Last Man on Earth has a weird spin on post-apocalyptic survival and the problems of the one man left alive? Check out this bizarre skit from In Living Color, in which the last man on Earth has an uncomfortable awakening. This short comedy sketch manages to veer all over the place,…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Here’s The Moment When Continuum Revealed Its Greatest Personal Tragedy

Continuum is in its final few episodes, but the show still has the power to startle us. Just check out this scene from last Friday’s episode, “Zero Hour,” in which Alec discovers the greatest tragedy of his own future self. Spoilers ahead… What’s fascinating about this storyline is how it sneaks up on you. We’ve…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Adorable Black-Footed Ferret Sure Does Like the Taste of Freedom

This sweet li’ll face belongs to a rare black-footed ferret, one of 30 released today by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colo. The 25-square-mile site was once a toxic waste dump, but has gotten new life (literally) after a billion-dollar cleanup. AP Photo/David…

io9 Cheryl Eddy

The Entropy of Bones Is One of the Year’s Best Action Movies, Except It’s a Book

Sometimes the best books are the ones which just kick your ass on the first page and keep thwacking you up one side of the page and down the other, for pages and pages. That’s pretty much what The Entropy of Bones by Ayize Jama-Everett is like. We loved Jama-Everett’s first novel The Liminal People,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

DC Lets Frank Miller Draw Superman’s Penis for Dark Knight III

Hello. This is an actual comic cover drawn by legendary comic artist Frank Miller. It’s the cover to a companion comic to Miller’s upcoming Dark Knight III: The Master Race series, and it appears DC is actually going to publish it despite the fact that 1) it is horrible, 2) it is laughable and 3)…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Some Questions About the New Gender-Swapped Twilight From Someone Who Will Never Read It

Three of Comics’ Most Underdessed Heroines Are Putting on Clothes

The Best Effects in The Martian Are the Ones You Don’t See

If Minority Report Would Get Over Itself, It Might Actually Be Watchable

This Epic New Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 Trailer Will Give You Chills

The 9 Weirdest Italian Horror Movies

Valiant’s Hero Bloodshot Gets Reborn in a Mad Max-esque, Monster Truck-Filled Apocalypse

This Bizarre Lex Luthor Fortune Profile Teases a Bunch of Back Story For Batman v Superman

How Pixar’s Inside Out Avoided Its Greatest Danger: Becoming An “After-School Special”

Yes, a New JLA Cartoon Is Definitely on Its Way

I Watched Last Night’s Gotham and Now I Think I’m Insane

The New Good Dinosaur Trailer Gives Us a Good Look at Its Pet Human

Looks Like ANOTHER Dead Game of Thrones Character Is Coming Back to the Show!

Read an Excerpt from “Lightless”, the Space Opera Novel Everyone’s Talking About

The Beefy New Roku 4 Makes It Easy to Find 4K Content

Long Before Will Forte, In Living Color Already Told The Story of the Last Man on Earth

Here’s The Moment When Continuum Revealed Its Greatest Personal Tragedy

Adorable Black-Footed Ferret Sure Does Like the Taste of Freedom

The Entropy of Bones Is One of the Year’s Best Action Movies, Except It’s a Book

DC Lets Frank Miller Draw Superman’s Penis for Dark Knight III

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