10 Stupid Arguments People Use To Defend Comic Book Sexism

Every time someone brings up the problem of sexism of the comics industry, there are always a few people who are oddly incensed. “It’s bullshit! A double standard! You’re the one with the issues!” they yell. They’re wrong on all counts. Here’s some helpful logic that proves why. We’ve listed each logical fallacy about sexism…

The World’s Population Is Unlikely To Stabilize This Century

Contrary to previous projections, it now appears that the world’s population is unlikely to stop growing this century. There’s at least an 80% chance that between 9.6 and 12.3 billion humans will inhabit the Earth by 2100 — and much of this increase will happen in Africa. The new report, which is an extension of…

Stephen Colbert Cosplayed At Comic-Con To Pitch His Creepy Hawkcat Film

When will Stephen Colbert get his own superhero movie? On last night’s Colbert Report, the comedian revealed that he secretly walked the floor of San Diego Comic-Con while dressed as Prince Hawkcat, the greatest superhero no one has heard of. He even set up a booth to pitch his Prince Hawkcat movie. The Colbert team…

J.J. Abrams Reveals His Millennium Falcon; It’s Unspeakably Beautiful

Lately, directors JJ Abrams and Zack Snyder have been competing in the world’s most adorable Twitter war of DC Comics vs. Star Wars oneupmanship. And Abrams has just taken the whole thing to a new level but releasing a video of his Millennium Falcon. If you haven’t been keeping track of this delightfully nerdy showdown,…

Astronomers Discover A Supermassive Black Hole Inside A Tiny Galaxy

In a finding that could turn supermassive black hole formation theories upside-down, astronomers have spotted one of these beasts inside a tiny galaxy just 157 light-years across — about 500 times smaller than the Milky Way. Artist’s conception of a supermassive black hole in a galaxy’s center. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech The clincher will be if the…

Paul Pope’s Battling Boy Universe Expands: Meet The Heroic Aurora West!

Paul Pope’s Battling Boy graphic novel was one of the best things to happen to superhero comics in the past year. And it left us wondering about Aurora West, the daughter of slain hero Haggard West. Now a sequel, the Rise of Aurora West, tells her story, and we’ve got an exclusive book trailer. Here’s…

Gaze In Wonder at the Best Astronomy Photographs of the Year

After pouring over a record 1,700 entries, the Royal Observatory has announced the winners of its annual Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Without a doubt, these are some of the most awe-inspiring space-themed images we’ve ever seen. Top image: “Lost Souls” by Julie Fletcher. The photograph was a runner up in the People and…

Supernatural Suspense StoryBundle, Shadow of Mordor, Smoothies [Deals]

A new supernatural suspense-focused Story Bundle has arrived, with 10 books from the likes of Clive Barker and Elizabeth Massie. [ StoryBundle] http://storybundle.com/suspense You do not simply save a bunch of money by preordering all these upcoming high-profile releases… what’s that? You do? Oh OK well you should do that then. preorder Middle-earth: Shadow of…

Thanks To Hardworking Scientists, We Will Never Run Out Of Nutella

Ferrero, the company that makes Nutella and spreads joy across the world, currently uses about one-fourth of the world’s hazelnut supply. As prices rise, more farmers around the world have begun growing hazelnuts. But it wasn’t possible to do so in the northeastern region of the U.S. — until now. A grove of hazelnut trees…

Global Warming “Hiatus” Doesn’t Mean That Temperatures Stopped Rising

The latest myth making the rounds among climate-change deniers is that reports of a “global warming hiatus” are proof that climate prediction models are flawed. The global temperature, they say, hasn’t increased in nearly 20 years. As usual, they’re getting it wrong. Although the rate of increase in the globally and annually averaged temperature of…

Skull Of 3,300 Year-Old Egyptian Woman Found With Hair Extensions

Archaeologists working at the Amarna site in Egypt recently analyzed a selection of 100 skulls dug out from a cemetery. Many of the remains exhibited elaborate hairstyles, including one with more than 70 hair extensions and another with red henna hair dye. As reported in Live Science, the remains were found near Amarna — a…

Alexander Armstrong is the new voice of Danger Mouse!

Danger Mouse is coming back, with an updated look and a new voice – and now we know Alexander Armstrong will be replacing David Jason as the voice of the iconic mouse spy. Although Danger Mouse, which ran from 1981 to 1992, originally aired on ITV in the UK (Nickelodeon in the US), the new…

I Was An Extra On The Sleepy Hollow Set, And Here’s What I Learned

Sleepy Hollow opened up the archives and invited us in to poke around their set. There I got first-hand experience in a small, but pivotal, role as an extra—plus a ton of on-set photos of Ichabod’s haunts and creepy supernatural world. Earlier this summer, io9 was invited to the Sleepy Hollow set to observe and…

Bruce Timm Is Making A New, “Darker” Justice League Animated Series

Whoa! DCAU mastermind Bruce Timm will executive producer a new digital Justice League cartoon for Machinima to debut in spring of 2015. Titled Justice League: Gods and Monsters Chronicles, it will be be co-produced by his Batman: The Animated Series partner Alan Burnett. Originally announced as another DC direct-to-home video animated movie, Gods and Monsters…

Scottish Stormtrooper Dances To Bagpipes To Protest Evil British Empire

Star Wars has become a recurring theme in the lead-up to today’s referendum vote on Scottish independence, as pro-independence campaigners lampoon the British as their evil imperial overlords. So, yes, that’s why we’re treated to this rare sight of a stormtrooper dancing to bagpipes in Glasgow. And a few days earlier, a man riding a…

What Books Are You Reading?

Tell us about the books you’ve got in progress, the ones you just wrapped up, and the ones that you can’t wait to start next — and what books we should think about picking up, too! We want to know where you are on your reading lists, and what you thought of what you’ve read.…

Holy Hell, American Horror Story Recreates The Real Life Barbie Foot

Remember the creepy-as-hell stiletto implant art series that freaked everyone out a few years back? Well, now American Horror Story is recreating that disturbing image for their ads, which makes total sense. Created by the Bite Rebels, this photoshopped horror can now be found on marketing materials on AHS. I want to say this is…

The “Glass Delusion” Was The Most Popular Madness Of The Middle Ages

Do mental illnesses have certain eras? When we look at history, it seems like they do. There was the famous dancing sickness that struck medieval Europe. And then there was a strange delusion, first experienced by a king, in which the sufferer thought they were made of glass. In 1392, King Charles VI of France’s…

A new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics finds children are being prescribed antibiotics almost twice as often as needed. According to the study authors, that adds up to an estimated 11.4 million potentially unnecessary antimicrobial prescriptions a year.

Photos Of A Game Of Thrones Reunion And Natalie Dormer In Hunger Games!

There are more shots of the Batmobile in action. How will Agents of SHIELD move past the slow pace of the first season? Firefly’s Sean Maher is playing a doctor in space again. A movie no one remembers starts production on a sequel. And why are The Flash’s special effects so special? Spoilers now! Top…