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Our First Glimpse of Batman V. Superman Includes the New Wonder Woman

We just had our first thundering look at Batman v. Superman, and it really did give the feeling of a confrontation between demigods. Plus we saw our first look at Wonder Woman’s costume! And we saw the Trinity, Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman, on stage together. So the Warner Bros. panel started with some insane…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Why Was The World’s Biggest Church Built In Côte d’Ivoire?

Outstripping St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome by more than 80 feet, Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, Côte d’Ivoire is a little-attended basilica in the Middle of an African coconut plantation. Photo Credit: Tim McDonnell Here’s Tim McDonnell for Mother Jones, reporting from the Basilica : Sometimes called the “basilica in the bush,” [Basilica Our Lady…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

First Look At The New Leprechaun, Who Looks Nothing Like A Leprechaun

Finally, the nefarious title monster of the rebooted Leprechaun has been revealed, and… what the hell? Guys? Do you even know what a leprechaun is? Here’s how Merriam-Webster defines one: a mischievous elf of Irish folklore usually believed to reveal the hiding place of treasure if caught They generally tend to be represented wearing little…

Movies Rob Bricken

Baby Rufio Cosplay Validates The Entire Concept Of Procreation

Bang-A-Rang-yelling Baby Rufio from Hook is absolutely the cutest cosplayer we’ve spotted at Comic-Con thus far. All other babies should go home.

Movies Meredith Woerner

Complete Avengers: Age Of Ultron Comic-Con Poster Is Your New Wallpaper

Marvel has finally released the last two pieces in the 8-part Avengers: Age of Ultron megaposter. You can see its badassery for yourself — hit expand for an immense, wall-paper friendly version of the Avengers battling a massive horde of Ultron’s robotic minions. I think my favorite part is how nonplussed Hawkeye looks in the…

Movies Rob Bricken

The Funniest Question Asked At Comic-Con’s Walking Dead Panel

Most of the time when people ask questions at Comic-Con’s TV panels, they’re about making the show, or what we can expect next season. But this fellow asked what the Walking Dead cast is doing to raise awareness on behalf of people who have been bitten by zombies — here’s what they said. We mentioned…

Television Lauren Davis

Watch The HI-SEAS Crew Emerge From Its 120-Day Simulated Mars Mission

Members of the Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS) “returned to Earth” yesterday afternoon, following a 4-month, simulated mission to space. “Space analog” studies like HI-SEAS and Mars-500 (a 500-day experiment, meant to subject crew to the conditions of a full, 500-day mission to Mars) are providing us with insights into how people work…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Tatiana Maslany Cares More About Orphan Black Fans Than Emmys

At the jam-packed Orphan Black panel at Comic-Con, moderator Dalton Ross started with what we’re all wondering most: what’s wrong with those Emmy voters? Why didn’t the incredible star Tatiana Maslany get that nod? She has a theory. And it’s that being humble is the best way to deal with it. “I just think that…

io9 Perri Nemiroff

James Gunn Will Write And Direct Guardians Of The Galaxy 2

The first GotG movie isn’t even out yet, but the buzz is so overwhelmingly positive — case in point, it’s still rocking a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes — that Marvel decided to go ahead and lock down director James Gunn for the sequel and the screenplay. Smart move. The Marvel move panel will be held…

Movies Rob Bricken

Another Strike For M. Night: First Impression Of Wayward Pines

M. Night Shyamalan’s Wayward Pines is scheduled for a fall debut, but Fox brought the pilot episode to San Diego Comic-Con to give a select few an early preview. The trouble is, in this case, being one of the select few wasn’t cool. The show stars Matt Dillon as Ethan Burke, a secret service agent…

io9 Perri Nemiroff

New Trailer Shows Arrow Season 3 Is Going To Be Dark And DC-Riffic

Arsenal, the Atom, more Amanda Waller — these are just a few of the DC characters appearing in the upcoming season of Arrow. But we’re also getting more of the Oliver-Felicity romance (Ollicity!), the return of Black Canary and… Oracle?! First of all, “Oracle” s going to be the title of a Felicity flashback episode…

Trailers Rob Bricken

Everything We Learned About Agent Carter at Comic-Con

It hasn’t started shooting yet, but the newest Marvel TV show did reveal a fair amount about what’s in store for Agent Carter when they do. There are returning characters, new Marvel characters being added, and some villains from the USSR. Agent Carter is going to the well of Captain America talent a fair amount,…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

First Impressions: Intruders Is So, So Weird

On Friday night, BBC America screened the first episode of its upcoming series Intruders, starring John Simm, Mira Sorvino, and James Frain. It was bananas. Creepy bananas. Here are our spoiler-free first impressions. My first impulse was to write a review that was just the word “what” over and over. Because Intruders is actually that…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Watch All The Best Moments From Comic-Con’s Game Of Thrones Panel

Craig Ferguson loaned his sense to humor to the Game of Thrones panel at Comic-Con. Check out the most interesting moments, including talk of male nudity, why the books aren’t more canonical than the show, and Ferguson poking fun at the geography of Westeros. Ferguson is quite fun throughout the panel, and you can watch…

Television Lauren Davis

In Kevin Smith’s Creepy Tusk Trailer, Justin Long Turns Into a Walrus

Yikes. Tusk is one part Misery, one part man-to-walrus body mutilation movie. We’re really not sure what to expect from Kevin Smith’s latest — but he’s definitely horrifying us. The official synopsis is this: When his best friend and podcast co-host goes missing in the backwoods of Canada, a young guy joins forces with his…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Best Kind of Math Is Edible, Chocolate Math

Chocolatier Rafael Mutter’s Chocolate Mill looks like a solid, cylindrical block of chocolate. In reality, it’s ten-layers thick. As a a crank-turned blade shaves wafers of chocolate from the top, the underlying layers, each one flavored with a unique pattern of chocolate shapes, is revealed. A timelapse of the piece appears above. According to Chris…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Finally, A Star Trek/Planet Of The Apes Crossover Is Coming

Let’s make this quick: Star Trek. Planet of the Apes. These two scifi franchises will meet for the first time in IDW and Boom Studios comic miniseries. I’m talking Shatner’s Kirk and Charlton Heston’s Taylor, fighting Klingons and Apes. @#$% YES. Here’s everything we know, as gleaned from the official press release: Have you ever…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Agents of SHIELD Announces New Characters

Coming out of the Marvel Comic-Con panel was the announcement of a few new characters to Agents of SHIELD. All are pretty major. Lucy Lawless is now confirmed to be playing SHIELD agent Isabelle Hardley. Nick Blood is playing Lance Hunter, who is a mercenary in this iteration. And Dollhouse alum Reed Diamond will play…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

The Devil’s Inside Harry Potter In The First Full-Length Horns Trailer

A year after his girlfriend is brutally murdered, a young man wakes up with devil horns. The man is Daniel Radcliffe, star of Horns, the movie based on the bestselling book by Joe Hill. This new trailer reveals more of the movie’s bizarre premise, as well as Radcliffe’s strange powers. I only recently read Horns…

Trailers Rob Bricken

Why Do E-Books Cost What They Do?

E-book pricing can seem mysterious. With some of the costs of paper publishing gone, does that mean that producing them is really cheaper? Or are there other hidden costs that get figured into the production of digital books? Commenter and publishing grad student TechNoir broke down for us just what costs go into setting a…

Books & Comics Ria Misra

Our First Glimpse of Batman V. Superman Includes the New Wonder Woman

Why Was The World’s Biggest Church Built In Côte d’Ivoire?

First Look At The New Leprechaun, Who Looks Nothing Like A Leprechaun

Baby Rufio Cosplay Validates The Entire Concept Of Procreation

Complete Avengers: Age Of Ultron Comic-Con Poster Is Your New Wallpaper

The Funniest Question Asked At Comic-Con’s Walking Dead Panel

Watch The HI-SEAS Crew Emerge From Its 120-Day Simulated Mars Mission

Tatiana Maslany Cares More About Orphan Black Fans Than Emmys

James Gunn Will Write And Direct Guardians Of The Galaxy 2

Another Strike For M. Night: First Impression Of Wayward Pines

New Trailer Shows Arrow Season 3 Is Going To Be Dark And DC-Riffic

Everything We Learned About Agent Carter at Comic-Con

First Impressions: Intruders Is So, So Weird

Watch All The Best Moments From Comic-Con’s Game Of Thrones Panel

In Kevin Smith’s Creepy Tusk Trailer, Justin Long Turns Into a Walrus

The Best Kind of Math Is Edible, Chocolate Math

Finally, A Star Trek/Planet Of The Apes Crossover Is Coming

Agents of SHIELD Announces New Characters

The Devil’s Inside Harry Potter In The First Full-Length Horns Trailer

Why Do E-Books Cost What They Do?

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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Our First Glimpse of Batman V. Superman Includes the New Wonder Woman

Why Was The World’s Biggest Church Built In Côte d’Ivoire?

First Look At The New Leprechaun, Who Looks Nothing Like A Leprechaun

Baby Rufio Cosplay Validates The Entire Concept Of Procreation

Complete Avengers: Age Of Ultron Comic-Con Poster Is Your New Wallpaper

The Funniest Question Asked At Comic-Con’s Walking Dead Panel

Watch The HI-SEAS Crew Emerge From Its 120-Day Simulated Mars Mission

​Tatiana Maslany Cares More About Orphan Black Fans Than Emmys

James Gunn Will Write And Direct Guardians Of The Galaxy 2

Another Strike For M. Night: First Impression Of Wayward Pines

New Trailer Shows Arrow Season 3 Is Going To Be Dark And DC-Riffic

Everything We Learned About Agent Carter at Comic-Con

First Impressions: Intruders Is So, So Weird

Watch All The Best Moments From Comic-Con’s Game Of Thrones Panel

In Kevin Smith’s Creepy Tusk Trailer, Justin Long Turns Into a Walrus

The Best Kind of Math Is Edible, Chocolate Math

Finally, A Star Trek/Planet Of The Apes Crossover Is Coming

Agents of SHIELD Announces New Characters

The Devil’s Inside Harry Potter In The First Full-Length Horns Trailer

Why Do E-Books Cost What They Do?

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

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?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Tatiana Maslany Cares More About Orphan Black Fans Than Emmys