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San Francisco Gets New Who Two Weeks Before Everyone Else

Want to see the Doctor Who season five premiere two weeks before the rest of the US? Then make sure you’re at Wondercon in San Francisco on Saturday, April 3rd for two evening back-to-back showings of the first episode. [Wondercon]

Television Graeme McMillan

Where Is Our Wonder Woman Smallville?

With Smallville headed to its 10th season, it’s time to ask the question that we’ve been wondering since day one: Why haven’t producers tried to make lightning strike a second time, with the most obvious other candidate – Wonder Woman? I know: You all thought I was going to say “Batman,” didn’t you? But considering…

Television Graeme McMillan

It’s a Slime Mold’s World, We’re Just Living In It

It seems we’re always learning something new about slime molds, the bizarre roaming cell-colonies where countless biological principles can be found writ in miniature. Here’s a point-by-point breakdown of why the slime mold deserves your respect. Slime molds fascinate biologists because they’re essentially swarms of single-celled creatures that can coalesce to act as one larger…

io9 Alex Eichler

That Superman/Batman Rivalry Comes ‘Round Once Again

Celebrating DC Comics’ 75th anniversary, Entertainment Weekly wonders who’d win in a fight: Batman or Superman. Clearly, it’s Superman (Flight, strength, speed and heat-vision advantages are hard to beat), but Batman Vs. Wonder Woman…? That’s the one we wonder about…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Adrien Brody Gained 25 Pounds, Gave Up Sex For Predators

We just saw more footage from Robert Rodriguez’s and Nimród Antal’s Predators at SXSW 2010 — including a clip featuring our first meeting with Laurence Fishburne’s sole survivor. And Adrien Brody explained to us how he prepared to star in Predators. Spoilers explode below! We got an exclusive sneak peek at two new trailers for…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Why Nuking A Killer Asteroid Won’t Work

It’s the thrilling climax to many asteroid apocalypse movies, but it doesn’t stand up to science. Apparently, blowing up a large object in space comes with its own problems… not the least of which is, it probably won’t work. New Scientist reports on research by Don Korycansky of UC Santa Cruz and Catherine Plesko of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Spider-Man Musical Like Being Dumped, Says Star

Now missing a Mary Jane, will the Spider-Man musical ever happen? Alan Cumming, the show’s Green Goblin, thinks so, but likens his involvement to a bad relationship where he’s been hurt once too often. We sense another musical split coming… MTV spoke to Cumming about the musical, Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark, and its current…

io9 Graeme McMillan

NBC’s Superhero Soap Wins Over Geek Blog Crowd In One Simple Move

The makers of new NBC drama The Cape have proven that they knows how to win over tastemakers in the nerd field with the news that they have cast Summer Glau in the show… as a crusading blogger. Glau will play Orwell – dig the subtle reference – a character described as “a cute and…

Television Graeme McMillan

2 Minutes Of Footage From Robert Rodriguez’s New Predators

Behold the “darkest” Predators yet, and their new canine best friends. Last night at SXSW, producer Rodriguez and the director Nimrod Antal showed the first ever footage of their new Predators film. Check out this video sneak peek. https://gizmodo.com/alice-braga-the-new-predators-are-the-darkest-yet-5489844 Gotta hand it to Rodriguez for admitting that no one will ever be as bad ass…

Movies Meredith Woerner

“Clash Of The Titans” Remake Has a Sense of Humor About Itself, Say Writers

This afternoon I spoke to Clash of the Titans writers Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi about the upcoming monsterfest featuring Sam Worthington, swords, and a really giant kraken. They gave me hope that this adventure tale won’t take itself too seriously. io9: How did you update this movie for the new millennium? Hay: All those…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Honestly The Worst Scary Monster Sex Scene Of All Time (Maybe NSFW)

Whenever you see a Slutty Girl and a Redneck having sex in the woods where a Scary Monster is lurking, you know something bad is about to happen. Add a Naughty Santa’s Helper outfit, and you’ve got Maximum Wrongness. NSFW? This scene, from Search For The Beast, is just disturbing on so many levels. Let’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Finally, The Secrets Of Firefly’s Shepherd Book Will Be Told!

We’ve been waiting years for the comic book that tells the backstory of Firefly’s Shepherd Book, called The Shepherd’s Tale. And now it’s finally coming out, written by Zack Whedon from a detailed scene-by-scene outline by his brother Joss. We’ve heard little hints about Book, including that he found God in a bowl of soup,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Up to your ears with Ben Linus’ homework all week? Never fear we have the best of the week right here. This week extreme dwarf systems, exclusive pics from the “Latin District 9” Monsters, and insights from the FlashForward cast. Lost Fan Will Create 365 Pieces Of Art For Each Day Of The Year Lost…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Physicists Move One Step Closer to Discovering The Anti-You

Seconds after the Big Bang, the Universe was a soup of matter and antimatter. But today, everything around us is matter. So what and where is the antimatter? Last week, scientists came one step closer to finding out. Working with the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) in upstate New York, a group of scientists discovered…

io9 Cayman Unterborn

Sony Pushes The Shadow And Sam Raimi Off On Another Studio

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of studio execs? Sony let the movie rights lapse on Sam Raimi’s dream pulp project The Shadow. Undaunted, Raimi’s shopping around the rights to other studios, and possibly recruiting a Twilight director. Variety is reporting that The Shadow has been kicked out of Sony, and along with…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Coheed And Cambria Singer Writes Novel Version Of New Album, With Peter David

Prog rock and science fiction have always gone hand in hand, but Coheed and Cambria has taken it further, creating elaborate narratives with each album. And now singer/guitarist Claudio Sanchez has teamed up with Peter David to write a novel. Sanchez (an avowed fan of Ray Bradbury) tells MTV that the novel, Year of the…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Comic-Book Costumes That Actually Look Good In Movies

The biggest miracle about Iron Man 2 so far is that Black Widow’s skintight jumpsuit looks decent. Often, superhero costumes from comics are just ridiculous on the big screen. Here are 10 other comic-to-movie costume translations that actually work. It’s easy to think of superhero costumes that have looked ridiculous on film — most of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Would You Let This Dude Be Your Rent-a-Dad?

The Gunderson kids did. Find out why on the series premiere of Sons of Tucson, this Sunday, March 14 at 9:30/8:30c on Fox. Trailer at the end of the delightful Ron Snuffkin gallery below.

io9 Gawkercreative

Genetically-Modified “Terminator” Trout Have 20% More Muscle

A new transgenic trout has been designed to have so much muscle that its body has developed a bulging hump on its back. What turns a trout into the Terminator? Terry Bradley, an aquaculture professor at the University of Rhode Island, has been researching how to counteract the effects of a protein called myostatin, which…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Avatar To Return To Cinemas In The Fall?

Missed Avatar in theaters and feel like visiting Pandora won’t be the same on non-IMAX screens? You’re in luck; director James Cameron is teasing a re-release for the movie in the fall — possibly with 20 minutes of unseen footage. Talking to USA Today, Cameron said, The wildcard is that we might be re-releasing the…

Movies Graeme McMillan

San Francisco Gets New Who Two Weeks Before Everyone Else

Where Is Our Wonder Woman Smallville?

It’s a Slime Mold’s World, We’re Just Living In It

That Superman/Batman Rivalry Comes ‘Round Once Again

Adrien Brody Gained 25 Pounds, Gave Up Sex For Predators

Why Nuking A Killer Asteroid Won’t Work

Spider-Man Musical Like Being Dumped, Says Star

NBC’s Superhero Soap Wins Over Geek Blog Crowd In One Simple Move

2 Minutes Of Footage From Robert Rodriguez’s New Predators

“Clash Of The Titans” Remake Has a Sense of Humor About Itself, Say Writers

Honestly The Worst Scary Monster Sex Scene Of All Time (Maybe NSFW)

Finally, The Secrets Of Firefly’s Shepherd Book Will Be Told!

The Shiniest Stories On io9 Last Week

Physicists Move One Step Closer to Discovering The Anti-You

Sony Pushes The Shadow And Sam Raimi Off On Another Studio

Coheed And Cambria Singer Writes Novel Version Of New Album, With Peter David

Comic-Book Costumes That Actually Look Good In Movies

Would You Let This Dude Be Your Rent-a-Dad?

Genetically-Modified “Terminator” Trout Have 20% More Muscle

Avatar To Return To Cinemas In The Fall?

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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