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Killing Joke’s Torture Porn Gets Turned Into Torture Titillation

Alan Moore may have distanced himself from the majority of movie versions of his work. But how would he feel about the Joker/Batgirl torture scene from The Killing Joke that appears in Epic Win’s Holy Sh*t…Batman! Burlesque show? Comics Alliance posted shots from Magdalena Fox’s performance of the scene yesterday, and while we give her…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

“Clash Of The Titans” – Old Vs. New Monster Smackdown

The new Clash of the Titans flick is promising some seriously good monster. I mean, have you see that kraken’s mouth? Holy crap. But how do its monsters stack up against the original 1981 Clash with Ray Harryhausen effects? Let us contemplate the differences, shall we? Click each image to learn more, and to find…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Feel Banshee Spit Hit Your Face, In Avatar 4-D!

Forget 3-D, the Koreans are taking the Avatar viewing experience all the way to 4-D. Which means you’ll actually get to feel the spittle from a wild banshee hit your cheek, mid-scream. According to the Post Chronicle Korea’s Seoul Theater has lined up 25 different special effects to give audiences the full 4-D experience: The…

Movies Meredith Woerner

The Snake That Ate Dinosaurs

Before sediment buried it, this Sanajeh indicus was about to devour a baby titanosaur. 67 million years later, paleontologists unearthed this fossilized scene of an 11-foot-long snake hunting what would grow up to to be a 75-foot sauropod. Gulp. It looks as if the Sanajeh of the late Cretaceous had a taste for sauropod veal…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

James Cameron Gives Avatar 2’s Title. Transformers 3 Might Show Cybertron. Max Headroom Joins Supernatural!

What do Avatar 2 and Transformers 3 have in common? Mythos, apparently. Bill Murray talks Ghostbusters 3. There’s a Captain America synopsis. Matt Frewer is going viral on Supernatural. Plus Tron, Scott Pilgrim, Doctor Who, Caprica, Chuck and Lost spoilers! Transformers 3: Hasbro CEO Brian Goldner hints the sequel might show a bit of the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

You Can Now Get Officially Licensed Marvel Comics TVs…Wait! What?

A virtually unknown company called RTC23 claims that—with Marvel Entertainment’s blessings—they’ve created “the ultimate comic fan’s TV,” complete with character-themed splash screens and clever little cosmetic touches. We could barely believe it, but Marvel confirmed that they approved. RTC23 is offering 22, 32, 42 and 55-inch LCD and 40 and 46-inch LED HDTV versions of…

Television Rosa Golijan

A Villain Who Can’t Kill The Hero Is The Worst Kind Of Asshat

Villains: They’re crazed, they’re flamboyant, and they’re the smoggy, sparking engine that keeps many a story chugging along. Except that a villain who can’t kill the hero for some contrived reason is worse than having your hero fight global illiteracy. Welcome back to Monday Hate, an irregular feature in which we hate things because it’s…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Why “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” Is A Steampunk Masterpiece

With Tim Burton’s revisionist 3D flick Alice hitting theaters this Friday, it’s time to revisit the origin story: Lewis Carroll’s original novel. Why has this story endured, and been championed by artistic rebels from 1960s hippies to today’s steampunks? Though there have been many movie and cartoon versions of Carroll’s mid-19th century novel of nonsense,…

Movies Annalee Newitz

The New Dead Offers 20+ Variations On An Undead Theme

Even if you think the living dead are overexposed, Christopher Golden’s short story anthology The New Dead delivers so many iterations of the undead trope that even the most jaded zombie naysayer will be impressed. Can you say “Twitter zombies?” In the last decade, zombies have overrun Hollywood, the comic book industry, and even Jane…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

What Superhero Is Making His First On Screen Appearance In Iron Man 2?

Last week we showed you the first clip from Iron Man 2. And now hawk-eyed fans have spotted what might be another one of Marvel’s infamous cameos. Also, there are new and disturbing-looking Iron Man 2 toys. https://gizmodo.com/your-bilingual-first-look-at-new-iron-man-2-scene-5480561 If you go back and watch the new clip, right around 1:18 there’s an inmate getting his…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Who Are The X-Men?

Are Marvel’s X-Men next for an Avengers-style reboot? Ahead of the beginning of the mutant franchise’s next big event, Second Coming, a new teaser image has prompted rumors of a major shake-up to come. The image, released without comment from Marvel today, simply announces “We Are The X-Men,” with accompanying blood on the logo suggesting…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Even Maturity And Spy Missions Can’t Tear Chuck From His Best Friend

This season, Chuck has seen best buds Chuck and Morgan torn apart by suspicion and secrets, but as actors Zachary Levi and Joshua Gomez explain, sometimes that’s just part of growing up. Only with added spy subtext. Levi and Gomez spent a recent call with reporters explaining about their similarity to the characters they play,…

Television Graeme McMillan

Do Your Part For The Galaxy — Join The Empire Today!

Superstar comics artist Cliff Chiang posted some amazing Star Wars recruiting posters, which he created for the Star Wars Galaxies trading-cards game. We’ve seen a lot of clever Star Wars art lately, but Chiang’s wartime propaganda might be our favorite. Click the first link to see another Chiang masterpiece, an inspirational poster featuring Darth Vader…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Is Serge’s Twitter Offering Caprica Teases?

We don’t know if they’re spoilers or someone in Syfy’s online department having fun, but the Twitter account “belonging to” Caprica’s Serge the robot has been offering up some unusual comments lately… Potential spoilers ahead. Responding to questions posed by Caprica fans, Serge has revealed that he was built five years before the start of…

Television Graeme McMillan

Two Literary Superstars Publishing Science Fiction Novels Soon

The trend of literary authors veering into science fiction shows no sign of slowing down, as science fiction remains the best way to talk about our weird era. Ian McEwan and Rick Moody both have SF books in the pipeline. McEwan’s book, Solar, comes out March 18, and has to do with a new technology…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

High Tech Collides With High Fashion At Eyebeam’s NYC Fashion Show

Last week Diana Eng unveiled her Fairytale Fashion collection at the Eyebeam Art and Technology Center in New York. Equal parts high-grade electronics and fabrics, Eng’s collection is straight from a future where arc reactors are haute couture. More information on Eyebeam’s upcoming art and technology shows can be found here and some of the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Behind The Scenes With Sam Rockwell’s “Transvestite Captain Kangaroo”

We’re all familiar with Sam Rockwell’s brutal hero from Jared Hess’ Gentlemen Broncos. But what about his metafictional other half, the femmed-up Brutus? Check out our exclusive behind-the-scenes clip with the superhero that Rockwell nicknamed the “Transvestite Captain Kangaroo.” https://gizmodo.com/sam-rockwells-superhero-looks-like-a-transvestite-capt-5054541 Jared Hess’ Gentlemen Broncos is coming onto DVD and Blu-Ray tomorrow and to celebrate we…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Convert Your Paycheck to Battlestar Galactica Cubits

If you’re looking to invest in some extremely foreign currency, try Jon Heilman’s Battlestar cubits. Sure, they’re only replicas, but how else will you impress those Twelve Colonies high-rollers? Also check out Jon’s time map, from Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits. Here’s a closer look at those counterfeit Battlestar cubits… …and the detail on Jon’s time…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Why Warehouse 13 Works, or Relax, It’s Just Everything

Bob Goodman, one of the writers on Warehouse 13, offers some insights into the creative process as this series moves from its first to second season, and shares his theory about why a “storehouse of weirdness” show caught the zeitgeist. Note: What follows is one writer’s opinion, and doesn’t represent the thoughts of the staff…

io9 Bobgoodman

R.I.P. Robert McCall, The Artist Who Created The Space Age

No artist inspired more love of space exploration and more excitement about our future than Robert McCall, who died Friday. He also painted gorgeous posters for 2001: A Space Odyssey and was art director on Star Trek: The Motion Picture. McCall started out doing paintings of space and space travel for Life Magazine in the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Killing Joke’s Torture Porn Gets Turned Into Torture Titillation

“Clash Of The Titans” – Old Vs. New Monster Smackdown

Feel Banshee Spit Hit Your Face, In Avatar 4-D!

The Snake That Ate Dinosaurs

James Cameron Gives Avatar 2’s Title. Transformers 3 Might Show Cybertron. Max Headroom Joins Supernatural!

You Can Now Get Officially Licensed Marvel Comics TVs…Wait! What?

A Villain Who Can’t Kill The Hero Is The Worst Kind Of Asshat

Why “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland” Is A Steampunk Masterpiece

The New Dead Offers 20+ Variations On An Undead Theme

What Superhero Is Making His First On Screen Appearance In Iron Man 2?

Who Are The X-Men?

Even Maturity And Spy Missions Can’t Tear Chuck From His Best Friend

Do Your Part For The Galaxy — Join The Empire Today!

Is Serge’s Twitter Offering Caprica Teases?

Two Literary Superstars Publishing Science Fiction Novels Soon

High Tech Collides With High Fashion At Eyebeam’s NYC Fashion Show

Behind The Scenes With Sam Rockwell’s “Transvestite Captain Kangaroo”

Convert Your Paycheck to Battlestar Galactica Cubits

Why Warehouse 13 Works, or Relax, It’s Just Everything

R.I.P. Robert McCall, The Artist Who Created The Space Age

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Roborock F25 GT Cordless Vacuum and Mop Hits Its Lowest Price in Spring Sale, 20,000Pa Cleaning Power Without the Premium Price Tag

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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