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Plus, more Dune: Part Two insight, and the world remembers the legendary Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama.

By James Whitbrook Published March 9, 2024, 9:00 am ET

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Image: NASA / Image: Lego / Image: Shonen Jump / Image: Warner Bros. / Image: Rooster Teeth / Photo: Hu Chengwei (Getty Images) / Screenshot: Marvel Studios

It’s been a week of highs and lows in the world of genre entertainment—as we took a look at the aftermath of Dune: Part Two’s monumental release last weekend, and Lego teased a gorgeous new Batman: The Animated Series tribute. But little compared to the shock that came Thursday evening that one of the most influential artists of our time, Dragon Ball’s Akira Toriyama, passed away. Read all that, and more, in io9’s biggest stories of the week. — James Whitbrook

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