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Nicolas Cage's Alien Martial Arts Film<i> </i>Knows You Might Need a Brain Break Right Now

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Nicolas Cage's Alien Martial Arts Film Knows You Might Need a Brain Break Right Now

Every six years, an alien comes to Earth looking for a fight. This has happened for generations. As a result, every…

Germain Lussier

PublishedNovember 18, 2020

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A Salute to Director Rachel Talalay, a True Genre Pioneer

Rachel Talalay is, to date, the only woman to direct a film in any of the major slasher franchises. She also made a…

Cheryl Eddy

PublishedNovember 12, 2020

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<i>The Sandman </i>Audio Drama's an Escape From Reality Into a World of Dreams

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The Sandman Audio Drama's an Escape From Reality Into a World of Dreams

In the world of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, which is also the world of DC’s core comics continuity, all living things…

Charles Pulliam-Moore

PublishedAugust 13, 2020

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Marvel Still Won't Be Releasing Any New Comic Books Next Week

For the fifth week in a row, the presses of Marvel Comics, in both physical and digital, will remain silent.

Julie Muncy

PublishedApril 25, 2020

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<i>The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay</i> to Become a Showtime Series

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The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay to Become a Showtime Series

Since its publication almost 20 years ago, Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Amazing Adventures of…

Germain Lussier

PublishedDecember 10, 2019

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GameStop Explains How and Why It’s Going to Start Selling Comic Books

A few weeks ago, America’s largest video game retail chain announced that it’s going to enter the comic book…

Evan Narcisse

PublishedJune 25, 2018

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The Bloodborne Tie-In Comic is a Compelling Introduction to a Nasty World

The beasts howl, and the hunt is on. That’s how the worst nights begin Yharnam, the world of Bloodborne. And as the…

Julie Muncy

PublishedFebruary 25, 2018

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New Board Game Cartooner Turns Novices Into Comic Book Creators

Cartooner, a new board game from comic artists Jason B. Thompson and Jumana Al Hashal, is a comic book fan’s dream.…

Beth Elderkin

PublishedDecember 15, 2017

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Watch This Video on The Brilliant Page Design of Art Spiegelman's Maus

The work comics creator Art Spiegelman put into Maus, the haunting and haunted story of his father’s experience in…

Julie Muncy

PublishedNovember 25, 2017

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Watch This Neural Network Generate an Infinite Number of Totally Unique Anime Characters

Last month Nvidia revealed its work on using competing neural networks to generate random, but convincing, photos of…

Andrew Liszewski

PublishedNovember 15, 2017

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The Unquotable Trump Uses the U.S. President’s Own Words to Turn Him Into a Comic Book Villain

After the November 2016 election, Robert Sikoryak felt an urge he couldn’t resist. Referring to the victory of…

Evan Narcisse

PublishedNovember 2, 2017

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Rocko Will Navigate Unemployment in Rocko's Modern Life Comic From Boom! Studios

Poor Rocko. After his star turn in the ‘90s, not much has really changed for the poor, beleagured wallaby. Still…

Julie Muncy

PublishedSeptember 16, 2017

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Len Wein, Co-Creator of Wolverine and Editor of Watchmen, Dies at 69

Len Wein, the comic book writer and editor who co-created DC’s Swamp Thing and edited Watchmen, has passed away.

Julie Muncy

PublishedSeptember 10, 2017

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The Neverending Quest to Reboot The Crow Somehow Still Continues

After spending nearly 10 years in the TBD pile at Relativity Studios, the reboot of The Crow has been picked up by…

Cheryl Eddy

PublishedSeptember 1, 2017

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The Phantom May Be the Most Eager-to-Please Superhero Movie to Ever Wear Spandex

In the 1990s, between The Rocketeer, The Shadow, and The Phantom, standalone, retro-styled comics films had a…

Cheryl Eddy

PublishedAugust 23, 2017

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Some Airlines Tell People Leaving Comic-Con They Can't Check Comics, Which Is Not True (UPDATED)

Twitter began to buzz this weekend when reports circulated that comic books were banned from checked luggage…

Germain Lussier

PublishedJuly 24, 2017

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Agents of SHIELD's Ghost Rider Gets the Figure He Deserves, and More of the Coolest Toys We've Seen This Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the coolest toys we’ve seen all week. Although shiny San Diego…

Andrew Liszewski and James Whitbrook

PublishedJuly 14, 2017

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What Was That Mysterious Teaser Trailer Before Wonder Woman?

Lots of people saw Wonder Woman this weekend, which means lots of people saw a very mysterious trailer that played…

Germain Lussier

PublishedJune 5, 2017

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Amazon's The Tick TV Show Premieres on August 25

Citizens of the world, I say to you: get hype! The new Tick TV show starring Peter Serafinowicz starts airing on…

Evan Narcisse

PublishedApril 26, 2017

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'Daddy, Can You Tell Me More About the Superheroes?'

I’d been waiting years for my daughter to show an organic interest in superheroes, video games, and the other stuff…

Evan Narcisse

PublishedJanuary 17, 2017

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