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Check out our exclusive trailer for the comic adaptation of Guillermo del Toro’s vampire novel The Strain!

Courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, here’s an exclusive sneak peek at the trailer for the upcoming comic book version of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s grotesque vampire apocalypse trilogy The Strain! Adapted to the comic book format by scribe David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Young Liars), the first issue of The Strain will hit stands…

Trailers Cyriaque Lamar

Nolan drops some major spoilers about just when The Dark Knight Rises takes place

Christopher Nolan just let loose a ton of new Dark Knight Rises updates that reveal when this movie is taking place, and how it’s fitting into the already established world of Gotham. In other words, what old faces are coming back? Spoilers ahead… Empire Magazine has a big spread on Dark Knight Rises with lots…

Movies Meredith Woerner

What if Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne made a music video?

If — during JLA/Avengers — the two most disgustingly wealthy superheroes in comicdom paused for a moment to hire Hype Williams to direct a music video, chances are it would look something like this scene by Marco D’Alfonso. Reminds me of the time Del The Funky Homosapien gave that shout out to Kitty Pryde way…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

In Escape from Terra, a libertarian utopia grows on Ceres

Should we tax the asteroid belt? In the future, the dwarf planet Ceres has attracted ruggedly individualist settlers who set up an anarchist paradise. When two Terran tax agents show up and to bring Ceres into the universal government, the Ceresians must try to win the tax agents to their side, or risk war with…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

X-Men‘s Charles Xavier hasn’t finished being broken down, says James McAvoy

We last saw Charles Xavier forever physically altered by his dear friend Erik Lehnsherr — so what’s next for the leader of the X-Men? The actor who played the young Professor X, James McAvoy has a few ideas about Charles’ future. And it starts with deflating Xavier’s giant mutant ego. We were lucky enough to…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Joss Whedon reveals Marvel’s strict set of rules for handling Nick Fury in The Avengers

Marvel was not about to mess around with any of its major characters when it came to the massive superhero team-up movie The Avengers. Especially Nick Fury, says director Joss Whedon. There was zero tolerance for toying with Fury’s background. Marvel drew a line in the sand about keeping the head of SHIELD’s identity and…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Superhero rapist The Purple Man loses his signature color in the Jessica Jones TV series

We’re all excited for the gritty TV adaptation of Brian Michael Bendis’ Alias, which follows fallen superhero Jessica Jones after she’s brutally violated and manipulated by the Purple Man. How will this ultra-dark, profane comic translate to network television? We asked the creator of the TV show, Twilight: Breaking Dawn writer Melissa Rosenberg. She gave…

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner

Check out exclusive preview artwork from Marvel Comics’ The Fearless!

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, here’s an exclusive sneak peek at some of Paul Pelletier’s upcoming preview art from the January’s issue of The Fearless. In this miniseries, heroes and villains trek around the globe, collecting powerful artifacts left in the wake of the crazy Asgardian brawl of Fear Itself. And hey, Daimon Hellstrom, everyone’s favorite…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

An exclusive preview of Justice League Dark, starring John Constantine, Shade the Changing Man, and other magical lunatics!

What happens when a mysterious fortune teller, a chain-smoking British mage, a fishnet-clad magician, a wiseacre ghost, and a fellow with the most deranged wardrobe on Earth pool their forces to save reality? You get Justice League Dark, author Peter Milligan and artist Mikel Janin’s rad eldritch team-up book starring the DC Universe’s most famous…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Awesome graphic novels that even non-comics readers will love

Giving graphic novels as gifts to non-comics readers can be hard — after all, there are only so many copies of Watchmen one can give before they stop being books and start becoming the construction materials for an Alan Moore-themed play fort. But don’t fret! Here are a bunch of easy-to-pick-up, (mostly) affordable, crackerjack graphic…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Read an exclusive preview of Tim Truman’s new Weird Western, Hawken (updated with interview)!

Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here’s an exclusive seven-page sneak peek at Hawken, a new Weird Western miniseries written by the father-and-son team of Tim and Ben Truman. Comic fans will know Tim’s art from cult classic science fiction books like Scout and Grimjack, and we’re plum tickled to be able to debut his new work…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

In this week’s comics, the Hulk fights sharks (and other thrilling mishaps)

What’s in your neighborhood comic shop tomorrow? Haunted cowboys, The Walking Dead, a whole lot of Bone, the adventures of Tintin’s creator, fantastic 1800s flying machines from Warren Ellis, and enough Technicolor madness to make your corneas implode. First Issues IDW Publishing kicks off Tim Truman’s new Weird Western Hawken (preview here) and the kaiju…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

What would Bruce Wayne’s medical report look like?

Batman tends to rely on Alfred for patch-ups, but what if Bruce Wayne actually took the time to visit a real doctor? How on Earth would he explain away his dozens of daily injuries? In this magnificently impassive hospital report penned by physician Russell Saunders, a Gotham City General Hospital practitioner dryly lists the various…

Books & Comics Russell Saunders - League of Ordinary Gentlemen

Behold Bradley Cooper’s rejected punk rock look for his cancelled Crow movie

Want to see what Bradley Cooper would have looked like if he’d ended up as the lead in the cursed Crow movie remake? It’s one part slash, two parts rejected art school kid, plus a bucket of eyeliner. Look it’s not easy making someone as midwesternly delicious as Bradley Cooper look like your mistake ex-boyfriend…

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Fritz Lang’s Silver Surfer, Bauhaus Iron Man, and other Art Deco superheroes

What if Hellboy was a silent film star, Iron Man was a World’s Fair exhibit, and Galactus was in cahoots with the famed eccentric Rotwang? If any of these unlikely scenarios came to pass, they would certainly look a lot like Grégoire Guillemin’s Art Deco crimefighters. Here’s a sampling of his many stylish supes. [Greg…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Plague Doctor Robin and Cyborg Oracle: A Snazzy Reboot Of DC Comics’ Batman Reboot

You may remember Dresden Codak illustrator Aaron Diaz’s rebooted takes on the Justice League and Legion of Doom. Now, he’s given the Bat-family a similar refurbishing. Here’s Diaz’s take on Bruce, Tim, Steph, and Barb. https://gizmodo.com/the-misanthropic-cyborg-girl-to-lead-you-through-the-si-5682878 https://gizmodo.com/a-rebooted-justice-league-complete-with-a-marble-wonde-5848043 For brevity’s sake, I’ll highlight the most altered aspects of each character. For Batman, not much as changed,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Frank Miller slams Occupy Wall Street, becomes a parody of himself

Frank Miller’s had an interesting career trajectory. First, he was the guy who pumped out oodles of unimpeachably classic comics. Then he was Hollywood’s new golden boy with the success of Sin City and 300. His star began to fade with the missteps that were All-Star Batman and Robin and The Spirit. And now —…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

In The Meek, only a naked green-haired girl can save the world

War looms over the fantasy world of The Meek as a grieving emperor heeds his demonic tiger advisor. A brigand on a quest to kill her boyfriend stumbles onto a city of children. And the only girl who can save the world can’t bother to put on a shirt. Der-Shing Helmer’s The Meek is one…

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Isaac Newton versus the Marvel Universe! Check out an exclusive art preview of Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.

Courtesy of Marvel Comics, here’s a sneak peek at the next issue of writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Dustin Weaver’s gonzo secret society miniseries S.H.I.E.L.D. The fourth issue of this miniseries delves deeper into the history of the Marvel Universe and sees real-life historical figures wielding bad attitudes and courting unfathomable cosmic powers. S.H.I.E.L.D. #4…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

This is what $2 million worth of comic book art looks like

Next week in Beverly Hills, several million dollars will be spent buying the pen-and-ink artwork behind the comics we love. Including some classic Batman art, and some Jack Kirby inks. Check out a gallery of the artwork that’s for sale — with suggested bids totaling around $2 million. Comic book art has firmly entrenched itself…

io9 Keith Veronese

Check out our exclusive trailer for the comic adaptation of Guillermo del Toro’s vampire novel The Strain!

Nolan drops some major spoilers about just when The Dark Knight Rises takes place

What if Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne made a music video?

In Escape from Terra, a libertarian utopia grows on Ceres

X-Men‘s Charles Xavier hasn’t finished being broken down, says James McAvoy

Joss Whedon reveals Marvel’s strict set of rules for handling Nick Fury in The Avengers

Superhero rapist The Purple Man loses his signature color in the Jessica Jones TV series

Check out exclusive preview artwork from Marvel Comics’ The Fearless!

An exclusive preview of Justice League Dark, starring John Constantine, Shade the Changing Man, and other magical lunatics!

Awesome graphic novels that even non-comics readers will love

Read an exclusive preview of Tim Truman’s new Weird Western, Hawken (updated with interview)!

In this week’s comics, the Hulk fights sharks (and other thrilling mishaps)

What would Bruce Wayne’s medical report look like?

Behold Bradley Cooper’s rejected punk rock look for his cancelled Crow movie

Fritz Lang’s Silver Surfer, Bauhaus Iron Man, and other Art Deco superheroes

Plague Doctor Robin and Cyborg Oracle: A Snazzy Reboot Of DC Comics’ Batman Reboot

Frank Miller slams Occupy Wall Street, becomes a parody of himself

In The Meek, only a naked green-haired girl can save the world

Isaac Newton versus the Marvel Universe! Check out an exclusive art preview of Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D.

This is what $2 million worth of comic book art looks like

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