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Is this Bane’s ultimate weapon from The Dark Knight Rises?

Have set photos revealed the device that Bane will use to bring Batman to his knees in The Dark Knight Rises? Possibly — a collection of photos and blueprints may have just revealed Bane’s dastardly plan for the good people of Gotham. Major Spoilers Ahead… A while back Bane was filmed blowing up a Gotham…

io9 Meredith Woerner

The Cheesiest Thing You’ll See Today: Piranha 3-D actress tweets from the set of Heavy Metal

There’s been talk for years about a live-action adaptation of Heavy Metal, the 1981 animated movie and long-running French comic magazine. And now, apparently, one is being filmed in Belgium — starring Piranha 3-D’s Kelly Brook and Stargate’s Joe Flanigan. Both Brook and Flanagan have been tweeting from the set, and Brook tweeted this amazing…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

What if Charles Schulz illustrated H.P. Lovecraft?

We’ve seen Lovecraft meet Seuss, here’s the author versus Schulz. And now artist Julien Bazinet has sent the Peanuts gang over the precipice of madness. There’s also a Cthsnoopy t-shirt available. https://gizmodo.com/what-if-dr-seuss-wrote-the-call-of-cthulhu-updated-5847879 Click on the bottom-right corner above to expand. And here are some other times Charlie Brown went to New England and hung with…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

This week, Batman holds his own reenactment of A Christmas Carol

Halloween just finished up, but Batman’s already getting ready for X-Mas. Also, Uncanny X-Men starts at #1 and Hellboy takes up Mexican wrestling. It’s Comics We Crave, liking the feel of the bass in your face in the crowd. First Issues If you’re looking for a wacky science fiction take on the marital culture wars,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

The creative team behind The Flash tells us why you won’t see the Scarlet Speedster topless

io9 recently caught up with Francis Manapul and Brian Buccellato, the tag-team creative muscle between DC’s relaunched Flash comic book. The guys told us about why classic superheroics are intrinsically all-ages, where Flash’s Rogues are now, and what the future holds for Barry Allen. When you guys had the opportunity to write the Flash, what…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Read a seven-page preview of the finale of the Crysis comic book

IDW Publishing has given io9 an exclusive sneak peek of the final issue of the Crysis comic miniseries, as penned by Crysis 2 scribe and Altered Carbon author Richard K. Morgan. The issue hits the stands Wednesday, November 2, and here’s the synopsis: Crysis #6 (of 6) Richard K. Morgan (writer) • Peter Bergting (art…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Read an exclusive preview of Red Lanterns, starring the Green Lanterns’ blood-vomiting rivals!

If the Green Lanterns are too goody two-shoe for your tastes, then their blood-spewing (and blood-spilling) nemeses the Red Lanterns may be more your speed. DC Comics has given us an exclusive sneak peek at the next issue of Red Lanterns, featuring some wild-eyed, revenge-drunk space aliens! Also, check out our interview with series writer…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

A cartoon essay that explores why we love to be scared

As comic essayist Lucy Knisley prepares to head to a haunted house, she begins to consider the role of horror in our lives, the comfort of safe scares, and the real-life fears that go deeper than supernatural terrors. Be sure to click through to the second page of Knisley’s latest comic “Scaredcited,” for which she…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant takes us to 1800s Constantinople in a flying sailboat

Delilah Dirk is a globetrotting adventuress with Indiana Jones’ upbringing, Batman’s martial training, and a flying sailboat. And she’s on a mission to steal a pirate’s gold, much to the horror of her new companion, a sharp-tongued Turkish lieutenant. Erdemoglu Selim is a lieutenant in the Ottoman Janissary corps living in 19th Century Constantinople. Selim…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

On Saturday Morning Cartoons, the X-Men go anime and Batman gets (comedy) roasted!

You were at a Halloween party last night. That’s cool, we’ve got you covered. In this week’s installment of Saturday Morning Cartoons, we’ll take a look at new episodes of Thundercats, Clone Wars, X-Men Anime, and more! While Thundercats and Clone Wars are back after a couple weeks off, there were no episodes of Young…

Television Keith Veronese

Behold, the mother lode of sex-swapped X-Men fan art

We’ve seen sex-swapped incarnations of the X-Men before, but Deviant Artist Timberoo is devoted to giving almost every X-Men — no matter how obscure — the Victor Victoria routine. Let’s kick off these creative offerings with He-Dazzler, who I imagine would look a lot more like Cerrone or Giorgio Moroder in real life. And here’s…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Here Is the Check That Created Superman and Changed Comic Books Forever

Superman is as iconic a character as there is—the superhero is a part of American culture. But how was he really created? Like in real life? He was bought. And this is the check that DC used to create his legend. But why should we care? Well… Superman was originally created by Jerry Siegel and…

Books & Comics Casey Chan

What happened when Warren Ellis went to Little Nemo’s Slumberland?

We’ve seen Little Nemo’s encounters with H.R. Giger, but what precipitated when he crossed path with Warren Ellis? As part of Ellis’ Whitechapel redesign contests (previously: 1, 2, 3, 4), author Si Spurrier challenged illustrators to give Winsor McCay’s drowsy cartoon hero from the early 1900s a bizarre makeover. As evinced from the top artwork…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The Walking Dead shambles on for a third season

Despite the drama that plagued The Walking Dead this summer, the second season has been a ratings smash for AMC. The premiere broke the record for a single drama telecast — which was previously held by The Dead Zone — as it landed 7.3 million viewers. And now AMC is celebrating by renewing the series…

Television Meredith Woerner

Jonah Hex, Crab Women, And Kickstarter: A Conversation With Comic Scribe Jimmy Palmiotti

At the New York Comic-Con, io9 caught up with prolific comic book writer Jimmy Palmiotti, who told us all about his new projects — such as DC Comics’ new weird cowpoke series All-Star Western — and what it’s like to self-fund graphic novels using Kickstarter. You’ve been writing Jonah Hex for a while, and Jonah…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

A gigantic cross-section of Batman fighting all of his enemies in Wayne Manor

Artist Les McClaine has made this massive (and fairly adorable) comic narrative of the Dark Knight duking it out with his rogues gallery in his humble abode. Click on the above image to expand, start at the upper-left corner, and follow the prancing Bat through the “Mayhem At The Manor.” According to McClaine, he’ll be…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

A six-minute teaser of The Dark Knight Rises is coming out this December

The first-ever Dark Knight Rises footage is right around the corner. Warner Bros. will be premiering six minutes from Chris Nolan’s final bat-feature before the Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol premiere. But wait, there’s a catch — it’s only screening in 70mm IMAX theaters, so no digital IMAX locations. So if you don’t have one of…

Movies Meredith Woerner

In this week’s best new comics, NASA builds a Spaceman and Wolverine is Principal Belding

Two stupidly good comics are out tomorrow! One is about the hulking, living detritus of a clandestine NASA operation, the other is about Wolverine starring in a mutant-centric version of Yo Teach! Flights of fancy, ahoy! First Issues We recently had the opportunity to check two new exceedingly impressive first issues which hit stores tomorrow.…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Robot Chicken’s DC superhero special gives Green Lantern a new power ring (in his pants)

Robot Chicken is dedicating one entire stop-motion special to lampooning the superheroes and villains from DC Comics, so Adult Swim’s released the first-ever clip of one sad Green Lantern and his power (cock) ring. Yep, this isn’t for kids. The special episode is titled “RC/DC” — there’s no set date for its release yet, but…

Television Meredith Woerner

In the comic I, Vampire, blood-suckers scared of Superman start a revolution

One of the more gloriously weird-ass releases of DC Comics’ New 52 relaunch was I, Vampire, a horror series about vampires rising up to wrest global control from Earth’s flamboyant costumed defenders. On the “Kill All Humans” team is the charming but ruthless Mary, Queen of Blood. On the “Save Mankind” side we have Andrew…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Is this Bane’s ultimate weapon from The Dark Knight Rises?

The Cheesiest Thing You’ll See Today: Piranha 3-D actress tweets from the set of Heavy Metal

What if Charles Schulz illustrated H.P. Lovecraft?

This week, Batman holds his own reenactment of A Christmas Carol

The creative team behind The Flash tells us why you won’t see the Scarlet Speedster topless

Read a seven-page preview of the finale of the Crysis comic book

Read an exclusive preview of Red Lanterns, starring the Green Lanterns’ blood-vomiting rivals!

A cartoon essay that explores why we love to be scared

Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant takes us to 1800s Constantinople in a flying sailboat

On Saturday Morning Cartoons, the X-Men go anime and Batman gets (comedy) roasted!

Behold, the mother lode of sex-swapped X-Men fan art

Here Is the Check That Created Superman and Changed Comic Books Forever

What happened when Warren Ellis went to Little Nemo’s Slumberland?

The Walking Dead shambles on for a third season

Jonah Hex, Crab Women, And Kickstarter: A Conversation With Comic Scribe Jimmy Palmiotti

A gigantic cross-section of Batman fighting all of his enemies in Wayne Manor

A six-minute teaser of The Dark Knight Rises is coming out this December

In this week’s best new comics, NASA builds a Spaceman and Wolverine is Principal Belding

Robot Chicken’s DC superhero special gives Green Lantern a new power ring (in his pants)

In the comic I, Vampire, blood-suckers scared of Superman start a revolution

Getting Stuck Inside a Glitching Robotaxi Is a Whole New Thing to Be Scared of

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NASA’s Artemis 2 Mission Blasts Off

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This Is the Way to Lego’s April Releases

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