Comics

What if the mutants of the X-Men were truly mutated?

The X-Men always complain that they’re loathed by society, but they never think to stop it’s because they’re so damned good-looking. And barring a few select team members, the X-Men are more Olympic water polo team pin-up calendar, less genetically quirky superhero squad. But what if the comeliest of X-Men couldn’t blend in with the…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The best moment from Nathan Fillion’s superhero-themed episode of Castle

Last night Castle (Nathan Fillion) had to track down a real life vigilante, based on his vast knowledge of classic Marvel comic book heroes’ motives, codes and canon. Basically, Castle was profiling a superhero — let the geek-out begin! After mystery novel writer Richard Castle and Detective Kate Beckett were called in to examine a…

Television Meredith Woerner

A 7-year-old girl responds to DC Comics’ sexed-up reboot of Starfire

Fantasy author Michele Lee has the most eloquent response so far to DC Comics’ “sexed up” version of Starfire, the voluptuous alien member of the Teen Titans. Instead of ranting about the changes herself, Lee asked her seven-year-old daughter what she thought. The results are thought-provoking. I’m not going to rant like Comics Alliance (though…

Movies Michele Lee

This Wednesday, Sin City‘s Frank Miller takes on the terrorists

Whole bunch of crazy in the week’s comics. A Superman without a girlfriend, the man who wrote The Dark Knight Returns is back to fight the War on Terror, and Jack Kirby’s post-apocalyptic manimal series gets ready for your bookshelf. Wackiness abounds. First Issues It’s the final week of DC’s September relaunch, and 13 first…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

What’s it like to write a webcomic about Jules Verne and Sexy Batman? Hark! A Vagrant‘s Kate Beaton tells us

If you’ve spent any time perusing webcomics, chances are you’ve encountered cartoonist Kate Beaton’s historically inclined series Hark! A Vagrant. In this hilarious series, Beaton explores topics ranging from Queen Elizabeth’s ability to transform into an albatross to Dark Ages dating rituals to Jean Valjean/Javert slash fiction. On the eve of the release of her…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The Sentinel of Liberty swings into action in new Captain America concept art

Relive the awesomeness of Captain America: The First Avenger, with some newly released concept art from artist Nathan Schroeder. It’s chock full of 1940s death machines, mid-air combat, and weird science. Check out some of our favorite Schroeder concept art images here, and then have a look at the rest, over on his blog. [Nathan…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Watch our exclusive trailer for Orchid, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s new dystopian scifi comic

Guitarist Tom Morello made a name for himself with such musical acts as Rage Against The Machine and The Nightwatchman, and next month he’s releasing Orchid, his first comic book. Courtesy of Dark Horse Comics. Here’s the trailer for this tale of post-apocalyptic revolution. You can read more about Orchid in our San Diego Comic-Con…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Read a seven-page preview of the newest comic book starring Snake Eyes, G.I. Joe’s resident ninja

IDW Publishing has given us an exclusive sneak peek at the latest issue of their G.I Joe comic series Snake Eyes. In this issue, Snake Eyes utilizes his ninja training to kick some Cobra tail. I really want to attend the dojo that teaches you how to use a rocket launcher. This issue hits stands…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Someone’s already written a sequel to that hornball Catwoman comic

Catwoman’s been in the news a lot recently, what with her new outfit and stupid, sexy rendezvous with Batman. The latter has already inspired a sequel by Aeon Flux and Justice League Unlimited illustrator Eric Canete, whose strip imagines Catwoman and Batman’s metatextual pillow talk. The roundly reviled original panel is above, and Canete’s post-coital…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

How Steve Jobs Ruined Comics

Before the iPhone, “This image would clearly be understood without the voice balloon, or the character’s open mouth,” says cartoonist Tom Pappalardo, who jokes that Steve Jobs ruined comics. It’s kind of cool to read comics on the iPad, but Apple’s shiny gadgets have wreaked havoc on how the people who create those comics tell…

Books & Comics Angela Watercutter - Wired

In Batwoman, Gotham City’s rockabilly vigilante dukes it out with ghostly foes

J.H. Williams III’s ethereal illustrations in Detective Comics made Batwoman a critical darling. And this month, crime-fighter Kate Kane returned in her new ongoing comic. io9 recently chatted with Williams and series co-author W. Haden Blackman about the beyond-the-grave unpleasantry awaiting the heroine. What kind of stories are you prepping up for the first arc…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

15 years ago, a young Geoff Johns pitched his future Teen Titans plots in DC Comics’ letter column

Geoff Johns may be a bigwig over at DC Comics nowadays, but back in 1996, he was another Superboy reader staking out some real estate in the letters column. What’s interesting about his assessment of Superboy #20 is how wonders if the hero is a half-clone of Lex Luthor. Seven years later, Johns would write…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The webcomic The Man of Many Shades is a grizzled noir set in a little girl’s happy drawing

When Happy escapes from jail, he finds himself in a place much worse than prison. Now he’s trapped in the waxy, dystopic world of a little girl’s drawing ruled by a maniacal unicorn, and he’s desperate to get back home. Matt Ellis takes the sweet, crudely drawn pictures of small children and puts a darker…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Some of the Best Comic Art in the World, from the Library of Congress

Want to see some great comic book art for free? Want a cheap date? If you are in the Washington, D.C. area between now and March, the Library of Congress will be holding an exhibition of comic book art entitled Timely and Timeless, showing off some of the best of the library’s 128,000 pieces of…

Books & Comics Keith Veronese

10 Superheroes That You Didn’t Know Had Superpowers

Along with the flying supermen and the magic-wielding superwomen that populate comics, there are supposedly a few regular Joes, who represent the indomitable strength of the non-powered person. After reading just a few comics, though, it’s clear that these people usually do have superpowers of their own — their powers just manifest themselves in different…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell

H.P. Lovecraft’s fantasy classic Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, in comic book form

If you’re an HP Lovecraft fan, and you like comics, you’ll want to help comic book writer (and io9 columnist) Jason Thompson realize his dream of creating a beautiful, printed version of his comic book adaptation of Lovecraft’s only fantasy novel, Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath. Right now, Thompson is trying to raise $10,000 in printing…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Why the new Wonder Woman comic is like horror movies and the Republican debates

Today, a new Wonder Woman series hits stands, replete with centaurs, scheming gods, and a stern and taciturn Amazonian heroine. We really dug the first issue and were fortunate to catch up with Wonder Woman’s creative team, illustrator Cliff Chiang and writer Brian Azzarello, who also filled us in on his upcoming “science hell” miniseries…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The 10 Architectural Sins of Superhero Bases

Superheroes are great at solving crimes, but downright awful at the intricacies of spatial design. As proof, we’re taking ten of the jazziest superhero headquarters ever committed to paper and judging them at face value. Did you know that the supervillain Thanos is great for property values? 1.) Environmental Hubris To disguise the Bat-Copter, Batman…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

DC Relaunch Snap Judgments, Week 3: WTF, Catwoman’s Boobs?

In this week’s offerings from DC, the clear winners were two of the Big Three. And on an unrelated note, Catwoman’s rack. Let’s tier these suckers – comics will be judged on quality, overall accessibility, and whether or not I fell asleep midway through reading. Some spoilers ahead. Upper Tier Wonder Woman has had a…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

In Wednesday’s comics, a new Wolverine dons the spandex. Also, dog detectives!

Comics come out tomorrow! What’s the scoop? There are the rebooted adventures of those rebooted X-Men, the new adventures of the old New Teen Titans, and exorcist pets! All that, and Mark Twain! First Issues It’s week three of the DC relaunch, and 12 first issues are on the stands. We’re particularly looking forward to…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

What if the mutants of the X-Men were truly mutated?

The best moment from Nathan Fillion’s superhero-themed episode of Castle

A 7-year-old girl responds to DC Comics’ sexed-up reboot of Starfire

This Wednesday, Sin City‘s Frank Miller takes on the terrorists

What’s it like to write a webcomic about Jules Verne and Sexy Batman? Hark! A Vagrant‘s Kate Beaton tells us

The Sentinel of Liberty swings into action in new Captain America concept art

Watch our exclusive trailer for Orchid, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello’s new dystopian scifi comic

Read a seven-page preview of the newest comic book starring Snake Eyes, G.I. Joe’s resident ninja

Someone’s already written a sequel to that hornball Catwoman comic

How Steve Jobs Ruined Comics

In Batwoman, Gotham City’s rockabilly vigilante dukes it out with ghostly foes

15 years ago, a young Geoff Johns pitched his future Teen Titans plots in DC Comics’ letter column

The webcomic The Man of Many Shades is a grizzled noir set in a little girl’s happy drawing

Some of the Best Comic Art in the World, from the Library of Congress

10 Superheroes That You Didn’t Know Had Superpowers

H.P. Lovecraft’s fantasy classic Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, in comic book form

Why the new Wonder Woman comic is like horror movies and the Republican debates

The 10 Architectural Sins of Superhero Bases

DC Relaunch Snap Judgments, Week 3: WTF, Catwoman’s Boobs?

In Wednesday’s comics, a new Wolverine dons the spandex. Also, dog detectives!

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