Comics

In “Puppet Makers,” The Aristocrats of Versailles Are Cyborg Courtesans

Artist Molly Crabapple has given us an exclusive peek at art from her forthcoming web comic “Puppet Makers,” which imagines Versailles as a den of courtly cyborgs. Crabapple also told us how Versailles went steampunk – and about mechanical liaisons. io9: Puppet Makers is set in an alternate history Versailles where it sounds – at…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Happy Mother’s Day!

Happy Mother’s Day to the lovely moms reading! And a quick reminder to the rest of you to order some flowers—or buy an iPad—for the most important woman in your life. [Joy of Tech]

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan

In Old-School Comic PSAs, Superman Torments Mouthy Children

In old PSAs, Superman didn’t save citizens from alien overlords and natural disasters. No, he was a snoopy demigod who spent his days eavesdropping on obnoxious children and teaching them heavy-handed lessons. Run, kids! Superman’s a-coming! In this installment of the “Justice For All Includes Children” series, Superman stops some purple-pantsed Al Bundy from beating…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

5 Brilliantly Perverted Manga

Before Pokémon in Toys-R-Us and Naruto in Wal-Mart, before manga was all about selling stuff to 14-year-olds, there was a time when anime and manga were all about sexual degeneracy. Of course, America is just as infested as Japan is with weird pornography, impreg fanfic and “secret baby” romance novels. But what manga does have,…

Books & Comics Jason Thompson

Why Time Travel Will Never Work

Sorry, time travel hopefuls. Even if you get it right someday, it’s going to go wrong. Although this would’ve made a great alternate ending for Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure. [Buzzfeed]

Books & Comics Brian Barrett

Winners Of The “Sword Of My Mouth” Caption Contest

Comic book writer Jim Munroe just judged our caption contest from Monday, and reported that it was “super fuckin fun.” We’ve got all ten winners below! https://gizmodo.com/tell-us-what-these-post-rapture-humans-are-saying-and-w-5529978 The contest, if you recall, was to add dialogue to the above image by Shannon Gerard, taken from forthcoming comic Sword Of My Mouth. And here are Munroe’s…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Kick Ass 2 To Debut In CLiNT, Mark Millar’s Genteelly-Named Comic Mag

Remember how Mark Millar was looking for comic scribes and artists for an upcoming project? Well, Millar’s divulged its name – the comic magazine CLiNT – and Kick Ass 2 (starring the supervillain The Motherfucker) will debut in it. Charming. https://gizmodo.com/impress-kick-ass-mark-millar-and-win-a-new-job-5520915 What do we know about CLiNT, besides the fact that its title is sure…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Stan Lee’s New TV Series Celebrates Real-Life Mutants

Reality has caught up with Stan Lee’s mutant fantasies, judging by his new History Channel series, called Stan Lee’s Superhumans. Airing this fall, Superhumans will feature “genetically different” people who have fantastic abilities. The worlds’ most flexible man will co-host.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Hellboy + Tequila + Aztec Vampires = One Helluva Miércoles

What do you get when you dump Hellboy in 1950s Mexico, team him up with three vampire-fighting luchadores, and douse this gang in tequila? You get Hellboy in Mexico (Or, a Drunken Blur), a comic ready-made for Cinco de Mayo. In this one-shot by Mike Mignola (story) and Richard Corben (pencils), Hellboy travels to Mexico…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Kids! Reading Comics! Remember That?

LIFE.com has published an amazing gallery of children in the ’40s and ’50s devouring comic books. And these nostalgic images underline the fact that kids pretty much don’t do that anymore. Michael Chabon’s keynote speech at the 2004 Eisner Awards is full of wonderful turns of phrase and well-reasoned theories as to why the children…

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin

A Sneak Peak at Greg Rucka’s New Queen & Country Spy-fi Tale

This hard-as-nails espionage comic was one of the best books of the ’00s. Now finished, Rucka is continuing the adventures of Tara Chace in prose. And he’s just let slip a taste of his latest Q&C novel, The Last Run. Greg Rucka’s been a busy fellow as of late: He turned in one of the…

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin

Comic Book Store Thief Caught By Spiderman

Some guy decided to interpret International Free Comic Day as Steal Anything You Want From A Comic Book Store Day. Thankfully Spiderman, some Jedi Knights, Flash, and other costumed crime fighters set him straight. Basically a fellow in Australia tried to walk out with a $160 X-Men comic book without paying while 40 or so…

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan

With Two Words, The Internet Changed Our Shopping Habits

Aside from where we’re shopping, the Internet hasn’t changed too much about our lives. After all, we’re still taking commands from a glowing box—excuse me, there appears to be a sale on Amazon. [Techno Tuesday via Daily What]

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan

What Inspired Brad Meltzer’s Superpowered Sex In Buffy Season 8?

During bestselling writer Brad Meltzer’s run on the Buffy The Vampire Slayer comic, Buffy discovered the shocking identity of supervillain Twilight — and had an even more shocking hook-up. We talked to Meltzer about his contributions to the Buffyverse. Spoilers… Novelist Brad Meltzer is no stranger to comics – indeed, he’s penned DC’s Identity Crisis…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Tell Us What These Post-Rapture Humans Are Saying And Win A Free Book

At long last, author Jim Munroe and illustrator Shannon Gerard are releasing Sword of My Mouth, the sequel to post-rapture graphic novel Therefore Repent! Now you can win a free copy by telling us what these guys are saying. Give us some dialogue for Gerard’s illustration in comments, and the top ten (as chosen by…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Black Lois Lane and Other Comic-Book Offenders of Common Sense

Sometimes they’re just good ideas gone awry, other times they’re — apparently — willful screeds against an entire race. So, here are the Five Most Unintentionally Offensive Comic Book Characters. [Cracked]

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin

What Version Of Iron Man Are You?

Everyone wants to be Tony Stark (or at least his alternate reality doppelganger, Antonia Stark), but how do you know what Iron Man (or Maiden) you are? Take this handy-dandy quiz and find out! 1.) How would you describe your armor? (a) Like a rusty bucket. (b) Like a rusty bucket filled with moldy liverwurst.…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

This Is Why I’m Not A Dork

Finally! There’s a definition of “dork” that allows me to claim that I don’t qualify as one. Although making that claim might’ve made me fit the criteria. Damn it! [Shoebox Blog]

Books & Comics Rosa Golijan

A Movie About the Supervillain Witness Protection Program? Yes, Please.

Incognito, the noir-flavored Marvel comic from Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, is heading to Fox. Will this real-worldish, superpowered flick fare better than the latest round of comic book movies? The marketplace has not been overly kind to comic-book movies as of late, with both Kick-Ass and The Losers underperforming — and getting their asses…

Movies Marc Bernardin

38 Reasons Why Iron Man is Cooler than Darth Vader

Both Tony Stark and Anakin Skywalker took to a suit of armor to live. Both came around to becoming heroes. And both are at the center of a massive franchise. But Darth Vader falls short in almost every other way. 1. It didn’t take six movies for Iron Man to kill his evil mentor 2.…

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin

In “Puppet Makers,” The Aristocrats of Versailles Are Cyborg Courtesans

Happy Mother’s Day!

In Old-School Comic PSAs, Superman Torments Mouthy Children

5 Brilliantly Perverted Manga

Why Time Travel Will Never Work

Winners Of The “Sword Of My Mouth” Caption Contest

Kick Ass 2 To Debut In CLiNT, Mark Millar’s Genteelly-Named Comic Mag

Stan Lee’s New TV Series Celebrates Real-Life Mutants

Hellboy + Tequila + Aztec Vampires = One Helluva Miércoles

Kids! Reading Comics! Remember That?

A Sneak Peak at Greg Rucka’s New Queen & Country Spy-fi Tale

Comic Book Store Thief Caught By Spiderman

With Two Words, The Internet Changed Our Shopping Habits

What Inspired Brad Meltzer’s Superpowered Sex In Buffy Season 8?

Tell Us What These Post-Rapture Humans Are Saying And Win A Free Book

Black Lois Lane and Other Comic-Book Offenders of Common Sense

What Version Of Iron Man Are You?

This Is Why I’m Not A Dork

A Movie About the Supervillain Witness Protection Program? Yes, Please.

38 Reasons Why Iron Man is Cooler than Darth Vader

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