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Exploring the Literary Implications of Dr. Manhattan’s Glowing Blue Junk

Do you spend hours analyzing the moral philosophy of Watchmen, the multicultural occultism of Promethea, or what Lost Girls says about storytelling and human sexuality? Consider submitting a paper to an upcoming academic conference on the work of Alan Moore. Nathan Wiseman-Trowse, Senior Lecturer in Popular Culture at the University of Northampton, is currently soliciting…

io9 Lauren Davis

Logan’s Run Is Still Awesome After All These Years

You might have thought Logan’s Run gave us closure on the tale of Logan, the errant Sandman who stopped scrubbing out the over-30s in a dystopian hippie future. But Bluewater Comics is keeping the retro-futurism alive in a new series. William Nolan, the guy who wrote the original novel on which Logan’s Run is based,…

io9 Annalee Newitz

7 Supervillains We Wouldn’t Mind Taking Over The World (And Why)

We watch their so-called “fiendish” schemes being defeated on a regular basis, but have you ever stopped to wonder whether life would be better if the bad guy won? Here’re some villains we’re rooting for… and why we’re doing so. The Mole Man The Fantastic Four’s first villain, the Mole Man’s modus operandi switched up…

io9 Graeme McMillan

“Peter & Max” Modern Day Fable Brings Back Happily Ever Afters

Funny, smart and full of old-fashioned thrills and spills, Peter & Max: A Fables Novel brings Bill Willingham’s long-running comic series to the world of prose in a way that’s sure to please old fans and make some new ones. I admit, I’m biased; I’ve followed and enjoyed Willingham’s Fables since the release of the…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Eight Horror Webcomics to Read in the Dark

If you’re looking to add a little horror to your free comics reading, look no further. We profile eight webcomics featuring Lovecraftian terrors, pulp zombie action, adorable monsters, and the werewolves of the Old West. Lovecraft is Missing by Larry Latham: Latham takes the trope that HP Lovecraft was actually writing true accounts of vile…

io9 Lauren Davis

Ryan Estrada’s Supervillains Are No Match for the Fire Department

Ryan Estrada is perhaps best known for his prolific webcomic guest strips, but he’s back with a webcomic of his own: Chillin’ Like Villains, a daily webcomic about supervillains who simply aren’t very good at their jobs. Estrada has provided dozens of guest strips for other creators’ comics over the years, as well as creating…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Promethea’s Magic Fades Before The Reality of Commerce

Beautifully illustrated, epic in scale and an engrossing, frustrating reading experience, Absolute Promethea may very well represent late-period Alan Moore‘s finest hour. So why does it feel like there’s going to be a test at the end? Promethea was always the strongest of Alan Moore’s turn-of-the-century America’s Best Comics line; less throwaway nostalgia than Tom…

io9 Graeme McMillan

10 Of Your Funniest, Nerdiest Comic Strips

Yesterday I asked you to post some of your favorite tech-related comic strips. As these 10 examples point out, the medium is still alive and well despite what newspaper comics would lead you to believe. https://gizmodo.com/whats-your-favorite-nerdy-comic-strip-5374623 Chuffzilla: Whubble was genius. LastVigilante: All the normals, XKCD, Toothpastefordinner, etc. But for web design nerds, definitely The Brads.…

Gadgets Sean Fallon

Batman’s Home To Leave Gotham Once And For All?

Call it Crisis In Two Cities: Rumors are that, as part of the creation of DC Entertainment, DC Comics will move to LA, breaking New York’s hold on the Big Two comic publishers for the first time ever. [Bleeding Cool]

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Facebook Updates Are Just as Awkward for Superheroes

ComicsAlliance’s Superhero Facebook Feed reveals the awkward conversations heroes and villains have in the era of Web 2.0, and the hilarious consequences of giving J. Jonah Jameson a Facebook account. [via Metafilter]

io9 Lauren Davis

What’s Your Favorite Nerdy Comic Strip?

Every once in a while we post a comic with a particularly nerdy theme. Perhaps you have a strip like this posted on your cubicle wall or bookmarked on your computer. If so, show us a pic of your favorite nerdy comic strip in the comments below. I, for one, could use a laugh on…

Books & Comics Sean Fallon

Watchmen Creator’s New Medium: Fanzines

Having abandoned mainstream comics, Watchmen creator Alan Moore is turning to fanzines for new project Dodgem Logic. The 40-page bi-monthly zine offering (in Moore’s words) “subterranean exotica in a bleached-out cultural and social landscape” launches next month. [Bleeding Cool]

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Iron Man Goes Retro-Cool With New Look

Not content with winning an Eisner Award for the best new series of 2008, Marvel Comics‘ Invincible Iron Man gets a stylish new look with next month’s 20th issue, designed to make the series “like a book from the future.” Designed by Rian Hughes with input from series writer (and former member of design collective…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

This Is What Overstimulation Does to Us

Because you know what? A nice human sacrifice does sound pretty exciting. [Bizzaro via The Daily What]

Books & Comics Adam Frucci

If Cavemen Wrote Pessimistic Science Fiction, We’d Never Get Anywhere

Webcomic Dresden Codak takes aim at science fiction that portrays technology in a negative light, by imagining what cavemen’s pessimistic science fiction would look like. Needless to say, digging latrines and harnessing fire don’t go terribly well. [Dresden Codak via Reddit]

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Looking Back On Three Months Of Wednesdays

DC recently completed its latest weekly series, the twelve-part anthology Wednesday Comics. Although the stories themselves are somewhat uneven, the cumulative effect of fifteen giant stories unfolding in an homage to the Sunday comics sections makes this worth seeking out. I’m not terribly optimistic that comic books will ever regain the kind of popular readership,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins

Surrogates Producers Create Superhero Classwar

Fresh from the release of Surrogates last weekend, Mandeville Films is staying with science fiction comics for its latest project, a movie version of the critically-acclaimed British political superhero thriller Cla$$war. Rumored to be in the works before its official announcement yesterday at this weekend’s Long Beach Comic-Con, Benjamin Shahrabani of publisher Com.X confirmed the…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Racial Stereotypes Gone Cosmic: Meet Mam-E!

Houston, TX artist Dawolu Jabari Anderson paints gigantic old-school comic book covers, featuring weird racial archetypes turned science-fictional: like Mam-E, who wields the power of the Broom Cosmic to fight lizards, aliens and… the Kool Aid guy? Anderson’s comic-book covers take racist stereotypes and transplant them into a fantastical world of superpowers and stylized action.…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Pope Does Dune? More Please

Fresh from spending twelve weeks reworking SF hero Adam Strange in DC Comics’ oversized Wednesday Comics series, comic god Paul Pope takes on another sci-fi classic on his blog: Frank Herbert’s Dune. Click through for more goodness. Pope explained what was behind the page: I wanted to try applying the lessons learned from the Wednesday…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

The One “Wild Things” Change That Bothered Maurice Sendak

When Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers set about adapting Where The Wild Things Are into a movie, Maurice Sendak encouraged them to take a free hand and change stuff. But Eggers and Jonze tell us one change made Sendak nervous. This feature definitely includes some spoilers for the movie version of Where The Wild Things…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Exploring the Literary Implications of Dr. Manhattan’s Glowing Blue Junk

Logan’s Run Is Still Awesome After All These Years

7 Supervillains We Wouldn’t Mind Taking Over The World (And Why)

“Peter & Max” Modern Day Fable Brings Back Happily Ever Afters

Eight Horror Webcomics to Read in the Dark

Ryan Estrada’s Supervillains Are No Match for the Fire Department

Promethea’s Magic Fades Before The Reality of Commerce

10 Of Your Funniest, Nerdiest Comic Strips

Batman’s Home To Leave Gotham Once And For All?

Facebook Updates Are Just as Awkward for Superheroes

What’s Your Favorite Nerdy Comic Strip?

Watchmen Creator’s New Medium: Fanzines

Iron Man Goes Retro-Cool With New Look

This Is What Overstimulation Does to Us

If Cavemen Wrote Pessimistic Science Fiction, We’d Never Get Anywhere

Looking Back On Three Months Of Wednesdays

Surrogates Producers Create Superhero Classwar

Racial Stereotypes Gone Cosmic: Meet Mam-E!

Pope Does Dune? More Please

The One “Wild Things” Change That Bothered Maurice Sendak

A QR Code Too Small to See Hints at a New, Non-Annoying Use for the Format

Andy Weir Apologizes After ‘Star Trek’ Comment Backlash

Scientists Discover Hidden Behavior in Water That Helps Explain Why Ice Floats

The ‘Paradise’ Season 2 Finale Paved the Way for a Wildly Sci-Fi Season 3

A $1 Samsung Galaxy Smartphone Lands at Mint Mobile With Unlimited Data at 50% Off in a Clearance Push

Your Wimpy Workouts Aren’t Cutting It, Scientists Say

Anker Prime Power Bank Drops to an All-Time Low (200W, 20,100mAh, 3-Port) as Amazon Clears Out Remaining Spring Sale Stock

Students Are Now Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Exams

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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