Comics

The Middleman’s Lost Episode Coming Out At Last

We’ve been obsessing for months about the lost season finale of world-saving show The Middleman. And now it’s finally coming out… as a graphic novel. If you missed The Middleman, you should definitely check it out when the first season comes out on DVD this July, in time for San Diego Comic Con. It was…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Wachowskis Not Going Anywhere Near Superman Reboot

That rumor we reported the other day, about Warner Bros. talking to the Wachowskis about rebooting the Superman franchise with a new movie? Apparently, made of the same stuff as the fuel in Speed Racer’s gasoline-free cars. Slashfilm heard from two informed sources, who said there have been no Super-discussions with the Wachowskis at any…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

How Does John Barrowman See Captain Jack?

Captain Jack himself, John Barrowman, is writing a Torchwood comic, and we’ve got some exclusive preview images, plus a few words from the Captain himself. Appearing in issue #14 of the bimonthly (no salacious pun intended) Torchwood Magazine, the comic “The Tale Of The Selkie” is co-written by Barrowman and his sister Carole. Jack visits…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Silk Spectre Runs Into The Fire In First Watchmen Clip

One of the biggest questions about Watchmen has been: will there be excessive slow-mo? And I think this new clip answers pretty conclusively. Update: There are more clips. On the other hand, it’s nice to see superheroes actually saving people. The clip – the first actual scene from the movie to be released – came…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Get Your Summer Movie Thrills Early

With the major publishers taking it easy after recent big events, it falls to independent books to come up with movie tie-ins and new ideas this week… Thankfully, they’re more than up to the task. Firstly, let’s get Marvel and DC out of the way; the former is pushing Secret Invasion pretty hard this week,…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Your First Look At Watchmensch

Want to understand the cultural impact of Watchmen? Parody comic Watchmensch manages to educate and entertain at the same time… as well as explain the intricacies of Watchmen’s legal situation. We have an exclusive preview. Watchmensch – written by comic industry rumormonger Rich Johnston and drawn by Simon Rohrmuller, doing his best Dave Gibbons impression…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

The Watchmen Merchandising Wave Cometh

Like a mask-eradicating serial killer, the wave of Watchmen tie-in crap is already started to surge. At this year’s New York Toy Fair, we got a faceful of Watchmen prototypes, from ski masks to coasters. I don’t really know where to begin. I think my personal favorite is the ski mask, because it’s just one…

Movies Meredith Woerner

60+ One-Of-A-Kind Robots From Science Fiction

You’d think a major advantage of robots is you can mass-produce them. They’re just metal-and-circuit bodies. But science fiction is full of one-of-a-kind bots. Here are all the bots for whom they broke the mold. We’ve divided our list of weirdly unique robots into four categories: experimental prototypes, bizarre one-offs created for a specific purpose,…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Gibbons: Don’t Get Too Excited About Watchmen’s Giant Blue Penis

We grabbed a minute with Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons during last weekend’s NYCC, and talked Martha Washington movies, future Frank Miller projects and the reality of giant blue Manhattan dong. The talented Mr. GIbbons took us aside and told the world that whether they’re ready or not, they’re going to get big blue dong. Kind…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Comics Experts Ask: Is Superman Jewish or What?

On paper, the NYCC panel was called “Jews and Comics: A Cottage Industry.” After an hour or so of lively discussion, though, a better one might have been “Superman: So is he Jewish or What?” Such was the kind of debate taking place in this biblically-themed discussion of the generation of artists from the golden…

Books & Comics Harry Shuldman

Please Can We See This Godzilla Invasion?

A Godzilla comic from one of the most exciting new comic book creators out there? Yes please. There’s only one problem with James Stokoe‘s World War G… It doesn’t actually exist yet. The project made its first appearance on Wonton Soup creator Stokoe’s friend Brandon (King City) Graham’s blog, where it’s described as “messing around…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Motion Comics, Half-Animated Comic Books, Coming to iTunes

Hankering to read the next Ultimate Spiderman issue on your iPhone? Motion comics, those semi-animated slide shows of conventional comic books, will be hitting Apple’s iTunes store soon. Marvel’s Joe Quesada said the project would be “not quite comics… not quite animation.” The first Motion Comic to be offered, “Astonishing X-Men #1-10″ will be directed…

Tech News Elaine Chow

Batman’s Wake And Milo’s Vanity Project Save The Week

All comic-ed out after NYCC? You’re not the only one; the comic industry itself seems to be in recovery mode, judging by this week’s anemic haul. But there is good stuff waiting to be found. For one thing, you can support Heroes’ Milo Ventimiglia, whose new comic Milo Ventimiglia Presents Berserker gets its very own…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Get Ready For Heroes’ Grittier Brother

Sick of Heroes’ soap opera and lack of depth? The network behind The Shield and Nip/Tuck is coming to save you, with a new series based on Brian Bendis and Mike Oeming’s comic book Powers. Mixing police procedural with superheroes, Powers manages to explore the traditions (and cliches) of comic book superheroes in a way…

Television Graeme McMillan

Wolverine’s Son Is Darker, More Ramones Than His Daddy

The best part of Marvel’s entire Dark Reign event? That might end up being Dark Wolverine, where Wolvie’s son pisses everyone off by stealing daddy’s identity. We spoke to writer Daniel Way about the series. Way — who created Daken, Wolverine’s son, for his Wolverine: Origins series in 2007 — may not have been the…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

UClick for iPhone Will Make Comic Books Obsolete

It’s a bit of a stretch to say UClick wants to kill paper comic books, but after taking an in-depth look at their iPhone app, they might actually accomplish that. Since the dawn of the internet era, various vendors have tried to find a way to make comic books easily accessible on a digital platform.…

Books & Comics Ray Wert

Marvel Goes Back To Its Origins, And Gets Invaded… Again

Comics’ last panel of New York Comic Con offered a look ahead to some more of their upcoming projects, which included revealing secrets, alien invasions and SNL cast members writing Spider-Man. Celebrating the publisher’s 70th anniversary (Marvel has always been very elastic about their age; in 1986, they celebrated their 25th anniversary), Captain America killers…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Vertigo Promises New Graphic Novels, New Series

Executive editor Karen Berger was in fine form at this year’s Vertigo panel, introducing a crop of new one-dollar monthlies and several original graphic novels on the theme of racial and cultural identity. First up was new monthly The Unwritten, by the Lucifer team of Mike Carey and Peter Gross – both spoke animatedly about…

Books & Comics Nivair H. Gabriel

Doctor Who Gets No Rest In Comics

If you enjoyed IDW’s recent Doctor Who: The Forgotten mini-series, you’ll be happy to hear that its writer, Tony Lee, will be taking on the character on an ongoing basis soon for a monthly series. Announced at yesterday’s IDW panel, Lee said that he’d presented the BBC with “a massive six thousand word pitch” about…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

The Real, Honest To Goodness Fate of Batman Revealed, Finally

As everyone who read last week’s Final Crisis #7 saw, Batman’s recent “death” wasn’t as simple as it seemed. But in case you were still in the dark, writer Grant Morrison spills the beans. Spoilers… Talking to Newsarama.com, Morrison confirmed that we’d been right on the money about Bruce Wayne’s death scene earlier in January…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

The Middleman’s Lost Episode Coming Out At Last

Wachowskis Not Going Anywhere Near Superman Reboot

How Does John Barrowman See Captain Jack?

Silk Spectre Runs Into The Fire In First Watchmen Clip

Get Your Summer Movie Thrills Early

Your First Look At Watchmensch

The Watchmen Merchandising Wave Cometh

60+ One-Of-A-Kind Robots From Science Fiction

Gibbons: Don’t Get Too Excited About Watchmen’s Giant Blue Penis

Comics Experts Ask: Is Superman Jewish or What?

Please Can We See This Godzilla Invasion?

Motion Comics, Half-Animated Comic Books, Coming to iTunes

Batman’s Wake And Milo’s Vanity Project Save The Week

Get Ready For Heroes’ Grittier Brother

Wolverine’s Son Is Darker, More Ramones Than His Daddy

UClick for iPhone Will Make Comic Books Obsolete

Marvel Goes Back To Its Origins, And Gets Invaded… Again

Vertigo Promises New Graphic Novels, New Series

Doctor Who Gets No Rest In Comics

The Real, Honest To Goodness Fate of Batman Revealed, Finally

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

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

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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Comics

The Middleman’s Lost Episode Coming Out At Last

Wachowskis Not Going Anywhere Near Superman Reboot

How Does John Barrowman See Captain Jack?

Silk Spectre Runs Into The Fire In First Watchmen Clip

Get Your Summer Movie Thrills Early

Your First Look At Watchmensch

The Watchmen Merchandising Wave Cometh

60+ One-Of-A-Kind Robots From Science Fiction

Gibbons: Don’t Get Too Excited About Watchmen’s Giant Blue Penis

Comics Experts Ask: Is Superman Jewish or What?

Please Can We See This Godzilla Invasion?

Motion Comics, Half-Animated Comic Books, Coming to iTunes

Batman’s Wake And Milo’s Vanity Project Save The Week

Get Ready For Heroes’ Grittier Brother

Wolverine’s Son Is Darker, More Ramones Than His Daddy

UClick for iPhone Will Make Comic Books Obsolete

Marvel Goes Back To Its Origins, And Gets Invaded… Again

Vertigo Promises New Graphic Novels, New Series

Doctor Who Gets No Rest In Comics

The Real, Honest To Goodness Fate of Batman Revealed, Finally

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

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

2027 Is Shaping Up to Be a Great Year for Big Sci-Fi RPGs

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

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!