Comics

The Superhero Who Crusades Against Glue Sniffing, And 50+ Other Weird Comics

Gift book season is upon us already, and this year you have a chance to prove to your narrow minded friends that there’s more to comics than just Batman and Spider-Man. A new book from St. Martin’s Press, Holy Sh*t! The World’s Weirdest Comic Books, collects decades worth of comics about bizarre superheroes, human-eating farm…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

If the Writers Don’t Kill Half the Characters on Heroes Now, I Will

Once a fun show, Heroes has become an unrelenting barrage of new characters whose faces blur together like the hours of a crazed night spent with six hookers and a pound of bug powder. Why can’t the writers have the decency to at least kill a bunch of people before introducing ten new ones? I…

Television Annalee Newitz

Build Your Own Robot Monster, And Support Electronic Free Speech

One of our favorite artists, Joe Alterio, has given us two reasons to rejoice. First, he just released this piece of “concept art” for a graphic novel based on his amazing series of “Robots And Monsters” images. And secondly, he explained how you can get your very own robot/monster artwork — based on topics of…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Kick Ass Set Pics Show Costumed Kiddies Ready To Kill

The Toronto filming is underway for director Matthew Vaughn’s Kick Ass comic-to-movie adaptation. No, Dave Lizewski didn’t go bald for the role: That’s a stunt man (we’re assuming). We’ve got a few closer looks behind the scenes for you which show the Red Mist (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and Dave (Aaron Johnson) cruising in Mist’s red ride.…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Blade Runner Started, And Ended, As A Comic Book

Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner has claimed inspiration from many sources, but these mid-1970s panels by legendary French illustrator Jean Giraud (pseudonym Moebius) from his collaboration with Dan O’Bannon for The Long-Tomorrow are particularly evocative of the final product. Scott’s artistic talents also emerge in the brilliant storyboards for the film, and Sci-Fi-O-Rama collects both here.…

io9 Alex Carnevale

A Sneak Peek Inside Marvel’s New Hulk Comic

Marvel Comics took a brave, long overdue step into reality when the company announced it was finally creating original webcomics, with new installments running about three times a month. Up first: tie-ins to Marvel’s most lucrative theatrical properties, Iron Man: Fast Friends and Incredible Hulk: The Fury Files. Already two issues in, Iron Man —…

Books & Comics Nisha Gopalan

12 Splash Pages Will Convince You Frank Miller Shouldn’t Adapt The Spirit

Most of the people eagerly awaiting the Frank Miller-ized movie of Will Eisner’s amazing comic The Spirit have never actually read the original comic. So they probably don’t have a sense for the difference between the comic and Miller’s campy Sin City-esque vision for the film version. So as a public service, we’re presenting the…

Books & Comics Alex Carnevale

From The Department Of Horrendous Ideas: The Worst Smallville Clone Imaginable

The CW is working on a show to replace Smallville if the young-Superman soap opera ends this year. The Graysons will focus on Dick Grayson before he became Robin and joined up with Bruce Wayne. In other words, it’ll be about a kid hanging out at the circus with his acrobat parents, who are doomed…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Lois Is Just Too Slow for Superman

“Microwaves Are Just Too Slow” is a new T-shirt over at Threadless this week. Capturing the futility of technology in the face of superheroics, Superman doesn’t have time to waste while Lois messes around with the microwave. What the picture does not show, however, is the less charming, more grotesque result of the morning that…

Books & Comics Mark Wilson

Branagh To Direct Thor? Plus, What Is Marvel’s Next Big Movie?

Maybe it’s the promise of faux Shakespearean dialogue, or perhaps just the lure of a truckload of money being backed up to his house, but arthouse Kenneth Branagh is in talks to take on the director’s chair for Marvel’s 2010 summer blockbuster Thor, in which the thunder-wielding Norseman is actually an alien. And that’s just…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Who’s More Powerful: Spider-Woman or Spider-Man?

Next month, Spider-Woman will get a little love again with the Oct. 13 release of the DVD Spider-Woman vs. The Fly. No, it doesn’t quite stack up to the whopping Spider-Man franchise—but then what heroine’s spoils ever have? Are these hard-working ladies unfairly undervalued despite their occupational hazards? We’ve got a report on how a…

Books & Comics Nisha Gopalan

Mark Millar on Sarah Palin: “Terrifying”

Comics creator Mark Millar, writer on Wanted and Kick-Ass, is Hollywood’s newly-minted golden child of all stories violent. In his latest mini-series for Image Comics, War Heroes, Millar-a Scot and self-professed liberal-has created quite the stir by anointing John McCain as the fictional president-elect of the U.S. who ups the wartime ante by giving soldiers…

Movies Nisha Gopalan

Farscape Comes To Comics With A Boom!

Wondering what to expect from Boom! Studio’s new series of Farscape comics? According to show creator and writer of the new comic series Rockne O’Bannon, fans should expect to find everything that they loved about the original TV show . . . and more.Talking to Boom! editor-in-chief Mark Waid about the series at Newsarama, O’Bannon…

Television Graeme McMillan

Dark Knight DVD Psychoanalyzes Itself for You

Click to viewVirals, bat-suit extras and behind-the-scenes snippets are packed onto the 2-disc Dark Knight DVD. Spanish site PlanetaHD is reporting on all the DVD goodies that you’ll find when Dark Knight comes out, including a documentary that psychoanalyzes the man behind the mask himself. We’ve got the rundown of what to expect, plus a…

Movies Meredith Woerner

D.J. Caruso Describes “Major Plot Change” in Y the Last Man Movie

We’ve all been a little worried ever since we heard D.J. “Eagle Eye” Caruso would be adapting Brian K. Vaughan’s genderpocalypse comic book series Y the Last Man with Shia LeBoeuf in the lead role. And now it turns out our fears may have been justified. Caruso said today that he had to add a…

Movies Annalee Newitz

DC Turns To The Dark Side In 2009

While the superheroes of DC Comics may be facing a Final Crisis right now, it doesn’t mean that everything will be peaceful for them afterwards, apparently. Coming in 2009 is a month of special issues focusing on the bad guys of the DC Universe called Faces of Evil. They don’t call it a “never-ending battle”…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Green Lantern Gets An Unexpected Surplus Villain

It’s amazing that there hasn’t been a Green Lantern movie until now. The concept (a space cop with a magic wishing ring given to him by aliens) is so perfect and provides just the right mix of escapism and grit. So I’m excited that a GL film finally seems to be trundling forward, and I…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Does Something Stand In The Way Of Mark Millar’s Movie Dominance?

His Wanted broke box office records when it was released, and the upcoming Kick-Ass is one of the most buzzed-about movies of next year already. In addition, his Marvel Comics work is being used as the basis for Iron Man, Incredible Hulk and The Avengers. Is there anything that can stand in the way of…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

How Much Ass Will Nic Cage Kick?

Questions are still swirling around how much Nicholas Cage’s sudden attack of squeamishness will tone down the violence in the movie version of Mark “Wanted” Millar’s superhero splatterthon Kick-Ass. But at least we know one thing now: he’ll have a killer porn-stache. TheBadAndTheUgly posted some pics of Cage looking appropriately sleazy, and Millar posted a…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Iron Man 2 To Be In 3D And Imax And Maybe Give Back Rub, Too

How can Marvel Studios build on the success of this summer’s second-biggest superhero movie? Well, if you listen to Iron Man’s director, the ambitious and excitable Jon Favreau, the answer is to make its sequel into the kind of movie that will overwhelm you with its visuals. Because they’ll not only be in your face,…

Movies Graeme McMillan

The Superhero Who Crusades Against Glue Sniffing, And 50+ Other Weird Comics

If the Writers Don’t Kill Half the Characters on Heroes Now, I Will

Build Your Own Robot Monster, And Support Electronic Free Speech

Kick Ass Set Pics Show Costumed Kiddies Ready To Kill

Blade Runner Started, And Ended, As A Comic Book

A Sneak Peek Inside Marvel’s New Hulk Comic

12 Splash Pages Will Convince You Frank Miller Shouldn’t Adapt The Spirit

From The Department Of Horrendous Ideas: The Worst Smallville Clone Imaginable

Lois Is Just Too Slow for Superman

Branagh To Direct Thor? Plus, What Is Marvel’s Next Big Movie?

Who’s More Powerful: Spider-Woman or Spider-Man?

Mark Millar on Sarah Palin: “Terrifying”

Farscape Comes To Comics With A Boom!

Dark Knight DVD Psychoanalyzes Itself for You

D.J. Caruso Describes “Major Plot Change” in Y the Last Man Movie

DC Turns To The Dark Side In 2009

Green Lantern Gets An Unexpected Surplus Villain

Does Something Stand In The Way Of Mark Millar’s Movie Dominance?

How Much Ass Will Nic Cage Kick?

Iron Man 2 To Be In 3D And Imax And Maybe Give Back Rub, Too

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 Superhero Who Crusades Against Glue Sniffing, And 50+ Other Weird Comics

If the Writers Don’t Kill Half the Characters on Heroes Now, I Will

Build Your Own Robot Monster, And Support Electronic Free Speech

Kick Ass Set Pics Show Costumed Kiddies Ready To Kill

Blade Runner Started, And Ended, As A Comic Book

A Sneak Peek Inside Marvel’s New Hulk Comic

12 Splash Pages Will Convince You Frank Miller Shouldn’t Adapt The Spirit

From The Department Of Horrendous Ideas: The Worst Smallville Clone Imaginable

Lois Is Just Too Slow for Superman

Branagh To Direct Thor? Plus, What Is Marvel’s Next Big Movie?

Who’s More Powerful: Spider-Woman or Spider-Man?

Mark Millar on Sarah Palin: “Terrifying”

Farscape Comes To Comics With A Boom!

Dark Knight DVD Psychoanalyzes Itself for You

D.J. Caruso Describes “Major Plot Change” in Y the Last Man Movie

DC Turns To The Dark Side In 2009

Green Lantern Gets An Unexpected Surplus Villain

Does Something Stand In The Way Of Mark Millar’s Movie Dominance?

How Much Ass Will Nic Cage Kick?

Iron Man 2 To Be In 3D And Imax And Maybe Give Back Rub, Too

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!