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Shiny, Scary Iron Man Suit at CES

Our fannish friends at the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas (hi, Noah!) snapped us some photos of the new Iron Man suit, which got paraded on stage by LG (who have a phone in the movie). This is the Mark-1 suit that Iron Man hacks together in prison. The Iron Man movie will be out…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Guillermo Del Toro Done with Hellboy — No More Sequels

An insider tells io9 that Guillermo Del Toro, the monster-obsessed director behind Hellboy II and Pan’s Labyrinth, is definitely not doing Hellboy III. Apparently up until a few weeks ago, he was talking about a third installment as a possibility but now this looks very unlikely indeed. Losing Del Toro could ruin the franchise —…

Movies Annalee Newitz

io9 Talks to “World War Hulk” and BSG Comics Writer Greg Pak

Greg Pak‘s Robot Stories was one of our favorite indie science fiction films of recent years. It explored people’s emotional relationships with robots — and robots’ relationships with each other — through three short narratives. Now Pak is writing comics, including the recent World War Hulk and a Battlestar Galactica miniseries. He talked to us…

io9 Charliejane

Ten Kickass Songs About Comic Books, Plus One Weird Ditty

What are the best songs about comic books, other than Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man”? I asked Douglas Wolk on IM the other day because he’s the only person I know who is obsessed with comic books and music simultaneously. (He’s the author of the awesome Reading Comics and Live At the Apollo about James Brown.)…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Hulk Smash Bad Phone Service!

One of the joys of watching 1970s episodes of The Incredible Hulk TV show (now out on DVD) is the way hero Banner sometimes goes Hulky over things like . . . annoying operators on pay phones. Anyone who has ever tried to rescue a woman being attacked, or deal with Sprint, can relate to…

Television Annalee Newitz

New Justice League Flick Puts Green Lantern in the Korean War

The award-winning retro-futurist graphic novel DC: The New Frontier will become a stylish movie, judging from this newly released trailer. This direct-to-DVD animated film, based on the Darwyn Cooke graphic novel, follows Green Lantern (voiced by David "Angel" Boreanaz) from the Korean War to the Kennedy administration. It’s also part of a trend toward putting…

Books & Comics Kevin Kelly

First Peek at Glorious Freakshow of Hellboy II

Guillermo Del Toro, who directed Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth, is back for Hellboy II: The Golden Army this summer. Expect loads more monsters and an evil fairy tale look that the director says is more badass than the so-called “dark” versions of various other comic books getting made into movies. (Ahem Batman.) IGN just posted…

Movies Annalee Newitz

Teen Girl’s Giant Robot Smashes Metropolis

Seventeen-year-old Tabitha Brennan drives a truck which transforms into a giant girl robot, crushing the mobsters who stand between her and crime boss-hood. That’s just one splash page from this week’s Birds of Prey #113, the first issue from Sean McKeever (Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane). See the full image, and get some spoilers, below the…

Books & Comics Charliejane

What Kind of Outer-Space God Will Batman Be?

Rumor has it Batman will ascend to the next evolutionary level and become a New God. This move would remove Batman from his pulp detective roots and make him firmly a science-fiction hero because the "New Gods" in DC Comics aren’t supernatural. They’re more like ultra-powerful aliens in outer space. The most important question now…

Books & Comics Charliejane

The American Midwest, With Giant Robots

Josh Cotter has just released a trade book of the first four issues of indie comic fave Skyscrapers Of The Midwest. Cotter describes the book as being about “observations of childhood isolation and existence in the American Midwest. With giant robots.” He talks to Tom Spurgeon and Newsarama.com all about it.

Books & Comics Grae

Wonder Woman + Monkey Assassins = Nirvana

Instead of mourning the dismal prospects of the Wonder Woman movie, now is the time to celebrate. Tomorrow sees the release of Wonder Woman #14, written by new series writer Gail “Birds of Prey” Simone. Can you spot the clues to awesomeness in this promo blurb? What exactly is the Circle, and what deadly secret…

Books & Comics Charliejane

Must Read: Casanova Vol. 1: Luxuria

Must-see movies are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Casanova volume 1: Luxuria Date: 2007 (reprints material from 2006 – 2007) Vitals: Every science-fiction super-spy idea gets mixed up in this story that shows what…

Books & Comics Grae

Must Read: Legion of Superheroes: The Great Darkness Saga

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga Date: 1989 (reprinting material from 1980) Vitals: The universe finds itself threatened as science finds itself defeated over and…

Books & Comics Grae

Must Read: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Date: 2007-2008 (Four volumes reprinting material from 1971-1983) Vitals: The great unfinished epic of superhero comics, Kirby (co-creator of the Fantastic…

Books & Comics Grae

Must Read: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Date: 2007-2008 (Four volumes reprinting material from 1971-1983) Vitals: The great unfinished epic of superhero comics, Kirby (co-creator of the Fantastic…

Books & Comics Grae

Must Read: Green Lantern: Rebirth

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Green Lantern: Rebirth Date: 2005 (reprinting material from 2004 – 2005) Vitals: Bringing an epic scale and giant glowing alien monsters that personify human emotions to…

Books & Comics Grae

Must Read: Essential Fantastic Four Volumes 1 – 5

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: Essential Fantastic Four volumes 1 – 5 Date: 2001 – 2006 (reprinting material from 1961 – 1970) Vitals: At least those communist beatniks were good for…

Books & Comics Grae

Must Read: X-Men: New X-Men Omnibus

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: New X-Men Omnibus Date: 2007 (reprinting material from 2001 – 2004). Vitals: Given the task of refocusing Marvel’s X-Men franchise in the wake of the first…

Movies Grae

Must Read: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: X-Men: Days Of Future Past Date: 2004 (reprinting material from 1980) Vitals: Not content with rewriting superhero comics’ DNA with their groundbreaking three-year collaboration on Marvel…

Movies Grae

Must Read: X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn’t be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That’s why we’ve rated them 1-5 on the patented “crunchy goodness” scale. Title: X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills Date: 2007 (reprinting material from 1982). Vitals: Going all out to illustrate the social worth of the mutants-as-stand-in-for-any-social-outcast metaphor, this 1982…

Movies Grae

Shiny, Scary Iron Man Suit at CES

Guillermo Del Toro Done with Hellboy — No More Sequels

io9 Talks to “World War Hulk” and BSG Comics Writer Greg Pak

Ten Kickass Songs About Comic Books, Plus One Weird Ditty

Hulk Smash Bad Phone Service!

New Justice League Flick Puts Green Lantern in the Korean War

First Peek at Glorious Freakshow of Hellboy II

Teen Girl’s Giant Robot Smashes Metropolis

What Kind of Outer-Space God Will Batman Be?

The American Midwest, With Giant Robots

Wonder Woman + Monkey Assassins = Nirvana

Must Read: Casanova Vol. 1: Luxuria

Must Read: Legion of Superheroes: The Great Darkness Saga

Must Read: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus

Must Read: Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus

Must Read: Green Lantern: Rebirth

Must Read: Essential Fantastic Four Volumes 1 – 5

Must Read: X-Men: New X-Men Omnibus

Must Read: X-Men: Days of Future Past

Must Read: X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills

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