DC Comics

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 Oct 6

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 Oct 4

The Metallo Smackdown That Smallville Won’t Give You

Metallo, the cyborg with the heart of Kryptonite, makes his Smallville debut this Friday — but you won’t see the kind of full-on Kryptonian/machine-man battle we feature in this exclusive clip from Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. Not to mention a Bat-intervention. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is available On Demand and via Digital Download, and it also comes…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Sep 29

5 Heroes Whose Powers Will Kill Them

Heroes’ Hiro Nakamura isn’t the only character to find that their superpowers may ultimately be responsible for their death. Here are five more fictional characters for whom the superhero dream comes at a potentially fatal price. Kid Flash 1 What Seems To Be The Problem? After gaining his powers in a recreation of the same…

Television Graeme McMillan Sep 28

A Zombie Plague Hits London In Victorian Undead

Sherlock Holmes versus zombies in foggy old London Town? That’s enough to make us excited for next month’s new comic Victorian Undead alone, but add in a mysterious meteor and we officially can’t wait. Click through for an exclusive preview. Written by 2000AD veteran Ian Edginton with lovely art by Davide Fabbri, the six part…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Sep 28

Superman’s Latest Origins Tease And Please

This week’s first issue of Superman: Secret Origin revisits the earliest days of the Man of Steel yet again – but in such a way that you might just find yourself wanting to believe a man could fly after all. Best known, probably for all his successful “epic” comics – big, overblown superhero stories like…

io9 Graeme McMillan Sep 27

Superman/Batman Go Outside The Law – And Common Sense

If you’re looking for overblown superhero adventure with lots of guest-stars, then you can’t go wrong with new animated direct-to-DVD movie Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. But if you’re looking for something with a solid story, you may be in trouble… To be fair, Public Enemies actually fixes a lot of the plot problems with the original…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Sep 22

The Nic Cage/Tim Burton Superman That Never Was

A long time ago, Nicolas Cage started a fan war when he was selected to play Tim Burton’s Superman in the final adventure of the Man Of Steel. Now test pictures have leaked of the actor in the blue suit. The movie’s screenplay was written by Kevin Smith and eventually rewritten by Wesley Strick. The…

Movies Meredith Woerner Sep 22

Do DC and Marvel Need a Special Victims Unit?

They might. They might even need a Very Special Episode or two, because – as Spider-Man has just demonstrated – many rapes in comics are unacknowledged. And they aren’t the ones you’re thinking of. Comics fandom, as any true fan knows, has always been the thinnest skin of enthusiasm wrapped around a bubbling core of…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell Sep 19

Kick-Ass Creator: I’d Still Do Superman, As Long As They Don’t Ask For A Pitch

In case recent stories have you worried that Wanted and Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar has given up his dream of a Superman movie trilogy, never fear: He’s claiming that it was a joke that got taken too seriously. MTV announced earlier this week that Marvel Comics writer Millar had other priorities besides a Superman movie…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 19

DC Ent Prez: No Plans For Superman Movie

Apparently, there’s one character who won’t be benefiting from Warner’s creation of an entire division to better leverage DC Comics‘ characters in movies, television and other media. Has the Superman’s Curse finally struck the Man of Steel himself? Diane Nelson, the president of the new DC Entertainment division, told MTV that Superman isn’t anywhere on…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 15

Watchmen’s Comedian Looks To Space For Next Role

Jeffrey Dean Morgan, fresh from starring in Watchmen and currently shooting the movie version of The Losers, wants to stay with comic books for his next project. He’s hoping to play DC’s intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo in Guy Ritchie’s adaptation. Morgan told reporters that he’d be interested in taking on the role of the grizzled…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 14

The Man-Eating Ladies of Science Fiction

We’re still a week away from watching Megan Fox snack on schoolboys in Jennifer’s Body. In the meantime, we’re serving up a list of the other women in science fiction who hunger for human flesh. Jennifer Check (Jennifer’s Body) Nature of Her Hunger: Demonic Possession — the result of a “virgin” sacrifice gone wrong. Preferred…

io9 Lauren Davis Sep 11

Will Wonder Woman Finally Get Her Own Movie Now?

With Warner Bros. taking a greater interest in movies based on DC Comics‘ characters through the newly-created DC Entertainment division, confusion surrounds the status of the long-awaited Wonder Woman movie. What’s going on with our favorite Amazon? According to Deadline Hollywood’s Nikki Finke, the creation of DC Entertainment involved the end of any involvement in…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 11

Guy Ritchie Moves from Steampunk Holmes to Alien Bounty Hunting

Now that Sherlock Holmes is in the can, Guy Ritchie has signed on to direct Lobo, featuring DC’s anti-hero bounty hunter. But while Ritchie may bring some edge to the effects-driven film, Warner Bros. is still shooting for PG-13. [Variety] https://gizmodo.com/dcs-bounty-hunting-bastich-to-get-the-avatar-treatment-5324130

Movies Lauren Davis Sep 2

Find Sweet Teeth And Strange Tales In This Week’s Comics

Even though Mickey Mouse now owns your favorite comic publisher, that doesn’t mean that it’s all change in the world of comic books. Yes, tomorrow is still new comic book day, and that can only mean New Comics We Crave. It’s a relatively solid week for new releases, with both Marvel and DC offering a…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Sep 1

Science’s Greatest Plant Mistake Returns In 3D

With comic book adaptations and 3D movies all the rage right now, it’s not surprising that someone wants to combine the two. More surprising? That it’s producer Joel Silver, and that he wants to do it to Swamp Thing. During a press conference promoting Whiteout (Itself an adaptation of the comic by Greg Rucka and…

Movies Graeme McMillan Sep 1

Cartoon Megan Fox And Drugged Pussies Fight For Comics Supremacy

Zombies, morally-grey former-supervillains and indie cartoonists giving Megan Fox more personality than she deserves — This week’s haul of comics offers up a cornucopia of things to crave, including your second chance to read the best SF comic in years. But we’ll get to that comic soon enough. Instead, let’s start with Kevin Smith‘s return…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Aug 25

Pulp’s Science Detective Meets Comics’ Dark Knight Detective

Doc Savage – the pulp character created in 1933 who inspired the creation of Superman – is being resurrected by DC Comics in an all-new special hitting stores this November. Are you ready to meet the Man of Bronze? Savage, created by Street and Smith Publications executive Henry Ralston and editor John Nanovic in response…

io9 Graeme McMillan Aug 7

When Science Fiction Fans Go Bad

Most fans of science fiction and comic books just want to enjoy their hobby in peace, or maybe one day don a costume and save the world. But every now and then, a fan turns to the Dark Side instead. Syndrome (The Incredibles) You, sir, truly are Mr. Incredible! You know, I was right to…

io9 Lauren Davis Aug 5

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

Looking Back On Three Months Of Wednesdays

The Metallo Smackdown That Smallville Won’t Give You

5 Heroes Whose Powers Will Kill Them

A Zombie Plague Hits London In Victorian Undead

Superman’s Latest Origins Tease And Please

Superman/Batman Go Outside The Law – And Common Sense

The Nic Cage/Tim Burton Superman That Never Was

Do DC and Marvel Need a Special Victims Unit?

Kick-Ass Creator: I’d Still Do Superman, As Long As They Don’t Ask For A Pitch

DC Ent Prez: No Plans For Superman Movie

Watchmen’s Comedian Looks To Space For Next Role

The Man-Eating Ladies of Science Fiction

Will Wonder Woman Finally Get Her Own Movie Now?

Guy Ritchie Moves from Steampunk Holmes to Alien Bounty Hunting

Find Sweet Teeth And Strange Tales In This Week’s Comics

Science’s Greatest Plant Mistake Returns In 3D

Cartoon Megan Fox And Drugged Pussies Fight For Comics Supremacy

Pulp’s Science Detective Meets Comics’ Dark Knight Detective

When Science Fiction Fans Go Bad

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

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