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In This Star Wars: Shadow Fall Excerpt, Wyl Lark Recalls a Costly Victory

The daring adventures of our loveably traumatized pilot heroes in Alphabet Squadron are continuing this month with the release of Shadow Fall, the second in Alexander Freed’s planned trilogy of tales giving us starfighter action in the early days of the New Republic. But our latest look inside the novel offers a moment of reflection,…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jun 16

Star Wars Celebration 2020 Has Been Canceled; Will Return in 2022

We’re all just going to have to celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Empire Strikes Back from the comfort of our own homes. The massive fan convention Star Wars Celebration was set to come to Anaheim in August of this year. And, up until today, despite every closure due to the covid-19 pandemic, it was…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 15

The Next Star Wars Game Lets You Take Flight for the Rebellion and Empire

All wings, report in. After teasing it late last week, EA has revealed its next video game adventure into the galaxy far, far away: Star Wars: Squadrons. This time, you aren’t marching onto the battlefronts of those titular wars or wielding the lightsaber of a fallen order, but absolutely getting permission to jump in an…

Games James Whitbrook Jun 15

Kenneth Branagh Had a Stressful Time Making the Original Thor

When Kenneth Branagh directed Thor and brought the most electrifying Avenger to the big screen, he changed the face of the modern Blockbuster. Not because Thor was that great or groundbreaking—it was pretty solid!—but because doing so provided the connective tissue that allowed the Marvel Cinematic Universe to begin dominating Hollywood. It proved that the…

Movies Julie Muncy Jun 14

The Newest Galaxy of Adventures Short Gives Us a Look at the Best Moment in Star Wars

I’ll never join you! Luke Skywalker has finally made his way to Cloud City. What’s waiting for him, he’s not ready for. But he’ll have to face it anyway. Such is the way of fate, and of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. It’s one of the greatest moments in modern film, arguably…

Movies Julie Muncy Jun 13

Hans Solo, Ranked

It’s all come down to this. After years of unhealthy obsession and the spark of a rediscovered hobby, it’s time to rank the Hans. Corellian smuggler Han Solo is one of the most popular characters in Star Wars. He was once the owner of the ship that made the Kessell Run in less than 12…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 12

Star Wars Is Turning Its Anthological Eye to The Empire Strikes Back [Updated]

If you’ve been missing your short-form Star Wars storytelling, good news: From a Certain Point of View, the anniversary anthology format Del Rey used to weave new stories around the events of A New Hope for its 40th anniversary is back. And it’s, well, striking. Lucasfilm has confirmed that, to celebrate Star Wars: The Empire Strikes…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jun 12

How a Key Piece of Rogue One Made It Into The Clone Wars

Star Wars is at its most powerful when one piece of the galaxy touches a completely separate piece of the galaxy, in those moments when your emotions and nostalgia from one movie or book are drawn upon in another. It’s a delicate balance, and no one wants to overdo it, but Dave Filoni has a…

Movies Germain Lussier Jun 11

The Punisher’s Logo Can’t Be Turned Into a Symbol for Black Lives Matter or Real World Justice

For years now, American police officers and members of various branches of the American military have used Marvel Comics’ Punisher skull logo as a symbol to represent their own personal ideologies about what it means to be a person wielding a weapon. Those ideologies, interpreted through the lens of the logo, are simple: it is our…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 11

Miles Morales Stars in a New Spider-Man Game Coming to PS5 This Year [Updated]

Miles Morales is coming to PlayStation 5. Update 2: 6/12/20, 11:45 a.m. ET: After reports earlier this morning that Miles Morales was an expansion to Spider-Man, Insomniac walked that back to say it is “the next adventure in the Marvel’s Spider-Man universe. We will reveal more about this standalone game at a future date.” Bloomburg…

Games Germain Lussier Jun 11

Star Wars‘ Not-So-Brief History of Fleeting LGBTQ+ Representation

The long road to meaningful representation of LGBTQ+ creatives and characters in our popular media is a history interwoven throughout decades of media narratives. For Star Wars, one of the biggest pieces of popular culture in living memory, that story has come in fits and starts—and in many ways, it’s still a story that is…

Movies James Whitbrook Jun 11

Artemis Fowl Is a Flashy Fairytale About a Magically Militarized Police Force

If you wandered through a book store’s YA section back in the early aughts, chances were good your eye would eventually be caught by one of the glittering, golden cardboard standees stocked full of Eoin Colfer’s Artemis Fowl, a novel about a criminal boy genius with designs on carrying out the most impressive heist in…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore Jun 11

This Mandalorian VFX Video Shows How a Mary Poppins Line of Mandos Was Created

“Let’s go fly some more, past the planet Mandalore.” How did Jon Favreau manage to get so many bounty hunters soaring for that big moment in The Mandalorian? In this latest special effects reel for season one, we get a peek at how the Mandalorian battle was waged—along with several other key scenes. Image Engine…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 10

Disneyland Scraps Plans for a July Reopening, Despite the Still-Ongoing Pandemic [Updated]

Updated: 6/24/2020, 8:30 p.m. ET: Disneyland has just delayed its opening from the previously announced July 17 date. A new date is to be determined. According to a press release, “The State of California has now indicated that it will not issue theme park reopening guidelines until sometime after July 4. Given the time required…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 10

Comics Publishers Are Promising Change, but Does That Include From Within?

The protests that emerged against systemic racism and police brutality following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis show no sign of slowing down, leading to a moment for people and companies to reflect on the ways they contribute to that system. That includes comic book publishers. Many are showing support and promising change,…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin Jun 8

Jon Favreau Says The Mandalorian Season 2 Is on Track, Despite Covid-19 Shutdowns

Nothing can stop the Mandalorian, not even a pandemic. Showrunner Jon Favreau said season two of The Mandalorian is moving right along and should be ready in time for its October debut, on Disey+ because they’re already done filming. Speaking at a virtual panel for the ATX Television Festival (via The Hollywood Reporter), Favreau said…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jun 8

Ridley Scott Wants to Use a New Movie to Answer an Obvious Question Raised by Alien

Ridley Scott seems like there’s somewhere in his brain that is always thinking about Alien. He’s never quite been able to leave the franchise behind, and after returning with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, it does feel like he’s camped out to stay. And while Covenant didn’t do well enough to demand an immediate followup, and…

Movies Julie Muncy Jun 7

Director Kirk Wise Describes the Atlantis: The Lost Empire Sequel We Never Got

Atlantis: The Lost Empire was a distinct and underrated entry in Disney’s modern-day lineup, breaking with a lot of convention and showcasing gorgeous, engrossing animation to boot. According to its director, Kirk Wise, a sequel was planned, with a twisty villain reveal and everything. A sequel, that is, that isn’t the small animated series Disney…

Movies Julie Muncy Jun 7

The Mandalorian Had Its Entire Season Pre-Visualized Before Filming Began

If someone were to say that a fully animated version of The Mandalorian exists, they wouldn’t be wrong. They wouldn’t be quite right either, but the truth behind the tale is fascinating. On “Process,” the latest episode of Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian, the show’s crew explains what went into the creation of each…

io9 Germain Lussier Jun 5

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As the Punisher Skull Re-Emerges on Cops in U.S. Protests, Marvel Comics Reckons With Its Imagery [Updated]

The appropriation of comic book character Frank Castle’s skull emblem by police and the military has been an ongoing issue for Marvel Entertainment as it wrestles with the questionable embrace of the anti-hero’s extrajudicial violence by real state and federal employees. But as the “Punisher skull” has re-emerged on officer’s uniforms in current crackdowns on…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Jun 5

In This Star Wars: Shadow Fall Excerpt, Wyl Lark Recalls a Costly Victory

Star Wars Celebration 2020 Has Been Canceled; Will Return in 2022

The Next Star Wars Game Lets You Take Flight for the Rebellion and Empire

Kenneth Branagh Had a Stressful Time Making the Original Thor

The Newest Galaxy of Adventures Short Gives Us a Look at the Best Moment in Star Wars

Hans Solo, Ranked

Star Wars Is Turning Its Anthological Eye to The Empire Strikes Back [Updated]

How a Key Piece of Rogue One Made It Into The Clone Wars

The Punisher’s Logo Can’t Be Turned Into a Symbol for Black Lives Matter or Real World Justice

Miles Morales Stars in a New Spider-Man Game Coming to PS5 This Year [Updated]

Star Wars‘ Not-So-Brief History of Fleeting LGBTQ+ Representation

Artemis Fowl Is a Flashy Fairytale About a Magically Militarized Police Force

This Mandalorian VFX Video Shows How a Mary Poppins Line of Mandos Was Created

Disneyland Scraps Plans for a July Reopening, Despite the Still-Ongoing Pandemic [Updated]

Comics Publishers Are Promising Change, but Does That Include From Within?

Jon Favreau Says The Mandalorian Season 2 Is on Track, Despite Covid-19 Shutdowns

Ridley Scott Wants to Use a New Movie to Answer an Obvious Question Raised by Alien

Director Kirk Wise Describes the Atlantis: The Lost Empire Sequel We Never Got

The Mandalorian Had Its Entire Season Pre-Visualized Before Filming Began

As the Punisher Skull Re-Emerges on Cops in U.S. Protests, Marvel Comics Reckons With Its Imagery [Updated]

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