Final Crisis

DC’s New Horror Anthology Knows What You Did Last Crisis

The company's headache-inducing crossover events have inspired a new collection of mind-bending terror tales.

io9 Gordon Jackson Jun 18

10 “Crises” We Won’t Miss Now That The DC Universe Rebooted Itself

As you may have noticed, DC Comics recently radical refurbished their superhero books. Among a legion of sweeping changes comes the announcement that “the Crises” — a series of keystone stories with names like Crisis on Infinite Earths and Final Crisis — were poofed out of existence when the DC Universe began anew. And while…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 5

Why Can’t Grant Morrison Stay In Continuity?

I love Grant Morrison. You love Grant Morrison. Your significant other is probably thinking lewd thoughts about Grant Morrison right now. But there’s one place where G.M. gets no love: mainstream superhero comic continuity. What’s up with that? [DISCLAIMER: I do not know the editorial politicking that goes on in the Marvel and DC offices,…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 7

The Most Important Events Of 2000-2009, Comic Style

These last ten years may have seemed busy to you, but just be glad you’re not a comic book character: Their decade has seen multiple alien invasions and reboots of reality. Relive the biggest headlines of their decade with us. Looking over a decade of superhero storylines, it’s easy to see two things: The repetition…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Dec 20

Terminator Vs. Grizzly Bear: Who Wins? And Can Khan Come Back?

The latest Terminator novel features Terminator-vs-grizzly-bear battles, train robbery, Terminator snowmobiles, a Terminator train, and dogsled chases. We asked writer Greg Cox about who’d win a Terminator/bear fight, novelizing Final Crisis and whether Khan should be in the next Trek. Greg Cox is one of the most prolific, and successful, authors of media tie-in novels,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 17

We’ve Already Got Our First Must-See From Next Year’s SDCC

Next year’s San Diego Comic-Con may still be eight months away, but we’ve already found something there we can’t wait to see: A biographical documentary about Final Crisis, We3 and Batman writer Grant Morrison. Click through for clips. Wired’s Underwire blog premiered these two clips from Patrick Meaney’s upcoming documentary on the Scottish writer, teasing…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 1

Tis The Season For Tesla, Frankenstein And This Week’s Comics

You can tell that we’re getting closer to Hallowe’en, just by looking at this week’s new comic releases: Vampires! Zombie plagues! Frankenstein’s Monster! Nikolai Tesla! Okay, maybe not that last one. But these are still Comics We Crave. Let’s quickly get the superhero stuff out of the way, shall we? DC is launching a new…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 20

7 Supervillains We Wouldn’t Mind Taking Over The World (And Why)

We watch their so-called “fiendish” schemes being defeated on a regular basis, but have you ever stopped to wonder whether life would be better if the bad guy won? Here’re some villains we’re rooting for… and why we’re doing so. The Mole Man The Fantastic Four’s first villain, the Mole Man’s modus operandi switched up…

io9 Graeme McMillan Oct 10

20 Great American Superheroes To Share Your Holiday With

It’s Independence Day here in the United States, and what better way to celebrate it than to remember the fictional men and women who drape themselves in red, white and blue and try to personify what makes the country great? For almost as long as there have been superheroes, there have been superheroes who were…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 4

Final Crisis Is Frustrating, Flawed And Arguably Worth It All

It’s a bold book about the end of the world, full of big ideas, epic events and beautiful art, and starring some of pop culture’s biggest icons. So why does the hardcover collection of DC’s Final Crisis disappoint? Taken as individual issues during their initial release, Final Crisis felt weirdly insubstantial, as if they needed…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jun 10

This Week’s Comics: Runaways, Dead Batmen And Khaaaaaaaaan!

Evil wins, superheroes go bad, sidekicks go solo, time gets reset and Buck Rogers makes his comeback. Oh, and there’s a Wrath of Khan comic. Is there nothing that this week’s comics won’t do to try and make you happy? Dipping our collective toes into the cross-media area of the pool for awhile, Doctor Who:…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jun 9

Get Away From It All By Traveling The Multiverse

As summer brings thoughts of vacation, why not consider stopping off on one of the many Parallel Earths of science fiction? There’s an infinite number of possibilities available to you – and here are some of our favorites. Even before most people had heard of Erwin Schrödinger, we knew that there were plenty other Earths…

Movies Graeme McMillan Jun 6

Most Excellent Fictional Twittercommentary

Wondering just how much more interactive comics can become? Why not let Most Excellent Superbat tell you himself, thanks to the wonders of the internet and social media. Most Excellent Superbat – or @mosexsbat, if you want to speak Tweet – is a member of the Super Young Team, who made their first appearances in…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan May 20

Cinema’s Most Famous Bad Movie Returns In This Week’s Comics

It looked like a quiet week in the world of comics following last weekend’s Free Comics extravaganza – but then I saw the following words and knew differently: Plan 9 From Outer Space Strikes Again. Actually, even before we get to that masterpiece, there are a few interesting oddities hitting stores this week. DC is…

io9 Graeme McMillan May 5

What If A Show Shouldn’t Be A Show?

Watching last week’s Dollhouse, one thing became clear: its main flaw isn’t actually the show itself but the fact that, at its heart, it’s not really a TV series. Or, at least, it shouldn’t be. The core problem with Dollhouse, I decided, isn’t that it’s not a good idea, or even a good take on…

io9 Graeme McMillan Feb 28

DC Promises Rebirth and Zombie Lanterns

After a 2008 chock full of weirdness, DC Comics wants to get back to basics with more grounded stories… by putting front and center one of their biggest, most cosmic stories ever. Which stars zombies. The talk – or, more accurately, the refusal to talk – of all the DC panels was Geoff Johns’s upcoming…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Feb 7

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 Feb 5

Fox News Only 40 Years Too Late In Calling For Black Superheroes

Has President Obama paved the way for black superheroes to achieve prominence? That’s the claim made by Fox News… but on the day where we see a Black Superman, have they missed the boat? The black Superman – coincidentally, the President of the United States – appears in the opening pages of DC Comics’ final…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jan 28

We Salute The Superhumans

They may be powered by midichlorans, genetically-modified, or even just crossing over into our reality, but there’s no mistaking the lure of those adorable superhumans. And, in this week’s comics more than ever, they’re everywhere. Marvel Comics is all about the collections this week. There are some more Secret Invasion collections — don’t forget, there’ll…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jan 27

Finally: Is Batman RIP Or Not?

The conclusion to Batman RIP has finally arrived. Two months after the end of the story, and in a different comic altogether, yes, but the final fate of Batman is now (kinda) known. Spoilers, obviously. As those who read this week’s comics have apparently already seen, Bruce Wayne is dead. He died at the end…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jan 15

Final Crisis

DC’s New Horror Anthology Knows What You Did Last Crisis

10 “Crises” We Won’t Miss Now That The DC Universe Rebooted Itself

Why Can’t Grant Morrison Stay In Continuity?

The Most Important Events Of 2000-2009, Comic Style

Terminator Vs. Grizzly Bear: Who Wins? And Can Khan Come Back?

We’ve Already Got Our First Must-See From Next Year’s SDCC

Tis The Season For Tesla, Frankenstein And This Week’s Comics

7 Supervillains We Wouldn’t Mind Taking Over The World (And Why)

20 Great American Superheroes To Share Your Holiday With

Final Crisis Is Frustrating, Flawed And Arguably Worth It All

This Week’s Comics: Runaways, Dead Batmen And Khaaaaaaaaan!

Get Away From It All By Traveling The Multiverse

Most Excellent Fictional Twittercommentary

Cinema’s Most Famous Bad Movie Returns In This Week’s Comics

What If A Show Shouldn’t Be A Show?

DC Promises Rebirth and Zombie Lanterns

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

Fox News Only 40 Years Too Late In Calling For Black Superheroes

We Salute The Superhumans

Finally: Is Batman RIP Or Not?

Twitter Just Can’t Stop Leaking Movies

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