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The Week’s Best New Comics Are Songs of Medieval Queens and Rocking Teens

As much as we all like to fancy ourselves as self-sufficient islands, it’s impossible to really get through life while also enjoying yourself if you don’t have people in your corner who want to see you succeed. Narratively, this week’s best new comics have little in common other than the fact that they’re a testament…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Not Even Self-Erasing Scripts Will Stop Leaks From Game of Thrones‘ Final Season

Game of Thrones has long had a reputation as a production that will go to extreme lengths to stop secrets from leaking out. It’s had an equally historical reputation for secrets leaking out during filming in spite of this, so while the latest safeguard may be one of the show’s most absurd yet, it probably…

io9 James Whitbrook

Maybe Don’t Believe Those Wild Rumors About Familiar Faces in Black Panther 2

Sony’s Bloodshot movie adds a few more interesting names. The Six Million Dollar Man movie reboot has been pushed back. Get to know the new superheroes of Incredibles 2. More Flash and Supergirl casting rumors hint at more comics characters coming into the CW TV fold. Plus, what’s to come on Handmaids Tale and Legion.…

io9 James Whitbrook

Game of Thrones Set Pictures Tease a Big Battle in a Familiar Location

Hideo Kojima continues to be full of hope for the Metal Gear Solid movie. Zazie Beetz teases how X-Force will re-introduce the team. Clark Gregg hints at his Agents of SHIELD future. Plus, meet Preacher’s latest villain, get a look at NBC’s new near-future VR show Reverie, and Andy Serkis wants in on the Batman…

io9 James Whitbrook

A Deadpool Figure Fit for the Dance Floor, and More of the Greatest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of the neatest toys around. This week, Hot Toys gives us a Deadpool with killer footwear, the incredible Batman Ninja gets an equally worthy action figure, and more Harry Potter Lego than you can shake a whomping willow at. Check it out! Hot Toys Sixth-Scale Deadpool 2…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

Stunning Game of Thrones VFX Video Shows How the Great Ice Wall Came a’Tumbling Down

While not matching Red Wedding-level heights of surprise and suspense, Viserion destroying the Wall is poised to be one of the most game-changing moments in all of Game of Thrones. Now, you can see how this award-winning demolition was put together, as well as how the show turned a regular horse into an undead demon…

io9 Beth Elderkin

More Game of Thrones Set Pictures Tease an Explosive Battle

Simon Pegg clarifies who’s working on Star Trek 4’s script. Ryan Reynolds shares his excitement over X-Force. If there’s a sequel to Solo: A Star Wars Story, Jonathan Kasdan wants a familiar bounty hunter to appear. Plus, new footage from iZombie and The Terror, and Guillermo del Toro is heading to Netflix with a spooky…

Television James Whitbrook

New Rumors About a Major Meeting of Characters in Game of Thrones‘ Final Season

Could Gwyneth Paltrow have let slip a big secret for Tony and Pepper in Avengers 4? Peter Jackson may be pondering a return to Middle-Earth, or a weird new adventure. Simon Pegg wants in on a Captain Britain movie. Plus, what’s to come in Riverdale’s season finale, and more casting for Stranger Things season 3.…

io9 James Whitbrook

Please Try to Be Surprised: George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter Is Definitely Not Coming in 2018

The sun rises in the east, and sets in the west. Everything has its time, and everything dies. These are constants in life on the planet Earth. Another constant: The next chapter in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire saga, The Winds of Winter, has been delayed. While it was always…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Emilia Clarke Tries (and Fails) to Spoil Game of Thrones‘ Final Season in This Adorable Charity Video

The set of Game of Thrones is apparently so secretive that not even one of its biggest stars can break in without setting off an alarm that… releases George R.R. Martin? Omaze—the same folks who recently got Ryan Reynolds in a pink Deadpool suit for a good cause—has teamed up with HBO and Clarke to…

Television James Whitbrook

A Brief History of George R.R. Martin’s Annoyance at Lady Stoneheart’s Exclusion From Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin has two strong consistencies in his professional life. One is writing infuriatingly mouthwatering food descriptions. The other is repeatedly reminding the world that he’s still not over Game of Thrones cutting one of his favorite characters from the novels: Lady Stoneheart. Stoneheart—the resurrected, undead form of Catelyn Stark who, in Martin’s books,…

io9 James Whitbrook

George R.R. Martin’s Latest Shocking Kill: His Livejournal

George R.R. Martin is known as a bloodthirsty writer, lopping the heads off your favorite A Song of Ice and Fire characters (sometimes quite literally) with a reckless abandon that barely gives you time to grieve before the next blood-spattered literary massacre. His latest kill may be one of his most tragic though: Martin has…

io9 James Whitbrook

Meet the Woman Who’s Giving Game of Thrones Names to the Streets of Idaho

Look out, Belfast. A town near Boise, Idaho is about to be the next hot destination for Game of Thrones fans. It’s getting two residential streets named after the show’s characters, and several more could be on the way. The Silver Trail subdivision in Kuna, a small town less than 20 miles southwest of Boise,…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Here’s a Gorgeous Game of Thrones Kashmiri Fan Video to Tide You Over a Bit Longer

Many of us in the colder parts of the world might be eager for spring to arrive, but I know plenty of Game of Thrones fans who are also begging for winter to finally come, dammit! The final season of Game of Thrones is still about a year away, but that hasn’t stopped me from…

io9 Beth Elderkin

My Love for Funko Pops Is What Made Me Stop Buying Them

The very first Funko Pop I ever bought was a Locutus of Borg figurine with a questionable paint job on its silvery armor that was meant as a birthday gift for my father. With my dad’s 60th birthday quickly approaching, I’m reminded that the tiny replica of Patrick Stewart has been sitting in my closet,…

Toys & Collectibles Charles Pulliam-Moore

Game of Thrones‘ Mountain Beat a World Record… by Basically Lifting a Mountain

The Mountain might be a dead man walking on Game of Thrones, but Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson might be the most “alive” person on the entire planet. Over the weekend, he beat a world record by casually deadlifting 1,041 pounds. Now, all we need is to see him bench press a dragon. At the 2018 Arnold…

io9 Beth Elderkin

Time-Lapse Footage of a Lavish Dragon Painting Is More Satisfying Than Watching Joffrey Die

To those of us who can barely stay within the lines of a coloring book, watching a painting come to life, like this incredibly detailed and menacing dragon, is akin to watching a magician perform. We don’t know how artist Chris Scalf does it, but we’re happy to sit back and be amazed as we…

io9 Andrew Liszewski

All Hail Daenerys Styleborn of the House of Gucci, Mother of Fashion

Gucci Gucci, Louis Louis, Fendi Fendi, DRAGON. Gucci brought the Mother of Dragons to the runway at this year’s Fall/Winter Show during Milan Fashion Week. Because… fashion. One of the models strutted the catwalk in a getup that felt like Cersei Lannister circa season seven mixed with some Henry VII arm bags, all while carrying…

io9 Beth Elderkin

There’s a New Song of Ice and Fire Book Coming in 2018, But It’s Still Not The Winds of Winter

Game of Thrones may not come back until 2019, but A Song of Ice and Fire is returning with a new book this year. Unfortunately, it’s still not the story we’ve all been eagerly anticipating for years. But at least it’s something… right? George R.R. Martin revealed on his Livejournal that the next book in…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

Love Conquers All, at Least When It Uses Our Special Valentine’s Day Cards

Valentine’s Day is upon us, and—what?! You haven’t bought your loved one a valentine yet? Or, rather, you bought one and it sucked because it wasn’t from io9? Lucky for you, we’re here to help with our annual batch of super-special Valentine’s Day cards for all the nerds and geeks in your life. Because we…

io9 Rob Bricken

The Week’s Best New Comics Are Songs of Medieval Queens and Rocking Teens

Not Even Self-Erasing Scripts Will Stop Leaks From Game of Thrones‘ Final Season

Maybe Don’t Believe Those Wild Rumors About Familiar Faces in Black Panther 2

Game of Thrones Set Pictures Tease a Big Battle in a Familiar Location

A Deadpool Figure Fit for the Dance Floor, and More of the Greatest Toys of the Week

Stunning Game of Thrones VFX Video Shows How the Great Ice Wall Came a’Tumbling Down

More Game of Thrones Set Pictures Tease an Explosive Battle

New Rumors About a Major Meeting of Characters in Game of Thrones‘ Final Season

Please Try to Be Surprised: George R.R. Martin’s The Winds of Winter Is Definitely Not Coming in 2018

Emilia Clarke Tries (and Fails) to Spoil Game of Thrones‘ Final Season in This Adorable Charity Video

A Brief History of George R.R. Martin’s Annoyance at Lady Stoneheart’s Exclusion From Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin’s Latest Shocking Kill: His Livejournal

Meet the Woman Who’s Giving Game of Thrones Names to the Streets of Idaho

Here’s a Gorgeous Game of Thrones Kashmiri Fan Video to Tide You Over a Bit Longer

My Love for Funko Pops Is What Made Me Stop Buying Them

Game of Thrones‘ Mountain Beat a World Record… by Basically Lifting a Mountain

Time-Lapse Footage of a Lavish Dragon Painting Is More Satisfying Than Watching Joffrey Die

All Hail Daenerys Styleborn of the House of Gucci, Mother of Fashion

There’s a New Song of Ice and Fire Book Coming in 2018, But It’s Still Not The Winds of Winter

Love Conquers All, at Least When It Uses Our Special Valentine’s Day Cards

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