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February 21st 2024

10 Excellently Deranged Horror Toys, Games, and Collectibles

Add more frights and cult joy to your curiosity cabinet with these recent picks from Terrifier , Thanksgiving , Texas Chainsaw Massacre , and more.

Toys & Collectibles Cheryl Eddy Feb 21

August 21st 2023

Essential Back to School Gear Guide for Pop Culture Fans

Here are some great essentials featuring Marvel, DC, Star Wars , and more.

Movies Sabina Graves Aug 21

June 23rd 2023

San Diego Comic-Con Loses More Big Names After Marvel Drops Out

Sony, Netflix, HBO, and Universal also won't have panels at the convention, which had its first year back post-pandemic in 2022.

io9 Cheryl Eddy Jun 23

May 5th 2023

Doctor Who Teases Its 60th Anniversary With a Cryptic New Trailer

Plus, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse might have a record-breaking runtime.

io9 Gordon Jackson May 5

April 30th 2023

James Gunn’s Superman Movie Hasn’t Erased the Ta-Nehisi Coates, J.J. Abrams One

The director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 clarified that the other Superman movie could still happen.

Movies Germain Lussier Apr 30

March 13th 2023

Shadow and Bone Offers an Explosive Peek at Season 2

Plus, Disney head honcho Bob Iger gives a cryptic clue about Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

io9 Gordon Jackson Mar 13

December 27th 2022

The 14 Best Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy TV Shows of 2022

io9 picks the best of the best, and comes up with robots, dragons, vampires, superheroes, and more.

io9 Cheryl Eddy & James Whitbrook & Linda Codega & Sabina Graves & Germain Lussier & Rob Bricken Dec 27

December 22nd 2022

Attention Procrastinators: Here’s Your Last-Minute Fandom Gift Guide

Pop-culture purveyors like Box Lunch and Hot Topic have you covered, even this close to Christmas.

Movies Sabina Graves Dec 22

December 21st 2022

The Fictional Characters and TV Shows We Lost in 2022

From Batgirl to The Walking Dead , from King Viserys to King T’Challa, we remember those who have passed…or been canceled.

Television Rob Bricken Dec 21

December 15th 2022

Shawn Levy Teases the Scope of His Star Wars Movie

He's also got a few teases of unexpected ideas to come in Deadpool 3 .

io9 Gordon Jackson & James Whitbrook Dec 15

November 22nd 2022

More Details About Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Mysterious Indiana Jones 5 Character

Plus, Brandy's Cinderella will return for Disney's new Descendants movie.

io9 James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Nov 22

November 9th 2022

Batman Could Find His Way Into Another Upcoming DC Movie

Plus, could Daredevil: Born Again and Madame Web rule out Spider-Man meeting Kingpin and Spider-Woman?

io9 James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Nov 9

October 11th 2022

Blade, Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four, and Avengers: Secret Wars Delayed in Major Disney Reshuffle

You're going to be waiting quite a while for Phase 6.

Movies James Whitbrook Oct 11

October 8th 2022

DC Comics is Making Its Comics Subscription Service Even More Enticing

DC Comics' subscription service will now get new comics a month after release...for a higher priced tier.

Books & Comics Justin Carter Oct 8

September 9th 2022

This Week’s Toy News Kneels Before Zurg

Hot Toys goes Marvel manic, and more in the latest articulated news.

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Sep 9

August 12th 2022

Mark Ruffalo Defends Marvel’s Output With a Side-Eye at Star Wars

Apparently, since Marvel has *checks notes* directors, Marvel films are better, artistically speaking, than Star Wars . Okay.

Movies Linda Codega Aug 12

March 15th 2022

DC and Marvel Comics’ Pride Month Plans Are Not Created Equal

The publishers' LGBTQIA+ celebrations both include new anthologies, new series, new characters, and more.

Books & Comics Rob Bricken Mar 15

December 3rd 2021

The Week’s Best Toys Are Ready for Battle and Sinister Facial Hair

Plus, a new Lego set gives us a tiny, tentacled look at Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . Or something not in the film at all, who can say.

Toys & Collectibles Andrew Liszewski & James Whitbrook Dec 3

September 4th 2021

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Game Looks Like an Avengers Roommate Simulator

Iron Man, Captain Marvel, Blade, and you, all living under one roof!

Games Rob Bricken Sep 4

July 7th 2021

Thor’s Jamie Alexander Confirms Sif’s Return for Love and Thunder

Plus, good news for a good bear: Paddington 3 will start filming in the middle of next year.

Television James Whitbrook & Gordon Jackson Jul 7

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10 Excellently Deranged Horror Toys, Games, and Collectibles

Essential Back to School Gear Guide for Pop Culture Fans

San Diego Comic-Con Loses More Big Names After Marvel Drops Out

Doctor Who Teases Its 60th Anniversary With a Cryptic New Trailer

James Gunn’s Superman Movie Hasn’t Erased the Ta-Nehisi Coates, J.J. Abrams One

Shadow and Bone Offers an Explosive Peek at Season 2

The 14 Best Sci-Fi, Horror, and Fantasy TV Shows of 2022

Attention Procrastinators: Here’s Your Last-Minute Fandom Gift Guide

The Fictional Characters and TV Shows We Lost in 2022

Shawn Levy Teases the Scope of His Star Wars Movie

More Details About Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s Mysterious Indiana Jones 5 Character

Batman Could Find His Way Into Another Upcoming DC Movie

Blade, Deadpool 3, Fantastic Four, and Avengers: Secret Wars Delayed in Major Disney Reshuffle

DC Comics is Making Its Comics Subscription Service Even More Enticing

This Week’s Toy News Kneels Before Zurg

Mark Ruffalo Defends Marvel’s Output With a Side-Eye at Star Wars

DC and Marvel Comics’ Pride Month Plans Are Not Created Equal

The Week’s Best Toys Are Ready for Battle and Sinister Facial Hair

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Game Looks Like an Avengers Roommate Simulator

Thor’s Jamie Alexander Confirms Sif’s Return for Love and Thunder

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