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10 Insanely Awkward Superhero Romantic Subplots

Superhero romance is a bit like unstable nitroglycerine, in that A.) it’s very rarely handled well; and B.) it often blows up in everybody’s face. Here are ten times your favorite crime-stoppers experienced relationship foibles mere mortals like you and I can barely comprehend. Remember when Superman made an adult movie and Colossus had a…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 2

Completely insane Avengers coloring book asks kids to enter the maze in Hulk’s pants

The Avengers have gone on plenty of thrilling adventures, but none as pulse-pounding as their escapade in the 1983 Marvel Superheroes Coloring Book. In this time-honored tome, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Iron Man spend forty-odd pages screaming about the magic pencils required to defeat the villain Ashius from the planet Fireball. And like the…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 1

In this week’s comics, China Miéville pens superheroes and Smallville just won’t die!

Happy May, readers! Before we begin, remember that it is Free Comic Book Day this Saturday, May 5. You can read all about FBCD here and check out a preview of the FCBD Serenity comic at this link. https://gizmodo.com/read-a-preview-of-the-new-serenity-comic-for-free-comic-5906192 So, what’s on the spinner racks tomorrow? Let’s start with first issues. First off, DC Comics…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar May 1

Wolverine meets Freddie Mercury = the greatest Marvel Comics pitch of all time

Breaking into comic books can be difficult, but having a fervent imagination definitely helps. In the 1990s, an unnamed artist submitted the below illustration to Marvel Comics. Even though this pitch didn’t get the hopeful a job with the publisher, it became a favorite of Marvel bullpen member Steve Bunche, who once recalled discovering this…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 25

10 Hulk Storylines You Won’t See In The Avengers

The Incredible Hulk’s M.O. errs toward smashing crap, yelling self-aggrandizing slogans, and the mysterious power to perpetually be within a five-mile radius of a purple sweatpants factory. But it’s unfair to stereotype the Green Goliath as a one-note behemoth. The truth is, comic writers over the decades have woven a diverse tapestry of stories about…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 18

Wolverine’s 10 Most Mortifying Moments

Wolverine’s a respectable bub. This is no small feat as he’s spent most of the last thirty-odd years wearing a banana-colored body condom and a Batman hat. Nonetheless, life has kicked the snikt out of Logan. When you’re the best there is at what you, it’s inevitable that you’ll have an off day…or ten. As…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 11

In June, Ultimate Spider-Man will meet the plain old Amazing Spider-Man

Since its inception a decade ago, Marvel’s Ultimate line of comics (which occurs in an alternate reality known as Earth-1610) has been entirely cloistered from the publisher’s standard superhero books (which are set on Earth-616). For years, the “no crossovers” mandate reigned supreme. Heck, the entire concept of Marvel Zombies was initially written as a…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 11

In this week’s comics, it’s all monster hunters and surly spies

Like clockwork, here’s your Wednesday batch of comics for reading on a beautiful spring day. Or a crisp autumn day, if you’re reading this from the Southern Hemisphere. Or a day-less season-less day if you’re reading this from the International Space Station. Shall we? First Issues To kick things off, Mark Millar and Watchmen artist…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 10

10 Times Doctor Doom’s Dignity Went Down The Toilet

When it comes to supervillain class, nobody beats the Fantastic Four’s arch-nemesis Doctor Doom. But despite his impervious metal suit and weapons-grade haughtiness, Doom has been knocked down a peg more times than he’d like to admit. Here are 10 of the Latverian dictator-for-life’s most embarrassing moments — they involve squirrels, desserts, and magic trumpets.…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Apr 4

James Cameron’s X-Men movie could’ve starred Bob Hoskins as Wolverine

We know that James Cameron tried to get his hooks into a Spider-Man movie in the early 1990s. But he also gave the X-Men a brief whirl with a studio pitch written by his then-wife (and future Hurt Locker director) Kathryn Bigelow. In a talk at Columbia University last Saturday, pioneering X-Men scribe Chris Claremont…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Mar 26

The Weirdest Captain America Movie Props You Can Buy For Under $500

At the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo on April 14, Marvel Entertainment is auctioning a ton of Captain America props (and a few Thor and Iron Man 2 doodads) off for a pretty penny. Many of the marquee items are expected to go for thousands of dollars, but Marvel has managed to sneak in a…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Mar 6

Reshape Wolverine and Spider-Man’s worlds with the new Marvel RPG

There hasn’t been a Marvel roleplaying game in print for almost seven years, but the release of Margaret Weis Productions’ Marvel Heroic Roleplaying might prove that MWP is the best at what they do, and what they do best is pretty awesome. Marvel Heroic Roleplaying is the fourth Marvel RPG, and it borrows a few…

Books & Comics Ed Grabianowski Feb 27

Have no fear, it’s this week’s comic book haul!

It’s Tuesday, which means there’s a slew of new reads descending upon your local funny book parlor tomorrow. What’s in store for you? Witchblade versus Brigitte Nielsen, Wolverine at an alien gambling competition (that’s a rather distraught Quentin Quire above), and other new issues of your favorite floppy reads. Away we go! Grab Bag There…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Feb 21

This May, Wolverine and Deadpool go up against a spanking new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

Out of all the X-Men titles on the stands, writer Rick Remender’s Uncanny X-Force has consistently been one of the best. This is thanks to intricate story arcs, the morally muddled politics of Wolverine running an assassination squad, and the comic’s willingness to delve into byzantine corners of X-Men lore. And this May, Remender’s launching…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Feb 17

In Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Nicolas Cage will eat your damn soul

Before you see Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, consider the following question: “Does the mantra ‘Put the bunny back in the box?’ make the tiny follicles on the nape of my neck stand up?” If so, Spirit of Vengeance will light the fire in your belly like a kerosene/Thunderbird gimlet with an 800,000-Scoville-units habanero as…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Feb 17

The directors of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance talk demon bikers and hellfire ski lifts

In Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Crank and Gamer directors Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine take us to the highways of rural Turkey where Nicolas Cage’s head explodes into a vengeful fireball. io9 spoke with the directors about the craziness of the film’s shoot and Cage’s voodoo method acting. First off, one of the most…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Feb 16

The 10 Strangest Short-Lived Supervillain Makeovers

Every now and again, supervillains will try a new outfit or modus operandi to thwart their do-gooding nemeses. Sometimes this tactic works, and the new schtick becomes part and parcel of a character’s mythos. Other times, this change lasts 15 minutes and everyone forgets it ever happened. These are those times. 10.) Juggernaut is an…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Feb 15

The Best (And Weirdest) Science Fiction Toys from Toy Fair 2012

Over the last few days, we’ve taken a look at the latest Toy Fair offerings from Hasbro and LEGO. Today, we hit the floors around New York’s Javits Center and perused the panoply of playthings on display. Here’s an overview of the upcoming collectibles you may covet out of niftiness and/or sheer weirdness. https://gizmodo.com/rzas-g-i-joe-action-figure-jar-jar-binks-in-carbonite-5884343 https://gizmodo.com/lego-lord-of-the-rings-avengers-and-deadpool-debut-at-5884429…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Feb 13

Guess who’s coming back for Avengers Vs. X-Men?

In Marvel Comics’ forthcoming Avengers Vs. X-Men miniseries, we’re promised some heavyweight superhero duels and the return of the Phoenix Force to Earth. https://gizmodo.com/marvel-comics-spills-the-beans-on-their-big-2012-event-5865591 https://gizmodo.com/an-exclusive-first-look-at-colossus-versus-red-hulk-fro-5877494 https://gizmodo.com/who-will-gambit-duke-it-out-with-in-avengers-vs-x-men-5875485 But in author Rick Remender’s Secret Avengers, it appears as if another cosmic personage is getting a resurrection. Your eyes do not deceive you — that’s Captain Marvel blasting…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Feb 8

These Avengers and Spider-Man costumes have already ruined Halloween

This happens like clockwork once every few months. A perfectly nice Halloween costume manufacturer sends us the latest disguises based on [insert upcoming $150-million movie’s name here] and we have an ethical obligation to make fun of them. It’s not the fault of the designers. I bet there was an idealistic intern out there who…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 7

10 Insanely Awkward Superhero Romantic Subplots

Completely insane Avengers coloring book asks kids to enter the maze in Hulk’s pants

In this week’s comics, China Miéville pens superheroes and Smallville just won’t die!

Wolverine meets Freddie Mercury = the greatest Marvel Comics pitch of all time

10 Hulk Storylines You Won’t See In The Avengers

Wolverine’s 10 Most Mortifying Moments

In June, Ultimate Spider-Man will meet the plain old Amazing Spider-Man

In this week’s comics, it’s all monster hunters and surly spies

10 Times Doctor Doom’s Dignity Went Down The Toilet

James Cameron’s X-Men movie could’ve starred Bob Hoskins as Wolverine

The Weirdest Captain America Movie Props You Can Buy For Under $500

Reshape Wolverine and Spider-Man’s worlds with the new Marvel RPG

Have no fear, it’s this week’s comic book haul!

This May, Wolverine and Deadpool go up against a spanking new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants

In Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, Nicolas Cage will eat your damn soul

The directors of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance talk demon bikers and hellfire ski lifts

The 10 Strangest Short-Lived Supervillain Makeovers

The Best (And Weirdest) Science Fiction Toys from Toy Fair 2012

Guess who’s coming back for Avengers Vs. X-Men?

These Avengers and Spider-Man costumes have already ruined Halloween

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