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The Star Wars Comic Shows Us Stealing a Star Destroyer Is a Lot Like Blowing Up a Death Star

Those pesky Rebels. How they love causing reactor overloads! According to last week’s issue of Star Wars, the Rebels’ battle plan—maybe their only battle plan—can be applied to anything, whether it’s blowing up space stations or stealing a capital ship. Star Wars #22, by Jason Aaron, Jorge Molina, Matt Milla, and Joe Caramagna, is essentially…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Aug 29

Tom Holland Shows Us How High His Spider-Man Can Flip

The 2016 Rio Olympics may be over, but luckily we still have Spider-Man: Homecoming. Damn that boy can flip. Tom Holland shared a couple of clips on Instagram Saturday, showing progress on the upcoming Spider-Man solo flick. One showcased Peter Parker looking solemn in front of a green screen, but the other further displayed what…

io9 Beth Elderkin Aug 28

Luke Cage is Stronger Than a Speeding Bullet in First Clip

If there’s one thing you need to know about Luke Cage, it’s that he’s sick of buying new clothes. Netflix released the first clip from the upcoming series Luke Cage Saturday, just a couple of weeks after we got our first trailer at San Diego Comic-Con. The clip expands on the scene attached to Season…

io9 Beth Elderkin Aug 27

Everyone Is Having Too Much Fun in This Captain America: Civil War Gag Reel

Unless you’ve been on a movie set before, it’s hard to describe just how tedious and monotonous making one can be. So it’s no surprise when you see something like this Captain America: Civil War gag reel, which features most of the cast cursing, laughing, and generally just screwing everything up. It’s the only human…

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 25

Before Civil War, the Third Captain America Movie Was Almost Based on This Wild Comic Book Story

When the third Captain America film was in the early stages of development, Robert Downey Jr. and Marvel Studios were still embroiled in discussions for a new contract to see the actor return as Tony Stark. So with one-half of the “Civil War” conflict potentially unavailable, the Russo brothers had one old comic arc in…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 25

These Comic Book Formal Suits Are Wonderfully Bonkers

Recently Fun.com announced a series of Marvel and DC “secret identity” suits, which let you wear fancy threads with a hidden bit of comic-book geekery. The company’s latest suits, however, throw all that subtlety out of the window in favor of full-on suit insanity. https://gizmodo.com/look-as-stylish-as-tony-stark-in-these-new-marvel-and-d-1784781024 Compared to the “secret identity” suits, the “alter-ego” versions are…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 24

The Sight of Chris Hemsworth’s Body Convinced John Krasinski Not to Be Captain America

It’s hard to imagine after years of Chris Evans in the role that John Krasinski was at one point incredibly close to becoming Marvel Studio’s Captain America. Krasinski dropped out at pretty much the final hurdle, but according to him, the reason he knew he wouldn’t get it? Chris Hemsworth’s abs. Speaking on Conan last…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 24

New Civil War Deleted Scene Reveals a Playful Nod to the Comic Book Captains America

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Steve Rogers is the only Captain America—but that’s not the case in the comics, where many people have come to wield the shield. This fun little deleted scene from Civil War reveals that the movie was going to make sly reference to a few of those non-Steve Captains. Revealed by…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 24

Doctor Strange Has Additional Scenes Written by the Co-Creator of Rick and Morty

We’re a few weeks away from meeting the newest Marvel movie hero, Doctor Strange, and it seems the character got a last minute assist. The Hollywood Reporter says Dan Harmon, the co-creator of Rick and Morty, was called in to write some additional scenes after principal photography was finished. Yes, the dreaded reshoot. But reshoots…

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 24

io9’s Guide to the Overwhelming Amount of Awesome New Comics Coming This Fall

Summer is nearly at it end, and as publishers put away its big events and crazy twists for the latter part of the year, getting ready to replace them with… well, more big events and crazy twists! Here’s our guide to the very best new comic series you’ll want to curl up with in the…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook and Evan Narcisse Aug 24

Hell Yes: Spider-Gwen Is Heading to the Ultimate Spider-Man Cartoon

It’s been less than two years since Spider-Gwen first swung into action, but her popularity has propelled her from a one-off story to one of Marvel’s biggest superheroes, with her own comic, toys, and now, an appearance in a Marvel cartoon. As revealed by IGN today, Spider-Gwen is making her animated debut in the Ultimate…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 23

I Have Seen Hell and It’s Marvel’s College Football Comic Covers

You know what’s fun? Football. You know what else is fun? Comic books. You know what’s not fun? These Marvel covers for the first week of college football. I don’t think there’s a better example of the odd bedfellows made by corporate synergy than these covers, which are supposed to market ESPN to Marvel readers,…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta Aug 22

The Guardians of the Galaxy Battle a Giant Space Monster in New Sequel Concept Art

And perhaps more importantly, Groot is adorable. I mean seriously, you might be distracted by the giant tentacle monster space battle going on at first, but look at that little face in the bottom left. Oh my god. James Gunn just revealed this new concept art from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, making its…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 22

See a Key Moment of Zemo’s Plan in This Deleted Scene From Captain America: Civil War

Zemo’s plan in Captain America: Civil War was full of so many twists, turns, and misdirects, it got your head spinning quicker than Spider-Man could swing his way around a Leipzig airport. But we’ve got a brand new deleted scene, making its debut here on io9, that shows a crucial early moment of that plan…

Movies James Whitbrook Aug 22

Thor Could Be Paying Doctor Strange a Visit in Ragnarok

Okay, kids, follow me on a journey. A journey which starts with a single tweet about Thor: Ragnarok, goes on to get some verification by a retweet, and then gets context from yet another tweet. Eventually, everything leads to Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum in New York. Daley Pearson posted three set photos from Thor: Ragnarok’s…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta Aug 22

Marvel’s New Iron Man Won’t Be Calling Herself Iron Man

In a few months, Tony Stark will no longer be the Iron Avenger. The 15-year-old tech wiz Riri Williams is taking his place as the star of Invincible Iron Man, but she’s not keeping the name. Probably because a teenage girl walking around as “Iron Man” is a little weird. As revealed by Wired this…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Aug 22

Vin Diesel Confirms the Guardians of the Galaxy Will Be in Avengers: Infinity War

The filmmakers behind 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War probably aren’t ready to talk too much about its secrets but Vin Diesel doesn’t give a fuck. On Facebook Live, the voice of Groot revealed that, yes, he and the Guardians of the Galaxy will be in the next Avengers film. Speaking on Facebook, Diesel said the following:…

Movies Germain Lussier Aug 19

Why Are Star Wars Droids At Their Best When They’re Homicidal Maniacs?

Star Wars’ droids are usually meant to be a little bit too cute for their own good—just look at BB-8! But we also love when that cuteness is subverted with a violent streak, like with Knights of the Old Republic’s HK-47, Rebels’ Chopper, or the Darth Vader comic’s Triple Zero and BT. Or, case in…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Aug 19

Marvel’s New Variant Comic Covers Want to Get Kids Into STEM (and the Arts, Too)

Lunella Lafayette. Reed Richards. Peter Parker. Tony Stark. Amadeus Cho. Hank Pym. Some of Marvel Comics’ biggest names are scientists and engineers as well as superpowered heroes. To celebrate, Marvel is having a month of STEM-themed covers to promote science education… and a little bit of the arts too, course. Revealed by Popular Science today,…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Aug 19

Black Widow Gets Animated For This Super-Stylized Action Figure

Ashley Wood has made all sorts of awesome-looking and wild takes on Marvel heroes for 3A’s line of artsy action figures. His latest is his first take on an actual human character rather than someone hidden behind the mask—and it’s a totally bizarre mixture of fantastical stylization and realism. Wood’s latest figure for Marvel and…

io9 James Whitbrook Aug 18

The Star Wars Comic Shows Us Stealing a Star Destroyer Is a Lot Like Blowing Up a Death Star

Tom Holland Shows Us How High His Spider-Man Can Flip

Luke Cage is Stronger Than a Speeding Bullet in First Clip

Everyone Is Having Too Much Fun in This Captain America: Civil War Gag Reel

Before Civil War, the Third Captain America Movie Was Almost Based on This Wild Comic Book Story

These Comic Book Formal Suits Are Wonderfully Bonkers

The Sight of Chris Hemsworth’s Body Convinced John Krasinski Not to Be Captain America

New Civil War Deleted Scene Reveals a Playful Nod to the Comic Book Captains America

Doctor Strange Has Additional Scenes Written by the Co-Creator of Rick and Morty

io9’s Guide to the Overwhelming Amount of Awesome New Comics Coming This Fall

Hell Yes: Spider-Gwen Is Heading to the Ultimate Spider-Man Cartoon

I Have Seen Hell and It’s Marvel’s College Football Comic Covers

The Guardians of the Galaxy Battle a Giant Space Monster in New Sequel Concept Art

See a Key Moment of Zemo’s Plan in This Deleted Scene From Captain America: Civil War

Thor Could Be Paying Doctor Strange a Visit in Ragnarok

Marvel’s New Iron Man Won’t Be Calling Herself Iron Man

Vin Diesel Confirms the Guardians of the Galaxy Will Be in Avengers: Infinity War

Why Are Star Wars Droids At Their Best When They’re Homicidal Maniacs?

Marvel’s New Variant Comic Covers Want to Get Kids Into STEM (and the Arts, Too)

Black Widow Gets Animated For This Super-Stylized Action Figure

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