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Be Iron Man (In Your Computer Monitor)

For Transformers, augmented reality allowed us to wear Optimus Prime’s head. For Iron Man 2, the shamefully enjoyable promotion gets better: You can now wear the mask, see yourself in Stark’s HUD and record it. Go forth and daydream. [IronMan2] https://gizmodo.com/you-too-can-wear-the-head-of-optimus-prime-in-augmente-5293164 UPDATE: Just got done testing it here—my experience wasn’t QUITE as smooth as the…

Movies Mark Wilson

Even Jon Favreau Doesn’t Know What Happens Between Iron Man 2 And Iron Man 3

Iron Man ended with a major twist, as Tony reveals his secret identity to the world and meets Nick Fury. But don’t expect any cliffhanger ending for Iron Man 2, because it’s mired in the increasingly complex Marvel movie continuity. Iron Man director Jon Favreau spilled a little about the conclusion for his latest Marvel…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Why Joss Whedon Should Be Your New Marvel Movie Overlord

Will Joss Whedon ruin your superhero-gasm? Some fans seem worried that the Buffy/Firefly creator will spoil The Avengers, which might be the most important superhero film ever. But they’re wrong — Whedon will save The Avengers from wretched excess. We’ve been somewhat surprised by some of the fan outcry against reports that Joss Whedon will…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Ultimate Spider-Man Becomes a Disney Cartoon

Marvel Comics mastermind Brian Michael Bendis launched the Ultimate Universe with the Spider-Man-as-a-high-schooler comic-book reboot back in 2000 — now Disney’s gonna have a go in Fall 2011. It’s one of the first fruits of the Disney-Marvel marriage. Spider-Man has had something of a checkered cartoon past. There have been seven webslinger ‘toons in the…

Television Marc Bernardin

Joss Whedon In “Final Negotiations” To Direct The Avengers?

Is our favorite quirky auteur, Buffy/Firefly/Dollhouse creator Joss Whedon, really going to direct The Avengers, in which all of Marvel’s movie superheroes combine into one powerhouse and presumably make a billion dollars? He’s “wrapping up” the deal, says Variety.

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Chris Evans Will Also Play The 98-Pound Version Of Steve Rogers

Before Steve Rogers takes the super serum and becomes Captain America, he’s a scrawny weakling. So who’s going to play this toothpick of a man? Chris Evans, who’s also playing Cap. Will Evans go on Christian Bale’s The Machinist diet? Earth’s Mightiest has an exclusive interview with Captain America’s director Joe Johnston where he revealed…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Marvel’s Extremis Motion Comic Exposes Iron Man 2’s Storyline

Marvel is launching a giant Iron Man Extremis motion comic, which might be laying the groundwork for their upcoming film. Compare Extremis’ trailer and stills to a screen shot from Iron Man 2, and you’ll see the connection. Spoilers/speculation below. Marvel’s motion comic, which will be released on iTunes, Xbox Live, and Zune on April…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Nick & Norah Director To Take On Marvel’s Runaways Movie

Sounds like the Runaways comic might actually get immortalized on the big screen, since Marvel is finally looking at a director. The spawn-of-supervillains epic has the makings of a high-energy super-powered teen action flick, with an angsty John Hughes twist. According to Deadline Marvel wants Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist director, Peter Sollett, to adapt…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Tomorrow’s Marvel Comics on iPad Details, Today. Excelsior!

Although their press release doesn’t go out for another few hours, Marvel’s superheroic web admin team likes to use really weak passwords. Here’s Marvel’s iPad app. Guess I can skip that conference call. Highlights: • The app, based on the Comixology’s existing iPhone reader, launches with only 500 comic books. • Launch titles include the…

Tech News Joel Johnson

Reading Comics With Marvel’s iPad App

When we mentioned Marvel’s comic app, we wondered about how you move through panels and actually read comics. Thanks to BoingBoing’s hands-on of the app, we now have an answer in video form. Yes, it’s got me drooling. [Boing Boing]

Tech News Rosa Golijan

Marvel Comics On the iPad

The left half of the image is the money—that’s how you’re going to be reading Marvel’s comics on the iPad. What the screenshots don’t show, however, is what happens when there’s a two-page facing layout. Do you go landscape and they go side-by-side? That seems to be the best option, rather than paging forward and…

Tech News Jason Chen

Guess Olivia Munn’s “New” Iron Man 2 Character

Olivia Munn’s original Iron Man 2 cameo is now on the cutting room floor. But instead of losing her entirely director Jon Favreau decided to recast and reshoot her as an entirely new character. Who’s she playing now? Vote below. In an interview with Complex Magazine, Munn spilled the beans: You’re in two gigantic movies…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Confirmed: Chris Evans Is Captain America

America meet your Captain. Chris Evans has beat out the long list of Captain America wannabes and has officially accepted Marvel’s offer to play the live-action version of their comic book superhero in the movie coming out next year. [THR]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Warners Unveil DC Movie Strategy… Maybe

How to replace a multi-million dollar movie franchise with Harry Potter? Well, if you’re Warner Bros., the answer seems to be “Suddenly realize you own a company that’s specialized in creating movie franchise IP for years.” Enter the DC years… Speaking at ShoWest this week, Warners movie head Alan Horn told theater owners that they…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Image Comics Zings Marvel With Fake Avengers Ads

To promote the upcoming Invincible spin-off Guardians of the Globe, Image Comics has released promos lampooning Marvel’s recent Avengers ads. But are Image’s ads a light-hearted parody or a piss-take on Marvel’s über-marketable Avengers teams? This week, Image released a series of Guardians of the Globe promos modeled exactly on Marvel’s “I Am An Avenger”…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Kick Ass Artist John Romita Jr. Talks Kick-Ass The Movie

John Romita Jr. has illustrated almost every Marvel hero, but in Kick-Ass, his work delves into brutally real superheroics. With the Kick-Ass movie due soon, Romita discussed the film’s animated segment he directed and his encounters with flesh-and-blood vigilante superheroes. io9: First off, you directed an animation sequence for the Kick-Ass movie. What’s it about?…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

“That Guy From The Office” Is Probably Playing Captain America, Say Inside Sources

John Krasinski has read for the part of Captain America four times, and is doing screen tests, an inside source at Marvel tells Fox News. The source adds: “He has screen tested 2 times so far. It’s very likely that he will be the new Captain America. He is a favorite among the key decision…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

10 Would-be Avengers (Who’d Actually Have Something To Avenge)

With Marvel rejiggering its Avengers lines after Siege, readers have been introduced to a number of same ol’, same ol’ new recruits. If we had our druthers, how would we arrange the Avengers roster? Marvel is launching four new Avengers titles in the wake of Norman Osborn’s Dark Reign: Secret Avengers, New Avengers, Avengers Academy,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

And The Cameo Oscar Goes To… Stan Lee!

Everybody’s obsessed with whether Meryl Streep will get her thousandth Oscar this weekend, but what about Stan Lee? He works hard too. And in this new Oscar-campaign video, he makes a compelling case for his movie cameos as High Art. Stan Lee’s Oscar Campaign from Stan Lee [via Funny Or Die, True Believers!]

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

You Can Now Get Officially Licensed Marvel Comics TVs…Wait! What?

A virtually unknown company called RTC23 claims that—with Marvel Entertainment’s blessings—they’ve created “the ultimate comic fan’s TV,” complete with character-themed splash screens and clever little cosmetic touches. We could barely believe it, but Marvel confirmed that they approved. RTC23 is offering 22, 32, 42 and 55-inch LCD and 40 and 46-inch LED HDTV versions of…

Television Rosa Golijan

Be Iron Man (In Your Computer Monitor)

Even Jon Favreau Doesn’t Know What Happens Between Iron Man 2 And Iron Man 3

Why Joss Whedon Should Be Your New Marvel Movie Overlord

Ultimate Spider-Man Becomes a Disney Cartoon

Joss Whedon In “Final Negotiations” To Direct The Avengers?

Chris Evans Will Also Play The 98-Pound Version Of Steve Rogers

Marvel’s Extremis Motion Comic Exposes Iron Man 2’s Storyline

Nick & Norah Director To Take On Marvel’s Runaways Movie

Tomorrow’s Marvel Comics on iPad Details, Today. Excelsior!

Reading Comics With Marvel’s iPad App

Marvel Comics On the iPad

Guess Olivia Munn’s “New” Iron Man 2 Character

Confirmed: Chris Evans Is Captain America

Warners Unveil DC Movie Strategy… Maybe

Image Comics Zings Marvel With Fake Avengers Ads

Kick Ass Artist John Romita Jr. Talks Kick-Ass The Movie

“That Guy From The Office” Is Probably Playing Captain America, Say Inside Sources

10 Would-be Avengers (Who’d Actually Have Something To Avenge)

And The Cameo Oscar Goes To… Stan Lee!

You Can Now Get Officially Licensed Marvel Comics TVs…Wait! What?

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The ‘Project Hail Mary’ Party Continues With a Manga Adaptation

No More Cheese Grater: The Mac Pro Is Discontinued

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!

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Marvel

Be Iron Man (In Your Computer Monitor)

Even Jon Favreau Doesn’t Know What Happens Between Iron Man 2 And Iron Man 3

Why Joss Whedon Should Be Your New Marvel Movie Overlord

Ultimate Spider-Man Becomes a Disney Cartoon

Joss Whedon In “Final Negotiations” To Direct The Avengers?

Chris Evans Will Also Play The 98-Pound Version Of Steve Rogers

Marvel’s Extremis Motion Comic Exposes Iron Man 2’s Storyline

Nick & Norah Director To Take On Marvel’s Runaways Movie

Tomorrow’s Marvel Comics on iPad Details, Today. Excelsior!

Reading Comics With Marvel’s iPad App

Marvel Comics On the iPad

Guess Olivia Munn’s “New” Iron Man 2 Character

Confirmed: Chris Evans Is Captain America

Warners Unveil DC Movie Strategy… Maybe

Image Comics Zings Marvel With Fake Avengers Ads

Kick Ass Artist John Romita Jr. Talks Kick-Ass The Movie

“That Guy From The Office” Is Probably Playing Captain America, Say Inside Sources

10 Would-be Avengers (Who’d Actually Have Something To Avenge)

And The Cameo Oscar Goes To… Stan Lee!

You Can Now Get Officially Licensed Marvel Comics TVs…Wait! What?

With Fire TV Stick 4K Max at 42% Off, Amazon’s Streaming Device Deals Build Momentum in the Spring Sale

The ‘Project Hail Mary’ Party Continues With a Manga Adaptation

No More Cheese Grater: The Mac Pro Is Discontinued

Even the ‘Avatar’ Fighting Game Is Disrespecting ‘Legend of Korra’

Bluesky Has a New App, and It’s All About AI

Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor *And* an Action Figure!

Whatever Just Happened with ‘Fruit Love Island,’ Nobody Won

AMC Puts a Stake in ‘Talamasca’ After One Season

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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Dammit, Jim, He’s a Doctor And an Action Figure!