nycc2010

Green Lantern and Young Justice’s creators drop major spoilers about DC’s new TV shows

At NYCC, the producers of DC Comics’ upcoming animated series Green Lantern and Young Justice told us about the villains and dangers Hal Jordan, Robin, and Superboy will face. Also, who will be on Young Justice’s JLA? Spoilers ahoy! First, we caught up with the Green Lantern team, executive producer Bruce Timm (Batman: The Animated…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Oct 12

Katherine gets Medieval, Mystic Falls gets darker: What’s next on Vampire Diaries

At The Vampire Diaries press room at NYCC, we found out why Elena and Damon won’t become an item any time soon. And we discovered exactly what Vampire Diaries and True Blood share. Spoilers ahead… We spoke producers Julie Plec and Kevin Williamson, plus actors Steven R. McQueen (Jeremy), Sara Canning (Jenna), Zach Roerig (Matt)…

io9 Kaila Hale-Stern Oct 12

The women of V tell us about Season 2 and Anna’s fractured alien family

Three generations of alien ruler attended NYCC on Saturday — Visitor royalty Laura Vandervoort, Morena Baccarin, and Jane Badler were on the scene and ready to talk up the Visitors’ return this November. We were running around like maniacs on Saturday and were unable to see the new footage that debuted at the V panel.…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 11

The most expensive costumes at NYCC

We saw quite a few amazing displays of creative cosplay at New York’s Comic Con. We’ve collected not only the best, but the most pricey ensembles at NYCC. Guess which one of these cost the most to put together? AVATAR AMP Suit It took creator Tom DePetrillo over 450 hours to construct this fully mobile…

io9 Chelsea Lo Pinto and Kelly Faircloth Oct 11

The buzziest tidbits to hit NYCC 2010

The New York Comic Con is a frothing bouillabaisse overflowing with panels and pageantry. Here are some of the juicier news bites to come out of Javits Center this weekend. – Geoff Johns announced that Hot Pursuit, a police officer who can use the Speed Force to power his motorcycle will debut in the team…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 11

Awkward Toys

Yep. That’s a vagina. On legs. He loves that horse so much. Pervy caterpillar. Pervy parrot. Creepy breasted cat people. Death and nudity — too much to handle? Worlds are colliding. Naked Namor. Creepy baby-faced Harry Potter dolls give us the chills. We love Angel, but we don’t really know what we’d do with a…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 11

Toys that made us uncomfortable at New York Comic Con

Naked Namors, vaginas on legs, oddly placed pets and more — New York Comic Con was full of toys that made us shudder. Check out our round-up of both the awesome, and the awesomely distasteful. This is the second year we’ve done a round-up of toys that made us uncomfortable at NYCC, but after this…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 11

Steampunk on a budget: Costumers reveal their greatest secrets!

Steampunk costumes always look amazing — but expensive. How can you look like a denizen of alternate steam-powered London without spending a fortune? We attended both of NYCC 2010’s panels on the subject and came away with 10 cost-saving tips. Steampunk is everywhere these days — we even encountered a steampunk Iron Man wandering the…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Oct 11

The 15 most ridiculous quotes from The Venture Bros. NYCC press interviews

At NYCC, Venture Bros.’ Jackson Publick and Doc Hammer regaled hundreds at the Friday night panel. But the real action was in Saturday’s press room, where the writers of TV’s funniest show fired off quips like some quip-firing machine gun. Here were the pertinent spoilers from Friday night’s panel: — Molotov and Hunter Gathers will…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 10

New Walking Dead footage introduces a bunch of new survivors

Brand new footage from the second episode of Frank Darabont’s The Walking Dead was screened at New York Comic Con. And what we saw were a whole lot of new faces not from Robert Kirkman’s comic book. Frank Darabont joined producer Gale Anne Hurd and Robert Kirkman on stage at NYCC to talk all about…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 10

True Blood, Spawn, and Darwyn Cooke’s Outfit are NYCC’s bestselling comic books

Comic book fans hit the floor at NYCC’s Javits Center, eager to put the “comic” in Comic Con. From classics like Spawn to TV adaptations like True Blood to up-and-comers like The Outfit, here’s convention-goers most wanted comics. It is, at least in theory, the focus of any comic con – the opportunity to expand…

io9 Kelly Faircloth Oct 10

George R.R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons is really almost done!

Good news from New York Comic Con’s Del Rey / Spectra panel: George R.R. Martin is just 5 chapters away from the end of A Dance with Dragons! Plus, we’ll soon see old school Del Rey titles in ebook form. Several members of the Del Rey/Spectra team gathered to preview their upcoming books. Panelists included…

Books & Comics Kelly Faircloth Oct 10

M. Night Shyamalan cagey about the possibility of Unbreakable 2

At NYCC’s “Unbreakable: Ten Years Later” panel with M. Night Shyamalan, the director made his first Comic Con appearance of any kind, period. He encountered an enthusiastic crowd and discussed ideas for Unbreakable 2 that have never come to fruition. After showing a clip from Unbreakable, Shyamalan met the crowd to a rapturous applause and…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Oct 10

Yoda was originally played by a monkey in a mask, and other secrets of The Empire Strikes Back

Before Yoda was a Muppet, the makers of Empire Strikes Back considered casting a monkey as the movie’s spiritual center. Plus the lost Wampa raid on the rebel base, and the original portrayer of Palpatine finally revealed after thirty years! J.W. Rinzler is the author of The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 10

The rebooted “Sherlock” world where Dr. Watson blogs and Holmes prefers to text

The sharp Sherlock adaptation from Dr. Who producers is a Holmes for a very new century: set in modern-day London, the consulting detective has an iPhone to enhance his deductive reasoning, and Watson keeps a blog. Sherlock has been a U.K. hit for months, and made its official U.S. debut at the NYCC to riotous…

io9 Kaila Hale-Stern Oct 10

Green Lantern takes flight with buddy cop space opera from the makers of Batman and Last Airbender

The new Green Lantern show is a CGI space opera teaming Hal Jordan and Kilowog as intergalactic buddy cops, from the people behind Batman: The Animated Series and Avatar: The Last Airbender. There is nothing about this that’s not awesome. This show, a collaboration between DC animated universe maestro Bruce Timm and Avatar: The Last…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Oct 10

DC Universe panel promises new prices, new titles and a more romantic Batman

At NYCC, the traditional DC Universe fan circus hosted by executive editor Dan DiDio was dominated by the recession, mouthy fans, a mistake that made DiDio take his seat — and a peek at what’s coming up. The main point that DC Universe first sought to drive home was that in tough times when other…

io9 Kaila Hale-Stern Oct 10

First Thing prequel footage cracks open the alien ice block

Universal debuted the first ever footage from The Thing prequel at New York Comic Con. We witnessed a pretty impressive mix of ominous foreshadowing and hot alien tentacle action. So far, so good. Spoilers ahead… In a place where there is nothing, they found SOMETHING….fade out “some” to reveal just THE THING. The trailer starts…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 9

Powers TV show is almost a go, and Marvelman will be back within the year

A big announcement for the TV version of the superpowered cop comic Powers is coming within days, says creator Brian Michael Bendis. Plus Marvelman is back within 12 months, and the CrossGen revival brings back one of its greatest writers. We already know a little about the TV adaptation of Powers, Brian Michael Bendis and…

Television Alasdair Wilkins Oct 9

“They Live” remake might ditch the infamous alien sunglasses

Can you remake John Carpenter’s They Live without the infamous alien-revealing sunglasses? The producer seems to think so. Hear what he has to say on possible They Live changes, and who he hired to update the screenplay. While chatting with The Thing producer Eric Newman about adapting John Carpenter movies, their next Carpenter remake project…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 9

nycc2010

Green Lantern and Young Justice’s creators drop major spoilers about DC’s new TV shows

Katherine gets Medieval, Mystic Falls gets darker: What’s next on Vampire Diaries

The women of V tell us about Season 2 and Anna’s fractured alien family

The most expensive costumes at NYCC

The buzziest tidbits to hit NYCC 2010

Awkward Toys

Toys that made us uncomfortable at New York Comic Con

Steampunk on a budget: Costumers reveal their greatest secrets!

The 15 most ridiculous quotes from The Venture Bros. NYCC press interviews

New Walking Dead footage introduces a bunch of new survivors

True Blood, Spawn, and Darwyn Cooke’s Outfit are NYCC’s bestselling comic books

George R.R. Martin’s A Dance with Dragons is really almost done!

M. Night Shyamalan cagey about the possibility of Unbreakable 2

Yoda was originally played by a monkey in a mask, and other secrets of The Empire Strikes Back

The rebooted “Sherlock” world where Dr. Watson blogs and Holmes prefers to text

Green Lantern takes flight with buddy cop space opera from the makers of Batman and Last Airbender

DC Universe panel promises new prices, new titles and a more romantic Batman

First Thing prequel footage cracks open the alien ice block

Powers TV show is almost a go, and Marvelman will be back within the year

“They Live” remake might ditch the infamous alien sunglasses

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