Superheroes

That Could Be Spider-Man Washing Your Windows

What if Spider-Man had been born in Guerrero, Mexico instead of New York City? What if he had to come to the United States surreptitiously, and was so busy working blue collar jobs to send money home to his family that he couldn’t find the time to fight crime and kiss gringas in the rain?…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 7

Hancock Could Have Been Much, Much Worse

Will Smith’s skid-row superhero movie Hancock was fairly bursting with wasted potential, but you should thank your lucky stars the original script, Tonight He Comes, never reached the screen. At least, if the version that’s turned up online recently is real, we all dodged a bullet of awfulness. In a nutshell: it’s not a comedy…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 7

More New Joker-Isms From The Dark Knight

A three-day weekend means an extra huge batch of spoilers – including a plot synopsis of the new animated Star Wars movie. There’s also some new info on the Dark Knight, including new videos and new Joker-isms. The X-Files 2 soundtrack listing hints at some plot points, plus there’s a new detail about G.I. Joe…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 7

Magneto, Nazi Hunter

Some early script reviews for the X-Men spin-off starring mutant supremacist and Nazi concentration camp survivor Magneto has shown up online, and it’s clear Magneto would be unlike any other superhero movie you’ve seen. In fact, the script by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins, Blade) is more of a dark science fiction epic involving Nazis…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 3

Powers And Perversions In Heroes Season Three

It’s mostly television spoilers this morning, with a ton of info about Heroes season three, plus a new trailer – and info on what to expect in Heroes season seven, if the show lasts that long. Also, a Florida newspaper posted the first five minutes of The Dark Knight in better quality than I’ve seen…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jul 3

Would Robin Ruin The Christopher Nolan Bat-Movies?

Christian Bale has promised we’ll never see Robin in one of the new Bat-movies, telling a reporter: “If Robin crops up in one of the new Batman films, I’ll be chaining myself up somewhere and refusing to go to work.” What do you think – could a Dark Knight sequel benefit from having a little…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 2

Will Bruce Wayne Visit Smallville?

The B-team of the Justice League is all set to appear again in the new season of Smallville. Kelly Souders, a producer and writer for WB’s superhero series confirmed the return of the Green Arrow, Black Canary, Martian Manhunter and Aquaman in the next season. So if this truly is an origins story and since…

Television Meredith Woerner Jul 2

What Would The Ultimate Nerd Wish-Fulfillment Look Like?

Click to viewMovies just aren’t doing a good enough job of pandering to our escapist wet dreams. A nerdy guy who turns into a green destructo-ape when you fuck with him? An MIT engineer who builds the ultimate super-armor? A clerk who turns super-killer? Bah! Hollywood could do a much, much better job than that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 2

Nostalgia for 1970s Indian Superheroes

We all get nostalgic for the superheroes we grew up watching on TV or reading in comic books. That’s why I have a soft spot in my heart for Wonder Woman and Bionic Woman. io9’s Jeff VanderMeer has just posted on his blog about his own superhero nostalgia trip with 1970s comic books, featuring traditional…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Jul 2

The Lady in the Latex Hood Does Not Fear Lasers

There is very little to love about the Swedish Matrix/Heroes ripoff movie Storm, but this scene almost makes everything worth it. This is near the beginning of the movie, when our hero Donny’s superficial clubster life is invaded by a hot ninja babe in latex. Somehow, she’s connected to a comic book he read as…

Movies Annalee Newitz Jul 1

Which Secret Scifi Spy Group Could Actually Stop Terrorism?

Every spy agency and intelligence group on Earth claims they’re trying to stop terrorism, but it doesn’t look like armed subversives are going away any time soon. Maybe we need to bring in some backup from beyond the stars, or beyond the species as we know it? We already told you about some of the…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 1

9 Ways Hancock Could Have Been A Pretty Good Movie

Click to viewWill Smith’s drunk-and-disorderly superhero movie, Hancock, hits theaters today, a full three days early. You can’t help but wonder if Warner Bros. is trying to get the movie out there before all the bad buzz, and horrendous reviews, take effect. The sad thing is, there are a bunch of ways that Hancock could…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Jul 1

Will Seth Rogen Make You Care About The Green Hornet?

No, probably not. Not even Rogen’s self-deprecating humor can generate enough buzz to make me want to sit through this bargain-basement superhero movie. Rogen says Hornet, which he’s co-writing and starring in, will be about a superhero whose sidekick (Kato) is more famous than he is. But to us, it’s just more proof that movies…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 1

Which Ant-Man Will Flash His Beady Eyes In Marvel’s Movie?

The second draft of Marvel’s Ant-Man movie is finished, but the question remains: which version of the shrinking superhero who talks to ants will we see in 2010? Will it be science-geek and abusive husband Dr. Henry Pym, who named the super-shrinking particles after himself? Murdered Avengers teammate and father Scott Lang? Or skeevy Eric…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jun 30

The Middleman’s Last Defense Against Monsters Tells All

Natalie Morales never knows what to expect next, playing the don’t-call-her-a-sidekick Wendy Watson in superhero show The Middleman. One day, you’re teaming up with a cryogenically frozen Kevin Sorbo (Hercules), and the next you’re up to your elbows in zombie fish. Morales took a break from her seafood-punching lifestyle to share with us some inside…

Television Meredith Woerner Jun 27

Hancock’s Dilemma: Who Is This Movie For?

Drunken superhero Hancock (Will Smith) gives a young bully a taste of his own medicine, in this new clip from Hancock. Hancock looks like your standard summer movie, where the hero goes through a comical and life-changing journey and ends up a better person. But with reports of projectile-sperm jokes, you have to wonder: who’s…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jun 2

It’s a Good Day To Be a Virtual Superhero(ine)

If you like playing superhero multiplayer games, you’re pretty much living in a golden age. While venerable comic-book-themed MMORPG City of Heroes keeps cranking out new content, Champions Online is ramping up for a big release next year. We’ve got the goods on City of Heroes’ latest time traveling-adventure and some data on the Champions…

io9 Ed Grabianowski May 28

Yes, Superheroes, There Is Life After 50!

What happens when superheroes retire? Italian cartoonist Donald Soffritti knows best, because he draws them—in humorous, imaginative, and fantasy-wrecking detail—at their worst. For example, Wonder Woman has traded in her Amazonian hotness and superpowers for a cigarette, a chihuahua, and a lot of extra layers of fat. Sad. Keep reading to find out what happens…

io9 LISA KATAYAMA May 15

Replica Bat Cuffs Turn Batman into BDSMan

“Assume the position,” barked Batman, as he wrestled his captive into a supine position. “Ooh, I just love it when you talk dirty to me,” purred Catwoman, an enigmatic half-smile playing about her whiskers, as she was bat-handled into submission. Her direct, feline gaze never left the superhero’s face, and he shifted uncomfortably as he…

Gadgets AddyDugdale May 8

Superheroes And Cyborgs Are The Height Of Fashion

Fashionistas and A-List actors showed up to celebrate superheroes and armored cyborgs at last night’s Costume Institute Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The Met is paying tribute to superheroes and crazy outfits with its new exhibit “Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy.” The Costume Gala is where fashion meets, costume and…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 6

That Could Be Spider-Man Washing Your Windows

Hancock Could Have Been Much, Much Worse

More New Joker-Isms From The Dark Knight

Magneto, Nazi Hunter

Powers And Perversions In Heroes Season Three

Would Robin Ruin The Christopher Nolan Bat-Movies?

Will Bruce Wayne Visit Smallville?

What Would The Ultimate Nerd Wish-Fulfillment Look Like?

Nostalgia for 1970s Indian Superheroes

The Lady in the Latex Hood Does Not Fear Lasers

Which Secret Scifi Spy Group Could Actually Stop Terrorism?

9 Ways Hancock Could Have Been A Pretty Good Movie

Will Seth Rogen Make You Care About The Green Hornet?

Which Ant-Man Will Flash His Beady Eyes In Marvel’s Movie?

The Middleman’s Last Defense Against Monsters Tells All

Hancock’s Dilemma: Who Is This Movie For?

It’s a Good Day To Be a Virtual Superhero(ine)

Yes, Superheroes, There Is Life After 50!

Replica Bat Cuffs Turn Batman into BDSMan

Superheroes And Cyborgs Are The Height Of Fashion

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