Superheroes

What We Learned From Obsessively Studying The New Suicide Squad Footage

Like we said the other day, the Suicide Squad footage that premiered at Comic-Con really was stupendous. And after poring over it for a whole 24 hours, we’ve noticed lots of fascinating details and easter eggs. Here’s our complete breakdown of everything you might have missed. And yeah, this footage really does look kind of…

Emily Bett Rickards Is Sad That Felicity’s Been Crying So Much On Arrow

Felicity Smoak is our favorite character on Arrow—but she had a rough year last year. She was basically in tears for a lot of season three. We missed the funny, capable Felicity from the first two seasons. And during interviews at San Diego Comic Con, actor Emily Bett Rickards said she felt the same way.…

There Are Two Decent Reasons To Watch This New Heroes Reborn Trailer

This promo for the big Heroes sequel miniseries, Heroes Reborn, just premiered at Comic-Con, during a panel where Greg Grunberg called the new show “Heroes on steroids.” And there are two reasons to give three minutes of your time: Badass sword-wielding Hiro Nakamura, and grown-up awesome Micah. Contact the author at [email protected].

The Major Theme Of The Flash Season 2: How A Superhero Deals With Fame

On The Flash, the showdown with Eobard Thawne, aka Reverse Flash, has left the Scarlet Speedster in a dark place. Star Grant Gustin told reporters at Comic Con that “we’re definitely dealing with the darkness, in the first part of the season.” During roundtable interviews about The Flash, producer Andrew Kreisberg told us that a…

Live from Comic-Con

Here’s your daily reminder that Gizmodo is on the ground at San Diego Comic-Con all weekend! Check us out on Vine and Instagram for peeks at cool stuff like the Avengers statue from Age of Ultron, new Star Wars toys, giant Batmans, and much, much more.

Minions Demonstrates How Slapstick Can Actually Reinforce The Status Quo

Minions is kind of a critic-proof movie. You pretty much already know what you’re getting from this film: one and a half hours of those walking twinkies from the Despicable Me Movies. Amusing antics! Nonsensical babble! Contrived situations! It feels like a direct-to-DVD movie, but it’ll make a billion dollars. For those who missed Despicable…

First Look At The Final Chapter In Brandon Sanderson’s Superhero Epic!

Brandon Sanderson helped inject life and emotion into the superhero prose fiction genre with his novel Steelheart. Now the trilogy is coming to an end next February with the third book, Calamity, and we’ve got an exclusive excerpt. Check it out! Here’s what to expect in the final book of the Reckoners trilogy: When Calamity…

15 TV Shows That Reinvented Science Fiction In The Past Decade

The conventional wisdom says that the past 10 years have been a bad time for science fiction on television. Fantasy has been on the upswing. Space opera all but disappeared. Science fiction shows get canceled all the time. But a ton of great science fiction has been created since 2005. Here are 15 shows that…

Patrick Macnee Proved A Gentleman Hero Could Treat Women As Equals

Patrick Macnee, who just died, embodied the ultimate gentleman adventurer for millions of people. As John Steed in The Avengers, he proved that an old-school gent could be ready for anything—whether it be robot killing machines, or a tough, self-assured lady in a catsuit. When people remember The Avengers now, they’re probably more likely to…

Which DC Comics Character Has The Most Ridiculous New Costume?

DC has refreshed its stable of comics once again, putting its characters in new situations— and most of them have gotten a new look to celebrate. But as usual with superhero makeovers, some are less successful than others. So we’re going to put on our fashion-hats and rate what’s hot and what’s not in the…

How Ant-Man Will Affect Marvel’s Movies For Years To Come

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige dropped a ton of Marvel news in a new interview, including several teases of specifically how Ant-Man will have an effect on Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which directors he’s met with for upcoming movies, recasting roles, Spider-Man and more. Let’s start with Ant-Man, which opens July 17.…

This Clip Makes Batman V. Superman XXX Look Like A Decent Fan Film

We have to wait until next March to see Batman v. Superman in theaters — but luckily, today sees the release on DVD of Axel Braun’s latest porn parody, Batman Vs. Superman XXX. We’ve got an exclusive safe-for-work clip, which actually makes this look like a pretty decent fan film. Here’s that clip, in which…

First Exclusive Look At The Mortification In My Brother Is A Superhero!

Imagine if your older brother was a superhero. Sounds cool, right? But not if said older brother was a total dork, who had no notion that with great power comes great style. Check out an exclusive excerpt from the new book My Brother is a Superhero by David Solomons! Here’s the official synopsis for My…

Why Franklin Richards Is The Most Ridiculous Character In All Of Comics

Franklin Richards, the son of the Fantastic four’s Reed Richards and Sue Storm, isn’t just a young hero-in-training, but one of the most powerful characters in the Marvel universe. And chief among those powers is being completely insane, as these facts will prove. Franklin is 47 years old. Not in actual years, of course. But…

Plan Out Your Superhero Theater Trips With This Handy Chart

Heroic Hollywood has put together a nifty graphic that plans out the superhero movies of the next five years. In that time? Forty superhero films are planned, and undoubtedly, more are on the way. Calendar via Heroic Hollywood, where you can download a hi-res version. Top image credit: Mark Alvarado

How Stargate and Star Trek Paved the Way for the Marvel Movie Universe

Since 2009, Disney has dominated summer blockbusters with their Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, their project isn’t the first to play with stories across television and film: television shows such as Star Trek and Stargate helped to pave the way for complicated worlds with multiple ongoing narratives. Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek is arguably one of the…

“The newest incarnation of Superman isn’t so much a betrayal of the character’s origins as it is a perhaps unwitting return to them,” The Atlantic’s Charles Moss writes in an essay that brings some historical perspective to the backlash against the character’s “brooding” depiction in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

Silly video explains exactly why Daredevil should be called Batman

Batman is a billionaire playboy who really shouldn’t be a superhero and definitely doesn’t have any legitimate claim to the name ‘Batman’. Because the Batman name is so much more fitting for Daredevil, a superhero who is blind and uses sonar to see and prefers the night. Plus, the Daredevil name fits another comic book…

Reminder: We Nearly Had A Justice League Movie Directed By George Miller

You probably already knew this, but in case you forgot — George Miller, the guy who exploded your eyeballs this past weekend with Mad Max: Fury Road, was directing a Justice League movie at one point. What the hell happened? Miller’s film would have been called Justice League: Mortal, and it was in production back…

These Virtual Reality Experiences Make You Feel Like a Superhero

It’s Action Hero Week, which means we’re exploring how technology could give you superpowers. You know: exoskeletons, biohacking, cool stuff like that. Here’s a simpler idea: just strap on a virtual reality headset and feel like a hero without all the blood and sweat! Assuming you have access to a VR headset, that is. Most…