Superheroes

The Avengers international trailer shows off new scenes from Whedon’s big picture

The only thing we want to see more of from Joss Whedon’s Avengers flick isn’t action or monsters or even plot details — we just want to watch this fractured family bicker. This new international trailer shows off some more banter, a few action shots of Captain in his upgraded suit, and the Black Widow…

Trailers Meredith Woerner Dec 19

Great Trainwrecks of Science Fiction: Movies Where the Director Was Fired in the Middle

Everybody knows that the movies can be a messy business — oftentimes, what reaches the big screen is the result of a process akin to sticking your fingers in a Cuisinart. And sometimes the original director of a project gets dropped just before filming starts — as happened with The Wolfman. Or sometimes the director…

Movies MaryKate Jasper and Charlie Jane Anders Dec 16

Amazing New Images from Spider-Man, Avengers and More

Get a fresh glimpse at all the movies we can’t wait to see in 2012, via Empire Magazine. Check out an Avengers battle scene, a few Spider-Man pics with a very wet Dr. Connors, a new look at Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, and Michael Fassbender in Prometheus. The entire collection of images come from the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 16

The Rejected Green Goblin Make-Up Tests from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man

What if Sam Raimi wanted his Green Goblin to look more like an actual monster, and less a man in a mask? Then Willem Dafoe would have looked a lot like this. These clips of the rejected make-up tests for Raimi’s Spider-Man are scary… but not necessarily in a good way. Released by Amalgamated Dynamics,…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 16

Why Person of Interest is a Superhero Show Done Right

Tonight sees the midseason finale of Person of Interest, Jonathan Nolan’s attempt to turn The Dark Knight’s themes into a weekly TV show. And over the course of nine episodes so far, one thing has become clear: This is how to do a superhero TV show in the post-Smallville era. Person of Interest is succeeding…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Dec 15

New Spider-Man website reveals Peter Parker’s surprising backstory — plus awesome wallpapers!

Details and new images are starting to trickle out for the Amazing Spider-Man movie. Including a brand new synopsis, a collection of character bios, and some character-based wallpapers that give us new insight into Peter Parker’s backstory. Spoilers ahead… Above is the first new Spider-Man image (we love the defaced Bugle billboard.) And here’s the…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 15

Toy concept art for Tim Burton’s scrapped Superman movie is like design Kryptonite

It’s kind of hard to imagine that there are more ridiculous design ideas for Tim Burton’s Superman Lives than the stuff we’ve already seen, including the light-up disco suit and the Nic Cage test shots. But some newly released concept art may actually beat everything. A few of the concept designers who were working at…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 14

Great Comics Artists Who Redefined Batman

Batman’s appearance is intended to provoke superstitious cowardice among the criminal element of Gotham City — but it’s also become a part of our culture. The bat-ears, cowl and dark silhouette are instantly recognizable. And when you think “superhero,” Bruce Wayne’s cape and cowl are among the most likely images to come to mind. But…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Dec 14

Wonder Woman and She-Hulk give themselves breast exams in Mozambique

Call me crazy, but I’m going to go out on a limb and assume that Marvel and DC didn’t sign off on these Mozambican print spots depicting comicdom’s foremost superheroines mid-breast exam. You can’t really argue that further breast cancer awareness is a bad thing, but I find the implications of the latter two ads…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Dec 14

Gorgeously Painted Superhero Portraits That Belong in Tony Stark’s Private Art Gallery

Painted superhero art can look majestic and brilliant, like the best of Alex Ross, or it can look kind of cheap. But Daniel James Cox’s portrayals of superheroes kicking ass, or just looking candid, are some of the nicest superhero paintings we’ve seen in ages. Cox worked on Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Dec 12

A Video Breakdown of the Sad History of Ms. Marvel, Sex Slave

Is there any other comic book character more cruelly treated than Ms. Marvel in the The 200th issue of the Avengers? Watch the exceptionally strange history of Ms. Marvel play out in this amazing video, and debate over which comic character has been crapped on the most by the writers. Made by The Escapist’s Bob…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 8

Has the first viral marketing for The Dark Knight Rises revealed the brain behind Bane?

It’s been many years since the infamous “Why So Serious” and “I Believe in Harvey Dent” Dark Knight virals that had fans running all over America to attend secret clip screenings, and papered the streets with Gotham paraphernalia. Now, at last, it’s time to dust off your Christian Bale whisper-scream, because The Dark Knight Rises…

io9 Meredith Woerner Dec 8

Thor 2 loses its director. Time to start worrying about Asgard?

Bad news for our flaxen-haired champion of shirtlessness, Thor. Director Patty Jenkis (known for her work on Monster) has left the Marvel movie sequel Thor 2 over “creative differences.” This is the second director to leave this project — this is not good. Deadline is reporting that Jenkins has left Thor 2, but it’s not…

Movies Meredith Woerner Dec 6

10 Great Actors Who Played Terrible Supervillains

Almost every actor has at least one massive failure on his or her imdb page. A performance so hideous, you’re liable to get punched if you bring that movie up on the red carpet. And some of the best actors have played some of the most hideous supervillains. There’s just something about doing a supervillain…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 6

Diesel superpowers your crotch with color-changing DC Comics underwear

Maybe you’ve been searching high and low for the perfect pair of boxer briefs to demonstrate your intimate love for Batman, the Flash, or the Green Lantern. But Diesel’s line of DC Comics-themed underwear are to be worn strictly under the pants. It wasn’t enough for Diesel to design a line of high end underwear…

io9 Lauren Davis Dec 3

The Movie Projects that Michael Bay Should Do Next

Michael Bay keeps denying that he’s really going to do a fourth Transformers movie. Which shows that he hasn’t completely lost his mind. Michael Bay is an artist, who needs to branch out and try something new, before he loses all his cred. Michael Bay should spread his groovy wings, man. https://gizmodo.com/michael-bay-finally-made-an-art-movie-5301898 Seriously, there are…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 1

Gifts For Superhero Fans

Official Captain America “Stealth” Hoodie For when you’re going on missions for SHIELD. This is another great ThinkGeek item. Shield not included, I’m guessing. Batman 75th Anniversary Art Print From Quantum Mechanix… One of the nicer bits of Bat-merchandise we’ve seen lately. Xavier’s School Cardigan New from Her Universe, a cool way to show that…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 1

How to Rediscover the Obscure TV Shows and Movies that Made Your Childhood Weird

It’s usually pretty easy to track down most big Hollywood releases and major TV shows on DVD, or on Netflix. But what about those works that aren’t popular enough for mass production, such as old TV movies, pilots that never made it to air, or lost films that only a die-hard film fan could appreciate?…

Movies Cynthia Boris - Tecca Nov 30

The Farrelly Brothers spoof DC’s superheroes — with Kristen Bell as Supergirl and John Hodgman playing the Penguin

The masters of wrong comedy, the Farrelly Brothers, are making all your weirdest superhero fantasies come true. They’ve cast a slew of movie stars as a band of “fucked up superheroes” from DC Comics. Leslie Bibb is Wonder Woman (who’s sleeping with Batman), Bobby Cannavale is Superman, Kristen Bell plays Supergirl and John Hodgman has…

io9 Meredith Woerner Nov 29

What if the male Avengers posed like Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow?

Finally, male superheroes posing erotically for us to whistle, hoot and throw dollar bills at. Artist Kevin Bolk has redrawn the Avengers promo art putting all the boy heroes in poses similar to Scarlett Johansson’s come-hither-face-over-quivering-leather-ass look. The results are sheer wonderment. We’ve included the original bit of Avengers promo art released by Marvel for…

Movies Meredith Woerner Nov 28

The Avengers international trailer shows off new scenes from Whedon’s big picture

Great Trainwrecks of Science Fiction: Movies Where the Director Was Fired in the Middle

Amazing New Images from Spider-Man, Avengers and More

The Rejected Green Goblin Make-Up Tests from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man

Why Person of Interest is a Superhero Show Done Right

New Spider-Man website reveals Peter Parker’s surprising backstory — plus awesome wallpapers!

Toy concept art for Tim Burton’s scrapped Superman movie is like design Kryptonite

Great Comics Artists Who Redefined Batman

Wonder Woman and She-Hulk give themselves breast exams in Mozambique

Gorgeously Painted Superhero Portraits That Belong in Tony Stark’s Private Art Gallery

A Video Breakdown of the Sad History of Ms. Marvel, Sex Slave

Has the first viral marketing for The Dark Knight Rises revealed the brain behind Bane?

Thor 2 loses its director. Time to start worrying about Asgard?

10 Great Actors Who Played Terrible Supervillains

Diesel superpowers your crotch with color-changing DC Comics underwear

The Movie Projects that Michael Bay Should Do Next

Gifts For Superhero Fans

How to Rediscover the Obscure TV Shows and Movies that Made Your Childhood Weird

The Farrelly Brothers spoof DC’s superheroes — with Kristen Bell as Supergirl and John Hodgman playing the Penguin

What if the male Avengers posed like Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow?

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