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NOVEMBER 27, 2020

I, io9's resident idiot , decided to find out. The Mandalorian is already some pretty solid Star War. But what if we could improve on it by looking like an absolute idiot while watching? Read more.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

After a brief hiatus last year due to, y’know, *gestures wildly at the state of The Earth *, io9's mostly-annual Halloween Costume Show is back and ready for action—and most importantly, for you! Read more.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, and it wouldn’t be the year’s sweetest holiday without heart-shaped junk food, a viewing of My Bloody Valentine (1981 original only), and a big virtual pile of geeky io9 Valentines. This year’s batch comes to us from artist Elena Scotti, so scroll through and feel the love. Read more.

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MARCH 8, 2021

But now that the dust’s settled on a magically messed up Westview, io9's very own Charles Pulliam-Moore, James Whitbrook, Jill Pantozzi, and Germain Lussier created their very own grief induced… Read more. WandaVision has come to a close , and with it, Wanda Maximoff and her synthezoid paramour have been forever changed.

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JULY 20, 2020

The io9 team got together (virtually) to chat about our hopes, fears, and… Read more. We might be charging up laptops in our PJs instead of hopping on flights and trains to Southern California, but we’re still gearing up for plenty of panels , cosplay , and, of course, exciting news.

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DECEMBER 23, 2021

That there’s actually a new Matrix movie out feels almost as unreal as The Matrix itself. It’s been almost 20 years since the last film and in that time, the Wachowskis have said again and again they’d never do it. But Lana Wachowski now has, and we’re still kind of shocked it’s real. Read more.

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MAY 30, 2022

Many of us remember moments on screen when all of a sudden you sit up because a song you recognize has come on. Music is universal , after all, and even when new characters are embodying the emotions of those songs , they can connect. Personally, I love a good needle drop (you can read my interview with Our Flag Means … Read more.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

We’re always happy to review pitches from freelancers who want to write ambitious investigative and narrative features, reported mid-length pieces, and first-person essays. Expose something. Take us somewhere. Tell us your incredible personal story. Send us a truly original take. Here’s how to pitch us and what we are… Read more.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

As the credits rolled on the third season finale of For All Mankind , I felt awful. But not because the show was awful. On the contrary. It was legitimately magnificent. I felt bad because I knew that I’d let a bunch of people down. Mainly, you, the reader, for not passionately screaming about just how excellent this… Read more.

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JULY 5, 2022

After what felt like a lifetime , the fourth season of Stranger Things is now in the books. Split into two parts , which included multiple feature-length episodes , the season saw the kids from Hawkins and beyond pushed to their limits against a terrifying new villain who, actually, isn’t that new at all. Read more.

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JULY 27, 2022

A year has passed since Jordan Peele first let the world know the ominous title of his next movie; ever since, we’ve all been wondering what the heck Nope was going to be about. Each trailer pulled back the curtain a little bit , but when the film finally opened this past weekend, all was revealed. And it was a lot. Read more.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2021

It’s one of the biggest fantasy series of all time—and not just in popularity. Robert Jordan ’s 15 books span more than 11,000 pages of adventure, lore, and world-building that can be incredibly intimidating to start reading. Maybe it’s even made you wary of Amazon’s upcoming TV adaptation of the series. If that’s… Read more.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

This month we kicked off our returning, mostly annual Halloween Costume Show, giving you the chance to share what you’re planning for this year’s spooky event. There’s still time to show us what you’ve got planned, with Halloween sneakily getting closer and closer! Read more.

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JULY 22, 2020

San Diego Comic-Con has begun, but it’s looking a little different this year. Thanks to the novel coronavirus pandemic, all the panels, cosplay competitions, and merchandise areas have moved online. Normally, this would be the time we’d take you onto the show floor during preview night but instead, we’re giving you an… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It’s probably safe to say Marvel has put out some reasonably good comics over the last 60 years. It’s probably also safe to say that it’s put out some of the greatest and most beloved comic stories of all time. We asked you, the readers, to give us your favorites, and here’s some of what you told us. Please note:… Read more.

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

Last week we kicked off our returning, mostly annual Halloween Costume Show, inviting all you very well-prepared early birds to give us a glimpse at what costumes you’re planning for Spook Season 2K21. There’s still plenty of time to share before the big day though! Read more.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Twenty-twenty hasn’t been good for much, but it has been given us bountiful free time— time you hopefully used to finally make good on that statement “Oh, I’d love to watch that but I don’t have time.” Well, in 2020 you did. As a result, many of us revisited and once again fell in love with old favorites, or finally… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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APRIL 13, 2022

Last week, we had an audio excerpt from io9 co-founder Charlie Jane Anders’ new YA fantasy. Today, we’ve got an exclusive cover reveal and excerpt from io9's other co-founder , Annalee Newitz—author of acclaimed works of both fiction ( The Future of Another Timeline ) and non-fiction ( Four Lost Cities: A Secret History … Read more.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

She is an up-and-coming performer , and I am a 19-year-old college student reading about her on io9. I am covering New York Comic Con with the rest of io9, and I am afraid that people will not understand what racism actually is as… Read more. It is July, 2010, and I am on a plane discovering Janelle Monáe. It is October 4, 2019.

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APRIL 11, 2022

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APRIL 1, 2022

Welcome to the revived Gaming Shelf ! We’re back with a bimonthly schedule, a new creator’s spotlight , and a whole lot of links that will be rounding up the gaming news, notable releases, and crowdfunding campaigns that grabbed our attention over the two weeks. Read more.

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JULY 2, 2021

Last year, we invited cosplayers to show off their best social distancing cosplay for Comic-Con@Home—and they delivered. The cosplay we saw and shared was so amazing, we decided to do it again! As the country prepares to open its convention doors in 2022, we’re once more asking our cosplaying friends to help us bring “ … Read more.

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JULY 1, 2021

He-Man was the most powerful man in the action figure universe during the ‘80s, a pioneer in kid’s cartoons that made the toy company Mattel $400 million in 1986 alone during the height of his popularity. But after that, he and the other Masters of the Universe fell from grace to near total obscurity, minus the… Read more.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Hello, readers of io9! As you became aware last week, io9's wonderful deputy editor, Jill Pantozzi, ascended to a good place of her own and said goodbye after four years guiding the ship.

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MAY 30, 2022

The Orville ’s much-anticipated third season premieres this week, and io9 got a chance to see a few episodes in advance. io9 asked creator and star Seth… Read more. No spoilers here, but while you don’t need to have seen seasons one and two, the new season, dubbed New Horizons , does contain some callbacks to what’s come before.

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APRIL 28, 2022

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AUGUST 16, 2022

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Two years ago, io9 premiered the trailer for The Phenomenon , a UFO documentary built around the “unavoidable fact” that aliens are real. Now filmmaker James Fox is back with a follow-up that explores that anti-skeptical thesis through a more international lens, delving into “the Roswell of Brazil.” It’s called Moment … Read more.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

While 2020 was terrible for a whole host of reasons , io9 wants to take another look back at the losses in our community to pay tribute to all the wonderful moments… Read more. Losing folks you don’t personally know, but who have influenced your life in a major way thanks to their creative contributions , can be pretty upsetting.

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JULY 5, 2022

Next year, Ace Books will be releasing more volumes in its deluxe hardcore treatment of the Dune series, and io9 has a first look, as well as an… Read more. As the late 2023 release of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part II draws closer, there’s no better time to further immerse yourself in the sci-fi realm created by Frank Herbert.

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MAY 21, 2022

Now, Neve Campbell has been announced as a recurring guest star, named Raven, io9… Read more. Twisted Metal , the live-action television series based on the popular car chase/vehicle combat video franchise from PlayStation, has been getting a lot of big names attached to it, drawing stars like Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

When Charlie Jane Anders was still here at io9—she co-founded the site with Annalee Newitz back in 2008—she wrote several popular posts offering advice and inspiration to both aspiring and veteran authors of sci-fi and fantasy. Those posts gained even more value after she herself became a best-selling fiction author,… Read more.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

Here are the ones that transported the io9 staff to far-off worlds and dimensions this year. While live-action productions were dealt a significant blow this year by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the animation industry was in a prime position to step up to the plate and tell some of 2020's most riveting stories. Read more.

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JULY 19, 2022

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MAY 30, 2022

If you’ve got a yearning to add a few more monsters, space explorers , magically gifted teens , supernatural detectives, alien translators , superheroes, cosplayers , and mages on missions to your summer reading list, look no further: io9 has got you covered with a giant avalanche of shiny new books for June! Read more.

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