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JUNE 15, 2022

Star Wars , Funko , and Comic-Con. At San Diego Comic-Con this year, Funko will have multiple exclusive Star Wars Pops, and io9 has the exclusive reveal. Individually, they’re three of the coolest things in the world. But what happened when you mash them all together? You’re about to find out. Read more.

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JANUARY 10, 2022

Invincible was one of io9's favorite animated series of 2021 , and we weren’t the only ones who enjoyed it ; Amazon Studios has already renewed the adult animated series for a second and third season. But with sweet success comes some saltiness, as an artist who worked on the original Robert Kirkman comic has filed suit… Read more.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

It’s standard procedure for comic book heroes and villains to come back from the dead. But sometimes they come back but stay dead, and that’s the case in DC Comics ’ new series Task Force Z. io9 has your exclusive preview today. Read more.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

We saw countless movie delays , comic cons were canceled or moved online, theme parks shut down , and everything had to happen over video. In spite of the challenges, io9 still… Read more. Twenty-twenty is one of those (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime events that impacted so much of our lives.

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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.

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JULY 27, 2022

At San Diego Comic-Con 2022 , io9 sat down with the creative teams shepherding Warner Bros.’ classic Looney Tunes characters into new and reimagined cartoons. In a push led by Looney Tunes Cartoons ’ Alex Kirwan—who spearheads the franchise’s current slate of shorts on HBO Max—the beloved animation icons will soon … Read more.

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JULY 21, 2022

With Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon set to roar onto HBO Max in just one short month , the hype machine was on full, fiery blast at San Diego Comic-Con. io9 got a chance to check out “ House of the Dragon : The Dragon’s Den,” an activation set up across the street from the convention center. Here’s what we… Read more.

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JULY 24, 2022

Marvel Studios just tore the roof off of San Diego Comic-Con’s Hall H , taking to the con for the first time properly since 2019 with a boatload of new looks at what’s to come on screens big and small for the MCU. io9 was there to cover it all—but in case you need a reminder of what just went down, here’s what you need… Read more.

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JULY 19, 2022

As the nerd world prepares for San Diego Comic Con, gaming communities are getting ready for Gen Con, the early August gaming convention in Indianapolis that serves as the yearly hub for creators and fans. Over here on io9, we’re looking forward to all the great reveals that will happen, but until then, here are some… Read more.

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JULY 21, 2021

This year at San Diego Comic-Con , you’ll believe a record can fly—and chop up a door. io9 is excited to exclusively reveal two of Mondo’s upcoming Comic-Con @ Home exclusives: brand new vinyl releases of the soundtracks to Superman: The Movie and The Shining. Read more.

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JULY 22, 2022

Welcome back to io9's Toy Aisle: our regular weekly round up of the toys and collectibles worthy of a spot on your shelves. San Diego Comic-Con is in full swing this week, and even with all of the convention’s exclusive toys and collectibles already revealed , we’ve still got Hasbro debuting its new Dungeons & Dragons… Read more.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

A new year means new things—so many new things, across comics, TV, books, games, and films— to look forward to. But even with so many things promising us they’ll actually release this year ( we’ve been burned by the past two years, to no one’s surprise), here’s a few of the things that the io9 staff is looking forward… Read more.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Cosplayers who look forward to comics conventions have had it rough during the pandemic, but the community’s spirit is still thriving. A new book, written by io9 alumni Andrew Liptak, spotlights the creative, awesomely nerdy folks who make dressing up an art form. Cosplay: A History: The Builders, Fans, and Makers Who … Read more.

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JULY 1, 2021

From the hard boiled crime worlds of the Pete Fernandez series to the galaxy far, far away to chart the young life of Star Wars ’ Poe Dameron , Alex Segura might be better known to comics fans for his work at Archie Comics and now Oni—but his latest novel is combining both sides of his professional career, and now io9's… Read more.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

DC Comics’ long-awaited The Other History of the DC Universe from Oscar-winning writer John Ridley is set to debut next month. io9 spoke with Ridley recently about what it’s been like figuring out how to give fresh voices to an expansive cast characters who, while well-known in certain circles, have been historically… Read more.

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AUGUST 4, 2020

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf , io9's column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. Gen Con Online has come and gone, along with San Diego Comic-Con —but they weren’t the only sources of games announcements this time around. We’ve got a new card game about The Umbrella Academy , along with a tabletop… Read more.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and coolest toy news on the internet. This week, Hasbro goes ‘90s with a trio of animated X-Men icons, MAFEX swings between the worlds of DC Comics and the Terminator, and Hot Toys returns to The Mandalorian for a few more Nite Owls. Check it out! Read more.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

If you’re slavering in anticipation of Denis Villeneuve ’s Dune movie— and you should be —hopefully, you’ve reading Boom Studios ’ comics adaptation of the prequel, House Atreides , based on the novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. If so, you probably won’t mind another taste with io9's… Read more. Anderson, to whet your appetite.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

But the situation’s a bit different on the Earth of Starsigns , Copper Bottle ’s new monthly comic series from writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Megan Levens. io9… Read more. Here in our world, Scorpio Season is that most enchanted part of the year when it’s always Daylight Savings Time demon time regardless of what the clock says.

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JULY 22, 2021

io9 has an exclusive look at Comixology’s next comic from Chip Zdarsky and Jason Loo, alongside colorist Paris Alleyne, letterer Aditya Bidikar, and editor Alison O’Toole, after their collaboration on … Read more. Superheroes are so blasé. Now, vampire superheroes? That’s a cross-demographic hook that we’re very much into.

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JUNE 1, 2021

One thing that can help a project stand out above another is a nice, solid recommendation and has io9 got one for you: Netflix’s adaptation of Jeff Lemire’s DC comic Sweet Tooth. There’s so much content being released these days it’s tough to keep track of what’s good and what isn’t worth your time. It’s phenomenal. Read more.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

No matter what becomes of Marvel’s mutants in the comic books or any live-action movies Marvel Studios is undoubtedly dreaming up , the ‘90s animated series that dominated the Saturday morning TV bloc will always be one of the most definitive takes on Charles Xavier and his students. Today, io9 has an exclusive look at… Read more.

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JULY 21, 2020

Welcome back to Gaming Shelf , io9's column all about board games and tabletop roleplaying games. San Diego Comic-Con at Home and Gen Con Online 2020 are right around the corner, and with those events we might see some new announcements and releases. In the meantime, there’s plenty of cool stuff on the horizon,… Read more.

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JULY 13, 2020

Speaking to io9, the creators of The Adventure Zone comic got honest about the… Read more. The Adventure Zone podcast is great at mixing the silly and sincere, but it’s occasionally misfired, most notably in “Petals to the Metal,” a storyline from the Balance Arc that was criticized for stumbling into the “ Bury Your Gays ” trope.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

While 2020 posed more than its fair share of significant challenges for virtually everyone working within the entertainment industry, comics in particular stood as an example of creative teams adapting on the fly—and doing their damndest to keep telling compelling stories at a time when people needed them the most. Read more.

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JULY 23, 2021

It’s San Diego Comic-Con @ Home once again. That includes this being my last day at io9. We’ve got exciting news about Star Trek: Prodigy , The Wheel of Time , The Walking Dead , and more. There’s plenty to celebrate! And who doesn’t want to go out with a good Friday gif party ? Read more.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

Wonder Woman is supposed to be the best of women. This isn’t me starry-eyed about a fictional character and forcing her to be a defender and icon. William Moulton Marston created her to be the best of women. The character, besides being heavily rooted in Marston’s love of bondage, was also rooted in his love for women… Read more.

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JULY 14, 2022

The defender of the secrets of Castle Grayskull isn’t He-Man, at least not today. That honor currently goes to PJ Lewis, who’s been leading the Masters of the Universe franchise into multiple toylines and animated series over the past few years. He-Man is presumably taking a well-deserved break for his 40th birthday,… Read more.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

Conflict is at the very heart of Star Wars. Light vs. Dark. Good vs. Evil. Empire vs. Rebellion. So many of the stories we have seen woven throughout its world are rooted in the very idea of combat and war. It’s in the name! So in order to do something radically different for The High Republic , its creative team had… Read more.

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APRIL 4, 2022

Hugo winner (and io9 co-founder !) Charlie Jane Anders—author of novels All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night , short story collection Even Greater Mistakes , and writing guide Never Say You Can’t Survive , as well as one of my favorite movie reviews of all time—has another much-anticipated… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2022

And as always, you can read new Morning Spoilers every weekday on io9! Have no fear, because we’ve got this video for some of the biggest stories this week that closed out January and began February. Read more.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

The High Republic is one of the biggest gambles the publishing branch of the Star Wars galaxy has taken since Lucasfilm was sold to Disney and its entire canon was rebooted. As Star Wars begins to explore the pathways of streaming and lies waiting at the box office for a few years, it’s unequivocally a setting the… Read more.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Spider-Man’s rich history transcends comic books —as one of the most popular superheroes of all time, he has swung out of the pages of his Marvel adventures into films , games , and television —and even there, transcended the barriers of live-action and animated formats. The latter of which has perhaps provided some of… Read more.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

It has been a year of weirdness , especially when it comes to wrangling the kinds of media we’ve been watching. Though there’s been new things to read, watch, listen to, and play, 2020 has seen many of us revisit familiar favorites as well as things we missed when they first came out. Here’s the media of years past… Read more.

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DECEMBER 29, 2020

In Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman 1984 , princess Diana of Themyscira whips out a bevy of new, magical tricks to aid in her fight to save the world. She does battle with both Max Lord and Cheetah, two villains meant to embody all wanton greed and consumption that defined the decade. Though both her foes are armed in their… Read more.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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