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io9Funko Is Auctioning Off Ultra Rare Pops for Charity During SDCC
Without San Diego Comic-Con as a place for Funko collectors to meet this year, the company decided to do something extra special. The tiny toy favorite dug deep into its vault and came out with well over 100 super rare items, including multiple prototypes, which will be auctioned off on eBay with all proceeds going … Continued
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io9The Batman Universe Will Expand With an HBO Max Cop Show
Robert Pattinson’s Batman hasn’t even finished filming yet but his world is already expanding. Director Matt Reeves and Sopranos producer Terrence Winter are teaming up to do a Gotham City set police procedural on HBO Max that takes place in the same universe as the upcoming film. Though the show is currently untitled, some are … Continued
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io9MoviesRelease the Schumacher Cut, You Cowards
After years of getting the fandom riled up about the idea of a Snyder Cut of Justice League, Warner Bros. saw fit to move forward with the production of the film for an upcoming release on HBO Max next year. The decision was surprising if only for the fact that Warner Bros. had previously denied … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsHarley Quinn’s Getting Back Into Her Primary Colors in Black + White + Red
Over the years, Harley Quinn’s gradually incorporated vibrant blues, golds, pinks, and yellows into the various ensembles she’s worn across her many incarnations in comics, television shows, and movies. But in DC’s upcoming Harley Quinn: Black + White + Red, the therapist-turned-psychopath is getting back to her roots quite literally. Over the next 14 weeks, … Continued
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io9MoviesHBO Max Will Keep Some DC Movies Streaming a Little Longer After All
This isn’t confusing at all! Between the continued existences of Warner Media-owned streaming services DC Universe and HBO Max, the fact they’ll share some show premieres, and this month’s utter confusion at HBO Max’s sudden plans to rotate DC content in and out every month, the relationship between DC Entertainment and Warner was already, diplomatically … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWarren Ellis and Charles Brownstein Face Public Reckonings for Alleged Sexually Predatory Behavior
It’s widely known that the comics industry is an extremely insular, rarified space where people’s careers are made or broken based on their interpersonal, social connections to those (typically older, white men) who have a seat at the table. A seat that affords them a distinct institutional power. All too often this power ends up … Continued
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io9Joel Schumacher, the Man Who Gave Us Bat-Nipples, Has Died at 80
Say what you will about Joel Schumacher’s stint as the architect of Batman’s cinematic presence, but never let it be said that the director didn’t have taste. Variety reports that the Batman Forever and Batman & Robin director died at 80 years old on Monday morning, following a lengthy fight against cancer over the course … Continued
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io9MoviesMichael Keaton Could Play Bruce Wayne Again for The Flash Movie
Funny thing about Infinite Earths to have crises on. Anyone could show up. The Wrap and the Hollywood Reporter are reporting Michael Keaton is in talks with Warner Bros. to potentially reprise his role as the Dark Knight himself for the upcoming, long-in-the-works Flash movie starring Ezra Miller’s version of Barry Allen. The Wrap notes … Continued
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io9MoviesOur 25 Favorite Summer Blockbusters of the 1980s
For the first time in most of our lifetimes, your local movie theater won’t have a summer blockbuster season. The covid-19 pandemic took care of that, pushing most of the big-budget popcorn films scheduled for this year’s summer months into fall, spring, or even next summer. Since we can’t enjoy summer blockbusters in theaters this … Continued
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io9Denny O’Neil, the Man Who Gave Batman a New Voice, Has Died at 81
If it weren’t for Denny O’Neil, we would likely still be reading about and watching a version of Batman whose greatest strength was his flair for extravagant capes. O’Neil didn’t fully do away with those aspects of Batman as a character, but he fundamentally made the world understand just how deeply troubled, unhinged, but ultimately … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesHoly Swarovski, Batman!
If you’re worried about losing the respect of your co-workers with a collection of die-cast miniature Batmobile toys parked on your desk, don’t worry, Swarovski’s got your back. This $600 crystal Batmobile replica is described as a totally acceptable and normal “decoration object” on the Swarovski website and is definitely not a toy. In recent … Continued
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io9Before Subscribing to HBO Max, Nerds Might Want to Take a Closer Look
HBO Max finally launched today. While it’s too early yet for a full review (stay tuned) it’s not hard to get a quick look at what’s on offer and make a decision or two if you have very specific streaming needs. What’s clear is that if you are a fan of the decades of content … Continued
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io9MoviesThe ‘Snyder Cut’ of Justice League Is Being Released
Some fans demanded it, we’ve all debated it, and now it’s finally happening. On Wednesday, Warner Bros. announced that a new cut of Justice League, one approved and finished by Zack Snyder, will be released on its upcoming streaming service, HBO Max. Snyder announced that the film, called Zack Snyder’s Justice League, will come to … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsBatwoman Ripped Off the Bat-Bandage, For Better or Worse
Batman is one of those characters whose casting has a tendency to unleash a certain passion in folks. With every casting there’s criticism. Michael Keaton was too funny to play Batman. Christian Bale was too skinny. Ben Affleck was too Ben Affleck, and Robert Pattinson is apparently too sparkly because over 10 years later people still … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Batman’s Robert Pattinson Loves the Challenge of Finding His Place in the Dark Knight’s Legacy
Robert Pattinson is the latest Caped Crusader to don the cowl, but what type of Batman is he going to be? In a new interview,with GQ, Pattinson talked about the challenges and opportunities of stepping into a legacy role for Matt Reeves’ The Batman, how he views previous Batman performances, and why he’s excited to … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDid CW’s Batman Murder the Joker?
Batwoman returned from a month-long hiatus to finally solve the mystery of who killed Lucius Fox years earlier. But while the episode was largely about Fox’s murder, a mysterious mad bomber, and Alice’s efforts to escape Arkham, there was a critical resolution to one of Kate Kane’s most traumatic emotional arcs this season. Though we’ve … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesBatman Casts a Long Shadow in This Amazing Arkham Asylum Poster
It’s a big year to be a Batfan. Well, a Bat villain fan, actually—not only does the Clown Prince of Crime turn 80 this weekend, 2020 is also the 10th anniverary of the revolutionary Batman: Arkham Asylum, which changed not just the Dark Knight’s video game career but influenced the gaming industry at large. To … Continued
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io99 Superpowers We’d Love to Have in Our Present Day Reality
A big chunk of the wish-fulfillment aspect of most genre media (sci-fi, fantasy, horror) involves inviting you to fantasize about how you would use your own vast superpowers to save the world in a time of crisis. But in moments like the one we’re all living through right now, the idea of having superhuman abilities … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsHarley Quinn‘s Second Season Isn’t Just Doing Batman: No Man‘s Land
Harley Quinn’s season two premiere opened with a dramatic turn of events plucked right out of DC Comics’ massive Batman: No Man’s Land. That event had the U.S. government evacuating the city, destroying all of the bridges connecting it to the rest of the country, and leaving it to be taken over by the whole … Continued
