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io9Toys & CollectiblesCatwoman Gets a Glorious Animated Series Action Figure, and More Purrfect Toys
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest bits of plastic threatening our wallets. This week: Lego gets its May the 4th celebrations on by giving the worst Star Wars ship a lovely set, Neon Genesis Evangelion Tamagotchis make us question things we’d really rather not, and somehow, there’s … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesThe Coolest Pop Culture Lego Sets to Build
Take any preconception that Lego is just for kids and toss that in the garbage. These days Lego is as much for adults as it is for kids, with an entire catalog of high-end pop culture licenses that are way more geared at you or your parents than your kids and their friends. We’re talking … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsKevin Conroy’s Giving Batman: The Adventures Continue a Familiar Voice
Paul Dini, Alan Burnett, and Ty Templeton’s Batman: The Adventures Continue digital-first series is breathing new life into the Batman: The Animated Series continuity by puling a number of classic characters from DC’s comics into the story that never made it into the television show. Everything about the comic’s tone and style are meant to create … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsHarley Quinn‘s Showrunner on Romance, Catwoman, and Underwater Musicals in Season 2
Harley Quinn’s second season is bringing some big changes to Gotham City that are set to push its entire cast of heroes and villains to grow and change in fascinating ways. But co-showrunner Patrick Schumacker wants everyone to understand that what Harley and the gang are going through isn’t exactly turning them into different people, … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsBarbara Gordon Is Coming to Titans‘ Third Season
With Nightwing making his debut in Titans’ second season (and Bruce Wayne showing up rather frequently for a show that isn’t about him), it was only a matter of time before even more members of the Bat-Family made their way to the DC Universe show. During a recent streamed conversation with Titans cinematographer Brendan Steacy … Continued
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io9TelevisionHarley Quinn‘s Season 2 Premiere Is a No Man’s Land of Fucked-Up Fun
The first season of DC Universe’s animated Harley Quinn series split the difference between Batman: The Animated Series and the grimdark Warner Bros. cinematic universe, telling a surprisingly earnest, foul-mouthed story of self-actualization. By breaking free of the Joker and stepping outside of his shadow, Harley gave herself the freedom to become her truest self: an … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsGotham High Is Sending Batman to High School for Some Teen Drama
The basic elements of Batman’s relationships with the Joker and Catwoman are so ingrained in everyone’s minds at this point that it’s much, much more fun when comics decide to veer off the beaten path a little bit. Take, for example, Gotham High, from writer Melissa de la Cruz and artist Thomas Pitilli. In this … Continued
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io9MoviesThe Best Sci-Fi Binges You Can Watch in a Single Day (or Weekend)
Sometimes you just want the full story. Oh sure, you could start a binge of a show like Lost, The Expanse or Doctor Who today and keep watching that show for several months. But maybe you want to start something, finish it, and move onto the next thing. To that end, we’ve compiled a list of … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsA Costume-Less Batwoman Just Crossed a Line Batman Rarely Has
Batwoman is a much darker show than the other CW superhero fare. It kind of makes sense—Bat stories often veer into gothic horror territory. But Batwoman frequently finds itself falling into what I like to call the “Canadian Torture Porn Trap.” Weird I know. Canada is not a place known for its torture porn! Yet … Continued
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io9MoviesDick Tracy Is an Exercise of Style Over Substance, With Lots of Batman Sprinkled on Top
Watching Warren Beatty’s Dick Tracy today, it feels more like an experiment than a movie. Oh sure, there’s a story in there and at times it’s entertaining as hell, but what stands out three decades after its release is how Beatty was able to springboard off the success of Tim Burton’s Batman to make a … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsYou Can Finally See What Would’ve Happened If a Phone Poll Hadn’t Killed Jason Todd
Jason Todd’s grim fate is one of the most infamous in superhero comics. Not just for the fact the boy wonder got brained by Batman’s most enduring foe, the Joker, or because he came back from it years later as the Red Hood. But instead, because it was a death mandated by an unprecedented reader … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDC’s Three Jokers Comic Will Revisit Batgirl and Red Hood’s Most Devastating Traumas
Both A Death in the Family and Batman: The Killing Joke are infamous for featuring stories in which the Joker waged war against the Dark Knight by targeting other members of Bat-Family, like Jason Todd and Barbara Gordon, in ways that left them brutalized. Over the years, Batgirl and the Red Hood have both worked through … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesA Prime Example of How to Make a Perfect Transformers Figure, and More of the Most Optimal Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the fun toys and collectibles you forgot you pre-ordered until your credit card statement arrives. This week we’ve got another Lego Creator expert vehicle for your growing car collection, the best Optimus Prime to ever appear on the big screen in figure form, a … Continued
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io9MoviesHot Damn, Look at The Batman‘s New Ride
You’ve seen The Batman’s new suit, but who would the Dark Knight be without a fancy set of wheels to prowl Gotham’s streets in? This afternoon, Matt Reeves posted the first official photos of the Batmobile that Robert Pattinson’s Batman will drive in the upcoming film, and the ride is, in a word, subtle. Though … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesOne of the Very Best Batman Movies Gets a Worthy, Gorgeous Poster
Everyone’s always arguing about Batman. Who played him best? Whose costume was the best? Who had the most supple Bat-lips? It never ends. Then, of course, there’s the debate over which Batman movie is the best. Is it The Dark Knight? The 1989 Tim Burton version? The 1966 Adam West film? All are worthy choices but … Continued
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io9MoviesBatman Ninja Is Being Adapted…as a Stage Play
Batman Ninja’s hyper-stylized, physically impossible action sequences would make any live-action adaptation a challenge, but a Japanese theater company is stepping up to bring the time-traveling adventure to the stage this fall. Beginning October 10, Office Endless will stage live productions of Batman Ninja, the Warner Bros. film directed by Junpei Mizusaki and written by … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDC Comics Publisher Dan DiDio Is Leaving the Company
After a decade of working at DC to help steward some of the publishing house’s most memorable comics, Dan DiDio is parting ways with the company. According to Deadline, DiDio’s departure is effective immediately. Before working with Jim Lee as DC’s co-publishers, DiDio served as both a VP and executive editor for the company as … Continued
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io9MoviesCinematic Batman Lips, Ranked
Last night, we got our very important first glimpse at Robert Pattinson suited up as the latest live-action incarnation of Batman. Glimpse is a diplomatic word for it, frankly—softly shot, lit in red, and barely lit at that, we did not get to see much of this new Batman. Not even a full cowl! But … Continued
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io9MoviesMatt Reeves Just Shared Our First Official Look at The Batman‘s New Batsuit
It’s just a “camera test,” runs for less than a minute, and was apparently filmed in a room darker than the Batcave, but we finally have an official glimpse of Robert Pattinson in his Caped Crusader costume, courtesy of The Batman director Matt Reeves. Check it out: Reeves recently shared a social media post announcing … Continued
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