-
io9Books & ComicsBatman’s Sexy Vacation Dad™ Getup Might Be His Best Costume Yet
Because everyone spends so much time going on about Nightwing’s ass and Catwoman’s inexplicably exposed armpits, it can be easy to forget that Bruce Wayne is very much a sex symbol in his own right. But artist Clay Mann has been trying to remind everyone with his illustrations in DC’s ongoing Batman series that’s currently … Continued
-
io9MoviesThe New Birds of Prey Poster Is a Dizzying Display of How Harley Quinn Sees the World
One of the the major reasons why it’s so easy to get excited about Warner Bros.’ upcoming Birds of Prey, even though there’s been little word on what the movie’s actually about, is that somehow, against all odds, the studio seems to have finally grasped that the public is more than ready for a different … Continued
-
io9Toys & CollectiblesA Mysterio Figure to Make That Money in Your Wallet an Illusion
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest toys making hefty dents into our life savings lately. This week: Mysterio floats into Hot Toys’ Marvel line, enter the Age of Resistance with an incredible Dark Crystal puppet, and Lego is already getting us in the Christmas mood. Check it out! Hot … Continued
-
io9MoviesConsummate Actor Joaquin Phoenix Allegedly Stormed Off the Joker Set a Lot
From the sounds of it, Joaquin Phoenix’s behavior on the set of Todd Phillips’ Joker film was a far cry from Jared Leto’s alleged abhorrent Suicide Squad antics, but that’s not to say that the actor wasn’t prone to moments of classic Hollywood extra-ness that can make film sets rather chaotic places to work. While … Continued
-
io9TelevisionTitans‘ Season 2 Premiere Feels Like a Step Backwards for DC Universe
While Titans’ second season premiere is ostensibly meant to kick off the series’ progression into the future, it feels less like the first episode of a fresh, new arc and more like a series of scenes that were originally intended to be part of the first season’s finale. To be sure, that was actually the … Continued
-
io9TelevisionTitans‘ Showrunner Knows the Superhero Series Is Getting Ridiculously Big and He Likes It
We recently had the chance to speak with Titans showrunner Greg Walker ahead of the premiere of the second season of the DC Universe series. He explained that more than simply seeing the heroes become better allies with one another, the show is also going to dig into the things about them as a collective … Continued
-
io9MoviesThose Batman Rumors Pissed Off Robert Pattinson—Because He’d Been Gunning for the Part for a While
All the back and forth this summer over just who would actually be replacing Ben Affleck in the Batcowl was enough Hollywood drama to put our heads in a batarang-worthy spin. But for one of the subjects of that back and forth, Robert Pattinson, they were in part frustrating, because he thought he’d lost out … Continued
-
io9Books & ComicsHarley Quinn: Breaking Glass‘ Creative Team Opens Up About Reinventing Gotham’s Most Dynamic Antihero
Though Batman, Wonder Woman, and Superman would never admit it publicly, Harley Quinn is arguably one of the most important characters in DC’s comics, film, and television worlds because of the way she lends herself to a wide variety of reimaginations and deconstructions. More than that, though, Harley’s always been a fascinating character who ends … Continued
-
io9MoviesJoker Is Powerful, Confused, and Provocative, Just Like the Character
If Joker wasn’t called “Joker,” you’d never know it was a DC movie. Though there are characters with the last name “Wayne” and it takes place in a city called “Gotham,” there’s little else that distinguishes Todd Phillips’ latest film as a comic book movie. It’s a solid, well-made film that, ultimately, has a bit … Continued
-
io9Toys & CollectiblesOne of This Week’s Best Toys Doesn’t Get a Mjolnir
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round-up of the best toys we’ve seen on the internet this week. Today, we’ve got hot bods, dad bods, metal bods, all sorts of bods! And that’s even before we get to Canada’s finest superheroes (some of whom I’m sure also have lovely bods, I’m certain). Check it … Continued
-
io9Books & ComicsTom King’s ‘City of Bane’ Just Devastated the Batman Family
Tom King’s “City of Bane” arc that’s been playing out in the pages of his current Batman run is a story about Bruce Wayne resisting villains who are attempting to crack his mind and take Gotham City for themselves. It’s the sort of fight Bruce’s become accustomed to during his years operating as the Dark … Continued
-
io9Toys & CollectiblesWhat’s Up Yubber Nubbers, This Hot Toys Wicket and Leia Set Is the Best Toy of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all the pretty plastic draining our wallets lately. This week: Star Wars’ actual best duo gets the Hot Toys figure set it deserves, Batman fights a familiar yet alien foe, and the most loveably useless Pokémon in the world gets an adorable, silly plush toy. … Continued
-
io9Books & ComicsKevin Conroy Will Finally Get to Play a Live-Action Bruce Wayne in CW’s Crisis On Infinite Earths
Old Bruce is coming back, and he’s being played by the only person who really should be playing him. It’s a common fan request, the kind of thing Batman nerds have been dreaming of for years: Kevin Conroy, who has voiced the character in many fantastic animated iterations, should play him in live action. And … Continued
By Julie Muncy -
io9TelevisionDC Universe’s Foul-Mouthed Harley Quinn Series Is No Fucking Joke
DC Universe’s upcoming Harley Quinn animated series is a show about being confronted with difficult truths which are blindingly obvious to everyone except for the people who need to understand them the most. Batman, for example, is a grown man who dresses up in bat-themed fetish gear, making it perfectly reasonable for Harley to assume … Continued
-
io9MoviesThe Bizarre Batman Connection to Quentin Tarantino’s New Movie
Odds are we’ll never get to see a Quentin Tarantino superhero movie, but his latest film does pay homage to an iconic superhero property in a bunch of ways. Just to be clear, this is not at all a spoiler for the plot of Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood. If you stay through the credits … Continued
-
io9MoviesMark Hamill Shares an Unused DVD Feature For Tim Burton’s Batman Featuring Himself and Kevin Conroy
Making storyboards interesting for a special feature is tricky, especially when the original actors aren’t around to provide any voice-over work to make the images pop on screen. In what appears to be a cancelled special feature, the best voices ever to get on board the Batman franchise were there to help. The feature, from … Continued
By Julie Muncy -
io9Books & ComicsJohn Carpenter and Anthony Burch Are Co-Writing a New Joker Comic
The Joker? Oh, you mean the Joker? No, no, the Joker. Lately, there are a lot of Jokers. The newest one is being written by John Carpenter. Carpenter and co-writer Anthony Burch (Borderlands 2), will be teaming up with artists Philip Tan and Marc Deering to bring The Joker: Year of the Villain #1, a … Continued
By Julie Muncy -
io9Toys & CollectiblesThe Chance to Own Your Very Own Cookie Monster, and More of the Best Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest in cool merchandise. This week, we’ve got another hit of San Diego Comic-Con exclusives, Barbie gets ziggy with it, and a bear! In a cage! Check it out. Hasbro HasLab Cookie Monster It was assumed that after bringing a giant replica of Jabba’s … Continued
-
io9Books & ComicsExclusive: DC’s Black Label Will Explore the Joker and the Question’s Inner Workings in 2 New Series
Though DC’s Joker and the Question aren’t exactly the most similar characters personality-wise, they’re both shrouded in mystery and live for their own single-minded pursuits of what they perceive to be the truth. While we’ve learned plenty about them during their exploits over the years, there are still depths to their inner workings that’ve yet … Continued
-
io9Books & ComicsDC Is Working on a Huge Number of New Young Adult and Kid Books
DC recently announced that they were consolidating all of their imprints, cancelling a wide variety of separate lines, including the DC Ink and DC Zoom lines aimed at younger readers. In the aftermath of that news, it would be easy to worry about the future of DC’s books for non-adult audiences, but it turns out … Continued
By Julie Muncy