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io9MoviesHorror Icon Vincent Price’s 14 Most Legendary Performances
’Tis the season to blast “Thriller” and binge-watch all your favorite scary movies. Naturally, the mind drifts to one of the greatest talents the genre ever knew: Vincent Price. The actor had a long, varied career—he was also an art expert and a cookbook author!—but here are our favorite spooky and offbeat highlights. 1) “Thriller” … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsHere’s the Face of That Bizarre Alfred Pennyworth Show You Forgot Was Happening [UPDATED]
Remember that fever dream where the producers of Gotham announced they were making a TV show for Epix about Batman’s butler, but not Gotham’s bonkers child-hitting version of him? Well, turns out that was certainly feverish but not a dream: because the show just found its Alfred. Epix has confirmed that British actor Jack Bannon—a … Continued
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After Revealing Bruce Wayne’s Penis in Batman: Damned, DC Is Rethinking Its Black Label Imprint
In the months leading up to its launch, DC Comics touted its new Black Label imprint as a part of its publishing arm where big-name comics creators could tell bold, mature stories about its heroes, exploring aspects of their lives that more mainstream titles tend not to. Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo’s Batman: Damned made … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesStar Wars, Spider-Man, and Game of Thrones Collide in the Best Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s round up of the best toys we’ve seen all week. This time round, a very cool take on the comic book Iron Spider suit, Obi-Wan Kenobi reaches out into the Star Wars figuarts line, Darth Vader’s sinister castle gets a slightly less sinister Lego set, and more. Check it … Continued
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io9Postal Apocalypse: Is Batman Depressed?
This week’s Postal Apocalypse has some of my favorite questions ever, so let me go ahead and dump my metaphorical mailbag on the metaphorical floor so a genuinely fake but otherwise metaphorical mailman can really read some real letters. This week: Why X-wings actually aren’t called X-wings, what would have happened if Thanos had snapped … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsHarley Quinn‘s First Trailer Breaks the Fourth Wall to Take Jabs at DC and Marvel
Harley Quinn is one of DC’s most iconic characters—and it all began with her first appearance in Batman: The Animated Series. DC Universe’s upcoming Harley Quinn series is taking the antihero back to her animated roots, and the show’s first trailer is a delightful peek at just what all we can expect from this incarnation … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThere’s More Depth to DC Universe’s Titans Than You Think
The internet let out something of a collective groan after the first trailer of DC Universe’s new live-action Titans series dropped, in large part because of the show’s dark tone and Robin’s now-infamous “fuck Batman.” But Titans is something more than yet another glimpse of a gritty, hardboiled DC Elseworld. It’s a story about the … Continued
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Why Norm Breyfogle Was One of the Best Artists to Ever Draw Batman
The best Batman artists always do something cool with the Dark Knight’s cape. It’s a given. Norm Breyfogle did that and so much more, re-inventing almost every visual aspect of Batman’s mythos. Last week, the sad news of Norm Breyfogle’s death hit the comics community hard. The 58-year-old artist was a veteran of DC, Marvel, … Continued
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DC Regrets Showing You Batman’s Batawang
If you picked up a physical copy of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo’s Batman: Damned this week, then you were treated to a passing glimpse of a totally-nude Bruce Wayne in the Batcave. From the sounds of it, DC regrets greenlighting the decision to show off Batman’s penis. According to The Hollywood Reporter, … Continued
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Bruce Wayne’s Censored Penis Is the Least Interesting Thing About Batman: Damned
By now you’ve probably heard about the moment in Brian Azzarello and artist Lee Bermejo’s new DC Black Label series Batman: Damned, where a completely-naked Bruce Wayne’s penis is seen on panel. Go on, take a moment, and let the bats out of your belfry. As eye-catching as that particular panel is, it’s the least … Continued
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io9MoviesA Convenient Guide Through DC’s Wild and Uncertain Film Universe
It should tell you something that we have run multiple versions of these reminder guides for the state of Warner Bros.’s DC Entertainment movie universe. But it’s not every week that your whole understanding of the fragile state of a movie universe gets turned upside down by talk of one of its biggest stars exiting, … Continued
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Dick Grayson and Jason Todd Cross Paths in the Latest Titans Photos
As much as Batman fancies himself a loner, everyone knows that in his deepest heart of hearts, he knows he’s not himself if he’s not working with a partner. Given how Titans’ Dick Grayson is well on his way to stepping out of Batman’s shadow, it was only a matter of time before Jason Todd … Continued
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io9Books & Comics
One Reason Tom King’s Batman Run Is So Great Is That It’s Inspired by Raiders of the Lost Ark
Tom King’s nearly 60-issue run on Batman has been one of my favorite takes on the Dark Knight in years. King’s critical interrogation of the humanity buried beneath the bat cowl, and the indomitable power of Batman as a symbol are just a few of its myriad strengths, but others are down to a certain … Continued
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DC Universe Wants to Put Superheroes on Every Screen You Own
DC Universe is many things: a video-on-demand streaming service, a digital treasure trove of DC comics new and old, an encyclopedia, and a nostalgic throwback to the old school message boards. Most importantly, though, it’s a walled garden DC Entertainment hopes you never want to leave. The question, of course, is whether DC Universe will be … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsWatch Batman: The Animated Series‘ Opening Titles, Remastered in Glorious High-Definition
After years of waiting, soon we will finally get to experience one of the greatest interpretations of the Dark Knight in full 1080p HD. But while we wait for Batman: The Animated Series to hit Blu-ray in a couple of months, Warner Bros. has offered a little tease of just how good it will look. … Continued
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Alec Baldwin’s Thomas Wayne Cheats Death by Quitting Joker Movie Before It Even Films
As we’ve noted, the cinematic lifetime of various interpretations of Batman’s dad in live-action have been short. But even before that, Alec Baldwin’s time as Thomas Wayne has suddenly become even shorter—he’s just confirmed he’s quit Joker, mere days after being reported as signing on for the film. Monday evening brought us the news that … Continued
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io9MoviesTo All the Thomas Waynes We’ve Seen Before
There are three certainties in the world that bind us all together, regardless of gender, creed, or social status: death, taxes, and seeing Batman’s parents in live-action comics adaptations. Joker, the Joaquin Phoenix-starring DC spinoff, is just the latest live-action venture in a decades-long line to carry on that esteemed tradition. In the past three … Continued
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Batman and a New Generation of Outsiders Are Coming to DC Comics
When DC Comics began publishing stories about the adventures of Batman and the Outsiders, the series was noted for its willingness to lead with a cast of relatively new, unknown characters, a rarity in comics. Though it’s been some time since that original team came together to help save the world during DC’s Dark Nights: … Continued
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Warner Bros. Considered a Catwoman Solo Movie Starring Michelle Pfeiffer
While there have been plenty of depictions of Batman on the silver screen to pick from, there’s really only ever been one cinematic Catwoman who captured the world’s imagination and it turns out that at one point in time, Warner Bros. considered giving her a solo movie. For the past few days, Twitter users have … Continued
