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io9No, Game of Thrones Is Not Worth Ending a Friendship Over
Normally I deliver mail throughout post-apocalyptic America for food, trade goods, or even sex with Olivia Williams. Seeing as I need (most of) these things to survive, it’s a system that works pretty well. So I have a message to whoever created those “Forever” stamps the Post Office has to take at any time no … Continued
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New TV show tells the story of young Jim Gordon, before he met Batman
At long last, the Batman universe is getting another live-action TV show — one without Batman in it. Gotham, from Rome/The Mentalist creator Bruno Heller, tells the origin story of Batman’s friend Jim Gordon, along with Gotham City’s worst villains. According to Deadline, this show will not feature Batman, in much the same way that … Continued
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The Dark Knight rises higher than ever before in This Week’s DVDs
Have you held off on buying Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy on DVD or Blu-ray? If so, your patience is about to pay off. Plus, Iron Man teams up with Peggy Carter, Doctor Who gets ready for the end, and meet a cross-dressing zombie, all in this week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases! • The Dark … Continued
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io9Watch Christian Bale’s Batman audition—in Val Kilmer’s suit
Each actor who auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne in Batman Begins had to do their best Batman while wearing Val Kilmer’s batsuit. Watch Christian Bale’s, when he was going a bit lighter on the gravelly Batman voice. Batman News posted a review of the Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition, which comes out … Continued
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io9Hiccup & Toothless return to television on Dragons: Defenders of Berk
This week in the world of cartoons, the How to Train Your Dragon spin-off Defenders of Berk returned, and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. learn Sunday that miniature golf is not a very safe hobby. As always – minor spoilers ahead! Adventure Time – “The Vault” Where do you put away your deepest thoughts? Maybe it’s … Continued
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io9Ben Affleck responds to Batman controversy in incredibly Batmanish way
Ben Affleck went on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and finally addressed the Internet’s complete meltdown to his casting as Batman in the Batman/Superman movie. I think Batman himself would have approved of his response: “I handle shit.” Of course, that awesome line came in the middle of a funny and charming anecdote — it … Continued
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io9The Dark Knight trilogy continues in this amazing Nightwing fan flick
Still sad Christopher Nolan’s Batman movies are over? Well, then you might want to consider donating to this Indiegogo campaign to help make a fan flick continuing the story, set one year after the events of Rises, where John Blake has carried on Batman’s legacy as Nightwing. Here’s a 7-minute preview! As you can see, … Continued
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Justin Bieber is probably joking about being in Batman/Superman
Justin Bieber has caused a bit of a stir after posting this image of a Batman vs. Superman script to his Instagram feed. Don’t fret, non-Beliebers, it’s very likely just a joke. Update: Yup, a joke. Bieber added the hashtag #robin? to his Instagram post, which is pretty amusing since the script claims to be … Continued
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io9Legend of Korra kicks off season two with an hour-long premiere
This week in the world of cartoons, Legend of Korra is back for season two! In addition to TWO episodes of Korra, Avengers Assemble comes back from hiatus to gives us a full hour of new Marvel cartoons on DisneyXD. As always – minor spoilers ahead! Adventure Time – “Time Sandwich” According to Finn & … Continued
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io9Good Will Batman is the Batfleck we deserve and need right now
Whenever the Batman/Superman movie comes out, I’m pretty sure the thing we’re going to be most grateful to Ben Affleck’s performance as Batman for is that it’ll have inspired this amazing movie — a stirring tale of friendship between a hero and a guy who’s smarter than his really large science cave computer. [Via Nerd … Continued
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Genre Actors Who’ve Owned More Than One Iconic Role
When an actor takes on a huge, break-out role, he or she runs a huge risk of getting typecast. This is what leads to things like Leonard Nimoy writing I Am Not Spock. But occasionally, an actor won’t just play one iconic, famous character – they’ll play two, or three. Here’s a list of the … Continued
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io98 Heroes Who Should Have Been Arrested for Child Endangerment
Heroes are known for battling evil, but there’s one crime they never seem to get around to fighting — child endangerment. Several heroes, super or otherwise, have somehow convinced themselves to take underage kids as sidekicks, despite the obvious risks, and the inevitable consequences. Here are eight “heroes” Child Services should probably look into. 1) … Continued
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What’s the best out-of-canon story you’ve ever read or seen?
Our favorite characters go on and on forever. But sometimes, it’s fun to see them reach a final ending. And sometimes, you want to see your favorite character in a story that would ruin everything if it happened in real life. What’s your favorite story that’s out of continuity? Please include a picture or clip … Continued
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io9Bruce Wayne channels Sailor Moon to transform into Batman
Bruce Wayne gets in touch with his inner magical girl in this animated transformation sequence. Watch him magically turn into Batman, complete with Bat-heels and a battle-ready Bat-pose. Jeff Lai animated this sequence, from a storyboard by Ben Juwono. Now it needs color and some sparkly music behind it. [via Brianne Drouhard]
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What if Charlie Brown was chosen to be a Green Lantern?
Nick Perks delivers the hard truth on this one for The Line It Is Drawn. Peppermint Patty, on the other hand, would make a hilarious Green Lantern. The theme of this week’s The Line It Is Drawn art challenge is “What If…?” Readers were asked to come up with their dream, it-ain’t-never-gonna-happen comic ideas and … Continued
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George Clooney hangs a photo of himself as Batman, as a warning
Lots of actors regret taking on one role or another — but few go as far as George Clooney, who actually hangs a picture of himself as Batman prominently in his office to remind himself what happens when you make a movie for purely commercial reasons. This fascinating Clooney tidbit comes out in a new … Continued
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The 2002 Batman/Superman movie wouldn’t have been the worst thing ever
Last week, we showed you the full script of Batman/Superman: Asylum, Warner Bros.’ 2002 attempt to bring both DC superheroes to the same movie screen. Because the script is 1) really long and 2) oft illegible, here’s a reasonably quick summary of the movie’s plot, its strengths, its plotholes, and its weirdness. Here’s the one … Continued
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The Most Intrepid Superhero Spaceships
On Earth, superheroes can soar through the air and swing through the urban jungle like Tarzan. But when costumed crime-fighters go into deep space, they often need a ship to zoom around in. Here’s a round up of insane and awesome superhero space vehicles. Note: This doesn’t include most of the actual “space heroes,” like … Continued
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Read the screenplay for the scrapped 2002 Batman Vs. Superman movie
We have to wait nearly two years to see Henry Cavill’s Superman take on Ben Affleck’s Batman on the big screen — but you can read the screenplay for another Superman/Batman movie right now. Top image: Charles Logan on DeviantArt Below is a ScribD embed of the script for Batman Vs. Superman: Asylum, as written … Continued