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An Actual Working Spider-Man: Homecoming Mask You Can Buy, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of the coolest toys and merchandise we’ve seen all week. This time we’ve got an insanely nerdy Star Wars SDCC exclusive, the most affordable way to replicate Spider-Man’s new eye-moving mask, and much, much more! McFarlane Toys Stranger Things Figures We knew McFarlane Toys was making a … Continued

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Batman and the Shadow’s Destinies Are Becoming More Intertwined Than Ever Before

“The Case of the Chemical Syndicate,” the first story that Batman appeared in back in 1939, was largely based on a “Partners of Peril,” a Shadow pulp written by Theodore Tinsley in 1936. Though Batman’s adventures would go to on eclipse the Shadow’s fame, the Shadow’s ethos has shaped Batman’s identity and a new Batman/Shadow … Continued

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Lego’s Justice League Sets Reveal the Film’s Villains, and More of Batman’s Wonderful Toys

It won’t hit theaters until November, but well ahead of Justice League’s theatrical release, Lego has released details for some of the first sets tied to DC Comics’ next superhero-filled Avengers challenger, revealing a few of the film’s baddies, and more of Batman’s wonderful toys. The $20 Battle of Atlantis set, available August 1, includes … Continued

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Batman’s Greatest Adversary Isn’t the Joker, It’s Elmer Fudd

Even though Batman’s rogues gallery is a horde of murderous lunatics, you always get the sense that Batman himself is never in any real danger from them. They’re fixated with him. They want him around. But what if Batman came face to face with a true hunter singularly obsessed with killing him? By framing DC’s Elmer … Continued

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Elmer Fudd Hunting Batman Through the Streets of Gotham is Terrifying and Amazing

Each of DC and Warner Bros.’ Justice League/Looney Tunes crossovers have struck a delicate balance between slapstick comedy and classic superhero action that ends up making all of the characters involved more interesting. In the upcoming Batman/Elmer Fudd special, though, things get vewy, vewy dark. Writer Tom King has always been fantastic at infusing a … Continued

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One of the Best Batman Movies Ever Made Is Finally Coming to Blu-Ray

If you’ve been holding your breath waiting for Batman: Mask of the Phantasm to get a high-definition release, you can finally exhale. The classic animated movie will finally be out on Blu-Ray soon. Announced on the Warner Archive Collection Facebook and Twitter accounts page, the release is a new 1080p remaster of the 1993 Bat-film. … Continued

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Casual Friday Schwarzenegger, X-Men Deadpool, and All the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly roundup of the fanciest toys that will have you even more upset you’re not able to make it to the San Diego Comic-Con this year. And if you’ve ever lamented not having an Arnold Schwarzenegger figure that looks like he just took the day off to visit Home … Continued

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DC’s Bringing Back Its Bombshells To Explore the Fallout of World War II

DC’s Bombshells was the sort of comic that you could just pick up randomly, with zero understanding of the series’ plot—and immediately get sucked into some of the best story arcs ever written for the publisher’s most iconic female characters. Set against the backdrop of the 1940s and the early days of World War II, … Continued

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The Importance of Adam West’s ‘Bright Knight’ Batman

It’s not an exaggeration to say that Adam West helped save Batman and changed what was possible with DC Comics’ Dark Knight Detective. We live in an age where high-stakes, big budget superhero movies and TV shows are an inevitability. They’ve been coming for decades and will seemingly be a staple of Hollywood’s output for … Continued

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Show Us the Coolest Alternate Costumes You’ve Seen in Injustice 2

The best part of Injustice 2 for me isn’t kicking butts with Green Arrow. It’s seeing what the people whose butts I’m going to kick are wearing. If you’re like me and have been gasping and cooing approvingly every time some killer fashion pops up in the fighting game sequel, here is a place to … Continued

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The Wonder Woman Movie Understands Why Superheroes Exist

I saw Wonder Woman over the weekend and, like my co-workers and millions of other people, thrilled to the sight of a well-realized DC Comics superhero. To me, the best part of Patty Jenkins’ movie was its deep understanding of Diana of Themyscira’s symbolic importance. Wonder Woman manages the very neat trick of grafting an … Continued

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What Was That Mysterious Teaser Trailer Before Wonder Woman?

Lots of people saw Wonder Woman this weekend, which means lots of people saw a very mysterious trailer that played in front of it. The trailer had some dialogue, the words “Ever Wonder?”, a woman dressed as a superhero, and a URL. So, what was it? Well, if you didn’t see it (apparently the trailer … Continued

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The Goddess Athena Shows Up on Justice League Action to Take Away Wonder Woman and Deliver Sick Burns

You might have that one auntie who displays a level of sass and verbal kung-fu that is simultaneously cool and frightening. For Wonder Woman, that auntie is Athena, which makes it very entertaining when the goddess of wisdom and war visits the World’s Greatest Superheroes. One of this weekend’s upcoming episodes of Justice League Action … Continued

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It’s Way Past Time For Wonder Woman to Headline Her Own Video Game

Diana of Themyscira has a big movie coming out this week. She’s also a major player in new release Injustice 2, a video game where superheroes fight each other over crossing moral boundaries. But Wonder Woman shouldn’t just be part of an ensemble; she should be the main character. With the release of the Wonder … Continued

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Injustice 2 Almost Had a Version of Static, Milestone Media’s Awesome Electric Superhero 

Damn it, we were so close to getting one of Milestone Media’s best characters in the new superhero fighting game. Heroes and villains from all over the DC Comics multiverse are part of the roster in Injustice 2 but, for the most part, they come from the well-known core of characters clustered around the Justice … Continued

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The First Full Trailer for Batman and Harley Quinn Marks a Return to Classic DC Animated Style

The Dark Knight and the woman formerly known as Dr. Harleen Quinzel are usually trying to punch or—in the latter’s case—kill each other. Now, in DC’s latest direct-to-video animated feature, they’ve got to work together so that humanity doesn’t get turned into fertilizer. Entertainment Weekly has debuted the first look at Batman and Harley Quinn, which … Continued

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Injustice 2 Is a Master Class on How to Do Fan Service Right

On one hand, Injustice 2 delivers a funhouse-mirror take on DC Comics’ biggest characters, exploring the characters in intriguingly divergent ways. On the other hand, because it’s a fighting game, all the story needs to do is keep ginning up reasons for former Justice Leaguers to punch each other across the world. Injustice 2 gets … Continued

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Doug Liman Will Not Direct the Justice League Dark Movie After All

It’s been a tumultuous week for DC movie directors. First, Zack Snyder announced he was stepping away from November’s Justice League for family reasons. Today comes news that Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) will not be helming the live-action Justice League Dark movie, Dark Universe. His reasons are, fortunately, not as dramatic as Snyder’s. Turns … Continued

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Cartoon Network’s New DC Super Hero Girls Series Will Take Harley Quinn and Wonder Woman to High School

Do you love Harley Quinn? Do you love cartoons about teenagers struggling with their abilities at a high school for gifted youngsters? Do you love My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic? If so, then today’s your lucky day, because a new DC Super Hero Girls series is coming to Cartoon Network In 2015, DC, Mattel, … Continued

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Mera’s Outfit in Aquaman Is Mermaid-y as Hell (UPDATED)

Director James Wan is currently in Australia filming his 2018 DC film, Aquaman, and he just revealed a brand new look at Mera, the Queen of Atlantis. It’s very iridescent, very colorful, and it looks like something a sporty mermaid might have in her wardrobe. Mera is being played by Amber Heard, and audiences will … Continued