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DC Announces Several New Young Adult Books, Including a Cassandra Cain Graphic Novel

This morning, DC announced that DC Ink and DC Zoom, their newest comic imprints aimed at teens and those a bit younger, will be releasing a lot of new graphic novels, with a heavy focus on the ladies of the DC universe—including often overlooked yet awesome ex-Batgirl Cassandra Cain. Nice! First, for the Ink imprint, … Continued

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A Terrifying New Monster Joined the Nun and Pennywise at New Line’s Horror Presentation

Well, “new” as in “new to recent horror cinema.” The monster in question has actually been spawning nightmares for generations, as we learned at New Line’s “ScareDiego” horror presentation at Comic-Con last night. And, of course, we also caught up with It’s Pennywise and the glowering star of The Nun. It: Chapter Two was up … Continued

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The DC Universe Streaming Service Is Priced to Take on Netflix

One of the biggest questions people have had about DC’s upcoming streaming platform DC Universe is how much accessing the service would cost. Given that DC Universe is a big part of the publisher’s plans to create new fans, it needed to be priced competitively in order to get people to stick. From the looks … Continued

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Timeskipping-Plane Show Manifest Wastes a Perfectly Good Sci-Fi Premise

Hollywood legend Robert Zemeckis has a few projects at this year’s Comic-Con. One is Project Blue Book, a retro UFO drama for the History Channel that looks pretty promising. But we’ve seen the first episode of Manifest, the NBC series he produced, and it’s overwrought in all the worst ways. The earnest voiceover at the … Continued

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Lego DC Super-Villains Lets You Wreak Havoc With the Baddies as a Custom Villain 

The newest trailer for Lego DC Super-Villains has arrived, which will star a custom-created supervillain of the player’s choice alongside DC’s deep catalog of bodacious bad guys. The San Diego Comic-Con trailer, which dropped today, lays out the plot, featuring a group of impostor heroes, familiar to DC Comics fans as the Justice Crime Syndicate … Continued

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The First Titans Trailer Is a Brutal Introduction to Another Very Dark DC Universe

If you’ve ever wanted to hear Robin say “Fuck Batman” before knocking the hell out of and killing a couple of street-level criminals, then allow us to show you the very first trailer for DC Universe’s upcoming live-action Titans series. Suffice to say that Teen Titans Go!, this is not. Rather than teasing us with … Continued

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DC Collectibles Gives Us Our Best Look Yet at the Aquaman Movie’s Comic-Inspired Costumes

It’s been teased for a good while now that Jason Momoa’s look in Aquaman would evolve from, well, shirtless Jason Momoa and into a suit that’s inspired by the classic look Arthur Curry has in the comics. But now we actually have a chance to get a better look at it, courtesy of a brand … Continued

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Comixology’s Next Wave of Original Comics Includes Baby Kaiju, a Biological Internet, and More

Over the past couple of years Comixology has slowly become a growing home for original comics, beyond the oodles of digital series it already sells from other publishers like Marvel and DC. Earlier this year it announced a new line of creator-owned orignal series under the Comixology Originals banner, and now even more are on … Continued

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A New Lego Set Reveals Spider-Man and Venom Don’t Need to Be Jealous of Tony Stark’s Hulkbuster Mech

As one of the few superheroes without any powers, Tony Stark instead brings some impressive toys to battle—including the towering Hulkbuster armor—that must make other heroes jealous. But as io9 can exclusively reveal today, in Lego’s new set, Spider-Man and Venom have no reason to envy Stark, as the two will soon go toe-to-toe in … Continued

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We May Finally Know What Aquaman’s ‘Unite the Seven’ Means

A DCEU mystery that’s been going on for over three years might have finally been solved, thanks to the plot of James Wan’s Aquaman. Back in February of 2015, Zack Snyder posted an image. It was our first look at Jason Momoa as Aquaman in Warner Bros.’ DCEU and the words super-imposed over him sparked … Continued

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The First Images of Star Trek: Discovery Season Two Show the Enterprise, a New Alien Design

The first two official, non-production images of Star Trek: Discovery are out in the wild, and they showcase a new alien design as well as hint at a season that will begin, at least, with the meeting of the past and the present of Trek. Both of these images come from Entertainment Weekly, who’s doing … Continued

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Mego Makes a Nostalgic Return, and More of the Best Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s weekly round up of the toys that we’ll be buying immediately after we’re done staring at everything at San Diego Comic-Con next week. While there’s all that ahead of us, right now we’ve got Lego Movie 2 sets, a very stylish Half Life hero, and, as always, adorable porgs. … Continued

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Mondo’s First Ghostbusters Poster Ever Is Coming to San Diego Comic-Con 

Go into the archive on Mondo’s website and search “Ghostbusters.” Incredibly, no posters come up—which seems impossible, considering the company has been making movie posters based on basically every single property there is for over a decade. That’s about to change. Today, io9 is excited to reveal Mondo’s first Ghostbusters print. Outside of an original painting, … Continued

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The First Image From Godzilla: King of the Monsters Echoes the Best Moment From the First Film

Gareth Edwards’ 2014 Godzilla film all leads up one big moment: Godzilla cocks his head back and spews his fiery atomic breath into the throat of his enemy. That was the big finish—and now, it’s the first thing we’re seeing from the sequel. Entertainment Weekly has our first look at Godzilla: King of the Monsters, … Continued

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The Gang’s All Here in This Epic Avengers: Infinity War Art

It’s one of the greatest showdowns in recent movie history, and now it’s a “Great Showdowns” print by artist Scott Campbell. Campbell, also known as Scott C., just revealed his brand new painting inspired by Avengers: Infinity War, which pits all of the film’s heroes against all of its villains in one epic image. It’s … Continued

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The Most Awesome Toys and Collectibles That Will Destroy Your Wallet at San Diego Comic-Con 2018

If you’ve heard a rumbling sound recently, it’s probably the tumultuous herald announcing that, oh god, San Diego Comic-Con is next week. That doesn’t just mean new trailers, crazy cosplay, and wild panels, though; it means there will be so many cool and expensive toys you can try and get. Here’s a few (dozen) of … Continued

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The Very First 13th Doctor Toys and Apparel Are Here

A new Doctor on the way for the BBC’s Doctor Who can only mean one thing: fresh merchandise to go with the new look attached to the whole new incarnation of the universe’s favorite Time Lord. Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor is no exception—and her first batch of toys is surprisingly imminent. BBC Studios officially revealed … Continued

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Wizards of the Coast Is Making a Transformers Card Game

The company behind Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering is adding another card game to its tabletop roster, only it’s slightly less weird than fantastical loot-happy heroes or elemental-plane-hopping monsters summoners. It’s about those giant robots in disguise that you know and love. Today Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast officially revealed the appropriately … Continued

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An ‘Uncut’ Version of Deadpool 2 Will Screen at San Diego Comic-Con

There’s more Deadpool coming. (In the world of comics, there’s always more Deadpool coming.) In the recently released schedule for the upcoming San Diego Comic-Con, one particular thing stands out: a screening for something called Deadpool 2: Uncut, which Fox is calling “a super duper screening” that will include “maybe some surprises,” in the very … Continued

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A Cavalcade of Gorgeous Marvel Hot Toys, and More of the Fanciest Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of all things toys. This week, San Diego Comic-Con marches ever closer with even more exclusives, Batman Ninja strikes at your shelf, and Nerf is getting into laser tag. Check it out! Hot Toys Ant-Man and the Wasp Sixth-Scale Wasp Figure Evangeline Lilly… is that you? We … Continued