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io9MoviesWhile We’re Arguing if Marvel Movies Are Art, Let’s Also Let Them Be Sexy, Dammit
The internet is currently in what feels like an endless cycle of asking artsy film directors their thoughts about Marvel movies and then getting mad at those thoughts. So, you know, it’s just a regular time on the internet. But among that tiresome discourse, at least one director had a point we could get behind: … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsDennis Liu’s Newest Superhero Is a Shapeshifting Teenage Girl Named Ling
Meet Ling. She’s a normal girl, dealing with boy troubles, social stress, the awkwardness of growing up. She can also shapeshift. And has a magic fox friend. And a broom that can… shoot laser beams? Okay, maybe she’s not a normal girl. Dennis Liu has a great pedigree when it comes to making superheroes outside … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThis Batman Day, I Have to Admit My Favorite Batman Isn’t Bruce Wayne
He’s not even my second favorite, either. Okay, so, yeah, Batman Day is a made-up holiday, but it still has me pondering. And, honestly, I’m just not that excited by Bruce Wayne. There was a period when I was fascinated by this character, all rolled into his brooding psychological struggles and his elegant, sneaky way … Continued
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io9You Can Watch the First Episode of the New Kamen Rider Online, But There’s a Catch
Through Power Rangers, Japan’s iconic superhero franchise Super Sentai has been allowed a sort of renaissance in the west recently. So has Ultraman, thanks to growing international interest in the franchise. But one of Japan’s most enduring hero series, Kamen Rider, hasn’t been afforded the same chance… but that could be about to change. Could. … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsSuperman Is Not Great at Leisure Time in This Cute Parody
Taking a day off is an important part of self care. Doing things you’re behind on, pursuing your hobbies, getting a little extra sleep. Everyone needs that. If you can’t take care of yourself, you’ll struggle to support others. Even Superman needs a break. In a recent sketch by Studio C, Clark Kent is, unfortunately, … Continued
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io9MoviesRobert Rodriguez Is Making a Kids Superhero Movie Starring Priyanka Chopra, Captain Marvel‘s Akira Akbar, and More
Robert Rodriguez is returning to his Spy Kids roots for a new movie with Netflix. According to Deadline, Rodriguez is writing, producing, and directing an original movie called We Can Be Heroes. In the film “alien invaders kidnap Earth’s superheroes, meaning a group of children have to team up to save their parents and the … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThe Boys‘ Superhero Cheesecake Calendar Is, Uh, Fish-Flavored
Even though superheroes are people with idealized bodies that we’re supposed to ogle and wonder at, because of how seemingly impossible they are, it’s rare that you see male-bodied heroes objectified in a way that highlights their sex appeal. Every so often, you might get a glimpse of Nightwing’s ass or Batman’s wang, but those … Continued
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io9Viola Davis Is Turning Julia Hart’s Underrated Sci-Fi Film Fast Color Into an Amazon Series
The year is 2019, and people are not heeding the warnings about our planet’s imminent pivot to the apocalypse. Also, not enough of them are watching movies like Julia Hart’s Fast Color that provide insightful commentary about the state of the world through the superheroic lens we all love so much. That’s about to change, … Continued
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io9The Nevers, Joss Whedon’s Victorian Sci-Fi Series for HBO, Shares Its Full Cast of Colorful Characters
The last we heard about “Joss Whedon’s HBO show about Victorian ladies with superpowers,” also known as The Nevers, was a few months back, when Outlander’s Laura Donnelly snagged the lead. Until today, that is, with this robust list of character descriptions and the actors who’ve been cast. Whedon is executive producer, showrunner, writer, and … Continued
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Tech NewsWearable Muscle Stimulators Can Speed Up Human Reflexes to Create Instant Superheroes
It’s hard not to be envious of Spider-Man’s ability to dodge attacks using his superhuman reflexes when you still drop your toast on the floor some mornings. But a radioactive spider bite might not be the only way to gain superhuman reflexes, because researchers have demonstrated a method of super-charging human reflexes by using a … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThe Boys’ Showrunner Wants It to Be ‘the Most Brutally Realistic Depiction of Superheroes’
When the upcoming adaptation of The Boys hits Amazon Prime this week, showrunner Eric Kripke says that the series’ main aim is to show “superheroes as insecure, fucked-up, self-serving, and selfish as real humans really would be if given super powers.” How does that feel? According to Jack Quaid, who plays main character Hughie: “gooey.” … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsThe Spice Girls Are the Power of Friendship in the Incredibly Sweary New Trailer for The Boys
Sporty, Scary, Posh, Baby, and Ginger—not just purveyors of pop perfection (or potential upcoming superheroic movie stars). Turns out, they’re valuable examples of leadership qualities… at least to the dysfunctional stars of Amazon’s adaptation of The Boys. Amazon has just released a new and spectacularly NSFW trailer—seriously, there are almost as many variations on the word … Continued
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io9MoviesLearn More About Fast Color‘s Family of Creative Superheroines in This Exclusive Clip
Julia Hart’s Fast Color is unique amongst the vast majority of recent superhero movies because it tells the story of three generations of black women who all share metahuman abilities which allow them to create strange and powerful things. While most cape films focus on spectacles of destruction, Fast Color instead leads with the idea … Continued
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io9Arnold Schwarzenegger’s New Stan Lee Project Is Basically Kindergarten Cop With Superheroes
Apparently, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the late Stan Lee had something in common: a shared passion for the spiritual return of Kindergarten Cop. That desire between the bodybuilder-turned-actor-turned-political-figure and the dearly missed Marvel icon is apparently the impetus behind the newly announced animated series Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, coming from Genius Brands, Lee’s POW! Entertainment, and … Continued
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io9MoviesBrightburn Is an Entertaining Superhero Horror Story Told in a Very Clunky Way
The biggest compliment I can give Brightburn is that, when it ended, I would have sat through a sequel immediately. It’s a film that blends two popular genres to create a scenario and world that are fascinating and terrifying, and you instantly want to learn more about them. Unfortunately, all of that is sprinkled around … Continued
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io9MoviesJames Gunn Thinks Brightburn Is a Perfect Memorial Day Movie
Brightburn, produced by James Gunn, is a dark take on superhero mythology. What if Superman wasn’t a nice, innocent, helpful child, but instead absolutely terrifying? The moral of the story, says director David Yarovesky, according to Entertainment Weekly, is simple, and not exactly a spoiler. “Maybe adopting an alien baby you find in the woods … Continued
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io9Joss Whedon’s New Sci-Fi Show The Nevers Has Found Its Star
Whedon’s next big TV venture for HBO now has a lead star for its group of superpowered Victorian heroines. Deadline reports that Outlander’s Laura Donnelly has been tapped to star in The Nevers, Joss Whedon’s new HBO project with his Buffy co-writers Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie about a group of supernaturally-powered Victorian women tasked … Continued
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io9Sometimes the Best Superhero Crossovers Are the Simplest (and Silliest)
Next week, Avengers: Endgame finally hits theaters. Meticulous plans, endless teases, hushed whispers, and millions of dollars worth of moviemaking heft across a decade have gone into this grand coming together of Marvel’s mightiest. But sometimes a purer joy can found in having a superheroic mashup…just because? Earlier this year, ahead of the premiere of … Continued
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io9MoviesOne More Excellent Detail Into the Spider-Verse Gets Right From Superhero Comics
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse gets a lot of things right. So right, it’s now Oscar-winning, or really, more importantly, the coveted io9 Best Movie of the Year 2018. But with the film now finally available digitally, rewatching it recently reminded me that it embraced another tried-and-tested comic book concept that most superhero movies tend to … Continued
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io9The Newest Promo For Power Rangers Beast Morphers Is An Exciting Throwback
Some things never change. While so much of the media landscape is so different than it was from when I was a kid, there’s one constant: kid’s commercials. Ads for kid’s shows play the same way now they did fifteen years ago. And, like in the case of this new promo for Power Rangers Beast … Continued
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