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io9Toys & CollectiblesComic-Con Is Nearly Here, and It’s Bringing the Most Exclusive Toys of the Week With It
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest in rad merchandise that’s draining our wallets. And this week, it’s even worse. We might be a month away from San Diego Comic-Con, but that just means it’s time for companies to tease us with the cool things that we can’t get without going…and … Continued
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io9MoviesWonder Woman 1984‘s New Poster Gives Us a Look at Diana’s Stunning Armor
It seems Diana Prince is going to war next summer when Wonder Woman 1984 hits theaters. A new poster debuted by director Patty Jenkins shows the DC superhero in a gleaming set of armor seemingly inspired by a famous comic book run. Here’s the tweet from Jenkins, which also comes with the news that Warner … Continued
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io9Moviesio9 March Madness: What’s the Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film of the Past Decade?
For sports fans, the best part of March is filling out brackets. But what to do if you love filling out brackets but don’t care about college basketball? You come right here because io9 has got you covered. io9 has a long history of March Madness but it’s been away for a while. Now it’s … Continued
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io9MoviesChris Pine Isn’t Sure Steve Trevor Will Be Back After Wonder Woman 1984
Chris Pine, one of the illustrious cabal of Chrises that dominates pop culture like a name-based Illuminati, isn’t entirely sure if he’s going to be doing more than just one more Wonder Woman movie. We know he’s appearing in Wonder Woman 1984, where his character Steve Trevor will be—somehow—thrust into the future to co-star, again, … Continued
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A New Study Reports That Movies Led by Women Earn More Than Those Led by Men
To listen to the way that internet trolls go on about how women becoming the central characters of franchises like Star Wars have somehow “ruined” the movies, one might be tempted to entertain the idea that women are bad for business. Common sense would tell you that isn’t at all the case, and now there’s … Continued
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Donna Troy’s Arrival on Titans Brings Clues to One of the Show’s Big Mysteries
Even though DC Universe’s Titans stars a magical harbinger of the apocalypse and an amnesiac woman who can shoot solar flares from her fingertips, the show’s somehow managed to come across as pretty “street level,” all things considered. But with the latest episode in the series, “Donna Troy”, Titans gets very clear about just how … Continued
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Titans’ Conor Leslie on Donna Troy’s Relationship With Wonder Woman and the Superhero Team
The title of this week’s episode of DC Universe’s Titans is a dead giveaway of what it’s all about, but there’s much more to “Donna Troy” than the mere introduction of a classic comics heroine. I sat down recently with actor Conor Leslie, who portrays Donna Troy on the streaming show, about what her character’s … Continued
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Holy Crap, Titans Is Giving Us Our First Live-Action Donna Troy
As DC Universe’s Titans has unfolded during its first season, what began as a small cast of high-profile heroes has grown to include a surprisingly large number of characters from DC’s canon who are making their first live-action appearances. The latest member to join the show’s ranks is one Donna Troy. In the upcoming episode … Continued
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io9Postal Apocalypse: What DC Superhero Movies Will Actually Get Made?
Hello, folks! There’s a big mailbag today, so let’s just get right to it. Can bringing back Captain Picard actually placate surly Star Trek fans? How did the Amazons build Wonder Woman’s invisible jet, anyway? And stay tuned until the end for an important announcement, too. The Lottery Gabby F.: Dear Postman, Out of all … Continued
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On-Screen Female Superheroes Are in Demand, According to a New BBC America Study
After what feels like an age of waiting, we’re finally entering a new era of female-driven genre storytelling, on screens big and small. But according to a new study launched by BBC America, it’s just a start—and it’s also a push more vital than ever, with on-screen representation becoming hugely important to young girls. Conducted … Continued
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io9MoviesA Convenient Guide Through DC’s Wild and Uncertain Film Universe
It should tell you something that we have run multiple versions of these reminder guides for the state of Warner Bros.’s DC Entertainment movie universe. But it’s not every week that your whole understanding of the fragile state of a movie universe gets turned upside down by talk of one of its biggest stars exiting, … Continued
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Report: Henry Cavill’s Superman Is Going Into Retirement [Updated]
The DC cinematic universe might have just gone through the death and rebirth of Superman, but an explosive new report suggests that it could be losing its Man of Steel for good. The Hollywood Reporter, citing sources close to Warner Bros., is reporting that after talks for a potential, long-rumored cameo in Shazam! collapsed due … Continued
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An Artist Inspired by Ukiyo-e Creates Absolutely Stunning Illustrations of Superheroes
As a kid, Gifu City artist Dakota Alexander developed a lifelong love for ukiyo-e, a style of traditional Japanese woodblock painting that became popular during the Edo period. Like many young people, Alexander also happened to have a fondness for comic books and superheroes. Ukiyo-e paintings have traditionally depicted epic, dramatic scenes plucked from significant … Continued
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io9MoviesA Real-Life Wonder Woman Dazzles at the USA Gymnastics Championship
Diana of Themyscira isn’t just a goddess who’s destined to save humankind, she’s also a stellar athlete. Gymnast Jordan Chiles took to the floor during this year’s U.S. Championships to honor everything Wonder Woman. And while she may not have taken home the gold, she did steal our hearts. During the 2018 USA Gymnastics Championships, … Continued
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io9Books & ComicsN.K Jemisin Makes Hugo Awards History With Latest Best Novel Win
The winners of the 2018 Hugo Awards are here. It might have been the first year for Worldcon’s new rules, designed to curb voting slates that haunted previous years, but it didn’t change the actual results. That’s because, for the third year in a row, women dominated the awards—including another Best Novel win for N.K. … Continued
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Watch Gal Gadot Get Fast and Furious as Vanellope’s Speed Racer Mentor in Ralph Breaks the Internet
Looks like Vanellope’s about to get some stiff competition (and a new best friend) on the racing circuit. Disney has just announced that Wonder Woman herself, Gal Gadot, will be playing a character named Shank, a street racer in a tough online racing game, in Ralph Breaks the Internet. Considering her past with The Fast … Continued
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Tom King’s Heroes in Crisis Is Going to Change the Way You Understand DC’s Finest Heroes
It’s impossible to listen to writer Tom King talk about DC Comics’ upcoming Heroes in Crisis series without gaining a new appreciation for the larger narrative project he’s been crafting across other comics, like Mister Miracle and Batman. King has brought an existential melancholy to the fore in characters like Booster Gold and Mister Miracle … Continued
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Wonder Woman 1984’s Pedro Pascal Looks Like Straight-Up Wall Street Sleaze in This First Look
Wonder Woman 1984 is shaping up to be a righteous flick, with Gal Gadot and Chris Pine putting on their best fanny packs and shoulder pads to save the world from champagne fountains and cocaine parties…or something like that. We may not yet know what role Pedro Pascal is playing in Patty Jenkins’ sequel, but … Continued
