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The Most Entertaining Cosplay Photos We've Seen in Ages

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:37:38 PST

It's really refreshing to see photos that put the "play" into "cosplay." And photographer Michael Smith at Emerald Coast Cosplay does a fantastic job of capturing the playfulness and silliness of cosplay. His photos from SukoshiCON Destin and some other recent conventions are just bursting with personality. More »

In this week's comics, a new Airbender book is on the stands!

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:20:00 PST

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What can you look forward to this Wednesday? A new Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel, Cthulhu versus The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and futuristic teens trapped in video game dystopias. Let's hop on in! More »

See the opening credits to The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 16:50:00 PST

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Get ready to forget the summer of 2010 happened all over again! The opening credits for Nickelodeon's upcoming Avatar: The Last Airbender spin-off The Last Airbender: Legend of Korra has hit the web. This clip, along with the trailer we saw a while back, looks enjoyably epic — the new series will premiere in 2012. More »

First look at the new Airbender hero, Korra of the Southern Water Tribe

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:30:00 PST

Even though M. Night Shyamalan tried to kill it, Airbender will live on. Here's the first ever close up of the brand new hero from Avatar: Legend of Korra the new series that takes place 70 years after the original. More »

A brief video history of owls in science fiction and fantasy

Alasdair Wilkins — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:35:00 PDT

The new movie Legend of the Guardians presents owls as heroic warriors fighting rival owl eugenicists. (Really.) But the owls of Ga'Hoole are just the latest in a proud tradition of fantastical owls that are alternately wise, creepy, mysterious...and awesome. More »

Despite M. Night Shyamalan's best efforts, Airbender will live on!

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:00 PDT

M. Night Shyamalan didn't kill Avatar: The Last Airbender after all. The show creators are ready to carry the series forward — 70 years into the future, to be exact. And will focus on a new female bender, Korra. More »

What the Last Airbender TV series has that the movie doesn't

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:23:52 PDT

With over 20 episodes in Avatar: The Last Airbender's first season, we knew M. Night Shyamalan would have to cut a lot to adapt it. But what ended up on the cutting room floor could have really helped this film. More »

Up close and personal with The Last Airbender's Momo and Appa

Meredith Woerner — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 07:00:00 PDT

The Last Airbender will stand or fall based on its friendly creatures. So here's your chance to get an eyeful of the live-action versions of sky-bison Appa and Momo, the bat-lemur in pictures and video. What do you think? More »

Fly into the 4 Nations of Airbender with a video tour

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:00:00 PDT

These four landscape videos are your first look at the way the live-action movie represents the expansive animated worlds of Avatar: The Last Airbender. From the looks of things, Shyamalan's mastered the land. Now what about the heart and humor? More »

Airbender's New Trailer Delivers Elemental Death And Destruction

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:00:00 PDT

The new Airbender trailer finally delivers a lot of the excitement we've been craving — including Appa in action and the first appearance of the glider. Watch the entire Fire Nation go to bloody, fiery war. More »

Now Taking Your Airbender Questions For M. Night Shyamalan

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:00:00 PST

Tomorrow, we'll be chatting face-to-face with the master of the twist ending himself, director M. Night Shyamalan. So please, post your Airbender questions for M. Night below. Ask away, yip yip! More »

Stare Into The Face Of Live-Action Airbender's Appa

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:00:00 PST

This is it - the fluffy flying bison we've been waiting for! How is M. Night Shyamalan going to bring the giant six-legged beast named Appa to life? Like this. Check out the whole line of new Airbender movie toys. More »

Latest Airbender Trailer Reveals New Characters And First Dialogue

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:46:50 PST

There's a brand Airbender trailer that finally shows what everyone has been waiting for: characters talking. The heart of the Avatar cartoon isn't FX or martial arts, it's the characters. Now that the characters are acting, what do you think? More »

Can Live-Action Airbender Live Up To The Cartoon?

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:51:12 PST

The first real footage from M. Night Shyamalan's Airbender came out this week and we've rounded up the latest screengrabs, poster and behind-the-scenes shots, to see if this live-action feature can live up to the cartoon. More »

Airbender's Superbowl Trailer Comes Out Early

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:11:03 PST

Finally, we can see the first ever real footage from M. Night's Airbender. This brand new trailer, which is set to come out on Superbowl Sunday, is already here. Feast your airbending light-up eyes on these new worlds. More »

First Reviews Of M. Night Shyamalan's Airbender

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:00:00 PST

The Last Airbender has started test screenings, and the reviews are pouring in. Find out what the people are saying about "M. Night Shyamalan's Star Wars". More »

Blink And You'll Miss First Last Airbender Clip

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:00:09 PDT

The first footage from M. Night Shyamalan's movie version of The Last Airbender is online - but it's only ten seconds of candles and people in hoods. Will the internet erupt in outrage nonetheless? More »

The Live Action Faces Of Avatar: The Last Airbender Surface

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:00:00 PDT

Fierce twelve-year-old Noah Ringer sports his best Aang attack in the first ever official pictures from M. Night Shyamalan's Airbender (the name Avatar being taken). More »

Lost Is Officially Excellent, Announces Awards Body

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 08:00:54 PDT

Following in Battlestar Galactica's footsteps, ABC's time-tossed island drama Lost was awarded a Peabody Award for Excellence this week. And it wasn't the only show you're familiar with that walked away with a gong. More »

Shyamalan's Avatar Cast Gets Colorful, Finally

Graeme McMillan — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 07:30:10 PST

Stop the (internet) press! A non-white actor has been cast in M. Night Shyamalan's adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender! Have the internet protests been having an effect on the embattled production after all? More »

Avatar Casting Makes Fans See... White

Graeme McMillan — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 12:41:51 PST

M. Night Shyamalan's movie version Avatar: The Last Airbender is apparently in danger already, as fans of the original animated series protest seemingly racist casting decisions. Is there nothing the director can do right anymore? More »

Some Notable Absences at Comic-Con

Graeme McMillan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:23:53 PDT

With this year's San Diego Comic-Con just around the corner, now is normally the time that publishers, movie studios, comic creators and various other celebrities start making the kind of noises that get fans excited about what's to come. This year, however, things are starting out slightly differently with the news that Paramount Pictures and publisher Tokyopop won't be exhibiting at the show. More »