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With The Avengers hitting theaters this summer, audiences are eagerly anticipating a chiseled parade of superhuman beefcake saving the world, not unlike if the Chippendales were conscripted as U.N. Peacekeepers. But did you know that Marvel Comics actually rated The Avengers according to hotness two decades ago? More »
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With Marvel's announcement that the Black Panther will become the American Panther, complete with a red, white, and blue uniform, a crew of cartoonists decided to see how other super characters might look with a similarly patriotic makeover. More »
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A blonde sex-worker breaks her rule against kissing clients — only to run into the worst case of identity theft in history, in this clip from Marvel's animated Black Panther, out now on DVD. More »
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Director Matthew Vaughn explains the much-derided X-Men: First Class cast photo and offers new images to make up for it. Robert Downey Jr. is leaving the Wizard of Oz prequel, but an equally big name could take his place. Spoilerbunga! More »
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What's in your comic book store this Wednesday? New adventures for Black Panther and Cade Skywalker and reprints of old gems from awesome artists like Moebius, Amanda Conner, and Stan Sakai. It's always comic book Wednesday somewhere. More »
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The head of Marvel Studios reveals their next four movies, which characters he wants to see get movies, and little things to look out for in The Avengers and Thor. A veteran of ER is joining the Torchwood cast. Spoilers! More »
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District 9 director Neil Blomkamp's next film could feature a huge star. The Spider-Man reboot casts a super-villain's child, while we learn who won't be in Captain America and The Avengers. Which actress will be the new Barbarella? Spoilers! More »
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Djimon Hounsou did the voice of Black Panther in a short-lived animated series, and he was in line to play the part if there'd been a third Fantastic Four movie. But Hounsou tells io9 he's still dying to play T'Challa. More »
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Marvel recently announced that Black Panther would replace Daredevil as "The Man Without Fear." This switcheroo isn't the first time a superhero or superteam's had an identity crisis. Here's five of these strange occasions. More »
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Dardevil's heroic credentials were tarnished in the recent Shadowland miniseries, so Marvel's released teaser images by io9 favorite Francesco Francavilla auditioning a new Man Without Fear. My money's on Kraven or Falcon as the scion to Hell's Kitchen. More »
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At the opening festivities of Comic-Con, we caught up with the one and only Stan Lee at Activision's Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions party. At this soiree, Stan the Man divulged that he wishes he dreamt up DC's Main Man, Lobo. More »
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With Marvel's A-listers ensnared in preexisting movie franchises, it appears Disney's cultivating the publisher's second-tier superheroes. Two writers behind the upcoming Conan flick are penning a Dr. Strange script, and Disney's apparently producing short films for heroes like Luke Cage. More »
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John Romita Jr. has illustrated almost every Marvel hero, but in Kick-Ass, his work delves into brutally real superheroics. With the Kick-Ass movie due soon, Romita discussed the film's animated segment he directed and his encounters with flesh-and-blood vigilante superheroes. More »
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There's no other way to get around it: This is a week where you're going to want to take your wallet to the comic store. There's a lot of good stuff coming out. More »
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We've known about Marvel's Black Panther cartoon since July, but it was only this weekend that the studio announced who would be providing the voice of Wakanda's warrior king. Now we know who will be heating up his own prime-time series next year: Blood Diamond and Alias star Djimon Hounsou. More »
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Obviously, someone at Marvel Studios agreed with us when we said that African superhero the Black Panther should be a star in his own right. One of the exclusive previews fans will be able to see at next week's San Diego Comic-Con is of BET's new Black Panther animated series. More »
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Jon Favreau may have spilled the unsurprising beans on who the movie version of Marvel’s Avengers consists of, but what does he know? He may not even be making Iron Man 2: This Time, He’s Rusty! We here at io9 would rather see a movie that builds around the core franchise heroes with some lesser-known names from the Marvel library. Join us under the jump for our list of (io)9 potential new movie idols. More »
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