io9: Comic-con San Diego

First Supernatural season 7 clip features Firefly's Jewel Staite!

Charlie Jane Anders — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 15:30:00 PDT

Sam and Dean Winchester have caught a lot of lucky breaks over the years on Supernatural, including an angel on their side and the FBI off their case. But that's all ending in season seven, according to the show's producers and stars. More »

First 2 clips from the new ThunderCats cartoon include swordplay and feline cuteness

Charlie Jane Anders — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:30:00 PDT

Yesterday, Comic-Con saw the first two clips from the ThunderCats reboot — including the young Lion-O brandishing his sword and getting powered up with lightning and red-eyed glory. Here's your first real look at ThunderCats in action! More »

We just saw the best Jeffster performance yet, at the Chuck panel!

Charlie Jane Anders — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 10:56:43 PDT

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Chuck came back to Comic-Con in a big way — with a specially shot comedy skit in which the cast tries to cope with the huge curveball the show threw at the end of the previous season. More »

First Real Look at Hawkeye from The Avengers

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:37:57 PDT

One of the biggest reveals at Comic-Con today wasn't in Hall H or Ballroom 20 — it came from Marvel, which released this amazing shot of Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye. And is that the Helicarrier in the background? More »

Matt Smith shares his ideal TARDIS vacation and teases Doctor Who's 50th birthday bash

Lauren Davis — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:45:00 PDT

Matt Smith arrived at Comic-Con yesterday ready to answer fans' silly (and not so silly) questions on everything from his favorite colored Dalek to time-travel vacations. He also promised some fun surprises for Doctor Who's 50th anniversary. More »

John Barrowman wants to play Captain Jack in the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:36:00 PDT

Matt Smith wants Captain Jack to appear in Doctor Who's 50th anniversary special. And at the Torchwood panel here at San Diego Comic-Con, John Barrowman just said that he'd like to return to the show that made him famous. More »

Game of Thrones cast talks dragons, puppet wolves, and the Khal Drogo dance. Plus, the scene George R.R. Martin doesn't want to watch.

Lauren Davis — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:40:00 PDT

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George R.R. Martin teased and quizzed the Game of Thrones cast in a panel at Comic-Con yesterday. The cast shared their greatest GoT challenges and favorite scenes, the creators hinted at what's ahead, and Martin revealed the moment he won't watch on television. More »

Surprise "Sizzle Reel" for the Deleted Scenes from Star Wars Original Trilogy

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:30:00 PDT

Everybody who went to the Star Wars Fan Movie Awards last night got a special surprise: a short "sizzle reel" showcasing the deleted scenes from the original trilogy that'll be on this fall's Blu-ray release. And here it is! More »

Can Comic-Con save the Locke and Key TV show? The comic's creators sure hope so

Cyriaque Lamar — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 20:15:00 PDT

Friday morning at Comic-Con, the pilot episode of the supernatural horror show Locke and Key — which was not picked up by Fox for the fall season — will be screened to the public for the first time. On the eve of its unveiling, io9 caught up with series writer Joe Hill and illustrator Gabriel Rodriguez about all the keynote issues. More »

The Traveler’s Guide To San Diego Comic-Con

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:51:13 PDT

Our sister site Kotaku has a fantastic guide to surviving at San Diego Comic-Con, including what to wear, where to eat, how to get around, and how to get to see the coolest stuff. We're writing down the restaurant recommendations right now. [Kotaku] More »

Astro Boy Haircuts Give Goku A Run For His Money

Meredith Woerner — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:00:00 PDT

The Astro Boy booth at Comic Con reshaped the minds of manga fans by remaking their hairstyles into Astro-dos. But besides making over the droves of fans, the booth also showed off a life-size Astro Boy suspended in mid-air, and a few new Astro pictures. Click through to check out the gallery, including a powered-down robot. More »

New Stargate Worlds Alien Gives Gaters The Come-Hither Look

Meredith Woerner — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:40:00 PDT

This cast of a sexy new alien from Stargate Words was on display at the Stargate booth at Comic-Con. Stargate Worlds is a new MMO game that connects gamers through an inspired SG-1 universe. If this is the direction of the new video game, sign me up. I can't get enough sexy alien warriors. Click through for the head-to-toe look at our new alien friends, or enemies depending on what side of the Gate you're on. More »

Blasphemy! Death Race 2000 Writer Shames Himself On Stage

Meredith Woerner — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:00:00 PDT

Proving that everyone has a price, classic movie producer Roger Corman made the world's most erroneous statement at the Comic-Con panel for the remake, Death Race. Corman got on stage and said, "Proud as I am of Death Race 2000, Death Race is a bigger and better picture." The crowd was silent...and then there were murmurs of disbelief. But that's not the only piece of total B.S. we heard at the Death Race panel. Click through for descriptions of clips, and details on director Paul W. S. Anderson avoiding the most important question of the evening. More »

Kyle XY's New Season To Be Blinded With Science

Meredith Woerner — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:00:00 PDT

Kyle XY is back in January, and we got the goods on the next season straight from the super genius' mouth. Where does the new season start? What about Kyle's love life? Are we ever going to learn more about the Mada Corporation? Matt Dallas let's io9 into Kyle's mind, and lets us know what's on his plate for the latest season. Apparently this season is going to get heavy into the science, but still leave some room for love. More »

The Crew Of Stargate Atlantis Answers Your Questions

Meredith Woerner — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:14:00 PDT

The Stargate Atlantis crew was there for you io9ers. At this years Comic-Con, io9 commenters were allowed to submit questions to the SGA crew. Click through to find out if your query was selected and learn more details on the upcoming Atlantis series, including interoffice hookups and Firefly guest stars. More »

Star Wars Clone Wars Debuts New Alien Friends And Foes

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:40:53 PDT

Star Wars: Clone Wars debuted two new clips at San Diego Comic-Con, showing us new alien races and tons of clone soldier deaths (I'm counting two decapitations, just in the clips). Director Dave Filoni sat down and talked plots and spoilers with us afterwards, including what Star Wars characters of the past will look drastically different in Clones and how the Clone-death ratio will skyrocket in this series. Full recaps and clips after the jump. More »

Forget The Drink — True Blood Is All About Sex, Sex, Sex

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PDT

True Blood, HBO's new show about vampires drinking synthetic blood, will be chock full of steamy human-on-vampire action, judging from the True Blood panel at Comic-Con. The horniest of the lot, head writer Alan Ball (Six Feet Under), spilled all the details about season one Blood. For some reason, nobody wanted to mention the fact that the show had completely recast one character from the leaked original pilot. Click through for more details on the Blood panel and our new vampire neighbors. More »

No More Billy For BSG

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:40:00 PDT

We caught up with Paul Campbell, who played Billy Keikeya, the presidential aide to Laura Roslin. Campbell confirmed the reports that he was indeed supposed to be reappearing as Roslin's mind guide through her dreams in the recent Battlestar Galacitca episode "The Hub." So eager to make up for his big missed cameo, I asked with blatant fan-girl hopes if he would pop in any future episodes, such as the season finale, which already wrapped filming. "No I'm not, sorry," said Campbell and assured me that there was no possibility of him coming back. So there — stop saying he's the final Cylon. More »

See Stargate SG-1's Beginnings In A Shiny New Light Plus New Stargate Movie In The Works

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:20:00 PDT

Looks like Stargate SG-1 is about to go the way of the original Star Wars, with fancy new CGI-enhanced special editions. At the premiere party for Stargate: Continuum, writer Brad Wright revealed that a re-cut and re-edited pilot of the original Stargate pilot might actually see the light of day in a special DVD in Blu-ray. We also got to ask your favorite Stargate stars some spoilery questions, and got Ba'al to admit he wants to be in an alien love scene. I asked Richard Dean Anderson some imperative Stargate questions, and got Teal'c to say "indeed." Click through for party pics and details. UPDATE: At the SDCC panel Wright confirmed that MGM was indeed hoping to make yet another Stargate movie. More »

Rinse Out Your Day Glo Unitards — It's Time For Tron 2

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:05:00 PDT

New footage of Tron 2, now known as Tr2n, was shown to spice up the end of The Race To Witch Mountain panel at San Diego Comic Con. And one of the intrepid light cycle riders was Jeff Bridges, who plays two different characters this time. More »