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Superboy shows up on Smallville and hits on Lois Lane

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 11:00:25 PST

After last week's mind-boggling "drunk Superman bachelor party" episode, Smallville came down to Earth with "Scion," the latest installment in the saga of Lex Luthor's hyper-aging clone (or as I call him, "Clex"). The thing is, Clex might not be willing to assume Lex's Machiavellian mantle. Genetics have a different fate in store for this hormonal...half-Kryptonian? More »

Comic book coloring flub turns Darkseid into the universe's most evil pornographer (NSFW)

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:40:00 PDT

In this cover by Jack Kirby, Darkseid's supposed to be lighting a stick of dynamite that will blow up in his foe's face. Thanks to a coloration error, the dynamite becomes something more illicit, but there's still blowing going on. More »

Why do Superman movies keep featuring the same old enemies?

Alasdair Wilkins — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:00:00 PDT

We only just learned Zack Snyder is directing the Superman reboot, and already the word is that General Zod is coming back as the villain. Seriously, we have to ask: where the hell are some new Superman villains? More »

We have super spoilers for Season 10 of Smallville

Cyriaque Lamar — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 10:50:26 PDT

At the last Smallville Comic-Con panel, the cast confirmed who would be Clark's antagonist this year, what new DC characters would cameo, and whether Clark would finally fly up, up, and away. Afterward, we interviewed the show's actors and writers. More »

The Top 10 New Era Superhero Caps

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:01:44 PST

New Era, the official hatter of Major League Baseball, produces a line of superhero-themed baseball caps. You can find hats featuring heroes like Batman, but wouldn't you rather have an awesomely ridiculous chapeau like "The Batzarro" or "The Rastafarian Darkseid?" More »

7 Supervillains We Wouldn't Mind Taking Over The World (And Why)

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:00:11 PDT

We watch their so-called "fiendish" schemes being defeated on a regular basis, but have you ever stopped to wonder whether life would be better if the bad guy won? Here're some villains we're rooting for... and why we're doing so. More »

Final Crisis Is Frustrating, Flawed And Arguably Worth It All

Graeme McMillan — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:40:00 PDT

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It's a bold book about the end of the world, full of big ideas, epic events and beautiful art, and starring some of pop culture's biggest icons. So why does the hardcover collection of DC's Final Crisis disappoint? More »

Four Guys and a Lady Who Could Probably Control Your World (Whether You Like It or Not)

Alyssa Johnson — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 09:00:07 PST

Whether actual gods or just godlike, here are five comic book characters that it's probably better not to get on the bad side of. And if you'd like to worship them, that might help, too. More »

How Darkseid Can Visit Smallville Without Embarrassing Himself

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:00:35 PDT

While we hope and pray that the rumor about Darkseid appearing in the next season of Smallville has no basis in truth whatsoever, the fact that the makers of the CW's most frustrating hour of television have already made Brainiac into a schoolteacher points towards it being real with the Source's very own flaming finger of fate. But is there a way to put the personification of pure evil (and probable inspiration for Darth Vader) into Smallville without it sucking? We look at the possibilities and spoil you some more under the jump. More »

Meet The New Gods, Not Exactly The Same As The Old Gods

Graeme McMillan — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:00:04 PDT

They're the core characters behind DC's summer extravaganza Final Crisis, but that doesn't mean that you necessarily know who Darkseid, Orion, Metron or any of the rest of the New Gods actually are. Before "evil wins" in the DC Universe, here's a quick primer to let you know just what a Fourth World actually is, anyway. More »

Superman, Batman Face Their Mortality And Morality In Final Crisis

Graeme McMillan — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:37:31 PDT

Marvel's Secret Invasion may be the comic book getting all the press right now, but DC's Final Crisis is truly the big idea event comic of the year. At least, if the latest interview with writer Grant Morrison is anything to go by. A seven-part series involving all of the DC Universe and detailing what happens when the good guys lose, Morrison is promising things fan have never seen before when the series begins in May. More »

Transhumans Go On Quests for Doom In This Week's Comics

Graeme McMillan — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:00:07 PDT

If there was ever a contest for "most perfect new comic for io9 readers," Jonathan Hickman and JM Ringuet may have come up with a winner with their new series Transhuman. Add in a new anthology of SF and fantasy for kids, some collections of classic and... well, less than classic material and a new comic based on Peter David's Star Trek: New Frontier series of novels, and this Wednesday may be the day that you have to give all your money to the comic man. Find out more after the jump. More »