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Yesterday, we saw the first salvo of plastic homunculi to come out of Toy Fair. Today, glimpses of upcoming LEGO Lord of The Rings, Avengers, and Marvel and DC Comics play sets have begun circulating around the internet. Check out such characters as Lex Luthor, Loki, Magneto, Deadpool, and that freewheeling cave troll making their Toy Fair debut.

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The Robocop reboot finds a writer. Man of Steel casts another version of Clark Kent. Check out new images from The Hunger Games and John Carter. Plus get the last word from the stars and director of Chronicle! More »
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Michael Fassbender will keep Magneto ambiguous in the X-Men: First Class sequel. Two actresses join Tom Cruise for Oblivion. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter will be bigger than The Matrix. Plus huge updates for Fringe, Once Upon a Time, and more! More »
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It looks as though Doctor Who could be signing up a new companion next fall. Executive producer Steven Moffat may just have pointed us towards her - and it's someone we've seen before on the show! More »
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DC and Marvel have crossed over their superheroes officially on several occasions, but what about those times canny writers and illustrators snuck these titanic team-ups under the table? Here's a bunch of times Marvel and DC creators stealthily transcended universes.

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New set photos for Christopher Nolan's final Batman movie reveal that even if Batman is now at odds with the Gotham police, his alter ego Bruce Wayne is still with them... and even hanging out with Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Officer John Blake! More »
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We have a metric ton of spoilers on Doctor Who and Supernatural. Space adventures Europa and 1,000 A.E. prepare to blast off. Plus new set photos for The Dark Knight Rises show off Batman and Catwoman's alter egos! More »
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Big summer crossover season is in full swing, as DC and Marvel both release slew of Flashpoint and Fear Itself tie-in books. Also, Richard K. Morgan returns to comics, and the purple-pantsed goliath puts on a familiar face. More »
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Real superheroes usually create their own crime-fighting monikers, but one freelance do-gooder in Wenatchee, Washington (a.k.a. "The Apple Capital of the World") has assumed the mantle of Marvel Comics' "Merc With A Mouth," the deranged assassin Deadpool. Malefactors beware. More »
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The star and director of Green Lantern explain the movie's story arc, its villain, and what might lie ahead in sequels. We've also got lots of Super 8 and Doctor Who teasers, plus a complete rundown of Torchwood's supporting cast. More »
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Throughout Thor's illustrious career, his powers have been appropriated by a slew of other comic book heroes. Not all of these heroes carried his official hammer, Mjolnir, but almost all of them dressed as lunatics while imitating the Thunder God.

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The long-awaited Deadpool movie will be directed by Tim Miller, a visual effects guru who worked on X-Men, Daredevil and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. This will be Miller's directorial debut. And Ryan Reynolds is reportedly still starring. More »
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You may have heard that beleaguered Hot Shots: Part Deux thespian Charlie Sheen has been having a bit of a strange time lately, what with his free verse interviews about tiger blood and warlocks and whatnot. More »
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Peter Parker is headed to a new school in The Amazing Spider-Man. A Thor writer reveals the Asgardian's most humiliating defeat. Is Batman finally getting a plane? Plus tons of juicy updates on Fringe, The Walking Dead, and True Blood! More »
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What if Ryan Reynolds had made the Deadpool movie instead of Green Lantern? It probably would have looked a little something like this. One fan improves the Green Lantern trailer by completely replacing him with the Merc with a Mouth. More »
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It's fair to say that Deadpool's been overexposed lately, so Marvel's offering readers a chance to axe one of his four monthly titles; Deadpool Corps and Deadpool Team-Up are on the chopping block. Vote here for this perverse promotion. More »
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While chatting with Rhett Reese about his latest addition to the terminally-panicked collection of antiheroes in Anxiety, we also touched base about his upcoming Hollywood projects. Find out what's happening with Deadpool, G.I. Joe 2 and Zombieland 2. More »
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The screenplay to the upcoming Deadpool movie leaked online yesterday, and we had a chance to read it. Good news: It's very close to the original comic book in tone and content. Bad news: it wouldn't make a great movie. More »
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Peter Jackson offers some insight into The Hobbit's dwarven heartthrobs. Deadpool may have its director, another Spider-man role's up for recasting, and Noomi Rapace talks Alien and Sherlock Holmes. Plus, more on Megamind, Ouija, Transformers 3, Supernatural, SGU, and Smallville. More »
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Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool will be more hardcore than the comic. The Crow loses a director, while Paul Giamatti joins a new supernatural-drug film. Torchwood's new characters revealed! Plus Green Lantern hints, Tron Legacy poster, and new details for Outcasts. More »
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Ryan Reynolds is currently readying for his big tentpole debut as Green Lantern next year. But now that we've read a script review for his other superhero movie, Deadpool, we're more excited about Wade Wilson than Hal Jordan. Spoilers ahead... More »
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Get the inside scoop on the world of Skyline and the characters of Deadpool. Martin Freeman still wants to be The Hobbit. Plus Rendezvous with Rama, Ghostbusters 3, 28 Months Later, Caprica, Fringe...and, just for fun, Eastbound and Down. More »
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Wednesday, October 7, is a big day at your comic shop. Marvel unleashes a tsunami of autumn releases (including Tron Betrayal and Deadpool MAX), a Joss Whedon-penned Buffy hits, and the second issue of Alan Moore's Cthulhu comic is out. More »
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Legions of Deadpool fans are waiting anxiously for the Merc With A Mouth's spin-off movie, hoping it'll redress Wade Wilson's mistreatment in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. But Ryan Reynolds told us he'll either star in Deadpool or R.I.P.D... but not both. More »
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Ryan Reynolds just shared his thoughts on his other upcoming comic book movie, Deadpool, calling it a "nasty piece of work." So does this mean the movie is still on? More »
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Another zany superhero costume is being made realistic in the transfer to the silver screen. Andrew Garfield talks Spider-Man. Get your first extended look at Olivia Munn on Chuck. There are huge Fringe spoilers and a new Caprica promo. Spoilerama! More »
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Ghostbusters 3 might be turning over the proton packs to a second-generation Ghostbuster. Mad Max 4 has an utterly insane number of stunts and cars. The Fantastic Four reboot is eying a big name for its all-CGI Thing. Spoiler time! More »
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An X-Men producer explains what they're learning from the other Marvel franchise. There's another crazy Batman 3 rumor. See Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page fight crime in Super. Plus everything you want to know about Syfy's superhero comedy Three Inches. More »
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Warner Brothers is already developing the Green Lantern 2 screenplay, long before GL1 is even finished. Pair that with rumors that Green Lantern will be a trilogy shot back-to-back, and where does that leave Ryan Reynolds' other superhero movie: Deadpool? More »
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Rumors are swirling that Robert Rodriguez is in negotiations for the Deadpool movie. We can see why Rodriguez would want to direct the Deadpool film, the character is a perfect blend of violence and laughs. But should he? [L.A. Times] More »
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The latest Superman rumor will have you breaking out the early morning Scotch and cigarettes in celebration. See Green Lantern's star-crossed lovers, and hear what Deadpool will have to say. David Fincher tells us what's cool about Jules Verne. Spoilerage! More »
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Scott Pilgrim's Finest Hour is on sale today! Will Scott find Ramona? What's Gideon Graves' master scheme? Will Sex Bob-omb stop sucking? All this and Alan Moore's long-awaited H.P. Lovecraft comic, Neonomicon. More »
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This October, Marvel will debut DeadpoolMAX, an R-rated take on the Merc with a Mouth from the creative team of writer David Lapham (Young Liars, Crossed: Family Values) and illustrator Kyle Baker (Plastic Man). More »
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In this week's comics haul, the sanity of two big-league comic protagonists — Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead and Billy Butcher of The Boys — hits a breaking point. When our lead characters go bonkers, we're all the richer for it. More »
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Fox's Deadpool motion picture is Robert Rodriguez's if he wants it. Although the Predators producer hasn't committed to the project one way or the other, we think his gonzo brand of action-comedy fits Wade Wilson's sensibilities rather nicely. [Slashfilm]. More »
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Ryan Reynolds is the go-to guy for superheroes right now, thanks to his roles as Deadpool and Green Lantern. But his performance as Captain Excellent in Paper Man, opening wide today? You can skip that. Really. Spoilers ahead. More »
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What comics Need More Dazzler this week? Brightest Day and Siege: Loki do readers a solid, whereas Hulked Out Heroes reads exponentially better if you've been tippling.
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Welcome to the first installment of io9's weekend comic book review column Needs More Dazzler, a column founded on the ethos that most comics would be improved by a dose of the most divinely flamboyant X-lady, Dazzler. More »
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When superhero/supervillain costumes succeed on the big screen, it's a miracle. But it's also rare. The movie superhero outfits are a multiverse of fail, and here are 40-odd examples of total costume catastrophe. Brace yourself, this won't be pretty. More »
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Will there be comics this week? Maybe: Diamond's HQ has been without power thanks to the East-Coast snowpocalypse, meaning some shipments may be delayed. But if comics arrive, they'll include assassin monkeys and the men who try to stop them. More »
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