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In the new Conan The Barbarian comic, the Cimmerian takes to the seas with a perpetually naked pirate queen

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:00:00 PDT

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At the New York Comic Con, io9 spoke with author Brian Wood (DMZ, Northlanders) and illustrator Becky Cloonan (Demo, American Virgin) about their new Conan The Barbarian series for Dark Horse Comics. The animated duo told io9 about their various upcoming projects (and elaborated on the creative hurdles one encounters when drawing a sexy pirate naturist). More »

4 lesser-known members of the Fantastic Four

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:00:00 PST

With a name like the Fantastic Four, you'd think the superteam would have a fairly static membership. But no, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing frequently go on sabbatical and/or die, thus requiring awesomely ridiculous replacements. More »

KISS vs. Doctor Doom is the best and/or worst comic you'll read today

Cyriaque Lamar — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 16:30:09 PST

In 1977, famed make-up rockers KISS teamed up with Marvel Comics to produce KISS, the only comic book in history to feature Paul Stanley psychoanalyzing Dr. Doom. Also, the comic was printed using the band's blood. Literacy, ahoy! 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 »

Science Fiction's Presidents Of The 21st Century

Alasdair Wilkins — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:00:00 PDT

Looking to get a jump on the history books? Science fiction already has a complete list of the men, women, and murderous aliens who occupy the White House in this bright new 21st century. More »

Unfathomable And Unpleasant Comics Await You

Graeme McMillan — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 09:00:44 PST

The recession may have meant that you couldn't buy that life-size Battlestar Galactica Raptor prop, but that doesn't mean that there aren't cheaper ways to nerd out. Especially with a week of comics like this. More »

Oh My God, They Killed Tony!

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:00:42 PDT

Click to viewApparently, Marvel Comics took the success of The Dark Knight pretty badly, if this recently-released teaser image is anything to go by. Maybe a little too badly - I mean, killing Iron Man because his movie wasn't the biggest hit of the summer? Isn't that going a little too far? While the publisher isn't saying what comic this image is from, we're wondering if it has something to do with Dark Reign, the next stage of superhero drama for Marvel's heroes following the end of Secret Invasion. More »

How to Travel Through Time in Nine Easy Steps

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:35:03 PST

Everyone wants a personal time travel device, but with so many different devices to choose from, how do you make a well-informed decision? Everyone knows about Doc Brown's Delorean, the Doctor's TARDIS, and H.G. Wells' contrapulation, but what about some of the other time time travel gizmos? We walk you through the nine best ones, and explain how each one can take you back to that painful high school moment. More »