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What's in comic shops tomorrow? Well, two of the internet's favorite things are smushed together head-on at the spinner racks! Also, new Conan the Barbarian, Fantastic Four, and the end of Jason Aaron's run on PunisherMAX! More »
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If you're a comic book character, chances are you don't age at a normal rate (unless you're the Punisher or a character in Love and Rockets). Still, that hasn't stopped artist Ilias Kyriazis from taking the tots, tykes, and tweens of the Marvel Universe today and imagining where they'll be 15 years down the road. Here's his conception of the Avengers of 2027 A.D. More »
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Courtesy of Marvel Comics, here's an exclusive sneak peek at the interiors of the next issue of Fantastic Four. More »
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Superheroes are great at solving crimes, but downright awful at the intricacies of spatial design. More »
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A weekend bash at Tony Stark's beach house in the Hamptons catches a relaxed moment with the Avengers. Crystal flirts with Johnny Storm at the Richards' posh New York bash. Senator Robert Kennedy plays host to the Fantastic Four. More »
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What if your boss was one of the greatest fictional monsters in the universe? It could be a terrifying experience, one your career might never recover from. More »
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In the incredibly strange scene from the 1978 cartoon series The New Fantastic Four, Reed Richards bests Magneto with his secret weapon...the wooden gun. Who knew Reed Richards was such an avid hobbyist? Who knew Magneto was such a weenie? More »
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In your friendly neighborhood comic shop this week, the Fantastic Four rebrand themselves and Alan Moore concludes his psychosexual Lovecraft tale — in short, comicdom's first family and the diametric opposite of good, clean family fun. Read on! More »
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What if you were the artist of the first issue of Fantastic Four and had to design the characters with no knowledge other than the fact that they're somewhat mutated astronauts? More »
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Dwayne McDuffie's work is a huge reason why many of us still care about superheroes, and comics generally. He reportedly died today, of unknown causes. More »
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After creating a family tree for Marvel's merry mutants, Joe Stone has now drawn up a similar diagram for the Fantastic Four. This one's a little tougher, what with your Skrulls and heralds of Galactus and extended Richards clan. Click on the lower right-hand corner to expand. More »
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In the wake of the death of Johnny Storm, the Fantastic Four are getting both a new member and a name change. Today Marvel announced that Spider-Man would be joining the ranks of Reed Richards, Sue Storm, and Ben Grimm, starting in FF #1, which comes out March 23 with the creative team of Jonathan Hickman (script) and Steve Epting (pencils): More »
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Now here's an easy way to transition from tattered, tapped posters to geeky elegance. Retire your ratty clippings for a retro throwback mural from Marvel. Choose from Captain, Thor, Spider-Man the Fantastic Four and more! More »
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Unless you've somehow discovered how to read the internet via smoke signals or two cans and twine, you probably know that someone kicks it in the Fantastic Four today. Yes, the rumors are true. Doomsday and Bane murder the whole team. More »
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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 »
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Justin Van Genderen's minimalist travel posters had us ready to book a cruiser to Hoth. In his latest set of posters, he invites us to hit the great comic book cities, where superheroes roam and disaster strikes. [Flickr via ComicsAlliance] More »
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In honor of Election Night 2010, let's remember the bizarre historical minutiae comic books have taught us about the ol' U.S. of A. You know, like the time Henry Kissinger met Doctor Doom.

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In 1994, Roger Corman produced a $2 million adaptation of The Fantastic Four that never hit theaters. This deranged lost film introduced novel twists to the Four's origin story...like an evil hobo jeweler. More »
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Zack Snyder is coy about General Zod, but he's got a clear idea for what he wants to do with Superman. Plus more on the "Brad Pitt in Super 8 rumor," and Bruce Willis talks two very different superhero movies! More »
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Who's the greatest mad scientist of all? Here's your chance to vote, in the io9 Mad Scientist Smackdown! A battle of wits, weird inventions and pure crazy. First up: who'd win in a battle between Walter Bishop and Reed Richards? More »
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James Cameron says the Avatar saga might not end with the third movie. Sylvester McCoy is looking to join The Hobbit after all - just not as Bilbo. The Fantastic Four reboot might have found the new Doctor Doom. Spoilerama! More »
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The cities of the future will be huge and super-dense — but will they also be alive? Could the increasingly complex systems needed to manage the next generation of megacities become our first true artificial intelligence? More »
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Avatar's producer explains what he and his team will be doing while waiting for the sequel script. J.J. Abrams' Super 8 has some seriously mysterious filming reports. Shia LaBeouf gushes about Indy 5's coolness. Plus new Fringe clips. Spoiler life! More »
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The alpha and the omega of Marvel movie rumors all boils down to which character one actress wants (or doesn't want) to play. Five actresses are vying to play Spider-Man's girlfriend. Plus Cowboys & Aliens, Skyline, and much, much more! More »
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Superhero comics are full of knockoffs, parodies, and shameless copies of iconic characters. And nobody gets copied more often than Superman and the Fantastic Four. Which of them has the best copy-cat characters? We break it down for you. More »
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When you look through Miles Teves' online concept art portfolio, it's hard not to feel sad about how cool Terminator 3 and Terminator Salvation, plus a Dune movie, could have looked. And his design for Spider-Man's Goblin is clearly superior. More »
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Lost in all the hoopla about the X-Men and Spider-Man reboots? Let's talk about the other franchise that Marvel is resurrecting. Yes, Fantastic Four begins again, with a new producer, writer, and now a title. More »
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Michael Chiklis may not have been a perfect cop in The Shield, but he looks like he might be a great superhero in No Ordinary Family, coming to ABC this fall. It's more light-hearted than Heroes, judging from the trailer. More »
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James Bond saves the world sometimes. So does Captain Kirk. But at least in the movies, superheroes don't - they're too busy fighting personal spats. Here's why superheroes on the big screen should save the damn world now and then. More »
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Nothing says retro-cool quite like an expertly rendered homage to classic paperback cover design. And it's even cooler if the covers are for characters like Daredevil, the Fantastic Four, and The Incredible Hulk. 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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Is Johnny Storm the new Captain America? The Marvel superhero crossover may come true with the new rumor that Chris Evans, who played the Human Torch in Fox's Fantastic Four movies has been offered the role of Captain America. More »
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What better way to show your love for Marvel Comics than by buying a Wolverine-branded TV? Marvel have licensed their characters to a television manufacturer for a new line of expensive merchandise, but we're wondering: Are they thinking too small? More »
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American superheroes, monsters, and creatures have seldom looked shinier than when French people dress up as them. It's just something about the French love of all things glam. Check out some great cosplay pics from a recent con. More »
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What're you looking for this week? Zombies? Superpowered kung-fu action? Werewolves fighting vampires on the moon? Electric pirates? Old-school pulp men of the future? All of those and more are filling the pages of this week's new comics. Get excited. More »
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Wondering what's so fantastic about Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four? Well, new writer Jonathan Hickman has a plan to bring back the series' forward-looking aspect by literally looking to the future and telling old people to get out the way. What...? More »
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In the past decade, the superhero has strode across our screens like a spandex-clad collossus, beating most other genres. The rise of superhero flicks has brought with it a flood of cinematic sewage, and here are the absolute worst. More »
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Depending what you read, 2010's comics begin with the fictional becoming real, mythical figures becoming pawns in political power grabs, or learning to deal with post-nuclear apocalypses. Looks like it's another year of stories too close to our real lives... More »
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How will Doctor Who's music change? Will Lost's love triangle finally end? What's Toy Story 3's newest toy? Is Galactus dying? These questions can only be answered with spoilers. Also, glimpse the future of Last Airbender, Fringe, Survivors and Chuck. More »
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In 2007, Marvel Entertainment announced its plans to open a theme park in Dubai. Now concept designs from the project have emerged, revealing lots of Spider-Man-themed thrills, a rocket-powered Stark Labs, and a city filled with Superheroes. More »
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