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Starting tomorrow, the Toy Fair 2012 trade show will engulf Midtown Manhattan in a tide of roiling plastic. Points of articulation will blot out the sky, and reality itself will polymorph into one cosmically absurd play set. More »
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If you remember the last Joe flick, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, the whole point was to place the master of disguise Zartan (Arnold Vosloo) in the White House, replacing the current U.S. President, played by Jonathan Pryce. And what's the first thing the President does in the sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation? Kills all the Joes. Thankfully this director, Jon M. Chu, isn't taking himself quite so seriously, enlisting The Rock and Bruce Willis to ham it up with big guns and explosions. Check out this brand new footage in this new French trailer. More »
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Last night we saw a ton of new movie trailers during the Super Bowl — including one amazing long look at The Avengers. We rounded up all the spots and stripped them of all their secrets in this five-part gallery. See what the aliens in Battleship look like, get a better look at a lady Thark from John Carter, and behold the secret new villains in Joss Whedon's Avengers! More »
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Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here's an exclusive seven-page preview of the next issue of the Snake Eyes ongoing series. This issue — which hits stores next Wednesday, February 8 — features such Joe characters as Snake Eyes, Storm Shadow, Iceberg, Helix, and more ninjas than you can shake a bō staff at. Here's the plot synopsis: More »
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The first G.I. Joe: Retaliation trailer was a welcome, absurdly over-the-top surprise, and we're pleased to see that the Super Bowl teaser continues the madness. Check out Cobra Commander's revamped evening wear, The Rock barking Jay-Z lyrics, and a shuriken-versus-bullets ninja battle. Director Jon Chu's action flick hits theaters June 29. Hat tip to Vernon! More »
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The 1980s gave audiences plenty of timeless bad guys like the Terminator, Boba Fett, and Vigo the Carpathian. The decade also dished out plenty of incompetent and ill-conceived villains. Let's explore the 1980s wing of the Annals of Mediocre Villainy.

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December brings along the hiatus of several current cartoon series (I miss you, Young Justice & Star Wars: The Clone Wars), but we can always look to the past (and particularly the 1980s cartoon explosion) for some amazing holiday specials. More »
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The new trailer for Jon Chu's G.I. Joe sequel is here, and it looks like a 1980s cartoon! I say this as high praise, mind you — this is a movie about ninjas, guns, ninjas posing, COBRA taking over the White House, ninjas climbing mountains, The Rock sweating and grimacing, Bruce Willis glowering and perspiring, and all modern warfare basically being boiled down to ninjas. More »
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Almost every actor has at least one massive failure on his or her imdb page. A performance so hideous, you're liable to get punched if you bring that movie up on the red carpet. And some of the best actors have played some of the most hideous supervillains. More »
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A lot of nifty stuff is hitting the stores tomorrow, but let's just pause for a moment and reflect on the innate weirdness of Alex "Epic Realism" Ross painting Voltron. Goodness, that's bizarre. Not as weird as his League of Extraordinary Gentlemen/30 Rock mash-up, but still plum hilarious. On to the comics! More »
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Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here's an exclusive sneak peek at this Wednesday's issue of the ongoing Cobra comic book. This issue takes place in the thick of the chaotic Cobra Civil War — here's the plot synopsis: More »
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Well, here's the most unexpected bad-ass fan art you'll see all day. Artist Ulises Farinas — who you may remember from these previous illustrations — has now pitted the Rocketeer and G.I. Joe versus Cobra and Godzilla's kaiju army. More »
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Speaking of crossover comics, IDW Publishing is following up their "zombies versus Transformers, G.I. Joe, Star Trek, and Ghostbusters" miniseries Infestation with an even nuttier sequel. From IDW's press release: More »
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IDW Publishing has given us an exclusive sneak peek at the latest issue of their G.I Joe comic series Snake Eyes. In this issue, Snake Eyes utilizes his ninja training to kick some Cobra tail. I really want to attend the dojo that teaches you how to use a rocket launcher. More »
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Sergeant Slaughter of G.I. Joe fame was a lot of things: wrestler, mustache paragon, slayer of mutants. But did you know he once fought a monster truck? Sadly, we do not get to see him fight the truck in the above video, but he did write a song about his epic duel. A true troubadour. After listening to it three times in a row, I cannot remember my own birthday. 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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Action figures are a fan's best friend. A squadron of Star Trek, Star Wars and comic book figures on your desk is the next best thing to having Darth Vader and Worf physically present in your cubicle to distract you from the horror of being trapped at work. More »
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Zachary Quinto has a totally off-the-wall speculation about what could happen in the next Star Trek. In the True Blood season finale, Sookie steps up at last. Plus, massive set footage shows the havocWorld War Z will wreak on Philly. More »
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Yes, the first G.I. Joe movie wasn't exactly a masterpiece. But the sequel has a script by the Zombieland team of Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, and it's being directed by Legion of Extraordinary Dancers creator Jon M. Chu. So you know, we oughta give it the benefit of the doubt. More »
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Television is going to teach us what happened to the dead people on Torchwood, and to the kidnapped children on Falling Skies. We're also going to visit a sinister alternate universe with Phineas and Ferb. And Jeri "Seven of Nine" Ryan comes to Warehouse 13! More »
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Television has many thrills in store for you this week — but chief among them is the return of Lion-O in the Cartoon Network's new ThunderCats series! But he's not alone: There's also a bitchin new Wolverine anime series. More »
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One of the most popular Star Wars video games spawns a TV special this week, as Lego Star Wars tells a story about Yoda, C-3PO and R2D2 battling the Sith. Meanwhile, Lifetime's new J.K. Rowling biopic looks face-clawingly hideous. More »
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This week on television, it's a time for tough choices. Several of your favorite television shows are back this week, plus Syfy introduces its new mutant super-team show Alphas. And Iron Man and War Machine both face impossible battles. More »
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Torchwood is back! The grown-up Doctor Who spin-off is just as intense as ever — but now the budgets are bigger and the action is international. Also on TV this week: Futurama spoofs Tron! Complete with a lightcycle chase! More »
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This week on television, Bender becomes a ghost! And Eric crashes a witch meting on True Blood! But also, they're making Star Wars-themed cakes! And on Falling Skies, the gang decides to bring Pope on a mission, for some reason. More »
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Two of television's great champions return this week: True Blood is shaking things up with some major changes in Sookie's life. And Futurama is shaking up its characters in... a very different way. But Leverage and Burn Notice also return. More »
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How much darker can Game of Thrones get? Find out in the season finale on Sunday! But first, it's time to get together and form...Voltron! Plus aliens conquer the Earth, humans colonize a new world, and a girl gains superpowers. More »
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Doctor Who unveils a major revelation about a key character this week! Plus Game of Thrones races towards its startling conclusion. But also, there are teenage werewolves and young vampires! And find out what it'll take to build in space. More »
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It's direwolves versus teen wolves! Next Sunday, MTV's new Teen Wolf series airs right after HBO's Game of Thrones adaptation. Which one are you more thrilled about? Vote in our awesome poll! More »
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Remember how we had a bunch of season finales last week? That was pretty awesome, huh? Unfortunately, though, it means one thing for this week's television: Kind of a slow week. But don't panic! There's still copious televisual greatness ahead! More »
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What's heating up comic stores this summer? Big summer extravaganzas for the Flash and Thor, new Hellboy and Locke and Key miniseries, and the return of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Here's a sampling of this summer's comic goodies. More »
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Let's face it. If sweet science fictional rides like Airwolf or KITT actually existed, laymen like us wouldn't get first dibs. No, we'd probably get saddled with whatever comically impractical vehicles the Tony Starks of the world don't scoop up. More »
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Everybody wants to rule the world (as Tears for Fears once so poignantly noticed), and the comic book baddies at Cobra are not immune to such megalomania. Also, new Hellboy and a very foul-mouthed talking rabbit! More »
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Where else can you see Cobra Commander ride a Transformer? Toy Fair, of course! Today marked the first day of the giant toy convention in New York, and we were there at Hasbro's big toy reveal. Here's a collection of the best toys and exclusives that caught our eye! More »
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Last Wednesday, a major character in G.I. Joe mythology kicked the bucket in IDW's G.I. Joe: Cobra miniseries. Who was it, and what does his passing mean for the Joe comic book series? Spoilers way on! More »
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James Cameron discusses the H.P. Lovecraft film he's making with Guillermo del Toro. One of our favorite Dollhouse stars is joining Torchwood. Gwyneth Paltrow reveals her role in Soderbergh's Contagion. Plus descriptions of the characters from the latest BSG prequel. More »
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The 1980s gave audiences plenty of timeless bad guys like the Terminator, Boba Fett, and Vigo the Carpathian. The decade also dished out plenty of incompetent and ill-conceived villains. Let's explore the 1980s wing of the Annals of Mediocre Villainy. More »
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