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The 900th issue of Action Comics features short stories from guest writers including Richard Donner and Lost showrunner Damon Lindelof. We had a quick chat with Lindelof about his Superman tale (and who'd win the battle of the baldies). More »
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Whether you're on the side of good or evil, you must respect a sick lair. If there's one thing that brings superheroes, supervillains, and intrepid government employees together, it's an appreciation for a secure, well-equipped base of operations. More »
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How does one write Superman's greatest nemesis (and noted pastry bandit) Lex Luthor? We asked Action Comics author and Doctor Who screenplay scribe Paul Cornell for some advice on how to write the most diabolical villain with the shiniest head. More »
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In a recent issue of Superman, it's revealed that Lex Luthor was reprimanded as a child for stealing 40 cakes. What you may not know is that the supervillain has had a long, terrible history of pastry larceny. More »
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The media may be in a tizzy about Clark Kent's swank new duds in Superman: Earth One, but there are many reasons to get excited this Wednesday. Death debuts in Action Comics and Ed Brubaker's Incognito is back! More »
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We recently chatted with Doctor Who scribe and DC Comics writer Paul Cornell about his plans for Lex Luthor, London's premiere crimefighting force Knight and Squire, and what it's like to work with Neil Gaiman. More »
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If there's one thing mad scientists know how to do, it's change the rules. So we're changing our Mad Scientist Smackdown around to give you four contests of scientific bugfuckery. Who will be Sunday's ultimate victor? You decide! More »
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If you read the "Superman/Batman" comic this week, you may have noticed a special little treat from Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo. It's a "Calvin & Hobbes" strip redone, with DC villains Lex Luthor and the Joker. Check it out. More »
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A new CG trailer for Sony's DC Universe Online game features what might be the best superhero battle ever committed to the screen. Seriously, it's so good, it'll make you weep for what doesn't exist...yet. More »
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In October's Action Comics 894, the DC Universe's baldest baddie, Lex Luthor, will meet an unlikely guest star...Death from Neil Gaiman's Sandman. These characters come from two very different corners of comicdom, but their confluence is a win for readers. More »
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Michael Rosenbaum (a.k.a. the ex-Lex Luthor from Smallville) is slated to star in Saved By Zeroes, a 30-minute Syfy comedy about two faded scifi TV stars who must turn to the convention circuit to make a living. More »
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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 »
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If tonight's episode of Smallville happens to be your first, here's the bad news: You've missed eight years' worth of backstory. Now, here's the good news: We're about to tell you all you need to know anyway. More »
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Will Smallville see a return for Superman's greatest nemesis? Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is hinting so , saying that executive producer Brian Peterson had mentioned recently meeting with actor Michael Rosenbaum. Tease or truth? Tomorrow's SDCC panel may reveal all. [EW] More »
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Sure, Green Lantern's a fancy movie star now, with Ryan Reynolds set to play him, but the space cop with the magic ring isn't the first person to sport some bling with amazing super-powers. Here's our list of super-powered jewelry. More »
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If you're looking for a job, here's a list of successful, influential corporations you might want to work for. That is, as long as you don't ask too many questions.
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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 »
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Oh yes, that is Mad Men's Jon Hamm asking our government for a billion bucks because his previous "trying to kill Superman" project hasn't gone as well as he'd hoped. More »
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Two characters will die in the season finale of Smallville and (shockingly) not come back to life, according to new rumors. We're kinda hoping they go wild. Speculative spoilers ahead. More »
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Can you have a quality Superman movie without the bald villainous Lex Luthor? Warner Brothers certainly thinks so, and they're rumored to be hunting down nemesis replacement. More »
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It was the moment where a million fanboys cheered - I know, that I was one of them - but does Superman The Movie director Richard Donner publicly stating that the Superman movie franchise should be handed over to Action Comics writer (and former assistant to Donner) Geoff Johns actually mean that anything will change for the seemingly-permanently stalled Superman movie franchise? More »
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While the superheroes of DC Comics may be facing a Final Crisis right now, it doesn't mean that everything will be peaceful for them afterwards, apparently. Coming in 2009 is a month of special issues focusing on the bad guys of the DC Universe called Faces of Evil. They don't call it a "never-ending battle" for nothing, you know. More »
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When the world is a smoking husk, and all of your heroes are shredded hero-jerky, only a few titanic villains will remain, battling over the spoils of victory. Which villain will be left standing at the end of everything? Two DC Universe mega-villains face off with two of the universe's greatest scourges — and only two can make it to tomorrow's final combat! More »
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It should come as no surprise that everyone here at io9 has a not-so-secret love for Lex Luthor. After all, what's not to love? A self-made man who also happens to be a mad scientific genius driven by his own selfish desires and overwhelming ego, he isn't so much a fictional character to us as much as a constant inspiration for at least three quarters of the people who write for this site. And we're not the only people who feel this way, apparently. More »
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For everyone waiting to see the Riddler show up in the sequel to The Dark Knight, you're probably going to have a long wait coming. But that doesn't mean that he won't get his day in the cinematic sun - He's just one of the supervillains being lined up to appear in Warner Bros' planned Green Arrow Prison Break movie. More »
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With the Democratic and Republican Party conventions just a few weeks away, speculation is running wild about who each candidate is likely to pick as his running mate. But who could measure up to the impossible standards that both Obama and McCain will be looking for in their potential Vice Presidents? No real person could have the faultless moral character, good looks and ineffable belief in truth, justice and the American way necessary to win over the voters - which is why we're choosing from some of our favorite comic book politicians under the jump. More »
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Click to viewWhen it comes to discussion about what should happen in the follow-up to The Dark Knight, all of the (so far entirely baseless) rumors seem to be centering around all the old familiar characters: Catwoman? The Penguin? The Riddler? Come on, people. Batman's been around for almost 70 years, can't he deal with some other bad guys on-screen for once? Under the jump, we look at five villains that Christopher Nolan really should - but probably won't - consider for future silver screen stardom. More »
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Last night's season finale for Smallville ended on a big "I love you but I have to do this" cliffhanger (as Smallville so often does). Find out if Lana and Clark get back together, what terrible thing happens to Chloe (something always does), what's Lex plotting, and why Kara has been so moody lately. Full recap of "Arctic," after the jump. More »
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Lex Luthor must be out of diabolical plots, because actor Michael Rosenbaum will no longer be a part of the CW series Smallville. After seven long years of tirelessly love/hating Clark Kent, mysterious trips around the world, obsessions over the meteor shower and opulent gestures, Lex is taking a break. What new characters will step into his shiny bald shoes? Details after the jump. More »
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We're sick of watching our would-be commanders in chief descend into mean-spirited wrangling, so early into this presidential election year. If only they could take their cue from our greatest presidents. Like Lex Luthor in the Superman comics. Or Sylar on Heroes, who got to be POTUS in an alternate future. Now those were some presidents we could all salute. Which science fiction villain would win your vote for president of these great United States? More »
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Hope you weren't getting too excited about that Batwoman series that Dan DiDio said was happening last night; today's DC Universe panel included DiDio admitting that he'd made a mistake, and that it was actually Batgirl who was getting her own series, not DC's favorite lesbian crimefighter. Other than that, the DC panel was again light on actual announcements, with DiDio answering one question with "If you go to the New York Comicon [in April], I'd have answers for all you guys [asking about new series]." That said, there were some interesting hints and answers amongst the bantering about Final Crisis, dead teenagers and why DC as a company is going to start cracking down on creators. More after the jump. More »
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Last weeks's mid-season finale of Smallville just helped underscore everything that's been going wrong with the show over the slow trainwreck of the last few seasons. Smallville won't be dying a painful death due to the writer's strike, because there are six more episodes completed and ready to air, but last week's finale does make us wonder if the show should go on. Here's why. More »
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Must-read graphic novels are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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Must-read graphic novels are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-see is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale. More »
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