<![CDATA[io9: Mister Miracle]]> http://cache.io9.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Mister Miracle]]> http://io9.com/tag/mister miracle http://io9.com/tag/mister miracle <![CDATA[Meet The New Gods, Not Exactly The Same As The Old Gods]]> They're the core characters behind DC's summer extravaganza Final Crisis, but that doesn't mean that you necessarily know who Darkseid, Orion, Metron or any of the rest of the New Gods actually are. Before "evil wins" in the DC Universe, here's a quick primer to let you know just what a Fourth World actually is, anyway. More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5022257&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Another Superheroine Bites The Dust In The Kitchen]]> Yet another superhero comes home to find his girlfriend or wife dead. Feminist critics refer to this phenomenon as "Women in Refrigerators," after a comic where Green Lantern comes home to find his girlfriend hacked up and stuffed in the fridge. Says Occasional Superheroine of the latest instance:
The "honey, I'm home...and you're dead" trope is getting rawther tired, isn't it? Didn't I read this book three years ago?
Click on the thumbnail or read on for spoilers on the identity of the latest victim... More »
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