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Before Yoda was a Muppet, the makers of Empire Strikes Back considered casting a monkey as the movie's spiritual center. Plus the lost Wampa raid on the rebel base, and the original portrayer of Palpatine finally revealed after thirty years! More »
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The new Green Lantern show is a CGI space opera teaming Hal Jordan and Kilowog as intergalactic buddy cops, from the people behind Batman: The Animated Series and Avatar: The Last Airbender. There is nothing about this that's not awesome. More »
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A big announcement for the TV version of the superpowered cop comic Powers is coming within days, says creator Brian Michael Bendis. Plus Marvelman is back within 12 months, and the CrossGen revival brings back one of its greatest writers. More »
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For everyone waiting for an R-rated Labyrinth, your time has come. We just saw the first footage of the profanity-laced fantasy epic Your Highness. It was pretty funny. And, if nothing else, it's got Natalie Portman in a golden thong. More »
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Looming over NYCC's entrance isThe Thing prequel banner complete with new tagline, "Before it was unleashed, it was discovered." But even more intriguingly, this banner seemingly confirms that the prequel won't be changing its title from Carpenter's film. More »
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New York Comic Con begins tomorrow, and here are the list of panels and screening you cannot miss. From new Walking Dead clips and The Thing prequel footage, to Marvel panels, to an Assault Girls screening! More »
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At the New York Comic Con this weekend, Dark Horse Comics will be giving away a free full issue of the comic adaptation of TNT's upcoming alien invasion series Falling Skies. Here are exclusive images of extraterrestrial rudeness. More »
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The secret's out, people. We tried to keep it all Fight Club-esque and quiet for years, but now Penthouse has ruined it by going and telling the world: Comic conventions are all about the sex. Now it's spoiled for everyone. More »
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NYCC has come and gone, but the thing that still haunts our dreams are the creepy and crazy toys. So we rounded them up in all their strange lactation bondage-y glory. More »
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We grabbed a minute with Watchmen co-creator Dave Gibbons during last weekend's NYCC, and talked Martha Washington movies, future Frank Miller projects and the reality of giant blue Manhattan dong. More »
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On paper, the NYCC panel was called "Jews and Comics: A Cottage Industry." After an hour or so of lively discussion, though, a better one might have been "Superman: So is he Jewish or What?" More »
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The best way to tell what people are really excited about: check out the cosplayers. At NYCC, G.I. Joe gave Dark Knight's Nurse Jokers some tough competition. Check out what else was hot, below. More »
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Perhaps we've been projecting our love for Joshua Jackson onto the characters Olivia and Peter from Fringe a bit too much. At a NYCC roundtable, Joshua Jackson set us straight about love and X-Files. More »
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Sick of Heroes' soap opera and lack of depth? The network behind The Shield and Nip/Tuck is coming to save you, with a new series based on Brian Bendis and Mike Oeming's comic book Powers. More »
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The most frightening character from ABC's Lost is coming back. Creepier than the smoke monster, this evil face haunted our nightmares for days and after it showed up on screen, now it's here again. More »
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What could be better than a zombie, werewolf and vampire round table at NYCC, I thought? All my friends on one panel, talking about blood and brains and stuff... but alas, only humans appeared. More »
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Still holding out hope that your favorite henchman survived the events of last season? Don't hold your breath, say The Venture Bros. creators, but at least the fallout will be funny. More »
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It's a bit of a stretch to say UClick wants to kill paper comic books, but after taking an in-depth look at their iPhone app, they might actually accomplish that. More »
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Comics' last panel of New York Comic Con offered a look ahead to some more of their upcoming projects, which included revealing secrets, alien invasions and SNL cast members writing Spider-Man. More »
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Yet another not-so-friendly face is coming back into Chuck's life. Creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fredak sat down with us, and the lovely Yvonne Strahovski, to give spoilery details about Chuck's future. Spoilers ahead. More »
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The mind-wiped Dolls of Joss Whedon's new series Dollhouse will crack safes, attend high school reunions, and fulfill every sexual fantasy. And, as Whedon revealed today, they may also help clients experiment with their sexuality. More »
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IDW Publishing rolled out its game plan for comic book adaptations of G.I. Joe: Rise Of Cobra and Transformers 2 today at the 2009 New York Comic Con — including this hot new cover art. More »
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"Roll it, Clip Man!" Joss Whedon exclaimed as soon as he sat down in the NYCC screening theater. What he and Tahmoh Penikett had to show us was, in a word, hot. Spoilers! More »
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Want to be a superhero? New MMO Champions Online gives you your chance - and lets you design your own nemesis, to boot. Cryptic Studios explained all at the New York Comic Con yesterday. More »
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The greatest, and most offensive, paradox of all time is: What happens if a unicorn takes a maiden's virginity? But the next-greatest paradox has to do with New York Comic Con and its ilk. More »
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We got in the chapped face of the wonderful Daniel Dae Kim who plays beloved castaway Jin on Lost. Kim answered all of our burning questions on this season's Lost, Spoilers! More »
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Curious what the much-anticipated Star Trek Online will contain? We were there to get all the answers at the Cryptic Studios panel at NYCC, and those answers may be very pleasing indeed. More »
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In Alex Proyas' upcoming film, Knowing Nicholas Cage sets out to sites of predicted disasters to stop the events from happening. We got a peek at two of the mayhem-filled scenes. More »
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The latest DC animated movie is something I never thought I'd see in any format – the definitive Wonder Woman story. It's also got some seriously bloody violence and a deliciously raunchy sense of humor. More »
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Now that McG is on the big Terminator ticket, is it time for him to start taking on the next American hero, Superman, or is the next big Hollywood hero Will Smith as Captain Nemo? More »
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Summit Entertainment screened its first scene from the upcoming Astroboy movie, giving us our first look at the hero robot in flight. And concept art promised butt cannons, rocket boots, and a menacing Peacekeeper. More »
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Torchwood's Eve Myles and Euros Lyn showed up to talk about the new miniseries "Children of Earth," telling us that these five hours pack more of a punch than the last two seasons combined. Spoilers! More »
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Executive editor Karen Berger was in fine form at this year's Vertigo panel, introducing a crop of new one-dollar monthlies and several original graphic novels on the theme of racial and cultural identity. More »
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Director Joe Kosinski is already filming Tron 2, and he'll show audiences what he's come up with so far at this year's San Diego Comic-Con... But don't expect it to look like the finished movie. More »
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We finally got to see Michael Ironside go toe-to-toe with Christian Bale when McG stopped by NYCC to show a Terminator: Salvation sizzle reel while dropping some major Original Terminator cameo hints. More »
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After a 2008 chock full of weirdness, DC Comics wants to get back to basics with more grounded stories... by putting front and center one of their biggest, most cosmic stories ever. Which stars zombies. More »
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As all the boys fight over who gets to be the new Batman, the much-hyped Batwoman will finally get her day (well, year) in the sun this summer, as she takes over DC's longest-running series. More »
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Comic Con attendees got a peek at Disney's Surrogates, and if the trailer is anything to go by, it'll be chock-full of trademark Bruce Willis explodey-ness and Matrix-style jump-fighting, if not anything thematically groundbreaking. More »
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If you enjoyed IDW's recent Doctor Who: The Forgotten mini-series, you'll be happy to hear that its writer, Tony Lee, will be taking on the character on an ongoing basis soon for a monthly series. More »
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