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These Avengers and Spider-Man costumes have already ruined Halloween

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:55:00 PST

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This happens like clockwork once every few months. A perfectly nice Halloween costume manufacturer sends us the latest disguises based on [insert upcoming $150-million movie's name here] and we have an ethical obligation to make fun of them. More »

Marvel Making a Full-Length Nick Fury Movie?

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:30:00 PST

We know that Marvel is filming Iron Man 3 and Thor 2 as its next couple of projects — but what comes after that? In yesterday's article about Hollywood scientific advisors, we heard that the Dr. Strange script is far enough along that it's being vetted for scientific accuracy. More »

Avengers colognes bottle the Hulk's radioactive body odor

Cyriaque Lamar — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:45:00 PST

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In anticipation of Joss Whedon's upcoming superhero remake of the Night of 100 Stars, olfactory merchants JADS International have assembled a line of Avengers-themed fragrances. More »

More classic comic covers transformed into weirdo GIFs

Cyriaque Lamar — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:00:00 PST

Remember Kerry Callen's hilarious GIF-ified comic covers? He's whipped up a new batch, this time of Jim Steranko's Nick Fury, Agent of Shield #4 and Curt Swan and Stan Kaye's Superman's Girlfriend: Lois Lane #29. Batman is extremely impatient.

Are these spoilery shots from Captain America's final scene?

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:40:00 PDT

Captain America: The First Avenger did some late (and very public) shooting this weekend, and a familiar face shows up to greet Steve Rogers. Who is it? Put your star-spangled spoilers on! More »

What new female character did Joss Whedon add to The Avengers?

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 14:04:34 PST

Nick Fury will be getting an awesome new female sidekick in The Avengers, according to Samuel L. Jackson. But who? And what cool female character from Avengers lore could director Joss Whedon be drawing on? More »

Five comic book characters whose movies should be rated R

Esther Inglis-Arkell — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:00:00 PST

No matter what Rob Liefeld thinks, we're not sure that Deadpool needs an R rating. But there are some characters we're dying to see in salty, untamed R-rated action. Here are five comic-book heroes whose movies shouldn't be for kids. More »

10 insane facts comics taught us about American history

Cyriaque Lamar — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:25:15 PDT

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.

The many faces of Nick Fury, Agent of S.U.A.V.E.

Cyriaque Lamar — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:30:00 PDT

This week, the always entertaining Comic Twart collective illustrated everyone's favorite stogie-chomping super-spy — Colonel Nicholas Joseph Fury. Furthermore, they went the extra mile and drew the 1960s version of Nick. Groovy. More »

The Avengers assemble in this amazing fan-made poster

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:48:01 PDT

Thanks to io9 commenter alohaloya for the whipping this awesome poster up. More »

Is Nick Fury In Thor? Don't Ask Sam Jackson

Graeme McMillan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:30:00 PST

Last week, it was revealed that Marvel's favorite Agent of SHIELD, Nick Fury, will be showing up in Kenneth Branagh's movie version of Thor... which apparently came as a surprise to the actor who plays him, Samuel L. Jackson. More »

The 10 Greatest Eternally Young Heroes (Who Aren't Vampires)

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:41:07 PDT

Everywhere you look nowadays, there are young, fresh-faced vampires. But they're not the only heroes out there who stay eternally young. Some of our favorite science-fiction heroes are blessed (cursed?) with Alphaville's reward. Here are the 10 greatest forever-young heroes. More »

Tony Stark's On The Firing Line In First Iron Man 2 Footage!

Lauren Davis — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:32:55 PDT

Tony Stark's powered armor won't protect him from his latest enemy. We saw the first footage from Iron Man 2, and Tony's latest challenge goes to the heart of who/what Iron Man is. Plus our first glimpse of War Machine! More »

Prepare To Be Disappointed By Iron Man 2's Fury

Graeme McMillan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:30:00 PDT

Hoping to see Samuel L. Jackson's Nick Fury in action in next year's Iron Man 2? Jackson is hinting that it may be time to lower your expectations, or else prepare for some major disappointment. More »

Fury Returns To Iron Man 2... And His Own Movie?

Graeme McMillan — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 06:30:00 PST

Whatever Tony Stark gets up to in Iron Man 2, he's going to be doing it beside Nick Fury. Marvel announced yesterday that Samuel L. Jackson has signed a "long-term" deal to play the character. More »

If Sam Jackson Gets Canned As Next Fury, Is RDJ Next In Line?

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 07:00:00 PST

You may remember Samuel L. Jackson's super fantastic cameo at the end of Iron Man as the one and only Nick Fury. Rumors are circulating that someone else may play the ex-Howling Commando next time. More »

Iron Man Fan Film Looks Good To Go

Kevin Kelly — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:00:04 PST

We've already told you about five fan films that blew us away. With more Iron Man on the horizon, a reader (thanks Clive!) has let us know about this fan film featuring the other Man of Steel that looks pretty snazzy. It not only includes Ms. Marvel, the Black Widow, Nick Fury, and a decidedly non-Asian, curly-headed Mandarin, but it doesn't relegate Pepper Potts to her traditional "Oh, Tony!" role. More »

Hulk and Iron Man In Super-Movie Crossover

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:45:44 PST

Despite the attempts at super top-secret security on movie sets these days (which apparently means drawing as much attention to yourself as possible and then denying everything later) news has leaked out that the Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk crews are teaming up to film a scene together. Versions of that scene will appear in both movies, but the really exciting part is which kickass actor will be in both scenes. More »

One-Eyed Samuel L. Jackson Smokes Cigars In Iron Man

Kevin Kelly — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:25:47 PST

t looks like Nick Fury will be making a cameo appearance in next summer's Iron Man flick. He just wrapped a small scene on the movie, and if you've seen Nick Fury in The Ultimates, then you know he's drawn as Sam Jackson, so we can't imagine him playing any other role. More »