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Marvel Comics Are Anti-Everything
Marvel Comics’ big summer Spider-Man storyline, “New Ways To Die”, promises to introduce a new villain into the webslinger’s life: a mysterious character connected to his enemy Venom, called Anti-Venom. The most recent issue of Marvel’s Fantastic Four series featured Mr. Fantastic stopping an invincible foe by wearing his new “Anti-Galactus suit”. Sensing a trend here? We've got the full back story on this new anti-zeitgeist. More »
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The Science Fiction Gadgets That Make You Go... Wha?!
We have a serious love affair with the cool gadgets of science fiction, but every now and then one will come along that will make you scratch your head and say "What!?" Yes, even in the world of scifi, you can sometimes go a bit too far. Check out our list of beyond-the-pale gadgets. More »
Flame Off! Johnny Storm Says Fantastic Four 3 Is Dead
We may never get to see Sue Storm give birth to Franklin Richards, as actress Jessica Alba has promised. A third Fantastic Four movie is looking unlikely, says Johnny Storm actor Chris Evans, thanks to the negative feedback the first two movies have gotten. Fox has stayed mum about continuing the franchise, and Evans is eager to move on to other challenges. But he'd be up for a cameo as Johnny in a Spider-Man or Hulk movie. [MTV Movies]
new comics we crave
Teen Drama Queens Vs. Alien Invaders: Who Will You Root For?
If it's Wednesday, then it must be time-travel or space war. Or, in the case of one of the new comic books this week, some combination of the two. This week's comics see all manner of classic scifi ideas repackaged for today's super-hero-centric audiences. Relaunches, forgotten series, and an unfinished classic all wait for you to click that "more" button. More »
9:00 AM on Tue Feb 12 2008
By Graeme McMillan
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The Fantastic Four Movie Marvel Doesn't Want You To See
Here's the action-packed climax of Roger Corman's Fantastic Four, which Marvel reportedly paid millions to suppress. In this version, Reed Richards' main superpower is the ability to telegraph his punches worse than Tom Selleck. And the Thing's greatest gift is the ability to move as though he were in a full-body cast. As B movies go, Fantastic isn't so bad, but it makes some very questionable story choices. More »
morning spoilers
Learn Which Character May Show Up In Fantastic Four 3
Shiny toys can teach us so much about the world. For instance, an announcement about new Doctor Who toys gives some hints about the new season, plus a new Iron Man pic makes him look more like an action figure than ever. We also have hints about Fantastic Four 3 and new Sarah Connor stills, below the fold. More »
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Wednesday Offers Death, Destruction, Dragons and Illuminati
Welcome back to our weekly feature, "New Comics We Crave," which tells you which comics you should check out on Wednesday. If you go down to the comic book store tomorrow, you're sure of a great surprise. Or, at least, you will be if you don't go down there with a very forgiving credit card and/or large bag of unmarked bills. It's still mostly about the collected editions this Wednesday, but for the X-Men fans amongst you, be warned: spoilers ahead. More »
9:00 AM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By grae
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Latest by kronik: Ashley Wood's Metal Gear Solid is incredible. The artwork he does is sheer genious. more »
monsters
New York is famous as a breeding ground for monsters. With the metropolis about to get ripped to shreds on Friday in giant monster flick Cloverfield, NY's love affair with deadly, inhuman beasts is on our minds. HP Lovecraft wrote back in the 1920s that the Red Hook neighborhood was built over a vast, subterranean chamber where demons worshiped ancient monsters; and in 1933, the first King Kong movie gave the world an iconic view of a giant gorilla battling planes on top of the then-ultra-modern Empire State Building. But there are some other New York monsters you might have forgotten. We've got ten to remember.
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Ten Great New York Monsters (OK, One is from New Jersey)
New York is famous as a breeding ground for monsters. With the metropolis about to get ripped to shreds on Friday in giant monster flick Cloverfield, NY's love affair with deadly, inhuman beasts is on our minds. HP Lovecraft wrote back in the 1920s that the Red Hook neighborhood was built over a vast, subterranean chamber where demons worshiped ancient monsters; and in 1933, the first King Kong movie gave the world an iconic view of a giant gorilla battling planes on top of the then-ultra-modern Empire State Building. But there are some other New York monsters you might have forgotten. We've got ten to remember.
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The Joy Of Watching Spider-Man's Marriage Go Plop
The holiday season is the perfect time to celebrate families torn asunder due to demonic intervention. This week sees the release of the long-dreaded Amazing Spider-Man #545, the comic which writer J.M. Straczynski almost took his name off. The demon Mephisto has offered to save the life of Peter Parker's Aunt May — but at the cost of undoing Parker's marriage to Mary Jane. We already know what choice Spidey will make, but the fun is in watching his marriage splinter, and bitching about it online afterwards. More new comics coming Friday (thanks to holiday delays) after the jump. More »
9:00 AM on Wed Dec 26 2007
By charliejane
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Stan Lee Shouts 'Excelsior!' At io9
Stan Lee was the recipient of a much-deserved Jules Verne Lifetime Achievement Award this week, presented to him by Doug Jones (who played the Silver Surfer onscreen in the recent Fantastic Four sequel) and by Heroes creator Tim Kring and co-executive producer Jeph Loeb. It might have been a lifetime achievement award, but he certainly doesn't show any signs of slowing down at this point. The creator of The Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, Iron Man, and a host of other costume-wearing comic book characters told us about his upcoming cameos in Marvel movies, and the origin of his catch phrase. More »
props on ebay
A genuine casting of Arnie's head from Batman & Robin is just one of the bizarre movie props available on eBay right now. You can also own the robot head of Robin Williams from Bicentennial Man, and the original helmet from the Rocketeer movie. Or if your loved ones are really obsessive, you can get them some even weirder crap.
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Bring Home The Head Of Arnold Schwarzenegger
A genuine casting of Arnie's head from Batman & Robin is just one of the bizarre movie props available on eBay right now. You can also own the robot head of Robin Williams from Bicentennial Man, and the original helmet from the Rocketeer movie. Or if your loved ones are really obsessive, you can get them some even weirder crap.
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this week in comics
Gail Simone Cuts Loose In "Tranquility"
Murder shatters the peace in a retirement community for old superheroes, in Gail Simone's awesome Welcome To Tranquility Vol. 1, out this week. The collection of the first six issues of Tranquility comes too late to win new fans and save the series from cancellation, but it's still worth picking up for bizarre characters like Emoticon, the gangsta with a mask that displays his feelings, and Zeke the rockabilly zombie gravedigger. Freed from working on corporate-owned characters, Simone cranks her inventiveness up to 11. What other comics might help get you through Hump Day? Glad you asked. More »
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Must Read: Essential Fantastic Four Volumes 1 - 5
Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.Title: Essential Fantastic Four volumes 1 - 5
Date: 2001 - 2006 (reprinting material from 1961 - 1970)
Vitals: At least those communist beatniks were good for one thing. In the desperate rush to beat the Reds to outer space, Reed Richards forgot to check the safety of his rocketship, bombarding himself, his girlfriend, her brother and his best friend with cosmic rays transforming them into the Fantastic Four - the comic that launched Marvel Comics, changed the comic industry and medium forever, and forty years later gave Michael Chiklis a reason to put on a styrofoam faux rock body suit. More »
the silver surfer omnibus
Must Read: The Silver Surfer Omnibus
Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.Title: Silver Surfer Omnibus
Date: 2007 (reprinting material from 1968 - 1970)
Vitals: One of the stranger creations from Jack Kirby and Stan Lee's Fantastic Four was this cosmically-powered, purple-prose-spouting peacenik who liked to fly around space on his floating surfboard. Amazingly, recreational drugs were apparently not connected with his origins. More »
