Let Brian Greene blow your mind, with this sneak peek of The Fabric Of …

Did you miss theoretical physicist Brian Greene's amazing panel at New York Comic Con? Don't fret — the whole thing is now online, complete with gorgeous clips from his new NOVA special The Fabric of the Cosmos.

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This Comic Con cosplaying marriage proposal will melt your heart

Watch one clever dancing Pokemon fan pop the question to his lady, amongst the madness at New York Comic Con. Sure this isn't the first dancing wedding proposal we've seen, but it is the only one with Boba Fett. Plus the "I Do" cartoon bubble is priceless.

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In the new Conan The Barbarian comic, the Cimmerian takes to the seas…

At the New York Comic Con, io9 spoke with author Brian Wood (DMZ, Northlanders) and illustrator Becky Cloonan (Demo, American Virgin) about their new Conan The Barbarian series for Dark Horse Comics. The animated duo told io9 about their various upcoming projects (and elaborated on the creative hurdles one encounters…

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Why the Turn Towards Gritty Realism In Epic Fantasy? Authors Sound Off!

With the runaway success of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice, even epic fantasy has toned down the sword-and-sorcery, and ramped up the gritty realism. At NYCC's "Winter is Here" panel, Brandan Sanderson, Peter V. Brett, and other authors offered their theories.

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Watch the moment from next season's Oddities that was too horrifying…

The TV show Oddities focuses on a shop devoted to odd objects, and at New YOrk Comic Con we saw a scene that was so gruesome, they couldn't include it in the episode. Which interaction was so disturbing it had to be axed from a show that celebrates the bizarre?

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The Greatest, Strangest and most Obscure Cosplay at New York Comic Con

Holy Female Spider Jerusalem! There was some seriously creative cosplay at New York Comic Con this year. We combed the convention floor, looking for the best of the best, and here it is. Seriously, FEMALE SPIDER JERUSALEM.

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