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Let's face it: Santa Claus just isn't cutting it anymore. In this era of movie superheroes, who wants to see an old fat guy with a beard coming down their chimney on Christmas Eve? Here're some suggestions for possible replacements.
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Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash are all crack crimefighters, but when they get home at the end of the day, they still have to pay the bills, do housework, and unwind like any other person.
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Death really isn't the end in science fiction... It just depends on whether or not it can be written around later. Here are some of our favorite NotDeaths that prove that the Grim Reaper should really up his game.
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Marvel Comics' Necrosha launches this week, joining DC's Blackest Night, Marvel's own Marvel Zombies and Dynamite's Super Zombies on the crowded superhero zombie comic stands. But isn't there something... wrong with the idea of superpowered zombies?
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Captain America wasn't the only superhero to fight the Nazis. Agan Harahap offers his own superpowered alternate history of WWII, by adding costumed heroes (and one notable villain) to famous photographs from the war.
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We watch their so-called "fiendish" schemes being defeated on a regular basis, but have you ever stopped to wonder whether life would be better if the bad guy won? Here're some villains we're rooting for... and why we're doing so.
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DC recently completed its latest weekly series, the twelve-part anthology Wednesday Comics. Although the stories themselves are somewhat uneven, the cumulative effect of fifteen giant stories unfolding in an homage to the Sunday comics sections makes this worth seeking out.
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Heroes' Hiro Nakamura isn't the only character to find that their superpowers may ultimately be responsible for their death. Here are five more fictional characters for whom the superhero dream comes at a potentially fatal price.
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If there's one thing that this week's premieres of Heroes and Smallville collectively proved, it's that television really shouldn't try and tackle superheroes. Here's even more proof why - as well as some rare examples of when it does work.
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Whether you're looking for superpowered pets, non-moving motion comics, classic tales retold or spelunking adventure the way you want it, there's only one place to look this week: Your local comic book store. Why, yes: These arecomics we crave.
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Mark Waid's wonderful comic The Unknown shows what happens when the world's greatest detective turns her attention to what happens after we die. We talk to Waid about the series, and have the complete first issue for you to read.
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Sure, Green Lantern's a fancy movie star now, with Ryan Reynolds set to play him, but the space cop with the magic ring isn't the first person to sport some bling with amazing super-powers. Here's our list of super-powered jewelry.
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For fans of DC Comics, this week's Flash: Rebirth marked a milestone: The return of the publisher's own Christ figure, Barry Allen. We talked to writer Geoff Johns about resurrecting such a beloved character.
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Superheroes take over comic book stores, even more than usual, tomorrow - including the return of a classic hero, and new series from two of the industry's greatest superhero writers. Look! Up in the sky!
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The Flash buzz is kicking up again, and possible names are starting to float around but the one were most excited about is the one and only NPH. Please let Doogie don the gold boots.
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The recession may have meant that you couldn't buy that life-size Battlestar Galactica Raptor prop, but that doesn't mean that there aren't cheaper ways to nerd out. Especially with a week of comics like this.
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Which Superhero Should Be The New Santa?
Let's face it: Santa Claus just isn't cutting it anymore. In this era of movie superheroes, who wants to see an old fat guy with a beard coming down their chimney on Christmas Eve? Here're some suggestions for possible replacements. More »Superheroes Caught in Less Than Glamorous Moments
Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash are all crack crimefighters, but when they get home at the end of the day, they still have to pay the bills, do housework, and unwind like any other person. More »10 Favorite Faux Deaths In Science Fiction
Death really isn't the end in science fiction... It just depends on whether or not it can be written around later. Here are some of our favorite NotDeaths that prove that the Grim Reaper should really up his game. More »4 Reasons Why Zombies And Superheroes Don't Mix
Marvel Comics' Necrosha launches this week, joining DC's Blackest Night, Marvel's own Marvel Zombies and Dynamite's Super Zombies on the crowded superhero zombie comic stands. But isn't there something... wrong with the idea of superpowered zombies? More »Photos Reveal the Secret Superhero History of WWII
Captain America wasn't the only superhero to fight the Nazis. Agan Harahap offers his own superpowered alternate history of WWII, by adding costumed heroes (and one notable villain) to famous photographs from the war. More »7 Supervillains We Wouldn't Mind Taking Over The World (And Why)
Looking Back On Three Months Of Wednesdays
DC recently completed its latest weekly series, the twelve-part anthology Wednesday Comics. Although the stories themselves are somewhat uneven, the cumulative effect of fifteen giant stories unfolding in an homage to the Sunday comics sections makes this worth seeking out. More »5 Heroes Whose Powers Will Kill Them
14 Reasons Why TV And Superheroes Don't Mix
If there's one thing that this week's premieres of Heroes and Smallville collectively proved, it's that television really shouldn't try and tackle superheroes. Here's even more proof why - as well as some rare examples of when it does work. More »Up, Down And Away In This Week's Comics
Mark Waid Talks The Unknown, Post-Death Experiences And Science
Green Lantern's Not The Only One With Super-Powered Bling
Geoff Johns Talks Flash: Rebirth
Superheroes Good And Bad to the Rescue
Neil Patrick Harris Should Beat Out All Other Flash Hopefuls
The Flash buzz is kicking up again, and possible names are starting to float around but the one were most excited about is the one and only NPH. Please let Doogie don the gold boots. More »Unfathomable And Unpleasant Comics Await You
Is Grant Morrison Writing The Fastest Movie Alive?
Travel Through Time In Style
This Week's Comics Are Full Of The Undead, Abducted, Possessed And Rapping
Fastest Man Alive Can't Outrun Fickle Audiences
Time-Stopping Superpower Results in Bad Sitcom