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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 »A Tale of Two Leaks: What Happened to the Wolverine and New Moon Pirates?
Cold hard justice showed up at the door of the man who leaked the Wolverine movie onto the internet this year. He was arrested. Meanwhile, a New Moon bootlegger walks free. More »Reclaiming Your Humanity Means Killing A Whole Lot Of People
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Movies may thrill us with their huge ideas and set pieces, but you always know that anything a movie did, a novel did it first... and better. If you liked these dozen recent movies, here are some books you'll love. More »The 15 Dumbest Superhero Retcons Of All Time
3 Ways To Meet (And Get Nasty With) Your Opposite-Sex Duplicate
The most frustrating, annoying thing about the opposite sex is that they're not you. Why can't you just meet your exact duplicate — except for sex? You'd be a perfect match. Luckily, science fiction suggests 3 ways it could happen. More »Robot Detectives Battle Superhero Bastards For Your Comics Dollars
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Marvel: Rise Of The Mediocre Cartoons
Marvel's live-action movies may fill multiplexes and please fanboys across the world, but what about their animated movies? With a boxset just released of their six DVDs to date, I settled in for a movie marathon to investigate. Bad idea. More »Magneto Dead, Deadpool Reboot: X-Movie Update Motherlode!
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Snikt Up Your ABCs With Wolverine
It's not exactly Sesame Street, but artist Sean Murphy's awesome Wolverine Alphabet series shows just one potential way for Marvel to get in with future owners Disney. After all, what could be more educational than mutants helping kids to spell? More »Furries Take Hollywood: The Year of Yiff
Hugh Jackman Is Our RoboRocky
It may be time to have a science fiction intervention for Hugh Jackman. Fresh from the moderate success of this summer's X-Men Origins: Wolverine, he's considering taking on the lead role in the upcoming robotic boxing movie Real Steel. More »Should We Expect New X-Men By 2011?
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Last week, we told you about the movies reaching theaters this fall, but it has to be said: Sometimes, even just going to the theater seems like too much hassle. Here's what you can watch at home, instead. More »Wolverine's Movie Future May Include His Death
Talking about the future of Fox's Wolverine movie franchise, executive producer Lauren Schuler Donner revealed some thoughts about what could happen following the second movie's ninja-filled trip to Japan... including an adaptation of a comic fans wouldn't expect. More »Marvel Wants To Show You Spidey's Calling
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Rib-Popping Newt is the Amphibious Answer to Wolverine
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