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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 »
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A ticket to a 3D movie can cost $15. Tickets to a Friday night showing cost $10.50 at one theater and $12 at the cineplex down the block. A seat for a matinee costs $5. That's quite the variation! But if tickets do not cost the same from time to time and from theater to theater, why measure movie success in terms of money? Let's take a look at how box office gross is reported, some alternative metrics of movie success, and the growing importance of the international movie market.

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With The Avengers hitting theaters this summer, audiences are eagerly anticipating a chiseled parade of superhuman beefcake saving the world, not unlike if the Chippendales were conscripted as U.N. Peacekeepers. But did you know that Marvel Comics actually rated The Avengers according to hotness two decades ago? More »
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Joss Whedon loves to remind us that the Avengers are just one big dysfunctional family, and if there's one thing that family does, it's send horrible text messages to one another. The Avenger's text messages reveal side you don't get to see in the comics, including Pepper Potts' attempt to explain Harry Potter, and Captain America and Iron Man's secret love. More »
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Chances are, if you've seen a science fiction movie recently and been stunned to hear actual science mentioned, you have a scientific advisor to thank. A small cadre of science experts have started lending their expertise to movies like Thor, 2012, Tron Legacy and the upcoming Doctor Strange. Here's their story, via Popular Mechanics' David Kushner. More »
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Marvel's gearing up for the release of The Avengers with some curious promotions, but here's one that's pretty magnificent. Come April, Marvel will give select comics variant covers depicting Earth's Mightiest Heroes as illustrated by the likes of Rembrandt, Michelangelo, and Monet. Here's what they've unveiled so far. I wouldn't mind having that Georges Seurat hang in my boudoir one iota.

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For his final story arc on Avengers, writer Brian Michael Bendis decided to bring in an illustrator who hasn't played in Marvel Comics' sandbox for a spell now. Who did he recruit? More »
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J.J. Abrams reveals why Benedict Cumberbatch is perfect for the Star Trek sequel. One of Battlestar Galactica's biggest badasses joins Vin Diesel's new Riddick movie. A beloved old monster might return to Doctor Who. Plus the latest on Fringe's future! More »
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DC and Marvel have crossed over their superheroes officially on several occasions, but what about those times canny writers and illustrators snuck these titanic team-ups under the table? Here's a bunch of times Marvel and DC creators stealthily transcended universes.

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Everyday, we sift through all the crazy rumors and speculation to bring you the morning's spoilers. In the past year, we've found some gems of real information...as well as some truly magnificent loads of nonsense. Here are the year's best. Warning: Some of these things are still spoilers! More »
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Every year, it's easy to come up with a long list of the year's worst science fiction and fantasy movies. Reels and reels of garbage arrive in cinemas with shocking regularity. But it's a good year when you can think of half a dozen great genre films off the top of your head. By that standard, 2011 was a good year. More »
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Science fiction and fantasy devoured our hearts and minds in 2011. The year's hit movies, bestselling books and buzzed-about television shows were dominated by genre fare — and a handful of people played a key part in making it happen. More »
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After Monster director Patty Jenkins left Thor 2, Marvel Studios had to move fast to find a replacement in time for the November 15, 2013 release date. According to Deadline, director Alan Taylor — who's helmed several episodes of Game of Thrones (including the Season 1 finale), Mad Men, and The Sopranos — will be her replacement. Hey, George R.R. Martin is a documented Avengers fan. Let's hope some power-drunk executive green-lights a Littlefinger versus Fandral moustache-off. More »
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This was the year of beefcake. Sorry, Sucker Punch — the biggest genre spectacles of the year were all about half-naked men, with bodies so sculpted that they look like the muscles on Tim Burton's Batsuit. But which science fiction and fantasy properties had the best half-naked men? There's only one way to decide... with democracy. And photos. More »
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The only thing we want to see more of from Joss Whedon's Avengers flick isn't action or monsters or even plot details — we just want to watch this fractured family bicker. This new international trailer shows off some more banter, a few action shots of Captain in his upgraded suit, and the Black Widow and Hulk scene we told you about at New York Comic Con. We'll be sure to update when we get the English version! More »
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Bad news for our flaxen-haired champion of shirtlessness, Thor. Director Patty Jenkis (known for her work on Monster) has left the Marvel movie sequel Thor 2 over "creative differences." This is the second director to leave this project — this is not good. More »
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What if Hellboy was a silent film star, Iron Man was a World's Fair exhibit, and Galactus was in cahoots with the famed eccentric Rotwang? If any of these unlikely scenarios came to pass, they would certainly look a lot like Grégoire Guillemin's Art Deco crimefighters. Here's a sampling of his many stylish supes.

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Halloween is coming up this weekend, and you still don't have a costume. Luckily, the store-bought costume industry is here for you! This year's weirdest, wrongest and sexiest ready-made Halloween costumes include Sucker Punch, various superheroes... and an inflatable Star Wars costume that you just have to see for yourself. Plus a large number of "steampunk" costumes that will make you cry. More »
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Blasting through the skies to Nine Inch Nails "We're In This Together," the Avengers have finally fully assembled in their brand-new trailer. Watch Captain America fight with Iron Man, get your first look at the new mean green Hulk, and hear your first Whedonism. More »
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We heard about all the scenes that were cut from Star Wars for years. And then, with the Blu-ray release, we finally got to see all of them... and we learned just why they were cut in the first place. More »
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Superheroes are great at solving crimes, but downright awful at the intricacies of spatial design. More »
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Watch the first official trailer for the Marvel Comics One-Shot (short video) A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer starring the incomparable Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg). More »
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The footage from a scrapped Avengers tie-in video game has hit the web, and the unused animation reveals a villain who we've all suspected has been waiting in the wings. Spoilers! More »
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This summer, Marvel's been putting its superheroes through the wringer in Fear Itself, a miniseries in which a nefarious Asgardian god called The Serpent has a bone to pick with Odin. More »
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Artist Brandon Michael Barker offers a blasphemous reinterpretation of classic comic book covers with these stained glass superheroes, dressed up with a touch of Christian iconography. [Man or Monster Studios via Neatorama] More »
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Brand new set footage from Joss Whedon's Avengers movie is finally showing the gang teaming up together. Watch Captain America and Thor tackle a pac of motion-captured baddies, get thrown out a window, and wield the mighty Mjölnir. More »
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This summer was like a battlefield of awesomeness, with a larger-than-average slew of superhero movies, action movies and escapist fare. Some films emerged victorious, while others fell by the wayside. More »
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At Comic-Con, io9 had a nice long talk with Walt Simonson, the man responsible for the defining run on The Mighty Thor in the 1980s (indeed, Simonson's tenure on the comic was a big influence on this summer's Thor movie). More »
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Comic-Con yawns out a deluge of news, and it can be a chore to sift through the press releases and panel hubbub. Now that the dust has settled, we present to you 15 comic-related tidbits for your perusal. More »
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The Sentinel of Liberty finally hits the big screen on Friday — but how will Captain America's movie stack up to Thor? More »
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Hugh Jackman reveals when The Wolverine will begin shooting. John Noble has a plan for peace between universes on Fringe. How will Game of Thrones handle all the new season two characters? Plus new Captain America and Harry Potter videos! More »
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Green Lantern is the second superhero movie in a row to perform disappointingly in its opening weekend, after X-Men: First Class. If Captain America also stumbles, we could look back on this as the summer that superheroes lost their invulnerability. More »
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Who is worthy to wield the hammer of Thor? Well, Kermit the Frog for one. And what he does with Thor's power might just leave you with a tear in your eye. More »
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Marvel's big superhero ensemble movie The Avengers released an early look at some rough promo art. Which includes some concept art for Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye, and Mark Ruffalo's Hulk! More »
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We all know that superheroes like Superman or Thor are completely impossible. But just for the sake of argument, are there any superpowers that could actually exist in the real world? We assembled a panel of experts to find out. More »
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Ashley Edward Miller and Zack Stentz have written two of the summer's biggest movies, Thor and X-Men: First Class. How did they go about translating these comic-book icons into two-hour movie scripts? More »
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If you ever find yourself in Asgard, the home of Marvel's cosmic Norse gods, your GPS on your smartphone may not work. So you'll need a good map to avoid running into the Destroyer. More »
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Cyborgs, aliens, and highfalutin space gods aren't the only perils superheroes face. No, sometimes they battle sentient cocaine or mind-control methamphetamines. Here are 10 (mostly ridiculous) stories in which our favorite do-gooders got dosed.

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Thor did pretty decent box office numbers in its opening weekend — not Iron Man good, but decent. But one thing stuck out about the Thunder God's results — the audience was 72 percent people 25 years old and older. More »
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Chances are, you've already seen Thor — but you didn't see all the cool stuff that appeared on the screen, as well as all the insane artwork and design work that went into creating the film. More »
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