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Life isn't easy if you're a genetic experiment. Or an expendable minion, a powerful being wedged into an itty-bitty living space, or a recently downgraded scientific entity. Fortunately, it's a little easier to bear the pain if you've got someone in a similar situation to share the load. 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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No matter how hard you struggle, these phrases worm their way into your consciousness. No matter how much you deny it, you let them back out. Here's a list of ten phrases too good to not repeat. More »
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Oodles of new, bizarre offerings are in comics shops tomorrow! Grant Morrison's first run on Batman Inc. wraps up, a bunch of new 2000 AD stuff hits bookshelves, and one of Jim Henson's unpublished existentialist scripts gets the graphic novel treatment. Hop to it! More »
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For their latest art challenge, the illustrators at the website Draw2D2 (previously: 1, 2, 3) placed characters from the Marvel Universe in the cherished hellhole-Americana X-Mas flick A Christmas Story. Witness Ralphie's pajamas and Flick's telephone pole shenanigans reenacted with the Marvel Universe's stalwart gang. Top image by Alex Ryan.

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We've seen sex-swapped incarnations of the X-Men before, but Deviant Artist Timberoo is devoted to giving almost every X-Men — no matter how obscure — the Victor Victoria routine. Let's kick off these creative offerings with He-Dazzler, who I imagine would look a lot more like Cerrone or Giorgio Moroder in real life.

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Doctor Who's River Song has got a tough time ahead of her — she's joining the biggest science fiction team of them all: the Legion of Formerly Mysterious Characters. Along with Darth Vader, the Man in Black and the Cigarette-Smoking Man, she'll dwell in a place where almost everybody knows all about her. More »
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This might be the greatest time to be a fan of superhero movies. There were four major superhero films this summer, and three of them more or less ruled. Too bad our superpowered protectors have such boring — or even ugly — movie posters. More »
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The Wolverine has been delayed. Amy Pond gets tested all over again, on Doctor Who. A supermodel will impersonate Jeff Bridges. There are tons of set photos for Man of Steel, The Avengers, Supernatural and the Eureka finale. Will Ghostbusters 3 finally happen? More »
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There's a ton of promising new books this week. The X-Men file for divorce, Dollhouse returns with the new adventures of Alan Tudyk, and Jeff Smith of Bone releases a new issue of his awesome science fiction comic RASL. More »
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Yesterday morning in Sofia, Bulgaria, anti-Communist street artists painted over a monument commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Soviet "liberation" (i.e. a Communist coup d'état) of Bulgaria in 1944. Who did they add to the statue? The Joker, among others. More »
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In the spirit of such fan films as Batman: Dead End comes Batman Deliverance, a nine-minute short that details the ignominious end of Bruce Wayne at the claws of Canada's most famous superhero (I don't mean Captain Canuck). 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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Wake up with spoilers! The Avengers' villain isn't the actor you might be expecting, and a surprising candidate is in talks to direct The Wolverine. A Thor clip and featurette reveal more about the Thunder God's Earthly soujourn. More »
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The long-awaited Deadpool movie will be directed by Tim Miller, a visual effects guru who worked on X-Men, Daredevil and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. This will be Miller's directorial debut. And Ryan Reynolds is reportedly still starring. More »
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Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky won't get to try his hand at directing a big superhero movie after all. Fox announced that the auteur is leaving the Wolverine movie. More »
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Superheroes are huge, not just in comics but in movies and novels as well. So there's nothing more exciting than the idea of creating a new superhero from scratch. But aren't all the good ideas taken? Not necessarily. More »
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Now that Space Battleship Yamato, the live-action remake of the classic anime series, has crushed the Japanese box office, there's talk of an American version. Chris McQuarrie, writer of The Usual Suspects and Darren Aronofsky's The Wolverine, is the screenwriter. More »
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While we're waiting for Darren Aronofsky's The Wolverine to hit theaters, director Gary Shore has created this gory yet stylish trailer for Wolverine's encounter with the Marvel Universe's ninja assassination gang, The Hand. There's something oddly poetic about Logan fighting a samurai in slo-mo. More »
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There are always couples who don't get along. Usually they're fighting about money or who has the most annoying friends. Add clones, robots, and the occasional intergalactic war, and suddenly that couple really has something to fight about. More »
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No matter how hard you struggle, these phrases worm their way into your consciousness. No matter how much you deny it, you let them back out. Here's a list of ten phrases too good to not repeat. More »
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With a name like the Fantastic Four, you'd think the superteam would have a fairly static membership. But no, Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch, and the Thing frequently go on sabbatical and/or die, thus requiring awesomely ridiculous replacements. More »
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Wolverine is becoming as prolific in movies as he is in comics — and now we need some quality control. Here are five Wolverine moments from the comics that we hope Darren Aronofsky and other film-makers read before filming Logan. More »
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Watchmen's masked men in WWI Germany. Spider-Man in military garb. General MacArthur in a Stormtrooper helmet. The Avengers driving a super dairy truck. Danil Polevoy's photo collages place heroes and villains in unlikely eras. More »
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Still wrestling with your holiday gift list? Well, everyone loves a t-shirt! So we've rounded up the geekiest, silliest, sexiest, stylish nerdware (and threw in a few sweaters for good measure) to make your gift-giving a bit easier. More »
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Artist David Resto is transforming Marvel's comic book characters into a collection of dino-tized superheroes. Meet the Avengersaurs, Iron Brontosaurus, and Captain Ameritops. And more! More »
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Zack Snyder's Superman might be exploring how Clark Kent really became Superman... plus another possible actor for Lois Lane. Darren Aronofsky says Wolverine will still be a Darren Aronofsky movie. Plus Tim Burton talks Dark Shadows, and more! Spoiler rampage! More »
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Darren Aronofsky's revealed the title of his follow-up to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. It will be called The Wolverine, and the director asserts that the film isn't a sequel to Wolverine's prior mouthless Deadpool adventure/team-up with the Black Eyed Peas. [Hitfix] More »
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Olivia Wilde takes us for a drive in a new Tron clip. More photos from Captain America have surfaced, as have character details for Wolverine's trip to Japan. Plus, details on X-Men: The First Class, The Walking Dead, and Alien. More »
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We're jam-packed with spoilers today, as Zack Snyder talks Superman, Damon Lindelof talks Star Trek, Ghostbusters 3 might be a go, The Hobbit casts every awesome British actor ever, The Hunger Games looks for a lead, and much, much more! More »
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No matter what Bill Murray says, Dan Aykroyd promises a new Ghostbusters movie. Lisbeth Salander could be taking on a Ripley-like role in Ridley Scott's Alien prequel. Aronofsky might not do Wolverine 2. Plus The Avengers, MI4 and Bond 23. More »
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Now that Darren Aronofsky's out of the running to Superman, he's entered negotiations to helm Wolverine 2. Apparently Aronofsky was passed over for Superman because the script's in bad shape, and Warner Bros. has no time for perfectionism. Weird! More »
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Halloween is almost upon us, but you haven't had time to make a costume. What does the prefab costume industry have for you this year? Lots of superheroes, Predators, skanky robots... and Lady Gaga. Prepare to bleach your eyes. More »
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This weekend, the international beer-drinkers' holiday, Oktoberfest, kicks off. And to celebrate, we've rounded up our favorite science fiction/fantasy characters doing what they do best: getting wasted. So have a beer on us, and enjoy our video tribute. Cheers! More »
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Can the internal monologue-heavy first Hunger Games book become a decent movie? We're still not sure, but at least A-list people are getting involved — including Kick-Ass' Chloe Moretz — and everybody's calling it the possible next Twlight. More »
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Two incredible names are getting passed around for the director's chair on X-Men Origins: Wolverine 2. Horror mastermind David Slade and weird auteur Darren Aronofsky. Honestly, either one would be a great choice. More »
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An X-Men producer explains what they're learning from the other Marvel franchise. There's another crazy Batman 3 rumor. See Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page fight crime in Super. Plus everything you want to know about Syfy's superhero comedy Three Inches. More »
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Avatar's producer explains what he and his team will be doing while waiting for the sequel script. J.J. Abrams' Super 8 has some seriously mysterious filming reports. Shia LaBeouf gushes about Indy 5's coolness. Plus new Fringe clips. Spoiler life! More »
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Somewhere in a universe not unlike our own, David Carradine starred in Blade Runner, Sidney Poitier played Morpheus to Bruce Lee's Neo, Tim Curry got his own Joker movie, and Robo Cop was a 1970s porno. More »
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Everybody's looking for the next Smallville. Both Warner Bros (DC) and ABC (Marvel) are aiming to create the next sensation based on existing comics properties. But given how bad most comics-to-TV adaptations have been, how do you copy Smallville's success? More »
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