In their many dimension-hopping adventures, Rick and Morty have encountered all sorts of messed up weirdos who, for one reason or another, end up either trying to befriend the science genius and his grandson, or trying to murder them. In Oni Press’ upcoming comic, Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart, you get a little from…
Source: io9 – In This Rick and Morty: Worlds Apart Exclusive Preview, Old People Are the Worst
After adding both Hawkman and Atom Smasher to its cast of classic DC Comics characters, the Dwayne Johnson-led Black Adam is welcoming another lead star to its ranks. It’s a mysterious role that might shed a little bit of light about where the movie’s focus is ultimately going to end up.
Source: io9 – Black Adam Adds Sarah Shahi in a Mysterious New Role
Many, many things make the Ghostbusters cool but near the top of the list has to be their gadgets. Ghost traps, PKE Readers, proton packs and, of course, their neutrona wands. That’s the Ghostbuster version of a gun which fires powerful streams that could grab a ghost and, well, bust it. It’s a key accessory if you…
Source: io9 – This Halloween, I’ll Be Ghostbusting With Egon’s Old Wand
After years of not giving it any thought, I have been forced to revisit Daniel LaRusso’s controversial win over Johnny Lawrence at the end of the first Karate Kid movie. If you, like me, have recently begun watching the very good television series Cobra Kai, now on Netflix, you may have also been thinking about this…
Source: io9 – Johnny Lawrence Was the True Winner of the 1984 All-Valley Karate Tournament
Hand in hand with the meteoric resurgence of tabletop gaming in the past few years is the rise of the Actual Play show, as hundreds of thousands of fans watch or listen along to teams of hosts doing the actual gaming and storytelling for them. The biggest bang in all of that boom is perhaps Critical Role, and a new…
Source: io9 – The Cast of Critical Role on Why They Love Roleplaying Games
Open the pages, and there you are: Welcome to Jurassic Park. The Folio Society has unveiled its latest collector’s edition, this time taking us deep into the world of genetically modified dinosaurs with Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park. But don’t worry, the book doesn’t bite back. Well, hopefully.
Source: io9 – Jurassic Park Gets a Scarily Gorgeous Collector’s Edition for Its 30th Anniversary
Although, Milla Jovovich herself could stand to have some bigger swords. Having two swords doesn’t make up for it!
Source: io9 – Monster Hunter’s First Trailer Brings the Big Monsters (and Big Swords)
Until today, I had never heard of the new film Jiu Jitsu. Now, it’s all I’ll ever think about.
Source: io9 – Nicolas Cage Sword-Fights a Space Man
Yes, Wanda Maximoff’s chaos magics might be hurtling her into a strange world for WandaVision. But would our own world be right if there weren’t tie-in Funko Pops for the show?
Source: io9 – Reality Has Righted Itself Just in Time for WandaVision Funko Pops
When Walter Kovacs made clear that he was willing to reveal the truth behind Adrian Veidt’s plan to bring about world peace by dropping a telepathic squid on Manhattan at the end of the original Watchmen comic, Doctor Manhattan made the sensible decision to kill Kovacs in order to avert yet even larger catastrophe.
Source: io9 – DC’s New Rorschach Series Is Off to a Bloody, Familiar Start
Though Spider-Man: Miles Morales is still set in the same universe as Insomniac’s first game, it’s very much meant to be the story of how, after training under Peter Parker, Miles is ready to break free and define his own legacy as one of New York City’s protectors. A big part of how Miles does this, obviously, is by…
Source: io9 – Miles Morales Is Giving Its Hero the Sickest Spider-Man Suit of All Time and Ditching the Cops
Star Wars fans are known for taking their obsessions to absolutely ridiculous levels. Sometimes, that means buying an unnecessary rug. Other times it’s much less practical, like buying a novelty waffle maker for no good reason whatsoever.
Source: io9 – I Love Han Solo (in Waffle Form), and He Knows
In Lovecraft Country’s fourth episode, “A History of Violence,” Atticus, Leti, and Montrose journey to a Boston museum where, unbeknownst to most of the general public, a secret vault containing a number of Titus Braithwhite’s pages from the Book of Adam is hidden deep beneath the ground. When the intrepid trio…
Source: io9 – Lovecraft Country Showrunner Misha Green Feels She ‘Failed’ the Show’s Two Spirit Character
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Source: io9 – The Only Musical I’ve Ever Enjoyed, Cats (2019), Is a Steal at on Amazon
Anya Taylor-Joy is officially going from New Mutants to Furiosa. She’s just been cast as the lead character in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road prequel, Furiosa, co-written and directed by George Miller. She’ll be joined by Chris Hemsworth and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in unknown roles.
Source: io9 – The Fury Road Prequel Will Star Anya Taylor-Joy, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Chris Hemsworth
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You’ve seen The Exorcist, probably more than once; by now, even the often-repeated stories about its creation are the stuff of Hollywood legend. But there’s always room for more—especially in a new doc that goes straight to the source to dig into one of the most acclaimed horror movies ever made.
Source: io9 – The Exorcist Documentary Leap of Faith Takes You Inside an Iconic Director’s Mind and Process
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Until recently, I’d never seen Halloween III: Season of the Witch. I know. Blasphemy. We all have our blind spots and this was one of mine. As I finally watched it though, I realized the movie I thought it was going to be wasn’t even close to the actual movie. How did that happen? Why? And what did I think of it all?…
Source: io9 – I Imagined Halloween III: Season of the Witch Being Way Better Than the Real Thing
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