When Star Wars’s High Republic saga began, it was a breath of fresh air. Happier, less uptight Jedi; new, interesting villains; and nary a Skywalker to be seen. But while the first “chapter” of the overall saga is coming to a close in a few months, the High Republic itself isn’t going anywhere—Lucasfilm has announced…
Source: io9 – Star Wars’ High Republic Enters Its Second Saga
In each of Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe anti-racism public service announcements, a different Crystal Gem has stepped outside of the cartoon’s typical action/adventure box to share some important wisdom with viewers about why discrimination and bigotry are anything but. io9’s got a first look at at the latest…
Source: io9 – Steven Universe’s Final Anti-Racism PSA Is For the Allies
Radiant Black has been one of the most interesting superhero comics of 2021 so far, giving us an exciting spin on the masked superhero tropes writer Kyle Higgins previously examined in his work on the official Power Rangers comic. But big heroes need big stakes—and we’ve got a look at some big mystery comic to the…
Source: io9 – Radiant Black Teases a Big New Reveal For Its Most Mysterious Foe
It’s been almost 26 years since the show fantasy show Xena: Warrior Princess debuted in the fall of 1995. With over 134 episodes over six seasons, we assume you have some favorites.
Source: io9 – Fans of Xena: Warrior Princess! What’s Your Favorite Episode?
Season one of Star Trek: Picard is filled with nostalgia and characters Star Trek fans know and love. Season two will continue that legacy by having John de Lancie reprise his role as the high-powered entity Q. While it was a nice surprise to learn last week, in a new interview, the actor talks about how he wasn’t…
Source: io9 – Star Trek’s John de Lancie on Bringing Back Classic Characters for Revivals
Why do some superheroes wear capes? I think it depends on one thing: purpose. The cape highlights a sort of dynamism. When you open up a comic book, the pages do not move, so the cape is drawn as cloth fluttering around a character to signify that the superhero is a vibrant, spinning dynamo of action and movement.
Source: io9 – Let’s Talk About Superheroes and Capes
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dropped a boulder on his fans this week by posting a Black Adam photo on Instagram to kick off production finally beginning for the long-awaited film.
Source: io9 – The Rock’s Black Adam Production Begins on DC Comics Film
Another book to screen adaption is in the pipeline. This time it’s a book that’s actually worth reading—Gray Hendrick’s 2016 novel My Best Friend’s Exorcism. Breakout star Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade, Castle Rock) leads, with Cathy Ang, Rachel Ogechi, and Amiah Miller as co-stars.
Source: io9 – My Best Friend’s Exorcism Film Finds Lead in Eighth Grade Actress Elsie Fisher
I won’t lie. When I heard the Saw series was being rebooted, I wasn’t excited. From 2004-2010, these films dominated the horror genre. James Wan directed the first film and had no clue his small little film would become ionic. Unfortunately, as the movie progressed in number, the story and quality decreased. The last…
Source: io9 – Chris Rock’s Spiral Spins and Gets a Saw X Sequel
The CW is not playing around and is dominating the nerd news cycle this weekend. Supergirl is heading into the final stretch as the upcoming season six will be the show’s last, and actress Peta Sergeant (The Originals) is now a series regular.
Source: io9 – Supergirl Is Gaining Another Magical DC Comics Imp
Admit it. You didn’t think CW’s Suicide Squad—I’m sorry CW’s Legends of Tomorrow was going to get past the first season. It’s ok to be wrong, though. Not only is the show on its sixth season, but it’s back and better than ever!
Source: io9 – CW’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 6 Teaser Trailer Shows New Heroes and New Villains
There’s even more casting news for the CW live-action reboot Powerpuff. Two more actors will join the series, which follows Blossom (Chloe Bennett, of Agents of SHIELD fame), Bubbles (Dove Cameron), and Buttercup (Yana Perrault) as jaded millennials who are trying to regain parts of their childhood they lost due to…
Source: io9 – CW’s Powerpuff Finds an Old Narrator and a New Sarah Bellum
Just think, when this week started we all thought Muncher would be the weirdest creature in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Now, we all have visions of gleeful yet outrageously disturbing Mini-Pufts haunting our nightmares!
Source: io9 – Who You Gonna Call? io9’s Friday Gif Party
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s usual round up of the latest and greatest in plastic collecting. This week: Hasbro’s all but taken over for its Fanfest of Transformers, Star Wars, and Marvel reveals—give or take a bonus Baron Zemo—but there’s also fun Avengers cards and a sneak Star Trek away mission facilitator.…
Source: io9 – The Coolest Star Wars, Marvel, and Transformers Reveals From Hasbro’s Fanfest, and More Toy News
It’s not every day your childhood arrives at your door in the form of ice cream, but it happened to me recently.
Source: io9 – Goonies-Inspired Rocky Road Ice Cream Exists and We’ve Tried It
In the ‘80s, turning beloved Japanese series into Westernized juggernauts was nothing new—but Macross’ transformation into Robotech sparked a legal feud that has, for the best part of two decades, meant getting the source material in the West legally very hard. That might finally be about to change, but not…
Source: io9 – The Companies Behind Macross and Robotech Have Finally Put Aside Their Differences
All wings, report in! Hasbro’s line of Star Wars: The Vintage Collection vehicles has already brought us the X-Wings of Luke Skywalker and Poe Dameron, but now it’s reaching into the era of Rogue One, to bring the Battle of Scarif right to your shelf. Today, io9 can exclusively reveal the first up-close look at the…
Source: io9 – Rogue One’s Blue Leader Soars Into Hasbro’s Star Wars Figure Line
Five years have passed since the last Star Trek film—and now it seems we’re two years away from the next one.
Source: io9 – The Next Star Trek Movie Has a Stardate in 2023
I don’t care how good this new Mortal Kombat movie is going to be, it is extremely unlikely to be better than this glorious—update? remix? cover?—of the classic Mortal Kombat theme. It’s a banger that slaps, and whatever other cool slang kids are calling very good music nowadays.
Source: io9 – The New Mortal Kombat Theme Remix Is So Goddamned Good, You Guys
Another Lucasfilm saga to add to her ridiculously talented belt.
Source: io9 – Indiana Jones 5 Picks Up the Talented Phoebe Waller-Bridge