How Candlekeep Mysteries Is Bringing One of Dungeons & Dragons' Most Iconic Libraries to Life

When Dungeons & Dragons fans think of the Sword Coast, they might cast their mind’s eye to its most infamous locale: the city of Baldur’s Gate, the titular trade hub that was brought to life in the legendary CRPG series. But true adventure in the Forgotten Realms is born of knowledge—and adventurers in the know would…

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Source: io9 – How Candlekeep Mysteries Is Bringing One of Dungeons & Dragons’ Most Iconic Libraries to Life

Enter the Hex of the WandaVision Finale Spoiler Discussion Zone

Don’t turn those dials! Don’t touch that remote! And don’t switch to another streaming service! The WandaVision season finale is here, presumably along with some of the answers we’ve been waiting for since the TV series debuted in January. But right now, why have a more pressing question: Who is the Scarlet Witch?

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Source: io9 – Enter the Hex of the WandaVision Finale Spoiler Discussion Zone

Muppets Most Wanted's Surprisingly Solid Original Songs, Ranked

Now that The Muppet Show’s original five seasons are all streaming on Disney+, a lot more people are likely to end up taking a look back at some of the studio’s other Muppet offerings on the streaming platform that might have faded a bit from the public consciousness.

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Source: io9 – Muppets Most Wanted’s Surprisingly Solid Original Songs, Ranked

The Plot of Space Jam: A New Legacy Sounds, Appropriately Enough, Loony

Because now that we finally have a full plot synopsis for the Space Jam  sequel, it raises one extremely important question, a question it never occurred to me that I would have to ask during io9’s coverage of the film. The question I have for this movie, about LeBron James and Looney Tunes characters playing…

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Source: io9 – The Plot of Space Jam: A New Legacy Sounds, Appropriately Enough, Loony

The Chapter Titles of Zack Snyder's Justice League Are Here; Speculate Wildly About Them

While we have a pretty good idea of where things start and end in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, the four hours in between remain more mysterious than not. Snyder has said that more than half the movie is never before seen footage, and that the film is broken down into six chapters. Now, all six of those chapter titles…

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Source: io9 – The Chapter Titles of Zack Snyder’s Justice League Are Here; Speculate Wildly About Them

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Will Explore the Racial Implications of a New Captain America

Remember two months ago when all you really knew about Disney+’s WandaVision was it had something to do with classic sitcoms? That was obviously a massive undersell, and yet we’re currently in a similarly clueless place with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Marvel’s next streaming series is just a few weeks away and…

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Source: io9 – The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Will Explore the Racial Implications of a New Captain America

The Barbarian and the Troll Is the Kid-Friendly Red Sonja With Puppets You Didn't Know You Needed

Got six minutes? You could do far, far worse than using them to watch this giant preview of The Barbarian and the Troll, a new Nickolodeon series that adds puppetry to the sword-and-sorcery genre. Also, explosions. Lots and lots of explosions.

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Source: io9 – The Barbarian and the Troll Is the Kid-Friendly Red Sonja With Puppets You Didn’t Know You Needed

In This Exclusive Look at Image's Shadecraft, the Dark Is Something to Be Afraid Of

In Image’s new comic Shadecraft—from Lucifer’s Joe Henderson and artist Lee Garbett—Zadie Lu’s already in the thick of an existential darkness following a family tragedy that would make any teenager’s life difficult to get through. Her grief and anxiety take on an entirely different energy, though, when she realizes…

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Source: io9 – In This Exclusive Look at Image’s Shadecraft, the Dark Is Something to Be Afraid Of