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Netflix’s Animated Adaptation of the Filipino Hit Comic Trese Summons Its First Blood-Soaked Trailer

It’s been quite a while since Netflix first announced it’d be making an anime-inspired adaptation of the action-horror comic Trese at its See What’s Next Asia event in 2018. Honestly, it’s weird that it took the series, created by writer Budjette Tan and artist Kajo Baldisimo, that long to make a development deal given how … Continued

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Batman, Bruce Timm, J.J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves Join Forces for a New Animated Series

The creator of the beloved Batman: The Animated Series and architect of the DC Animated Universe has returned. Bruce Timm, along with J.J. Abrams and The Batman’s Matt Reeves, will executive produce a brand-new animated series for HBO Max and Cartoon Network simply titled Batman: Caped Crusader. In a joint statement, the three producers said: … Continued

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Updates From Sonic 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and More

Marvel’s Shang Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings has some new viewership details. Parasite director Bong Joon Ho has something very curious planned for an upcoming project. Plus new looks at Batman: The Long Halloween, Space Jam: A New Legacy, and more. Spoilers are dancing because it’s Friday… Shang Chi and The Legend … Continued

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Harley Quinn’s Margot Robbie Wants Poison Ivy in the DC Movies So Bad

Well, of course she does. At this point, who doesn’t? As Harley Quinn, DC Entertainment’s biggest—or at least the most consistently successful—star, Margot Robbie knows her character intimately, which means she’s read up on her Harley Quinn comics. The fact that Harley and her fellow Batman villain turned antihero Poison Ivy have had a long-running … Continued

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Batman’s in Fortnite Now, and He’s Just as Lost as You Are

Fortnite’s invasion of comics has no doubt left some people unaware of the smash global phenom of a video game/metaculture black hole confused about just what the appeal of a thing that has seemingly taken over the planet really is. Well, Batman’s among those people now, for very different reasons—but putting the Dark Knight in … Continued

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Could Have Had an Even More Ridiculous Title

When it was announced that the DC Extended Universe’s follow-up to Man of Steel would be titled Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, people had quite a laugh. After all, it sounded like Batman was going to sue Superman, presumably for all the manslaughter by depraved indifference he committed at the end of his debut … Continued

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A Not-So-Brief History of The Flash Movie, Which Is Now Filming

Today is a momentous day for fans of DC speedster the Flash. Six years, six months, and four days since the announcement that Ezra Miller would be playing the character in a Flash solo film, production has officially begun on that movie. How do we know the exact length? Because to mark this latest news, we … Continued

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The Batman’s Jim Gordon Is Coming to TV With His Own HBO Max Show

HBO Max is bringing the Batman heat with a spinoff series, Gotham PD, which will focus on police commissioner James “Jim” Gordon. Gotham PD is a prequel to Matt Reeves’ 2022 Batman film, which is itself sort of a prequel since it’s set during the first year of the superhero’s career as a crime fighter. … Continued

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The Mandalorian‘s Ahsoka Tano Hits Hot Toys, and More Bountiful Toys of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular roundup of the latest and greatest in all things expensive and plastic. This week: The Mandalorian returns to Hot Toys with a mystical two-pack. The Looney Tunes are getting their own Lego minifigure line. And Batman’s a ninja. Sort of. On a horse? Definitely. Check it out! Hot … Continued

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Future State: Gotham Will See the Red Hood Rise to Hunt Batman

DC Comics has released a first look at Future State: Gotham #1 today and Jason Todd’s Red Hood is hunting heroes. Though Christopher Nakano was first introduced as a mere former cop in DC’s Joker War event, when the character popped up in the pages of Future State: Batman, the company’s near-future series starring Tim … Continued

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Let’s Talk About Superheroes and Capes

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 … Continued

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Joss Whedon Changed Justice League So Much, Its Screenwriter Wanted His Name Off of It

Oscar-winning writer Chris Terrio was working on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker when he saw, for the first and only time, a film he was credited with writing: 2017’s Justice League, directed by Joss Whedon. “I drove to the studio and I sat down and watched it a couple of weeks before release,” Terrio … Continued

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The First Batman: The Long Halloween Trailer Is Missing Something

It was only last week that Warner Bros. Animation released the extensive voice cast for its upcoming animated adaptation of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale’s Batman story The Long Halloween (well, Part One of it, anyway). Now the trailer is here, but something looks off. Released by IGN, the trailer has a lot of ground … Continued

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Space Jam: A New Legacy’s Most WTF Cameos From the New Trailer

Space Jam has always been about bringing worlds together, but we’ve never seen anything like this. The first trailer dropped for Space Jam: A New Legacy, the sequel to the ‘90s film, and while it focuses primarily on the stars (aka LeBron James and the Looney Tunes), the world of the film is also filled … Continued

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This Week’s Toys Feel Like They’re Wearing Nothin’ at All, Nothin’ at All, Nothin’ at All…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the coolest merchandise on the internet lately. This week: head back to Middle-earth’s Second Age, Lego strikes out on DC and Marvel with classic Batman and Venom sets, the perfect Star Trek Rubik’s Cube, and more. Check it out! Asmus Toys Lord of the Rings … Continued

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DC’s New Gods Movie Isn’t Happening (Neither Is The Trench)

Darkseid is…probably one of the characters fans were most looking forward to seeing in Warner Bros.’ previously-announcedNew Gods film from director Ava DuVernay and Mister Miracle scribeTom King. Though Jack Kirby’s DC Comics character was recently revealed in Zack Snyder’s Justice League, unfortunately, New Gods’ Darkseid is…something audiences are going to be waiting quite a … Continued

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The Batman: The Long Halloween Animated Movie Has an Appropriately Lengthy Voice Cast

DC Comics’ animation department is finally tackling one of the Dark Knight’s greatest adventures, The Long Halloween. The voice cast for the adaptation of the classic 1996 story by Joseph “Jeph” Loeb and Tim Sale has been announced, and there are a few surprises in there. Revealed by the Hollywood Reporter, the most interesting bit … Continued

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The Nerd’s Watch: The Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Streaming in April

Though we may have begun turning a corner in the fight against covid-19, viewers are still turning to streaming entertainment more than ever and thankfully, companies are happy to oblige with tons of new content. At the start of each month, most streamers—such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Disney+, and HBO Max—do a little shuffle, adding … Continued

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The Falcon and The Winter Soldier Enters the Hot Toys Endgame and More Toy News

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round-up of all the latest and greatest toy news. This week: Pikachu wants to shock you, Lego returns to the galaxy far, far away with some new helmets, Batman techs up, and…Where’s Waldo? Well, he could be right on your shelf with a new action figure. Check it … Continued

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You’ll Need the Galactic Empire’s Budget to Afford This Mechanical Star Wars Death Star Watch

After creating one of the most elaborate collectibles imaginable for Batman fans with its $29,900 Batmobile mechanical desk clock, Kross Studio is now tempting Star Wars fans with a new wearable timepiece celebrating the Empire and its planet-killing superweapon: the Death Star. But the only thing this watch will wipe out is your life savings. … Continued