One of the big draws of next week’s Fantastic Four: First Steps is seeing Marvel’s First Family in the retrofuturist Earth-828. They’re Earth’s only heroes in that dimension, and before Galactus shows up, it sounds like they’ve done a pretty good job protecting the planet. They might even be too good at it, which is why they’re in […]
‘Charmed’ and Marvel Actor Julian McMahon Dies at Age 56
Australian-American actor Julian McMahon passed away on July 2 at 56 years old. As reported by Deadline, the actor, best known for The CW’s Charmed and more recently his roles on The Residence and FBI: Most Wanted, had been privately battling cancer for a number of years. “With an open heart, I wish to share with the world that my […]
What the Hell Just Happened to Spider-Gwen?
Marvel Comics is no stranger to a bit of brand synergy and consolidation. The more characters break out into the mainstream beyond the readership of comics, the more their comics counterparts are sanded down and chopped and changed to eventually better accommodate the potential for audiences who are aware of them through adaptation to go […]
Lego’s July Releases Are Swooping In
After a blockbuster June, Lego’s having more of a quiet month in July, perhaps in an attempt to get us outside in the sweltering heat rather than indoors with a fan blasting in our faces as we build lots of Lego. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t anything to tempt your wallet with this month. As […]
Marvel’s ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Secrets Are Safe Again, Even the ‘Nicepool’ Ones
The Justin Baldoni-Blake Lively legal battle isn’t something io9 would normally cover—but when Marvel got pulled into the fray, we took a little more interest. Deadpool & Wolverine, starring and co-written by Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds, famously featured a Deadpool variant played by Reynolds that seemingly mocked Lively’s It Ends With Us co-star and director […]
The ‘Fantastic Four: First Steps’ Theme Is Expectedly Excellent
The Fantastic Four: First Steps doesn’t just look unlike any other mainstream superhero movie in recent years, it’s also got an unusual sound to match. Following tickets going on sale for the movie, Marvel released the full track for the film’s main theme, created by longtime film composer Michael Giacchino. There’ve been snippets of the […]
‘Black Panther’ and Its Team Deserved Better Than This
Days ago, the video game sphere was thrown into shock when EA revealed it’d canceled its Black Panther game. The project, announced in 2023, was to be the debut of developer Cliffhanger Games, which was headed up by developers who made Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor. With its game dead, Cliffhanger’s been shut down, and anyone not […]
Hasbro’s New Marvel Legends Figures Are the Bendiest Boys Around
Today Hasbro revealed a boatload of Marvel Legends figures, and they were united beyond the mere fact that they were action figures made by Hasbro, and were from Marvel properties. No, there was a standout theme among today’s reveals: bendiness. It would be otherwise difficult to marry the two halves of Hasbro’s reveals today—our first official […]
EA Kills Its ‘Black Panther’ Game Along With Developer Cliffhanger Games
Two years ago, EA announced a game based on Marvel hero Black Panther from new developer Cliffhanger Games. Now, that project has been canceled. Per IGN, EA Entertainment president Laura Miele sent out an email confirming the game was scrapped and Cliffhanger is closing. At time of writing, it’s unclear how many employees are affected, […]
‘Marvel Rivals’ Is Making Ultron a Lean, Mean, Healing Machine
Marvel Rivals has had a bit of a support problem in its latest season. Amid the glitz and glamor of Emma Frost’s arrival and the Hellfire Gala, the hero shooter’s sophomore season aimed to try and reign in a meta that had seen the game’s cast of strategists—the healing and support heroes in the game’s […]