Halloween's Producer is Eager to Get His Hands On Another Classic Horror Property
Jason, you’re up.
Amazon's Terrific Super Bowl Audio Deals Include Sonos and Dolby Atmos
It’s not surprising that Amazon would run a home theater audio sale with the Super Bowl now just two weeks away. But holy crap, we weren’t expecting so many great options.
The New Teen Titans Illustrator George PĂ©rez Formally Retires From Comics Work
One of the most legendary creators in the business is officially hanging up his pens. More or less, anyway.
North America’s Glaciers Are Melting Four Times Faster Than They Were a Decade Ago
Across the world’s icy landscapes, climate change is spurring a major meltdown. That includes the western U.S. and Canada where not only is ice vanishing, but it’s doing so at a more rapid pace than it was just a decade ago, according to a new study released this week in Geophysical Research Letters.
Nancy Drew is Here to Solve All Your Mysteries in the Trailer For Her New Movie
Nancy Drew is cool. The heroine is at the core of a legacy of girl-centered detective stories, whether in novels, games, or other media, and they’re incredibly fun. Who doesn’t like to solve mysteries?
Saturday's Best Deals: Nintendo Classics, Sonos and Atmos Speakers, Nike Flash Sale, and More
Discounted home theater speakers for the Super Bowl, refurbished SNES and NES classics, and a Nike weekend flash sale lead off Saturday’s best deals from around the web.
The World's Greatest Board Game Weighs 20 Pounds, and Is Back On SaleÂ
I realize that you’re not used to paying $115 for a board game, but you should make an exception for Gloomhaven. It’s Board Game Geek’s #1 board game ever, and is “astoundingly good” according to Ars Technica. Hell, it weighs 20 pounds! It was also a finalist in our recent board game Co-Op on The Inventory. If you…
Holy Crap, Drew Struzan Did Three Incredible Posters For the How To Train Your Dragon Trilogy
A franchise has to be pretty damn special to have a trilogy of Drew Struzan posters. There’s Star Wars (twice), Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, and maybe one or two others (such as Police Academy, if you can believe it). That’s quite the list—and now, you can add How to Train Your Dragon to it.
As Spreadsheet Of Accused Abusers Spreads, Anime Conventions Get Their MeToo Movement
A spreadsheet containing the names of alleged abusers and harassers who attend U.S. anime conventions is making its way around social media as part of a small #MeToo movement in the niche community.
Supergirl's Dreamer Might Have the Best Costume in the Entire Arrowverse
The CW’s interconnected Arrowverse is home to a wide variety of superhero costumes that range from being “functional, but kinda tacky” to “impractical, but nifty to look at in a comic book-y way.” Few of them can truly said to be damn-near perfect (because, even though Thunder’s costume is choice, Black Lightning …
The Post-Apocalyptic Abe Lincoln the Country Deserves, and More of the Best Axe-Wielding Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of all things collectible, toy-related, and budget-breaking. This week we’ve got a beautiful Transformer from the Bumblebee movie that doesn’t actually transform, a post-apocalyptic version of Abraham Lincoln and more minifigures from The Lego Movie 2, and the return…
You Can Build These Analog Synthesizers Like Nintendo's Cardboard Labo Toys
If you’ve never played around with Teenage Engineering’s tiny synthesizers—like its iPod-sized Pocket Operators or the impressively-capable OP-1—you’re missing out on some fun, accessible ways to get into music. And the company is now expanding its Pocket Operators line with a series of new build-it-yourself modular…
Gotham's Other Harley Quinn Finally Got Her Due Courtesy of Catwoman
Gotham’s dysfunctional villains have been so interesting to watch develop because the show introduces each of them at various stages in their journeys to becoming part of the classic Batman rogues’ gallery we’re all familiar with. Some characters’ paths have been in line with the traditional comics lore, while others…
The Top 10 Deals of January 18, 2019
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Rebel and Imperial Pilots Duel in a Post-Return of the Jedi Book and Comic CrossoverÂ
When the news you are about to read landed online, io9 writer James Whitbrook broke into song...
Maybe It's Time For Some Weirder Star Wars Games
Maybe it’s time for Disney to ditch EA and open up Star Wars to the masses, perhaps even conducting a game jam? On this week’s Kotaku Splitscreen, we discuss.
Put the Rest of Your Remotes In a Drawer and Just Use This $30 Logitech Harmony
Any number of remotes more than one too many remotes, and this $30 Logitech Harmony can consolidate them all into one device.
You Can Now Own Drew Struzan's Blade Runner Poster That Was Nearly 40 Years in the Making
Drew Struzan is the name of names when it comes to movie posters and has been for decades. So, in the early ’80s, when he was asked to come up with concepts for a little Ridley Scott movie called Blade Runner, it certainly made sense.
Jigsaw Is The Punisher's Most Fascinating Puzzle Because Frank Castle Can't Solve Him
Though neither Frank Castle nor Billy Russo were fully aware of it at the time, their final confrontation in The Punisher’s first season was overlaid with a thematic weight that was larger than the sum of its parts. Their fight was a chance for Frank to avenge his family’s deaths, yes, but it was also a moment that…
The Epic Mythology of Highlander May Be Holding Back Its Return
We all feel like immortals when it comes to discussing a new Highlander. It’s been over a decade (though it might as well be centuries) since we first caught wind of the proposed remake of the 1986 cult movie, with names like Ryan Reynolds, Justin Lin, and even Tom Cruise floated at various points.
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