Oct 21
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Mummies aren’t scary. In fact, they’re some of the least scary monsters around, thanks to becoming generic CG action…
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Rob Bricken was the Editor of io9 from 2016-18, the creator of the poorly named but fan-favorite news site Topless Robot, and now writes nerd stuff for many places, because it's all he's good at.
Oct 4
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When we last saw The Walking Dead, our survivors were holed up in an assortment of buildings surrounded by the…
Sep 30
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In 1987, Ed Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting, released his first novel in the giant, fanta…
Sep 23
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Do you have lingering questions about Sony’s first foray into the Spider-Man-But-Without-Spider-Man-In-It…
Sep 17
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Remember The Littles? It’s fine if you don’t. It’s one of the billions of lesser-loved ‘80s cartoons, based on the…
Sep 7
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For over a thousand generations, the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Then…
Aug 28
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This first book in the Moonshae trilogy holds the great distinction of being the very first Dungeons & Dragons novel…
Aug 19
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As you are no doubt aware, Movies Have (Basically) Stopped. Almost all the movies that used to be being made are no…
Aug 6
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The cartoons of the 1980s produced some of the most iconic villains of all time: Skeletor. Cobra Commander. Megatron.…
Jul 28
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A woman wakes up in a strange bed. She has no idea how she got there. She has no recollection of the past few days…
Jul 20
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Agents of SHIELD is going out with a time-traveling bang. Although the Marvel Cinematic Universe pretty much abandone…
Jul 16
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Although they’re usually considered jokes nowadays, the tiny Smurfs are titans of pop culture. I’m not talking about…
Jul 13
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Damn, they made a lot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys over the years.
Jun 26
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In the frozen tundra of Icewind Dale, four unlikely (sort of) heroes (sort of) join forces (sort of) to defeat an…
Jun 22
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It’s pretty safe to say that if you’re an io9 reader, you’ve probably seen at least one Hayao Miyazaki movie (and…
Jun 10
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Oh, the GoBots. That poor, ridiculous, terrible toyline and animated series that somehow managed to be a crappy…
May 4
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Turns out while violent pleasures have violent ends, Westworld’s season three finale was a violent end that had very…
Apr 26
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Apr 19
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This is what we’ve been waiting for. Even more than last week’s excellent enigmatic episode, tonight’s Westworld…
Apr 12
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If you’ve been waiting patiently for Westworld to start messing with your mind again, I’ve got good news and bad…