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In the First Look at Rick and Morty‘s Fifth Season, Rick Has a New Nemesis

He’s not Aquaman. He’s way more pathetic. During yesterday’s Adult Swim San Diego Comic-Con panel, Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon appeared virtually to offer an update on the show, along with a new in-progress clip of the upcoming fifth season. The clip, showing the introduction to an unfinished episode of the show, follows Rick … Continued

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Archer‘s Next Season Will Feature Guest Stars Simon Pegg and Jamie Lee Curtis

At last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, we learned for certain that Archer: 1999 was not going to be the show’s final season. And indeed, soon after SDCC the season 10 finale showed the long-slumbering agent awakening from his anthology-friendly coma. But since then, fans have been dying to know what’s next. The adorably boozy Archer … Continued

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The Trump Administration Doesn’t Understand Memes

During a press conference Friday, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany decried the supposed canceling of Nickelodeon’s popular kids show PAW Patrol and, in doing so, proved why outrage over so-called cancel culture is usually nothing more than deflective bullshit. She also proved that the Trump administration is clueless when it comes to internet culture, … Continued

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Bob’s Burgers Cast and Crew Drop Hints About Season 11 (But Not Much About the Movie)

Like most restaurant owners, the Belchers are taking a break from serving burgers during the pandemic, but the team behind Bob’s Burgers has been hard at work. In fact, the show “never stopped being in production,” show creator Loren Bouchard revealed at today’s San Diego Comic-Con panel. That doesn’t mean covid-19 won’t loom over season … Continued

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Anakin Skywalker Gets an Incredibly Extra Action Figure, and More of the Week’s Most Fabulous Toys

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of all things toy. This week, as San Diego Comic-Con kicks off around us, we’ve got a few special toy previews, Medicom leaps into Batman: The Animated Series, Itchy and Scratchy get in on the Simpsons vinyl toy action, and a truly distressing Ace Ventura is … Continued

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Adventure Time and Summer Camp Island Are Going Even Deeper on HBO Max

A key element of HBO Max’s animated offerings is a number of brand new cartoon shows created for the streaming platform. But that’s not to discount the inclusion of a handful of shows like Adventure Time and Summer Camp Island that originated on Cartoon Network. During this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the creative teams behind some … Continued

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Marvel’s Hellish Helstrom Comic-Con Trailer Is Light on Hell, Comic-Cons

Let’s be honest: our first look at Hulu and Marvel’s Helstrom did not inspire…the greatest confidence. And now we’ve been given a look at in motion, and we can once again confirm: this does indeed look like a television show that exists. Helstrom is pretty much the only Hulu x Marvel show left standing after … Continued

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The Walking Dead: World Beyond Shares a New Teaser and Details About Its Characters

Fans of The Walking Dead have been waiting for its latest spin-off since it was announced last year, an anticipation that’s only grown since a couple of intriguing trailers dropped. Then, The Walking Dead: World Beyond’s planned April debut was postponed—but today’s virtual Comic-Con panel brought all kinds of news about the younger-skewing new series. … Continued

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Infinity Train’s Season 3 Trailer Throws a Shocking New Mystery Onboard

After spending years living on an endless train, the Apex kids probably think they’ve seen everything. But as we see in the debut trailer for season three of Infinity Train, there are some mysteries that can shock even the most seasoned passenger. In this case, that would be the story of Hazel and the “Cult … Continued

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The Walking Dead SDCC Panel Shares a New Look at the Maggie-tastic Adventure to Come

The long-awaited return of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) to The Walking Dead has taken longer than anticipated, as season 10 was cut short because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. But AMC has given a peek at what we can expect when that finally happens—and the date when we can expect it. AMC debuted a new clip … Continued

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Now Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights Is Canceled, Too

Covid-19 has already taken all the joy from our lives, so now it’s moving onto the horror. Universal Studios theme parks announced today that their popular, awesome, Halloween Horror Nights events have been canceled for 2020. At California’s Universal Studios Hollywood, where the theme park has yet to reopen since closing down earlier this year, … Continued

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Fear the Walking Dead Will Return for More Humans vs. Humans vs. Zombies Just in Time for Halloween

Fear the Walking Dead’s fifth season wrapped up back in September, and a promo (dropped in April) for season six hinted of more grim Wild West vibes ahead, complete with cowboy hats, mask-wearing horseback riders, and flaming oil wells. Today’s Comic-Con panel revealed even more about what’s to come. First up: an official premiere date … Continued

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Charlize Theron Hopes Furiosa Can Be for This Generation What Ripley Was for Hers

Aeon Flux, Atomic Blonde, Hancock, Snow White and the Huntsman, Prometheus, The Italian Job, The Old Guard… you sometimes forget just how many incredible genre movies Charlize Theron has starred in throughout her career. Of course, though, one does seem to stand above the rest: Imperator Furiosa in Mad Max: Fury Road. During a Comic-Con … Continued

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A New Ship From Colin Trevorrow’s Star Wars Episode IX Is Revealed

A San Diego Comic-Con panel Thursday revealed a very cool piece of Star Wars trivia we did not expect. Speaking to Collider, director Colin Trevorrow revealed a brand new Star Wars ship he designed with his nine-year-old son during the development of Star Wars Episode IX. The ship is called the TIE Marauder and, as … Continued

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A New Lovecraft Country Trailer Reveals Monsters, Magic, and Mayhem

We’ve gotten a couple of glimpses at Jordan Peele, J.J. Abrams, and Misha Green’s upcoming HBO adaptation of Matt Ruff’s Lovecraft Country. But today, ahead of tomorrow’s virtual San Diego Comic-Con panel: a full, and fully eerie, trailer for the much-anticipated series. And it’s fantastic. As fans of the book already know, Lovecraft Country is … Continued

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Our Hero Katee Sackhoff on Robot Chicken, the New BSG, and That Wacky Accent She Did on The Flash

When most people think of Katee Sackhoff, one word comes to mind: Starbuck. But she’s actually had a surprisingly diverse career, playing not just action heroes like Battlestar Galactica’s badass pilot (or her current gig as an astronaut on Netflix’s Another Life), but also some intensely hilarious characters on shows like Robot Chicken and The … Continued

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Say Hello to Star Wars‘ New Lizard Boyfriend (He’s a Jedi Too, I Guess)

Sorry, Burryaga Agaburry. It’s not that you’re not cool anymore, it’s just that… there’s a new Jedi in town, and he’s also a very interesting alien addition to Star Wars’ latest storytelling adventure. While we’re going to have to wait until 2021 to delve into Star Wars: The High Republic—the brand new storytelling initiative telling … Continued

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Oh God, They’re Making a Grindhouse Movie About Pizzagate and It Actually Looks Kind of Awesome

There are probably few phrases in the English language that immediately set off more alarm bells than “Pizzagate movie.” But ready or not, there is a grindhouse Pizzagate movie coming out—and against the odds, it actually looks pretty damn good. Pizzagate, a depraved and completely baseless conspiracy theory asserting that an Illuminati-esque cabal of Satanic, … Continued

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Updates from Thor: Love and Thunder, Masters of the Universe, and More

Universal could help support Tom Cruise’s plans to go to space (for a movie). Brad Dourif will return as everyone’s favorite killer doll in Syfy’s take on Child’s Play. A year after committing, Amazon gives another go-ahead to its Paper Girls adaptation. Plus, what’s to come on Doom Patrol, and a tiny tease for Hulu’s … Continued

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Image’s Crossover Series Wants to Blow Up the Idea of Comic Book Events

In a world where San Diego Comic-Con is being held remotely due to a global pandemic, and comics publishers are fighting to hold onto the mental real estate they have in fans’ minds, Image’s new series Crossover, from writer Donny Cates, artist, Geoff Shaw, colorist Dee Cunniffe, and letterer John J. Hill, imagines what it … Continued