James Whitbrook

Mutants, Mullets, and Masks Mark the Toy News of the Week

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest toy news. This week, Mondo’s X-Men: The Animated Series line continues with much jubilation, set phasers to stun with a new Star Trek replica, and Lego goes Disney for a new 100th…

Paizo's Open Gaming Sale Heard You Might Also Want to Try Out Starfinder

Yesterday, Paizo—the TTRPG publisher behind fantasy series Pathfinder and current face of a new collaborative gaming license in the wake of a disastrous month of about-turns for market leader Wizards of the Coast—revealed a massive Humble Bundle sale…

The X-Men Are Running Attack Ads on Each Other

This year's X-Men vote is striking a different tone to previous campaigns. Since the dawn of Marvel’s Krakoan Age, mutantkind has held an annual vote to induct the latest team of X-Men to be Krakoa’s public-facing representation to the world of…

The Long History of Mandalore to Know Before The Mandalorian Season 3

The Mandalorian season 3 will take Din Djarin to his adopted homeworld to reunite its peoples–unfolding a new chapter in Mandalore's history of strife. Star Wars canon is fascinated with the homeworld of the Mandalorians—ever since The Clone Wars…

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

The cast and crew of Cocaine Bear cannot emphasize enough that their movie features a bear on cocaine. James Gunn says Harley Quinn will continue in his new vision for DC. Plus, what’s coming when La Brea returns. Spoilers get! Tim Travers and the…

Our Favorite Figures From 10 Years of Star Wars: The Black Series

Our Favorite Figures From 10 Years of Star Wars: The Black Series It's been a decade since Hasbro announced its plans to change its Star Wars action figures forever—so we're looking back at some of our favorite toys. Ten years ago, Hasbro announced…

Gundam: The Witch From Mercury

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury’s first season was one of io9's favorites last year, but if you were waiting for the series to get dubbed into English before you hopped on the high-fivin’ hype train, then good news: it looks like your time…

Grab Your Helmets and Let's-a Go Into This Week's Toy News

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular weekly round up of the latest toy news on the internet. Kick off the week with a trio of Star Wars Lego helmets, another Beast Wars classic making its way to Rise of the Beasts, and a supersized TMNT Krang.…

Star Trek: Picard's Final Trailer Pushes Back the Darkness

Jean-Luc Picard has one more fight left in him—and he needs some help from his friends to make sure he can win it. Paramount has released the final trailer for the final season of Star Trek: Picard, teasing the tumultuous events that will force…

Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Making a Tomb Raider TV Show for Amazon

Some things belong in a museum, some things in the resume of Fleabag icon Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Or at least, so the writer-actress believes, as she’s whipping from one treasure-seeking adventure franchise to another. The Hollywood Reporter has word…

Doctor Who's Budget Is Getting a Disney Bump, But Not as Big as Rumored

Doctor Who has always rather infamously been a show with ideas far beyond the budgetary constraints of an ailing public broadcaster—a mainstay in the realm of wobbly sets and dodgy alien costumes. It’s a reputation that’s persisted even into its…

The Last of Us Has Been Renewed for a Second Season

The Last of Us is already proving to be a fungi-laden hit for HBO, so to the surprise of no one, the network has announced that the series will return for a second season. To celebrate, it’s also putting the debut episode of the series online for…

Russell T. Davies Is Ready for More Doctor Who Spinoffs Again

Co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin sets up Scream 6's timeline. Barbarian director Zach Cregger’s next horror movie has found a home. The future of The Orville is still up in the air. Plus, what’s coming on the return of Yellowjackets. Spoilers now!…

Manga After Translation Controversy

After days of fan concerns about the state of the Kamen Rider Kuuga manga’s English translation, publishers Titan Comics and StoneBot have announced plans to fix the litany of errors and disparities in future releases and re-prints. “We at Titan have…

9 Episodes From Deep Space Nine's First Season That Prove It's Better Than You Remember

9 Episodes From Deep Space Nine's First Season That Prove It's Better Than You Remember Deep Space Nine's first season just turned 30, and it's a much stronger season of Star Trek than most people give it credit for. Deep Space Nine, which turned 30…

Star Trek: Picard's Final Season Won't End Well For Every TNG Hero

And Joe Cornish teases his plans for Attack the Block 2 with John Boyega. Aqua Teen Hunger Force will return for a 12th season. Roxanne Benjamin is still working on her Night of the Comet remake. Get another glimpse at The Flash’s final season. Plus,…

Kamen Rider Kuuga

After fans pointed out errors and clumsy syntax, things got messy when they spotted that Titan sold the releases by teasing a different, stronger translation. Translating media from one language into another is always going to be a fraught…

TMNT: The Last Ronin's Ben Bishop Talks Designing Turtles for The Lost Years

As The Last Ronin: The Lost Years kicks off, io9 sits down with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesartist Ben Bishop to talk about its impact... and TMNT toys. Today sees the launch of TMNT: The Last Ronin - The Lost Years, a new anthology series looking…

How Star Trek's Newest Enterprise Leapt From Video Games to TV

How Star Trek's Newest Enterprise Leapt From Video Games to TV The final season of Picard is bringing our first on-screen USS Enterprise since, well, Enterprise. But it has a history in Star Trek before its TV debut. When Star Trek: Picard returns…

Jason Momoa Teases There's More Than One Batman in Aquaman's Future

New reboots of House and Friday the 13th could be on the way. A few more guest stars join Doctor Who’s next season. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania screenwriter Jeff Loveness teases the Quantum Realm as Marvel’s Jodorowsky’s Dune. Plus, get a tiny…