Image: Warner Bros. Discovery Consumer Products The big day is drawing near and so are those shipping cut-offs for getting everyone on your list a special fandom holiday gift. Don’t worry, io9’s latest gift guide inspired by the worlds of DC and the WB has some shopping tips at places that offer in-store pickup, including … Read more
Diddy says his version of Heath Ledger’s Joker was so good last year Warner Bros. sent him a cease and desist from doing the look in the future. If you recall, Diddy masqueraded around L.A. dressed as Batman’s arch nemesis during Halloween 2022 and fooled a lot of people in the process who didn’t even … Read more
Image: DC Comics In the same way that Marvel Comics has imprints for stories featuring alternate universe versions of its characters, DC Comics has that in Elseworlds. But that line disappeared after 2010, and was semi-replaced with similar enough imprints like Earth One (which was similarly short-lived), the Black Label, and the young adult graphic … Read more
Image: NetherRealm Studios/WB Games Ever since Mortal Kombat 9, NetherRealm Studios has thrown in a crossover character or three into their fighting games. The Injustice games have had Hellboy and the Ninja Turtles, for example, but the Mortal Kombat games have been especially cameo-heavy in this regard: Mortal Kombat X featured Alien, Predator, and Leatherface, … Read more
The Big Picture Joker’s heavy inspiration from Martin Scorsese’s films drew both admiration and criticism from fans, but Robert De Niro’s involvement added credibility to the project. Joaquin Phoenix took his obsession with capturing De Niro’s mannerisms to extreme lengths, leading to creative differences between the two actors during production. Despite controversy and disagreements, Joker … Read more
The fiftieth anniversary boxed set J50: The Evolution of The Joker, which marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Steve Miller Band’s basic album its artistic genesis, is out now, taking the listener, as Miller says at its outset, “within the wayback machine and the dial has been set to 1973.” The 3LP + 7” field … Read more
As pioneers on the forefront of immersive storytelling, Animal Restore Store and its client model Infinite Rabbit Holes are engaged on next-gen client merchandise on the intersection of the bodily and digital world with their upcoming at-home alternate actuality board recreation The Arkham Asylum Information: Panic in Gotham Metropolis. The place you may know them, … Read more