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If you’ve been wondering what it’s going to cost to get Star Wars: The Digital Movie Collection, the Google Play store will be offering the movies individually at $19.99 or as a $89 bundle.

Star Wars Is Being Re-Released. Again.

Laserdisc, VHS, Blu-ray… if a physical media format has existed, then it’s a safe bet that the Star Wars movies have appeared on it. Now the classic sci-fi saga is coming out in Digital HD. That’s right; starting April 10th, you’ll finally be able to download the films to your devices. Announced today via Collider,…

Nobody Explains Super-Speed Like the Muppets

You always see gotta-go-fast superheroes punching people when they fight bad guys. And, yeah, a fist delivered at the speed of sound will probably do the job of crushing evil. But a guy like Quicksilver doesn’t even need to hit a person to mess ‘em up real bad. The newest video from the folks at…

The Coolest Cosplay from Sakura-Con 2015

The soul still burns at one of the oldest anime-centric fan gatherings in the U.S. How were the costumes? Positively nightmarish. Video game, anime and comic-book dress-up projects were all on display at Sakura-Con 2015. In this photos taken by Cosplay Boom, you’ll see two of Marvel’s deadliest heroes battle Ultron, giant Pokemon and a…

There’s Going to Be a Star Trek/Green Lantern Comics Crossover This July

Two of geek fiction’s most hot-headed spacefaring heroes will be boldly going into the blackest night this summer when James Kirk, Hal Jordan and their respective entourages cross paths this summer. Announced today by comics publishers IDW and DC, the iconic universes will be crashing into each other in a series called Star Trek/Green Lantern:…

Yeah, Ultron’s In This Avengers Comic, But It’s Not Just a Dumb Cash-In

When Marvel revealed that the 2015 Avengers movie sequel would focus on Ultron, there was much rejoicing. He’s a hell of a villain. The malevolent artificial intelligence is one of the Avengers’ toughest foes, one who Earth’s Mightiest Heroes barely manage to defeat when they win. In the newest comics series featuring Ultron, he’s already…

DC Comics’ Big New Crossover Isn’t Off to a Great Start

So it’s here: the beginning of the latest installment in a long cycle of DC Universe publishing events. Unfortunately, the first issue of Convergence doesn’t hold up the legacy of its best predecessors and might just wind up annoying the fanbase it’s supposed to energize. Convergence #0—co-written by Dan Jurgens and Jeff King, with art…

Pac-Man, Pong, And Space Invaders… All In One Game

You may never have thought of Pac-Man as peanut butter and Pong as chocolate but after playing Pacapong, you’ll wonder why nobody smashed them up together in this tasty way. And Donkey Kong? It’s the milk that washes everything down. Or something. Created by designer Dick Poelen for the Ludum Dare 58 game jam, Pacapong…

The Biggest Halo Cosplay Yet

“I feel like I’m in a spaceship.” Yeah, a spaceship that could kick the ass of many a Spartan. That’s a full-scale Hunter costume up there, built by cosplayer Alexis Smith, who says the whole thing is about 12 feet tall when standing up all the way. You can see that gigantic suit in action…

Iron Man’s Best Friend Ultron, Chappie Cosplay and a Whole Lot of Halo

Somewhere in a What If reality, Tony Stark and the malevolent AI intent on destroying Earth in Avengers: Age of Ultron are just cool buds who sport impressive armor. The Emerald City Comic-Con happened over the weekend, flooding Seattle with extremely good costuming and fan tributes. You’ll see a stoic lil’ Master Chief, Superior Spider-people…

Chainmail Bikini Anthology Has Women Gamers Telling Their Own Stories

Nearly every gamer has tales about how the imaginary worlds and real-life friendships of their shared hobby has inspired them and gotten them through some rough spots. An upcoming graphic novel anthology takes those moments and turns them in even more inspiration in the form of beautifully drawn comics stories. Due out later this year,…

Lester from GTA V Can Kick Butt, Too

Most of the time you see Lester, the awkward mastermind behind GTA V‘s high-stakes robberies fits the stereotype of a maladjusted shut-in who doesn’t know how to do things with people. It’s a different story on the street of Los Santos. Lester will straight up take your bike and stomp a fool. With the cane,…

Why would someone cosplay as a zombie Stormtrooper? For the kids, of course. The folks behind Cosplay Boom talk to the person behind this gory get-up as part of a new documentary series about Star Wars fan culture. Contact the author at [email protected]

Darth Vader Now Has an Evil C-3PO and R2D2. I Like Them Already.

The new Star Wars series starring the Dark Lord of the Sith is finding a lot of success in one small conceit: Darth Vader is a lot deeper than anyone thinks. In the movies, Darth Vader is primarily portrayed as a blunt instrument. A fearsome enforcer for Emperor Palpatine who’s seemingly content to simply push…

You might want to learn more about the meaning of Dope after watching this frenetic, throwback-inflected teaser for the upcoming movie directed by Rick Famuiya. As a hip-hop head and nerd of a certain age, I’m having flashbacks. Anybody else? Contact the author at [email protected]

Report: This Will Be Marvel Comics’ New Avengers Team

The silhouettes from the teaser image released earlier this week have been fully revealed, showing off the line-up of the All-New, All-Different Avengers. The biggest surprise? The Ultimate Universe’s Spider-Man—meaning Miles Morales, not Peter Parker—is front and center. The new roster of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes came to light from an apparent leak that made it…

George RR Martin Shops For Comics, Is Adorable

It’s no secret that George R.R. Martin is an old-school comics nerd, a guy who wrote fan letters to Marvel Comics back in the day. Surely, well off as he must be, somebody’s running to get his comics for him, right? Nope. He gets them himself. Sometimes, he brings Game of Thrones actresses with him,…

The Avengers Look Like They’re Going to Be Changing a Lot

It seems like Marvel Comics’ flagship team will be sporting a bunch of different members in the coming months. The teaser image above got sent out today by Marvel publicity, revealing some of the members of an all-new Avengers line-up. The new female Thor and Ms. Marvel are plain to see, obviously, but their teammates…

Fake NSA Spying Game Is Fun, And That’s Scary

We exist in a time when we have to live with the fact that our e-mails, tweets and status updates are probably being looked at by big faceless entities and people who they’re not meant for, simply as a matter of course. That sucks. In this game, you’re the one doing the snooping. It still…

The 20 Best X-Men Artists

Humanity hates and fears the X-Men in the Marvel Universe. In the real world, the genetically superpowered heroes have enjoyed incredible visual interpretations over the last 50 years. Let’s take a look at the artists who’ve done the most iconic versions of the Children of the Atom. Neal Adams Probably best known for his work…