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Comcast’s Six Strikes Email With Infringement Details Surfaces

The Pirate Bay Moves to North Korea, Gets Virtual Asylum

ECCC: Williams Handles Epic Heroes In Fairest And Artful Daggers

ECCC: Cosplay Gallery.

ECCC ’13 Liveblogging ‘Marvel: The Next Big Thing’

ECCC ’13: Liveblogging ‘The Amazing, Awesome IDW Panel’

ECCC Exclusive: Joe Harris Explores IDW's X-Files: Season 10

Best Cosplay Ever (This Week): March 4th

So you want to read X-Men?

Chris Claremont’s X-Men: Days of Future Past Movie Musings.

X-Men: The Last Stand Deleted Scene—Cyclops Catches A Peeping Wolverine.

Worlds’ Finest to See Creative Changes as First Year Closes

Yet Another New Iron Man 3 Poster.

Superman on TV: March 4th-10th.

Superman legal battle isn’t over yet: Siegels try a new strategy

Rumour: Christian Bale To Play Batman In Justice League, Directed By Zack Snyder, Produced By Christopher Nolan. This will more than likely not be happening.

Great Pages: Justice League of America #21.

How Catwoman Almost Looked in New 52 and What Got Covered Up in Catwoman #2

Atop The Fourth Wall: March of the Titans—Team History.

From Cracked: 3 Comic Book Moments That Prove Batman Is Bad At Hiring.

Ghostbusters Typography Art.

Trailers From Hell: Mark Goldblatt on Tenebre

‘Hobbit’ passes the $1 billion mark at the box office

Sam Raimi Clarifies His Evil Dead 4 Comments. That’s pretty much what I expected, actually.

Animation preview - The Ice Warriors - Doctor Who

David Tennant and Arthur Darvill in new pictures and trailer from ITV's Broadchurch

David Tennant Signs More Cards To Boost Charity

New Fathom Trailer For Best Of Both Worlds

1987’s Devil Dynamite has it all: vampires, ninjas, and vampire ninjas

The Dibbuk Box Will Be Opened Again With The Possession 2

Comics Alliance Reviews Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993), Part One.

Pulp Nightmare, Episode 65. Hysterical.

Russian meteor, asteroids and the Tunguska event

Microsoft warns of Windows 7 RTM's imminent loss of support

Rare Women Fic Exchange sign-ups are open.

Cinematic Titanic Will Stop Touring At The End Of 2013.

Weekend Discussion Thread: That Moment That Completely Cracked You Up.

Dwayne Johnson Won’t Be Lobo After All.

The Abandoned An’ Forsaked – Was the Green Goblin Involved in Aunt May’s Return or What?

Image of the Day: Early History of Dick and Babs #5.

Chris Claremont will judge the X-Men And Wolverine Design Contest.

The Tenth Planet to be released on DVD with animation

The Doctor Who My Little Pony Is Now An Official Toy.

The Best Doctor Who Cosplay From Gallifrey One

Official BBC Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Jewelry.

Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover? How Can You Not?

Over 30 Years Of Star Trek Bloopers.

What If Pixar Made A Star Trek Movie?

Get an Inside Look at BBC America's Orphan Black

Dueling 'Exorcists:' How We Got Two Demonic Prequels

Tokyopop: Cosplay Friday #16.

Awesome Art Picks Superman, Wolverine, Elektra and More

Lightsaber Toilet Plunger + Millennium Falcon Toilet Seat

Don’t Let This Snow Gremlin Melt.

10 Memorable Movie Witches.

Voltron, Kermit, and Donatello sit for their portraits like true gentlemen

Holmes scholar files suit to put Sherlock unambiguously into the public domain

An economic summary of Middle-Earth through the Fourth Age

Film Bin Crew Commentaries: Jack And The Beanstalk (1974) Nice to see I’m not the only one who managed to catch this one at a young age.

Bad Movie Fiends Podcast #164: Black Shampoo (1976)

Killer POV, Episode 1: Getting To Know Your Killer P.O.V.

Schlock Treatment 113: The Dungeonmaster (1984)

The Batman Universe, Episode 23

Remembering Star Trek: Voyager Guest Robin Sachs, 1951-2013. The AV Club remembers him here.

United States Postal Service Dropping Saturday Mail Delivery Starting August 1st.

Joanna Dodd Massey Named Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications & Publicity for The Hub

Nominations continue for the Rare Women Fic Exchange.

Claudia Grant will play Carole Ann Ford (the actress who played Susan) in An Adventure in Space and Time.

Dimestore Dames spotlights Bonnie Baxter.

DC Histories: Oliver Queen (Green Arrow I)

Grant Morrison: The 'Action Comics' Exit Interview

5 Actors Who Could Play The Flash In Justice League.

A visual comparison of Batman character looks & casting between: the Animated Series, Burton's movies, Nolan's movies, and the 1960's show.

Chris Pratt has been cast as Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy.

10 Casting Candidates For The Live-Action Doctor Strange.

The Avengers Cast To Present At The Oscars.

Impress Chris Claremont with your X-Men T-shirt design, win a trip to San Diego

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 synopsis released.

Superhero Noir Captures the Bleakness of Do-Gooding

The Sandman Re-Read: Seasons of Mists.

Bleach, Gintama Creators Take 1 Week Off Due to Flu

Covers For Full Color Dragon Ball Z Manga Revealed

New Sherlock Holmes game Crimes & Punishments announced

Delay Splits Studio Ghibli's Summer Plans

Disney Confirms Stand-Alone Star Wars Films.

Genuine 'Evil Dead II' Prop on the Auction Block

Sam Raimi And The Coen Brothers’ Crimewave Headed To Blu-Ray

13 Directors Who Work With The Same Stars Again And Again. I would add Christopher Nolan to that list.

Video Review: Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters From Beverly Hill: In The Beginning… Mom used to watch this show with me, back in 1995. Neither of us knows why we bothered with it now.

Obscurus Lupa Presents: Witchcraft 3: Kiss of Death.

Trailers From Hell: Joe Dante on Night Of The Following Day

Charles Michael Davis joins the cast of the Vampire Diaries spin-off The Originals.

‘Game Of Thrones’ Author George R.R. Martin Signs New Deal With HBO

Camera Operator for 'The Shining' Explains Helicopter Shadows in Opening Credits, Discusses Hallorann Crash Sequence

Starz Unveils its Key Art for Da Vinci’s Demons

6 Filmmaking Tips From Lawrence Kasdan

Theatrical Poster, Trailer And Release For Vincent Cassel-Starrer ‘The Monk’

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Music Collection Coming Next Week.

Now Playing Podcast: Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)

Comic Issues Podcast #104: The Walking Dead

Nerdist Writer’s Panel #72: Robert Kirkman.

US Government Targets Torrent Sites, Cyberlockers and Warez Forum.

New Young Justice, Green Lantern: The Animated Series Episodes Return January 5th, 2013.

Warner Bros. announces the international release dates for Man of Steel.

Indiana Jones is officially getting mail at the University of Chicago.

The Dumbest Apocalypses That Hollywood Has Dreamed Up.

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Servers NOT Closing.

Ghostbusters Light-Up Firehouse Mini-Statue Coming Soon.

Five Things We Learned About Ghostbusters From Jason Reitman’s Live Reading.

6 Unexpected Heroes Not Named Bilbo Baggins.

15 Ice Planets For A Guaranteed White Christmas.

The death and rebirth of British comics.

Misfits has been renewed for a fifth series.

Len Wiseman’s The Mummy Is A Modern-Day Reboot, Director Talks Project.

Trailers From Hell: Alan Spencer on Young Frankenstein.

Secrets Behind The X-Men: The final days of the X-Men—The destruction and revamping of the team leading up to the Mutant Wars and Chris Claremont’s departure from writing the series.

Grinch Cake.

Studio Ghibli Announces Next Anime Movies From Co-Founders Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata.

Leonard Nimoy’s The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins.

Best Quotes of 2012: From A (Avengers) to Z (Zippy).

AMC To Air Season One And Season 2 Of The Walking Dead In Black And White.

The theologically confusing nightmare that is the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special.

Merlin’s final season will begin airing on Syfy on January 4th.

Ask Chris #132: Christmas With The Joker.

Comic Book Legends Revealed #397.

With Great Power Extended Interview—Samuel L. Jackson.

Willow Blu-Ray Features Trailer.

10 of the Most Insane Death-Defying Stunts From Science Fiction Movies.

Horror Etc Podcast, Episode 278: Alfred Hitchcock Director Spotlight, Part 2.

The Collinsport Historical Society Podcast #1: House of Dark Shadows.

Movie Issues Podcast: The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992).

Franco Urru has passed away. May he rest in peace. He is best known for his artwork on IDW’s Spike: Asylum, Spike: Shadow Puppets, and Angel: After The Fall, as well as working on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the publisher. Whedonesque reacts to the news here. Guest Editorial: In Memoriam—Franco Urru.

Final Nintendo Power cover brings the magazine full circle.

Happy 60th Birthday, Keith Giffen.

Happy 62nd Birthday, Chris Claremont.

Happy 56th Birthday, Kevin Conroy.

Doctor Who: BBC confirms 50th anniversary special.

Sir Ian McKellen On Playing Magneto In X-Men: Days of Future Past.

Diabolique Magazine—Issue 13 To Feature Author Christopher Pike.

Infographic: Quick Guide To Choosing A Vampire Hunter.

Catching Up With Star Trek IV’s Catherine Hicks.

Bid at Ebay on a Wesley Crusher Trading Card Ruined By Wil Wheaton Himself.

Take Your First Look At New Carrie, Prometheus, And Gremlins Action Figures From NECA.

Win A Piece Of Original Alex Ross Painted Art.

New Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part Two Blu-Ray And DVD Package Art, Bonus Content

Trivia: Christopher Nolan Met With Heath Ledger For The Lead Role In Batman Begins.

Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing Gets June 2013 Release Date. Whedonesque reacts to the news here.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey TV Spot #8.

TeeFury features new Ghostbusters/Star Wars design.

The 10 Biggest Changes of the Brian Bendis Avengers Era.

Details Revealed On The CW’s New Wonder Woman Series.

Man of Steel Movie Novelization Already Available For Pre-Order.

Trailers From Hell: Brian Trenchard-Smith on Game of Death.

Samuel L. Jackson: No Nick Fury In Iron Man 3, Confirms Captain America Sequel Role.

Clarence Haynes: A Case For Comic Books, Part 1: A Woman Named Raven.

Merlin: details of two-part series five finale revealed.

White-Chocolate Baby Heads: The Cure For Chocoholics.

And Now, This Weatherman Will Read The Forecast In Elvish.

Comic Book Legends Revealed #395.

I Love Ya But You’re Strange—That Time Gen13 Met Betty, Veronica, Archie, Katchoo, Wolverine, Hellboy, Madman…

ABC president on S.H.I.E.L.D.—‘It’s very Joss Whedon.’

Two Teaser TV Spots For A&E’s Psycho Series Bates Motel.

Interview: Dolph Lundgren, still a ‘Universal’ Action Star.

Arrow casts Manu Bennett as Slade Wilson.

Marvel Unveils Four Iron Man 3 Movie Stills.

12 Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies That Are Just Pure Nonstop Fun. I would have added Back to the Future, The Mummy, Army of Darkness, and Ghostbusters to that list.

Massive collection of 1,950 Star Wars figures being auctioned off.

Movie Issues Podcast: Catwoman (2004)

Retroist Podcast. Episode 124: The Last Starfighter (1984).

Post-ACTA Agreement CETA Moving Forward With Similar Provisions.

Yuletide: Tag Set Characters Missing from the Autocomplete. Also another important one: If you signed up very early, with a bucket list in a text field instead of Optional Tags, you will need to redo that portion of your sign-up.

TV Tango has updated their list for Halloween On TV: 377 Halloween-Themed Movie Marathons, Episodes & Specials On TV In October 2012.

31 Days of Horror: Jeepers Creepers/Pumpkinhead.

31 Days of Horror: Alien/Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

10 Classic Horrors You Must See This Halloween.

Longbox of the Damned: Worlds Unknown #6 (The Killdozer Comic)

Intricately Carved Superhero/Sci-Fi Pumpkins. That Superman pumpkin is impressive.

Rare Halloween Videos: You Wish (1997)

Io9 Halloween Costume Show Week 2: A Bungee-Jumping Buzz Lightyear, A Handmade Vampire Diaries Dress, And More.

From Cracked: 4 Truly Scary Facts No One Tells You About Halloween.

Deleted scenes from The Amazing Spider-Man reveal the origin story you never saw.

The Absolute Best Cosplay From New York Comic Con 2012.

2012 NYCC—DC Comics Batman The Killing Joke Joker Statue.

The trailer for The Dark Knight Rises on Blu-Ray.

The Curse Of Stephanie Brown Continues.

Bob Goodman On Writing The Two-Part Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Animated Adaptation.

Robocop Delayed Until February 2014.

Cinema’s creepiest towns.

Dark Shadows Complete Series Half-Price DVD Bargain. It’s still horrifically expensive, even with $300 chopped off.

David Lindsay-Abair is indeed writing the Poltergeist remake.

First teaser trailer for the remake of Carrie.

Grifter, Legion Lost, And Blue Beetle Join The DC Cancellations.

Fantastic Fangirls Q&A #175: What comic book character would you take out on a date, and why?

P:R Redesign: Alex Mitchell’s Omega Red.

Evolution of The Art of Todd McFarlane—Part Two.

2012 Top 100 Comic Book Runs #70-66.

Top 5: Worst Justice Leaguers.

Interview with Chris Claremont.

Remembering Forgotten Sequels.

Stan Lee’s Rants: Bless You.

You Have A Week To Return Your Flash Omnibus Volume 3.

When We First Met—Supervillain Henchmen.

Film Sack Podcast #135: The Prophecy II (1998)

Horror Etc Podcast, Episode 270: What We’ve Been Watching (International Edition)

We Hate Movies Podcast, Episode 80: Friday The 13th: A New Beginning (1985)

Karl Kesel Sells Silver Age Collection For His Son’s Medical Bills.

The Mile High Comics sale to help the victims of the Aurora shooting ends Monday.

Yahoo Sued For Password Breach.

Youtube altered their coding again, so the userscript for Firefox to add an x to videos ceased to work. However, if you reinstall the Youtube Tweak script, you should have it restored.

The Livejournal glitch of being unable to select an icon other than your default icon when posting a comment should be fixed. I had been having that issue for a few days.

Vote against CISPA, SOPA, and PIPA in 2012.

Amber Benson: From Buffy To Books- Part Three.

Frantic as a cardiograph scratching out the lines, Day 215: X-Men #65.

How Does Chris Claremont’s 1984 Kitty Pryde And Wolverine Hold Up Today?

FearNet’s Funhouse.

Classic Figure It Out, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Family Double Dare on Teen Nick This Weekend.

Sunbathing Batmen.

Christopher Nolan’s history of Batman.

Beach Batman. No word as to how long that sand Batman took to make.

For those interested, you can download the shooting script for The Dark Knight Rises.

10 Outlandish Dark Knight Rises Rumors That Didn’t Come True. You can expect to see spoilers littered throughout the article.

What would Nightwing have looked like in The Dark Knight Rises? There are some mild spoilers for the film.

The Dark Knight Reads: Fifteen Essential Batman Graphic Novels

Elvira’s Movie Macabre: 16-Episode Collection is Coming to DVD in the '24 Hour Movie Marathon' Set.

Terrible favorites from childhood.

Irreconcilable Differences: Marvel Marriages Gone Wrong.

Joining The Deadpool D-List.

Jennifer Ehle joins Robocop.

Literally The Worst Word On The Planet.

The 6 Most Terrifying Things That Literally Came Out Of TV Screens.

Chris McCoy has been hired to rewrite the Guardians of the Galaxy script.

The Full Length Trailer For Merlin Series 5.

Grumpy Old Fan: The place is the thing.

The Last of Marvel’s Hardcover Liquidation.

Thought Bubble #3: Whither Genre Comics?

Have Severed Robot Head, Will Travel: 5 Ways A Prometheus Sequel Could Work.

Nerdy Oakleaf Cakes.

Australian Billionaire Rumored To Be Creating A Real Jurassic Park.

Neil Gaiman Announces New Book On Twitter.

Infographic: Which 90’s Nickelodeon Character Are You?

The Cinefiles—Cronenberg, Part 3.

Cocktails With Stan Lee, Episode 13: Adam Baldwin.

Firestorm Coming To The CW’s Arrow?

Superhero Squirrels.

The Library of Congress welcomes our new galactic overlords.

Comic Book Legends Revealed #378.

2012 London Olympics: Parade of Fictional Nationals.

Ten essential MST3K episodes.

10 Greatest Unintentionally Hilarious Lines From Science Fiction And Fantasy.

Bad Movie Fiends Podcast, Episode 136: Drive (1997).

Retroist Podcast #118: Rambo: First Blood.