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The reason why trilogies are franchise staples in film isn’t complicated. Classic story structure plays out in three acts – beginning, middle, and end – and while each individual chapter of a trilogy is designed to feature its own independent narrative, the ultimate goal is to weave a macro through line that showcases growth in the protagonists. Because of this, fourth chapters can provide a sink-or-swim moment: with the first arc completed, it’s the time when it’s shown whether or not there is truly more story to…

The American rock comedy duo is back at it again! Tenacious D, aka the maverick fusion of the talents of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, jumped in to brew their own version of a hit Britney Spears song from the '90s that never goes out of style - …Baby One More Time. Tenacious D - Jack Black and Kyle Gass - temporarily adopted the Tenacious B moniker on covering Britney Spears' hit song. (Instagram ) Jack Black has previously flaunted his innate blockbuster combo package of acting, comic timing, and musical finesse…

Jailed rap star Kodak Black scored a legal victory Friday when a Florida judge dismissed his drug charge linked to his Dec. 7 arrest for possession of a substance deemed “cocaine” at the scene but was actually oxycodone through subsequent lab testing. Black, whose legal name is Bill Kapri, submitted a prescription for the oxycodone to the court prior to the ruling. Prosecutors tried, but failed, to convince the court that more was needed to substantiate the script. “ do not refute or negate the material fact that…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Calling out discriminatory behavior is an effective way for white students to help combat racism against Black and Latino science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students, according to new research from Rice University. The study, "(Absent) Allyship in STEM: Can Psychological Standing Increase Prejudice…

Fantasy author Holly Black returns to Elfhame, the world of The Stolen Heir, next year with The Prisoner’s Throne—exploring the popular character of Oak in the first novel written from his point of view. In io9's exclusive excerpt, Oak’s stuck behind bars... and having some conflicted feelings about what to do next.An imprisoned prince. A vengeful queen. And a battle that will determine the future of Elfhame.Prince Oak is paying for his betrayal. Imprisoned in the icy north and bound to the will of a monstrous new queen,…

As Image Comics’ Massive-Verse comics line has grown out its world over the last few years with The Dead Lucky and No/One, its lead book Radiant Black has been making some interesting swings. Recently, writer Kyle Higgins literally put the choice of who will hold the titular Radiant Black mantle—co-leads Nathan and Marshall—in readers’ hands, encouraging them to vote for who would be the hero going forward.Inspiration Behind Immortal Longings | io9 InterviewBut as it turns out, the future of who will be Radiant Black…

| In recent weeks, Blacks Club in Soho, London, has been exhibiting works by the cartoonist and cartographer Adam Dant, with a focus on his London work. Repeatedly described as a modern-day William Hogarth, whose 18th-century satirical prints were created with a moral purpose in mind, his works have been hung alongside the Hogarth prints that run up and down the stairs at the longstanding club. The Paradise Of Sleaze by Adam Dant For the last few weeks, I have been fascinated by his piece hanging in the club, The…

Screenshot: HBORider: Aemond TargaryenThe largest dragon that exists in the world of House of the Dragon, and the only one who came with the original Aegon the Conquerer to Westeros hundreds of years ago. Vhagar was ridden by Laena Velaryon, who begs to be incinerated while suffering a difficult, painful birth. The young Aemond Targaryen, bitter at not having a dragon of his own, crept out of Driftmark’s castle and approached the massive beast, got on its back, survived (barely) the dragon’s throes, and eventually tamed…

Photo: GizmodoThe first reveal of footage from the Super Mario Bros. movie was met with an odd mix of excitement and confusion at New York Comic Con on Thursday—but the star power of co-star Jack Black saved the event, and probably portends good things for the movie.Crowds in the ballroom at New York City’s Javits Center watched a live simulcast of the same Nintendo Direct that Mario fans worldwide were turned into, though the shared experience gave some perspective about how the film may be received when it hits…

| Marvel Triple-Action was a seventies reprint comic from Marvel that republished sixties issues of Avengers and Fantastic Fourto a new audience that did indeed start off extra-sized but then suddenly no longer was. Dave Sim isn't quite sure why he is b=parodying it in the latest Cerebus In Hell one-shot but he is. Dave Sim has, in recent years, taken his highly regarded 300-issue Cerebus graphic novel and transformed it into the ridiculed-then-mostly-ignored Cerebus In Hell. A series of one-shot cut-and-paste strips…