Erica

Will not many men have many minds?” Abigail Adams asked her husband in a letter in November 1775. The American colonies were at war with Britain and founding father John Adams was in Philadelphia, making the case for independence and a new form of self-government. “I wish I knew what mighty things were fabricating,” she wrote. Not being there when notions of people power were being debated was agony for the future president’s most trusted adviser. What if democracy didn’t prove to be any less troublesome than monarchy? “I…

A cult animated short with over 92 million views made a dark darling out of Hazbin Hotel, and its popularity inspired a legion of fans to raise a little hell so it could get picked up to series. It’s now a Prime Video animated (and very adult) musical comedy, and io9 got a chance to talk with creator Vivienne Medrano to learn more.The Woman Who Would Be PhotonHazbin Hotel follows Charlie Morningstar (Erika Henningsen), the Princess of Hell, as she opens a hotel with the goal of rehabbing demons in order to peacefully…

Movies and games have always had an ambivalent relationship. Gaming’s the new kid on the block, and it seems pathologically obsessed with clinging onto Hollywoodesque tropes and presentation styles. Nevertheless, with its flourishing popularity, the gaming industry does occasionally show deep-seated desires to forge an independent identity. FMV games complicate the situation further. They’re not quite movies, as you’re invited to interact with the story. On the other hand, when you have live-action scenes in your game,…

A viral US left-wing ultraliberal account that was know for rage-baiting the right-wing, Erica Marsh, has been suspended on suspicions of being a fake account. In 2022, several left and right leaning fake profiles popped up on Twitter to make a quick buck…

Image: Marvel ComicsEver since Marvel Comics’ mutants founded the island nation of Krakoa in the pages of House/Powers of X, they’ve thrown an annual party celebrating their own excellence: the Hellfire Gala. The yearly one-shot is never not eventful for the mutants in some way, whether that’s a change to the core X-Men team, or maybe someone gets murdered, who can say. But before all that, we have to get to the most interesting part of the event: the fashion!Every year has unveiled some great fits for the attendants and…

Devil May Cry 5 and two games from the Life is Strange series lead the January lineup of free games coming to the PlayStation Plus Extra and Deluxe/ Premium catalogue. Starting January 17, higher-tier PS Plus subscribers gain access to the former critically-acclaimed title, where you hack and slash through a hellish incursion when the seeds of a “demon tree” take root in Red Grave City. Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition will be available to play on PS5 — the PS4 version will also make its way to PS Plus Extra subscribers.…

Image: Francesco Manna/Image ComicsCome 2023, Image Comics’ Massive-Verse that first began with Radiant Black from Kyle Higgins Marcelo Costa will continue to live up to its namesake. Inferno Girl Red was one of the first books announced to be spinning out of Radiant Black, and the character herself has shown up in the Supermassive crossover from earlier in the year. And her solo series will finally put the full spotlight on the interdimensional superhero.Drawn by Erica D’Urso, written by Mat Groom, and colors from Igor…

“The only function of economic forecasting,” wrote the great American economist John Kenneth Galbraith, “is to make astrology look respectable.” It is characteristic of Erica Thompson’s sprightly and highly original new book on the uses and abuses of mathematical modelling that she dares to turn Galbraith’s verdict on its head. The medieval practice of casting horoscopes, she shows in one typically engaging section that embodies her most important themes, has a surprising amount to teach us about the modern practice of…

Debuting in the X-Men: Evolution animated series before eventually transitioning into comics, Laura Kinney, better known as X-23, the female clone and later adoptive daughter of Wolverine, has become a fan-favorite. She’s had her own solo series sporadically over the years including taking over the Wolverine mantle in the All-New Wolverine title. Moreover, the character made her big screen debut in 2017’s Logan played by Dafne Keen. Today Marvel unveiled details for X-23: Deadly Regenesis, a new 5-issue miniseries,…

Inset of Inferno Girl Red #1 cover by Eleonora Carlini.Image: Image ComicsKyle Higgins’ popular, tokusatsu-inspired Massive-Verse just keeps growing. The newest title stars Cássia Costa, aka the new Inferno Girl Red, who must save her city when it’s plunged into a demon dimension—and io9 has the first peek.The series, drawn by Erica D’urso (The Mighty Valkyries) and written by Mat Groom, actually originated as a Kickstarter with a goal of about $42,0o0 in U.S.dollars; fans blew past it, donating over $67,800. Now Image…