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This Valentine’s Day, there will be more than love in the air, with SpaceX scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Intuitive Machines’ IM-1 Moon lander. Should Odysseus successfully touch down on the lunar surface eight days later, Intuitive Machines will achieve a first in commercial space travel—a a feat that would follow a series of ill-fated attempts at the title.China's Plan to Land Astronauts on the MoonThe multi-day launch window for Intuitive Machines’ much-anticipated IM-1 mission begins at 12:57 a.m. ET…

Image: NetflixDuring the first season of Netflix’s Arcane, audiences were gradually introduced to a number of League of Legends characters like Jinx, Vi, Cait, and Ekko. But while those characters were the show’s primary cast, there were nudges that other members of the popular MOBA’s roster could appear in the future and have their personal stories integrated into the show’s larger plot. Will You Click Windows’ New Copilot Button?On Friday, Netflix released a cryptic teaser for the show’s upcoming second season described…

Easter eggs and references to the wider canon… Is there anything sweeter to an MCU fan? Unfortunately, what seemed like the perfect kiss to the recent pass in the latest trailer for The Marvels could see it repeat Barbie‘s biggest goof, one that could cost it an enormous chunk of its box office earnings. Meanwhile, an upcoming Disney Plus series and a Phase Five film are the next Marvel projects in trouble, thanks to a heady cocktail of the strikes, development hiccups, and streaming superstitions… The Marvels may end up…

The modern era of Archie Comics has seen the company rapidly diversify the world of Riverdale and beyond—not just in style and tone since the reboot of Archie in 2015, but in its view of its characters and their identities, from the introduction of queer characters to moves like revealing Jughead’s asexuality. Now, in the realm of its horror imprint, the publisher is ready to take a major step.How Ewan McGregor Helped Bring Back Obi Wanio9 can exclusively reveal that the next upcoming chapter in the story of Jinx…

Screengrab via YouTube/Marvel Entertainment The early reactions for James Gunn’s Marvel swan sing, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, are here and so far, it has been lavished with high praise. The sequel has been labeled ‘Marvel’s best’ and even put on the same magnificent pedestal currently occupied by Avengers: Endgame. But these compliments haven’t exactly bumped up the fandom’s faith in the MCU — it has served to kick it down several notches.  Gunn has always been MCU’s reliable right hand when it comes to…

2021 was a blast for the animated movie lover, as Arcane, the Netflix series based on the League of Legend and its lore, took the market by story. The series set a new definition for the animated genre and even grabbed the Emmy Award for the Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation category in 2022. This video game adapted series swept almost every award it was nominated for and since then many fans regardless if they are gamers or casual OTT consumers are asking for the sequel. While Riot already confirmed that…

Archie Comics has announced Chilling Adventures Presents… Jinx: A Cursed Life, as the latest one-shot in their recent Chilling Adventures series. The one-shot features Jinx Holliday, the star of last year’s Chilling Adventures Presents… Jinx’s Grim Fairy Tales, as she attempts to exorcise ol’ Jughead Jones. Writer Magdalene Visaggio and artist Craig Cermack will also return, as the creators of last year’s Jinx tale. Jinx Holiday initially appeared as ‘Li’l Jinx’ in 1946’s Pep Comics by Joe Edwards, and was a mischievous…

Image: Hasbro, Hot Toys, and LegoWelcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the latest and greatest in toy news. This week, Lego gives you a much smaller Eiffel Tower than the five-foot monster it recently revealed, Nerf’s armory grows ever weirder, and a new Gandalf figure comes to us at the turn of the tide. Check it out!Lego Eiffel’s ApartmentRevealed a day before Lego announced its five-foot tall, 10,001 piece Eiffel Tower replica, Eiffel’s Apartment pays tribute to the designer of Paris’ most iconic and…

Image: NetflixLast year, right around this time, the first three episodes of Arcane dropped on Netflix, and at the end of November all three arcs, consisting of nine episodes total, had been released. Fans and critics praised the animation style, rewritten lore, emotional arcs, and any number of delightful details that made Arcane into a hit show. Star Wars: Shatterpoint Announcement Trailer02:27The First Things To Do In VR, Part 3Yesterday 9:39AMI, someone who knows nothing about League of Legends, evangelized for this…

Image: HBONot content to just reveal Titans’ newest villains earlier this week, DC also debuted the long-awaited first trailer for the fourth season of the series at New York Comic-Con.Titans Season 4 | Official Teaser | HBO MaxBesides the introduction of quasi-vampire cult leader Brother Blood and his cult of Blood this season, more villains due to menace the Titans this season include Blood’s second-in-command (and consort, at least as she was introduced in the comics) Mother Mayhem, and the evil sorcerer Jinx, and even…