Lore

For my money, one of the best sci-fi movie franchises in existence is Disney’s Tron. At once ahead of the curve, but also on the bleeding edge of today, the series explores the relationship between technology and humanity. Tron: Ares is about to do that once again, with Jared Leto’s titular Program representing a first contact scenario between the otuside world and The Grid. As if that wasn’t a strong enough connection between the upcoming Disney movie and the world it hails from, a pretty sizable Easter egg is already…

Screenshot: Lucasfilm, Zentropa/Peacock, Image: 20th Century Studios, Hasbro, WWE, Playmates, Harper Voyager, BBC, Robert Gill and Guru-eFX/Marvel Comics, AMCThis week on io9 The Bad Batch got us thinking about Dark Disciple, the Battle of Boz Pity, and so much Nightsister magic with the reveal that Asajj Ventress is the latest Star Wars character to cheat death. Read on for more on that, plus even more of our most-read stories of the week! —James Whitbrook Screenshot: Lucasfilm, Zentropa/Peacock, Image: 20th Century…

Certainly, there is a glut of Early Access shooters on the market right now, but some of them genuinely are trying to innovate. Contain, for one, is due to release in beta form on January 16, and it is trying to combine Control, SCP (Secure, Contain, Protect), and Ready or Not into one. Shoving experimental New Weird storytelling techniques into a tactical FPS envelope is, naturally, a rigmarole in and of itself, but Contain appears to be trying to go a step further still. Notably, the game features comprehensive…

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader MSRP $40.00 “Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader delivers a dream CRPG for Warhammer fans if you can get past its bugs.” Pros Stellar atmosphere Unique companion characters Robust customization Multiple locations to explore Cons Alignment system isn’t…

The Eisner Awards awarded its 2023 winners last night at San Diego Comic-Con. While Image had the most total nominations, and DC the second-most, DC’s Nightwing won all three of the categories it was recognized for: Best Continuing Series, Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team, and Best Cover Artist. One of io9's favorite WebToons, Lore Olympus, also went home with hardware winning in the Best Webcomic category; which makes this the first time Rachel Smythe has won, having been first nominated for Lore Olympus in…

Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is just days away from a theatrical debut, and the highly anticipated film has people very interested in the lore of the characters we’ll soon meet, even if quite a few of them are variations of Barbie and Ken. One doll, the only one of his kind, is making a splash with viewers, and his name is Allan. That’s right, he’s a character you’ve likely seen but known little about, and there is one pretty prominent theory as to why, and it has to do with his partner turned…

Of course, Overwatch dabbles in animation. However, perfecting its signature three-dimensional cartoon style in gameplay and trailers isn't quite the same as a 2D animated series. Overwatch's first animated short, Part One: Dawn, just came out. You can watch it now on the official Overwatch YouTube channel. Last week, the official Overwatch Twitter introduced Genesis as a three-part animated series composed of short lore-stuffed episodes about the origins of Overwatch and the Omnic Crisis. Part…

Upcoming Star Wars Projects To Expand On Franchise Lore & Mythology (Photo Credit –Imdb) At the recent Star Wars Celebration 2023, Disney+ unveiled many new projects, including web series such as ‘The Mandalorian’ Season 3, ‘Ahsoka’, ‘Andor’ Season 2, and more. As per the official Star Wars portal, forthcoming projects will focus on expanding the existing Star Wars lore and mythology, focusing on both the “great past” and the “distant future” post the events of the sequel trilogy. Keeping most of the details…

Image: Lucasfilm... and I say that because while it’s just as vague, there is a very similar window of time that Anakin Skywalker and Padmé Amidala were aboard the Halcyon together that, with enough temporal futzing, could also mean that Luke and Leia were conceived board the vessel.The Halcyon Legacy comic miniseries done to advertise Galactic Starcruiser includes a flashback issue where, while undercover on a mission to observe a Republic Senator planning to defect to the Confederacy, Padmé and Anakin decide to use…

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is not only putting a bunch of comic books back to second printing, but most of them come with a 1:25 variant now.PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is not only putting a bunch of comic books back to second printing, but almost all of them come with a 1:25 variant to the second printing. Which isn't a third printing, that's something different. PrintWatch: We previously mentioned that Invincible Iron Man #5  is getting a new printing for the 14th of June with a cover by Phil Noto, but we now know…