Years come and go, but blogs? Blogs are forever. As 2024 comes to an end, revisit the very best of the thousands of posts io9 produced this year—from the biggest breaking news to critical analysis of the latest TV shows, films, games, and more—with the top 100 stories you all read and shared the most in the last 12 months. From everyone here at io9, thank you for sticking with us.
Here’s to another year, and many more to come, of posting! 100) 8 Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books to Read Ahead of Their Adaptations Since its earliest days, Hollywood has been fond of adapting books for the screen—and in recent years, sci-fi, fantasy, and horror books have become even more popular with screenwriters and studios. io9 has done several lists like this in the past (there’s still time to read Mickey7 before Bong Joon Ho and Robert Pattinson’s Mickey 17 comes out next year !), but there are always potential new film and TV projects being announced. [ Read more here ] 99) Looking Back at When Star Trek Made Its Own Galaxy’s Edge This month, Disney is celebrating the Season of the Force at its theme parks—new additions to Star Tours , character tweaks at Galaxy’s Edge , and more merch and snacks than you can wave a lightsaber at.
It’s the apex of what the company has done with Star Wars at the parks so far...
but a long time ago, in a galaxy closer to home, the other Star franchise of our hearts did its own bang up job. [ Read more here ] 98) Optimus Prime Gets an Ult.