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Picture of the Day: October 26, 2011

WINGED AWESOME | Amazing Diablo III fan art by Toby Lewin, one of the best pieces of Blizzard fan art of 2011. See more over at Kotaku. https://kotaku.com/the-best-blizzard-fan-art-of-2011-5853404 Want to read today’s io9 stories a different way? Check out our blog view. Or visit Observation Deck, our general discussion forum.

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Green Lantern cosplay that looks cooler than the movie costume

There were many things wrong with Green Lantern besides the CG “streaky bacon” outfit that Hal Jordan and his fellow Corps members sported. But the choice to give Hal a CG outfit against a CG background certainly did the movie no favors. And the sad thing is, the Green Lantern uniform is a classic. It’s…

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Spend some quality time with Claudia from Warehouse 13

Do you wish you could hang with Claudia the sarcastic hacker girl with deep trust issues from Syfy’s Warehouse 13? Of course you do. Do you wish she was looking kind of anime and wearing her awesome welding goggles? Almost certainly. That’s where Quantum Mechanix has your back. The makers of some of our favorite…

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What’s the most famous science fiction movie you’ve never seen?

No matter what a movie addict you are, chances are you’ve got some gaps in your knowledge. There’s probably at least one movie that all your friends have seen that you’ve never watched, for some reason. Maybe you never got around to it, maybe your friends described it so much, you no longer felt the…

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The Rise of Whalepunk: An Exclusive Excerpt from Corwin Erickson’s Swell

We told you a while back about the “Neil Gaiman meets Thomas Pynchon” novel Swell by Corwin Ericson — and now it’s finally been published. Are you ready for Whalepunk? https://gizmodo.com/gaiman-meets-barth-in-a-novel-about-a-cellphone-network-5667958 We’ve got the first chapter of the book right here — so it’s time to go away to sea! Here’s the blurb for Swell,…

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The Masters of Weird: New Story Collections by Tim Powers, Geoff Ryman and Caitlín R. Kiernan

If you’ve been needing more weirdness in your life, then you owe it to yourself to check out new story collections by Geoff Ryman, Caitlín R. Kiernan and Tim Powers. The New York Times has published a terrific review roundup of new collections by these three present-day masters of the “creeps that keep on creeping.”…

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Life in the Air Force is one big Michael Bay movie, according to the latest recruiting commercial

The Air Force’s recruiting ads have been like little science fiction movies for years now, despite the slogans promising that this isn’t science fiction, but “what we do every day.” The latest ad, which aired during the Panthers-Redskins game on Sunday, is full-blown Michael Bay insanity. As Wired’s Spencer Ackerman points out, a C-17 plane…

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Amazing Real-Life Reproduction of Arkham City‘s Batsuit

This is probably the best Batman costume you’ll ever see. A group of artists over at the Effects Lab forums created a real-life reproduction of the Batsuit from the Arkham Asylum and Arkham City games, taking painstaking care to match the textures and colors in the game. Check out more pics below… Writes Effects Lab…

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More Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies that Hollywood Could Totally Whitewash

The Last Airbender wasn’t punishment enough. Whatever we did to deserve Hollywood’s “racebending” shenanigans, we’ve still earned more suffering. Tron Legacy’s Garrett Hedlund is reportedly starring in Akira. And there’s still the Americanized Cowboy Bebop in the pipeline too. And an Americanized Space Battleship Yamato. https://gizmodo.com/an-american-live-action-star-blazers-why-not-just-rele-5768540 But things could always get worse! To help prepare…

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10 Most Far-Fetched Future Dystopias

This weekend, we’re visiting the posthuman horror show of In Time, where people can tell how long they have to live by glancing at their wrists. But that’s not the most outlandish dystopian future that science fiction has come up with — SF is full of ludicrous dystopias. Here are 10 of the most insane…

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Spend the next hour disco-dancing and watching Supertrain!

If you think today’s television series are both brain-dead and stupendously high concept, then you haven’t seen Supertrain. A weekly show about a nuclear-powered high-tech train zooming across the United States, it was intended to be like The Love Boat — except on a train! People fall in love, and occasionally the bullet train almost…

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First Photos of Scarlett Johansson as a Sexy Alien Who Picks Up Male Hitchhikers

Scarlett Johansson just started filming Under the Skin, and she’s looking glamorously trashy as an alien who cruises around the back roads looking for fit male specimens to seduce and kidnap. Do you think that’s ScarJo’s real hair, or a wig? Check out a couple more pics below. Under the Skin is directed by Jonathan…

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Watch robots kill each other — up close and personal!

If you’re in the Bay Area this weekend, you have no excuse to miss out on the ultra-violent, super-high-tech spectacle of the ComBots Cup. There is nothing more metal than robots weighing up to 220 pounds ripping each other to shreds. And if you use the coupon code “io9” on the tickets page, you get…

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This Year’s Sluttiest and Weirdest Store-Bought Halloween Costumes

Halloween is coming up this weekend, and you still don’t have a costume. Luckily, the store-bought costume industry is here for you! This year’s weirdest, wrongest and sexiest ready-made Halloween costumes include Sucker Punch, various superheroes… and an inflatable Star Wars costume that you just have to see for yourself. Plus a large number of…

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Generic Women’s Costumes

Pretty Vampiress. I mostly love this one for the look on her face. Like, “I thought I was going to be doing fashion modeling today. What am I doing here?” “Steampunk Vampiress.” Totally wear this to the next SteamCon — they will die. Sexy Steampunk. Yay! “Lust in Space.” “Divine Miss Red” Sexy Warrior “Ophelia…

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Men’s Costumes

“Inflatable Tauntaun” costume Green Lantern Kilowog Deluxe (high-price!) costume Green Lantern Sinestro Deluxe costume Green Lantern Tomar-Re Deluxe costume Red Skull Plus Size costume Captain America costume Thor! Thor deluxe (non-cheap) costume Loki Tron Legacy! Red Mist from Kick-Ass Rick Grimes from The Walking Dead Rick Grimes teenage costume The Walking Dead zombie The Walking…

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This Week’s TV: It’s Zombie Week! Including Candy Zombies, Alien Zombies, and Max Brooks Explaining Zombie Lore!

It’s not just Walking Dead rocking the zombie scares this week. Instead, there’s a zombie outbreak on Adventure Time, plus the truth about aliens and the undead. Max Brooks and friends explain the history of zombies, and Ving Rhames fights a zombie apocalypse. Basically, it’s wall-to-wall zombies! Meanwhile, this week also sees the debut of…

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Joss Whedon found time to make a Shakespeare movie?

Nathan Fillion just tweeted a link to MuchAdotheMovie.com, which announces the conclusion of principal photography on Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing, an adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Is this a prank? A short film? Or did Whedon really find time to film another movie in the midst of working on The Avengers? The cast…

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Best of the Week: October 15-October 21, 2011

THE MIND OF GIGER | H.R. Giger’s original art for Ridley Scott’s Alien. See tons more original art and details about the making of the film here. https://gizmodo.com/how-h-r-gigers-brilliant-madness-helped-make-alien-er-5851618 https://gizmodo.com/bruce-banner-gets-irked-a-spoilery-synopsis-of-the-new-5850188 Bruce Banner gets irked: a spoilery synopsis of the New York Comic Con Avengers footage! Several of the Avengers assembled onstage at the New York Comic…

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Did Vampire Diaries really earn that Buffy reference?

The Vampire Diaries had the audacity to namecheck Buffy the Vampire Slayer, not to mention what might have been a nod to Xena Warrior Princess, in last night’s episode. Can we forgive such gall, from a show where the main female character is kind of a victim-y doormat? Yes. Yes we can. Spoilers ahead… Actually,…

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Picture of the Day: October 26, 2011

Green Lantern cosplay that looks cooler than the movie costume

Spend some quality time with Claudia from Warehouse 13

What’s the most famous science fiction movie you’ve never seen?

The Rise of Whalepunk: An Exclusive Excerpt from Corwin Erickson’s Swell

The Masters of Weird: New Story Collections by Tim Powers, Geoff Ryman and Caitlín R. Kiernan

Life in the Air Force is one big Michael Bay movie, according to the latest recruiting commercial

Amazing Real-Life Reproduction of Arkham City‘s Batsuit

More Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies that Hollywood Could Totally Whitewash

10 Most Far-Fetched Future Dystopias

Spend the next hour disco-dancing and watching Supertrain!

First Photos of Scarlett Johansson as a Sexy Alien Who Picks Up Male Hitchhikers

Watch robots kill each other — up close and personal!

This Year’s Sluttiest and Weirdest Store-Bought Halloween Costumes

Generic Women’s Costumes

Men’s Costumes

This Week’s TV: It’s Zombie Week! Including Candy Zombies, Alien Zombies, and Max Brooks Explaining Zombie Lore!

Joss Whedon found time to make a Shakespeare movie?

Best of the Week: October 15-October 21, 2011

Did Vampire Diaries really earn that Buffy reference?

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees