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The Avengers are waiting for you in San Diego

The longer you stare at this Alex Ross “Avengers Assemble” poster, the more Avengers goodness you’ll notice, from the tiny Wasp to the massive Goliath. Signed copies will be available from Every Picture Tells A Story’s Comic Con booth. [L.A.Times]

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Sorry, Comic Con memberships no longer available. Drat!

Comic Con 2010 sold out months ago. But if you missed out, it’s not too late. The Con is selling some “returned” memberships at regular price, for a short time only. Update: We were too late in posting this. They’re already gone.

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Why did Comedy Central try to remove an Apple “EyePhone” joke from Futurama clips?

Just how much did Comedy Central fear the wrath of MomSteve Jobs? First they posted a clip from Tuesday’s Futurama, with an “EyePhone” joke conspicuously removed. And after Maclife blew the whistle, they took the clip down altogether. [Thanks John!]

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Futuristic cars inspired by Syd Mead’s Blade Runner designs

The next generation of concept artists is paying tribute to the master, Syd Mead, who reinvented cars and city living in his work on Blade Runner, Tron and other films. Here are our favorite entries from CGSociety’s Syd Mead contest. As striking as Mead’s Blade Runner art was, it’s amazing to see the many different…

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The weirdest, most beautiful scene you’ll see today: A living sex doll discovers true passion (maybe NSFW)

Check out this sexy/weird scene from Air Doll, a new Japanese movie that’s showing in select theaters in the U.S. this weekend. If you’re looking for an alternative to the Airbender/Twilight monoliths, Air Doll is a decent choice. Spoilers below. Yes, Air Doll is about a blow-up doll that comes to life and ventures out…

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How to overthrow the government: tips from 10 scifi revolutionaries

It’s the July 4 weekend, so naturally our thoughts turn to independence, and bloody, lovely revolution. Unfortunately, overturning your colonial rulers is hard work. So we’ve collected tips from the ten greatest science fiction revolutionaries, to help you prevail. John Sheridan (Babylon 5) The lesson: Keep an ace up your sleeve. When President Clark of…

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What DVD box sets are you marathoning over the long weekend?

It’s a long weekend, and that means only one thing: marathon! Over at io9’s Facebook page, we’re discussing which DVD box sets we’re breaking out for the long haul.

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The haunting glow of Tim Flattery’s Solaris concept art

Concept artist Tim Flattery’s career has stretched back to Back To The Future and Tim Burton’s Batman, and he’s worked on Tron Legacy. But when we asked him his favorite project, he named Soderbergh’s Solaris. It’s easy to see why. Flattery told us, “I wanted to be a concept artist because of all the making…

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Your fellow io9 readers have built a fortress of story-writing awesomeness

Check out #ThursdayTales, a new reader-generated feature at io9 that started yesterday. A group of io9 commenters, led by the formidable Gaudy Mouse Muad’Dib, started a severely cool new practice of sharing links to new short stories they’d written. After just one day of #ThursdayTales, there’s already a wealth of incredibly cool short fiction. Can’t…

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Crucial insights about selling your short fiction, from an editor

Your short stories are little perfect jewels, but how can you get a magazine editor to fall for them? Fantasy Magazine’s Cat Rambo gives some invaluable advice in an interview with Redstone Science Fiction. Among the other great bits are Rambo’s description of her process of reading through the hundreds of short fiction submissions she…

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The BBC says there’s no Doctor Who movie in the works. Not even with Johnny Depp.

You can scratch that rumor about Johnny Depp starring in a big-screen Doctor Who extravaganza. We checked with the BBC, and a rep says there are “no plans” for a Who movie, and any talk is “pure speculation.”

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First U.S. trailer for the Let The Right One In remake is stylish, sledge-hammery

Let The Right One In was one of the great horror films of the past decade, and we’ve been nervous about a U.S. remake by Cloverfield director Matt Reeves. This splashy first trailer doesn’t exactly ease our fears. Trailers are misleading, of course, and that’s part of the fun of them. But this just feels…

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An army of mummies is coming to your town soon!

Some 45 mummies, from 15 museums in seven countries, are embarking on a three-year tour of the United States starting today. The Mummies of the World exhibit includes this family of elaborately dressed Hungarian mummies. More gruesome pics below. According to the California Science Center’s website: Mummies of the World, the largest traveling exhibition of…

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M. Night Shyamalan Finally Made A Comedy

You giggled at The Happening. You snorted at The Village. But now, for the first time ever, former indie auteur M. Night Shyamalan has set out to make a gonzo comedy on purpose, with The Last Airbender. Spoilers ahead! M. Night Shyamalan has always been fascinated by playing with genre conventions. His famed love of…

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Why is it that, whenever there’s a black hole eating St. Louis, the military always wants to nuke it?

A black hole is crushing St. Louis and an energy creature’s nomming people, so the army, of course, goes nuclear, in 2006’s Black Hole. Note, also, that cable news is still keeping tabs on the Federal Reserve during all this. What can we say about Black Hole that hasn’t already been said by the irate…

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Strap on your aviator goggles — the next book in Scott Westerfeld’s “dieselpunk” World War I saga is coming!

Now that Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan has won a Locus Award, we’re even more excited to read the next chapter in the alternate-universe World War I saga. Here’s your exclusive first look at the cover of book two, Behemoth. Spoilers below. What’s this book about? All we know is that Westerfeld’s saga ventures into the Ottoman…

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20 careers that will make the future less dystopian

The future is a beautiful place – and you can help make it that way, while picking up a paycheck at the same time. Here are 20 jobs that will help the human race avoid dystopia! We all want to make a difference in the world, and it would be awesome to be able to…

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Possibly the weirdest Japanese SF/horror films of all time are on sale!

Behold the trailer for Ekusute: Hair Extensions, a Japanese horror film about cursed hair extensions that kill. Really. It’s just one of the insane Tokyo Shock horror/scifi movies on sale at HKFlix, along with Zebraman and Tokyo Gore Police.

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The Johnny Depp Doctor Who movie couldn’t be worse than this…

The rumored Johnny Depp Doctor Who movie sounds horrendous enough, but just remember: It could always get worse. Just check out this new spoof that imagines what it would be like if Jack Black took the role. My favorite bit is where they say “You ain’t got Farscape to push around any more.”

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The final battle against a dystopian order, in the year 2059

The battle between Nigeria’s haves and have-nots comes to a head amidst the post-apocalyptic, shattered landscape of Lagos some 50 years from now, in the new movie Kajola. Check out two trailers, full of explosions and crazy fight scenes. I love this “teaser trailer” for Kajola, in which a lone man makes a strike for…

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The Avengers are waiting for you in San Diego

Sorry, Comic Con memberships no longer available. Drat!

Why did Comedy Central try to remove an Apple “EyePhone” joke from Futurama clips?

Futuristic cars inspired by Syd Mead’s Blade Runner designs

The weirdest, most beautiful scene you’ll see today: A living sex doll discovers true passion (maybe NSFW)

How to overthrow the government: tips from 10 scifi revolutionaries

What DVD box sets are you marathoning over the long weekend?

The haunting glow of Tim Flattery’s Solaris concept art

Your fellow io9 readers have built a fortress of story-writing awesomeness

Crucial insights about selling your short fiction, from an editor

The BBC says there’s no Doctor Who movie in the works. Not even with Johnny Depp.

First U.S. trailer for the Let The Right One In remake is stylish, sledge-hammery

An army of mummies is coming to your town soon!

M. Night Shyamalan Finally Made A Comedy

Why is it that, whenever there’s a black hole eating St. Louis, the military always wants to nuke it?

Strap on your aviator goggles — the next book in Scott Westerfeld’s “dieselpunk” World War I saga is coming!

20 careers that will make the future less dystopian

Possibly the weirdest Japanese SF/horror films of all time are on sale!

The Johnny Depp Doctor Who movie couldn’t be worse than this…

The final battle against a dystopian order, in the year 2059

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

Unprecedented Images Show Sperm Whales Acting as Midwives to Help a Mom Give Birth

‘Butt Birth’-ing Rhinoceros from Ace Ventura Sequel Sold at Auction for a Whopping $60,000

The Ryan Gosling Sci-Fi Streak Will Continue Until Morale Improves

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