Andrew Liptak, Author at Gizmodo

This Year’s Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Inductees Are Legends

Seattle’s EMP Museum houses the Science Fiction Hall of Fame, and yesterday, announced the 2015 cohort of inductees: James E. Gunn, Georges Méliès, John Schoenherr, Hayao Miyazaki, Kurt Vonnegut and Jack Gaughan. This year’s inductees are an interesting mix of author and artists: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame was originally located at the Gunn…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 13

SFWA Introduces New Medal Designs for Award Nominees

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America has introduced a new set of book medallions for award winners and nominees for the Nebula and Andre Norton Awards. https://gizmodo.com/women-dominate-the-2015-nebula-awards-1709630982 The medallions, designed by Saga Editorial Director Joe Monti and designer Michael McCartney to be displayed on all works which have received the honors. Why does…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 13

Alien and Prometheus Mashup Redeems the Latter

In an editing exercise, film student Job Willins has taken Ridley Scott’s films Alien and Prometheus into a single film called Derelict. The end result is pretty good, and well worth watching. Willins wanted to put the two films together, highlighting what worked in Prometheus, and explore its ties to the larger Alien universe. ‘Derelict’…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 13

Alastair Reynolds’ Slow Bullets Is A Fast, Clever Space Opera

In Slow Bullets, the latest novel from Alastair Reynolds, a soldier awakens on a prisoner ship far out in space, unsure of where she’s going or why she’s there. As she and her fellow passengers come to terms with their predicament, they must overcome their own pasts. Reynolds has written a number of hefty space…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 7

Gemini 4 Spouses Check In With The Astronauts At Mission Control, 1965

At Mission Control in Houston, Texas, Patricia McDivitt and Patricia White speak with astronauts James McDivitt and Ed White from as Gemini 4 passes over the United States. Gemini 4 was the second mission in the program, and ended on June 7th, 1965 after a five day mission. Photo credit: NASA

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Matt Damon Is Hilariously Profane In The First Look At The Martian

We finally have our first official footage of Ridley Scott’s adaptation The Martian, and we get to meet the crew of Ares 3 for the first time. In it, Matt Damon’s Mark Watney is as hilariously profane as his character is in Andy Weir’s novel. This isn’t a trailer for the movie: it’s an in-universe…

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Writer Nicole Perlman To Pen Wool Adaptation

The Wrap is reporting that Nicole Perlman has been hired to rewrite the script for Wool, an adaptation of Hugh Howey’s bestselling novel. Perlman is best known for her work on Guardians of the Galaxy, and is also writing the script for Captain Marvel. 20th Century Fox acquired the rights for the novel in 2012,…

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Learn About The Modern Masters of Science Fiction With This Great Series

In 2013, the University of Illinois Press launched a new series of scholarly books: The Modern Masters of Science Fiction, a series dedicated to studying the men and women who shaped modern science fiction literature. Since the launch of the series, editor Willis Regier has overseen the release of five installments, with an additional two…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 7

Learn How To Play Quidditch The Right Way

US Quidditch is the governing body for the sport of Quidditch, and last week, they released the 9th Edition of their rules for the upcoming 2015-2016 season! Quidditch has been played as a real game since 2005, when it was first adapted for non-magical players at Middlebury College. In 2007, the first ever ‘IQA World…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 7

Marvel Comics Reboot Includes Two Wolverines

Marvel Comics has been getting ready for a massive reboot of their comics universe, and in the last couple of days, they’ve released some teaser images that reveal just how different their world is going to get. Just days after our first group shot, Marvel has released a second. In the latest teaser image, we’re…

Books & Comics Andrew Liptak Jun 7

Women Dominate The 2015 Nebula Awards

Last night in Chicago, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America announced the winners of the Nebula Awards. The Award is one of the major honors in the science fiction field and is voted on by members of SFWA. Here’s the winners: Best Novel Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals; Fourth Estate; HarperCollins Canada) The…

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50 Years Ago, Ed White Became The First American To Walk In Space

On June 3rd, 1965, Edward White became the first American astronaut to walk in space. His mission commander, Jame McDivitt snapped this picture over the Pacific Ocean over the course of the Gemini 4 mission. He later described the order to return to the spacecraft as being “the saddest moment of his life.” White was…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 6

Watch the Nebula Awards Live, Presented By Nick Offerman!

Tonight in Chicago, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America will hand out this year’s Nebula Awards. Look over the list of nominees, and watch live at 8:30pm, Central. With special celebrity toastmaster Nick Offerman, from Parks and Recreation.

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D-Day Could Easily Have Been An Epic Disaster

71 years ago today, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy. Operation Overlord was the largest amphibious invasion to date, and created a foothold in Europe. The key to winning? Careful planning and training. And while the invasion was a success, it was a risky gamble that could have gone disastrously wrong. Following the start…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 6

We’re About To Get A Lot More Hours Of The Stand Than We Thought

The Wrap is reporting that in addition to a planned film adaptation of Stephen King’s novel The Stand, Warner Brothers and CBS films are looking at putting together a television miniseries that will lead into the movie. In February 2014, writer and director Josh Boone (Fault In Our Stars) was brought on to helm the…

Movies Andrew Liptak Jun 6

Careless InGen Employees Forget Dinosaur In London’s Waterloo Station

The marketing campaign for Jurassic World is starting to rev up, and it looks like London’s Waterloo Station is home to the latest stunt: a dinosaur shipping container. Jurassic World is set to open in the UK on June 12th, and pictures of the crate have been popping up on social media throughout the weekend.…

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Plan Out Your Superhero Theater Trips With This Handy Chart

Heroic Hollywood has put together a nifty graphic that plans out the superhero movies of the next five years. In that time? Forty superhero films are planned, and undoubtedly, more are on the way. Calendar via Heroic Hollywood, where you can download a hi-res version. Top image credit: Mark Alvarado

Movies Andrew Liptak Jun 6

Read The First Chapters From Long Lost Star Wars Novel Heart Of The Jedi

Hundreds of Star Wars novels have been published since Timothy Zahn’s Heir to the Empire hit the bestseller lists in 1991, but along the way, a handful of books have been cancelled. Now, one of the earliest cancelled novels is being posted online. The Star Wars Expanded Universe Timeline has begun to publish the long-lost…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 6

We Can’t Stop Watching This Music Video About The Colonization Of Mars

This music video from British-based music producer and remix artist Jamie XX for his song Gosh has captivated me all week. It takes a minute for the slow journey to Mars to sink in, and watching Mars turn slowly below as it’s terraformed makes for a beautiful video.

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 6

Rebel Alliance Cops Arrest Stormtrooper Outside of School

This is why you leave the Empire’s public outreach to the professionals. Earlier this week, police arrested a man dressed in an Imperial Stormtrooper costume outside of Brickett Elementary School in Lynn, Massachusetts. According to WHDH 7 News, The man triggered a lock-down of the school when school officials saw that he carried a prop…

io9 Andrew Liptak Jun 6

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This Year’s Science Fiction Hall Of Fame Inductees Are Legends

SFWA Introduces New Medal Designs for Award Nominees

Alien and Prometheus Mashup Redeems the Latter

Alastair Reynolds’ Slow Bullets Is A Fast, Clever Space Opera

Gemini 4 Spouses Check In With The Astronauts At Mission Control, 1965

Matt Damon Is Hilariously Profane In The First Look At The Martian

Guardians Of The Galaxy Writer Nicole Perlman To Pen Wool Adaptation

Learn About The Modern Masters of Science Fiction With This Great Series

Learn How To Play Quidditch The Right Way

Marvel Comics Reboot Includes Two Wolverines

Women Dominate The 2015 Nebula Awards

50 Years Ago, Ed White Became The First American To Walk In Space

Watch the Nebula Awards Live, Presented By Nick Offerman!

D-Day Could Easily Have Been An Epic Disaster

We’re About To Get A Lot More Hours Of The Stand Than We Thought

Careless InGen Employees Forget Dinosaur In London’s Waterloo Station

Plan Out Your Superhero Theater Trips With This Handy Chart

Read The First Chapters From Long Lost Star Wars Novel Heart Of The Jedi

We Can’t Stop Watching This Music Video About The Colonization Of Mars

Rebel Alliance Cops Arrest Stormtrooper Outside of School

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