James Whitbrook, Author at Gizmodo

Rumor: The Next Spider-Man Movie Sees Him Battling A Major Marvel Hero

One of the main stars of Arrow could be gone soon. Chris Evans and Jeremy Renner dish details from the set of Age of Ultron. Hugh Jackman talks about the chance for even more superhero crossovers. Fox has found its Frankenstein monster. Plus, hints for Orphan Black and Supergirl. To Me, My Spoilers! Top image:…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 4

The Decaying Body Of Friday The 13th‘s Jason Lies Inside This Table

Or at least, a replica of it does. What better way to scare the living bejesus out of guests than to have them put their drinks down on a coffee table with the body of Jason peering back out at them? The table is made by Australian company Slaughter FX, and goes the whole nine…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 3

This Week, Read The Comic That Sony Already Wants To Turn Into A Movie

Image Comic’s Descender hits this week — a comic about outlawed androids so intriguing,Sony already wants to turn it into a film. But that’s not all: Princess Leia begins her series, a new Boom! series sees regular convention guests turn convention robbers, and Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver’s MCU origins are revealed. Dark Horse Neverboy #1…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 3

Tuesday Game Room: Scream If You Want To Go Faster Edition

It’s another quiet week for big releases – perhps most notably Screamride, Microsoft’s new rollercoaster game, but that’s not stopping a veritable cavalcade of smaller titles coming out this week. Trying something new? Digging into your backlog? Tell us all about it in Tuesday Game Room! What have you been playing this week? I got…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 3

An R/C Drone, Transformed Into A TIE Interceptor

Youtuber Olivier C. is back with another Star Wars drone after his wonderful Millennium Falcon build recently – what better to accompany it than a TIE Interceptor to fight it? Like his Falcon, the Interceptor is built around a custom made quadcopter, designed to support the extra weight of the foam additions. Although his TIE…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 3

The Hot Toys Hulkbuster Is Here To Bust Hulks, Your Wallet

They teased a reveal coming soon when they showed off the Age of Ultron Hulk figure, but Hot Toys are back this week with a look at their gigantic, wonderful take on the Hulkbuster suit. It’s a big one! I’m not joking when I say that it’s a big one either. Hot Toy’s 1:6 figures…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 3

What The Reveal On Last Night’s Rebels Means For Star Wars

The last episode of Star Wars Rebels’ first season aired last night, and capped off with the reveal of a wider world of Rebellion for our main cast — but it also unveiled the return of a character that signifies great importance not just for the show, but the direction of Star Wars as a…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 3

Hugh Jackman Is Ready For Wolverine To Show Up In Deadpool

Chris Weitz discusses writing his Star Wars spinoff movie. Find out what’s in store for Grant and Skye on Agents of SHIELD, and get a tiny hint of Jared Leto’s Joker. Plus Robin Lord Taylor teases the Penguin’s future on Gotham, and learn what’s in store for Sasha in the next Walking Dead. Spoilers, ho!…

io9 James Whitbrook Mar 3

Classic Pokémon, Re-Imagined As Modern Day Company Brands

We’ve seen the Houses Great and Small of Game of Thrones become modern-day companies, but now it’s the turn of classic Gen-1 Pokémon to get the slick modern logo treatment by design company Pictogram. Pictogram designer Sebastiaan de With actually goes a step further than just taking some of the first 151 Pokémon and turning…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 2

Behold, The Dourest Doctor Who Figure Ever

The 10th Doctor could be more than a little maudlin at times – I mean, he was always apologising. But this new figure by Big Chief Studios depicts a startlingly glum looking version of the Time Lord. He’s either contemplating a whole universe of tragedy, or wondering if he left the kettle on, it’s hard…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 2

Attack On Titan‘s Merchandise Now Comes In Water Cooler Form

Attack On Titan’s popularity knows no bounds – both in the US and Japan the manga is tearing up sales charts, and that of course means there is merchandise out the wazoo. But you know something’s really made it when it started being slapped all over… Water Coolers. Wait, what? Japanese Water Cooler manufacturer Aqua…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 2

Kerbal Space Program Now Lets You Turn Your Ships Into 3D-Printed Toys

Kerbal Space Program, the space flight sim about sending millions of Kerbal astronauts to an early grave/advancing the space-faring dreams of the Kerbal nation, is now offering a wave of merchandise based on the game – a site which lets you upload your wildest Kerbal creations and turn them into 3D-printed models. Squad, who develop…

Tech News James Whitbrook Mar 2

This Solar Powered Groot Is Clever, But Also The Stuff Of Nightmares

It seems like perhaps the most obvious idea for a dancing Groot – just one of many that we’ve had since Guardians of the Galaxy came out. Watch the little twig that could wiggle about through the power of the Sun itself! But I don’t think anyone accounted for it looking so spectacularly scary too.…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Mar 2

Neill Blomkamp Re-Clarifies How His Alien Movie Would Affect Alien 3

Age of Ultron will reveal the Avengers’ darkest fears. Is Suicide Squad really like The Dark Knight? A closer look at some Jurassic World dinosaurs! The movie of Millar’s Starlight is still happening. Plus, set pictures from Doctor Who, a cleaner look at Jem, and hints for what’s to come on The Walking Dead. Spoilers…

Television James Whitbrook Mar 2

The New Game Of Thrones Poster Confirms A Huge Change From The Books

HBO have just released a new poster for Game of Thrones Season 5, and as you can see above, it’s got a great big dragon in it — but it’s who’s looking at the dragon from below that raises a lot of interesting questions. Spoilers for A Dance With Dragons and speculation ahead… Before we…

io9 James Whitbrook Feb 27

An Introductory Primer For The Audio Adventures Of Doctor Who

With the recent news that the revived series of Doctor Who will soon get its own spinoff series of Audio plays featuring UNIT, you might have wondered about the long history of Doctor Who on Audio. Want to dig in? There’s a world of stories out there that if you just watch the show, you’re…

Tech News James Whitbrook Feb 27

The Best-Named Gundam Is Getting A Fantastic Toy

Although the upgraded version of Uso Ewin’s Victory Gundam, the splendidly-titled V-Dash Gundam, isn’t the most exciting Mobile Suit Design in the long running Gundam franchise, in toy form it certainly looks rather fabulous. Header Image Credit: Toy-People. All images credited as such unless otherwise stated. This new figure from Bandai is out in Japan…

Tech News James Whitbrook Feb 27

Crowdfund A Numenera Short Film, Microscopic Fantasy, And More!

Fantasy of all kinds rules the roost in this weeks look at all things crowdfunding – with everything from short films to books to comics giving us a dose of the fantastical. Let’s dig in and have a look, shall we? Header Image Credit: Numenera: Strand Hallucinaut Presented by Terry Gilliam, this short film offers…

Tech News James Whitbrook Feb 27

Rejoice, The New Star Wars Figures Come With A Non-Slave Leia

Star Wars fans, good news – the new 6″-scaled Black Series figures are coming soon. And even better news! With them comes a new Princess Leia at long last, the first figure for the character in the line outside of an appearance in her Slavegirl outfit. The new waves of 6″ Black Series toys come…

Tech News James Whitbrook Feb 27

The Latest Super Sentai Mechs Are Getting Wonderful Toys

The latest in the long line of Super Sentai series, Shuriken Sentai Ninningers, made its début in Japan this week, and Bandai are celebrating with some fantastic toys of the mechs from the series – including these new ‘artisan’ versions of the new mechs. The new figure in the Artisan DX line of Sentai mechs…

Tech News James Whitbrook Feb 27

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Rumor: The Next Spider-Man Movie Sees Him Battling A Major Marvel Hero

The Decaying Body Of Friday The 13th‘s Jason Lies Inside This Table

This Week, Read The Comic That Sony Already Wants To Turn Into A Movie

Tuesday Game Room: Scream If You Want To Go Faster Edition

An R/C Drone, Transformed Into A TIE Interceptor

The Hot Toys Hulkbuster Is Here To Bust Hulks, Your Wallet

What The Reveal On Last Night’s Rebels Means For Star Wars

Hugh Jackman Is Ready For Wolverine To Show Up In Deadpool

Classic Pokémon, Re-Imagined As Modern Day Company Brands

Behold, The Dourest Doctor Who Figure Ever

Attack On Titan‘s Merchandise Now Comes In Water Cooler Form

Kerbal Space Program Now Lets You Turn Your Ships Into 3D-Printed Toys

This Solar Powered Groot Is Clever, But Also The Stuff Of Nightmares

Neill Blomkamp Re-Clarifies How His Alien Movie Would Affect Alien 3

The New Game Of Thrones Poster Confirms A Huge Change From The Books

An Introductory Primer For The Audio Adventures Of Doctor Who

The Best-Named Gundam Is Getting A Fantastic Toy

Crowdfund A Numenera Short Film, Microscopic Fantasy, And More!

Rejoice, The New Star Wars Figures Come With A Non-Slave Leia

The Latest Super Sentai Mechs Are Getting Wonderful Toys

First Statewide Data Center Ban Passed by Maine Legislature

FCC Exempts Netgear from Foreign-Made Router Ban for Some Reason

Jamie Dornan Is Your New Aragorn in ‘The Hunt for Gollum’

Trump’s Fed Pick Is Knee Deep in Tech and Crypto Investments

The First Trailer for ‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Takes Terror Stateside

The Trump Phone Still Looks Like Total Trash

‘Masters of the Universe’ Really, Really Wants to Be the Next ‘Barbie’

Samsung’s Micro RGB TVs Provide So Much Color It May Be Too Much

The Crypto Bros Want to Get Their Hands on Anthropic’s ‘Super Dangerous’ Model

This Is What a Music Industry ‘Plant’ Looks Like in 2026

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice