James Whitbrook, Author at Gizmodo

These rompers just made your Female Ghostbusters cosplay a lot easier

We’re hitting the half-way point for October soon, which means it’s time to start thinking about your Halloween costume (or rather, panicking that you’ve not started thinking about your costume yet!) – but never fear, ladies: your Female Ghostbusters outfit just got a lot easier to pull off with these new rompers. The outfits, made…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 13 '14

The Walking Dead‘s secret best character is getting an Action figure

No, not Michonne. Or Carol. Or Daryl. They already all have figures anyway. I’m talking about the zombie-apocalypse-universe’s real finest survivor: Clementine from the Walking Dead video games! A lead character and star across Telltale Games’ two seasons of adventure games, little Clementine’s been put through an awful lot as the zombie hordes chomp their…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 13 '14

Back of the Box – 10/12/2014

We’re just over a third of the way through October already – phew! Let’s take a bit of a breather and look back on the last week in popular culture, shall we? Now that the confusion over just how Quantcast has been tracking me is over, it’s been easier to sort of just stop thinking…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 12 '14

Listen to Foxes’ full cover of Don’t Stop Me Now from Doctor Who

Foxes’ jazzy cover of Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now was one of many wonderful parts of last night’s fresh, exciting episode ofDoctor Who. The BBC have now released the full version of her cover, with a music video that looks ahead to the rest of Series 8… The video features footage from last night’s episode,…

Trailers James Whitbrook Oct 12 '14

A Game of Thrones supercut to highlight Westeros’ drinking problem

It seems that when you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die… probably of alcohol poisoning, judging by the amount of booze that gets necked in this wine-themed supercut. Youtubers The Movie Maniacs have spliced together as much footage of Westeros’ finest supping on alcohol as they could find in Game of…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 12 '14

Archer‘s Spy Agency will change its name, thanks to Jihadi Militants

We’ve had five seasons of Sterling Archer’s antics with the International Secret Intelligence Service – or ISIS, for short. You can see why that acronym’s quickly become a problem for FX and the series’ creators, and it’s about to change for the show’s latest season. The rise of the real-world Jihadist organisation ISIS (The Islamic…

Television James Whitbrook Oct 11 '14

JJ Abrams has solved that awesome 8th Grader’s Star Wars Algebra

Remember Cody Swanek’s cute, Star Wars themed Maths problem from last week? Well, it took Mr Abrams a while to figure out the answer, but he got in touch with Cody to let him know – and ponder a separate mathematical question as well. http://io9.com/8th-grader-pens-impressive-algebra-problem-about-star-w-1642715847/all Abrams got in touch with Cody after his puzzle hit…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 11 '14

Here it is: Your official all-singing, all-dancing Baby Groot Toy!

Guardians of the Galaxy fans, long have we waited for a potted, groovin’ Groot of our very own, and now the wait is almost over. Marvel have finally lifted the lid on their version of Dancing Groot – and he’ll be out by Christmas! Exclusively revealed by Mashable, the toy is a collaboration between Marvel…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 11 '14

This Hodor figurine unfortunately does not come with Hodor sound effects

Gods be good, this figure would be a million times better if it just came with a button in the base that you could press to get it to loudly exclaim ‘HODOR!’. Announced at NYCC, Dark Horses latest figurine/statue in its Game of Thrones line – which will also feature thisdelightful Joffrey toy– is a…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 10 '14

Looking back at Utopia Season 2 – The Greatest Show you’ve never Seen

There’s a very good chance that you’ve not seen Utopia, the now-cancelled British conspiracy thriller that’s spent the past year and a half blowing our minds with its messed up dystopic take on the modern world. You should change that very, very soon. It’s funny, having to re-edit a piece of enthusiastic recommendation into an…

Reviews James Whitbrook Oct 10 '14

Crowdfund stories about Zodiac robots, Star Wars fart jokes and more!

This week’s look at all things crowdfunding is jam packed with goodness – with everything from an artbook about Astrologically inspired androids, a fitness app with a post-apocalyptic narrative, and a revival of TV robot combat. Also, fart jokes. Lots of fart jokes. Header Image credited to The Android’s Astrological Companion Flat Plastic Miniatures This…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 10 '14

Oh, if only this Doctor Who Paternoster Gang comic was real

Doctor Who’s Victorian trio of Vastra, Jenny and Strax have had fans begging for a spinoff since they first appeared in 2011’s A Good Man Goes To War – but while such an idea seems to remain an unlikely possibility, what if we could have the Paternosters starring in their own Comic adventures? This delightful…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 10 '14

Final Fantasy designer returns to give us this bizarre Catwoman redesign

Legendary Square-Enix designer Tetsuya Nomura baffled us at SDCC with his crazily OTT take on Batman – but at NYCC he’s back, and this time he’s turned Catwoman into… well, see for yourself. Some of Nomura’s design hallmarks that were surprisingly absent on his Batman Redesign – like his notorious love of superfluous buckles and…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 10 '14

These are your first Age of Ultron toys

New York Comic Con officially starts today, but Hasbro kicked off the merchandising fun last night with a sneak preview at some of their upcoming toys – including the very first look at their line of Avengers: Age of Ultron goodies. Although there’s not really much to see, the new toys do offer some tiny…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook Oct 9 '14

Channel 4 has cancelled Utopia

Oh no. Channel 4’s dark conspiracy thriller Utopia was one of the most exciting new series coming out of the UK lately – but it won’t be coming back. The broadcaster has confirmed that the show is not being picked up for a third series. In Utopia, Dennis Kelly had crafted an intense, beautifully plotted…

Television James Whitbrook Oct 9 '14

Someone has betrayed River Tam in, err… Firefly Clue?

I think it was Inara, in the passenger dorm, with the teapot. Wait, what? Whilst yesterday we brought you some of the cutest Firefly merchandise in the ‘Verse, today we’ve got what has to be some of the strangest bit of tie-in merch for Joss Whedon’s short-lived cult sci-fi hit: A version of Clue set…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 9 '14

Holy crap, this beautiful Dragon is made out of Paper

Cindy Williams may have put a crazy amount of hours into crafting this Dragon out of Paper Mache, but man, looking at that thing? Totally worth it. Cindy took over 400 hours to craft the Dragon over the course of 8 months as a way to ease herself back into making Paper Mache creations after…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 9 '14

Lego will end its Shell partnership in light of Greenpeace activism

Greenpeace’s long protest against Lego over its association with Shell seems like it’s finally paid off: Lego have announced that they do not intend to renew their agreement with the energy company when the current deal expires. Greenpeace have been holding Lego-themed protests this year to highlight the brand’s association with Shell and to protest…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 9 '14

These previously unseen Star Wars posters look absolutely awesome

The fifth and final book in George Lucas’ Star Wars Art series, Posters, is hitting shelves next week – and nestled within it are some gorgeous, never before seen posters considered for use during advertisement campaigns for all six movies. The book itself collates the art of hundreds of posters used to advertise Star Wars…

Tech News James Whitbrook Oct 8 '14

I don’t want Spider-Man in the MCU just yet

There were rumours abound yesterday with talk that Sony were potentially considering ‘loaning out’ Spider-Man to Marvel for appearances in their films. Not only does the rumour require a hefty dose of salt, it got me thinking – I don’t really want to see Spidey show up in the Marvel Cinematic Universe any time soon.…

Movies James Whitbrook Oct 8 '14

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These rompers just made your Female Ghostbusters cosplay a lot easier

The Walking Dead‘s secret best character is getting an Action figure

Back of the Box – 10/12/2014

Listen to Foxes’ full cover of Don’t Stop Me Now from Doctor Who

A Game of Thrones supercut to highlight Westeros’ drinking problem

Archer‘s Spy Agency will change its name, thanks to Jihadi Militants

JJ Abrams has solved that awesome 8th Grader’s Star Wars Algebra

Here it is: Your official all-singing, all-dancing Baby Groot Toy!

This Hodor figurine unfortunately does not come with Hodor sound effects

Looking back at Utopia Season 2 – The Greatest Show you’ve never Seen

Crowdfund stories about Zodiac robots, Star Wars fart jokes and more!

Oh, if only this Doctor Who Paternoster Gang comic was real

Final Fantasy designer returns to give us this bizarre Catwoman redesign

These are your first Age of Ultron toys

Channel 4 has cancelled Utopia

Someone has betrayed River Tam in, err… Firefly Clue?

Holy crap, this beautiful Dragon is made out of Paper

Lego will end its Shell partnership in light of Greenpeace activism

These previously unseen Star Wars posters look absolutely awesome

I don’t want Spider-Man in the MCU just yet

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