Books & Comics

The Different Girl is a classic children’s fable, on a par with The Giver

There are some books that make you want to pass out copies to strangers, just to have someone to talk to them about. More than anything, I want to get a group of book loving, curious 11-year-olds together and pass out copies of The Different Girl. Yes, Gordon Dahlquist’s middle grade novel has me willing…

Books & Comics Michael Ann Dobbs

Neil Gaiman returns to Marvel, and he’s bringing a Spawn character with him?!

The New York Times has just announced that very famous comic book writer Neil Gaiman is returning to Marvel, and that’s not even the weird part. The weird part is that he’s bringing Angela, a character he created for Todd McFarlane’s Spawn over at Image Comics with him… for some reason. She — and Gaiman…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

R.I.P. James Herbert, author of The Rats

Horror writer James Herbert tapped into our greatest fears with The Rats, the massive bestseller about a London overrun by horrifying creatures.Sadly, the man whom Stephen King called the Godfather of Punk died today of undisclosed causes. The Rats spawned three sequels about mutant rats overrunning the human race. Plus a movie, that’s right here:…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Will this nefarious plan to transform Homo sapiens really work?

We can’t get enough of mad scientist cabals who want to take over the world with the power of genetic engineering. That’s why we’ve brought you this exclusive excerpt from James Tabor’s new science thriller Frozen Solid, which will be available in bookstores next Tuesday, March 26. Here’s the synopsis: A brilliant and dangerous cabal…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

The artists who made you fall in love with Magic: The Gathering are reuniting for a new book

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Magic: the Gathering. Many of the game’s earliest fans still look back fondly on the art that appeared on cards in those first few sets. While their work may not have been as polished as today’s Magic art, those early artists had more freedom to experiment, creating images…

Books & Comics Ed Grabianowski

Finally, Honest Hand Dryer Instructions

It’s always felt like something’s missing from your local public bathroom’s hand dryer tutorial. Something simple, yet crucial. Something like, say, this missing third step that Doghouse Diaries has so smartly proposed. Or maybe it’s more warning than instruction; your hands may get dry, but your shirt and/or pants will most definitely end up wet.…

Books & Comics Brian Barrett

It’s Too Bad This Brilliant Lego Bookend Safe Is So Easy To Crack

There’s an unending list of things you can build with Lego, but that doesn’t always mean that you should. Case in point: a safe. As clever as this set of Lego bookends is, with a secret mechanism for popping the door on a hidden safe, it can pretty much be foiled with a three-foot fall…

Books & Comics Andrew Liszewski

This real-life Hogwarts reading list is absolutely brilliant

The Hogwarts Sorting Hat has been said to place kids based on qualities they value rather than those they exhibit — still, each of the school’s Houses does tend to collect a certain kind of student. Gryffindors are often brave and daring; Ravenclaws brainy and witty; Slytherins ambitious and cunning; and Hufflepuffs patient and loyal.…

Books & Comics Robbie Gonzalez

In the aftermath of the War of the Gods, one man will stop at nothing to get payback

Chuck Wendig wowed us with Mockingbird and Blackbirds, and now he’s creating a brand new fantasy series, with the ultra twisted Gods and Monsters: Unclean Spirits. And we’ve got a brand new exclusive excerpt, right here. Here’s the official synopsis of Unclean Spirits, which promises a backstory full of demonic enslavement, warring gods and deadly…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

On their day off, DC superheroines play Dungeons & Dragons

Even superheroes like to pretend to be someone else from time to time and imagine going on different adventures. Artist Kyle Latino gives us this cheerful image of DC’s all-girl gaming group. Latino also creates the weekly webcomic Sinktown Slink, and has tons of spectacular art on deviantART. In an earlier play on DC Comics,…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

How the Internet Changed Comics

Things that have changed because of the Internet: newspapers, magazines, porn, dating, shopping, television, movies, video games, lunch, cooking, cats, weather, pictures. Ah, you get the point. The internet has changed pretty much everything. And sometimes it creates stuff too. Like the rise of web comics. PBS Off Book took a look at how and…

Books & Comics Casey Chan

The CIA’s secret experiments to turn cats into spies

Want to know what’s going to happen to animals in the next century? Then you must read science journalist Emily Anthes’ new book Frankenstein’s Cat, about how the animals of tomorrow will be transformed by high tech implants and genetic engineering. We’ve got an amazing excerpt from the book — about how the CIA tried…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Get 700 Digital Marvel Comics For Free

Marvel is offering up 700 free digital first issue editions of comic books from across its entire history—so you can get your hands on everything from Spider-Man to the Avengers, plus plenty more obscure stuff in between, gratis. The promotion kicked off yesterday and will run until 11PM ET on Tuesday. Until then, you can…

Books & Comics Jamie Condliffe

Marvel Project Gamma: Comic Books Just Got Their Own Soundtracks

Marvel’s new Project Gamma is the answer to a pretty simple question: What if comics had their own soundtracks? Simply, Project Gamma adds music to comics. But not like a standard soundtrack (Marvel calls it “adaptive audio” and compares it to a score, actually). It adds musical elements and occasionally sound effects as you turn…

Books & Comics Kyle Wagner

Marvel Unlimited: Marvel’s Spotify for Comics Is Out Now for iOS

There’s one thing every comic fan has been yelling about for years: Why isn’t there a subscription service that lets you pay for an all-you-can-eat monthly dose of comics? Marvel just did it. Marvel Unlimited, formerly MDCU, is on iPads and iPhones now. Marvel Unlimited is a new app, separate from the Marvel app already…

Books & Comics Kyle Wagner

What the Out-of-Office Reply Really Means

We’ve all experienced it: you send an important email, expecting to wait at least hours for a reply, but immediately get a response. Uh-oh. It’s the out-of-office reply, a complex and coded message which essentially says “screw you”. Jorge Cham’s annotated email rams that point home. My personal favorite is the mention of the sender…

Books & Comics Jamie Condliffe

Read Timothy Leary’s brain-melting comic about space migration and the future of human consciousness

In his 1977 book Exo-Psychology, psychologist and psychedelic drug advocate Timothy Leary revealed his eight-circuit model of consciousness, his theory about the workings of the human mind and the future neurological “circuits” that humanity might someday access and utilize in our travels beyond Earth. In 1979, the theory was adapted into Neurocomics, a trippy comic…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Leigh Bardugo reveals the cover to Siege & Storm, but refuses to tell us the secret to young-adult writing

Young adult novelist and official member of io9’s 2012 power list, Leigh Bardugo, has been asked “What’s the new hot YA fiction trend?” quite a bit. And her response is pretty priceless. https://gizmodo.com/the-power-list-22-people-who-supercharged-science-fict-5970551 Thanks to Bardugo, we’ve got an exclusive look at the official cover to the second book in the Grisha Trilogy, Siege &…

Books & Comics Meredith Woerner

Batman faces a real death in the family in This Week’s Comics

It’s high and lows and this week’s comics releases! The Bat-family is going to have a bad week, but at least the Rocketeer returns. Superman goes insane, but it’s Adventure Time! And Hawkeye… well, new Hawkeye comics make everything better. And here’s everything the comics industry has in store for you this week. New Issues…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Building the Library of Violence for The Mongoliad

Wildly inaccurate portrayals of sword fighting in the media are nothing new. Recently John Clements dropped by io9 to debunk modern sword fighting, and Martin Page and Guy Windsor talked to IGN about the problems with sword fighting in video games. These guys know sword fighting. Me? I’m just a writer, trying not to embarrass…

Books & Comics Mark Teppo

The Different Girl is a classic children’s fable, on a par with The Giver

Neil Gaiman returns to Marvel, and he’s bringing a Spawn character with him?!

R.I.P. James Herbert, author of The Rats

Will this nefarious plan to transform Homo sapiens really work?

The artists who made you fall in love with Magic: The Gathering are reuniting for a new book

Finally, Honest Hand Dryer Instructions

It’s Too Bad This Brilliant Lego Bookend Safe Is So Easy To Crack

This real-life Hogwarts reading list is absolutely brilliant

In the aftermath of the War of the Gods, one man will stop at nothing to get payback

On their day off, DC superheroines play Dungeons & Dragons

How the Internet Changed Comics

The CIA’s secret experiments to turn cats into spies

Get 700 Digital Marvel Comics For Free

Marvel Project Gamma: Comic Books Just Got Their Own Soundtracks

Marvel Unlimited: Marvel’s Spotify for Comics Is Out Now for iOS

What the Out-of-Office Reply Really Means

Read Timothy Leary’s brain-melting comic about space migration and the future of human consciousness

Leigh Bardugo reveals the cover to Siege & Storm, but refuses to tell us the secret to young-adult writing

Batman faces a real death in the family in This Week’s Comics

Building the Library of Violence for The Mongoliad

Artemis 2 by the Numbers: Breaking Down NASA’s Big Return to the Moon

Apple Removes iPhone Vibe Coding App from App Store

China’s Biggest Social Media Celebrity Is… Kris Jenner?

Up to $1,550 Off on pCloud: Pay Once, Protect Data Forever for World Backup Day

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

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

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