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The Ultimate Comics Battle Begins: Archie Vs. Predator!

Riverdale’s finest go up against the legendary Predator! DC begins the next wave of Convergence! Bee and Puppycat comes to comics! Valiant’s Bloodshot gets a new series! Comics about Sci-Fi Samurai, Vengeful Gladiators, Assassins on the run, and more! This week has it all! So many Comics! Dark Horse Single Issues Archie vs. Predator #1…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

And Now, The Higgs Boson Discovery Played As Heavy Metal Music

Particle physicist and musician Piotr Traczyk has taken data plots from the historic discovery of the Higgs boson and converted it into music that can be played by two guitars. Heavy metal guitars, to be more precise. The result is as nerdy as it is excellent. To convert the discovery of the Higgs boson into…

io9 George Dvorsky

What Do People Love Today That Might Not Hold Up In The Future?

Not everything that is great is great forever. Just because we love something now doesn’t mean we’ll still have the same affection for them in 10 years — if we have any affection for them at all. For instance, I’ve been really enjoying The Walking Dead for a while now… but I suspect it’s a…

io9 Rob Bricken

io9 Book Club Is In Session: Let’s Talk About A Darker Shade Of Magic!

Welcome to the monthly meeting of the io9 Book Club. This month, we’ve read A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab. Jump into comments to get started talking about it! Top image: Darker Shade of Magic fan art by Victoria Ying. For those unfamiliar with the io9 book club, here’s how it works: You…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Father And Son Work Out Their Issues While Battling Time-Traveling Robot

A new father meets the time-traveling adult version of his infant son in the comedy short Future Hero. When an android is sent from the future to kill his son as a baby this father has to team up with the resentful adult version of his boy. And while trying to save his son, he…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Mystery Of Titan’s Wrong-Way Dunes May Have Finally Been Solved

On Saturn’s largest moon, a mystery has unfolded. Large sand dunes stretch across Titan’s surface facing East — but the winds above blow in just the opposite direction, West. What’s going on here? The answer, say researchers at the University of Washington, is not in the winds at all: It’s in the planet’s methane, and…

io9 Ria Misra

The Odd Children’s Books That Taught Jonathan Lethem About Storytelling

Some of the best children’s books are actually quite strange, even dreamlike. And this is especially true of kids’ books from the 1960s and 1970s. In an interview with BoingBoing, author Jonathan Lethem talks about the kids’ books that he loved, including the “mysterious and rich” Rabbit Hill by Robert Lawson (above). In the interview,…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Illustrated Guide To The Insanity You May Have Forgotten On Orphan Black

It’s understandable if you don’t remember everything that happened in Orphan Black’s second season. Those ten episodes packed loads of betrayals, revelations, and freaky, freaky science. Let us catch you up on last season before the new season starts this weekend. Season One ended with Sarah shooting Helena through the chest, apparently killing her, before…

Television Lauren Davis

Falcon9 Reached The Barge But Did Not Survive The Landing [Updated]

Today’s launch of Falcon9 and Dragon was a rousing success as essential supplies are now making their way to the ISS. As for the Falcon9 rocket, it reportedly “landed” on the droneship, but with considerable force. Image: SpaceX Today’s launch happened at 4:10 PM ET/1:10 PM PT. The attempting landing occurred about eight minutes later.…

io9 George Dvorsky

The Atomic Energy Commission Once Put A “Nuclear Heart” In A Cow

We’ve seen the many ways that the Atomic Energy Commission tried to find peaceful uses for nuclear weapons . Here’s a new crazy twist. They hired a physicist and a doctor to create a nuclear-powered heart. The project that united Michael DeBakey, a cardiologist, and Glenn Seaborg, a physicist, wasn’t as crazy as it sounds…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Oh, So That’s Why Marvel Hasn’t Made Any More Hulk Movies

It seems completely obvious in retrospect, but it took a random interview with Mark Ruffalo to explain the likely reason why there’s been no solo Hulk movie yet — it’s Universal’s fault. Now, Universal doesn’t own the rights to the character of the Incredible Hulk, obviously; Marvel does, which is why he can appear in…

Movies Rob Bricken

Check Out Your Local Puzzled Pint–It’s Like Pub Trivia, But With Puzzles

Fans of io9’s Sunday Puzzle column would do well to check out Puzzled Pint, a social puzzle-solving event that takes place on the second Tuesday of every month at bars and restaurants around the world. https://gizmodo.com/can-you-solve-the-hardest-logic-puzzle-in-the-world-1642492269 Sez Wil Zambole, of the Chicago Game Control for Puzzled Pint: I thought it might be of interest to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

10 Incredibly Stupid Ways That Superheroes and Villains Have Died

Superhero comics are full of death-defying action… that sometimes results in actual death. And for every epic, brilliant final stand, there’s a death that’s less than satisfying. There are plenty of candidates for the worst superhero and villain deaths of all time. But here are the 10 stupidest ways that comics characters have died. 1)…

Books & Comics Rob Bricken

Netflix Has Made Daredevil Accessible To The Blind

This is great news. The other day, we wondered why blind people couldn’t experience Netflix’s new series about the most famous blind superhero, Daredevil. Now Netflix has responded, adding audio description to Daredevil, and soon other shows as well. [h/t fullstreamahead]

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Court Rules Against US Government For Failing To Protect Sea Mammals

A federal court has ruled that the American government is failing to uphold its legal obligations to protect dolphins and whales from noise pollution produced by naval exercises in the Pacific. Excessive underwater noise is a serious problem for cetaceans; as marine biologists say, “A deaf whale is a dead whale.” Among the many sources…

io9 George Dvorsky

This Flash And Arrow Promo Is So Ridiculous It’s Kind Of Awesome

This was in Morning Spoilers , but it’s so great I had to make sure everybody had a chance to see it. It’s a three-minute promo where Arrow, the Flash, and other DC/CW-verse heroes and villains have a “superhero fight club” — and when I call it “great,” I mean it’s “dumb but also somehow…

Television Rob Bricken

Why Do Big Comic Crossovers Always Have To Be About Alternate Universes?

Everybody loves alternate universes — TV’s Fringe proved that meeting different versions of the same character is always fascinating. But when it comes to superhero comics, though, every big storyline is about universes colliding. Here’s why the superhero publishers are running the multiverse into the ground. Right now, DC’s Convergence is in full swing. Marvel’s…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

How Do Black Holes Evaporate?

Nothing lasts forever, not even black holes. According to Stephen Hawking, black holes will evaporate over vast periods of time. But how, exactly, does this happen? The actor Stephen Hawking is best known for his cameo appearances in Futurama and Star Trek, you might surprised to learn that he’s also a theoretical astrophysicist. Is there…

io9 Fraser Cain – Universe Today

The Surface Of Ceres Explodes Into View With This First Color Map

After months of anticipation, NASA scientists have finally produced a detailed color map of Ceres. Our first detailed look at the dwarf planet’s pitted surface reveals it is a geologically complex place. This image was constructed from images pulled in by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft as it was still approaching Ceres and prior to it settling…

io9 George Dvorsky

Gotham’s Back! Oh, Wait, That’s Not A Good Thing.

Was my enjoyment of the last few episodes of Gotham genuine, or some kind of Stockholm syndrome? Was it easier to find the goofy fun in this show because I had made peace with it, or was I lying to myself? I don’t know. All I know is that last night’s episode, “Beasts of Prey,”…

Television Rob Bricken

The Ultimate Comics Battle Begins: Archie Vs. Predator!

And Now, The Higgs Boson Discovery Played As Heavy Metal Music

What Do People Love Today That Might Not Hold Up In The Future?

io9 Book Club Is In Session: Let’s Talk About A Darker Shade Of Magic!

Father And Son Work Out Their Issues While Battling Time-Traveling Robot

The Mystery Of Titan’s Wrong-Way Dunes May Have Finally Been Solved

The Odd Children’s Books That Taught Jonathan Lethem About Storytelling

Illustrated Guide To The Insanity You May Have Forgotten On Orphan Black

Falcon9 Reached The Barge But Did Not Survive The Landing [Updated]

The Atomic Energy Commission Once Put A “Nuclear Heart” In A Cow

Oh, So That’s Why Marvel Hasn’t Made Any More Hulk Movies

Check Out Your Local Puzzled Pint–It’s Like Pub Trivia, But With Puzzles

10 Incredibly Stupid Ways That Superheroes and Villains Have Died

Netflix Has Made Daredevil Accessible To The Blind

Court Rules Against US Government For Failing To Protect Sea Mammals

This Flash And Arrow Promo Is So Ridiculous It’s Kind Of Awesome

Why Do Big Comic Crossovers Always Have To Be About Alternate Universes?

How Do Black Holes Evaporate?

The Surface Of Ceres Explodes Into View With This First Color Map

Gotham’s Back! Oh, Wait, That’s Not A Good Thing.

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