Vintage Zine Art Is Like Staring Into The Dreams Of A Lost Subculture

Lenny Kaye, the long-time guitarist for the Patti Smith Group, amassed a collection of 1500 mimeographed science fiction zines from the 1940s to the 1970s, and they’re on display this weekend at the New York Art Book Fair. These zine covers are wild and in some cases kind of alarming. Writing in Thought Catalog, Mark…

Michael Moorcock Reveals Why This Elric Comic Is Superior To The Books

Julien Blondel and Robin Recht’s first sumptuous comic adaptation of legendary fantasy author Michael Moorcock’s Elric saga is in comic stores now, and no one’s a bigger fan than Moorcock himself. In fact, the author told io9 that he thinks it’s superior to his original stories! We spoke to Moorcock about what makes Elric: The…

In Blackhat, the Fate of the World Hangs on the Shoulders of One Hacker

In the upcoming Michael Mann thriller Blackhat, everything is about to go to hell in a handbag when global computer systems are compromised by high-level hackers. And the only person that can save the world is a convicted criminal hacker mastermind. Welcome to the action flick of the digital age. The trailer makes Blackhat look…

Dystopian Fashion Comes with Special Signal-Blocking Pocket for Phones

British company The Affair has created a number of science fiction themed fashion lines, but their latest is a masterpiece. The clothing is all modeled on what people wore in George Orwell’s 1984, and comes with a shielded phone pocket made from material can effectively pull you off the grid. Zoltan Csaki designed this line…

An Amazing Excerpt from Ancillary Sword, Sequel to Ancillary Justice

This year Ann Leckie’s debut novel Ancillary Justice swept the science fiction awards, taking home Hugo, Nebula, British Science Fiction, Locus and Arthur C. Clarke Awards for best novel. Now the sequel, Ancillary Sword, is about to hit bookstores, and we’ve got an exclusive excerpt for you! Cover art by John Harris Below, we’ve got…

H.P. Lovecraft Stories Retold As Goofy One-Page Comics

What happens when you take H.P. Lovecraft’s tales, shorten them, and replace their florid prose with a rather silly sensibility? You get Patrick Dean‘s Underwhelming Lovecraft Comic Synopses—which are, fortunately, not underwhelming at all. This is just one in a series of comic synopses that Dean has launched on his Underwhelming Lovecraft Tumblr, which is…

The 12 Weirdest Reasons For Banning Science Fiction and Fantasy Books

It’s Banned Books Week! But people are trying to keep great books out of libraries and schools every hour of every day, year round. And often, people’s reasons for challenging these titles are really, really… outlandish. Here are 12 SF and fantasy books that people have given incomprehensible reasons for banning. Top image: Neverwhere, art…

Guardians of the Galaxy, The Streamer You Want, Carnival Food [Deals]

Watching Guardians Of The Galaxy is like getting back part of your soul, so you’ll probably want to watch it again. Preorders are now open, with a discount of at least $10 off MSRP. preorder Guardians of the Galaxy ($23) | Amazon preorder Guardians of the Galaxy 3D+Digital ($25) | Amazon preorder Guardians of the…

DC are releasing a bizarre ‘Scratch and Sniff’ Harley Quinn Comic

Wait, I’m sorry, they’re calling it ‘Rub and Smell’ for legal reasons – but either way, Harley Quinn Annual #1’s late October launch will feature a weirdly smelly romp for the demented Harlequin, including a smell that even had to be changed for international issues. The one off comic, written by Amanda Conner and Jimmy…

Black Widow Almost Got A Movie Before Iron Man—But The Studio Killed It

While Marvel Studios has yet to release a female-led superhero movie, Black Widow had a chance to beat fellow Avengers Iron Man and Thor to the big screen. And the reason it didn’t happen is pretty rage-inducing. Spinoff Online takes us back to the year 2004, before Marvel was making its own movies. David Hayter,…

Your Decision-Making Processes Are a Lot More Random Than You Realize

For the most part, we make decisions based on our prior experiences. But what about those situations that are completely new or unpredictable? A new study suggests that when facing an excessively uncertain or challenging scenario, the brain chooses randomness as the best strategy. When it comes to making decisions, our brains are extremely dependent…

India Is Sending Us Snapshots From Mars And They’re Gorgeously Desolate

Having just arrived at the red planet, India’s Mangalyaan spacecraft is doing what anyone with that view outside of its window might do: It’s posting a series of quick snapshots back for all its friends at home. https://gizmodo.com/indian-becomes-4th-country-to-reach-mars-with-mangalyaa-1637844562 The picture above is the very first one the craft snapped from just 7,300 kilometers above, and…

A Single Cosmic Ray Can Cause An Air Shower Of Billions Of Particles

Cosmic rays rain down on the Earth every day. Most of them don’t have that much of an effect, but some cause a chain reaction that makes an “air shower,” raining billions of particles down onto the ground. When a cosmic ray hits the atmosphere it is going to make a few changes, but usually…

Even as a figure, Deadpool manages to break the fourth wall

Sideshow Collectibles are kicking off their line of Marvel 1/6th scale figures with a new figure of the Merc with a mouth – and judging by the promo pictures, I’m not entirely sure there’s any fourth wall left to break after this. Deadpool’s preorders go live today, with each figure coming with a bunch of…

The latest edition of The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World reveals the geography that lurks beneath the ice in Antarctica and the Arctic. The new atlas shows canyons, lakes, trenches, and mountains, while highlighting the dramatic long-term decline of Arctic sea ice cover. Image credit: BAS

Chilling Sneak Peek Of Saturday’s Intruders: Mira Sorvino’s Dark Secret

What’s happened to Amy, the character played by Mira Sorvino on The Intruders? She seems to be hatching some big plans, judging from this exclusive clip from Saturday’s episode. No wonder James Frain looks terrified. Spoilers ahead… In last week’s episode of Intruders, there was a surprising revelation: Amy Whelan, the wife of John Simm’s…

The Army Messes With The Wrong Robot Alien In This Great Short Film

Part E.T., part Iron Giant, and part just really good, “Envoy” is an excellent 10-minute short film by David Weinstein, which he hopes will work as a proof-of-concept video for a feature-length movie. It starts a little slow, but keep watching and you’ll be treated to a solid short with some damn fine VFX. I…

What Do You Wish You Had Been Around To See When It Debuted?

There are some advantages to coming on things late: You never have to wait for sequels to show up and you always have plenty of people to mull over any surprises with. Still, sometimes nothing can beat the excitement of being able to see something when it’s brand new and fresh. Maybe you would have…

Anti-Mutant Propaganda Video Leads Weird-Ass X-Men: DoFP DVD Marketing

Having done such a great job with the viral marketing leading up to X-Men: Days of Future Past, it appears Fox is continuing the job in advance of DoFP’s DVD and Blu-ray release with this mysterious video. But why are they bothering? According to the YouTube description, this is ostensibly a video from an anti-mutant…

Curiosity Finds A Weird “Ball” On Mars

If there’s one thing to be said for Curiosity’s mission on Mars so far, it certainly hasn’t been boring. From supposed Martian squirrels to strange flashes of light on the surface, the rover has kept us entertained. And now there’s this rather odd… ball. https://gizmodo.com/nasa-totally-found-a-squirrel-on-mars-and-didnt-tell-a-510490870 https://gizmodo.com/whats-that-strange-light-emanating-from-the-martian-su-1560934135 Although the six-wheeled rover has taken thousands of photographs…