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The only thing that makes this baby stop crying is the Star Wars theme

Well, because the only thing that makes him stop crying is the original Star Wars opening theme by John Williams. So unless you walk around screaming all day in misery until you too hear the Star Wars theme — which would be much less socially acceptable from an adult than an infant — then this…

io9 Rob Bricken

First Looks at Captain America‘s Agent 13 and SHIELD‘s Victoria Hand!

Plus check out some rumored Batman Vs. Superman art and find out who might be playing a major hero in that film. Bong Joon-ho’s talking about every cast member of Snowpiercer, Scott Gimple explains how Camus influenced this season of The Walking Dead and Cobie Smulders confirms that Maria Hill will be in Age of…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

A Repair Shop at the End of the World

Pedro called himself the last repairmen, keeping his skills sharp by fixing every camera, toaster, and neon sign he could scavenge. He didn’t have the heart to call himself what he secretly suspected he was—the last human on Earth. A wasteland image by Robin Olausson.

io9 Lauren Davis

A tangled love story between two fish, beautifully animated in sand

Corrie Francis Parks’ short animation A Tangled Tale uses a combination of physical sand animation and digital animation to tell the tail of two fish who fall in love after being caught on fishing lines. Parks has also posted a making-of video, which offers a bit of insight into how she uses sand and computer…

io9 Lauren Davis

Stellar fan comic writes a poetic, brutal end for Batman and the Joker

What would happen if the Joker managed to break Batman? This fan-made comic brings the tale of legendary foes to a violent, but emotional, finale. Written by Gerardo Preciado and drawn by Daniel Bayliss, The Deal is a fan comic that plays with the psychological interdependence that some (though by no means all) fans see…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Loki’s most nefarious plot yet: Ruining Thor’s Super Sweet 16

This is a terribly silly concept, but one that’s surprisingly well executed. What happens when Loki decides to ruin Thor’s birthday party? [via The Mary Sue]

io9 Lauren Davis

Photographs of toys recreate children’s perspectives of war

Photographer Brian McCarty is no stranger to capturing toys in a dramatic light, but his WAR-TOYS project is not about creating fanciful scenes, but about interpreting children’s images of war through the language of play. https://gizmodo.com/dramatic-photographs-bring-vinyl-toys-to-life-5350388 McCarty, with the help of humanitarian organizations, has observed art therapy sessions in various parts of the world where…

io9 Lauren Davis

Which countries have the highest rate of diagnosed depression?

This map visualizes the results of a new study of depression rates. Depression is the second leading cause of disability worldwide, diagnosed in 4% of the human population, and map allows you to compare rates of depression diagnosis across countries. The map, by the Washington Post, shows the results from a study published in PLOS…

io9 Katharine Trendacosta

Crowdfund Peter Bagge’s apocalypse and Canadian superhero comics

Peter Bagge’s Apocalypse Nerd may become a live-action film, with a little financial backing. Also, a group of Disney artists are publishing a book of their personal artwork and a crew of Canadian comics creators are collecting superheroes who wear their maple leaves proudly. Top image from Lovely. One project that I mentioned earlier that…

io9 Lauren Davis

Pacific Rim in the style of the Power Rangers theme is pitch-perfect

Both Pacific Rim and Power Rangers owe an enormous debt to Japanese media*, and this video by the Usual Suspect, which cuts Pacific Rim footage with the music and framing of the Power Rangers theme, is a spot-on marriage of the two. This video makes me suspect that a lot of my affection for Pacific…

io9 Lauren Davis

What if San Francisco and Los Angeles faced each other in a civil war?

San Francisco and Los Angeles’ rivalry turns into an all-out war in Sandow Birk’s satirical art series In Smog and Thunder: The Great War of the Californias. Birk created grand paintings and wry propaganda posters imagining the bloody battles between Northern California and South. The entire series consists of 120 works of art, including paintings,…

io9 Lauren Davis

Glorious video game cosplay from this weekend’s BlizzCon

This past weekend was BlizzCon, when Blizzard gamers gather to celebrate all things Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo. And the cosplayers were out at the Anaheim Convention Center in full force, showing off their beautifully crafted costumes. Huge thanks to Davann Srey for letting us share his cosplay photos from the weekend. You can see his…

io9 Lauren Davis

These LEGO minifigs are ready for their very own episode of Community

The entire cast of Community has gone yellow and plastic. The fun Tumblr blog Community LEGO is devoted to recreating the Community costumes and sets in brick and minifig form. Community LEGO is a wonderful bit of Internet fun, giving us a plastic peek at the Study Room: Most of the blog, though, is dedicated…

io9 Lauren Davis

Matt Smith jumps back into the TARDIS for The Science of Doctor Who

The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special airs on November 23rd, but we’ll be seeing Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor again a little bit early. On November 14th, Smith will appear with Professor Brian Cox in the special The Science of Doctor Who. Cox will devote the one-hour BBC Two special the science behind time travel, extraterrestrial…

Trailers Lauren Davis

Psychic test cards were actually invented to make psychic tests easier

Earlier this week we did a post on survivorship bias, and how it could trick people into believing in psychic ability. It turns out that the most famous test of psychic ability was made expressly to allow for this kind of bias. https://gizmodo.com/the-survivorship-bias-is-what-convinces-people-that-psy-1459801136 One of the most famous tests of psychic ability was made by…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

Mitten-shaped brand marked the hands of army deserters

It looks like an iron maiden for your palms, and this painful looking device was meant to leave the hands of criminals with a mark no one would forget. This object is part of the Science Museum collection in London, whose curators explain that the brand was made by the British Army during the English…

io9 Lauren Davis

Zack Snyder commissioned these Batman vs. Superman paintings

The Man of Steel sequel may not be officially titled Batman vs. Superman, but that’s certainly the tone of artwork director Zack Snyder commissioned for the charity We Can Be Heroes. Snyder unveiled this trio of paintings during yesterday’s Man of Steel live fan event, streamed by Yahoo! Movies. Below is a crop from “We…

io9 Lauren Davis

A Serene Morning on the Ice Fields of Europa

A classic painting by science fiction and fantasy illustrator Donato Giancola.

io9 Lauren Davis

Haven reveals this season’s big bad—and teases a major Audrey reveal

The rulebook for Haven’s Troubles is being rewritten, and this week’s episode revealed the nefarious editor. It appears that we are about to enter a game of supernatural cat and mouse, one that may reveal the ultimate secret behind Audrey’s identity. So last week’s gunshot proved a fake-out. I can’t say that I’m surprised, but…

Television Lauren Davis

Travel posters advertise literature’s most fantastical vacation spots

Autun Purser’s brightly colored travel posters invite us to the usual science fiction and fantasy destinations like Arrakis and Barsoom, but he also reaches farther into the fantastical canon, dreaming of otherworldly vacations great and terrible. You can see all 40 Fantastic Travel Destinations on Purser’s website, where you can also purchase prints, mugs, postcards,…

io9 Lauren Davis

The only thing that makes this baby stop crying is the Star Wars theme

First Looks at Captain America‘s Agent 13 and SHIELD‘s Victoria Hand!

A Repair Shop at the End of the World

A tangled love story between two fish, beautifully animated in sand

Stellar fan comic writes a poetic, brutal end for Batman and the Joker

Loki’s most nefarious plot yet: Ruining Thor’s Super Sweet 16

Photographs of toys recreate children’s perspectives of war

Which countries have the highest rate of diagnosed depression?

Crowdfund Peter Bagge’s apocalypse and Canadian superhero comics

Pacific Rim in the style of the Power Rangers theme is pitch-perfect

What if San Francisco and Los Angeles faced each other in a civil war?

Glorious video game cosplay from this weekend’s BlizzCon

These LEGO minifigs are ready for their very own episode of Community

Matt Smith jumps back into the TARDIS for The Science of Doctor Who

Psychic test cards were actually invented to make psychic tests easier

Mitten-shaped brand marked the hands of army deserters

Zack Snyder commissioned these Batman vs. Superman paintings

A Serene Morning on the Ice Fields of Europa

Haven reveals this season’s big bad—and teases a major Audrey reveal

Travel posters advertise literature’s most fantastical vacation spots

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