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Meet Ratatouille, the adorable snowboarding opossum

Ratatouille may perhaps be the first opossum featured on Sportcenter. That’s because this little guy has done what few possums dare to dream of: become a star snowboarder. He rides the slopes at the Liberty Mountain Resort in Carroll Valley, PA, where he has his very own lift pass. It’s a good thing, too. Wouldn’t…

io9 Lauren Davis

Holy crap! This zombie attack bike is powered by a chainsaw

I’m sorry, did you think I meant a chainsaw motor? I suppose that’s understandable (after all, two-stroke chainsaw engines are often used to convert bicycles into rear-wheel-drive motorbikes), but I didn’t say chainsaw motor, did I? I said chainsaw. Because whoever pieced together this unholy death machine has clearly left the power source attached to…

io9 Robbie Gonzalez

Webcomic Athena Wheatley flings a pre-Civil War inventor to the wacky year 9283

When time travelers find themselves in a distant future era, they’re usually time travelers from our own time — or from the (Edit: later) Victorian or Edwardian eras, if we’re feeling particularly steampunk. But Sylvan Migdal’s webcomic The Adventures of Athena Wheatley, or, Warp & Weft sends a time-traveling scientist from 1841 Baltimore to Earth’s…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Theft of Nic Cage’s Action Comics No. 1 to become a movie, but not starring Nic Cage

In 2000, Nicolas Cage’s copy of Action Comics No. 1, featuring the first appearance of Superman, was stolen, not to reappear until 2011. Now a comedic heist movie based on the theft is in the works, but it sounds like Cage won’t be playing himself. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Lionsgate has picked up…

Movies Lauren Davis

Legendary French artist Moebius, the man who made The Abyss, Alien, and Tron even weirder, is dead at 73

Today is an incredibly sad day for fans of comic books, concept art, and downright anything science fiction. Artist Jean “Moebius” Giraud, who provided some of the most stunning scifi and fantasy art ever to grace a page, has succumbed to illness at the age of 73. It’s pretty hard to overstate the hand Moebius…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The Wampug Strikes Back stars the most vacant-eyed, dog-breathed monster on Hoth

If you’ve already had a cute aneurysm over the Wampa costume for StarWarsChick01’s Pug Chubbs, then brace yourself for the adorableness of her latest video, in which Chubbs acts out the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back with the help of a Luke Skywalker doll and what I can only assume is loads of peanut…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Monstrous Return of Darth Maul to the Star Wars Universe on Clone Wars!

Clone Wars reaches its peak as Darth Maul returns, Archer’s wife comes back from the dead, and we preview this week’s DC Nation in what may be the largest edition of Saturday Morning Cartoons yet! As always, minor spoilers ahead! Star Wars: The Clone Wars – “Brothers” Savage Opress, the force-sensitive brother of Darth Maul,…

io9 Keith Veronese

Frozen Babies and Bad Daddies on Person of Interest

Elias is back and doing his whole understated badass thing! Plus we find out about how Finch studied diaper implementation at MIT. Last night’s episode Person of Interest gave us some major arc developments combined with baby shenanigans. It was sort of like LOL POI with mobster action. Spoilers ahead! A perfect example of why…

Television Annalee Newitz

Lightspeed Presents… “The Day They Came” by Kali Wallace

io9 is proud to present fiction from Lightspeed Magazine. Once a month, we’ll be featuring a story from Lightspeed’s current issue. This month’s selection is “The Day They Came” by Kali Wallace. Enjoy! Photo by Refat via Shutterstock The Day They Came by Kali Wallace You remember the day they came. The shady corner behind…

io9 Johnjosephadams

Meet the kappa leprechaun, a tiny monster at the nexus of Japanese and Irish folklore

Artist and io9 comrade-in-hanging-out Marcelo Gallegos has tipped us to his delightful yokai mash-up creation, the Kappa Leprechaun. This little guy is the hybrid of A.) those diminutive bastards who bedeviled Darby O’Gill; and B.) flatulent Japanese water sprites. Explains Marcelo of this wee creature: Swimming from Japan’s disused waterways (via Ireland) into your home,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Every Marvel Comic Now Comes with a Digital Copy

Marvel announced today that every one of its $4 superhero comics is now going to come with a code to download the digital version to the Marvel app, which is available on every major platform. The digital code in a physical book model first started with The Avenging Spider-Man last year, and it was popular…

Books & Comics Kyle Wagner

The cracks between Awake‘s “police procedural” and “character study” are starting to show

Awake is still our favorite new show on television this spring — with the second episode treading ground that’s just as interesting as the first, in terms of main character Michael Britten and his relationships with his son and wife, each of whom are dead in one reality and grieving in the other. But the…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Smoking ban linked to major drop in pregnancy complications

Scotland was the first country in the UK to implement a public place smoking ban, back in March of 2006. Now researchers have gone back and looked at a number of birth complications, and seen them drop precipitously since the legislation came into effect. Specifically, the researchers were tracking preterm and underweight births from January…

io9 Tim Barribeau

Throne of the Crescent Moon is the best fantasy swashbuckler of the year so far

Medieval fantasy stories about wizards and monsters are usually set in the epic countryside. But one of the many welcome tweaks to the genre in Saladin Ahmed’s debut novel Throne of the Crescent Moon is that its magical showdowns take place in a medieval city. And not just some backwater city, either — Dhamsawaat is…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Watch drops of water in space ‘orbit’ a knitting needle like tiny planets

Ever wonder what planets would look like orbiting a cylindrical sun? Now, thanks to the magic of electric charge, microgravity, and awesome astronaut Don Pettit, you can see for yourself. Watch tiny liquid planets ‘orbit’ a knitting needle, and find out why they do. Some days it’s hard to recognize that the world is a…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell

New Dark Knight Rises toys show off Catwoman’s ears!

A new batch of The Dark Knight Rises dolls show off a few new details about Chris Nolan’s characters. Plus there’s an Alfred doll, a figure of Joseph Gordon Levitt’s character (John Blake) — and Catwoman making a “reeerh” cat hand! Why do you think JGL gets his own action figure? Could his role be…

Movies Meredith Woerner

How a disease from ancient Rome made its way into your sandblasted jeans

Sandblasting jeans is a common way to give blue jeans a “distressed” look, with worn spots and artfully frayed holes. But the process of sandblasting is coming under fire due to its connection with silicosis, an incurable lung disease. Several manufactures and retail outlets are banning sandblasted jeans, but why? Let’s take a look at…

io9 Keith Veronese

The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles look like shelled pistachios

Reviving old cartoons is the new hotness, as the success of My Little Pony and ThunderCats proves. But the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoons? We’re not so sure. These TMNT look like peeled pistachios — and what have the done to Krang? See Splinter and Shredder over at Bleeding Cool!

io9 Meredith Woerner

The All-Time Craziest “Thing of the Week” Formulas from Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Shows

The freak of the week. The monster of the week. The planet of the week. Many of science fiction’s most memorable TV shows have relied on this time-tested formula that allows them to be episodic, yet thematic. Right now, Alcatraz is giving us the convict of the week, while Grimm is giving us the fairy-tale…

Television Gordon Jackson and Charlie Jane Anders

Behold *Wesley Crusher: Teenage F*** Machine*, the Amazon Kindle’s new hottest book

Over the past several days, a certain Star Trek: The Next Generation prose piece has ensnared the popular imagination the world over. It’s a story that’s been recycled since time immemorial, due to its sheer cross-cultural thematic resonance. I am, of course, referring to author Kitty Glitter’s Amazon Kindle tour de force Wesley Crusher: Teenage…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Meet Ratatouille, the adorable snowboarding opossum

Holy crap! This zombie attack bike is powered by a chainsaw

Webcomic Athena Wheatley flings a pre-Civil War inventor to the wacky year 9283

Theft of Nic Cage’s Action Comics No. 1 to become a movie, but not starring Nic Cage

Legendary French artist Moebius, the man who made The Abyss, Alien, and Tron even weirder, is dead at 73

The Wampug Strikes Back stars the most vacant-eyed, dog-breathed monster on Hoth

The Monstrous Return of Darth Maul to the Star Wars Universe on Clone Wars!

Frozen Babies and Bad Daddies on Person of Interest

Lightspeed Presents… “The Day They Came” by Kali Wallace

Meet the kappa leprechaun, a tiny monster at the nexus of Japanese and Irish folklore

Every Marvel Comic Now Comes with a Digital Copy

The cracks between Awake‘s “police procedural” and “character study” are starting to show

Smoking ban linked to major drop in pregnancy complications

Throne of the Crescent Moon is the best fantasy swashbuckler of the year so far

Watch drops of water in space ‘orbit’ a knitting needle like tiny planets

New Dark Knight Rises toys show off Catwoman’s ears!

How a disease from ancient Rome made its way into your sandblasted jeans

The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles look like shelled pistachios

The All-Time Craziest “Thing of the Week” Formulas from Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Shows

Behold *Wesley Crusher: Teenage F*** Machine*, the Amazon Kindle’s new hottest book

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

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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Meet Ratatouille, the adorable snowboarding opossum

Holy crap! This zombie attack bike is powered by a chainsaw

Webcomic Athena Wheatley flings a pre-Civil War inventor to the wacky year 9283

Theft of Nic Cage’s Action Comics No. 1 to become a movie, but not starring Nic Cage

Legendary French artist Moebius, the man who made The Abyss, Alien, and Tron even weirder, is dead at 73

The Wampug Strikes Back stars the most vacant-eyed, dog-breathed monster on Hoth

The Monstrous Return of Darth Maul to the Star Wars Universe on Clone Wars!

Frozen Babies and Bad Daddies on Person of Interest

Lightspeed Presents… “The Day They Came” by Kali Wallace

Meet the kappa leprechaun, a tiny monster at the nexus of Japanese and Irish folklore

Every Marvel Comic Now Comes with a Digital Copy

The cracks between Awake‘s “police procedural” and “character study” are starting to show

Smoking ban linked to major drop in pregnancy complications

Throne of the Crescent Moon is the best fantasy swashbuckler of the year so far

Watch drops of water in space ‘orbit’ a knitting needle like tiny planets

New Dark Knight Rises toys show off Catwoman’s ears!

How a disease from ancient Rome made its way into your sandblasted jeans

The new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles look like shelled pistachios

The All-Time Craziest “Thing of the Week” Formulas from Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Shows

Behold Wesley Crusher: Teenage F*** Machine, the Amazon Kindle’s new hottest book

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

Don’t Get Too Attached to Any AI App

‘Paradise’ Writer Teases What’s Coming in Season 3 After That Huge Twist

Trump’s New White House App Is Mildly Concerning and Weird for a Lot of Reasons

Bloodsucking Ticks Can Survive Inside Your Home Longer Than You Might Think

The Best New Toys of March 2026

Judge Denies Liking LinkedIn Post Critical of Elon Musk But Reassigns His Cases Anyway

Amazon Slashes 50% Off Keurig K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker, Now a Budget Alternative to Breville and Nespresso Espresso Machines

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

Let us help find what you are looking for...

Behold *Wesley Crusher: Teenage F*** Machine*, the Amazon Kindle’s new hottest book