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This October, Marvel Comics goes Nosferatu with vampire covers

Given the popularity of the Iron Man by Design variant covers, Marvel’s launching a new series of vampire variants to dovetail with the X-Men’s upcoming battle with Dracula. The Iron Man “demon in a bottle” homage is particularly inspired. http://io9.com/5501231/shogun-and-caveman-iron-men-suit-up-for-time+traveling-armor-wars/gallery/ NEW AVENGERS 5 Vampire Variant by STEPHANIE PERGER INVINCIBLE IRON MAN 31 Vampire Variant by…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Jul 3

The 15 lamest sea monsters to ever doggy-paddle into cinema

When Jaws hit theaters 35 years ago, Bruce the shark ruined July 4th weekend for many a beachcomber. Here are 15 lesser known dwellers of the deep. They’re so ignominious that they make Jaws: The Revenge look like a documentary. 15.) Çöl (a.k.a. “The Turkish Jaws”) From the same cinematic tradition that brought us Dünyayı…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Jul 3

How do we measure gravitational waves?

“Gravitational telescopes” let scientists observe fluctuations in spacetime itself. They are, in a word, crazystupidamazing. Telescopes have been observing waves for a long time. The ones set up by brilliant past astronomers (or by modern people looking to bore their kids) are designed to call attention to visible light waves. Over time, people came to…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Jul 3

Eat roasted chestburster at your next scifi cookout

Tired of the same old July 4th barbecue? Consider hosting a science fiction dinner party instead, where you can treat your guests to such cosmic delicacies as Soylent Green, Bachelor Chow, Spice beer, and piping hot xenomorph. In honor of his birthday, blogger Grumpy Frenchman and his friends put together a science fiction-themed birthday party,…

io9 Lauren Davis Jul 3

A bountiful Ascendancy IV of the Venerated Cyber-Executives to you!

Felicisalutes, citizens! While you’re out crisping in the solar wastes, playing Beach Bunker Bingo, and writing angry letters to the SyFy network for dissing Rod Serling, we here at io9 will be paying tribute to our undying robot president masters. Ascendancy IV of The Venerated Cyber-Executives was first celebrated in 20XX, when the Animatronic presidents…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Jul 3

What the Last Airbender TV series has that the movie doesn’t

With over 20 episodes in Avatar: The Last Airbender’s first season, we knew M. Night Shyamalan would have to cut a lot to adapt it. But what ended up on the cutting room floor could have really helped this film. We’ve written a lot about the problematic casting in this film, making the cartoon’s main…

Movies Meredith Woerner Jul 2

Your brain is a lot like a chicken brain

Humans may be able to build oil rigs and churches, but now there is more evidence than ever that our brains aren’t special. Our neocortex – the seat of complex thought – shares many traits with bird brains. Neocortex-like elements are found in many mammal brains, but now it turns out they are common throughout…

io9 Annalee Newitz Jul 2

New genetic model can predict who will live past 100

There’s no simple trick to reaching 100 years old, although most experts say it’s a mix of luck and taking good care of yourself. Plus, it really helps to have one of the nineteen “longevity” gene groups scientists just discovered. The experiment considered the genomes of 1,055 centenarians and 1,267 younger controls.The team, led by…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 2

Futuristic cars inspired by Syd Mead’s Blade Runner designs

The next generation of concept artists is paying tribute to the master, Syd Mead, who reinvented cars and city living in his work on Blade Runner, Tron and other films. Here are our favorite entries from CGSociety’s Syd Mead contest. As striking as Mead’s Blade Runner art was, it’s amazing to see the many different…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 2

Hogwarts is burning: Harry Potter’s first Deathly Hallows poster

We’re getting chills just looking at the new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows one sheet. Especially with the creepy “It all ends here” tagline. Run, magical children, run!

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 2

Could there be a nerd riot at Comic-Con? Experts weigh in.

San Diego Comic Con is filled with dense crowds of people who are very, very passionate about their favorite franchises. Could those elements ignite into a serious riot? According to scientists who study crowds, it’s very possible. During a riot, large crowds of people commit violent, destructive acts spurred by anger, fear, greed and the…

io9 Ed Grabianowski Jul 2

Let your organs be your personal DJ

The music is inside musician Karina van Heck, who has found a way to make an electronic jam based on recording the sounds inside her body. Utilizing wearable mics, the artist mixes everything from her heartbeats to cardiovascular gurgles. CBK ‘s-Hertogenbosch Karina van Heck – Wearable Event from Gordon Tiemstra on Vimeo. According to Gizmowatch,…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jul 2

The weirdest, most beautiful scene you’ll see today: A living sex doll discovers true passion (maybe NSFW)

Check out this sexy/weird scene from Air Doll, a new Japanese movie that’s showing in select theaters in the U.S. this weekend. If you’re looking for an alternative to the Airbender/Twilight monoliths, Air Doll is a decent choice. Spoilers below. Yes, Air Doll is about a blow-up doll that comes to life and ventures out…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 2

The worst extinction in our planet’s history, and what it means for humans

The mass extinctions that wiped out the dinosaurs aren’t the worst in our planet’s history, Paul Gilster explains. The absolute worst extinction event occurred around 2.4 billion years ago. We often speak about extinction events, and cite such examples as the Cretaceous-Tertiary event some 65.5 million years ago, when the mass extinction of dinosaurs and…

io9 Paul Gilster- Centauri Dreams Jul 2

Tibetan adaptation to high altitude is the fastest in human history

Just 3,000 years ago, the Han Chinese and the Tibetan people split apart, one expanding into all of modern China and the other settling in the high-altitude, low-oxygen environment of the Himalayas. The groups’ genomes are now shockingly different. Evolutionary biologists at UC-Berkeley undertook a massive genomic analysis of modern Tibetans and Han Chinese, testing…

io9 Alasdair Wilkins Jul 2

How to overthrow the government: tips from 10 scifi revolutionaries

It’s the July 4 weekend, so naturally our thoughts turn to independence, and bloody, lovely revolution. Unfortunately, overturning your colonial rulers is hard work. So we’ve collected tips from the ten greatest science fiction revolutionaries, to help you prevail. John Sheridan (Babylon 5) The lesson: Keep an ace up your sleeve. When President Clark of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 2

Walking Dead set pics reveal how to trick a zombie

New set pics from the Atlanta filming of The Walking Dead reveal a version of one of the most memorable scenes from the comic. Plus get your first look at the comic book character Glenn in the bloody, bloody flesh! On Location Vacations has a collection of stills from on the set of The Walking…

Television Meredith Woerner Jul 2

Why do scifi authors write franchise tie-ins?

Literary scifi authors from Vonda McIntyre to Jeff VanderMeer and Thomas Disch have written “works for hire” – tie-ins to movie, TV, or game franchises. Now authors tell io9 why they did it – and no, it wasn’t for money. Of course, money is part of it. But as Tobias Buckell told io9, “All my…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz Jul 2

Nathan Fillion commands you to read, Boba Fett does dapper, plus zombie dice and toys!

Every week, we round up the best tips that you post in io9’s tips forum. This week, we’ve got a mash-up Victorian Star Wars, Nathan Fillion reads, more depressing oil spill things, zombie dice, knockoff toys, odes, and much more! If you want to post a tip, just click on the #tips link on our…

io9 Krista Fulton Jul 2

What DVD box sets are you marathoning over the long weekend?

It’s a long weekend, and that means only one thing: marathon! Over at io9’s Facebook page, we’re discussing which DVD box sets we’re breaking out for the long haul.

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 2

This October, Marvel Comics goes Nosferatu with vampire covers

The 15 lamest sea monsters to ever doggy-paddle into cinema

How do we measure gravitational waves?

Eat roasted chestburster at your next scifi cookout

A bountiful Ascendancy IV of the Venerated Cyber-Executives to you!

What the Last Airbender TV series has that the movie doesn’t

Your brain is a lot like a chicken brain

New genetic model can predict who will live past 100

Futuristic cars inspired by Syd Mead’s Blade Runner designs

Hogwarts is burning: Harry Potter’s first Deathly Hallows poster

Could there be a nerd riot at Comic-Con? Experts weigh in.

Let your organs be your personal DJ

The weirdest, most beautiful scene you’ll see today: A living sex doll discovers true passion (maybe NSFW)

The worst extinction in our planet’s history, and what it means for humans

Tibetan adaptation to high altitude is the fastest in human history

How to overthrow the government: tips from 10 scifi revolutionaries

Walking Dead set pics reveal how to trick a zombie

Why do scifi authors write franchise tie-ins?

Nathan Fillion commands you to read, Boba Fett does dapper, plus zombie dice and toys!

What DVD box sets are you marathoning over the long weekend?

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