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Soldiers vs. Cthulhu? Welcome to Black Sky

30 Days of Night artist Ben Templesmith is developing what he’s calling an “illustrated film” that’ll combine his twin loves of human drama and all things tentacular. At last week’s C2E2 comics convention in Chicago, Templesmith revealed his plans for Black Sky, an illustrated film that will “meld the cinematic storytelling style of comics with…

Books & Comics Marc Bernardin

Sometimes The Best Way To Figure Out Your Book’s Story Is By Writing It

“I happened across a blog post … and the writer was describing these super-detailed outlines he uses, so detailed that the outline winds up about half the length of the finished book. Then (I guess) the writer just has to fill description and dialogue and maybe write those transition scenes where you get a character…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Alien Plasma Trapped In Canada’s Magnetic Fields

Photographer Richard Kelly managed to snap this incredible picture of an aurora over Manitoba, Canada. That ghostly glow is charged particles from the sun, captured by magnetism from the Earth’s poles and lit up by oxygen. [via EPOD]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Professor Campaigns For UFO College Courses

Anthropology Professor Haseley at Niagara County Community College wants UFO courses taught in college. As long as the class meets in a giant field in the middle of the night, we’re registering. Will the school provide night vision goggles? [AOL]

io9 Meredith Woerner

Santo, The Mexican Wrestler Who Fought Aliens, Nazis, And Vampires

Santo the luchador was one of the most prolific monster fighters in cinema history. In addition to solving crimes and wooing bikini-clad babes, Santo found the time to wrestle the Wolfman, Martians, mummies, and the Bermuda Triangle…over 54 movies. Santo was born Rodolfo Guzman Huerta in 1917. Huerta would go on to be the most…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones To Jump Out at You in Men in Black 3D

For the third installment in the insanely profitable Men in Black franchise, director Barry Sonnenfeld is getting the band back together — and shooting it in 3D. Sonnenfeld has confirmed to Showbiz 411 that both Smith and Jones are on board for another government spooks vs. aliens roundelay, and that Sony will release the Etan…

Movies Marc Bernardin

Lost Tarot Cards Deal Out The Castaways’ Past Present And Future

Check out these gorgeous Lost Tarot cards, from artist Alex Griendling. Our personal favorite is Walt’s “dead bird” card, because that scene still gives us chills. But we wonder: If you’re dealt “The Fugitive,” does this mean you ruin everything? Images via Alex Griendling Images via Alex Griendling Images via Alex Griendling Images via Alex…

Television Meredith Woerner

Which Trend Is To Blame For The Near-Death Of Science Fiction On Network TV?

Science fiction is an endangered species on the “big four” U.S. networks — Lost is ending, and pretty much every other show is in ratings freefall. Which trend should we blame for this turn of events? Which trend is most to blame for killing science fiction on network TV?online surveys

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Impress Kick-Ass’ Mark Millar And Win A New Job

Looking to break into the comic biz? Kick-Ass scribe Mark Millar is looking for one-page scifi comic stories to accompany his upcoming project. On his Millarworld forums, Millar recently posted this want ad under the title “MILLAR LOOKING FOR ONE-PAGE SCI FI AND HUMOUR STRIPS AND I’M WILLING TO PAY!!”: Okay, I have something pretty…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

3D Printer To Build Moon Bases

An Italian inventor has developed a machine that can build three-dimensional objects from sand and a binding agent. In other words, a pod you can send off-world and set to make something from nothing. Enrico Dini’s d_shape is a 3D printer with the capacity to do more than replicate a mug or even a body…

io9 Marc Bernardin

First Clear Image Of Jonah Hex’s Poker Face

We’re ultra excited about the comic book adaptation of Jonah Hex ever since we watched him barf up a crow at last year’s Comic Con. And this is the first real look of the hard man with the tomahawk-burned face. https://gizmodo.com/jonah-hex-boiled-our-eyeballs-in-a-good-way-5323148 Here’s a picture of Hex as shown in the comic book: Notice that the…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Being Cuckolded By Klingons Is Hypnotic

Apparently, there was a Star Trek interactive board game that had Klingon Chancellor Gowron shouting at you to make your next move. But if you looped all of his shoutings together… We dare you to look away. You know that bit in Raiders of the Lost Ark when Belloq — all dolled up like a…

io9 Marc Bernardin

The Wait For True Blood Just Got A Bit Shorter With New Minisodes

HBO is prepping True Blood minisodes, to fill in the time between season two and the long-awaited new season. There will be six vampire-filled episodes total, and they air next month! But why wait? Here’s new Vampire Bill footage. True Blood.net broke the news that True Blood’s new minisodes — one of which promises to…

Television Meredith Woerner

The Ancient Human City Of Minas Tirith

Concept designer Rizo created this breathtaking image a couple of years ago, showing the human city of Minas Tirith in Lord of the Rings. It perfectly captures the fortified grandeur of a city that survived an attack from Mordor. You can see more of Rizo’s work in his gallery. via Concept Art Forums (thanks, Daniel!)

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Alternate Reality States Of America

In his book Lost States, Michael Trinklein maps out the never-was states of Transylvania, Nickajack, and Jefferson. Check out his bizarro imaginary cartography. In Lost States, Trinklein details proposed and planned states that never cut the mustard in reality. There’s enough fodder on Trinklein’s site for any alternate history tales you may have percolating around…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar

Cameron Reveals Avatar 2’s Setting. And Iron Man 2 Featurette Shows Whiplash’s First Meeting With Hammer!

James Cameron explains how he’s bringing his greatest passion to the Avatar sequel. An Iron Man 2 featurette includes Whiplash mayhem. Spielberg’s new dinosaur show gets a star. Plus a Beastly trailer, and Lost, Doctor Who, Supernatural and Fringe spoilers. Avatar: Everyone already suspected that the sequel was going to spend more time underwater, and…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Life Inside a Circuit Diagram

This is exactly how I always pictured the inside of a circuit: Batman, magic smoke, and attitude. [xkcd]

Books & Comics Brian Barrett

Lost At Its Best: Tearful Reunions, Backstabbing And Defining Choices

Last night on Lost, everybody made his/her move. Sawyer, Jack, Sayid and Claire all made defining choices… we just won’t know for a while what exactly those choices were. And the two universes really started to sync up. Spoilers ahead. So in last night’s episode, on the Island, Sawyer finally followed through on his long-simmering…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

Queasy Recreations Of Black Hole’s Mutant Yearbook Photos

In Charles Burns’ acclaimed comic series Black Hole, a mysterious STD transforms horny high schoolers into otherworldly freaks. Photographer Max Oppenheim and prosthetic artist Bill Turpin have recreated Burns’ monstrous yearbook shots. In Black Hole, teenagers who get “The Bug” become freakish outcasts, condemned to live in shantytowns in the forest. Oppenheim and Turpin did…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

6 Stars Who Could Be The Next Female Action Hero

Who will be the big screen’s next Sigourney Weaver? We’ve had a few years now without any great action movies starring women, but 2010 could be the year this changes. Here are six picks for the action heroines of tomorrow. It’s been a few years since Warner Bros. president Jeff Robinov allegedly said, “We are…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Soldiers vs. Cthulhu? Welcome to Black Sky

Sometimes The Best Way To Figure Out Your Book’s Story Is By Writing It

Alien Plasma Trapped In Canada’s Magnetic Fields

Professor Campaigns For UFO College Courses

Santo, The Mexican Wrestler Who Fought Aliens, Nazis, And Vampires

Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones To Jump Out at You in Men in Black 3D

Lost Tarot Cards Deal Out The Castaways’ Past Present And Future

Which Trend Is To Blame For The Near-Death Of Science Fiction On Network TV?

Impress Kick-Ass’ Mark Millar And Win A New Job

3D Printer To Build Moon Bases

First Clear Image Of Jonah Hex’s Poker Face

Being Cuckolded By Klingons Is Hypnotic

The Wait For True Blood Just Got A Bit Shorter With New Minisodes

The Ancient Human City Of Minas Tirith

The Alternate Reality States Of America

Cameron Reveals Avatar 2’s Setting. And Iron Man 2 Featurette Shows Whiplash’s First Meeting With Hammer!

Life Inside a Circuit Diagram

Lost At Its Best: Tearful Reunions, Backstabbing And Defining Choices

Queasy Recreations Of Black Hole’s Mutant Yearbook Photos

6 Stars Who Could Be The Next Female Action Hero

Artemis 2 Live Updates: Countdown to the Moon 🔴

Forget Apple’s Magic Keyboard, Logitech MX Keys for Mac Refuses to Go Back to Full Price After Amazon Spring Sale

Google’s Next Fitbit Sounds Exactly Like a Whoop Clone

Amazon eero WiFi 7 Router (3-Pack) Keeps Its Spring Sale Price, Covering Up to 120 Devices Across 6,000 Sq. Ft.

72 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in April

A Cosmic ‘Dead Zone’ for Black Holes Is Real, New Evidence Suggests

Nothing Might Get Into Smart Glasses at the Worst Possible Time

Samsung Slashes $350 Off 49″ Odyssey Curved Gaming Monitor to Clear Out Stock on Amazon

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AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

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

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Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

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