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Doctor Who’s Psychedelic Head Trip Of Evil, Finally Back In Color

The classic Doctor Who story, “The Mind Of Evil,” will be restored to color for a DVD release, the BBC announced at a Swansea convention. The evil-brain-machine tale has only existed in black-and-white since the BBC’s mass junkings of tapes. Gallifrey News Base reports that the BBC told the Regenerations convention a recolored “Mind Of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Who Created Spider-Man?

It’s been confirmed that that Jack Kirby’s heirs are, indeed, including Spider-Man and supporting characters in their list of Marvel characters that they want the rights to. The only problem with that? Well, Kirby didn’t really create the character. The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog confirmed Spider-Man’s inclusion, and mentions that, although the character first…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

When The Concept Art Is Better Than The Actual Movie

It’s almost painful to look through Transformers 2’s beautiful concept art wondering, what happened? Similar to the red wandering eyes of the robotic Doctor, we too look for answers. And was Brendan Gleeson really the inspiration for the cement transformer? First up, this new concept art from Ben Proctor‘s work on Transformers: Revenge of The…

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Transformers Concept Art

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Whedon: Fox Ripped Out Dollhouse’s Core Concept

Think that Dollhouse’s first season seemed just a little schizophrenic, like Fox got nervous about the show’s central concept? Joss Whedon agrees, and finally comes clean about what happened. Plus, the new trailer for the show’s second season! Talking to Ira Glass following a charity screening of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog last night, the BuffyFest…

Television Graeme McMillan

Listen To Iain Banks’ New Novel For Free

Iain Banks‘ free podcast of his new novel Transition just launched in the U.S. today, and it’s already #11 on the iTunes Top 20 in the U.K. The author is reading 15-minute installments from an abridged version twice a week.

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Prison Break’s Miller Heads Back To Zombie Filled Jail For Resident Evil’s Afterlife

Milla Jovovich just got some end-of-the-world eye-candy competition. Wentworth Miller has joined the next Resident Evil film, but the Prison Break star is still stuck in jail in LA… which has been burning for three years. In an interview with Black Film new cast member Bodjoe Kodjoe talked about his latest role in the next…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Foot-Long Spider-Man Lizard Wants To Join The Legion Of Super-Pets

This Kenyan lizard, the flat-headed rock agama, has become the newest trendy pet because its coloring so closely resembles your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, reports the Daily Telegraph. It can climb walls, but can’t spin webs. [Daily Telegraph]

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Superman/Batman Go Outside The Law – And Common Sense

If you’re looking for overblown superhero adventure with lots of guest-stars, then you can’t go wrong with new animated direct-to-DVD movie Superman/Batman: Public Enemies. But if you’re looking for something with a solid story, you may be in trouble… To be fair, Public Enemies actually fixes a lot of the plot problems with the original…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Did Ralph Nader Write The Weirdest Science Fiction Story Of The Year?

Today sees the publication of Ralph Nader‘s utopian future/alternate history, Only The Super-Rich Can Save Us! The 736-page epic ends with third parties winning elections, corporations being neutered, and America being saved. Oh, and Yoko Ono creates a mind-expanding logo. According to the New Yorker, Nader includes several real people in the novel, including Warren…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

Teen X-Men Saga Takes A Back Seat To New Mutants?

Last week we all got our hopes up after Wolverine’s young Cyclops, Tim Pocock, tweeted that X-Men First Class would be filming next year. But producer Lauren Shuler Donner squelched rumors about the “young X-Men” movie… but sparked X4 rumors. https://gizmodo.com/should-we-expect-new-x-men-by-2011-5362111 While talking to Slashfilm at the Wolverine Blu-Ray release, Donner doused rumors that X-Men…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Fantastical Food Technologies That Bite Back

This past weekend, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs showed us how even the most well-intentioned culinary devices can go awry. We look at other foodie technologies that prove deadly, dangerous, or will at least wreck your appetite. Replicators (Star Trek): Despite their ability to replicate everything from heavy machinery to caviar, the replicators actually…

io9 Lauren Davis

Heroes Takes A Steep Dive In The Ratings

Only six million people watched last night’s two-hour season premiere of Heroes, down 46 percent from last year’s season premiere. House, meanwhile, rose 14 percent from last year, hitting 16.5 million, and Big Bang Theory soared 28 percent. [THR]

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The Wondermark Steam-Powered Genre-Fiction Generator

Need help on your chronopunk novel about a journeyman inventor in a post-apocalyptic Antarctica? Look no further than David Malki‘s Genre-Fiction Generator, a simple flow chart that will have you concocting that perfect science fiction story in no time. [Wondermark]

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Richard K. Morgan Talks Noir Fantasy

Richard K. Morgan‘s The Steel Remains blew us away with its nasty slog through a fantasy world where heroes get forgotten, mistreated or queer-bashed. And we were jazzed about the trend of noir fantasy, so we asked Morgan about it. Why does fantasy lend itself to noir themes? Well, I imagine there are many –…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders

xkcd’s Randall Munroe Answers All of Your Questions

Last night, xkcd creator Randall Munroe celebrated the release of his first book by answering fan questions about everything from writing about his sex life to explaining his fame to non-geeks to how he keeps his ball pit clean. Munroe, who just released xkcd: volume 0 last week, appeared at last night’s Electronic Frontier Foundation’s…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Randall Munroe Q&A

Randall Munroe Q&A Does the need to produce comics three times a week ever lead you to draw something you really didn’t like? Any comics of yours you don’t like? And any comics out there you really, really hate? Are you ever going to get over this Megan chick? Is there anything you won’t draw,…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Rock As The Tooth Fairy, Hilarity Must Ensue

Dwayne Johnson continues the Hollywood tradition of surly, no-nonsense males getting stuck in stereotypically feminine roles. Otherwise known as, “This pool isn’t going to pay for itself” films. See the glorious oddball poster in full wacky glory. Here’s the official synopsis: A bad deed on the part of a tough minor-league hockey player (Johnson) results…

Movies Meredith Woerner

Up, Down And Away In This Week’s Comics

Whether you’re looking for superpowered pets, non-moving motion comics, classic tales retold or spelunking adventure the way you want it, there’s only one place to look this week: Your local comic book store. Why, yes: These are comics we crave. Fans of Marvel Comics’ ongoing Dark Reign storyline will be happy this week. In addition…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

Are We Heading Towards Mental Apocalypse?

The future of humanity looks worryingly forgetful. The number of people suffering Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia is set to double over the next 20 years, according to a new report published yesterday. The report, published by Alzheimer’s Disease International, is based on research carried out by a team led by Professor Martin…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Doctor Who’s Psychedelic Head Trip Of Evil, Finally Back In Color

Who Created Spider-Man?

When The Concept Art Is Better Than The Actual Movie

Transformers Concept Art

Whedon: Fox Ripped Out Dollhouse’s Core Concept

Listen To Iain Banks’ New Novel For Free

Prison Break’s Miller Heads Back To Zombie Filled Jail For Resident Evil’s Afterlife

Foot-Long Spider-Man Lizard Wants To Join The Legion Of Super-Pets

Superman/Batman Go Outside The Law – And Common Sense

Did Ralph Nader Write The Weirdest Science Fiction Story Of The Year?

Teen X-Men Saga Takes A Back Seat To New Mutants?

Fantastical Food Technologies That Bite Back

Heroes Takes A Steep Dive In The Ratings

The Wondermark Steam-Powered Genre-Fiction Generator

Richard K. Morgan Talks Noir Fantasy

xkcd’s Randall Munroe Answers All of Your Questions

Randall Munroe Q&A

The Rock As The Tooth Fairy, Hilarity Must Ensue

Up, Down And Away In This Week’s Comics

Are We Heading Towards Mental Apocalypse?

National Film and Sound Archive of Australia Adds ‘Succulent Chinese Meal’ Guy

Feds Sniffing Around Polymarket After Suspicious Bets

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

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The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

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