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Mark Waid Talks The Unknown, Post-Death Experiences And Science

Mark Waid‘s wonderful comic The Unknown shows what happens when the world’s greatest detective turns her attention to what happens after we die. We talk to Waid about the series, and have the complete first issue for you to read. The Unknown feels similar to television shows like Warehouse 13 or Fringe – Rational people…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Your Blurry First Look At Dark Knight Director’s Inception

Bootlegged versions of the trailer for The Dark Knight director Christopher Nolan‘s new movie, Inception have started leaking out onto the web following its first appearance in theaters yesterday. Click through for your first glimpse of Leonardo DiCaprio going Matrix. This is, of course, just a teaser, but it does its job – We’re curious…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Who Is Responsible If A Robot Kills Someone?

When a person kills someone, the law is pretty clear as to responsibility. But what happens if an autonomous machine is responsible for someone’s death? The British Royal Academy of Engineering thinks that it’s time someone looked into that. The RAE has recently published a report entitled “Autonomous Systems: Social, Legal and Ethical Issues” that…

io9 Graeme McMillan

This Is The Batman We Want

Never mind crime-fighting and detecting the truth behind dastardly crimes; Brazilian cartoonist Eduardo Medeiros has shown us the truth behind Batman in a wonderful five-page silent strip, including how he really feels about the Man of Steel. As if the grouchy Batman and swimming-pool-appearing Aquaman aren’t enough to make you love Medeiros – creator of…

io9 Graeme McMillan

Scott Pilgrim’s Final Battle Isn’t What We Might Expect

Fans of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim graphic novels may want to avoid this post for fear of spoilers, but Jason Schwartzman has been talking about the movie and dropped a surprising hint about how the whole thing might end. Talking to MTV’s Splash Page, Schwartzman called the filming of Edgar Wright‘s adaptation of O’Malley’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan

X-Files Next For Reboot Treatment?

Gillian Anderson has been talking about appearing in a third X-Files movie, but does that mean that we should expect more of I Want To Believe’s Scully/Mulder love story? Possibly not, if a particular rumor turns out to be true. Bloody Disgusting are reporting that Anderson’s comments to the effect that we can expect a…

Movies Graeme McMillan

Blue Is Beautiful, But Only In The Theater

Avatar Day has come and gone, poised to convert people disappointed by the trailer or confirm their worst fears. Make no mistake, though, Avatar will be a unique visual experience, but one that should probably only be experienced in 3D. I will admit that I was thrown off by the negative reactions to the trailer.…

io9 Lauren Davis

Rutger Hauer Dies In The Rain Once More. Only This Time, He’s A Righteous Nazi

Another great moment in Rutger Hauer history is Fatherland, the TV movie version of the novel about an alternate history where Germany won World War II. Yep, Tarantino’s not the first to create a cinematic alternate World War II. It’s well worth watching the whole thing, for one of Hauer’s wryest performances of all time.…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Quentin Tarantino’s Spin Through Alternate History

This week sees the release of Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino‘s gory World War II revenge flick. But audiences won’t just see Nazi-scalping action; they’ll also watch Tarantino dip his toes into the waters of alternate history. Spoilers below… Basterds is set around a historical event that never happened: Adolf Hitler and several other top members…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Art That Lives Inside of Us

Vesna Jovanovic‘s illustrations are inspired by the natural world and the tools science uses to explore it, creating often surreal images of human innards, often combined with twisting lab equipment and machinery. Jovanovic was inspired to create her current series Pareidolia, when she spilled ink across a piece of paper and began tracing human organs,…

io9 Lauren Davis

Flexible Inorganic LEDs May Lead To Roll-Up Computer Displays

A new type of LED can be rolled up, squashed and stretched, but still stay lit. The research team that developed the LEDs say it can be used for bumper mounted brake lights or even roll-up computer displays. Organic LEDs are usually easier to produce and much smaller, so they are used for things like…

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Smallville Trailer Offers Sulking Superboy, Zealous Zod

The CW is doing their best to make Smallville look exciting in this newly-released trailer for next season… And with Callum Blue telling everyone to “kneel before Zod,” they’re almost succeeding. Watch and make up your mind for yourself. [Via]

Television Graeme McMillan

Fashion’s New Look: Space-Age Warriors. Android Bikers. And Foam!

Fashion is facing up to a tough economy by going back to the space age for inspiration, featuring helmets, Star Trek-style padded shoulders, and metallic leggings. “It’s an android crossed with a biker,” says Glamour’s Susan Cernek. According to an article in the Metro, the fashionistas feel that women need to be transformed into space…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

A Silent Yeti in a Forest of Wisecracking Critters

Karl Kerschl‘s The Abominable Charles Christopher is another entry in the subgenre of humans encroaching upon nature, but don’t let that scare you off. After all, it features gorgeous illustrations, breezy humor, and a yeti protagonist. For many webcomics creators, their first webcomic is also their first foray into comics publishing. But Karl Kerschl is…

io9 Lauren Davis

Doctor Who Goes To Roswell And Faces The U.S. Army

Here’s the first image from “Dreamland,” the animated Doctor Who story featuring the voice of David Tennant, which will air in the UK via the “red button” video service later this year. His hair has never been spikier! I have to say the new animation style doesn’t look quite as succesful as the slightly warmer…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

10 Video-Game Movies You’ll See Before Halo

We’re totally calling it: the Halo movie is never happening. When Steven-freakin-Spielberg says he wants to make a film, and Microsoft still says no, it’s doomed. Here are 10 other video game films you’ll see before you ever see Halo. https://kotaku.com/microsoft-halo-movie-still-on-hold-5334508 After seeing District 9, we’re sad we’ll never get to see Halo done by…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Rib-Popping Newt is the Amphibious Answer to Wolverine

The Spanish ribbed newt has an unusual method of protecting itself: when presented with an attacker, the newt can pierce its own skin with its rib bones, allowing it to stab a predator and deliver a dose of deadly poison. Naturalists have known for well over a century that the ribbed newt is capable of…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Strangely Bright Stare Of The Cat’s Eye In Space

Check out that hypnotic glow from the center of this image — it’s the brightest central star in a planetary nebula that astronomers have seen so far. Why does the center of the Cat’s Eye Nebula shine so intensely? NASA created this image of the Cat’s Eye Nebula (NGC 6543) by combining data from the…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

I Never Want To Hear The Word “Franchise” Again

Recently, I read speculation about whether Sam Raimi would stick with the Spider-Man “franchise,” and couldn’t help picturing Raimi in a polyester fast-food uniform. Somewhere along the way, epic tales of the human spirit stopped being stories and became “franchises.” The entertainment industry’s pervasive use of the word “franchise” goes deeper than the plague of…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders

Kirk and Sulu’s Orbital Dive May Not be Far Off

Thus far, orbital skydiving has been the province of Star Trek and Starship Troopers, but new technological advances that deal with the heat of reentry could make orbital skydiving the next extreme sport. One of the current barriers to orbital skydiving is protecting the diver from the extreme heat of reentering the Earth’s atmosphere. But…

io9 Lauren Davis

Mark Waid Talks The Unknown, Post-Death Experiences And Science

Your Blurry First Look At Dark Knight Director’s Inception

Who Is Responsible If A Robot Kills Someone?

This Is The Batman We Want

Scott Pilgrim’s Final Battle Isn’t What We Might Expect

X-Files Next For Reboot Treatment?

Blue Is Beautiful, But Only In The Theater

Rutger Hauer Dies In The Rain Once More. Only This Time, He’s A Righteous Nazi

Quentin Tarantino’s Spin Through Alternate History

The Art That Lives Inside of Us

Flexible Inorganic LEDs May Lead To Roll-Up Computer Displays

Smallville Trailer Offers Sulking Superboy, Zealous Zod

Fashion’s New Look: Space-Age Warriors. Android Bikers. And Foam!

A Silent Yeti in a Forest of Wisecracking Critters

Doctor Who Goes To Roswell And Faces The U.S. Army

10 Video-Game Movies You’ll See Before Halo

Rib-Popping Newt is the Amphibious Answer to Wolverine

The Strangely Bright Stare Of The Cat’s Eye In Space

I Never Want To Hear The Word “Franchise” Again

Kirk and Sulu’s Orbital Dive May Not be Far Off

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

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‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

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