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Snake Eyes vs. Storm Shadow In Ninja Faceoff!

If you’re hankering for a little GI Joe action before the movie drops this weekend, then here’s a swordy treat for you. It’s the awesome ninja showdown from Larry Hama’s SpyTroops, a CGI mini-movie which is hilarious and action-packed. Larry Hama worked on the GI Joe comic, so this is the real deal – though…

io9 Annalee Newitz

The Plains of Titan Will Be Named After a Planet from “Dune”

Saturn’s Moon Titan is full of dark, icy sands, so it makes sense that its dune-filled plains should be named after a planet from the Dune series.The Chusuk plain is the dark region next to the letter C. The blurry areas (including the dark plains) are spots where we have lower-resolution images of the moon’s…

io9 Annalee Newitz

John C. Reilly Wants You To Join His Circus of Freaks

The new trailer for the renamed Vampire’s Assistant (formerly Cirque Du Freak) is out, and displaying all the crazies in John C. Rielly’s circus – including Ken Wantanabe as Mr. Tall and a bearded Salma Hayek. I’m cautiously excited for this film, strictly due to Patrick Fugit as a dreamy scaled thing and Reilly’s past…

io9 Meredith Woerner

Photos Reveal Where Your Favorite Scifi Books Are Made

Kyle Cassidy‘s photo series “Where I Write” captures science fiction and fantasy writers in their native habitats. See which writers work in clutter, who keeps their pets close by, and which author writes by candlelight. Cassidy says the project was inspired by a visit to a Hugo Award-winning author’s house, where he began to wonder…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Zombie Gap Is Where The Latest Undead Fashions Are In Dylan Dog’s Movie World

Sounds like the live-action movie adaptation of the Dylan Dog comic book, called Dead Of Night, will have a supernatural world that’s as realistic as possible – including providing the zombie citizens with their own flesh Gap. We talked to Brandon Routh, Sam Huntington, and Anita Briem at the Wrath of Con Comic Con fiesta…

io9 Meredith Woerner

A 300 Million-Year-Old Spider, Recreated

When scientists look at ancient fossils, we usually only see flat, sketchy outlines of the creatures they are investigating. But a team at Imperial College London has turned an ancient fossil of a spider into an amazing 3D model. This 8-legged creature, thought to be an ancient ancestor of modern spiders, roamed the rain forests…

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Syfy Picks Up Superpowered Pilot “Alphas”

Syfy has picked up the pilot for Alphas, a show about a team of superpowered people whose enhanced neurological abilities come at a crippling price. But can a great show come from the man who wrote X-Men: The Last Stand? Alphas comes from X3 screenwriter Zak Penn and Michael Karnow. The series began life as…

io9 Lauren Davis

“Sword of My Mouth” Explores How To Raise A Baby In Post-Rapture Detroit

With online comic “Sword of My Mouth,” SF author Jim Munroe continues his tale of the Rapture and its aftermath that began with Therefore Repent!. Anarchist urban farmers fight paramilitary angels in this moving story about family and apocalypse. http://io9.com/392600/the-rapture-is-real-angels-have-machine-guns-and-dogs-can-talk Written by Jim Munroe, with gorgeous illustrations by Shannon Gerard, Sword of My Mouth is…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Lying Liars And The “Captain Planet” Movie Hoax

Generally we cry foul at any sign of childhood-pillaging remakes, but for some reason I was excited about the Captain Planet movie rumor. Until my dreams for a green-mulleted hero were crushed by common sense. The above image is making the rounds on the internet lately along with claims that a Cap’n movie is on…

io9 Meredith Woerner

It’s Ragnarok In a Costco Parking Lot With “Norse Code”

Norse gods dressed like surfers trade expletive-laced quips, and a valkyrie who went to business school serves up swordy death in Greg van Eekhout‘s Norse Code (Bantam Spectra), a Die Hard-style romp through Viking mythology. Released earlier this summer, Norse Code has gotten some rave reviews. And it definitely doesn’t scrimp on crowd-pleasing battles and…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Creative Taxidermy Fuels Your Cryptozoological Nightmares

While some taxidermists are meticulously preserving our animals for future generations, others prefer to color outside the lines of their chosen art form, creating bizarre and monstrous creatures better suited to nightmares than museums. https://gizmodo.com/natural-history-museum-stuffs-animals-for-climate-chang-5065732 Crappy Taxidermy, the latest on the ever-growing list of one-note Tumblr blogs, logs the most egregious crimes against dead animal…

io9 Lauren Davis

The Orphanage Gets an English-Language Remake — But Why?

The Spanish-language horror hit The Orphanageis getting a US remake, with Guillermo del Toro as producer and low-budget horror veteran Larry Fessenden at the helm. But why remake such a recent and critically acclaimed film? The Hollywood Reporter announced yesterday that Fessenden, who has worked mostly on limited release thrillers like Wendigo and The Last…

io9 Lauren Davis

How Androids Dream Of Electric Comic Books

The second issue of Boom! Studios‘ Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? is released today, continuing the graphic translation of Philip K. Dick‘s classic novel. We spoke to editor Ian Brill about how it came about, and how it’s done. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? is an interesting project. It’s a project like no…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

When Science Fiction Fans Go Bad

Most fans of science fiction and comic books just want to enjoy their hobby in peace, or maybe one day don a costume and save the world. But every now and then, a fan turns to the Dark Side instead. Syndrome (The Incredibles) You, sir, truly are Mr. Incredible! You know, I was right to…

io9 Lauren Davis

Is The Punisher Jumping On The Zombie Bandwagon?

Marvel Comics have released a new teaser image for their The Punisher series that suggests that something reanimated may be in store for everyone’s favorite urban vigilante. Click through to see more, but be warned: spoilers may be implied. The image was released with the following text: Frankencastle: It’s Punisher Like You’ve Never Seen Him…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan

A Fine Line Between Heaven and Earth in Lovely Bones Trailer

The full trailer for The Lovely Bones has been released, bringing with it Peter Jackson‘s often surreal vision of the afterlife. It’s a place where fantastical dreams spring to life, and where the living world continues to haunt the dead. Yesterday, we looked at the teaser for The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson’s adaptation of Alice…

io9 Lauren Davis

Get More Free, Online Fiction By Supporting Strange Horizons

For the entire twenty-first century, the independent online magazine Strange Horizons has been bringing you science fiction stories, reviews, essays, art, and poetry every week for free. And this week, it’s time to give a little back. The editors of Strange Horizons describe the history of their publication: Our little experiment has been more successful…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Cirque du Freak Changed To Vampire Assistant, Because That’s Better?

The live adaptation of the vampire circus novel series Cirque du Freak staring John C. Reilly, Willem Dafoe and Salma Hayek has swapped out names and put out a poster. Gonna say I like the original better. [First Showing]

Movies Meredith Woerner

Dinosaur Creationism Theme Park Seized By The Government

You’d think that dinosaur-loving creationists would be law-abiding citizens. Not so. Last week a South Carolina judge ordered the government to seize control of Dinosaur Adventure Land creationist theme park after its owners were convicted of tax fraud. If you live in or around Pensacola, it just got harder to be a creationist who wants…

io9 Annalee Newitz

An FA-18 Emerges From A Transdimensional Wormhole Over Detroit

This is a real photograph of an FA-18, completely unblemished by Photoshop. What kind of atmospheric conditions would lead to such an apparition? National Geographic has the answer. Photographer Kirk McMenamin, who submitted this image to National Geographic’s “Your Shot” writes: This is a shot of an FA-18 performing a high-speed pass that resulted in…

io9 Annalee Newitz

Snake Eyes vs. Storm Shadow In Ninja Faceoff!

The Plains of Titan Will Be Named After a Planet from “Dune”

John C. Reilly Wants You To Join His Circus of Freaks

Photos Reveal Where Your Favorite Scifi Books Are Made

The Zombie Gap Is Where The Latest Undead Fashions Are In Dylan Dog’s Movie World

A 300 Million-Year-Old Spider, Recreated

Syfy Picks Up Superpowered Pilot “Alphas”

“Sword of My Mouth” Explores How To Raise A Baby In Post-Rapture Detroit

Lying Liars And The “Captain Planet” Movie Hoax

It’s Ragnarok In a Costco Parking Lot With “Norse Code”

Creative Taxidermy Fuels Your Cryptozoological Nightmares

The Orphanage Gets an English-Language Remake — But Why?

How Androids Dream Of Electric Comic Books

When Science Fiction Fans Go Bad

Is The Punisher Jumping On The Zombie Bandwagon?

A Fine Line Between Heaven and Earth in Lovely Bones Trailer

Get More Free, Online Fiction By Supporting Strange Horizons

Cirque du Freak Changed To Vampire Assistant, Because That’s Better?

Dinosaur Creationism Theme Park Seized By The Government

An FA-18 Emerges From A Transdimensional Wormhole Over Detroit

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