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Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature’s Top 10 Sidekicks

Sidekicks. Always there to lend a helping hand, or sword, or wand, as the case may be. A hero is nothing without his or her sidekick, but these companions rarely get the recognition they deserve. A few second bananas may get the spotlight on occasion—your Robins, your Chewbaccas, your Igors—but they all originated in comics,…

io9 Zach Ezer

Inside the New Book Chronicling the History of Marvel’s Favorite Superspy, Black Widow

Thanks to the movies, Natasha Romanoff’s exploits as the Black Widow are known by Marvel fans the world over—but her history, from Russian spy to American defector, to one of Earth’s mightiest heroes, stretches back over half a century of comics. Now a new book wants to chart Nat’s monumental rise as one of Marvel’s…

io9 James Whitbrook

Why Bringing Back a Woolly Mammoth Is No Longer Science Fiction

Dr. George Church is a real-life Dr. Frankenstein. The inventor of CRISPR and one of the minds behind the Human Genome Project is no longer content just reading and editing DNA—now he wants to make new life. In Ben Mezrich’s latest book, Wooly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History’s Most…

Books & Comics Zach Ezer

GRRM Says The Winds of Winter May Arrive in 2018 or Early 2019, and It Might Not Be Alone

Remember at the start of the year, when George R.R. Martin told the world he really thought Winds of Winter would be out in 2017, and for a brief moment, your heart was filled with hope that soon the continuation of A Song of Ice and Fire would finally be here? Oh, my sweet summer…

io9 James Whitbrook

All of Thursday’s News, Trailers, and Everything Else From San Diego Comic-Con 2017

Can’t keep up with everything happening at this year’s Comic-Con? Don’t worry, that’s exactly what we’re paid for. Here’s what was announced, released, or happened on Thursday, July 20—from a mysterious Doctor Doom-linked movie announcement, to stunning pics of Star Trek: Discovery’s props, to our through both the Westworld and Game of Thrones Experiences, and…

Movies Charles Pulliam-Moore

The Coolest Details From Steven Universe‘s Gorgeous New Art Book

The world of Steven Universe is jam-packed with details fans have been dying to know about the series for years, whether its about the series’ wonderful world-building or behind-the-scenes tales of how the show became the phenomenon it is today. The recently released Steven Universe: Art and Origins has given us our first real taste of…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook and Charles Pulliam-Moore

A Ton of Scifi Books Are Coming to TV, Including Kurt Vonnegut’s Sirens of Titan

Universal has just announced a slate of new genre TV shows, including three new adaptations of fantasy and scifi books. But hidden among those are the first details about Dan Harmon and Evan Katz’s next TV series: Sirens of Titan, an interplanetary epic based on the Kurt Vonnegut novel. Sirens of Titan follows the richest…

Television James Whitbrook

The Impossibly Adorable Adventures of the Firefly Team on Earth

The crew of the Serenity never made it to Earth on the show or the movie. But what if they had? And what if they only did insanely cute things while they were there? These are the tough yet super-adorable questions being asked by illustrator Joey Spiotto in his new book Firefly: Back from the…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

The 15 Best Food Descriptions in A Song of Ice and Fire

Based on the approximately four hundred hours of Next Food Network Star that I have seen, I gather that it’s hard to properly describe food to someone who can’t actually taste it. This apparently isn’t a problem for George R.R. Martin, who inserts long and varied food descriptions everywhere in A Song of Ice and…

Television Katharine Trendacosta

Mondo’s Fantastic Pop Culture Posters Are Getting a Gorgeous New Art Book

Mondo is home to some of our favorite nerdy art, and responsible for making a certain member of io9’s staff spend a lot of time pondering just where the hell to put his latest purchase. But if you’ve run out of wall space or missed out on the oodles of limited posters the company’s done,…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

Brand New Book By Maurice Sendak Has Been Found in the Late Author’s Archives

Last year, Maurice Sendak Foundation president Lynn Caponera stumbled across something weird while going through the late Maurice Sendak’s collection of unpublished work. While she’d never heard of Presto and Zesto in Limboland, she’d found a manuscript for the unpublished book complete with illustrations. The book, which Sendak co-wrote with Arthur Yorinks, began as a…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Here Are All the Must-Read Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Arriving in July

We’re well into summer now, but there’s still plenty of time to add a book or eight to your reading list. And you’ll want to, after checking out all the amazing-sounding science fiction and fantasy titles coming in July—including several short story collections and the authorial debut of actor Wesley Snipes. Angel Catbird Volume 3:…

Books & Comics Cheryl Eddy

Milo Yiannopoulos’s Dangerous New Book Isn’t Even Worth Hating

Former Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos is scheduled to publish his book Dangerous next Tuesday, on Independence Day. Ahead of that release Gizmodo has obtained a copy of the finished book, as well as the January draft previously leaked to Buzzfeed. Maybe “the most controversial book of the decade” was intended as a career comeback,…

Books & Comics Avery Ellis

Geek Actually Isn’t Just Sex and the City for Nerds, It’s a Tribute to Real Friendship

Geek Actually is a weekly book series about women; specifically, female geeks. It follows five gals who bond online over their love of nerd culture… when they aren’t dealing with stressful jobs, sexist assholes, and Tinder hookups. It’s refreshing because it’s saucy yet relatable. No surprise, considering it’s written by four women who’ve all lived it.…

Books & Comics Beth Elderkin

A Look Inside the Definitive Book on Bringing The Dark Crystal to Life

Jim Henson’s Dark Crystal is a classic to many—and with Netflix’s recent announcement that they’re bringing the world of Thra back to life, it’s interesting to look back at the groundbreaking work that went into the 1982 movie. A new book promises to do just that, and we’ve got an exclusive look inside. Published by…

Books & Comics James Whitbrook

This Is My Harry Potter Gateway Story, What’s Yours?

Twenty years ago today, a book was published that changed many of our lives forever. That book was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, later renamed Sorcerer’s Stone in the U.S. It was our first taste of a wondrous world of witchcraft and wizardry that has inspired billions around the world. Here’s how that happened…

Movies Germain Lussier

How Hogwarts Crushed All Other Fantasy Schools Under Its Heel

Harry Potter turns 20 today. (Technically, because of how the publishing world works, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone turns 20 next year, on September 1, when the US version came out.) Pottermania is so well-entrenched that all you need to see is a red and gold scarf to instantly know a lot about the…

Books & Comics Katharine Trendacosta

Harry Potter Is Technically the Second Wizard in His Family With That Name

If you were wondering how Harry Potter got his name, then J.K. Rowling has finally given an answer. She’s also explained how it was that there were no wizarding grandparents to take in Harry after his parents died. Rowling has explained a lot about the whole family tree over on Pottermore, including where the family’s…

Movies Katharine Trendacosta

The Star of Star Wars: Battlefront II Saw Both Death Stars Explode

Iden Versio, the star of EA’s upcoming game Star Wars Battlefront II, has had it rough. From the game trailer, we know the Imperial super soldier was on Endor when the Rebel Alliance blew up the second Death Star. And now, from the accompanying book, we know she saw the first Death Star blow up…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

First Full Trailer for Ferdinand Stars John Cena as the Sensitive Bull from the Classic Children’s Book

An animated adaptation of beloved kids’ book The Story of Ferdinand will be hitting theaters this December, and the main character—a bull who prefers flowers to fighting—is being voiced by longtime WWE A-lister/perennial heavyweight champ John Cena. He’s there… you just can’t see him. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and starring Kate McKinnon, Daveed Diggs, David…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse

Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature’s Top 10 Sidekicks

Inside the New Book Chronicling the History of Marvel’s Favorite Superspy, Black Widow

Why Bringing Back a Woolly Mammoth Is No Longer Science Fiction

GRRM Says The Winds of Winter May Arrive in 2018 or Early 2019, and It Might Not Be Alone

All of Thursday’s News, Trailers, and Everything Else From San Diego Comic-Con 2017

The Coolest Details From Steven Universe‘s Gorgeous New Art Book

A Ton of Scifi Books Are Coming to TV, Including Kurt Vonnegut’s Sirens of Titan

The Impossibly Adorable Adventures of the Firefly Team on Earth

The 15 Best Food Descriptions in A Song of Ice and Fire

Mondo’s Fantastic Pop Culture Posters Are Getting a Gorgeous New Art Book

Brand New Book By Maurice Sendak Has Been Found in the Late Author’s Archives

Here Are All the Must-Read Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Arriving in July

Milo Yiannopoulos’s Dangerous New Book Isn’t Even Worth Hating

Geek Actually Isn’t Just Sex and the City for Nerds, It’s a Tribute to Real Friendship

A Look Inside the Definitive Book on Bringing The Dark Crystal to Life

This Is My Harry Potter Gateway Story, What’s Yours?

How Hogwarts Crushed All Other Fantasy Schools Under Its Heel

Harry Potter Is Technically the Second Wizard in His Family With That Name

The Star of Star Wars: Battlefront II Saw Both Death Stars Explode

First Full Trailer for Ferdinand Stars John Cena as the Sensitive Bull from the Classic Children’s Book

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

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

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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