Buck Rogers

Buck Rogers, Now With Less Noir Cliche

Worried that Frank Miller‘s rumored Buck Rogers movie would be another Spirit-esque mess? Don’t be; according to IGN, Miller is no longer involved with the project. Guess someone realized Buck would never have a monologue about loving his city. [IGN]

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 11

Where Have We Seen Those Tron Outfits Before?

Yesterday, we showed you the first pic of the updated Tron Legacy outfits, but we can’t help but wonder what the designers of Dynamite’s Buck Rogers revamp feel about seeing them. Apparently, partially-glowing bodysuits are very 2010… https://gizmodo.com/your-first-look-inside-tron-legacy-reveals-a-sexy-upgra-5422655

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 10

15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays

The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn’t watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys? Whether you’re buying for loved ones, loathed ones, ones you barely know but feel an obligation…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28

For Display

Aliens Hero Pulse Rifle Replica Because, sometimes, you just have to have your own, ready-for-wall-mounting (It even comes with its own wall plaque) replica of heavy weaponry from classic 1980s sci-fi monster movies. While your friends geek out about Avatar, give them this to remind them of the time when James Cameron hadn’t turned into…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 28

Escapism Is The Highest Form Of Art

Is escapism the enemy of smart science fiction? Are stories that let us escape reality always inconsequential fluff? That’s what people argue — but the reverse is true. Escapism is a literary impulse, and escapist art is the highest art. I was thinking about this the other day, when I was watching Gene Roddenberry’s Genesis…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Oct 5

Leonard Nimoy Takes You Back In Time To Visual Effects Before CG

Spock gives you the rundown on using models and moxie to create blockbuster science fiction sequences, in this 1985 video. It’s a rare look at the era between Star Wars and the rise of CG. [Props via Mary Robinette Kowal]

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jul 28

The Evolution Of Space Cruiser Design: A Gallery

The Romulan mining vessel Narada undulates as it prepares to claim another defenseless planet. Spaceship design has come a long way since the 1960s. Here’s a gallery of five different eras in starships, battlecruisers and planet-destroyers, with 150+ images. 1950s and 1960s: Space vessel design in the actual Space Age tends to involve either sleek…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 19

Buck Rogers Returns With A… Whimper?

The first issue of Dynamite Entertainment‘s Buck Rogers promises a potentially bright future ahead… as long as we can all get past the difficult launch. Spoilers (and deadly bears) ahead! In many ways, Buck feels like a mixture of the ill-fated 2007 Flash Gordon SciFi Channel series and Geoff Johns’ Green Lantern reboot for DC…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jun 11

This Week’s Comics: Runaways, Dead Batmen And Khaaaaaaaaan!

Evil wins, superheroes go bad, sidekicks go solo, time gets reset and Buck Rogers makes his comeback. Oh, and there’s a Wrath of Khan comic. Is there nothing that this week’s comics won’t do to try and make you happy? Dipping our collective toes into the cross-media area of the pool for awhile, Doctor Who:…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Jun 9

Dumbest Space Operas Of All Time!

We’re all hoping if Star Trek is a blockbuster, it’ll bring space opera back to our screens. But space opera hasn’t always hit the high notes. Here are some examples of space opera done wrong. The worst space operas are not just campy or silly. They’re idiotic and braindead. They’re so intent on cramming the…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders May 8

Buck Rogers #0 Makes Fighting Giant Amoebas Look Pretty Fun

Dynamite’s Buck Rogers comic series starts with a whole lot of Buck kicking ass (if giant amoebas had them, which I kind of doubt) and taking names (which, actually, the amoebas also don’t have). The issue starts right in with an unconscious Buck Rogers being held captive by the aforementioned giant alien amoebas, the Ganymedians…

Books & Comics Alyssa Johnson Apr 25

Revived Buck Fights Sluggishness

Arriving in stores today is Buck Rogers #0, a 25 cent preview of the upcoming revival of science fiction’s first man out of time. Click through for a couple of pages. Quite what those giant slugs and weird amoeba-like things Buck is fighting are, I’m not sure, but at only a quarter, it won’t cost…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Apr 22

The Future Is Here – And So Is Comics’ Most Annoying Cajun

It’s a sad week for comics this week; a week I’d hoped would never come: The first appearances of annoying X-Men Gambit are being collected to tie in with his upcoming movie debut. I’m sorry. Actually, there’s a pretty movie-centric feel to most of this week’s new launches or noteworthy titles; even the non-obvious ones…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Apr 21

Buck Rogers Back With A Bang

He may be a man in the wrong century, but the new comic incarnation of Buck Rogers is looking pretty timely for publisher Dynamite Entertainment, with the first issue reaching a record number for publisher. Dynamite have announced that their Buck Rogers revival has had a surprisingly strong launch, with retailers ordering 75,000 copies of…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Apr 14

Buck Rogers’ New Future Is Retro Beautiful

Dynamite Entertainment has released Alex Ross‘s painted cover for the first issue of its new Buck Rogers series, and it’s the kind of old-school goodness we’d wanted all along. Click through for the whole thing. The series, launching later this year (with a preview issue in May), revamps the character and mythos for a new…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Mar 25

Buck Rogers’ Future Looks Glowing

The Buck Rogers revival officially kicks off in May with the release of the first issue of Dynamite’s new Buck comic. But what kind of 25th century should we expect? The hero’s new writer explains. The first issue of the series – Buck Rogers #0 – is actually a 25-cent preview of the series proper,…

io9 Graeme McMillan Feb 25

Buck Rogers Brings Retro Space-Swashbuckling To The Web

Buck Rogers is coming to the twenty-first century. James Cawley, producer of the Star Trek: Phase II fan series, has gotten the rights to do a Buck Rogers webseries with the same attention to detail. Cawley stresses the project isn’t a fan film, because it’s a fully licensed production with professionals behind the camera and…

Television Charlie Jane Anders Jan 13

Frank Miller’s Next Gritty, Dark Project: Buck Rogers?

Rumored for so long that you’d be forgiven for thinking it was already a done deal, sources are now saying that The Spirit’s Frank Miller is close to officially signing on to direct Buck Rogers. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Miller and production company Odd Lot Entertainment (The company behind The Spirit) are in discussions…

Movies Graeme McMillan Dec 19

Space Opera Rules This Week’s Comics. And Batman’s Still Gone.

Just in time for your gift-buying frenzy, comics publishers are putting out some brainwarping space opera tales — mostly in a classy hardcover format. This week, Marvel is reprinting two storylines that follow up the Annihilation saga, of invasion from beyond our universe. Another new hardcover collects two years of classic Buck Rogers strips. And…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Dec 9

Leave Buck Rogers In The Past, Please

This year sees the 80th birthday of time-traveling American hero Buck Rogers, the comic strip and movie serial hero who also made the 25th century both a weekly destination and strangely sexy for a generation of children in the early 1980s (Okay, that last part may have had a lot to do with Erin Gray’s…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 16

Buck Rogers, Now With Less Noir Cliche

Where Have We Seen Those Tron Outfits Before?

15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays

For Display

Escapism Is The Highest Form Of Art

Leonard Nimoy Takes You Back In Time To Visual Effects Before CG

The Evolution Of Space Cruiser Design: A Gallery

Buck Rogers Returns With A… Whimper?

This Week’s Comics: Runaways, Dead Batmen And Khaaaaaaaaan!

Dumbest Space Operas Of All Time!

Buck Rogers #0 Makes Fighting Giant Amoebas Look Pretty Fun

Revived Buck Fights Sluggishness

The Future Is Here – And So Is Comics’ Most Annoying Cajun

Buck Rogers Back With A Bang

Buck Rogers’ New Future Is Retro Beautiful

Buck Rogers’ Future Looks Glowing

Buck Rogers Brings Retro Space-Swashbuckling To The Web

Frank Miller’s Next Gritty, Dark Project: Buck Rogers?

Space Opera Rules This Week’s Comics. And Batman’s Still Gone.

Leave Buck Rogers In The Past, Please

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