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The time-traveling telescope and other futuristic visions from 1940s pulp comics

Virgil Finlay’s awesome illustrations from 1947’s Real Fact Stories depict a future governed not by scientific prediction, but whatever the comics’ writer damn well dreamt up. Witness a world without oceans and subterranean cities hidden from the dead Sun. [Via Atomic Surgery]

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The misanthropic cyborg girl to lead you through the Singularity

Kimiko Ross, star of Dresden Codak hangs out with probably nuclear-powered individual and Tiny Carl Jung, builds supervillainous memory-stealing devices, and waits for the Singularity with almost evangelical devotion. In the meantime, she traverses some funny and fantastical landscapes. Created by Aaron Diaz, Dresden Codak follows the various adventures and non-adventures of Kimiko Ross, a…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Taking Xbox Voice Commands a Little Too Far

Using Kinect voice commands to navigate Xbox Live is a pretty empowering experience. Maybe a little too empowering. Maybe… deadly. https://gizmodo.com/xbox-kinect-review-its-a-brand-new-console-5680205 Eh, I’m not too worried. Everyone knows that the Move is the best gaming peripheral for a proper bludgeoning. [Penny Arcade] https://gizmodo.com/sony-move-review-dont-be-wii-2-0-5640908

Tech News Brian Barrett

Leaked cover of new Buffy comic gives major spoilergasm

The Buffy comics have gotten so weird it seems like nothing could happen that would top the last few issues. But as Jo Chen’s cover for upcoming issue #39 reveals, things can always be weirder. Take a peek. Spoilers ahead! Thanks to Dark Horse for providing us with this exclusive look at the new cover…

Books & Comics Annalee Newitz

Is Marvel nickel-and-diming The Avengers to death?

Could Joss Whedon’s Avengers movie already be in trouble? That’s what some inside sources are claiming. Marvel is reportedly trying to squeeze costs on the film, leading to delays — and some key behind-the-scenes people have already walked away. The rumor comes from Bleeding Cool’s Rich Johnston, who has a pretty decent track record in…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

Best television adaptations of science fiction and fantasy novels

Can a book really become a decent television show? Yes, and here’s the proof! Here are 12 shining examples of science fiction and fantasy books that actually got turned into television series that are worth watching in their own right. The other day, we listed the worst TV adaptations of SF books, now here are…

Television Charlie Jane Anders

DC Comics tells us about Bruce Wayne’s secret identity bombshell

Grant Morrison’s final issue of Batman and Robin came out today. In the comic’s final panels, Bruce Wayne revealed a huge secret to the press. io9 spoke with DC Comics editor-in-chief Bob Harras about Batman’s new status quo. Spoilers! In Batman and Robin 16, Bruce Wayne returns from his time-traveling shenanigans and announces that A.)…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

10 insane facts comics taught us about American history

In honor of Election Night 2010, let’s remember the bizarre historical minutiae comic books have taught us about the ol’ U.S. of A. You know, like the time Henry Kissinger met Doctor Doom. 10.) Batgirl and Robin battled Benedict Arnold and Satan (Batman Family 1, 1975) At a certain point in her pre-Crisis career, Barbara…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Scariest future dystopias where the Conservatives have won

It’s election day, and all indications are that the GOP will sweep Congress. What’s the worst that can happen under the Republicans? Science fiction has the answer, with a wealth of stories about right-wing policies taken to horrendous extremes. Here’s an “io9 flashback” to a post we ran a couple years ago. If you want…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

This week, Firefly’s Shepherd Book finally gets an origin story!

Derrial Book was one of the most enigmatic characters on Firefly, and almost a decade after the show premiered, we’re finally getting some answers in the good Shepherd’s very own graphic novel. Dark Horse’s Serenity: Shepherd’s Tale is penned by the brother team of Joss and Zack Whedon. Shepherd Book got the short shrift in…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

A map of Jack Kirby’s sentient dolphin utopia

It’s Election Day in America. Before you vote, evaluate your candidate using this unassailable metric: will this politician make the world more or less like Jack Kirby’s technocratic cetacean metroplex from Kamandi? The truth will set you free. [Via Atomic Surgery]

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Foxtrot comes up with the scariest Halloween costume of all

In today’s Halloween Foxtrot, Jason Fox knows what keeps him awake at night. Maybe to give it broader appeal, he should give folks a preview of how Jar Jar’s tongue will look in 3D. [Foxtrot via reddit]

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

3 awesome depictions of the golem in art

Halloween is here, and although Frankenstein get all the press, we’re going to showcase a lesser known (but no less distinguished) manmade man: the golem! Here are some portrayals of this Hebrew homunculus in film, comics, and music. There’s a certain science fictional appeal to the golem. Although Rossum’s Universal Robots author Karel Čapek denied…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar

A webcomic anthology of bugs, bad deeds, and body horror

If you’re looking for a quick, spooky read — or twenty — this Halloween weekend, check out Split Lip, a horror anthology webcomic, where you’ll find dozens of chilling tales spanning the myriad subgenres. Each installment of Split Lip is a self-contained horror story, written by Sam Costello and illustrated by a different artist. Costello…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Dracula: a novel of hot Victorian sluts

In honor of Halloween, cartoonist Kate Beaton read Dracula and made a series of comics about the classic vampire novel. In a series of strips gets at the book’s true face of horror: sexually-liberated women. Beaton is primarily known for her historical comics, but lately she’s turned her attention toward classic literature. And this week,…

Books & Comics Lauren Davis

Why doesn’t more fantasy take place in the future?

It used to be, science fiction took place in the future and fantasy in the past. But lately, more science fiction takes place in the past. So we can’t help wondering whether there’ll be more fantasy set in the future. We’re in Ohio for the World Fantasy Convention, so it’s a perfect time to wonder…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders

The entirety of Raiders of the Lost Ark as a one-page Popeye comic

Cartoon mash-up artist Chuck Forsman has condensed the first Indiana Jones film into a rock ’em sock ’em single-sheet Popeye serial. He’s selling prints of it, so I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a Nazi face-melting today. [Spotted on Boing Boing]

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

New comics pit Ed Brubaker’s Incognito against Death and Lex Luthor

The media may be in a tizzy about Clark Kent’s swank new duds in Superman: Earth One, but there are many reasons to get excited this Wednesday. Death debuts in Action Comics and Ed Brubaker’s Incognito is back! NOTE: Yes, we know that Superman: Earth One is on the stands tomorrow. Later today, we’ll have…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Here’s exclusive artwork for the upcoming Mass Effect comic book

In January, Dark Horse Comics will release Mass Effect: Evolution, a miniseries penned by Mass Effect 2 head writer Mac Walters. Check out some of the series’ covers and a brand new Mass Effect webcomic. These covers are from the second issue in the miniseries — here are the publication details: Mass Effect: Evolution #2…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

Awesome maps of the Marvel Universe’s mythological lands

Need to find your way around Thor’s Asgard or Hercules’ Olympus? These vintage maps from Marvel comic books will help you find your way from the Rainbow Bridge to the Temple of the Promethean Flame. It’s not entirely clear where these sweet maps are from, so if you know the issues and the artists, be…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar

The time-traveling telescope and other futuristic visions from 1940s pulp comics

The misanthropic cyborg girl to lead you through the Singularity

Taking Xbox Voice Commands a Little Too Far

Leaked cover of new Buffy comic gives major spoilergasm

Is Marvel nickel-and-diming The Avengers to death?

Best television adaptations of science fiction and fantasy novels

DC Comics tells us about Bruce Wayne’s secret identity bombshell

10 insane facts comics taught us about American history

Scariest future dystopias where the Conservatives have won

This week, Firefly’s Shepherd Book finally gets an origin story!

A map of Jack Kirby’s sentient dolphin utopia

Foxtrot comes up with the scariest Halloween costume of all

3 awesome depictions of the golem in art

A webcomic anthology of bugs, bad deeds, and body horror

Dracula: a novel of hot Victorian sluts

Why doesn’t more fantasy take place in the future?

The entirety of Raiders of the Lost Ark as a one-page Popeye comic

New comics pit Ed Brubaker’s Incognito against Death and Lex Luthor

Here’s exclusive artwork for the upcoming Mass Effect comic book

Awesome maps of the Marvel Universe’s mythological lands

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

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VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

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