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Brian Michael Bendis Announces Two New Creator-Owned Series at DC Comics

Brian Michael Bendis started his writing career doing independent creator-owned comics and, no matter how big he got in the world of large-scale superheroics, he always kept a hand in that realm. That tradition will continue at DC Comics, his new publishing home, which will be releasing his all-new ongoing series Cover and Pearl. Created…

Books & Comics Evan Narcisse Mar 2

Image Comics Pulls Comic Book Cover That Showed Violent Lynching

Image Comics has pulled the cover for Issue 4 of The Divided States of Hysteria, after readers were upset at how it showed a man of color hanged to death after being castrated. The cover, which can be viewed at the bottom of the article, was for the upcoming September issue of Divided States of…

io9 Beth Elderkin Jul 2

One Man Band Makes the Greatest ‘Super Mario World’ Cover Music

Musicians love to play the themes from Super Mario games. YouTube is absolutely stuffed with covers using all sorts of novelty approaches. But this is the first time I’ve ever seen one man tackle all the musical parts and the sound effects while syncing up with a playthrough. Using the power of split screen, YouTuber…

Sploid Rhett Jones Nov 27

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Sharing is caring—at least that’s what those creepy anthropomorphized Care Bears used to say—and in the app world this week, those sentiments are particularly true. App stalwarts from Windows Phone make their way to Android and other platforms, including the MSN suite of apps, a long-awaited addiction freemium game comes to WP, and iOS gets…

Tech News Darren Orf Dec 14

Cover Your Android’s Lockscreen in Just the Apps You Really Need

Your phone is probably full of apps. And that’s great! Apps are fun! But having a million of ’em is less fun when you need to get to a specific one, and right quick. A new Android app called Cover’s got your back though, and can turn your lockscreen into a simple menu of only…

Tech News Eric Limer Oct 24

Prepare for Rickrolling with “Never Gonna Give You Up” in Klingon

Rickrolling was an annoying phenomenon, but we may forgive a brief, geeky resurgence if Internet pranksters instead link to this cover of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” in the original Klingon. Christopher Kidder-Mostrom directed this video and provides the main vocals. All the performers are in the cast and company of A Klingon…

io9 Lauren Davis Oct 19

Listen to the Breaking Bad theme song played on meth lab equipment

Andrew Huang covers Breaking Bad’s theme song using items you might find in a meth lab, plus a guitar. All those round-bottom flasks and propane tanks are good for more than cooking Blue Sky. [via The Awesomer]

io9 Lauren Davis Aug 11

Twenty Awesome Covers From The US Space Program

The upcoming 2013 April 18 Space Exploration Signature Auction by Heritage Auctions brought us these fine document covers. Manuals, guidebooks, press kits, reports, brochures – all with cool artworks and typography. Enjoy!

Tech News Attila Nagy Mar 28

Perhaps the funkiest scientific journal cover ever published

Pictured on the left is the cover of this week’s Biophysical Journal. On it, muscle motor proteins known as myosin can be seen translocating (a.k.a. “walking”) across an actin filament. You will surely notice that this particular myosin motor – Myosin-V – appears to be walking with a rather fantastic gait. This is no accident.…

Books & Comics Robbie Gonzalez Mar 25

Watch a Bunch of Computer Parts Somehow Sing That Gotye Song

I don’t know if I’m more sick of this Gotye song or that Call Me Maybe song (though Gangnam Style is quickly catching up to both of them) but this is actually pretty freaking cool: a bunch of old computer parts—hardrives, scanners, etc—combine to sing the song, ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ by Gotye.…

Tech News Casey Chan Sep 29

Archos Gen10 XS Tablet Review: One Step Forward, Ten Steps Back

Think Microsoft Surface is the only one that gets to have fun with a keyboard hidden in the tablet’s cover? Hell naw, quoth Archos. The Gen10 XS Tablet is bringing some old-style clickity-clack to the tablet game. If only they’d made it, you know, work. https://gizmodo.com/what-is-microsoft-surface-5919428 What Is It? It’s a 10.1 inch Android tablet…

Reviews Brent Rose Aug 22

The Future of Book Cover Design in the Digital Age

Ereaders are literally changing the way we read. But for all the efficiency and portability they offer, they lack the curious romance of reading a book in its hard, physical form—not least the charms that lie on the cover. https://gizmodo.com/1-in-3-ereading-devices-is-used-for-what-5913494 These days, Kindles start up on the first chapter of a book, so it’s increasingly…

Commerce Jamie Condliffe May 28

Respro’s Waterproof Backpack Cover Will Save Your Life with Disco Lights

You know when LEDs are really cool? When they’re saving your life. You know when backpack covers are cool? When you’re getting soaked and they’re keeping your gear dry. Respro’s P15 Chevron is a sweet combination of the two. The standard P15 Chevron easily attaches to cover most 15-30 liter backpacks, or you can get…

Tech News Brent Rose Nov 30

Hide Ugly Cables Inside Fake Green Vines

Hate cables that run across your wall and look ridiculously ugly? If you are into the organic look, you should check out these Florafil cable covers from Tania da Cruz. They are designed to hide unsightly cables inside a sheath that resembles the stem of a plant. It’s only a concept right now, so you…

Tech News Kelly Jul 4

Cover your iPhone 4 in Pressed Titanium

Snow Peak has crafted a beautiful cover for the iPhone 4 made of pressed titanium. The cover slides on the back and is designed to protect the glassy exterior from scratches, dents and dings. The cover has a minimalist design and, because its made of titanium, it only adds a mere 0.6 ounces to the…

Tech News Kelly Jun 2

The New Yorker cover takes a shot at the Spider-Man musical

And the hits for the Spidey musical just keep coming. After a few weeks without any reported injuries, Julie Taymor’s Spider-Man musical takes another swipe, this time from the New Yorker. Plus, more skits poking fun at the troubled production. The latest New Yorker cover isn’t afraid to ask the real questions about the Spider-Man…

io9 Meredith Woerner Jan 11

An exclusive sneak peek at the cover of Buffy’s final graphic novel

Dark Horse Comics has provided us with an exclusive first look at Jo Chen’s cover of the last Buffy The Vampire Slayer trade paperback. In Volume 8, it’s Buffy and company versus the apocalypse. You can find more from artist Jo Chen and Buffy co-writer Scott Allie in Dark Horse’s upcoming Liz Sherman-centric tale B.P.R.D.:…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Nov 30

Pillow and iPad Covers That Make the Nerd in Me Absolutely Giddy

Just look at them! They’re cute and colorful, with blown up illustrations of your favorite electronic components, crazy nerdtastic prints, or quirky fun images. I think I’ll get two pillow covers to make up for my iPadless-ness. All of the covers are 100% cotton and hand-sewn, so they’ll differ slightly from piece to piece. Which…

Tech News Christina Bonnington Sep 6

Find Out Why You Shouldn’t Call True Blood’s Jessica A Whore

The latest profanity-laced, sexually charged True Blood minisode is all about our favorite newby vampire Jessica. Plus take a look at the new True Blood comic book cover, it’s pretty spot on. IDW’s True Blood comic is drawn by David Messina. Sookie kind of looks like Sam’s old deer girlfriend, but man did Messina nail…

Television Meredith Woerner May 5

Gorilla Glass Hands On: UNBREAKABLE

Maybe if you had a free weekend and Mjǫllnir, hammer of Thor, you could crack Corning’s Gorilla Glass. But that’s a made-up thing! And this stuff is impervious to the very real threats of key scratching and localized pressure. Gorilla Glass is an unscratchable, unshatterable material used as a protective window for your mobile phone,…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jan 7

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Brian Michael Bendis Announces Two New Creator-Owned Series at DC Comics

Image Comics Pulls Comic Book Cover That Showed Violent Lynching

One Man Band Makes the Greatest ‘Super Mario World’ Cover Music

Our Favorite Android, iOS, and Windows Phone Apps of the Week

Cover Your Android’s Lockscreen in Just the Apps You Really Need

Prepare for Rickrolling with “Never Gonna Give You Up” in Klingon

Listen to the Breaking Bad theme song played on meth lab equipment

Twenty Awesome Covers From The US Space Program

Perhaps the funkiest scientific journal cover ever published

Watch a Bunch of Computer Parts Somehow Sing That Gotye Song

Archos Gen10 XS Tablet Review: One Step Forward, Ten Steps Back

The Future of Book Cover Design in the Digital Age

Respro’s Waterproof Backpack Cover Will Save Your Life with Disco Lights

Hide Ugly Cables Inside Fake Green Vines

Cover your iPhone 4 in Pressed Titanium

The New Yorker cover takes a shot at the Spider-Man musical

An exclusive sneak peek at the cover of Buffy’s final graphic novel

Pillow and iPad Covers That Make the Nerd in Me Absolutely Giddy

Find Out Why You Shouldn’t Call True Blood’s Jessica A Whore

Gorilla Glass Hands On: UNBREAKABLE

Before ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Blew Up, Disney Scrapped a Pixar Movie With a Similar Vibe

‘Doomsday’ Asteroids Could Have Kickstarted Life on Our Planet

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