Star Wars

10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Endings We’d Like to See More Often

All too often, endings are synonymous with “letdown.” We all love to complain about how our favorite science fiction TV series or movies ended. And we’re kind of sick of twist endings and “WTF Mindfrak” endings. But on the other hand, there are some endings that we just don’t see enough of. It’s just not…

Movies Charlie Jane Anders Feb 21

New Star Wars’ Last Supper Mosaic Is Insanely Huge

Avinash Arora just wrote to tell me that he has updated his amazing Star Wars’ Last Supper, with Luke Skywalker as Jesus. It’s much cleaner and crispier than the original one because it uses the Blu-ray movies. https://gizmodo.com/skywalker-last-supper-painting-made-with-69-550-star-wa-366573 Because of the new edition’s ratio adjustment, the new image is made with 70,448 frames instead of…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Feb 20

Scifi characters invade Tatooine, Where’s Waldo-style

Mos Eisley becomes the nexus of all science fiction realities in this giant print from artist Ulises Farinas. How many out-of-place characters can you find? Farinas is selling extra-wide prints of this Easter egg hunt on his website, and I hope he includes a list. Check out the full-sized version to seek out a Terminator,…

io9 Lauren Davis Feb 18

Drivable R2-D2 Could Be the Awesomest Make-A-Wish Ever Granted

The Make-A-Wish Foundation does some pretty awesome things for kids with life-threatening conditions, but of all the wishes I’ve seen granted over the years, this giant drivable R2-D2 ranks pretty close to being the most amazing. It was created for Matthew Grammer, a 7-year old with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, by Oklahoma’s Little Mountain Productions who’ve…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 18

A Sneak Preview of Darth Maul’s Return & My Little Pony‘s inspired take on Spielberg’s Warhorse

Clone Wars takes the week off, but we’ve got a sneak preview of the season finale featuring an appearance by Darth Maul! This Saturday morning also brings clips from this week’s episodes of Adventure Time, Archer, and a couple of new reader request shows! Minor spoilers ahead! Star Wars: The Clone Wars – “The Phantom…

io9 Keith Veronese Feb 18

Why Mass Effect is the Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation

Mass Effect is epic. It’s the product of the best parts of Star Trek, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica and more with a protagonist who could be the love-child of Picard, Skywalker, and Starbuck. It’s one of the most important pieces of science fiction narrative of our generation. Mass Effect goes so far beyond other fictional…

io9 Kyle Munkittrick - Pop Bioethics Feb 17

This little boy and his drivable R2-D2 robot will make you misty-eyed

Seven-year-old Matthew Grammer, who is undergoing chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia had a simple request to the Make-A-Wish Foundation — he wanted to become R2-D2. Not Han. Not Luke. And certainly not Darth Vader. Matthew, wise beyond his years, wanted to become the plucky bucket droid who always saves the day. And with the help…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 17

Perhaps the greatest illustration of the aftermath of a Jedi battle

With works like We3 and All-Star Superman, illustrator Frank Quitely has demonstrated his keen ability to make frenetic battles look downright graceful. But in this tableau from the Star Wars Art: Comics coffee table book from a wee while back, Quitely instead depicts the fallout from a particularly deadly Jedi tussle. But was the cantina…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Feb 16

Drugs that Give People Awesome Superpowers

Where would we be without drugs? Half the great musical performances of the 20th century wouldn’t exist. There would be no Mork and Mindy. Walter Bishop would have nothing to inspire his research. But that’s not all that drugs do for us — they also give us amazing superpowers. Here’s a list of fictional drugs…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders and Ben Vrignon Feb 15

Star Wars: A New Hope, told entirely as an infographic

Want to relive Star Wars: A New Hope quick, fast, and dirty? Then check out this amazing chart that maps out the entire movie in a series of easy-to-follow icons. Bravo to artist Wayne Dorrington. [Via Blame It On The Voices]

Movies Meredith Woerner Feb 15

The Coolest Action Figures You Can’t Buy Yet

Toy Fair is full of lame jigsaw puzzles, toy horses, and other antique things nobody cares about anymore. But! There’s also plenty of unreleased Star Wars, Spider Man, and other stuff that makes us feel like excited kids again. Lightsabers! Of all the figurines and goofy weapons we put our paws on, the new versions…

Tech News Sam Biddle Feb 14

The Best (And Weirdest) Science Fiction Toys from Toy Fair 2012

Over the last few days, we’ve taken a look at the latest Toy Fair offerings from Hasbro and LEGO. Today, we hit the floors around New York’s Javits Center and perused the panoply of playthings on display. Here’s an overview of the upcoming collectibles you may covet out of niftiness and/or sheer weirdness. https://gizmodo.com/rzas-g-i-joe-action-figure-jar-jar-binks-in-carbonite-5884343 https://gizmodo.com/lego-lord-of-the-rings-avengers-and-deadpool-debut-at-5884429…

Books & Comics Cyriaque Lamar Feb 13

These New Cool Lego Stormtroopers Minifigs Are Incredibly Detailed

Among all the Lego surprises at Toy Fair 2012, there’s a cool new Star Wars set called Droid Escape. It’s the pod in which C-3PO and R2-D2 use to land on Tatooine in the original movie. It includes these two stormtroopers, which are amazingly detailed. Check out the clothing and the painting job. It’s hard…

Movies Jesus Diaz Feb 13

Star Wars on Earth Should Be Your Next Vacation

Die hard Star Wars fan might know this already but for the rest, here’s your next vacation: Tunisia. Four of the Star Wars filmed in Tunisia (as the planet Tatooine) and most of the buildings are still in good shape, which means you can visit it. It’s Star Wars, but instead of being a galaxy…

Movies Casey Chan Feb 12

RZA’s G.I. Joe action figure, Jar Jar Binks in Carbonite, and other crazy stuff from Toy Fair

Starting tomorrow, the Toy Fair 2012 trade show will engulf Midtown Manhattan in a tide of roiling plastic. Points of articulation will blot out the sky, and reality itself will polymorph into one cosmically absurd play set. Absolutely nowhere will the peals of children’s laughter be heard, as anyone under voting age is banned from…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Feb 11

Millennium Falcon Guitar Guarantees You a Spot In the Cantina Band

It’s not the first Millennium Falcon guitar mod we’ve seen, but Brian Fisk’s creation goes the extra mile with an R2-D2 themed headstock, sound effects, and even glowing engines. And, unlike that previous creation, this guitar is very much playable. https://gizmodo.com/the-fret-is-strong-with-the-millennium-falcon-bass-5440199 While the video does include a series of making-of photos if you’re adventurous enough…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski Feb 11

Jar Jar Binks outed as a scumbag Imperialist collaborator

Impossible as it may seem, Jar Jar Binks may be even worse than Star Wars fans originally thought. A deleted scene from Revenge of the Sith would have revealed the extent of the Gungan’s collaboration with Emperor Palpatine to bring the Sith lord to power. Jar Jar as Patton image from Next Movie, via The…

Movies Lauren Davis Feb 11

Indiana Jones becomes a Pony and Dr. Doom meets Justin Timberlake!

This week we take a look at a pretty amazing episode of the Regular Show, check out parodies of Glee and Dolphin Tale on Mad, and see the finale of the Obi-Wan bounty hunter story arc on Clone Wars. Minor spoilers ahead! Star Wars: The Clone Wars – “Crisis on Naboo” The winners of last…

io9 Keith Veronese Feb 11

Suffering Scifi Duos Bond over their Adorable Shared Pain

Life isn’t easy if you’re a genetic experiment. Or an expendable minion, a powerful being wedged into an itty-bitty living space, or a recently downgraded scientific entity. Fortunately, it’s a little easier to bear the pain if you’ve got someone in a similar situation to share the load. Chris Gerringer created this sweet series featuring…

io9 Lauren Davis Feb 10

10 Science Fictional Bars We’d Like to Visit

In science fiction, everybody’s always running and flying and questing, and time is always running out. So that makes those occasions when our space heroes and future warriors take the time to kick back and relax in a bar that much more alluring. There’s nothing like a tall cold one when you’re fighting the Dark…

Books & Comics Esther Inglis-Arkell Feb 10

10 Science Fiction and Fantasy Endings We’d Like to See More Often

New Star Wars’ Last Supper Mosaic Is Insanely Huge

Scifi characters invade Tatooine, Where’s Waldo-style

Drivable R2-D2 Could Be the Awesomest Make-A-Wish Ever Granted

A Sneak Preview of Darth Maul’s Return & My Little Pony‘s inspired take on Spielberg’s Warhorse

Why Mass Effect is the Most Important Science Fiction Universe of Our Generation

This little boy and his drivable R2-D2 robot will make you misty-eyed

Perhaps the greatest illustration of the aftermath of a Jedi battle

Drugs that Give People Awesome Superpowers

Star Wars: A New Hope, told entirely as an infographic

The Coolest Action Figures You Can’t Buy Yet

The Best (And Weirdest) Science Fiction Toys from Toy Fair 2012

These New Cool Lego Stormtroopers Minifigs Are Incredibly Detailed

Star Wars on Earth Should Be Your Next Vacation

RZA’s G.I. Joe action figure, Jar Jar Binks in Carbonite, and other crazy stuff from Toy Fair

Millennium Falcon Guitar Guarantees You a Spot In the Cantina Band

Jar Jar Binks outed as a scumbag Imperialist collaborator

Indiana Jones becomes a Pony and Dr. Doom meets Justin Timberlake!

Suffering Scifi Duos Bond over their Adorable Shared Pain

10 Science Fictional Bars We’d Like to Visit

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