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Star Wars Zombie Posters Are Crying Out For Zombie Films To Advertise

Official Star Wars artist Matt Busch has created six horrific zombified posters for the Star Wars films, with a mini zombie storyline running through them. See Obi Wan decay more with every new movie poster! This has all come about because of the latest Clone Wars episode, titled ‘Brain Invaders,’ which sees several key characters…

Tech News Kat Hannaford Dec 9

How To Make Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade More Scifi-Friendly

If Thanksgiving is about one thing, it’s not turkey, family or even giving thanks. It’s about watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and complaining about the floats, balloons and special guests. Here’s what we’d rather see instead. Don’t get me wrong, we’re almost as happy as the next man that Spider-Man is getting his long…

io9 Graeme McMillan Nov 24

Beasts, Giant Secrets And Alternate Futures Await

Ignore your familiar superheroes this week; the Comics We Crave are all about unfamiliar faces (or unfamiliar takes on familiar faces), the stories we never saw on television and even an alternate history of the 21st Century. Who could resist? Let’s get the familiar names out of the way first, shall we? Marvel have the…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Sep 15

Ancient Cylon Warrior Almost Looked Like Darth Vader

Battlestar Galactica’s effects genius Gary Hutzel and model-maker Pierre Drolet had to create some ancient Cylon remains for the Galactica crew to dig up. So they reached into Japanese Samurai designs… and his first efforts looked quite like Darth Vader. Vader’s fellow Sith Lord, Darth Mojo, has been posting about the process of developing these…

io9 Charlie Jane Anders Jun 15

Star Trek Vs. Star Wars, A Video Comparison

A fatherless tyke leaves the farm for a space adventure? Nope, never heard of that before. See just how alarmingly similar Kirk and Luke really are. Plus Spider-Man versus Piano Cat. The winner? You. Watch My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars) and more funny videos on CollegeHumor Sure, sure you can argue that…

io9 Meredith Woerner May 14

Get Ready For the New Wave Of Ambivalent Space War Novels

“One of the most obvious ways that science fiction novels tend to reflect the mores of their age is in their depiction of war. Novels written in the aftermath of the Second World War tend to show war as a straightforward conflict between the forces of good and evil, monumental armies clashing upon resonant battlefields.…

Books & Comics Charlie Jane Anders Jan 5

Clips From The Series Finale Of Stargate Atlantis

Television comes back after its long holiday nap, with the final Stargate Atlantis. We’ve got clips from the series finale to say goodbye Sheppard, Ronon, and sweet McKay… we’ll miss you most of all. https://gizmodo.com/the-great-rodney-mckay-says-goodbye-to-stargate-atlanti-5108921 To celebrate the final passing of SGA the Sci Fi Channel is running a week long marathon. Monday: The Stargate…

Television Meredith Woerner Jan 5

Battle at Chinese Nerf Factory Does Not, Sadly, Involve Nerf Weaponry

The global recession has sparked riots at the Nerf factory in Dongguan, South China, but there are as-of-yet no reports of any Vulcan GF-25 cannon discharges. In fact, no foam weaponry of any kind was brandished during the tussle, which came to a head following layoffs and unpaid wages. https://gizmodo.com/nerf-vulcan-fully-automatic-dart-gun-now-available-5027867 And unlike the riots that…

Tech News Jack Loftus Nov 30

Tattoos That Say ‘I’m A Futuristic Bad-Ass’

Click to viewSome of the coolest characters in science fiction sport bad-ass tattoos that signify membership in a secret society. And if you’re a futuristic assassin, there’s nothing like having some ink on your face to set you apart from the regular tough guys. It’s amazing how much character development movies and TV shows manage…

io9 Meredith Woerner Oct 23

Darth Vader Slays The Wookiees In Force Unleashed Concept Art

A new behind-the-scenes book on the Force Unleashed video game is out today, and its pages are bursting with fantastic Star Wars concept art. The book, written by video-game writers W. Haden Blackman and Brett Rector, tells the story from the first concept still to the finished game. It also explains their original pitch to…

io9 Meredith Woerner Aug 19

The 10 Best Movie Weapons of All-Time: The People Speak!

A few months ago, Wizard Universe released a 50 Greatest Fictional Weapons of All-Time list and, as you might have guessed, geeks were up in arms. There were some glaring omissions (Wolverine’s claws?) and a serious mixup in the top 10 (He-Man’s power sword beat the lightsaber). Thanks to a survey delivered to 2000 moviegoers…

Tech News Sean Fallon Jan 22

Darth Vader Drinks Guinness, Wears a Bonnet

Right now it’s a bit hot for one of these, but we salute Lady Linoleum, who made this Darth Vader helmet out of eight Guinness cans and some black wool. [Monster Crochet via Craftzine]

Tech News AddyDugdale Aug 14

Star Wars Gift Card With Luke and Darth Makes You Search Your Feelings

What better way to celebrate Father’s Day (Sunday, June 17th) than a good old lightsaber fight? Here’s the next best thing, a Hasbro Star Wars Father’s Day card with figurines of Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. To make things easier for you, the package even folds into a gift box, eliminating that tedious wrapping chore.…

Gadgets Charlie White Jun 8

Duck Fadar: “Luke, I am your bath toy.”

Duck Fadar is a rubber duck utilizing the “force” of LED to generate random colors while in the tub. A young Jedi no longer needs to choose between the light or the dark; now it’s more like the fuchsia or the aquamarine. Neat feature: lighting is automatic when Fadar is dropped into water. Product Page…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Oct 1

Star Wars Zombie Posters Are Crying Out For Zombie Films To Advertise

How To Make Macy’s Thanksgiving Parade More Scifi-Friendly

Beasts, Giant Secrets And Alternate Futures Await

Ancient Cylon Warrior Almost Looked Like Darth Vader

Star Trek Vs. Star Wars, A Video Comparison

Get Ready For the New Wave Of Ambivalent Space War Novels

Clips From The Series Finale Of Stargate Atlantis

Battle at Chinese Nerf Factory Does Not, Sadly, Involve Nerf Weaponry

Tattoos That Say ‘I’m A Futuristic Bad-Ass’

Darth Vader Slays The Wookiees In Force Unleashed Concept Art

The 10 Best Movie Weapons of All-Time: The People Speak!

Darth Vader Drinks Guinness, Wears a Bonnet

Star Wars Gift Card With Luke and Darth Makes You Search Your Feelings

Duck Fadar: “Luke, I am your bath toy.”

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