io9: Buck Rogers In The 25th Century

Which science fictional band do you wish you could jam with?

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:40:00 PST

Science fiction is full of amazing musical acts. If you could rock out with your cosmos out, which musical group from science fiction or fantasy would you want to jam with? We asked over at io9's Facebook group, and now we're putting together a poll. More »

The Ultimate History of Cute Robots

Charlie Jane Anders and Gordon Jackson — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:00:00 PST

Cute robots have been a fixture in the pop culture landscape, ever since C-3PO and R2D2 crashed on Tatooine in the original Star Wars — but there have been cute robots in pop culture for way longer. The history of cute robots is a proud and totally cuddly one, full of beeping, blooping noises. More »

When humans punch aliens: the io9 video mix

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:30:00 PDT

It's time for another io9 flashback, with this awesome video remix of every scene we could find where a human punches an alien. Set to L.L. Cool J's "Mama Said Knock You Out," for maximum impact! More »

The Most Badass Female Space Pilots Of All Time

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:13:55 PDT

Some of the hottest hot-shot pilots in space opera are women. It's a longstanding tradition in science fiction to show women taking the controls of starships, space fighters and star-cruisers, and here are our favorite badass female cockpit jockeys. More »

Buck Rogers #0 Makes Fighting Giant Amoebas Look Pretty Fun

Alyssa Johnson — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:00:41 PDT

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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). More »

Revived Buck Fights Sluggishness

Graeme McMillan — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:00:52 PDT

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. More »

Buck Rogers' Future Looks Glowing

Graeme McMillan — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:30:46 PST

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. More »

Buck Rogers Brings Retro Space-Swashbuckling To The Web

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:14:16 PST

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. More »

Leave Buck Rogers In The Past, Please

Graeme McMillan — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:00:52 PST

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 Wilma Deering for a lot of viewers, I admit). Unlike most octogenarians, Buck's future is looking bright (There's a new comic and new movie both on the way), but we have to admit - we'd rather he stayed in the Old Folks Home and let someone new take his place. More »