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This year, February has an extra day, and it's packed with more excitement than you can possibly handle. There's a new Anne Rice book. Our favorite new TV show, The River, debuts. John Scalzi and Dan Dos Santos are at Boskone. The fantastic superhero movie Chronicle comes out, plus there are inexplicable sequels to Ghost Rider and Journey to the Center of the Earth. More »
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In January 1937 the Leeds chapter of the Science Fiction League had its first real convention — which might be the first science fiction convention held anywhere in the world. And now, just in time for the 75th anniversary, a treasure trove of new photos has been discovered. Including the young Arthur C. Clarke. (That's him in the middle, between Walter Gillings and Ted Carnell.) About 20 people attended, and the festivities included a "jam session." The photos are a fascinating look back into the early days of fandom. [Fiawol via Boing Boing] More »
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Happy New Year! Now that the apocalyptic year of 2012 is dawning, science fiction and fantasy are going into overdrive, to prepare you for the impending future. More »
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December opens up whole new universes for science fiction and fantasy fans! How can you prepare for the onslaught of awesomeness? Only by living in the future today, with the indispensible io9 calendar. More »
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Science fiction fans live with one foot in the future — so here's a sneak peek of November's science fiction and fantasy. More »
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The most notorious science fiction convention of all times might well be Houston's "Ultimate Fantasy" convention, now nicknamed "The Con of Wrath." When audience attendance plummeted, the convention's guests reached inside their own pockets to give the fans a show. Check out the first trailer for the documentary behind it directed by Star Trek aficionado Larry Nemecek. More »
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October will fill your days and nights with horror. There are four new and returning horror/dark fantasy TV shows, including Walking Dead. There are tons of monster movies, plus the dystopian In Time. And there's loads of dark fantasy novels, including new Richard Kadrey, Richard K. Morgan and N.K. Jemisin! Plus new Terry Pratchett! More »
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Every year, the amazing spectacle of Dragon*Con knocks our socks off. It's like a whole city of fandom comes together for a long weekend and maxes out the amount of awesome that downtown Atlanta can contain. More »
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Science fiction and fantasy heat up in September. There's Dragon*Con! New television shows, including Spielberg's dinosaur epic Terra Nova! New Scott Westerfeld dieselpunk insanity! Star Wars on Blu-ray! And Stephen Soderbergh's plague thriller Contagion. And so much more... More »
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Ex-Tiki-Ate! Can you withstand the awesome power of the Tiki Dalek? Probably not, especially if it plies you with drinks first. This Tiki Dalek put in an appearance at the Dealer's Room at Worldcon in Reno, where it dished out pineapple-flavored extermination. More »
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GenCon is insane, there's no two ways about it. Between the exhibition hall, the thousands of games constantly going on 24-hours a day, the LARPing, movie-watching, seminars, writing, and just about everything else, it really is four days of overwhelming craziness. More »
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At this year's GenCon, the big announcements on the floor were that two major franchises had just found new homes as tabletop games: Fantasy Flight Games scored a wide-ranging license for Star Wars products, and Margaret Weis Productions will be making a Marvel RPG. I got a chance to swing by both their booths, and get the skinny on their titles. More »
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What do August's science fiction and fantasy have in store for you? There's loads of movies, including David Tennant's vampire-hunting Fright Night. There's the return of Doctor Who! Loads of conventions, including Renovation/Worldcon! And tons of author appearances! More »
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July is the hottest month for science fiction and fantasy. At the movies, there's Harry Potter and Captain America. On TV, there's Torchwood and Warehouse 13. Plus A Dance With Dragons! And San Diego Comic-Con! More »
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Science fiction and fantasy are exploding in June! New television shows! Tons of movies! Loads of books! How will you cope with all the excitement? Good thing we've got the complete guide to everything fantastic this coming month. More »
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Can you survive the onslaught of entertainment that's coming for you in May? There are new movies, including Thor and Pirates of the Caribbean. New John Scalzi! New China Mieville! Tons of conventions! And loads of season finales on television! More »
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If you're in San Francisco tonight, you have a rare chance to witness the early days of Star Trek and Star Wars fandom. A new documentary, Back to Space-Con, is showing at the Balboa Theater at 7 PM. More »
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Wondercon was a whirlwind of surprises — from new Green Lantern footage to Doctor Who revelations, and beyond. Here are the coolest, craziest and most memorable things we saw last weekend. More »
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You're not a geek just because you like science fiction, I know that much, and you're not a geek just because you saw The Lord of the Rings (each movie three times, in the theaters, including the midnight rerelease?)...maybe that makes you a geek. More »
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Warner Bros.' Green Lantern had a lot to prove going into Wondercon, after a bit of a fan backlash against the movie's first trailer and some lackluster promo images. So did the emerald champion win some cred tonight? More »
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April is the coolest month, ending the entertainment drought of March. There are tons of movies, conventions, books and comics. Doctor Who and Game of Thrones come to television. Neil Gaiman tackles vampires. Terry Bisson is back! And more... More »
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At Chicago's C2E2 convention this weekend, publishers revealed new creative teams and returning characters, cancelled TV shows reunited, and we heard tantalizing gossip about The Walking Dead's latest guest writers. Here's the scoop. More »
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Time Magazine is putting all of its old content online — including an article from 1939 about fans of science fiction, or "pseudo-scientifics," as Time insists on calling it. (At one point, they even refer to an SF writer as a "pseudo-fictioneer." If you want to see why so many science fiction writers and readers have an inferiority complex, look no further than this hilariously sneering article. [Time via SFScope] More »
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Here's a delightfully retro montage of footage from a 1973 Star Trek convention in New York. Check out the awesome costumes (that wouldn't totally be out of place in the glam rock days of the 1970s) and George Takei's rad haircut. More »
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The science fiction adventure is just beginning! Here's every amazing book, movie, television show, convention and author appearance you can't afford to miss in March. More »
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Science Fiction Chronicle's Andrew I. Porter has posted a ton of amazing photos of fan gatherings going back as far as the 1920s — many of them sent to Porter by super-fan Forrest J. Ackerman. More »
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What does February have in store for you? Tons of popcorn movies, including Drive Angry and I Am Number Four. Plus a new urban fantasy from Doctor Who scribe Ben Aaronovitch! DVDs! Books! Television — and loads of conventions! More »
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Greet the new year by discovering new worlds. January brings tons of conventions, plus the return of all your television favorites, the Green Hornet movie, and new books from Carol Emschwiller and Gene Wolfe. Discover the future — today! More »
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December isn't just a month for gifts and vacations. It's also Tron Legacy month. But that's not all — there are holiday specials from Doctor Who, Warehouse 13 and Eureka. Plus conventions and more Vampire Academy and Zombie Star Wars. More »
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The io9 calendar for November science fiction bursts with unprecedented awesomeness. On your movie screens, there's Harry Potter and alien abductions. There's also new Stephen King and tons of author appearances and conventions. The future is here — be prepared! More »
]]> http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5676887&view=rss&microfeed=true San Diego Comic Con won't have to change its name, and the guy with the Captain America costume and the goat can rest easy. SDCC announced a new deal that keeps it in San Diego through at least 2015. Here's the text of the press release: More »
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October is a science fiction thrill ride, and here's your survival manual. The io9 calendar for October includes the returns of Caprica and Sanctuary, the launch of The Walking Dead, and Iain M. Banks' new Culture novel. Plus conventions galore! More »
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Fantastic Fest in Austin has become the premiere US film festival for genre films. For opening night, they buried people alive. Now they're unleashing dozens of new films, from thrillers to scifi. What are you missing at Fantastic Fest? More »
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Last Friday, hundreds of fans of Felicia Day's hit webseries The Guild gathered in downtown Atlanta to meet Sandeep Parikh and Jeff Lewis, better known as Zaboo and Vork, plus director Sean Becker, and hear what's next for The Guild. More »
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Doctor Who, Star Wars, and steampunk ruled the cosplay world at this year's Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia. But the long weekend had a large mix of costumers of every age. Check out some of the best costumes we came across. More »
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September rocks your universe, with William Gibson's long-awaited novel Zero History, the return of your favorite TV shows including Fringe, Venture Bros. and Supernatural, and some of the year's coolest science fiction conventions. Here's the indispensible io9 calendar for September. More »
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What's coming to you in August? Scott Pilgrim and Piranha 3-D! Max Headroom and Lost on DVD! Time Bandits on Blu-Ray! New Hunger Games and Tank Girl! Plus conventions, author appearances and more! More »
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Conventions are grand occasions for fanly fellowship. They're also grand occasions to spill your Slurpee on Lou Ferrigno and accidentally immolate yourself when a stray cigarette ember ignites your Ego the Living Planet costume. We want your tales of woe! More »
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What's in store for scifi fans this July? The San Diego Comic Con, Predators and Inception at the theaters, new seasons of Eureka and Warehouse 13, and scads of conventions, new books, and author appearances! More »
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Summer here is, and there's a ton of sizzling scifi on the way! June brings us the returns of True Blood and Futurama, Splice and Jonah Hex at the box office, and loads of author appearances, new books, and conventions. More »
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