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Transformers: Dark of the Moon may not have been our huckleberry, but the film's concept artists did an exemplary job drafting legion upon legion of stab-happy robots. For your perusal, here's some of film's finest artwork.

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On today's episode of our "Ask A Physicist" series, Dr. Goldberg tackles the darker side of the universe - Dark Matter, that is. What is this curious cosmic stuff, and why should we care? More »
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Now we know the true cost of Batman's justice: A Missouri man has been sentenced to two years in prison for illegally recording The Dark Knight in a movie theater and going on to sell it as bootleg DVDs. More »
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Michael Rapaport thinks he can fly, even when he’s landed face first on the floor. But at least he has a sunnier outlook on life. In new indie flick Special, Rapaport plays Les Franken, a meter maid whose unremarkable life gets a much-needed dose of excitement when he enrolls in a trial for an experimental antidepressant. A dark comedy about pharmaceuticals, Special may be the perfect antidote to Hollywood's superhero mania. More »
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For everyone who's been complaining that DC Comics don't know what to do with their characters... You're not alone. Parent company Warner Brothers is, according to reports, stepping in to work with DC to create a cohesive strategy for how to handle the Justice League of America, Teen Titans and Metal Men (amongst others) once and for all. Their main competition, however, are more than eager to share their secrets with anyone who'll ask. More »
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All of a sudden, I'm desperate to read Junot Diaz's new science fiction novel — just as soon as he can finish it. Diaz, who just won the Pulitzer Prize for The Brief And Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao, a book littered with nerdy references to Star Wars and comics, shared a brief excerpt from his new novel-in-progress, Dark America, during an Amazon.com interview. And's a dazzling passage, set aboard a robot truck in a desolate future world. More »
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