May 24, 2009 – The first issue of Poe from BOOM! Studios promises a Hellboy-esque supernatural mystery with everyone's favorite dyspeptic poet (and his brother) at the helm. Edgar's wife, Virginia, has died, and he's having trouble coping. More »
Akiva “I Am Legend” Goldsman Takes On U.S. Version Of Primeval
May 15, 2009 – More details about the planned movie version of Britain's Primeval have come out, and it's being described as Jurassic Park meets Lost. As imagined by Akiva Goldsman (I, Robot, Fringe, Batman And Robin). More »
Unthinkable Adds Even More Conspiracy to a Post-9/11 World
May 10, 2009 – The first issue of new counter intelligence comic Unthinkable opens a huge box of post-9/11 conspiracy, but, perhaps as a good conspiracy dictates, it's still a bit unclear where this is going. The comic ostensibly centers around Alan Ripley, a writer of novels that another character refers to as... More »
A Dozen Science-Fiction Drinking Games
April 29, 2009 – Everyone probably occasionally (or often) thinks, You know what would make this Battlestar episode better? A lot of alcohol. So here, for your drinking — More »
Time Travel: Six Reasons Not to Meet Your Mother
April 26, 2009 – Now, if I could travel through time, I'd head for the future, but for some reason, people just keep heading for the not-so-distant past where they run into their own mothers. 1. More »
Buck Rogers #0 Makes Fighting Giant Amoebas Look Pretty Fun
April 25, 2009 – 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). The issue starts right in with an unconscious Buck Rogers being held captive by the aforementioned... More »
Farscape’s New Bickering Comic Entertains, Teases
April 19, 2009 – Issue 1 of Farscape: Strange Detractors from BOOM! Studios is, simply put, a lot of fun. Not a whole lot of substance, maybe, but it's a pretty good time, anyway. It starts with John's Leave It to Beaver nightmare, complete in black-and-white with Aeryn decked out in June Cleaver attire, which,... More »
15 Evil Corporations in Science Fiction
April 18, 2009 – If you're looking for a job, here's a list of successful, influential corporations you might want to work for. That is, as long as you don't ask too many questions. LexCorp (DC Comics) Hailed as one of the largest, most diversified multinational corporations in the world, it also happens to be... More »
Nine Human-Alien Love Children
April 17, 2009 – Maybe it's true that love knows no bounds. And when we're exploring space and discovering new alien life-forms, it just makes sense that we're going to have their babies. More »
Back from the Dead: Eleven Scifi Resurrections
April 12, 2009 – The number of times you can say "I thought you were dead!" in science fiction is probably only rivaled by characters in soap operas. In honor of Easter, here are eleven of the best resurrections. 1. More »
Why The Only Thing Better than Being a Kid is Having Your Own Steampunk Rhinoceros
April 12, 2009 – Here's some photography to convince you that the best Ghostbusters are seven years old and pencil drawings that convince you that pencil drawings are awesome. More »
Who’s Wearing the Mask?: On the Nature of Secret Identities
April 5, 2009 – Secret identities. Do we really need them? More importantly, do superheroes? And how do they really work? (Do they?) Secret identities are sort of a messy idea. More »
Rick Brant: Making Mysteries (Sort of) Scientific Since 1947
April 4, 2009 – You ever find yourself thinking how much better the Hardy Boys would be if they were a little more like Tom Swift? Yeah, me neither. Yet Rick Brant did just that. More »
What’s Up, Doc? (Twenty of the Best Physicians in Science Fiction)
March 29, 2009 – Some of these upstanding members of the medical profession are the epitome of the Hippocratic oath, while others have found less ... traditional... methods of drawing blood. Dr. More »
The Future Now: Science Fiction Set in 2009
March 8, 2009 – It may be March, but that still counts as the start of the year, right? Let's take a look at what movies, television, and books have predicted for us in the days to come... Films: Freejack (1992) According to Wikipedia: In the polluted, dystopian year 2009, the super-wealthy achieve immortality b... More »
Four Guys and a Lady Who Could Probably Control Your World (Whether You Like It or Not)
February 21, 2009 – Whether actual gods or just godlike, here are five comic book characters that it's probably better not to get on the bad side of. And if you'd like to worship them, that might help, too. Comic books are full of men and women with amazing superpowers and uncanny abilities, but what about those even... More »
A Horse by Any Other Name is Probably Not a Horse
February 12, 2009 – Saddling up your faithful steed to ride off into the sunset is one of those things best left to John Wayne. Sometimes. Here are some of science fiction's best substitutes for our friend, the horse. Star Wars It seems that galaxies far, far away are the best places to go for horse alternatives. More »
