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Beautiful Damn Heroes, Part 2: Art Nouveau Tributes to the Men of Firefly

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:11:02 PST

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You sort of expect to see Firefly's Mal Reynolds or Jayne Cobb on a Wanted poster — but did you ever expect to see them being enshrined as exemplars of art nouveau loveliness? And yet, it sort of fits, once you see the gorgeous final result. More »

Spend some quality time with Claudia from Warehouse 13

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 11:13:17 PDT

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Do you wish you could hang with Claudia the sarcastic hacker girl with deep trust issues from Syfy's Warehouse 13? Of course you do. Do you wish she was looking kind of anime and wearing her awesome welding goggles? Almost certainly. More »

The Most Accurate Sonic Screwdriver Models Ever Created!

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:00:00 PDT

If you've ever wished you could use "sonic" as a verb — or be as swashbuckling a gadgeteer as the mysterious time-traveling Doctor and his friends — then this is your lucky day. More »

Art Nouveau Firefly Prints: Beautiful Damn Heroes!

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:00:00 PDT

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Life aboard a Firefly is exciting, dangerous, and occasionally heroic — but nobody would call it glamorous. Leastwise, not until they looked upon these gorgeous Art Nouveau prints celebrating Joss Whedon's beloved space Western, on sale today from Quantum Mechanix. More »

Turn your iPhone into a Super 8 camera — and learn secrets of J.J. Abrams' new movie

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 19 May 2011 13:30:00 PDT

A new app lets you turn your iPhone (or other i-device) into an old-school Super 8 camera. And it's chock full of hints for J.J. Abrams new movie Super 8. It's part tie-in app, part viral marketing, part movie-making tool. More »

Launch the Alert Vipers: An exact replica of Starbuck's Viper, signed by Katee Sackhoff!

Charlie Jane Anders — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 07:00:00 PDT

You can't own a real-life Viper from Battlestar Galactica — but this replica may be the next best thing. With hand-crafted details including a working DRADIS and pulsating engines. And they're endorsed (and signed) by two of the show's stars. More »

Ship Like This, Be With You 'Til The Day You Die: a 48-inch Poster of Joss Whedon's Serenity

Charlie Jane Anders — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:05:48 PST

Here's the largest version of Mal Reynolds' famous ship Serenity ever: a 48" long reusable wall sticker from Quantum Mechanix, the folks who brought you the Serenity schematics and many other fine pieces of Firefly shwag. More »

Sonic screwdrivers, Star Trek posters, Firefly statues: tons of awesome new collectibles!

Charlie Jane Anders — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:30:00 PDT

Quantum Mechanix, maker of some of our favorite collectibles, has raised its game for Comic Con. Not only are they putting out more great Firefly and BSG schwag, they're also launching Doctor Who and Warehouse 13 lines. Update: Gallery fixed! More »

No power in the 'Verse can stop this River Tam statue!

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:27:44 PDT

Check out this amazing animated River Tam maquette, going up for sale tomorrow from Quantum Mechanix, makers of our favorite Firefly scwhag. Pile of Reaver corpses sold separately. More »

Trace Cylon Evolution, From Toaster To Centurion To Six

Charlie Jane Anders — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:30:00 PST

Want to know how Battlestar Galactica's Cylons developed from kitchen appliances to today's sexy/deadly models? Here's your exclusive first look at a new poster that follows Cylon evolution through both BSG series, now available from Quantum Mechanix. Click to enlarge. More »

Love Keeps Her In The Air, But You Can Keep Serenity On Your Shelf

Charlie Jane Anders — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:00:00 PDT

Serenity is a damn fine boat, in this 19-inch replica from Quantum Mechanix. On sale today for Comic Con, the Firefly model includes 30 lighting effects, hand-painted insignia, Inara's shuttle, and our Big Damn Heroes on the bridge. Gallery below. More »

Make Your Own Cylon Space Battles

Kevin Kelly — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 10:20:47 PST

Battlestar Galactica might not get to film their final show due to the strike, so it's time for enterprising young fan-filmers to start working on some homemade versions of the show. If you want your handiwork to really look authentic, though, you're going to want to pick up an Artisan Limited Edition Cylon Raider Filming Miniature for your epic space dogfights. More »

Propaganda Not Truth Shocker

grae — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 06:40:18 PST

The problem with this poster is, of course, the fact that Jamie Bamber may be cute, but he has never been the very best at anything other than wearing convincing fat suits. More »