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north wind

Frozen Future Dystopia Now Hot In Hollywood

It's the end of the world as we know it, and California has frozen over, even if Hell hasn't. That's the setup for North Wind, the latest comic book to be optioned by Hollywood producers, created by the writer of ABC's failed Traveler TV show. Find out what made this environmental disaster dystopia so attractive to the producers of I, Robot under the jump. More »

7:30 AM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Graeme McMillan
1,469 views, 15 comments

mark waid

io9 Discovers Mark Waid's Awesome Arsenal Of Scifi Gadgets

Mark Waid is best known for creating the Kingdom Come graphic novel with Alex Ross, but his more recent run on Brave and the Bold has been of the best comics from DC lately. He's one of the quickest people to label himself a comic book nut, and his house is full of memorabilia. He ran down to his local comic book shop to pick up the JLA Trophy Room Kryptonite set, only to find the release date was pushed back. How will he repel Superman now? We caught up with Mark at the Y: The Last Man party in Los Angeles, where he revealed to us his deepest and darkest shame as a science fiction fan. More »

1:36 PM on Mon Feb 11 2008
By Kevin Kelly
2,115 views, 9 comments

Latest by n/a: "The Matrix" was the greatest Science Fiction movie every made?" Come ON! more »

triviagasm

All the Best Futuristic Guns for Your Holster

Science fiction has three iconic images that definite the genre: aliens, rockets, and rayguns. Whether due to our obsession with phallic guns, or the idea that a laser pistol is just too cool to pass up, the scifi gun has endured since H.G. Wells introduced them as a "Heat-Ray" in 1898's War of the Worlds. As good old Han Solo would later say, "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid." Read on for our list of the best things that go PEW PEW PEW! More »

11:00 AM on Wed Jan 23 2008
By Kevin Kelly
8,093 views, 65 comments

Latest by CarrerCrytharis: ...Megatron? more »