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atlantis rising

Are You Ready For War With High-Tech Undersea Aliens?

Writers Alan Kurtzman and Roberto Orci managed to transform the old Transformers franchise into a hit movie, and everyone's hoping they'll do the same for Star Trek. But will they be able to work similar magic with a graphic novel that almost nobody has read, that hasn't even finished publishing in comic-book form? They just signed on to adapt Atlantis Rising, a comic book about underwater aliens who want us to stop polluting the oceans. (But at least the aliens look like porn stars.) More »

8:20 AM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Charlie Jane Anders
2,742 views, 20 comments

Latest by n/a: I've read it. It was decent. Nothing great but entertaining enough. more »

ghost in the shell

Will Steven Spielberg Eviscerate "Ghost in the Shell"?

Ghost in the Shell, a classic anime cyberpunk flick from the 1990s, has mesmerized fans for years with its brutal-but-philosophical story of what happens to a woman's identity when she merges with technology on physical and psychological levels. Set in 2029, the movie starts out as a pure actioner with our cybercop hero Motoko sleuthing to stop terrorists in New Port City. But as Motoko's fate becomes intertwined with an anomalous, self-defining A.I., the movie veers into 2001-ish surrealism. At last, this brainfarm flick is getting an English remake, but unfortunately it's care of Steven Spielberg. More »

7:00 AM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Annalee Newitz
10,872 views, 120 comments

Latest by n/a: . Absolutely pointless! . more »

interworld

What's Happening With Neil Gaiman's Interworld?

Neil Gaiman and Michael Reaves' Interworld has been optioned by Dreamworks Animation a decade after they first pitched it to Hollywood. The story of a boy who can travel between alternate universes is now in the lovely world of development. Although whether that's development hell or development utopia remains to be seen. Click through for the tortured history of Interworld. More »

10:20 AM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,655 views, 15 comments