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Jules Verne Wants You To Shoot The Moon

Jules Verne first published From The Earth to the Moon, or De la Terre à la Lune, in 1865, pre-dating our first real visit to our lunar neighbor by over 100 years. It involves a post -American Civil War group called The Baltimore Gun Club firing a three-person capsule from an enormous gun. The goal: to get them to the Moon, although it would have been a one-way trip. Is trying to fire people into space crazy? Check out the some little known facts about the book, the real life efforts to do the same, and the impact it's had on science fiction, in the triviagasm below. More »

3:07 PM on Thu Apr 24 2008
By Kevin Kelly
1,557 views, 17 comments

Latest by mechawatts: When I saw the pic of the French Space Mountain, I was immediately reminded of the Lunar Gate from Final Fantasy VIII. The two companies worked together once, and I wonder if there was some cross-pollination, though I don't reckon more »

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Must Read: Planetary

Must-read comics are futuristic classics that shouldn't be missed. Of course, not every must-read is perfect. That's why we've rated them 1-5 on the patented "crunchy goodness" scale.

Title: Planetary

Date: 2000 - (reprinting material from 1999 - )

Vitals: Using the McGuffin of uncovering both the secret history of the world and a secret conspiracy perpetuated by superpowered figures, the series is really about covering as many different twentieth-century adventure genres as possible in its short life, both in terms of writing about them and ripping them off at the same time. Not for nothing does the title start with the same letter as "postmodern".





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2:38 PM on Wed Oct 24 2007
By grae
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Latest by Crash Launching: Oh, I get it, you're suggesting that Warren Ellis is the favorite artist of the Suicide Girls, just as John Cassaday is the favorite artist of Joss Whedon. Grammar is for clarity, people! (But really, I'm over it.) more »