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more about #book Byronotron: This looks very interesting. I used to get analog, back in middle school, and i buy old 70's analog for 50 cents at this used retro store down the st... more » Sylocat: See, THIS is how you cope with changing technology: Scrap the outdated business models and build a new one, something that can take advantage of the c... more » Spider Sister: I've been waiting for this magazine for months already and I cannot wait until it comes out in June. If it's anything like its sister publication I'll... more » loudlyquiet: I'm really glad to hear they will be including new media. You can't start something these days without thinking about it and knowing how to fit it int... more » Brian St. Claire: @TrueCrime I totally agree. I have a much longer list of favorite authors, but Brubaker and Azzarello are definitely tops with the crime stuff. I alm... more » TrueCrime: I'd been out of buying single issues of comics for a while, and when I jumped back into it about a year ago (thanks in no small part to Locke & Key), ... more » Discodave: R.O.A.C.H. M.O.T.E.L.: You forgot to mention Zeppelins. Gotta love the Zeppelins. more » Zyg: It's good stuff. One of Brubaker's less known works but one of his best in my opinion. more » Impurethinker: I was always rather found of the ship designs of Macross. The Zentraedi (or whatever spelling you what of the name) cruisers are in my mind the epitom... more » KhaiJB: and 1 Iconic design was missed out ;) small... little boxy... moves faster than anything you've shown in the article.. the TARDIS... more » NotChoinski: I always thought the Ori ships looked like giant space jockstraps. more » FuzzyHorror: I'm not sure if it could be included as io9's focus, but I think videogames could well be included in this. X-Wing and Tie Fighter had some fantastic ... more » DeltaGuy: I've always considered the Romulan TNG era warbirds to be the most beautiful, if not impractical, ships designed in Star Trek. more » aspiringexpatriate: I never realised how advanced for its time the original Trek was in ship design. B5 and Farscape and Alien probably still remain favourites for design... more » Ben Zvan: This is a good post with great insights into the pivotal moments in SciFi ship design and influence. The image gallery could use a little editing thou... more » Stueymon: I liked alot of this art, i always find the spaceship design interesting, but i'd never noticed how they've evolved like this! i did notice the change... more » -
#lightspeed
SF Magazine Publishing Will Be All About Niches
With so many science-fiction magazines going under, it's a relief that John Joseph Adams and Prime Books are launching Lightspeed. But it's not enough just to fill your need for SF stories: Adams says Lightspeed will find its own niche. More » -
#incognito
Supervillains Vs. Bastards, In Sick, Twisted "Incognito"
Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips, the creative team behind Criminal and Sleeper, have done it again. The newly collected miniseries Incognito, released this week by Marvel's Icon imprint, is a brutal exploration of the thin line between villainy and anti-villainy. More » -
#gijoe
G.I. Joe's Movie Novelization Reveals Troubling Facts About Neo-Vipers And Big Twists
The G.I. Joe novelization is out, bringing a description of the Mission Impossible-style Joes and their hyper-tech world where nano-mites can do everything, the Baroness is Canadian and Neo-Vipers do things that make me frown. Spoilers (and new posters) ahead. More » -
#gallery
The Evolution Of Space Cruiser Design: A Gallery
The Romulan mining vessel Narada undulates as it prepares to claim another defenseless planet. Spaceship design has come a long way since the 1960s. Here's a gallery of five different eras in starships, battlecruisers and planet-destroyers, with 150+ images. More » -
#comicstorelocatortogo
Now You Can Find Your Closest Comic Book Store Anywhere
Wondering where to get all of tomorrow's free comics that we listed earlier, because you don't know where your nearest comic store is? Don't worry. Now there's an iPhone app for that. More » -
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#review
Four Years From Now, Iraq War Is Much Worse
The book version of acclaimed webcomic Shooting War just came out. Set in 2011, Shooting War follows a videoblogger to Iraq, where the war continues, worse than ever. The comic, originally posted at Smithmag.com, explores the (bleak) future of mainstream media as well as the mainstreaming of bloggers and vloggers. The book version adds 110 pages of new material and smooths out the webcomic's sometimes jerky flow. More »

