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more about #buckrogers more comments → EugeniaBSG: What's with this grab bag approach with the Adult Swim figures? Can't I just buy the Monarch and Dr. Mrs. Monarch ones? This is how I ended up with,... more » Blue_Thark: 789 pieces? I can't possibly resist building power of that magnitude. more » Raygan: Just be advice about the pre-order on the pulse replica: If this company is new, check with BBB if said company used to have the name Icon. Icon went ... more » Golem100: Hey, I can get the Aliens pulse rifle tax free this weekend down here in SC. Woot! more » Akitsu: Wow... at first that Aliens gun looks appealing, until of course you see the $899 price tag. Sheesh, talk about a buzz kill. "The LED display lights... more » Garrison Dean: R.O.A.C.H.: Looking at that Devastator reminds me that I saw an ad for Transformers Toys the other day and at the end the V.O. guy quickly said "Actual changing t... more » brentbent: C.O.C.K.R.O.A.C.H. )for all the queer super villians out there(: For those of us who like to see the Spirit of Christmas sodomized be sure to check out A Very Sunny Christmas, which is the It's Always Sunny in Phila... more » bubbagrump: Thom Disch was a God. more » jfpierce: I know this has been touched on by other commenters, but going by LeGuin's definition, Brazil is about as far from escapism as is possible, and is pra... more » Ricky Cruz: Wow. Been entertained reading the entire discussion and eventhough I disagree with some of the posters, the level of civil discourse on this thread... more » Peppermint_m: Art is anything that takes your mind and lets it soar. Escapism is letting reality go hang and enjoying yourself for a while.I see art in cloud forms ... more » Pinkhamster: The notion that escapism has to defend itself against elitist academic snobs is seriously out of date. We live in a world where my college did a year... more » Pinkhamster: Camus wrote in "Myth of Sisyphus:" "One always finds one's burden again. But Sisyphus teaches the higher fidelity that negates the gods and raises ro... more » Pinkhamster: Escapism is not the highest art. You're fairly certain of getting a wildly positive response to such a thesis by posting it on a pop culture blog tha... more » Briareosdx: Interesting article. It seems to me that the crux of the matter is one of changing the meaning of the term "escapist" from a pejorative used to dism... more » -
#io9giftguide
15 Toys That Will Help You Survive The Holidays
The Holiday Season is officially on us again, and that can mean only one thing that isn't watching Christmas In Connecticut over and over again: Time to think about gift-giving (and getting). Where better to start than with toys? More » -
#rant
Escapism Is The Highest Form Of Art
Is escapism the enemy of smart science fiction? Are stories that let us escape reality always inconsequential fluff? That's what people argue — but the reverse is true. Escapism is a literary impulse, and escapist art is the highest art.
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#specialeffects
Leonard Nimoy Takes You Back In Time To Visual Effects Before CG
Spock gives you the rundown on using models and moxie to create blockbuster science fiction sequences, in this 1985 video. It's a rare look at the era between Star Wars and the rise of CG. [Props via Mary Robinette Kowal] -
#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 » -
#comicreview
Buck Rogers Returns With A... Whimper?
The first issue of Dynamite Entertainment's Buck Rogers promises a potentially bright future ahead... as long as we can all get past the difficult launch. Spoilers (and deadly bears) ahead! More » -
#newcomicswecrave
This Week's Comics: Runaways, Dead Batmen And Khaaaaaaaaan!
Evil wins, superheroes go bad, sidekicks go solo, time gets reset and Buck Rogers makes his comeback. Oh, and there's a Wrath of Khan comic. Is there nothing that this week's comics won't do to try and make you happy?
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#triviagasm
Dumbest Space Operas Of All Time!
We're all hoping if Star Trek is a blockbuster, it'll bring space opera back to our screens. But space opera hasn't always hit the high notes. Here are some examples of space opera done wrong. More » -
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#comics
Buck Rogers #0 Makes Fighting Giant Amoebas Look Pretty Fun
Dynamite's Buck Rogers comic series starts with a whole lot of Buck kicking ass (if giant amoebas had them, which I kind of doubt) and taking names (which, actually, the amoebas also don't have). More » -
#buckrogerspreview
Revived Buck Fights Sluggishness
Arriving in stores today is Buck Rogers #0, a 25 cent preview of the upcoming revival of science fiction's first man out of time. Click through for a couple of pages. More » -
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The Future Is Here - And So Is Comics' Most Annoying Cajun
It's a sad week for comics this week; a week I'd hoped would never come: The first appearances of annoying X-Men Gambit are being collected to tie in with his upcoming movie debut. I'm sorry.
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#buckrogers
Buck Rogers Back With A Bang
He may be a man in the wrong century, but the new comic incarnation of Buck Rogers is looking pretty timely for publisher Dynamite Entertainment, with the first issue reaching a record number for publisher. More » -
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Buck Rogers' New Future Is Retro Beautiful
Dynamite Entertainment has released Alex Ross's painted cover for the first issue of its new Buck Rogers series, and it's the kind of old-school goodness we'd wanted all along. Click through for the whole thing. More » -
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Buck Rogers' Future Looks Glowing
The Buck Rogers revival officially kicks off in May with the release of the first issue of Dynamite's new Buck comic. But what kind of 25th century should we expect? The hero's new writer explains. More » -
#buckrogers
Buck Rogers Brings Retro Space-Swashbuckling To The Web
Buck Rogers is coming to the twenty-first century. James Cawley, producer of the Star Trek: Phase II fan series, has gotten the rights to do a Buck Rogers webseries with the same attention to detail. More » -
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Frank Miller's Next Gritty, Dark Project: Buck Rogers?
Rumored for so long that you'd be forgiven for thinking it was already a done deal, sources are now saying that The Spirit's Frank Miller is close to officially signing on to direct Buck Rogers. -
#spongebuckblasterpants
Introducing The New Space Sensation Of Tomorrow
We may know him as someone who lives in a pineapple under the sea, but that doesn't mean that Spongebob Squarepants can't try out a new home every now and again - say, perhaps, in outer space? Cartooning genius Roger Langridge has been clearing out his virtual cupboard and has uncovered this little-seen official Spongebob strip that sees the character re-created as space hero Spongebuck Blasterpants. We're seeing a whole new franchise possibility here, people. More »
