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    Davio: Whats that picture from, with Scott telling Xavier where to shove it? Looks cool. more »
    SeeingI: In Rocky Horror, Dr. Scott (temporarily) regains use of his legs, in homage to Dr. Strangelove. I think of it as a character previously "dead" from t... more »
    jfwilkins: Hello... Ricardo Montalban as Grandfather in Spy Kids 3D? more »
    Purple Dave: In The New Batman Adventures episode "Cold Comfort", Mr. Freeze is (briefly) revealed to have lost his entire body since his last B:TAS/TNBA appearanc... more »
    OldDog1: Perhaps not exactly on topic, but "The Ship Who Sang" by Anne McCaffrey is my favorite story (and hers, per Wikipedia) about a disabled person who get... more »
    materkb: Aside from the dubious examples of comic book heroes, there is not a single character here from written science fiction. How about some mention of Pou... more »
    dnwilliams: John Locke was meant to do this, dammit! It's destiny...it's destiny...it's HIS DESTINY. DON'T TELL HIM WHAT HE CAN'T DO! more »
    jbq: That issue where Xorn turned out to be Magneto was also the issue I decided to stop reading New X-Men. It made NO SENSE. So, as you say, when Prof X f... more »
    Bill-Lee: Darth Vader got his new legs later the same afternoon so he never had to deal with that period of being unable to walk like some of these characters. ... more »
    Skunky: Does House count? He temporarily regained the full use of his bum leg by "rebooting" his brain through induced coma. Even after he regressed back to u... more »
    History of Bubbles: Hello? Steve Austin? more »
    Roy Jacobsen: Wha..? I'm seriously amazed that you didn't include one of the greats: Steve Austin, astronaut. A man barely alive. "Gentlemen, we can rebuild him.... more »
    josecanUC: Avatar isn't Cameron's first foray into wheelchair VR walking; there was a poignant bit in Strange Days where Ralph Fiennes gives his paraplegic buddy... more »
    HalOfBorg: Lets not forget Dr Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap. He lost his legs (sort of) in Season 5, Episode 4 "Nowhere To Run". more »
    FrankN.Stein: Run, Forrest, Run! more »
    ejs2000: Heroes also featured Nathan Petrelli's wife, Heidi. She lost the use of her legs when Linderman's goons ran her car off the road (and Nathan accidenta... more »
    db4dbms: You forgot the biggest one of all...Darth Vadar. Anakin (or Vadar...whatever) had his arms and legs chopped off - he's really just a torso with robot... more »
    blackoak: Exo-man! Also, didn't Full Moon put out a couple of movies featuring a character called 'Mandroid'? [edit] Additionally, and I know it isn't scie... more »
    anomaly_kid: Can I just say thank you for giving a nod to Animorphs? I grew up devouring that book series, loved it to death. Good to know it hasn't been forgotten... more »
    bipolarber003: ... and there was the scene just before the ark was lifting off from "When Worlds Collide" where the millionaire, Stanton, who financed it's construct... more »
  • #triviagasm

    20 Science Fiction Characters Who Got Their Legs Back

    In Avatar, Jake Sully's in a wheelchair, until a magical brain tech turns him into a running, jumping, soaring blue dude. The disabled character who regains the use of his legs is a science fiction mainstay. Here are 20 examples. More »
  • #newcomicswecrave

    What's Worse: A Superhero Gone Bad, Or A Killer Robot Who Won't Kill?

    If it's not one superhero going wrong, it's another - Or, at least, that's the take-away from this week's two competing "dark side of superheroics" books. Plus, Star Wars, Star Trek, Terminator... and gorillas going up against the Green Goblin. More »
  • #newcomicswecrave

    Marvel, Steampunk And Misfits Rule This Week's Comics

    After weeks of taking it relatively easy, there's only one way to look at this week's new releases: Marvel are back to wanting all of your money. But steampunk and weird goodness are available elsewhere. More »
  • #electionrigging

    How To Steal An Election, Science Fiction Style

    If you're freaking out with worry over whether tomorrow's U.S. election will be rigged, don't worry. It will be. American elections are always rigged to some extent, but the tampering is almost never enough to alter the final outcome. Still, Americans are pansies when it comes to rigging ballots — at least, compared to our greatest science fiction heroes, who have a long and proud history of tying democracy into knots you'd need a million nanoprobes to untwist. Hacking voting machines? Registering Yoda to vote? Bah. That's nothing. Here's how your heroes do it. More »
  • #comicbooks

    Seven Addictive Scifi Comic Books Free Online