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more about #postapocalypse more comments → Chip Overclock: To everyone saying "guns are useless": I agree completely. Under no circumstances should any of you buy any firearms. If you own any, get rid of the... more » gorehound: My AK47 is ready and willing.So is my Harley more » golddiggersof2033: Does anyone want to join my team? I can identify most animal scat, am skilled at knitting (fishing nets? snares?), and possess a womb to repopulate wi... more » Guang: Best preparation: an iron stomach. The ability to eat and digest anything. You might not enjoy life too much, but you'll survive. more » cletar: I can make stone tools. And, as an archaeologist, I know where some good caves and rock shelters are. more » Memepunks: How about "Get a Dog". Mad Max had his trusty Blue Heeler. Wil Smith had the German Shepard in I am Legend, and there was Blood in A Boy and His Dog. ... more » Anekanta - killed by a cacodemon: But I'm too lazy to learn all that stuff! The best I can hope for is to be among the first to die when the nuke-uh-lar bombs hit! more » rek: No mention of a Bug-Out Bag? If the apocalypse involves your home town burning or sliding into the sea, you're going to have to get out of there fast.... more » mrmonkey72: Knowledge of medicine? As long as you show yourself to be useful as far as First Aid goes a few times people'll want you around. more » grubout: Lube by the gallon full. more » spudhed: guns will be useless, ammo will fast run out then what good is it to you? if you need a weapon (and you will) youre far better with something that wil... more » LiC: You know who you should go out and make friends with - managers of Cabelos, Wal-Marts, and sporting goods stores. The manager of the Kansas City Cabe... more » LiC: I'm prepared for fire-making. The one thing I remember from Star Trek Voyager is that one good way to makeover a character is by burning her extremel... more » sharkish: I initially read "magnificent blogging skills" as "magnificent boggling skills" and thought, goddamn it, I am AWESOME at boggle - Apocalypse can't cha... more » Ricky Cruz: More advice: Before the world REALLY ends, make time to watch the "The Colony", a reality show more like a Post-Apocalyptic 101. It will confirm ever... more » -
#postapocalypse
How To Make Yourself Apocalypse-Ready
We often talk about fictional apocalypses here at io9, but what if the collapse of civilization actually happens in your lifetime? Here are some things you can start doing right now to make sure you're ready to ride it out.
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#poll
Has the Apocalypse Jumped the Shark?
With apocalyptic explosionfest 2012 hitting theaters next month, along with fallen civilization desperation flick The Road, it's time to ask: Has the apocalypse finally nuked the fridge? Take our poll to register your discontent with pop culture armageddon glut.
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#video
It's An Existential Post-Apocalypse in Video Short "Bunker"
The world has been nuked. Under Paris, a woman waits months alone in a bunker with only canned food for company. She's about to commit suicide when a voice comes over the radio. Find out what happens next in Bunker. More » -
#gaming
MechWarrior's Giant War Machine Gets a Reboot
Just when you were craving more mega-bot destruction of vast urban wastelands, MechWarrior comes to save you. And it's not your grandmother's game - this is a brand-new reboot, with slicker graphics and more multiplayer strategy. More » -
#exclusive
War Of The Worlds' Robot Brethren Enlist In 9's Machine Uprising
Some of the machines that wiped out the human race in the post-apocalyptic rag-doll movie 9 look very familiar... in an awesome way. Check out our exclusive tripod art from 9, then click through to see the metal beasts sleeping. More » -
#triviagasm
Vampires - In Space! Or the Future! Or Both!
Why must vampires always appear someplace in Louisiana, Northern California, or London whining about their gothic pasts? If you're sick of the same old vamps, we've got a batch of newfangled ones for you - some from outer space. More » -
#conceptart
When Machines Destroy the Earth - A Gallery
What will the planet look like when robots scorch it into sulfurous dirt? Or when machines convert the human world into a pile of iron and sludge? Check out our gallery of art that shows the world after the techno-apocalypse. More » -
#conceptart
San Francisco After 100 Years Under the New Chinese Regime
These images of San Francisco and the Grand Canyon show possible futures emerging out of an apocalyptic moment when traditional power relationships changed forever. And they're not the only places that have been transformed. More » -
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#conceptart
Fantastical Monsters from Beyond the Apocalypse
Here are some of the latest monster concepts to come out of the fevered minds busily creating the post-apocalyptic Australian adventure Wynter Dark. These are the nuked-out mutants known as Nomen. More » -
#conceptart
Don't Mess with Post-Apocalyptic Siamese Twins
I'll tell you what is best in life: Watching dozens of amazing artists vie to create the best images of post-apocalyptic siamese twins. More » -
#pregoldenage
The Most Amazing Book Covers from Pre-Golden Age SF
Some of the most gorgeous, evocative, and strange science fiction art you've ever seen comes from the covers of novels written between 1904-33, in SF's "pre-Golden Age."
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#pregoldenage
The 10 Best Apocalypse Novels of Pre-Golden Age SF (1904-33)
With Wall-E director Andrew Stanton working on a film based on Edgar Rice Burroughs's 1917 novel A Princess of Mars, you need a crash course in books from this seminal era in science fiction.
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#fallout3
Fallout 3 Gives You the Glamorous Apocalypse
It's nearly dusk as you approach the abandoned supermarket, crouching behind a burned out hover-bus. You nearly make a mad dash to the entrance, dreaming of the food and medical supplies you might find inside. Then you notice the mutilated corpse chained up above the door. Raiders! Cautiously, you watch the parking lot...there they are. Heavily armed, too. You'll be able to loot the store if you want to, but there will be blood. In the post-apocalyptic world of Fallout 3, nothing comes easy. More » -
#postapocalypse
What Will Remain of Us 100 Million Years After the Apocalypse?
What will be left of humanity in 100 million years? Geologist Jan Zalasiewicz of the University of Leicester suggests that hyper-evolved rats or aliens (his picks for future scientists) will find scant clues. There will be faint fossils and chemical traces, all packed into thin layers of rock easily disrupted by water, weather and geologic processes. So exactly what evidence of our existence would these future archaeologists find? More » -
#fallout3
Explore the Vast Capitol Wasteland of 2277 in Fallout 3
This concept art for Fallout 3, which we mentioned once before, shows Washington D.C. reduced to ashen rubble. The highly-anticipated sequel to the classic "wander the wasteland and have sex with mutant hookers" RPG is slated for a Fall 2008 multi-platform release. The story is not directly related to the one from Fallout 2, but it takes place in the same world. In 2077, nuclear war destroys most of America, forcing the survivors to hide out in underground vaults that protect them from radiation, mutants and other bad stuff. More art below. More »
