Who's your favorite back-stabbing anti-hero?

We love anti-heroes in general, from Han Solo to Bronn. But the most exciting anti-heroes are the ones who can't be trusted. At all. The ones who will turn on their friends if someone offers the slightest incentive. The betrayers. Who's your favorite totally untrustworthy good guy? (Or gal?)

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When assholes use the Force

A group of U.K. jokesters decided to see what would happen if they kept a public elevator's doors from closing by using "the Force," a.k.a. a friend hidden around the corner. I don't know much about British law, but I think if a guy on your "lift" pulls this, you should be legally allowed to cut him in two and chuck the…

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Do you have a favorite scifi memory of your dad?

Happy Father's Day to all the fathers and father figures in the galaxy! Is your dad a science fiction fan? Did he take you to your first science fiction movie? Do you argue over the greatest franchise? Have you ever undertaken a geeky project together? Share your favorite scifi father memories.

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George Lucas is Darth Vader and more, in Celebration Europe's Art Show

A whole host of pieces have been revealed for next month's Celebration Europe Art Show, showcasing some of the coolest Star Wars fan art from artists around the world... although there's something playfully ironic about depicting George Lucas as the Dark Lord of the Sith in a work designed to celebrate the legacy of…

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What if Shakespeare wrote Star Wars? "Alas, poor Stormtrooper!"

What if William Shakespeare took a crack at Star Wars? Just imagine the classic Wookie and R2-D2 chess scene re-written as a Greek chorus. We've got an exclusive look inside the pages of Shakespeare's Star Wars, by Ian Doescher. And yes, it's got the "Alas, poor Stormtrooper" line.

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The Very Best Dick Jokes from Science Fiction and Fantasy Movies

The new apocalyptic comedy This Is The End is a treasure trove of dick jokes. But science fiction and fantasy have a long and proud history of wang-based humor. Here are the greatest dick jokes (intentional or unintentional) from throughout the history of science fiction and fantasy movies.

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Are these really the most essential epic fantasy books ever written?

Five different people have taken a stab at creating lists of the top 50 most essential epic fantasy novels of all time. And their different lists reveal that... nobody's quite sure how to define "epic fantasy." And there's been a noticeable shift in the parameters of the genre lately.

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Which Star Wars EU character do you want to see in the new movies?

Rumors have been flying about casting for Star Wars: Episode VII, which claim some characters from the Expanded Universe will be in the new movie. It's too soon to know anything about characters in the new film, but it's fun to speculate. Which people from the books, comics or cartoons do you wish would appear in the…

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Darth Vader goes to Burger Chef, finds lack of onion rings disturbing

In case you've never seen it before, here's quite possibly the greatest fast food tie-in commercial of all time: Star Wars joining forces with Burger Chef to shill some posters. Which, to be fair, are really nice, as you can see below.

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Why the hell didn't the Green Lanterns pick Superman?

So last night I had a dream where I was watching TV, and in the background there was a very subtle joke I didn’t notice. I know this because 45 minutes later, I had another dream where someone explained the joke to me. This is completely blowing my mind. Anyways, on with your mail!

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