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The Dreadful, a webcomic about the goofy, gunslinging demons of the Old West

Lauren Davis — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:00:00 PDT

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In an Old West populated by centaurs, mad mystical cow rustlers, and bovine missionaries, the wise-cracking, hard-drinking demon girl Kit — armed with an otherworldly gun — is out for revenge against her former outlaw gang. More »

Kung-fu gunslingers are looking for action in Far West

Ed Grabianowski — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 09:00:00 PDT

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Far West: a world of dust and legends; of gunslingers and martial arts masters; of Imperial power and frontier wisdom. Blending the spaghetti western with the tropes of Chinese wuxia and a dash of steampunk, the shared world of Far West will include short story collections, a web series and a pen and paper RPG. More »

Olivia Wilde explains how she stole her character's look and backstory from "The Man With the Black Hat"

Meredith Woerner — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 15:30:00 PDT

Olivia Wilde is quickly becoming the biggest leading lady in science fiction, so what's the next role she wants to tackle? A female Captain Kirk! More »

Yee-Haw! Pew Pew! It's the motherlode of Cowboys & Aliens stills!

Meredith Woerner — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:48:48 PDT

We've got a giant heaping of Cowboys & Aliens stills for you fine cowpoke. Watch as "Cantankerous Land Owner" Harrison Ford steely-eyes the shit out of "The Man With The Black Hat," Daniel Craig. More »

We've seen the first 40 minutes of Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens - and they deliver the goods

Alasdair Wilkins — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:01:53 PDT

With Cowboys & Aliens, Iron Man director Jon Favreau attempts to mash up the Western genre with science fiction. How well does it work? We've seen the first two reels, and they conjure a robust John Wayne sensibility. More »

10 Amazing Things We Learned On The Set Of Cowboys & Aliens

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 13:34:39 PST

Earlier this year, we spent one hot summer day at New Mexico's infamous Plaza Blanca landscape watching Jon Favreau, Harrison Ford, and Daniel Craig make their alien abduction Western mash-up. Here's what we learned. Plus two new behind-the-scenes images! More »

Take a closer look at Cowboys and Aliens' all-out extraterrestrial war

Meredith Woerner — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:59:00 PST

You've seen the first trailer for Cowboys & Aliens now take a look at the alien secrets hidden within a collection of newly released high-res images, plus some trailer screencaps. What's the biggest surprise? The alien camera POV shot. More »

Marketing is magic in M.K. Hobson’s Native Star

Kelly Faircloth — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:00:00 PDT

Foggy London's the spiritual home of steampunk, but M.K. Hobson has set Native Star against Gilded Age America's rise to power—and added magic. We talk to Hobson about American steampunk, mixing history and fantasy, and mass media-inspired magic. More »

Sam Raimi to do apocalyptic scifi western

Annalee Newitz — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:32:35 PDT

After he directs a prequel to Wizard of Oz, Sam Raimi is going an even more awesomely weird direction. He's adapting scifi western comic Earp: Saints for Sinners. More »

Life is Tough for an Atomic Cowgirl

Lauren Davis — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:00:00 PST

You would think that being an atomic cowgirl in the Old West would be a breeze. After all, you have awesome, nuclear-powered weapons, and you're superstrong to boot. But that doesn't mean you'll be taken seriously. More »

How Jonah Hex's Deformed Face Could Have Cost Brolin His Eye

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:00:00 PDT

So exactly how does one recreate the hideous brow of Western anti-hero Jonah Hex? Josh Brolin, who wanted to do it "au natural," talked about how recreating a comic book in real life can turn your eye into a raisin. More »

James Marsters Saddles Up For Alien Western

Meredith Woerner — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:00:00 PST

Genre workhorse James Masters is getting back into harness one more time. Our beloved vampire and gay time traveler will be killing big fat alien bugs out West amongst the coyotes and dirt roads in a new Sci Fi Channel original movie. Marsters plays an outlaw who escapes death thanks to some dangerous aliens, but mostly the whole business seems like an excuse to have the awesomeness of Spike in a cowboy hat. Details and spoilers below. More »