Ten years after the release of alien-invasion thriller Out of the Dark, authors David Weber and Chris Kennedy are back to continue the story with Into the Light. Humankind is still battling aliens, but there’s suddenly a new power player: Earth’s long-hidden population of vampires. Turns out they’re also quite…
Source: io9 – Humankind Makes a Supernatural Alliance to Survive an Alien War in This Excerpt From Into the Light
In Stephen King’s novel The Stand, the few survivors of a pandemic that wipes out the vast majority of the planet’s population are left with a decision to make after they all independently experience the same mysterious dreams. Though the survivors don’t initially know who Randall Flagg and Mother Abagail are, or what…
Source: io9 – The Stand’s Latest Trailer Pits Darkness Against Light
I am a simple man, with simple needs. I just want my favorite space wizard franchise to reckon with the concept of generational conflicts and the traumas they enact on those asked to ceaselessly fight in them. Oh, and also occasionally have a really nice piece of knitwear show up.
Source: io9 – Hey: More Sweaters in Star Wars, Please
In response to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic that, to date, has killed over 250,000 people in America alone, and kept most cinemas closed, most films skipped theaters in favor of a digital launch. In the months leading up to (and after) Tenet’s original intended release date in July, Warner Bros., IMAX, and director…
Source: io9 – Christopher Nolan Is Cool With You Skipping Theaters Now, Actually
Insomniac’s first thwip at the Spider-Verse gave us a compelling tale of Peter Parker’s dual life, with a wonderfully personable twist that smashed those halves together. Its successor—Spider-Man: Miles Morales, released last week—does the same but as its larger self does, the new story drills this idea down into…
Source: io9 – Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ Biggest Conflict Is Achingly Intimate
The only thing I
know about the original Short Circuit is
it’s the origin of the name Johnny 5. Maybe I’ll learn more when it’s remade, a prospect about which there have been rumors for a while.
Source: io9 – 1986 Sci-Fi Film Short Circuit Is Getting a Remake, For Serious This Time
Helmed by Peter
Hyoguchi, God of Mars is an
in-production science fiction film that’s breaking new ground. While companies
like Disney have used Epic’s Unreal Engine to aid in production, Hyoguchi’s
film is going a step further and just filming the whole damn thing in Unreal.
Source: io9 – The Creators of God of Mars Decided to Cut Out the Middle Man and Produce the Film Entirely in the Unreal Engine
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Another week,
another interesting Star Trek: Discovery interview.
This one is about the visual effects.
Source: io9 – Star Trek: Discovery’s VFX Supervisor Talks Building a Bold Future for the Aesthetics of Space
Ska Tune Network is
one of my favorite YouTube channels. They take some great music and combine it
with the most earnest genre of modern times, ska, to create vibrant,
entertaining covers and lots of great new tunes to boot. In their latest video,
they tackle a really great choice: “Change Your Mind” from Steven…
Source: io9 – Ska Tune Network Turns a Beautiful Steven Universe Song Into a Self-Affirmation Anthem
No relation to the
real Space Force. I mean, probably. Who knows with that thing.
Source: io9 – Netflix’s Goofy Military Satire Space Force Is Getting a Second Season
Everyone’s favorite screw-up hero is finally getting his own show again.
Source: io9 – A Darkwing Duck Reboot Is Coming to Disney Plus With Seth Rogen Producing
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Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round of the latest and greatest in plastic goodness. This week: Miles Morales! Miles Morales? Miles Morales. Sure, there’s some other toys, but let’s be real: this is Spider-Man’s week. Check it out!
Source: io9 – Miles and Miles (and Miles) of the Week’s Best Toys
Chris Hemsworth will be joined by a fellow Chris in Thor: Love and Thunder. No, not the one who played Captain America, as awesome as that would be. And no, not the one who has been resurrected in Wonder Woman 1984, as wild as that would be. It’s the one that makes the most sense for the story: Chris Pratt, who’ll be …
Source: io9 – Thor: Love and Thunder Is Adding a Second Chris
Star Wars, for better or worse, is fascinated with itself. It loves the past, even as it rails against it, an existential back and forth between adding to its vast tapestry or enriching what came before (or, more often than not, simply repeating it because it rhymes). But today’s episode of The Mandalorian, in a…
Source: io9 – We Don’t Know Shit About The Mandalorian’s Major New Planet, and That Rules
Cats are kind of a big deal right now. Not only has Miles Morales recruited his own crime-fighting feline, also named Spider-Man, but Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla has a bunch of giant cats you can pet. They’re also great at warding off evil on Friday the 13th—which happens to be today! So we’re petting, playing, and…
Source: io9 – You Can Pet the Cat in the Latest Friday Gif Party
Just when you thought it was safe to assume your baby was real again. Wait. What?
Source: io9 – Creepy Baby Show
In terms of pure revelations, Chapter 11 of The Mandalorian may be the show’s most significant episode yet. Short of introducing the Child in the first episode, the characters and ideas introduced this week have the potential to shake the world of Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) to the core. They might just change the galaxy
Source: io9 – The Mandalorian Just Opened Up a Galaxy of New Possibilities