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Report: The Handmaid's Tale Graphic Novel Is Coming
Next month sees the premiere of the Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s classic speculative fiction novel The Handmaid’s Tale. A just-announced radio drama will also revisit the dystopian reality, as well, but did you know that a graphic novel has been in the works, too?
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Jonathan Coulton Fights 'Nicey-Nice Fascism' with Text Adventure Music Video and Graphic Novel
Musician Jonathan Coulton has debuted the first video for his upcoming album, Solid State. It’s a glorious send-up of classic text adventure video games, as well as a cautionary tale against the encroaching surveillance state. As a bonus, the album has its own graphic novel.
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A Gorgeous Aliens Motion Tracker, and More of Our Favorite Toys of the Week
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's roundup of all the coolest new toys around (at least this week). This week: a totally lavish Aliens prop replica, an anime-style Kamala Khan, Pac-Man power for your phone, and a very elaborate Batmobile from Batman v Superman. Hide your wallet and check out all the good stuff below.
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Doctor Who's New Companion Is Gay
The modern continuation of Doctor Who has not shied away from LGBTQ characters—but aside from recurring guest characters like Captain Jack or River Song, the show has yet to feature an ongoing, permanent LGBTQ companion. That is until season 10 and the arrival of Bill.
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Rainn Wilson Is Going to Bring Harry Mudd to Star Trek: Discovery
If anyone is going to do justice to Roger C. Carmel’s most glorious Star Trek character, it’s going to be Rainn Wilson.
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Oh My God, Look at Saturn's North Pole
Recently, Gizmodo space writer Rae Paoletta called Saturn “the golden retriever of the solar system,” and I’m not here to dispute that characterization. But it was a lot easier to think of Saturn as a golden retriever when the planet’s defining hue was, y’know, gold. Not blue. Not electric, alien protomolecule-blue.
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Feast Your Eyes on All the Science Fiction and Fantasy Books Coming Out in April
Feast your eyes on this huge list of April releases, and maybe consider dabbling in weird science to grow an extra pair of peepers. There are tons of amazing new scifi and fantasy books on the way, including a dystopian tale from Cory Doctorow and a very highly anticipated Star Wars novel.
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It's Time to Throw a Gif Party
It’s Friday, and while it’s not our eleventy-first birthday, it’s still time to celebrate. As long as by “celebrate,” you mean “put gifs in the comments.” So, come on everyone, let’s party!
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In The Discovery, Life After Death Is Real, But Everything Else Is Uncertain
Imagine that the afterlife has been scientifically proven to exist. How would the world react? What would happen to the person who made that discovery? These are just some of the captivating questions at the start of Charlie McDowell’s new film, The Discovery, which debuts on Netflix today.
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The First Lego Set for the Wonder Woman Movie Gives Us a Gigantic God of War
Discerning information about an upcoming movie from its toyline is always a bit of a wild goose chase—especially when it comes to Lego, which is notorious for obfuscating as much as it can to make sets. But nonetheless, this Lego set is the closest thing we have so far to a look at Wonder Woman’s big bad.
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