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The Kingkiller Chronicle's Kvothe Has Never Looked Better Than in These Beautiful Illustrations
I suspect the chances of your owning a copy of Patrick J. Rothfuss’ The Name of the Wind are high. The author’s debut novel, which launched The Kingkiller Chronicle trilogy, stunned pretty much everyone when it was released in 2007, becoming one of the biggest fantasy book series of all time. So when I tell you you’re…
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Superman's Mom Hates to Be Honest, But Justice League Is Worse Than Avengers [Updated]
Looks like Superman’s mom doesn’t think he’s the most special boy in all the world, or at least shes’s not that impressed with his superpowered friends. When asked whether the Justice League movie will blow Marvel’s The Avengers out of the water, Diana Lane simply said: “No.”
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Syfy's Plan to Save Itself: Harry Potter, Comic Books, and George R.R. Martin
For years now—since around the time the channel purposefully misspelled its name from Sci Fi to Syfy—the former home of science fiction on television has been something of a joke. And now the channel and its owners at NBC think they can save it.
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Ridley Scott Admits Fan Backlash Over Prometheus Influenced Alien: Covenant
With Alien: Covenant coming out next week, lots of people have been discussing or revisiting the film that came before it: Prometheus. That even includes the director of both films, Ridley Scott, who admitted fan reaction to Prometheus influenced Covenant.
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A Beautiful New Documentary Highlights the Women Who Love Star Wars
For decades, Star Wars has been treated as a series for boys—but ever since 1977, girls and women all over the world have loved the saga too. A new documentary plans to speak to those female fans to see what inspired their relationship with the galaxy far, far, away, and the heartwarming trailer is worth a watch.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Inhumans, Marvel's Latest TV Stars
So we finally have our first look at the Inhumans, the stars of Marvel and ABC’s new limited TV series that finally brings Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s outlandish superteam to live-action after years of groundwork being laid by Agents of SHIELD. Don’t know your Terrigenesis from your Tritons? We’re here to help.
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Game of Thrones' Craziest Stunt Flamebroiled 20 People in a Single Day
Game of Thrones isn’t one to shut away from gutsy stunts, whether it’s the epic horse skirmish in “Battle of the Bastards,” or that stupid thing where we all watched ice melt to find out when season seven was coming. But all of them pale in comparison to what may be considered GoT’s craziest stunt, which probably…
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Last Night's Arrow Solved a Five-Year-Old Mystery With the World's Most Noncommittal Shrug
The opening scene of Arrow’s very first episode included an easter egg that had comics fans in fits from the get-go: the mask of the villain Deathstroke, perched upon a makeshift stand, speared by an arrow. Ominous, right? Well, last night’s Arrow finally answered how and why that mask was there, and... well, the…
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Today's Best Deals: Amazon Jeans Sale, InstantPot, Grid-It, and More
Amazon’s premium denim sale, $10 off an Instant Pot, the Grid-It organizer, and more lead Thursday’s best deals.
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Wonder Woman Could Bring a Classic DC Comics Team to the Big Screen
Don’t get your hopes up about the latest Deadpool 2 rumors. Get a sneaky glimpse at the set of the Han Solo movie. Ghost Rider and Captain Cold return in new pictures for Agents of SHIELD and The Flash, respectively. Plus, more Transformers Thru History for The Last Knight, and great news for iZombie, Gotham, and The…
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Thirty-Three Famous Physicists Sign Angry Letter About the Origin of the Universe
Cosmologists are in the business of figuring out how and why we got here. But if you call their work unscientific, you’re sure to set off a nerve.
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Check Out Fantastic Concept Art of the New Ships in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
If you’ve seen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, you probably know what ships we mean. If you haven’t, well, go see it and come back later.
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What Happens in Vegas Follows You Into the Desert and Tries to Eat You in This New Zombie Trailer
It Stains the Sands Red is a zombie movie that seems to borrow a bit from It Follows—it’s about a woman who can’t shake the plodding pursuit of the undead new man in her life. But it’s also set in the Nevada desert, lending a flashy danger to that region not seen since Nomi Malone hitchhiked into Vegas in Showgirls.
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All of a Sudden, Time Travel on TV Isn't So Hot Anymore
Last year it felt like every TV show was about time travel, with network series Making History, Time After Time, Timeless, and Frequency, plus a few others peppered around the dial and streaming. But three of those new time-travel shows have since bitten the dust, with a fourth likely soon to follow.
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This Alien: Covenant VR Experience Lets You Claw Your Way Out of Your Human Host
Unsurprisingly, witnessing a xenomorph emerge from its host from the xenomorph’s perspective is really, really gross.
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New Humble Bundle Nabs Some of the Best Nebula Award Winners for Hours of Scifi Obsession
Humble Bundle has just made friends with anyone looking for a stash of amazing and award-winning scifi and fantasy to add to their collection. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America bundle is an impressive collection of Nebula winners and nominated authors that’s basically an automatic summer reading list.
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A Giant Asteroid Is Headed to Earth and Somehow That's a Secret in CBS' Salvation
What can you say about a trailer that sums up its premise as “Asteroid. Earth. Boom”? Only that summer just got a whole lot more fun.
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Why Marvel's America Chavez, Who Comes From an Alternate Dimension, Identifies as Latinx
She’s beauty, she’s grace. She’s an interdimensional being with a fondness for the American flag and in this week’s issue of Marvel’s America, we finally learn how America Chavez came to identify herself as a Latinx woman.
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The Suspiria Remake Just Added One of Its Most Crucial Collaborators
Dario Argento’s Italian horror classic Suspiria is beloved for many reasons, but high atop the list is the film’s haunting score by frequent Argento collaborators Goblin. A Suspiria remake is due later this year, and the crucial slot of soundtrack creator has just been announced. It’s a name you might recognize.
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Overwatch Incest 'Shipping Tests The Limits Of What's Permissible In Fandom
While it’s possible to play Overwatch and not pay attention to its lore, there’s a part of that game’s fandom that loves it for its lore. These fans theorize about character backgrounds, make fan art, and often obsess over the possible romantic pairing in the game, known as “shipping.” They imagine former friends…
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