@naugahydeinplainsight: Your 'baldwin' proposal is so compelling I couldn't register as an io9 member to say this quick enough; "I see what you did there - and it's fucking awesome". I've read the site on and off for a year or more, it was a lone refuge from those who mocked my appreciation of The Sarah Conner…
NASA TV Show Reminds People Of Good Old Days
NASA will celebrate its 50th birthday by going on a charm offensive and trying to remind you that it can still be really, really cool. At least, that's the impression given by the announcement of a new half-hour series, NASA 360, that aims to show how the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has made the…
Download Doctor Who Audio Plays from Big Finish
Wanting to visit the Doctor while on the way to work? Then look no further than Big Finish's Doctor Who digital download service. The British company, who've been releasing monthly audio plays starring previous Doctors on CD since 1999, are embracing MP3s as a way to supply nostalgia to fans while also getting around…
Read The Comic Book Gloria Steinem Tried To Ban
This week's comics are all about nostalgia, from a new Speed Racer comic to some reprints of the strangest Silver Age comics. One major highlight is the One Man Army Corps, Jack Kirby's 1970s vision of the world of tomorrow. Are you ready for "THE WORLD THAT'S COMING?" Find out, after the jump.
Three of the Greediest Planet-Eating Bastards Ever Created
Now that we've all given up on any pretense at a New Year's diet, it's time to celebrate some of the hungriest people in science fiction: Those so hungry, they could eat an entire planet. Not for these fine folk, the questionable pleasures of a Burger King Whopper or espresso chocolate chip cookie or several; instead, …
Suresh Explains Evolution to You on the Interwebs
The last time we saw him, he was betraying all his ideals and messing around with a cheerleader's magical healing blood, but none of that stops Dr. Mohinder Suresh from setting up his own website. Yes, it's part of the Heroes Evolutions
American Hero Lets Readers Inside Wild Cards
When is a TV reality show not a TV reality show? When it's a multi-author blog in support for the latest in the Wild Cards series of anthologies. American Hero, the TV show at the center of Inside Straight, the eighteenth book in the series released last month, has made the leap off the printed page to become a site…
Dynamite Catfight Between Painkiller Jane and Terminator
While it may not be the Kristanna Loken versus Summer Glau catfight that many fans have been dreaming of, Dynamite Entertainment is offering up the best bad-girl actionfest they can. Yes, it's the crossover between the Painkiller Jane and Terminator 2 comic books. Written by Jane co-creator Jimmy Palmiotti, the…
The Next Movie Tie-In Lego Craze
With the news that Lego are to release special sets based on the new Speed Racer movie, two thoughts enter the collective io9 head. The first, that we can't wait for said sets to be released so that we can mix and match them with our Indiana Jones and Star Wars sets for an awesome Racer X/Darth Maul/Nazis showdown,…
