Attention Star Trek fans and collectors—to your wallets! PPW Toys is about to release Mr. Potato Head versions of beloved Star Trek TOS characters, starting with the great Shat himself, Captain James T. Kirk, and his good ol’ pal (OK, make that enemy), the Klingon Kor. According to Toyexplosion, the
If you’ve been thinking the ‘snowpocalypse’ and ‘snowmageddon’ storms that have hit the eastern United States have been bad, here are 17 worlds from around the galaxy that should leave you feeling better about a little snow. We realize these are only the—ahem—tip of the iceberg as far as frozen
German researchers have built an anthropomorphic robot hand that can endure collisions with hard objects and even strikes from a hammer without breaking into pieces. In designing the new hand system, researchers at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, part of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), focused on robustness. They
Working with writer J. Michael Straczynski, artist Shane Davis introduced readers to a whole new take on Superman last year with the hugely successful graphic novel, Superman: Earth One. Although the project was originally announced as a series of books, the future of the format hinged on that first volume.
We’ll have to wait just a little bit longer for the gossip, set photos and spoilers that will inevitably come out of The Hobbit, because Peter Jackson has been hospitalized, delaying the production. Jackson is suffering from a perforated ulcer and has undergone surgery to repair it. According to a
The guys at the Prop Store of London know that the stories behind sci-fi props can sometimes be as fascinating as the props themselves. That’s why they’ll be popping up on Blastr from time to time, taking a look at the untold stories of some amazing objects from movies and
Blastr has posted that it seems like, these days, the best way to pry first looks at beloved geek franchises from the studios is to have someone grab a shoddy, not-ready-for-prime-time image and post it all over the net. Worked with X-Men: First Class and now it’s worked for ThunderCats.
Brannon Braga has worked on Star Trek in some capacity for 15 years, from an intern on The Next Generation in 1990 to the executive producer of Enterprise when it ended in 2005—and he regrets that in all of those years, the series never had a gay character. Read the
It’s a Fantastic Four farewell with the revelation Tuesday of who among them has been selected to be written out of the super hero team. While Marvel Entertainment has made no secret that a member of the quartet, which was introduced in August 1961, would die, exactly who among the
Steve Rogers has super strength, speed and endurance, as well as super healing abilities. He even has the super name of Captain America. But for the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger, the hero’s name will have to wear a mask in few markets overseas. In Russia, South Korea, and
When a potential Oscar winner says he’d love to have a part on Doctor Who or Torchwood, it grabs our attention. But when that actor claims he would go for a “bad guy” role, it makes us even MORE excited. Colin Firth (who most of you know as the ultimate
There’d been talk and whispers (actor Bruce Campbell being among the most vocal) that Evil Dead—one of the greatest horror/comedy cult movies ever made—would get the reboot treatment, but then things sort of died down. Until now. And the news is—Sam Raimi’s still in. During the press tour for Starz’s
