Future Stories

Since today marks the release of a new movie featuring a pair of dudes who just wanna rock , but also have to do things like time travel and save the world , we got to thinking about other standout bands—some heroic, some flat-out evil, and a few with zero human members—that’ve appeared in our favorite movies. Read more...

This first book in the Moonshae trilogy holds the great distinction of being the very first Dungeons & Dragons novel ever set in the Forgotten Realms . It also holds the distinction of having the series’ raddest, most evocative title. Unfortunately, the story itself doesn’t evoke much of anything—which, given that it’s… Read more...

Where technology was concerned, my dad liked things that were cheap. He liked things that did what they supposed to do. And he didn’t like being hassled. Anything else, and he’d excommunicate an entire company it forever, even if the quality improved down the road. His victims were marked by derisive nicknames:… Read more...

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It’s the two kids in a trenchcoat of Star Wars . And I love it. Read more...

Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen) might be the long-rumored “ child of destiny ,” but there is another who must play an equally important part. HBO has released a new teaser trailer and release month for season two of His Dark Materials , which hints at Will Parry’s (Amir Wilson) greater destiny and the dangers that await… Read more...

Since 1997, Eiichiro Oda has churned out One Piece. It has become the most successful manga ever. And one day, One Piece will end—according to Oda, in the next four to five years. Read more...

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Bill and Ted have taken an excellent adventure and a bogus journey , and they’re soon to face the music . But what kind of trouble did they get into in the 30 years since we saw them last? Bill and Ted Are Doomed , a new prequel series from Dark Horse, will explore that in comic form—and io9 has an exclusive peek! Read more...

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