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Image: Erewhon Books io9 is pleased to announce that Erewhon Books has acquired Womb City, the novel debut of Lambda finalist and Nommo Award-winner Tlotlo Tsamaase , who uses both xe/xem and she/her pronouns. Tsamaase is a Motswana writer currently living in Botswana. Xer novella, The Silence of the Wilting Skin , garnered a massive amount of critical acclaim. Erewhon Books is truly the little publisher that could . An independent, small-person team, it has published some incredible authors and books since it started publishing in 2020. It came out of the gate swinging with C.L. Polk’s The Midnight Bargain, which immediately garnered nominations across the industry, and Scapegracers , a YA that ended up on the indie bestsellers list. Womb City is described as “a feminist horror novel set in a futuristic Botswana where citizens’ consciousnesses can be implanted into available, microchipped bodies, in which a woman commits a desperate murder to save herself and her unborn chil...

Krysten Ritter attends MOCA Gala 2022 at the Geffen Contemporary on June 04, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Robin L Marshall (Getty Images) While OG Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany is busy getting big and green for Marvel’s She-Hulk on Disney+, the next chapter of AMC’s clone-fascinated series has announced its star, and she happens to have her own Marvel connections: it’s Jessica Jones ’ Krysten Ritter. Ritter will star in and executive produce Orphan Black: Echoes , according to Deadline ; we’ve known it was in the works for awhile , but this is by far the biggest update yet. The 10-episode “offshoot series” takes place in the same world as Orphan Black and is due next year on AMC and AMC+; here’s what we know about its plot so far, courtesy of the trade: “ Orphan Black: Echoes takes place in the near future and explores the scientific manipulation of human existence. It follows a group of women—one of them played by Ritter—as they weave their way into each othe...

Gif: 20th Century Studios At a Glance: Avatar , written and directed by James Cameron, was released in 2009 and became the highest grossing film ever—which it still is to this day. It’s taken over a decade for the first sequel to be released , but it’s coming December 16. It’s called Avatar: The Way of Water . The Way of Water is the first of four additional sequels, the rest of which are scheduled to come out every two years: 2024, 2026, and 2028. The epic story will follow Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldana), two Na’vi warriors who fell in love in the first film, and their family, which has expanded with several kids. Many new and returning cast members are a part of it. The original film is being re-released in theaters September 23. What *Is* Avatar , Exactly? Screenshot: 20th Century Studios Not to be confused with the hit animated show Avatar: The Last Airbender , Avatar was a 2009 sci-fi film written and directed by James Cameron that grossed...

Gif: Lucasfilm Bill Murray said it in 1978 and we’re still saying it today: “ Star Wars ! Nothing but Star Wars ! Give me those Star Wars ! Don’t let them end...” Star Wars is everywhere these days, with multiple movies and TV shows in the works from Disney and Lucasfilm. This article will give you the most up to date Star Wars release dates so you know exactly when every new Star Wars movie or Disney+ show will arrive. This post was last updated on 7/27/2022.   What’s the next Star Wars release? Andor | Teaser Trailer | Disney+ Star Wars: Andor Release Date: August 31 (On Disney+) How did Rogue One character Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) become the Rebel spy we saw in that movie? This show, from Rogue One writer Tony Gilroy, follows that story . It too features an all-star cast including Stellan Skarsgard, Fiona Shaw, and Genevieve O’Reilly (as Mon Mothma), but no Alan Tudyk as Cassian’s friend K-2SO, at least not in season one. Recently, we learned that Andor ...

Image: WB Animation At San Diego Comic-Con 2022 , io9 sat down with the creative teams shepherding Warner Bros.’ classic Looney Tunes characters into new and reimagined cartoons. In a push led by Looney Tunes Cartoons ’ Alex Kirwan—who spearheads the franchise’s current slate of shorts on HBO Max—the beloved animation icons will soon expand into even more content. There’s the upcoming Tiny Toons Loooniversity   revival, a Halloween special, Cartoonito’s Bugs Bunny Builders for kids, and two feature-length animated movies on the way—and we have a feeling that’s not all, folks! Tiny Toons Looniversity Image: WB Animation The concept art shown blew the Comic-Con audience away with the confirmation that every character would be returning to Amblin and Warner Bros. Animation’s Tiny Toons Looniversity . According to Erin Gibson, showrunner and co-executive producer, “ We brought back everybody, down to Arnold the Pitbull. And we do go to space, too.” Nate Cash, the ...

Image: DC Comics On January 1, 1993, Superman died . If you’re used to comics constantly killing off characters and then bringing them back willy-nilly , this may not sound like a big deal. But not only was it rare back in the early ‘90s, this was Superman , comics’ preeminent superhero. The event got massive mainstream news coverage and was a major moment in pop culture—so much that it genuinely merits a 30th-anniversary celebration, for which DC Comics has some pretty cool plans. First, DC will reprint the original Superman #75 on November 1, which featured the Man of Steel sacrificing his life to stop the supervillain Doomsday. Then, a hardcover titled The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will be released on December 6, containing the entire “Death of Superman” saga which includes Superman #73-75, Adventures of Superman #496-497, Justice League America #69, Action Comics #683-684, Superman: The Man of Steel #17-19, and Newstime: The Life and Death of Sup...

Screenshot: Paramount With the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard reuniting much of the bridge crew of the Enterprise -D, it makes sense that the iconic flagship of Starfleet will make a return, too. But which one? Well, it could be one we know already. At San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend, Sir Patrick Stewart himself caused a bit of a fluster when he revealed to audiences that Picard ’s last season would return to “the original Enterprise ,” leading fans to wonder if the actor meant, somehow—due to time travel shenanigans , presumably, although I guess we’re leaving that to Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds —a return to the original ship, or at the very least the return of The Next Generation ’s iconic Enterprise -D . However, a new option has emerged: other starships Enterprise are indeed available . Seeking to shut down the fandom hysteria, Picard showrunner Terry Matalas took to Twitter yesterday evening to say that Stewart’s comments weren’t what fans assu...

Tesla 4680 structural packs has eliminated threaded fasteners which is the cause of 75% of failures in cars. Sandy Munro believe there are 816 or 828 battery cells in the pack. There is four sections of 204 battery cells (6X34) but there could be a section with 12 extra cells hidden under the foam. They ... Read more

Ride, OJ, ride! Image: Universal Pictures A year has passed since Jordan Peele first let the world know the ominous title of his next movie; ever since, we’ve all been wondering what the heck Nope was going to be about. Each trailer pulled back the curtain a little bit , but when the film finally opened this past weekend, all was revealed. And it was a lot. Written and directed by Peele, Nope is about a brother and sister (Daniel Kaluuya and Keke Palmer) whose family owns a legendary horse ranch. When something mysterious begins to appear in the skies above the ranch, the siblings decide to document it, hoping to gain fortune and glory. What they find is more than they bargained for, but also something they’re perfectly suited to tangle with. Below, io9 writers Germain Lussier and Sabina Graves dive into Nope ’s spoilers, theories, themes, and more. Did we mention spoilers? Here’s one of these: There’s something in the sky. Image: Universal Pictures Germain Lussier: S...

Screenshot: Paramount David Warner, who sadly passed away earlier this week , is beloved for his villainous turns. From Time After Time to Time Bandits , from Tron to Batman: The Animated Series ’ Ra’s Al Ghul, the actor’s legendary career is paved with them. But perhaps his finest hour on television comes from his third and final Star Trek role in The Next Generation . “Chain of Command” sits as a two-parter in the middle of The Next Generation ’s sixth season. It’s one of the show’s best , and beloved for a haunting turn by Patrick Stewart, playing a Picard who is captured and brutally tortured by the Cardassians—an interrogation lead by Warner’s sinister Gul Madred. He’s left as vulnerable as we perhaps ever see the great hero Jean-Luc Picard, who ends the story by admitting how close he came to giving up. Screenshot: Paramount Picard is nearly broken by Warner’s Madred, who turns in a truly fascinating performance that catapults him into the top tier of TNG ’s best guest...