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Frank Frazetta Conan painting sells for $1,000,000!
The original cover painting for the Lancer paperback of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Conqueror sold this week to a private collector.
10 sci-fi oddities from Google's new digital time machine
Strange toys, early Roswell rocketry, a rotten tomato for George Lucas, and more.
Spider-Man arrested due to assault on Hollywood Boulevard
When officers responded to a radio call reporting a battery, they discovered four different people dressed like Spidey.
Google uncovers Asimov's switch to the TRS-80
Hoe the man who wouldn't fly on airplanes was finally nudged into the computer era.
Why migrant workers are dressing up as superheroes
Photographer Dulce Pinzón wants us to remember that the greatest heroes aren't superhumans battling cosmic forces.
Salman Rushdie talks eruditely about Superman—and gets it wrong
What's the difference between green kryptonite and red kryptonite? Don't take Sir Salman's word for it!
Navy was ordered to listen for Martians in 1924
The Chief of U.S. Naval Operations instructed all stations to monitor the airwaves for any unusual transmissions due to anticipated contact from Martians.
Our 15 favorite Sesame Street sci-fi moments
Celebrate the 40th birthday of the classic kids' show with Patrick Stewart, Natalie Portman and other sci-fi stars.
BBC invites kids to redesign Doctor Who's TARDIS
New Doctor Matt Smith will judge the contest to design a new time console.
Amazon coughs up $150K after Kindle eats teen's 1984 homework
Amazon's deletion did more than just remove copies of 1984 and Animal Farm from his Kindle.
Here's how you can appear in HBO's A Game of Thrones
A call has gone out for extras on the adaptation of George R.R. Martin's fantasy epic.
Jedi accuses UK department store of religious discrimination
Daniel Jones, who created the International Church of Jediism, claims he was victimized.
Why Halo screenwriter won't read your effing script
Academy Award nominee Josh Olson wants to make a deal.
Marvel/DC Comics artist helps capture (alleged) criminal
Chris Weston's pen proves to be mightier than a bank robber's sword.
Stan Lee (and ... Jack Kirby?) on the Marvel/Disney deal
The Man and The King on the media merger of the year.
12 weird sci-fi statues you can buy for your garden
Get rid of your garden gnomes and replace them with dinosaurs, zombies and aliens.
Sneak peek: Where the Wild Things Are novelization
Dave Eggers' The Wild Things offers clues to the upcoming adaptation of Maurice Sendak's classic.
Terry Pratchett campaigns for the right to take his own life
Discworld's creator says, "I live in hope I can jump before I am pushed."
Why Eoin Colfer is nervous about his new Hitchhiker's novel
And Another Thing will be the sixth book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series.
SDCC: Fans say Iron Man 2 so awesome it's orgasmic
Comic-Con audience members claim that the sequel will leave the first film in the rust.
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