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Ten years ago, Stephen Hawking told Last Week Tonight’s John Oliver a chilling but memorable fictional story about the potential dangers of AI. The gist is that a group of scientists builds a superintelligent computer and asks it, “Is there a God?” The computer replies, “I have it now,” and lightning strikes the plug, preventing it from shutting down. I hope that doesn’t happen with OpenAI and the evidence lost in the New York Times plagiarism lawsuit.Wired reports that a court statement filed by The New York Times on Wednesday says that OpenAI engineers accidentally erased evidence of the AI’s…
Marvel Comics has shed light on Deadpool and Miles Morales: Spider-Man crossover “Pool of Blood.” The story, written entirely by Cody Ziggler, begins in Deadpool #11 on February 12th.“Blood Pool” continues in MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #30. Spider-Man returns to Brooklyn, only to find himself in Deadpool’s crosshairs…both Deadpools!Wade Wilson goes too far this time…and messes with the wrong Spider-Man. How far will Wade go to recoup this contract, and who is the real mastermind behind this job?! Whoever it is, it can’t be good for Deadpool or Miles Morales!So, what is a “pool of blood”?After a vampire transformation and a…
Rebellion’s ongoing monthly children’s anthology Monster Fun will end with its next issue (#26), as it’s set to hit UK newsstands in just a few weeks. The news was published via John Freeman’s Downthetubes blog and shared on Monster Fun social media channels. The UK release date is December 4th, with a US release (via preview) scheduled for January 8th, 2025. On Facebook and X, Monster Fun says: “Thank you, dear reader, for all the frightening fun you’ve had over the years! It’s been a frighteningly good time, but unfortunately this December issue of Monster Fan will be our last.”…
The full Marvel Comics solictations are here for February 2025 with over 150 covers to check out and plenty of sneak peeks.Leading the charge is One World Under Doom, Marvel’s first event-level series, complete with tie-ins and new series launches. Doctor Doom is the Sorcerer Supreme, and as Ryan North told us, he’s never had everything he needed to rule, all on his lonesome.Also, don’t miss the December 2024 and January 2025 solicitations for more Marvel Comics solicitations ahead.MARVEL COMICS FEBRUARY 2025 SolicitationsONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #1 (OF 9)Ryan North (W) • R.B. Silva (A) • Cover by Ben HarveyVIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY BEN…
Marvel Comics has released a new Todd Knack cover for West Coast Avengers #1, which will be available as a free cover to comic shops.For more on the West Coast Avengers, don’t miss X-Men Monday with Gerry Duggan!Check out the cover below!New York, NY — November 21, 2024 — Earth’s Mightiest Heroes are back on our greatest shores in the all-new West Coast Avengers from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Danny Kim! Coming next week This highly anticipated new series features Iron Man, Spider-Woman, War Machine, Firestar, the mysteriously saved Ultron, and more. To celebrate the release, many comic shops…
Researchers at University College London have achieved what celebrity chefs and Italian nonnas could only dream of. They created the world’s thinnest spaghetti. This culinary achievement, published in Nanoscale Advances, produced strands of starch nanofibers just 372 nanometers wide. It is invisible to the naked eye and is even smaller than some wavelengths of light.Although “the world’s thinnest spaghetti” sounds silly, starch actually has important uses in medicine. For example, using nanofiber starch in bandages can help wounds heal by allowing moisture to pass through while keeping bacteria out. Instead of going through the energy-intensive process of refining their own…
Image credit: Dynamite Entertainment Dark Horse’s Terminator comics, like Alien and Predator, have tended to be of a somewhat mixed but decent quality, but they’re often to blame for Sarah Connor’s The problem was that I was too fixated on the formula of how I would appear. Of course, movies have done the same thing, featuring the same characters over and over again. It’s a relief that Dynamite’s new Terminator series doesn’t do anything like that. The first article in this issue is the first in a series that follows U.S. GI Duggan during his departure from Nam at the…
Dynamite Entertainment HD has announced that its 2025 Silver Free Comic Book Day production will feature Gargoyles: Demona #0, a new installment of the popular Disney series starring the titular villain voiced by Marina Sirtis. ” was announced. Creator and writer Greg Wiseman reunited with artist Frank Paul (who directed numerous episodes of the original show) for the comic, lettered by Jeff Eckleberry and covered by Megan Hetrick, in May It will be released at comic stores on Saturday the 3rd. Cover by Megan Hetrick Revenge has been in progress for 10 centuries! The tragic story of Demona, the mortal…
Skybound has revealed that the 2025 Free Comics Day title “Transformers: Worst Bots Ever: Meat Ball Point” will be coming to FCBD on May 3rd. This special serves as a first look at the graphic novel, which will be released on July 9th.This feature features the first appearance of our new favorite Decepticon, Ballpoint, created by Brian “Smitty” Smith (Beep, Bee, Jay) and Mars Jr. (Void Rivals cover artist).”We’re thrilled to announce that Skybound’s first original Decepticon is officially the deadliest bot ever,” said Alex Antone, Skybound’s editorial director. “With ‘Ball Point,’ Smitty and Martz Jr. have created a heartfelt…
Cartoonist Jesse Lonergan will release a new tarot deck, The Unveiled Tarot, from Union Square & Company in January. The deck, which comes with a booklet with information from comics legend Mike Mignola, reveals Lonergan’s use of the picture-within-a-picture concept for the 78 archetypes of the Tarot. I’ve seen copies of this deck and it’s just a great physical piece of art, with just a beautiful set of provocative images. It’s no surprise that Lonergan is one of the most exciting artists in comics today, with award-winning projects behind such singular and gorgeous books as Man’s Best, Miss Truesdale, and…