The choice is seemingly easy for Ventress. A little later on, Ventress walks in on a young boy trying to secure passage on a shuttle. Chaos ensues as both Ventressandthe boy pull out their lightsabers, easily carving through the troopers. © Lucasfilm The fight is short, but impressive, the Inquisitor noting that Ventress doesnt fight like a Jedi. However, its not enough. The Inquisitor bests Ventress, getting her lightsaber (and even the boys) away from her....

Theprelaunch pagefor theArt of Star Wars: A New Hope The MangaKickstarter is available for fans to follow now. The standard retail release of the collection will hit comic book stores and bookshops starting summer 2026. Want more io9 news? © Adam Warren/Dark Horse News from the future, delivered to your present. © Hisao Tamaki/Dark Horse Collector’s Edition front © Dark Horse Comics/Lucasfilm Collector’s Edition back © Dark Horse Comics/Lucasfilm Masterpiece Edition © Dark Horse Comics/Lucasfilm...

Jon Favreau writes and directs while Dave Filoni and Kathleen Kennedy produce. Theyre searching for a target and the camera pans back through the walker. Dozens of troopers are getting ready for battle when the back door blows off. The Mandalorian & Grogu are flying to the big screen.Image: Lucasfilm In the same shot from before, he goes off. He blasts some troopers, flame-throws others, shoots his wire, its action packed....

Avengers: Doomsdayis confirmed to end on a life-and-death cliffhanger. The newStreet Fightermay have already cast its Ryu and Ken. And did Craig Mazin all but confirm Joel is doomed by the endThe Last of Usseason two? The quickening!© StudioCanal If that one dont spoil your morning, nothing will! Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow, its Morning Spoilers! I was really excited, man. © Cineverse Even when I thought I might never make another movie, I never thought Id stop being creative....

Star Wars Celebration is underway in Japan, and that means new stuff. The Vintage Collection toys are $17 individually, and the Power Crystal Lightsaber is $45. Want more io9 news? © Lucasfilm/Hasbro News from the future, delivered to your present. © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro © Lucasfilm/Hasbro...

The White House has changedcovid.govinto a website for promoting the so-called lab leak theory for the origins of covid-19. But the best science we have at the moment still suggests covid had natural origins. At some point in the past week, covid-19, started to redirect to the White House. US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Giorgia Meloni, Italy’s prime minister, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 17, 2025....

AndMedPage Todayreports that at least two other journals have received similar intimidating letters. Are there new norms being developed and offered? while ending with a request for a response by May 2. Interim United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Edward Martin during an Anacostia Coordinating Council monthly meeting at Martha’s Table in Washington, DC on March 25, 2025.© The Washington Post via Getty Images The journal also posted apublic statementonline Friday affirming its editorial standards but didnt address the DOJ letter specifically....

It was played this week atStar WarsCelebration Japan. Boba is flying through traffic as Anakin pursues, firing at the bounty hunter. Boba spins and dodges Anakins blasts, then turns around and shoots flames at him. Animated Boba Fett once fought Anakin Skywalker.Lucasfilm He crashes to the ground. Boba Fett uses his harpoon to tie up Anakins legs and trip him. He then pushes Boba away, who seemingly falls off a ledge....

Its the question on the tip of everyones tongues: What the hell is vegetative electron microscopy? As it turns out, the term is nonsensical. It sounds technicalmaybe even crediblebut its complete nonsense. The MareNostrum 5 supercomputer in Barcelona.(Photo by Adria Puig/Anadolu via Getty Images) And yet, its turning up in scientific papers, AI responses, and even peer-reviewed journals. So… how did this phantom phrase become part of our collective knowledge?...

The main character here is dimethyl sulfide, a molecule produced by many ocean denizens, but especially plankton. Or at least emitting suspiciously life-like chemical signals. The curious mix suggests K2-18b hosts a watery, potentially habitable environment. An artist’s concept of K2-18b.Illustration: NASA, CSA, ESA, J. Olmstead (STScI), N. Madhusudhan (Cambridge University) The teams findings arepublishedin The Astrophysical Journal Letters. Speaking to the BBC, Madhusudhansaidhis team detected a surprising amount of gas during the single observation....

Three passengers were killed in the accident. By the time the driver realizes that an accident might occur, it can be too late. Starting in 2026, new battery safety standards will also be implemented in an attempt to curb fires. WANG Zhao/AFP But Tesla argued it waswithin its free speech rightsto use the language, and no action was taken. The newspaper again cited NHTSA statistics. Back in December, it wasreportedthat the Trump transition team was considering the possibility of killing the rule....

Artist Kevin Maguire also has a variant forBatman/Superman: Worlds Finest#41 whichll arrive soon. Meanwhile, the actualSuperman comicsreleasing this summer are preparing for some eventful changes. Whatever happens, its leading toward the next big DCU event. © Jorge Jiménez/DC Comics Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. © Frank Quietly/DC Comics © Nicola Scott & Annette Kwok/DC Comics © Jorge Jiménez/DC Comics © Jerry Ordway/DC Comics...

I do love opening the door for cosplayers, Davies shared with Polygon. And at the [finale], he was in a pair of Levis and a black leather jacket. And that means almost anyone can cosplay. Jonathan Groff and Ncuti Gatwa in last season’s “Rogue.“© BBC/Disney+ But given the Time Lords travels, not every week involves an outfit built around jeans. All the variety has undoubtedly inspired cosplayers to run wild, which excites Davies....