The cast of the upcoming Star Wars: Ahsoka show continues to grow, this time with a Marvel and Star Wars alum. Ray Stevenson, who voiced Gar Saxon on Star Wars Rebels and The Clone Wars, as well as played Volstagg in the Thor films, is reportedly joining Rosario Dawson in a galaxy far, far away. And we think we know…
Some things just don’t mesh well together. On their own, for example, dogs and robots are pleasant, sometimes even joyous additions to the human experience. When combined though, they can lead to dystopic results. Despite the uncomfortable optics, “robo-dogs” have experienced a resurgence in recent years, particularly…
The U.S. Department of Energy announced it will invest about $5 billion into a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, in hopes of making electric vehicle charging “accessible to all Americans” to encourage more people to trade gas-guzzling cars for electric.
In late 19th century Spain, at the end of the Third Carlist War, a bomb levels an orphanage and everyone perishes—except one girl (Haizea Carneros), who’s pulled from the wreckage by a mysterious woman (Itziar Ituño). As vampire movie All the Moons explains, what happens next is a miracle wrapped in a nightmare.
Amazon has shared more details of how it will integrate Comixology into its other services. The internet giant has posted an updated FAQ explaining key parts of the transition, including some timelines. Most notably, Comixology will no longer fulfill pre-orders for comic books released February 17th or later — you’ll have to cancel them and re-order through Amazon. In that sense, the transition is clearly underway.
The primer also makes clear that series subscriptions will only be available through Amazon, and that a “small number” of series won’t carry over. You’ll be told if a favorite can’t make the transition. Amazon also provides the usual tips, such as prepping for the new Comixology app (in short: merge your accounts) and shopping in Amazon’s comics-focused section. As Amazon previously said, the existing Comixology app and web store will phase out sometime after the new portal arrives.
The timing in the FAQ lines up with Amazon’s (delayed) early 2022 target for integration. The Comixology you once knew is going away very shortly, whether you like it or not. It’s mainly a question of whether or not the name will survive for much longer.
“Every cat owner about their cat: ‘they’re like a dog’”
While there are several months left to go before the James Webb Space Telescope is fully prepared for max science, the first photos have arrived.
Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9’s regular round up of the latest and greatest in toy news. This week: Hasbro goes back to Star Wars with big new playsets and big new droids, Lego asks us what we really really want, and Doctor Strange magics himself up a new Multiverse of Madness figure. Check it out!
The timeline on covid-19 vaccines for U.S. children under 5 years will be postponed yet again. On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration announced it would cancel a key meeting set for next week on the potential approval of Pfizer and BioNTech’s under-five vaccine, and that it would now wait for additional data…
Intel has its eye on blockchain technology with a new blockchain accelerator chip that’ll ship in the year 2022 for cryptocurrency mining and related tech.
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