io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 8

Today we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool, articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com. Stay tuned for all the parts.

• Is this the Justice League’s big, bad villain?
• Man of Steel poster imprisons Superman in handcuffs and lens flare
• What would it take to be Bane? A Dark Knight Rises infographic
• Japan’s new ‘communications robot’ will prevent astronauts from getting lonely in space — by being absolutely adorable
• How to make your voice sound like Darth Vader
• The sci-fi inspired buildings that communism built
• At first glance, The CW’s Wonder Woman show seems to be getting back to Diana’s roots
• Remember that time Willie Nelson and Frank Sinatra teamed up to do a PSA for NASA?
• Your First Look at the Animated Remake of the Soviet Union’s Most Monty Python-esque Movie
• The Top 10 Claims Made by Creationists to Counter Scientific Theories

io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 7

Today we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool, articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com. Stay tuned for all the parts.

• A world map of average life expectancy by country. How does your nation rank?
• Harry Houdini’s incredible book about home science experiments — free online!
• Mapping Nobel Prizes and Notable Laureates
• Christopher Nolan originally approached Heath Ledger to play Bruce Wayne
• Here’s Stan Lee’s latest sad superhero-based project
• These creatures live in a lake that’s been sealed beneath ice for 2,800 years
• Why we all secretly want the apocalypse to happen
• Watch Dan Harmon’s surprisingly inspirational keynote speech on the death of television
• Name that pair of Superhero underwear
• Science Fiction Under Totalitarian Regimes, Part 2: Tsarist and Soviet Russia
• No, the North Korean government did not claim it found evidence of unicorns
• The Hostess Fruit Pie ad Sandman and the Endless never made
• Serbian village council issues warning that a vampire may be on the loose
• The original Batmobile is going on sale January 19th
• DeLorean taxi takes you to your appointment across town and half an hour ago
• Find out when your house will be overtaken by rising seas

io9 Roundup of Superhero, Political and Futurist Articles, Part 2

This weekend we've got a roundup of recent, relevant, and few just really cool, articles from the science, science fiction and fantasy blog io9.com. Stay tuned for all the parts.

• Thousands of Australian students are taught that Robots led the Russian Revolution
• This is the most accurate American election map we’ve seen yet
• A first: An electric car has been awarded Motor Trend’s top prize
• 20 Essential Books About the Next Step in Human Evolution
• An Open Letter to the President: US physics education is crap. Let’s fix it.
• Could this immortal hydra polyp inspire advanced rejuvenation therapies for humans?
• The Weirdest Monuments Of The Communist Era That Are Still Standing 
• Which species stand to benefit the most from global warming? 
• What are the worst pseudoscientific myths you ever learned from pop culture? 
• Iron Man concept art shows Tony Stark’s gadgets that we never saw 
• You could own the original sketch that transformed Jack Nicholson into the Joker!
• Could there be life in Earth’s Stratosphere?

Russian Politician's Biographical Comic and Deadpool vs Zombie Presidents

Russian politician/millionaire/playboy/Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is getting a biographical comic book courtesy of Bluewater Productions Inc, and you can read more about it here.

A.V. Club has an in-depth article about Deadpool's new comic where he fights zombie presidents, which can be read here.

ComicBooked.com has an intersting editorial on Election Politics in the Entertainment Industry, which can be read here.

The East Valley Tribune has an article about a political encounter with Todd McFarlane and the similarities between superheroes and politicians, which can be read here.