THE GONE HAPTICS: William Gibson reads first chapter of his new novel The Peripheral

TRAILER: Europa Report (coming this July)

EUROPA REPORT follows a contemporary mission to Jupiter’s moon Europa to investigate the possible existence of alien life within our solar system. When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean could exist underneath Europa’s icy surface and may contain single-celled life, Europa Ventures, a privately funded space exploration company, sends six of the best astronauts from around the world to confirm the data and explore the revolutionary discoveries that may lie in the Europan ocean. After a near-catastrophic technical failure that leads to loss of communication with Earth and the tragic death of a crewmember, the surviving astronauts must overcome the psychological and physical toll of deep space travel, and survive a discovery on Europa more profound than they had ever imagined.

Revolvermag premieres stream version of Skinny Puppy’s `Weapon`

Interested in the new Skinny Puppy album? After launching paragUn and saLvo, here’s the streaming version by courtesy of Metropolis Records and Revolvermag.

`Riddick` debut trailer rolls out, full of desert porn, Sackhoff and Pitch Black

Riddick has been left for dead on a sun-scorched planet that appears to be lifeless. Soon, however, he finds himself fighting for survival against alien predators more lethal than any human he’s encountered. The only way off is for Riddick to activate an emergency beacon and alert mercenaries who rapidly descend to the planet in search of their bounty. The first ship to arrive carries a new breed of merc, more lethal and violent, while the second is captained by a man whose pursuit of Riddick is more personal. With time running out and a storm on the horizon that no one could survive, his hunters won’t leave the planet without Riddick’s head as their trophy.

Director: David Twohy
Release: 9/6/2013
Studio: Universal Pictures
Starring: Vin Diesel, Karl Urban, Jordi Molla, Matt Nable, Katee Sackhoff, Bokeem Woodbine, Dave Bautista, Conrad Pla, Raoul Trujillo, Nolan Funk, Keri Hilson

Post-BSG Katee Sackhoff, a solid dose of Pitch Black and random monsters with nothing but claws? Sure. The Riddick franchise finally gets an overhaul by David Twohy and it’s finally not in the unlucky vein of urban retro-desertpunk-futurist Chronicles of Riddick. Join me in a London IMAX in September. (thx Riplakoidase!)

Warren Ellis `Science Gangster` T-Shirt: get one while you can!

Barely controlled and rarely safe, science has sent us to collect her protection money. Enjoy making your friends run screaming from your radioactive perforation mechanism!

Image is about nine inches wide and professionally silk screened in light blue glow-in-the-dark ink on 100% cotton black shirts. Brought to you by Warren with design by Ariana.

This came in via Warren’s newsletter and if you need help with tee brand and how they fit – here’s a helpful article on Customink.com about Hanes, American Apparel and Gildan, I went for American Apparel just because it’s a tad less heavyweight. (Get the Science Ganster teeshirt from Diesel Sweeties!)

This is how Detroit’s Robocop statue will look like

The RoboCop statue has been in the works for a couple of years now, having raised money on Kickstarter after the mayor originally shot down the idea. (Understandably, since the city has more important things to spend its budget on right now.) The photo below isn’t of the completed statue — the 10-foot figure still needs to be cast in bronze — but it’s “basically how the final product will look,” according to MLive (via Badass Digest).

If you’re interested in what’s happening to the Robocop franchise now apart from the Kickstarter-founded Robocop statue, head over to Slashfilm – extra words of wisdom there about a Frank Miller graphic novel and Jose Padilha’s remake! (via Slashfilm)