Spurious Awards Of The Week
Another short – but hopefully very sweet – selection this week: Spider-geeks, super-socks and Sauron
Pedant Of The Week
Socks Of The Week
Wonder if the eight-year-old Jake Humphrey would have liked a pair of these to complete his image? Superhero socks complete with capes . Not recommended for use when cycling. Could be nasty. And While we’re on the subject of underwear…
????????????* Of The Week
(* This is not a typo… We seriously do not how to describe this)
Is someone making a Minecraft anime? Have they had a few too many wine gums?
Shocking Discovery Of The Week
Scientists have found the Eye Of Sauron… in space! This is actually a supermassive black hole sitting at the center of galaxy NGC 4151. It’s one of the closest galaxies where we can clearly observe an actively growing black hole. You can read more about what’s happening in the photo over at The Daily Galaxy .
Unexpected Beneficial Side Effect Of The Week
Cringe Of The Week
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Being Human USA’s Sam Witwer may play the voice of Darth Maul in Clone Wars, but he proves he’s not too strong in the Force in this slightly embarrassing appearance on America’s Today show.
Baby Of The Week
Gotta admit, we’re loving this first look at Baby Superman , from the Cartoon Network’s new DC Nation strand. Let’s just hope we never get to see the projectile vomiting or nappy changing scenes.
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Convention Trend We Hope Takes Off Of The Week
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Image Of The Week
A picture that says at least a thousand words. Available as a print form here.
Honorary Non-SF Award Of The Week
Strictly speaking, this isn’t SFX territory… but we don’t think you’ll mind, because it’s awesome, it involves space and it uses the 2001 music.
Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years.