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Matt Synowicz did this very cool homage to X-Men #100 featuring the Jonny Quest gang versus the Venture Bros.

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Philip K. Dick was not a fan of the idea of adapting Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep into the movie, Blade Runner. In 1982 he suffered a stroke and was taken off life support 4 months before the movie was released. Although he didn’t see Ridley Scott’s film, he did manage to see a couple special effects sequences from the film 5 months prior to his death and loved it.

The Letters of Note blog reprinted a letter PKD wrote to the producers of Blade Runner.

“Jeff, after looking –and especially after listening to Harrison Ford discuss the film– I came to the conclusion that this indeed is not science fiction; it is not fantasy; it is exactly what Harrison said: futurism. The impact of BLADE RUNNER is simply going to be overwhelming, both on the public and on creative people — and, I believe, on science fiction as a field. Since I have been writing and selling science fiction works for thirty years, this is a matter of some importance to me. In all candor I must say that our field has gradually and steadily been deteriorating for the last few years. Nothing that we have done, individually or collectively, matches BLADE RUNNER. This is not escapism; it is super realism, so gritty and detailed and authentic and goddam convincing that, well, after the segment I found my normal present-day “reality” pallid by comparison. “

You can read the rest here.

Eric Bernard a fan of the 70′s TV show Space 1999 has rebooted it with more effects and tightened the continuity. Best part? Most episodes of the first three seasons have been condensed into easy-to-watch chunks of 2-3 minutes each. For each episode, he supplies a short, helpful plot summary and explains what he’s changed to modernize it. Check out his site at Space 2099.

The new Clive Barker film Dread is on it’s way. Adapted from a short story in the 2nd volume of the Books of Blood. It tells the story of 3 college students who want to make a documentary about fear. Clive Barker produces and Shock Till You Drop has the new trailer.

That is the big question among Blade Runner fans. Depending on which version of the movie you watch you might reach different conclusions. In the 1982 theatrical release, Deckard is not a replicant but in in the Directors Cut you are lead to believe that he is.

There is no definitive answer as Ridley Scott himself has stated that, although he deliberately made the ending ambiguous, he also intentionally introduced enough evidence to support the notion, and (as far as he is concerned), Deckard is a replicant.