It was a fantastic week for cyberpunk with Tron trailers, virtual chickens, mind controlled fruit flies, Terminator versus Iron Man versus the Coffin, Coolio in The Matrix and downloadable immortality! This week's cyberpunk news!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE WEEK IN CYBERPUNK COMICS

Preview:  Iron Man: The Rapture #02
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Enter Stark 2.0 – a fusion of man and machine unlike anything the world has seen before, an entity that will push its host past the brink of sanity as it attempts to recreate the world in its own image. With Stark Industries in lockdown, it’s up to Starks’s associates Pepper Potts and Jim Rhodes to stem a technological virus that might well contaminate the entire world. But to save the day, they’ll need Tony’s help – if, indeed, there is anything left of him.

 

 

Newsarama | Marvel First Look - INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #500
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The Armored Avenger’s past, present and future come together for a mind-bending tale that brings together three generations of Starks! Is Tony Stark the man responsible for the dystopian world of tomorrow?

 

 

SNEAK PREVIEW OF HARD DRIVE ISSUE #2 AND CONTEST DETAILS!
cyberpunkcomics.com

The next issue of Hard Drive is almost here! Take a look at a 6 page preview and see how you can win a free limited edition copy!

 

 

 

 

The Awesome Power of Battlesuit and Concept Armour Art!
io9.com

Everybody loves battle armor — it's stylish and allows you to kill more people without ruining your stylish evening wear. And the next best thing to wearing armor is drooling over concept art of armor. Here's some of our favorites.

 

 

 

The Coffin: 10th Anniversary Hardcover review 
cyberpunkcomics.com

A scientist cursed with an undying cybernetic body fights the ultimate battle against a monstrous corporate foe for his soul and his estranged child…

 

 

 

 

 

TERMINATOR 1984 #3 Preview
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The future of humanity seems more uncertain than ever as Kyle and Ben are forced to battle an entirely new Terminator threat alongside a very pregnant Sarah Connor! It's the blowout conclusion to Zack Whedon and Andy MacDonald's inspired reimagining of the original Terminator saga!

 

 

 

 

 

THIS CYBERPUNK WORLD

V for Vendetta Hacker Strikes at Washington State University
wired.com

An anonymous hacker wearing a Guy Fawkes mask took over classroom projection screens at Washington State University last Friday, the fifth of November, to broadcast a prerecorded message adapted from V For Vendetta, in a prank that evidently alarmed administrators and amused students... 

 

 

The Great Cyberheist
nytimes.com

Inside the mind of Albert Gonzalez, America’s most notorious computer hacker.

 

 

Robot Troops will follow orders, beat you at Rock, Paper, Scissors
wired.com 

Robots will be able to obey a pointed finger or a verbal command, and then tackle a job without flesh-and-blood micromanagement. Which will free up the hundreds, if not thousands, of troops who today have to spend their time twiddling robot joysticks.

 

 

 

Cool Cyberpunk Tattoos

Cyberpunk tattoos, windows to cyborg organs and mechanical hearts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Virtual Immortality Through Digital Cloning
forbes.com

If it’s not enough to know that your Facebook profile can live on into eternity, you may want to consider creating an “Intellitar” — a life-like online avatar that can learn how to be like you thanks to an artificial intelligence engine...

 

 

Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind
popsci.com 

"Gero Miesenboeck and his grad students are engaging in optical mind control, implanting fruit flies with false memories and causing them to learn from mistakes they never made..." Welcome to the Matrix, fruit fly Neo.

 

 

Scientists Help Blind Man See Again with Bionic Eye

In a major breakthrough for the blind, scientists have restored a man's sight with a "bionic eye" for the first time ever, reports Science Correspondent Julian Rush...

 

 

 

 

Foreshadows:  The Ghosts Of Zero Artist Collective

Foreshadows: The Ghosts of Zero is a unique and thrilling 19-story anthology of dark science fiction paired with a 19-track album of original soundtrack songs and instrumentals, created collaboratively, from both up-and-coming and veteran authors of fantasy/science fiction and musicians.

 

 

 

 

 

Virtual Chickens and the Technivore's Dilemma
wired.com

I am patenting, then waiting for someone else to invent so that I can sue them, VR: The Vegetarian Restaurant. Everyone gets a knife, a fork, a plate of spackle-grade tofu and a VR helmet that convinces them they’re eating whatever their inner carnivore desires...

 

 

THE WEEK IN CYBERPUNK FILM

The most amazing Matrix knock-off ever — co-starring Coolio!
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A young hacker fights Agent SmithNeville (Adrian Paul!) inside a virtual-reality subway train, and then Coolio and Bai Ling show up to save his ass. Watch Bai Ling make Miss Piggy kung-fu noises, while Coolio hacks the virtual reality itself.ible for the dystopian world of tomorrow?

TRON: LEGACY Official Trailer # 3
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When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the old Flynn's Arcade—a signal that could only come from his father—he finds himself pulled into a digital world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years...

 

Cyberpunk Music Video Review:  You Say Party - Lonely's Lunch
cyberpunkcomics.com

Punked-out police uniforms, hovering alien ships and a mysterious microchip make this video for the group You Say Party a fun romp through a cyberpunk Indian city...

 

Cyberpunk Movie Review:  Inception Special Edition Briefcase DVD
cyberpunkcomics.com

One of the best films of 2010 was a cyberpunk thriller about using technology to hack into dreams. The Limited Edition DVD box set Briefcase Version is available December 7, and is loaded with fun extras, including the comic book prequels...

 

 

Source Code: A New Cyberpunk Movie in Production

A full plot synopsis and the first photo from Jake Gyllenhaal's upcoming Source Code sci-fi movie...