Household gadgets for the nerd household

To catch them all, you first need to know them all. From the classic Poké Ball to the gold-gleaming Luxury Ball to the camouflaged Safari Ball – in...

Steven Rhodes is the illustrator behind these delightfully dark retro images that look like harmless 1970s schoolbooks – until you take a closer lo...

In 1987, an invisible alien hunter made an entire elite unit sweat in the jungles of Guatemala – and not from the heat. The Predator, a warrior fro...

In the world of One Piece, Devil Fruits are coveted treasures – those who eat them gain supernatural powers, but lose the ability to swim forever. ...

Taro Sakamoto was once the world's most feared hitman — today he runs a small convenience store and probably eats ramen. Sounds like the perfect li...

The Baratie is the most famous floating restaurant in the One Piece world – an establishment on the high seas, run by culinary legend Zeff and his ...

"Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's…" — anyone who has ever opened a comic or watched a superhero film knows this call. Clark Ken...

The Pokémon Pokéball Toaster is the kind of kitchen gadget that makes even morning grouches look like they've just stepped out of the Pokécenter. I...

I am a Jedi like my father before meThis is Luke Skywalker's iconic quote as he stands before the Emperor. He not only professes his allegiance to ...

The world and characters that J. R. R. Tolkien created in his Lord of the Rings trilogy are unique in their level of detail. Peter Jackson has brou...

In the 2006 game "Okami", Japanese mythology is used in a very artistic way to create epic images and an enchanting atmosphere. The player takes on...

A hero who is completely overpowered by a simple workout and bored by his own powers, while others worship him, fight him or want to ally with him:...

Little fire-breathers have it tough. The tail flame burns, the inner urge is real – and someone has to keep the coffee hot. This red-scaled little ...

Superman has Krypto – and now you do too. The loyal super-dog from the DC Universe is Superman's animal companion from the planet Krypton and just ...

Ryuk, the immortal god of death from the manga and anime masterpiece Death Note, has one weakness: apples. For everything else – skulls, chaos, the...

A thousand years of adventure, and in the end stands an elf with silver twin tails and a staff that doesn't just hint at magic – it practically glo...

In 1975, one film made an entire generation afraid to go back in the water: Jaws turned two simple bass notes into the most menacing soundtrack in ...

On Pandora, the lawless desert planet from Borderlands, chaos reigns: Vault Hunters blast their way through bandit camps while garish billboards fo...

1955, at exactly 10:04 pm, lightning strikes the clock tower of Hill Valley and sends a certain Marty McFly back to his own present. Ever since, th...

When you first open the door of the Tardis in Doctor Who, you experience what is probably the most famous aha moment in science fiction: on the out...

Anyone who has ever stood at a bus stop in the rain, wishing for a fluffy neighbor with a giant smile, instantly understands why Totoro has been wi...

Red or Blue? Since the first Pokémon games on the Game Boy, the choice of starter Pokémon has divided friendships and schoolyards. Bulbasaur fans, ...

Every Dungeons & Dragons session knows this moment: The Dungeon Master grins, and suddenly the Beholder emerges from the darkness – this insane...

Four elements, one world, one Avatar. In the animated series Avatar – The Last Airbender, the young Aang bears the burden of reconciling the Fire, ...

Night City is brutal, loud, and neon-lit – and the toughest guys there wear gold chains, cyberware, and a jacket with more zippers than a Swiss Arm...

Monkey D. Luffy had a simple dream: to become the King of the Pirates. His first ship on this journey was the Going Merry – a small caravel ship wi...

Michael Faraday discovered in 1831 that a moving magnet generates current in a conductor – Lenz's law. That's all well and good, but what if you co...

Wow, you're an even better dinosaur trainer than Owen Grady! Even he wouldn't dare come so close to the fearsome teeth of a raptor. Although Blue i...