Adam Savage meets the team at Magic Wheelchair, an organization that works with makers to build awesome costumes for children in wheelchairs. At this year’s Comic-Con, Magic Wheelchair unveiled five new Justice League-themed builds for these amazing kids, and we were honored to be there for the reveal!
Adam Savage’s Comic-Con 2017 Panel!
Here’s Adam’s full Comic-Con 2017 panel, in which he’s joined by Aaron Douglas of Battlestar Galactica and Wes Chatham of The Expanse to talk about costuming, science fiction, and their Comic-Con experiences. Adam reveals his incognito costumes for this year, and takes some great questions from the audience.
Screen-Used Model Miniatures at Comic-Con 2017
We get some close-up looks at Prop Store’s collection of model miniatures from Star Wars, Back to the Future, and Aliens on display at this year’s Comic-Con. Stephen Lane talks about the details of each piece, all of which are going on auction this fall. Plus, an actual hero Star Lord helmet from Guardians of the Galaxy!
The Stop-Motion Puppets of Laika Animation Studio
We get up close with the stop-motion puppets, vehicles, and environments built for Laika Entertainment’s magnificent films, on display in San Diego during Comic-Con. From 3D-printed model parts to large-scale mechanized puppets, the fabrication and finish of these characters are a labor of love for the art of stop-motion animation.
PROJECTIONS, Episode 19: Bigscreen VR and GunHeart Hands-On!
Jeremy and Norm review Bigscreen VR, a free app that lets users share their desktops and videos over virtual reality. We discuss the social and human-computer interaction implications of Bigscreen, and how an operating system might look like in VR. Plus, we go hands-on with Gunheart in a demo session with the developers!
Science in Progress: Making Supermagnets at CERN
Kishore heads down into another detector experiment at CERN to learn about the inner workings of ALICE. Plus, we learn how supermagnets are put together at CERN’s superconducting electromagnet factory.
Adam Savage and John Hodgman at Comic-Con as Chewbaccas!
Say hello to Twobacca! Adam is joined by John Hodgman at Comic-Con as they both walk the floor as our favorite wookiee! It’s also John’s very first time cosplaying, and he quickly discovers how enjoyable it is. Plus, Adam chats with the maker of this Chewie costume, and how it’s in some ways an improvement over Adam’s own costume!
Episode 409 – Farewell Flash – 7/27/17
Norm’s back from SDCC! He’s joined by Kishore and special guest Annalee Newitz for a mega deep dive into their Comic-Con experiences, all the movies and TV trailers, behind the scenes of that crazy jetpack video, the end of Adobe Flash and MS Paint, and the science study that may end football.
Richard Browning Explains How His Flight Suit Works
Adam meets up with Richard Browning, maker of an Iron Man-like jet suit that gives him real flight abilities. We get a demo of the suit in flight, and Adam chats with Richard about how the suit works and how it feels to fly and hover like a superhero.
Sixth-Scale Star Trek at Comic-Con 2017
It’s reassuring to know that hardcore fans are somtimes in charge of making high-end collectibles. We meet up with Quantum Mechanix’s Schubert Tam to learn how he directed his team to research and sculpt the perfect sixth-scale replicas of our favorite Star Trek characters, down to their episode-specific facial expressions!