James Whitbrook
@jwhitbrook.bsky.social
Lead Editor at @io9dotcom.bsky.social and @gizmodo.com. Questionable taste in puns, sci-fi, and video games. 🏳️🌈│He/Him │Icon by @joehunter.bsky.social ❤️
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'Magic: The Gathering' Ends the Tyrannical Scourge of This Lil' Guy
Poor Vivi and his reign in the 'Magic' meta is over.
gizmodo.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
rip king
Always an honour to be asked to waffle on about something, let alone a great episode of one the greatest TV shows ever made. Robots! The power of communal will!! Whales!!! Some Wars in the Stars or something!!!!
Boy, do we have a whale of a podcast for you! @jwhitbrook.bsky.social makes his Moonrace Wireless (and GRFM) debut to talk about ep. 46 of ∀ Gundam! We cover a lot of ground in this 2-hour long discussion, not least of which are more than a few Star Wars digressions! Become a patron to listen!
November 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Always an honour to be asked to waffle on about something, let alone a great episode of one the greatest TV shows ever made. Robots! The power of communal will!! Whales!!! Some Wars in the Stars or something!!!!
Genuinely amazing considering how long he's been in the works but Char is probably my favourite SHF release in ages. Just such a fun figure to pose.
November 9, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Genuinely amazing considering how long he's been in the works but Char is probably my favourite SHF release in ages. Just such a fun figure to pose.
The many faces of Char Aznable.
November 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The many faces of Char Aznable.
Blame this on the misfortune of your birth!
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Blame this on the misfortune of your birth!
Advent of the Red Comet.
November 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Advent of the Red Comet.
don't give me HOPE
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
don't give me HOPE
This is a very serious list in that it's incredibly stupid but also I would buy each and every one of them
20 More Lego 'Star Trek' Sets I Want After the 'Enterprise'-D
Sure, $400 starships are nice, but Lego 'Star Trek' could be so much more than pricey ships of the line.
gizmodo.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is a very serious list in that it's incredibly stupid but also I would buy each and every one of them
*the sound of the world's first fully functioning M-6 Carnifex being cocked from off camera*
"I want to be very clear, the new Mass Effect game is real and is my friend"
blog.bioware.com/2025/11/07/n...
"I want to be very clear, the new Mass Effect game is real and is my friend"
blog.bioware.com/2025/11/07/n...
November 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
*the sound of the world's first fully functioning M-6 Carnifex being cocked from off camera*
"I want to be very clear, the new Mass Effect game is real and is my friend"
blog.bioware.com/2025/11/07/n...
"I want to be very clear, the new Mass Effect game is real and is my friend"
blog.bioware.com/2025/11/07/n...
Beaming Wicked One Wonderful Night clips directly into my brain has unsurprisingly reawakened the latent Wicked stan part of my brain that had laid dormant since earlier this year and now I'm extremely gay and extremely emotional
November 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Beaming Wicked One Wonderful Night clips directly into my brain has unsurprisingly reawakened the latent Wicked stan part of my brain that had laid dormant since earlier this year and now I'm extremely gay and extremely emotional
some may question if we ever really had quote unquote media literacy, conceptually speaking
Happy anniversary to the greatest exchange on #StarWars Twitter of all time.
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
some may question if we ever really had quote unquote media literacy, conceptually speaking
Report: People's Sexiest Man Alive to Return In Vehicle for People's Sexiest Man Alive
Report: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Is Getting a Sequel and the Gang Is All Back
Report: 'Jurassic World Rebirth' Is Getting a Sequel and the Gang Is All Back
Gareth Edwards expected to return along with stars Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey, and Mahershala Ali.
gizmodo.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Report: People's Sexiest Man Alive to Return In Vehicle for People's Sexiest Man Alive
mickey, you bloodthirsty bastard, when will your yearning for souls at last be quenched
Disney World Guests Are Dying At An Alarming Rate
Disney World Guests Are Dying At An Alarming Rate
Four Disney World guests and a Disneyland parkgoer have died in a short span of time
kotaku.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
mickey, you bloodthirsty bastard, when will your yearning for souls at last be quenched
the bonus being a shuttlepod with Ro 😭
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
the bonus being a shuttlepod with Ro 😭
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The Lego 'Star Trek' Set Is Here, and It's Exactly What You Want
Boldly go with the USS 'Enterprise'-D in Lego form when it hits shelves in late November.
gizmodo.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Reposted by James Whitbrook
Hi! I’m Joe and I make comics and stuff. I have a gay little OGN coming out March 2026 that you can preorder here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Beat-E...
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Hi! I’m Joe and I make comics and stuff. I have a gay little OGN coming out March 2026 that you can preorder here: www.simonandschuster.com/books/Beat-E...
I make a few jokes, too
November 5, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I make a few jokes, too
Star Trek 4 is dead again, so I drew upon a decade of backlinks (and the brain damage of remembering all of this in over a decade of blogging about Star Trek) to look back on the last 10 years of attempting to get it made.
Wild stuff.
Wild stuff.
The Complete History of 'Star Trek 4' Not Happening
It's been a long road, getting from there to... well, nowhere.
gizmodo.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Star Trek 4 is dead again, so I drew upon a decade of backlinks (and the brain damage of remembering all of this in over a decade of blogging about Star Trek) to look back on the last 10 years of attempting to get it made.
Wild stuff.
Wild stuff.
it's gonna be a while before it's done (done done)
'KPop Demon Hunters 2' Is a Go, But It's Going to Be a While
The sequel to Netflix's biggest film of all time is aiming at a 2029 release.
gizmodo.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
it's gonna be a while before it's done (done done)
I would quite like to emigrate to Zohran Mamdani's New York City with my future husband please and thank you
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
I would quite like to emigrate to Zohran Mamdani's New York City with my future husband please and thank you
regret to inform you that it appears that Destiny 2's bryar pistol equivalent does *not* go 'vuh-weeeeee' when primed
'Destiny 2' Is Adding So Many 'Star Wars' Guns
'Renegades,' the 'Star Wars'-inspired upcoming expansion for Bungie's sci-fi shooter, will bring you plenty of firepower from a galaxy far, far away... and, of course, a certain laser sword.
gizmodo.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
regret to inform you that it appears that Destiny 2's bryar pistol equivalent does *not* go 'vuh-weeeeee' when primed
RIP for the seven billionth time
It Sure Sounds Like 'Star Trek 4' Is Dead (Again)
A new report claims Paramount has officially moved along from the Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto-led cast.
gizmodo.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
RIP for the seven billionth time
I have neither regrets nor shame
In light of 'Wicked' star Jonathan Bailey being crowned People's Sexiest Man Alive 2025, we are once again asking you to consider: This Catboy
If You Enjoyed Jonathan Bailey in 'Wicked', Please Consider: This Catboy
Dancing through life? No, dance through 'Final Fantasy XIV' instead.
gizmodo.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I have neither regrets nor shame
Congratulations to my fellow catboy lovers everywhere
November 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Congratulations to my fellow catboy lovers everywhere