Sci-Fi Cartoons
Created by Matt Groening of Simpsons fame, This famous cartoon tells the story of a man that wakes up 1,000 years into the future and joins a group of couriers called "Planet Express"
Futurama
Cemented as the Xbox's "killer app", this videogame series has sold more than 81 million copiers worldwide and has spawned novels, comic books, and movies.
Halo
Local St. Paul Author Naomi Kritzer won the Hugo Award for best short story in 2024 for this story about a wellness app that encourages users to be more productive through daily suggestions
Better Living Through Algorithms
This epic monster film released in 1933 was remade by Director Peter Jackson in 2005, and inspired a video game series developed by Nintendo
King Kong
This popular 2001 Nickelodeon cartoon depicting an alien lifeform sent to earth to conquer it had its own yearly convention called "InvaderCon"
Invader Zim
Edgar Wright cited this Capcom Zombie franchise as his inspiration for the movie "Shawn of the Dead"
Resident Evil
This local South Minneapolis bookstore was featured in Twin Cities PBS in 1987 in an interview about the origins of Science Fiction Publications
Uncle Hugo's
Also known as "The Modern Prometheus", this 1818 novel by Mary Shelly is considered a foundational story for the Science Fiction, Gothic Horror, and Fantasy genres
Frankenstein
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Considered by many critics to be one of the best animated series of all time, this retro-futuristic series depicting a lone samurai trying to get back to his past to vanquish a great evil has won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards.
Samurai Jack
Alongside Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, this Super Nintendo game is widely credited for establishing the "Metroidvania" video game genre
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The University of Minnesota Press holds the distinction of being the first publisher of the official English translation of this 1954 novel depicting the origins of a monster born out of nuclear fallout attacking the country of Japan
Godzilla & Godzilla Raids Again
This 2007 film starring Will Smith, is based on this Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name, depicting a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by vampires
I Am Legend
This fictional neural implant served as the primary means of communication in John Scalzi's "Old Man's War"
BrainPal
The WB Television Network never allowed Bruce Wayne's age to be revealed in this TV series because they did not want him to be thought of as old and decrepit. In one episode where Bruce has a birthday, the writers said his age in the initial script, but had to take it out because the network would not allow it to be revealed.
Batman Beyond
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Set in a futuristic depiction of a large midwest city in 2038, this 2018 video game received praise, as well as some criticism, for using androids as an allegorical representation of marginalized groups
Detroit: Become Human
Set in Minneapolis, this film starring Matt Damon depicts the origins of a fictional airborne virus that causes a worldwide pandemic
Contagion
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In 2014, this Space Opera Fantasy series created by Brian K. Vaughan depicting an extraterrestrial husband and wife couple fleeing galactic authorities was added to the American Library Association's list of the the ten most frequently challenged books.
Saga
Named "Mighty Atom" in Japan, this series about a futuristic Android created in the likeness of a dead child, was watched by 40% of the Japanese population who had access to a TV during its peak
Astro Boy
On November 3 of 2011, Google introduced the Barrel Roll, which allowed you to rotate the screen 360 degrees by typing "do a barrel roll" on the search bar as a nod to this famous Nintendo franchise
Star Fox
This local non-profit organization are responsible for Minnesota's annual Science Fiction convention called "Minicon"
Minnesota Science Fiction Society
James Cameron, of Avatar fame, mentioned the influence this novel by Author Edgar Wright Burroughs had on the Avatar Series. The novel depicts John Carter, a Virginian confederate soldier, being sent to Mars due to a time traveling mishap
A Princess of Mars