Concept » Fringe Science appears in 363 issues.
Traditionally alchemy is the quest to change 'worthless' base metals into gold via magic or means of chemistry.
A computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence, such as visual perception, speech recognition, decision-making, and translation between languages.
When two people (or beings) exchange minds and wind up in each other's bodies.
A staple of science fiction and super hero genres. The clone is an artificially produced genetic copy of an already existing creature. Many clones retain the original's characteristics and powers, but often result in warped and unstable characteristics.
Cybernetic organisms or "cyborgs" are a concept seen in various comics where a sentient being is given mechanical enhancements to his body for a variety of purposes.
Whether by magic or by science, this is the ability to move from one dimension into another.
A label used by the Walt Disney Company for several of their comics; usually under IDW Publishing or Dark Horse Comics. This should only be used for comics that use the logo.
Gastro is a technology in Paul Pope's 100% (set in 2038) that allows people to see what goes on inside the body of say a stripper as she gets off or a boxer as he gets beaten to a bloody pulp.
Altering a person (as an example) on a purely genetic level.
Device used to travel faster than light from one location to another.
Manipulating someone's thoughts and/or actions against their will.
Regeneration was a process unique to Time Lords. Unlike ordinary healing and regenerative abilities of other races, a Regeneration would be a complete biological reset, thus healing the body. This would also result in the Time Lord's body and personality changing, as every cell in the body, including brain cells, would change. Although they would have a new personality and appearance, they would remain the same person.
To bring someone back to life after they have been dead.
Futuristic genre of fiction.
An alternative term used for "Superhero" coined by writer and artist Alan Moore. It more generally implies a hero with a Science-Fiction origin within the America's Best Comics Universe.
A sub-genre of science fiction that melds science fiction and fantasy. Mostly deals with alternate worlds, where steam technology meets futuristic technologies.
Suspended Animation/Temporal Stasis is where the human (or some form of life) is exposed to extreme cold, stopping their life functions, without killing them.
It is a term created by Carl Jung. Because of its pop-culture presences it is found in some comics, such: as Alan Moore's Swamp Thing, where John Constantine was created as a tribute to Sting. Sting while in the Police wrote a Synchronicity and Synchronicity II.
The power to transport from one place to another.
Terraforming or terraformation is the process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, or other body to be similar to the environment of another celestial body.
Time travel in comics involves jumping or returning in time to change an event and therefore, altering history (alternately sometimes time travel is used simply as a means of exploration). Heroes generally protect the time stream, villains seek to profit from its manipulation.
A computer-simulated environment that can simulate physical presence in the real world or an imagined one.
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