The Great Geek Manual

Art

• 29-year-old Brooklyn-based graphic artist Sean Gordon Murphy has just completed The Wolverine ABCs.
• Check out this cover art-quality sketch of Batman by Nic Klein from Gorilla Artfare.
• The U.S. cover art for Robert Jordan’s Towers of Midnight is finally out.
• WalYou takes a look at 22 Cool Artworks Made from Computer Keyboards

Film

• News: Logan’s Run back on track with new director Carl Rinsch
• The World in the Satin Bag remembers Top 8 Most Ridiculous Moments in Science Fiction and Fantasy Film in the 21st Century.

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Hardcover Book Releases

Early to Death, Early to Rise (Madison Avery, Book 2)
HarperCollins (ISBN-13: 978-0061718175) Length: 240 pages

Madison Avery’s dreams of ever fitting in at her new school died when she did. Especially since she was able to maintain the illusion of a body, deal with a pesky guardian angel, and oh yeah, bring the reaper who killed her to his untimely end. Not exactly in-crowd material. It’s amazing that her crush, Josh, doesn’t think she’s totally nuts.

Now Madison has learned that she’s the dark timekeeper, in charge of angels who follow the murky guidelines of fate. Never one to abide by the rules, she decides it’s time for a major change to the system. With the help of some unlikely allies, Madison forms a rogue group of reapers who definitely don’t adhere to the rules of the heavens.

But as she grapples with the terrifying new skills that come with being a timekeeper, Madison realizes she may not be prepared for what lies ahead—unless she gets some seriously divine intervention.
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Art

• Andree Wallin has a beautiful portfolio of science fiction-themed landscapes.
• Austin Madison has an adorable illustration of Bobba Fett lighting birthday candles.
• Christopher Uminga has a somewhat dissettling gallery of comic book characters.
• CoolVibe has an amazing gallery of Videogame Battle Scene Wallpapers.
• Designer Bruises has a collection of retro book covers.

Film

• Photos of Deathly Hallows Epilogue Scene have Leaked! See them at Techland.
• Wired looks at How Pixar Built Toy Story 3.

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This eleven minute documentary explores the merits and impact of pixel art, animation, and chiptune music.

Source: Simon Cottee’s Animation Production Blog

Audio Fiction and Podcasts

• Listen to “The Bigger The Cushion” by Matthew Sanborn at the Hairy Mango.
• Listen to “City of Refuge” by Jerry Gordon at Apex Book Company.
• Listen to “The Dog King” By Holly Black at PodCastle.
• Listen to “It Takes Two” by Nicola Griffith at Starship Sofa.
• Listen to “A Place So Foreign by Cory Doctorow at Dunesteef. (Part 2)
• Listen to “A Sweet Calling” by Tony Pi at Clarkesworld Magazine.
• Listen to “Thargus and Brian” By Stephen Gaskell at Escape Pod.

Comics and Graphic Novels

• Marvel is currently offering 400 Complete Series available to read online for free. There’s a lot of good stuff in the list.

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Art

• Brickshelf has an image of a lego Iron Man.
• The Force is offering this R2-D2 Iron Man Tribute Wallpaper.
• Get your Martian war propaganda posters by Greg Gilday on sale at Etsy.
• Lost poster by Olly Moss.
• Lost-themed cakes from Cake Wrecks.
• Wild Ammo imagines what it would look like If Buildings Were Shaped Like Video Game Consoles.

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Art

• Build your own Captain America paper toy.
• Check out Chibi Hurley and Smoke Monster by Jerrod Maruyama at Flickr.
• Mary Robinette Kowal offers this tutorial on How to mod your laptop to give it a retro typewriter look. Looks awesome.
• Origami Alien Warrior by Kade Chan.

Film

• Interview: Sir Ian Mckellen rips out the part of the bible that criticizes homosexuals when he stays at hotels.
• Brace yourself, Movie Tickets are poised to Reach the $20 Mark.
• Entertainment Weekly remembers 16 Classic Comic-Book-Movie Hotties.
• Four years prior to Pixar’s “Up”, a group of students made this animated film that must have been Pixar’s inspiration.
• “I wasn’t fired—I QUIT Transformers 3!” Claims Megan Fox. Here’s why.
• MovieRetriever has a list of demands for Iron Man 3.

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Art

• Cory Doctorow cosplay (Based on XKCD)
• Scott Pilgrim / Star Wars mash-up.

Film

• Interview: Hurt Locker Producer says that criticizing his plan to sue fans means You’re A Moron And A Thief.
• News: Disney confirms Monsters Inc 2
• News: Drew Barrymore to Direct the upcoming ‘Wizard of Oz’ Sequel
• News: MICHAEL BAY’S REVENGE! No More Megan on Transformers 3.
• Fantasy Magazine picks Fantasy’s Top Ten Fight Scenes: The Battles.
• Topless Robot looks back at 11 Incredibly Disturbing Moments in Kids’ Films.

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