The Great Geek Manual

  • Blog
  • News
 

Geek Media Round-Up: April 23, 2009

23 Apr 2009  Media

Comics

  • Alan Moore reads Rorschach’s Journal far more chillingly than Jackie Haley.
  • Underwire interviews Neil Gaiman about his Final Love Letter to Batman.

Film

  • Review: Variety is calling J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek a SciFi nirvana.
  • Enjoy scripting your own film with this Michael Bay Mad Lib from HolyTaco.com.
  • John Scalzi looks ahead to analyze this summer’s nerd-worthy movie releases.
  • Reddit users are all over this editorial on How to Fix Star Wars. It turns out, there aren’t two people on all the internet who would have changed it in the same way.

Internet

  • Cracked.com names 6 Evil Henchmen Who Sucked at their Job, but if you ask me, the list is a bit redundant. Name just two that were good at their job. See?
  • McSweeney’s presents an Internet-Age Writing Syllabus and Course Overview. ENG 371WR: Writing for Nonreaders in the Postprint Era.
  • Zombie Bible. Need I say more?

Literature

  • Review: Matt Staggs reviews Lin Carter’s Imaginary Worlds: The Art of Fantasy. The beginning of this book has been recommended to burgeoning writers for generation, but this is the first time I’ve ever seen an explanation as to why.

Television

  • Cracked.com reveals The Awful Secrets of 25 Famous Cartoon Characters.

Writing

  • The Wall Street Journal has some interesting thoughts on How the E-Book Will Change the Way We Read and Write.
  • Strictly Writing shares Ten things Only Writers Understand.

Enjoy this post?  Subscribe!



Comments are closed

Add to Social Bookmarks

del.icio.usRedditTechnoratiFurlBlinklistNetscapeYahoo My WebNewsvine
SocializerMa.gnoliaStumble UponGoogle BookmarksRawSugarSquidooSpurlBlinkBits
NetvouzRojoBlogmarksCo.mmentsScuttleFeed Me LinksYiggMr.Wong
  • Archives

    • March 2010
    • February 2010
    • January 2010
    • December 2009
    • November 2009
    • October 2009
    • September 2009
    • August 2009
    • July 2009
    • June 2009
    • May 2009
    • April 2009

    Categories

    • Gadgets & More
    • T-Shirts
    • Geek History
    • Geekology
    • Geek Reading
    • Humor
    • Graphical Gags
    • Motivational
    • Videos
    • Webcomic
    • Japan 101
    • Links
    • Media
    • Literature
    • Movies
    • Short Films
    • Television
    • Video Games
    • News
    • Photo Galleries
    • Books
    • Quotations
    • Rantings
    • Science
    • Software & Tech
  • Related Posts

    • Geek Media Round-Up: May 2, 2008
    • Geek Media Round-Up: March 7, 2008
    • Geek Media Round-Up: September 11, 2009
    • Geek Media Round-Up: July 25, 2008
  • Sponsors

    • Host Color: Multiple Web Site Hosting

    •  

BlogRoll

  • Bibliophile Stalker
  • The Geekanerd Blog
  • I Can Has Motivation
  • (Jeff)isageek
  • The Lair of the Evil DM
  • Lisa Paitz Spindler
  • The Presurfer
  • Not So Motivational
  • The Science of Fiction
  • Weirdwarp
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...
  • Coming Soon...

SiteInfo

  • About the Author
  • Contact the Author
  • Credits
  • Disclaimers and Notices
  • Donations
  • Hostcolor
  • Site Services
  • Site Statistics
  • Subscribe via E-Mail or RSS
  • Tag Cloud

PopularPosts

  • Blogging is a lot like Sex...
  • Motivational Monday: Humorous Posters
  • Picture of the Week: Harry Potter Porn
  • Portable Utilities for USB Drives
  • Programming is like Sex...
  • Neville Longbottom's Favorite Plant
  • Seven Unexpected Harry Potter Endings
  • Sex Advice from a D&D Player
  • Signs the IT Department is out of Hand
  • Top Ten Halo Pick-Up Lines
  • Top RapidShare Link Communities
  • Top Ten Signs a D&D Player is Gay
  • Top Ten Turn Down Lines for Geek Chicks
  • A Traditional D&D Thanksgiving
  • The Ultimate D&D Gaming FlowChart
Host Color Web Hosting

508 CSS XHTML
Website Credits & Disclaimers