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Geek Media Round-Up: April 9, 2009

9 Apr 2009  Media

Comics

  • Over at the Telegraph, Tim Martin discusses How Comic Books became part of the literary establishment.

Film

  • Confessions of a Superhero is now available for free over at Hulu.com. This documentary will start you out laughing, but before long, you’ll find yourself engross in these people’s world. A must see for cosplay fans.
  • Early reactions to the new Star Trek film are mixed, but not over-whelmingly negative.

Internet

  • Academic Earth is an educational version of Hulu that offers of videos of classes and lectures from universities such as Berkley, MIT, and Yale. Don’t miss Starcraft Theory and Strategy.
  • Bibliophile Stalker offers a list of SF&F folks who Twitter.
  • College Humor has uploaded the second part in its series lampooning Batman, The Dark Knight Meets Superman Part 2. It’s especially funny because I’ve specifically argued that Batman is an ultra-crappy match for Darkseid
  • Cracked.com speculated on What 23 Famous Movie Characters Would be Doing Today.
  • Gizmodo’s Articles for A Pirate’s Code of Conduct for BitTorrent hits the nail on the head. Everyone should read and abide by these articles!
  • Over at Tor.com, Jason Henninger explains “How I Learned to Stop Being a Bitch and Love the Con“.

Literature

  • Free Fiction: Read “Are There Dragons?” by Rena Deutsch and Jim Owens at Dargonzine.
  • Free Fiction: Read “The Most Dangerous Profession” by Sergey Gerasimov at Fantasy Magazine.
  • Barnes & Noble Studio has a good interview with Jim Butcher, author of the newly released Turn Coat. (The small video window about half-way down.)
  • Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) has released their annual list of the best sci fi, fantasy, and horror for teens in 2008. [PDF]

Television

  • The Salt Lake Tribune is already offering up a review of the upcoming Caprica.

Video Games

  • There’s a new Game that Consists Solely Of Shooting People Point-Blank in the Face, and now you can Play it Online.
  • VG Chartz has posted a chart of The 50 Best Selling Games of this Decade. Some of the rankings are intriguing, but some of them are just down right depressing. (How the crap did Nintendogs make number three?)

Writing

  • Editor Unleashed names The 10 Best Books for Writers.

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