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Geek Media Round-Up: August 15, 2011

15 Aug 2011  Media

Art

  • Breathtaking Environments & Sci-fi Art by Arcipello
  • Check out this amazing Portal 2 Weatley Puppet
  • The Hyrule animal kingdom from Legend of Zelda
  • Neil Gaiman Signing and Selling His Own T-Shirts For The CBLDF
  • Starcraft & Warcraft Inspired Art by Keunju Kim

Comics

  • 10 comic book bad guys gone good.
  • Comics Bulletin counts down the Top 10 Replacement Heroes.
  • Prepare for heart break: Jim Hanley’s Universe Staten Island location closed by water damage. (Not for the weak of heart.)
  • Supergirls: Female Friendly Comic Books

Cross-Media

  • Top 10 Survival Tricks for When the Zombie Apocalypse Hits

Film

  • Interview: Billy Dee Williams Discusses Betraying Han Solo.
  • The first stills, tweets, and video footage from the set of The Avengers are online.
  • Video footage of the latest Batmobilefrom The Dark Knight Rises has leaked.

Internet

  • “Count Jeff” is a new web series from Amber Benson & Adam Busch.
  • How the internet has all but destroyed the market for films, music and newspapers

Literature

  • Interview: Fantasy Faction talks to Mark Charan Newton about the third book in his Red Sun series, The Book of Transformations.
  • Interview: Locus Roundtable with Francesca Myman and Gail Carriger
  • Interview: Locus interviews Karen Lord, author of Redemption in Indigo.
  • Interview: Omnivoracious interviews Lev Grossman of The Magician King
  • Does Fantasy Belong in Science Fiction?
  • George R. R. Martin and the Rise of Fantasy
  • Less than a month after the release of Dances with Dragons, people are already taking potshot at how long its going to take George R.R. Martin to write the next installment in the series.
  • The Neverending Campaign to Ban ‘Slaughterhouse Five’
  • Steve Cole’s top 10 space books for children
  • Why I hate the Kindle

Science

  • Interview: Cory Doctorow, Tim Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf and Al Gore on a panel.
  • Dark matter may be an illusion caused by the quantum vacuum
  • Isaac Asimov asks What Is Intelligence, Anyway?
  • Jodie Foster Helps SETI Institute Keep Searching For Alien Contact
  • MIT Scientists Develop a Drug to Fight Any Viral Infection. Sounds like Star Trek.
  • Space elevator enthusiasts face unanswered questions

Technology

  • Future of Technology – More work for robots in China

Television

  • Interview: Cinematographer turned director David Boyd gives a pretty nice interview about working on The Walking Dead and getting a shot directing.
  • News: AMC Renews ‘Breaking Bad’ for 16 Final Episodes
  • Reviews: Hitfix’s early look at the pilot of Sarah Michelle Gellar’s ‘Ringer’.
  • 5 Questions ‘Eureka’ Has to Answer Before It’s Cancelled
  • Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian posted a pic of himself in full blown zombie makeup for his cameo in season two of The Walking Dead.
  • Watch the prequel minisode for the new Doctor Who episode Let’s Kill Hitler!

Video Games

  • 50 Fun and Free Online Games
  • The Challenge Of Taking Old Games Seriously
  • Play the Breaking Bad graphic novel game on AMC’s website.
  • Top 7 Mario Games of All Time

Writing

  • J.M. McDermott on Worldbuilding

Want more? Check out Geek Art Gallery for more art links and eye candy. Visit Oneironomicon for more on book trailers, reviews,and writing links.



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