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Geek Media Round-Up: December 21, 2012

21 Dec 2012  Media

Art

LoTR illustrations

  • The artist behind Dresden Codak is making illustrations for each chapter of Tolkien’s Silmarillion.
  • Jian Guo’s LoTR illustrations would make breath-taking stained glass windows.

Comics

  • 10 Comic Book People of the Year
  • The 10 Best Comic Books Of 2012
  • The 10 Worst Comic Books Of 2012
  • 5 Comics To Buy Friends For Christmas
  • Top 5 Horror Comic Books of the Year

Film

  • News: Can The Hobbit Make LoTR the Top Film Franchise Of All Time?
  • News: Fox Acquires Sci-Fi Pitch Theory Of Everything
  • 10 Awesome Death Scenes From Awful Horror Movies
  • 38 End-of-the-World Movies In 3 Minutes
  • 2013: Year Of The Post-Apocalyptic Sci-Fi Movies
  • Best and Worst Science Fiction/Fantasy Movies of 2012
  • ‘The Last Unicorn’ Is The Anti-Disney Fairy Tale
  • Movies to Watch Before the World Ends on Friday
  • IGN’s Best Horror Movie for 2012
  • ‘Star Wars’ Episode 7: First Plot Details from New Film Leak?
  • Visit the Hobbiton film set in New Zealand used in LOTR and the Hobbit
  • The Worst Films Of 2012, as chosen by The Playlist

Internet

  • News: Breaking In New Zealand: World Not Ending
  • Harry Potter shop opens: the verdict | Children’s books | guardian.co.uk
  • The perfect playlist for the end of the world: Here are 21 songs to soundtrack the Mayan Apocalypse, which may or may not arrive tomorrow
  • What Your Hogwarts House Says About Your Dating Style

Literature

  • Interview: My Bookish Ways interviews Diana Pharaoh Francis of Blood Winter.
  • Interview: Patrick Rothfuss in NSFW interview by Brian Brushwood
  • Interview: Philip Pullman & Gwyneth Jones discuss whether fantasy is anything more than mere escapism over at IAI TV
  • Interview: Sense of Wonder interviews Tim Pratt of Grim Tides
  • Interview: Tolkien’s son speaks out on his father’s “Eviscerated” Work
  • News: Announcing the A Memory of Light Tour
  • News: Neil Gaiman to Embark on Glorious Last US Booksigning Tour
  • Five fantasy authors write about “What has Tolkien’s The Hobbit meant to you?”
  • The Flat Future of Electronic Reading
  • George RR Martin’s 3 Favorite Books Of 2012
  • Lit Reactor picks The Year’s Best Fantasy
  • Why Neil Gaiman says his 2013 book tour may be his last ever.
  • The Wrong War Over eBooks: Publishers Vs. Libraries

Science

  • News: Nearby Tau Ceti may host two planets suited to life

Technology

  • Interview: Cory Doctorow talks to Nigel Warburton about whether we can – or should – attempt to regulate subversive technology.
  • Interview: Kevin Warwick talks about our Cyborg Future
  • 27 Science Fictions That Became Science Facts In 2012
  • The right to resell: a ticking time bomb over digital goods

Television

  • Interview: Another frightening Christmas for Doctor Who from Steven Moffat
  • Interview: CNN interviews Jenna-Louise Coleman.
  • Interview: Merlin Interview: Colin Morgan, Katie McGrath & Bradley James Talk About The Series’ impending conclusion.
  • Interview: Steven Moffat Tells Vulture What’s Next for Doctor Who
  • Doctor Who: thoughts on the new TARDIS interior

Video Games

  • News: Senator Calls for a Study of Video Game Violence (Alt)
  • News: Video game maker THQ files for bankruptcy, will sell assets
  • 50 Games That Could Help You Survive The Apocalypse
  • Best role-playing video games of 2012
  • More Evidence Shows No Link Between Video Games and Actual Violence
  • Ten-country comparison suggests no link between video games and gun murders
  • Videogames: Best and Worst of 2012
  • Violence and videogames: we look at the studies cited in the aftermath of Sandy

Writing

  • 10 Elements of Reality Not Allowed in Fiction



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