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Geek Media Round-Up: January 11, 2010

11 Jan 2010  Media

Art

  • CreativeFan points the way to 51 Brilliant Must See deviantART Wallpapers.
  • Sad but true: This is the easiest way to get attention on the internet.
  • Stainless Steel Droppings looks back at the Sci-Fi Cover Art of 2009.

Comics

  • News: Marvel Comics Sues Jack Kirby!
  • Suvudu names its picks for the Top 10 Graphic Novels of 2009.

Film

  • Read the Avatar screenplay in its entirety online legally! [PDF]

Literature

  • Interview: Boomerang Blog interviews Margo Lanagan, author of Tender Morsels.
  • Interview: Neil Gaiman discusses the motivations behind Neverwhere.
  • Interview: Odyssey Workshop interviews Laura Anne Gilman.
  • Interview: Omnivoracious interviews Pride and Prejudice and Zombies cover designer Doogie Horner.
  • Interview: Patrick Rothfuss interviews Brent Weeks, author of Night Angel.
  • Gawker protests that There Are Officially Too Damn Many Ebook Readers.
  • The Stranger profiles a publishing house using the new Espresso Book Machine.

Science

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the Astrophysics of Star Trek.
  • This amazing vintage geological survey of the Moon comes from the U.S. Department of the Interior. Here’s the color key.

Television

  • Interview: The creator of Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men speak out.
  • News: Disney maps out a long-term strategy for “Lost.” It may be here to stay.
  • In honor of Chuck’s return to TV, io9 looks back at 12 Of Scifi’s Best (And Worst) Brain Upgrades. (My guess is that next year it’ll be 13.)
  • io9 wonders Does Dollhouse’s Latest Head-Twister Actually Make Sense?
  • “If The Simpsons had never been born, even good sitcoms would have laugh tracks; there would have been no King of the Hill or South Park; Conan O’Brien would have ended up in law school.”

Writing

  • Jason Sanford offers tips on How to kill a writing career, for those of you too popular for your own good.

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