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Geek Media Round-Up: January 15, 2010

15 Jan 2010  Media

Art

DIY Spellbook

  • Do you ever feel like this on Mondays? Inspire76 shares a gallery of angry images.
  • Naldz Graphics has A Showcase of Stunning Warrior Character Illustrations.
  • This is almost too cool for words: Instructables offers a tutorial on How to make your own “Harry Potter-style” Spellbook.

Comics

  • News: Felicia Day’s “Guild” Comes to Comics.
  • Asylum asks Would you rather be a closet superhero or outed?
  • The Comic Reporter claims that If DC Had A Goat, Marvel’d Kidnap It.
  • I Love Rob Liefeld has compiled an enormous list of the Best Comics of 2009.
  • YouthDesigner has a gallery of 31 Incredible Comic Book Cover Art Samples.

Film

  • News: James Cameron reveals plans for an Avatar sequel… yet again.
  • A bit late in the game, ABC is asking Did Avatar Borrow from Soviet Novels?
  • AMC’s Mary Robinette Kowal looks back at The Top Ten Fantasy Duels.
  • I like that Primer made this list of 30 Must-See Geeky Movies, but why did Hackers make the cut?

Internet

  • GeekDad suggests 150 Geeky Media People You Should Follow on Twitter.

Literature

  • Interview: BAMOF interviews Laird Barron, author of The Imago Sequence.
  • News: New Gormenghast novel found in attic. A new Gormenghast novel, which was written by Mervyn Peake’s wife based on notes left by the author, is to be published by their son after being discovered in an attic.
  • Book piracy is rampant, according to one independent study. Apparently, about 10,000 copies of the 1,000 popular titles examined are available online.
  • Don’t hate on Stephenie Meyer. Twilight leads boost in children’s book sales… poor, stupid children’s book sales.
  • The Stranger asks “Who Will Save Us from the Future?,” examining What Google Has Done to Life on Earth.

Television

  • Interview: Executive Producer Damon Lindelof on the LOST finale: “If I could put on my predicting hat, there would be people over here who say it’s the worst ending in the history of television.”
  • HBO: Game of Thrones’ dailies ‘look fantastic’.

Video Games

  • Maximum PC points the way to 22 Flash Games Worth Getting Addicted To.
  • Popular Mechanics explains Why 3D Is Made For Gaming (Not TV).
  • Videogame Strategy Inspires Teen’s Amazing Diet.



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