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Geek Media Round-Up: January 2, 2013

2 Jan 2013  Media

Art

Process to Progress

  • News: HarperCollins to Publish Neil Gaiman’s “Make Good Art” Speech, Designed by Chip Kidd
  • Check out this intricately detailed Hand-crafted Super Mario Belt
  • Stunning Concept Art of Paris 2084
  • This Classic Gaming Lego Mosaic was created entirely from LEGO. There’s even a spreadsheet you can use to make your own.

Comics

  • Interview: Dragon Tattoo: Denise Mina on Larsson, feminist crime fiction
  • Interview: Scott Snyder on Superman, Joker’s Reign of Terror, Leaving Swamp Thing, and the Future of American Vampire

Film

  • Interview: Len Wiseman interview: Total Recall Director’s Cut is my vision of film
  • 11 History Lessons From ‘Star Wars’
  • How Real Navy SEALs Would Handle Famous Movie Missions
  • Nordling’s 10 Most Anticipated Movies Of 2013!
  • Wired Reader’s Choice for Top 10 Sci-Fi Movies

Internet

  • Goodread’s year-end infographic summary

Literature

  • Interview: Draumr Kópa interviews Mark Lawrence of Prince of Thorns.
  • Interview: Knights Archive interviews Timothy Zahn of Star Wars: Scoundrels.
  • Interview: Suvudu readers interviews Terry Brooks of The Sword of Shannara.
  • News: eBook Downloads From Libraries Hit Records On Christmas Day
  • News: Good-bye books, hello e-books: The number of people who are reading printed books is declining. But reading isn’t. According to the Pew Research Center, we’re buying Kindles and Nooks and reading more e-books at a rapidly growing rate.
  • News: Print book sales rise hailed as a sign of a fightback in a digital world
  • Best of Book Riot: Book Cover Trends That Should Die Before 2013
  • Bookshops can’t compete with Amazon on price. If they want to survive, they have to provide a personal touch
  • Designer Jared Fanning created a simple infographic comparing the Top 10 Most Read Books in the World, using a list compiled by freelance writer James Chapman–based on the number of copies each book sold over the last 50 years.
  • E-Books Destroying Traditional Publishing? The Story’s Not That Simple (More)
  • Fifty Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels to Look Forward to in 2013
  • How Digital Is Changing Our Reading Habits
  • J.R.R. Tolkien reads from The Hobbit
  • Libraries Try to Update the Bookstore Model
  • A Loophole That Lets You Give All Your Kindle eBooks to Someone Else

Technology

  • 110 Predictions For the Next 110 Years
  • Military Must Prep Now for ‘Mutant’ Future, Researchers Warn
  • Why Robots Would Make Lousy Middle Managers

Television

  • Interview: Steven Moffat on ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special
  • 5 Best Game Of Thrones Episodes
  • 8 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Shows That Were Cancelled Too Soon In 2012
  • 10 Stars Who Were Almost Cast in Doctor Who
  • Dude, Where’s My Starship?
  • My top 15 Doctor Who Christmas Special Moments
  • Who is Clara Oswin Oswald? and Why Clara Is Not River Song… or is she?

Video Games

  • 10 Video Games That Need A Movie Adaptation
  • Are video games easier than they used to be?
  • Conan O’Brien, Resident Evil 6, and removing an A from triple-A

Writing

  • 25 Writer Resolutions For 2013 (And Beyond)
  • Great Quotes about Writing from Game of Thrones Author George R.R. Martin
  • Ten Things I Wish I’d Known
  • Tips for Planning your Plot: Frustrate the Reader



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