The Great Geek Manual

Art

• Check out the Darth Vader / Optimus Prime mash-up over at Flickr.
• Inspire 76 has gathered a gallery of the best Tiger images from DeviantArt.
• Naldz Graphics has rounded up 45 Astonishing Dragon Illustrations from around the web.

Comics

• The Engineers at Google are arguing over what the best Superpower is.

Film

• News: Bond 23 director announced.
• AV Club names its choices for the 32 of the most anticipated 2010 entertainments.
• CinemaBlend offers up a gallery of High-Res Screencaps from the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Teaser Trailer.
• io9 offers5 Theories That Explain Why Avatar Was Such A Huge Hit.
• io9 wonders Does Avatar really have a Lock on Best Picture Nomination? The short answer is not a chance in hell, but boy, do we love to imagine.
• Salon.com examines the Conservative backlash against Avatar.

Internet

• I think we can all agree that if the Death Star had used CAPTCHAs, the Rebel Alliance would have been screwed.
• Mad Atoms provides this helpful Know your Obscure Star Wars Quotes infographic to assist non-Star Wars fans.

Literature

• News: Stephen King voices fictional DJ on musician’s new concept album.
• News: The WallStreet Journal reports that the Daughter of Philip K. Dick Says Moniker for Google’s Phone a ‘Clear Infringement.’
• AbeBooks compares popular authors with pets, with intriguing results.
• GalleryCat has compiled a list of The Most Pirated Digital Books of 2009.
• i09 suggests 20 Science Fiction Books To Read in 2010, including a few worth marking on your calendar.

Television

• News: Heroes is most-pirated TV show of 2009.
• CNN Money explains Why TV bills are increasing even more.

Writing

• Jeff VanderMeer offers Seven Points to Consider When Submitting Short Fiction.
• Superhero Nation continues its (depressing) article Facts About Writing That Surprise Young Novelists.