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Geek Media Round-Up: July 7, 2010

7 Jul 2010  Media

Art

Steampunk AT-AT

  • Check out Victoria Maderna’s illustrations for the Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Strategy Guide.
  • D&D fans should check out these EpicWin Avatars by Rex Crowle.
  • LowRez Retroshirts is offering t-shirts for hardcore Legend of Zelda fans.
  • Red Dead Redemption as a pulp novel.
  • Star Wars Obsession points the way to some sweet Steampunk AT-AT art.

Comics

  • Interview: Dan Jurgens on Time Masters: Vanishing Point.

Film

  • News: Ian McKellen says “big announcement” on THE HOBBIT is “imminent”.
  • News: Robert Rodriguez says SIN CITY 2 could film next year
  • Following his recent abyssal reviews, people are asking Will The Last Airbender Be M. Night’s Last Hurrah? My guess is that Hollywood isn’t that smart.
  • Premiere takes a look at The 20 Coolest Movie Scars.
  • Premiere recommends 10 Ice-Cold Movies For Hot Summer Days.
  • Sci Fi Wire remembers the 11 biggest sci-fi blockbusters that LOST money.

Internet

  • News: RIAA Warns 1 Million Copyright Infringers a Year
  • The first review of the new Firefly fan film has hit the web.

Literature

  • Interview: Blogging the Muse interviews Lisa Goldstein, of The Red Magician.
  • Interview: EW.com congratulates Max Brooks on selling one million copies of the excellent The Zombie Survival Guide.
  • Interview: John Scalzi interviews Carrie Vaughn, author of Discord’s Apple.
  • News: James Patterson sells more than 1m e-books

Television

  • Interview: io9 interviews Warehouse 13′s Allison Scagliotti.
  • College Humor’s Ode To Canceled TV Shows is song about our love for great, canceled-too-soon TV. Unsurprisingly it features scenes from Firefly.
  • TWoP picks Sci Fi and Supernatural Shows That Were Axed Too Soon.

Video Games

  • Interview: Frontier Developments founder and chairman David Braben is sceptical about 3D gaming’s staying power, warning “it may well just be a flash in the pan.”

Writing

  • e-reads takes A Close Look at Kindle’s DTP Royalty Schedule. How good a deal is a 70% royalty?



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