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Geek Media Round-Up: July 9, 2012

9 Jul 2012  Media

Art

Asteroids

  • 11 Brain-Hungry Zombie Superheroes
  • Brand new Amazing Spider-Man concept art takes you deep inside OsCorp!
  • Death Star and 13 more sci-fi watermelons
  • Half-Life Stained Glass
  • This t-shirt design recently came up on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Twitter feed.
  • Robert McCall’s 2001 Illustrations
  • X-Men Inspired Retro Art Posters

Comics

  • H&R Block compares Batman and Spider-Man’s taxes, among other things.

Film

  • Interview: Jeremy Renner interviewed by Esquire magazine.
  • Interview: Rhys Ifans Hints at who that is in the Amazing Spider-Man’s credits
  • News: Jena Malone Will Be Playing Joanna Mason in the Hunger Games
  • Review: Dark Knight Rises: Christopher Nolan takes Batman to new place.
  • Here Are The New Posters For ‘Pacific Rim’ And ‘The Hobbit’ To Freak Out About.

Internet

  • Captain America is Getting Some (In the Fanfic)
  • Gail Carriger’s 10 Comic Con Commandments combined with her already stated 10 Commandments of Convention Attendance.
  • Vote for the coolest fictional spacecraft! at HowStuffWorks.com

Literature

  • Interview: Charles Tan interviews Reggie Oliver of The Dracula Papers.
  • Interview: Charles Tan interviews Ellen Datlow, editor of the anthologies Supernatural Noir and Teeth: Vampire Tales
  • Interview: Sci-Fi Fan Letter interviews Rhiannon Held of Silver
  • Interview: T.C. McCarthy finds success with subterranean trilogy
  • Interview: TWiT.TV interviews Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One
  • Best Sci Fi and Fantasy Books of 2012 (so far…)
  • I Grok Bob: Five Robert A. Heinlein Novels to Start With
  • Jon Schindehette has penned an article over at Wizards.com about the process of putting together the soon-to-be-re-released 1st edition D&D hardcovers.

Technology

  • Household robots a step closer: scientists invent new biomechanical legs… Most realistic robot legs developed

Television

  • Interview: Joss Whedon speaks out on Firefly anniversary panel. Speaking to Geoff Boucher of the LA Times, Joss expresses his excitement about next week’s event at San Diego Comic-Con.
  • The 10 Most Awesome Moments from Season 2 of Game of Thrones

Writing

  • The dead end of DIY publishing: Self-published novelists – the Rodney Dangerfields of the book world — are finally getting some respect. But are they better off?
  • Fandom matters: writers must respect their followers or pay with their careers. Science fiction authors have long understood the power of a solid fanbase that knows how to connect and grow through new technology. Mainstream writers, take note.



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