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Geek Media Round-Up: June 25, 2009

25 Jun 2009  Media

Comics

  • This X-Men Universe Relationship Map proven for once and all that Wolverine is a man-whore.

Film

  • J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek reboot is now officially The top-grossing Star Trek film ever.
  • The L.A. Times Blog has posted a pic of Slughorn in his purple pajamas.
  • There’s a New 12 Second Harry Potter 6 Film Clip online. It’s brief but funny.
  • Some people are saying that the Jive-talking twin Transformers raise race issues, but I really don’t see it. I think the critics may be reading a bit much into a kid’s movie about robots.
  • The WebUrbanist has posted an interesting gallery of 12 Real-Life Locations Behind Out-of-this-World Films as a follow-up to 5 Infamous Abandonments Used in Famous Movies: Deserted Buildings from Cult Classic Films.

Internet

  • io9 runs down the 20 Best (And 20 Worst) Pets In Science Fiction.
  • This Buffy vs Edward Twilight mashup is great! Death to the sparkly ones!

Literature

  • Free Fiction: Read “The Burning Corpse” at Magic Carpet Burn.
  • Free Fiction: Read “For Every Name” by Vicky Chen at Ensorcelled.
  • Free Fiction: Read the novella “Identity Theft” by Robert J. Sawyer online.
  • Interview: Dragon Page interviews James Enge, author of Blood of Ambrose.
  • FScope has graphed out SFWA Grandmasters by Age When They Won the Award.
  • Here are few helpful tips on How to start a Book Club.
  • Mental Floss shares some Surprising Facts About 15 Bestselling Authors.

Television

  • Auxiliary Memory discusses The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, “the big bang origin of the science fiction universe.”



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