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Geek Media Round-Up: March 19, 2012

19 Mar 2012  Media

Art

Star Wars Stamps

  • All Great Adventures Start In A Tavern
  • Amazing Iron Man cosplay
  • Science Friday profiles a Teenager who Launched a LEGO Shuttle Into Space
  • We demand Star Wars Stamps!
  • Why not give your nerd girl a Gundam bouquet of flowers?

Comics

  • China Miéville gives us a sneak peek of DC Comics’ weirdest new superhero series
  • The secret to superhero success: Nerdiness

Cross-Media

  • Tumblr just pointed out to me that, in Goblet of Fire, Barty Crouch Jr. dies in the chapter “The Parting Of The Ways.” The character is played by David Tennant in the movies, and Tennant’s first episode of Doctor Who is “The Parting Of The Ways.” Excellent continuity Britain!
  • What’s the difference between the book and film adaptation?

Film

  • Interview: Benjamin Walker on ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’
  • Interview: The Hunger Games Interview with Director Gary Ross
  • Interview: Jennifer Lawrence interview: The Hunger Games, playing Katniss, working with Woody Harrelson and more
  • Interview: John Cusack on his journey into the abyss to play Edgar Allan Poe in The Raven, plus gallery and trailer
  • Interview: Q&A with John Carter director Andrew Stanton and production designer Nathan Crowley talk about the challenge of creating the Red Planet
  • Interview: Resident Evil” Retribution WonderCon Panel In Full
  • Interview: Video Of Prometheus Q&A With Ridley Scott And Damon Lindelof
  • News: Sir Ian McKellen lends his support to pub being threatened by Hollywood
  • ‘Hunger Games’ film’s impact immediate across NC
  • The latest image from G.I. Joe: Retaliation demonstrates Snake Eyes’ major costume upgrade from the first film.
  • Lucas Shot First: The Surprisingly Powerful Sense of Betrayal Lucas Creates
  • Though I’m still not detecting much in the way of a plot beyond the typical sci-fi horror claptrap, the visuals of the Prometheus trailer are awe-inspiring.

Literature

  • Interview: Anne Rice on Why Her Immortals Would Never Go to High School
  • Interview: Brandon Sanderson puts in an appearance on the Speculate! Podcast.
  • Interview: Caitlin Kittredge stopped by SUVUDU to talk her recently released novel, The Nightmare Garden, the second book in The Iron Codex series.
  • Interview: Connie Willis discusses her novels Blackout and All Clear
  • Interview: The Functional Nerds podcast, Patrick Hester and John Anealio welcome Gail Carriger and Mur Lafferty to talk about Building Your Audience.
  • Interview: In Conversation With… George R.R. Martin.
  • News: Renowned writer Alan Moore pens huge book based in Northampton
  • Build Your Own Little Free Library! Check out some examples of the more beautiful little libraries. Check out littlefreelibrary.org for plans and FAQs.
  • Five Ways “The Hunger Games” Represents Courageous Storytelling
  • The Hunger Games and the teenage craze for dystopian fiction

Technology

  • Great Pacific Garbage Patch Cleanup Concept Looks Like Underwater Skyscraper
  • Innorobo 2012: Is the dream of having a robot companion over?
  • Read Google eBooks Offline!
  • Woman considers removing her hand in favor of a bionic replacement

Television

  • 115 Reasons Why We Love Joss Whedon’s “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”
  • Watch Two Behind-The-Scenes Videos for THE WALKING DEAD Season Finale

Video Games

  • Infographic: The Neurology Of Gaming
  • The Many Ways Mario Has Been Killed In His 25 Years Of Gaming
  • The Top 10 Best Superhero PC Games

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