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Geek Media Round-Up: March 23, 2012

24 Mar 2012  Media

Art

Dessert Madness Nouveau

  • Lego Serenity
  • These Dessert Madness Nouveau Posters combine pie and Cthulhu in maddening delicious combinations

Comics

  • Interview: Kelly Sue Deconnick on the Evolution of Carol Danvers to Captain Marvel
  • Interview: Mark Millar talks about the origins of his brand new comic series, Supercrooks.
  • Interview: Steve Niles discusses Epitaph Records’ upcoming plans to begin distributing comics
  • 17 Vintage Comic Book Covers Where Superman is a Complete Sociopath
  • Blair Butler and Jesse Blaze Snider share their thoughts on the latest issues of The Punisher, Saga, Wolverine and the X-Men, The Ray, Thief of Thieves, Nothlanders, Luther Strode, Saucer Country and Justice Leauge Beyond.
  • The ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Abortion Controversy

Cross-Media

  • The 10 Best Retorts in Science Fiction and Fantasy
  • I generally agree with this list of the 10 Coolest Sidekicks in Science Fiction and Fantasy, but Chewy totally robbed R2-D2 of his rightful spot.

Film

  • Interview: Ridley Scott, Damon Lindelof, and Michael Fassbender answer some questions, while creating even more about the nature of Prometheus.
  • Interview: Vernor Vinge Is Optimistic About the Collapse of Civilization
  • Cinavia DRM: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Blu-ray’s Self-Destruction The latest Blu-Ray anti piracy technology uses audio watermarking to shut down unauthorised uses. Anandtech’s Ganesh T S argues that it is a harbinger of doom.
  • Coca-Cola would probably be an awesome sponsor of The Hunger Games.
  • The making of a blockbuster: The behind-the-scenes story of the readers and booksellers who launched the Hunger Games franchise

Internet

  • Doctor Who fan with terminal brain cancer seeks TARDIS Urn for his ashes
  • Watch the first episode of the new Sci-Fi web series Sync from Corridor Digital

Literature

  • Interview: AuthorCulture speaks with break-out sensation Saladin Ahmed
  • Interview: China Miéville on Monsters: “Unsatisfy me, frustrate me, I beg you.”
  • Interview: A Revealing Interview With Author Stephen R. Donaldson
  • Interview: Saladin Ahmed and Tobias Buckell talk about cultural influences in science fiction and fantasy.
  • Charles Davis on The Importance of Story Length Within Sci-Fi and Fantasy
  • Dear Science Fiction Writers: Stop Being So Pessimistic!
  • How YA like “The Hunger Games” Came to Rule Fantasy and Scifi Films
  • The Mockingjay Problem: How will Hollywood adapt the chaotic third book of the Hunger Games trilogy?
  • A Very Personal Reflection on The Hunger Games by Faith Erin Hicks
  • “The world is full of ‘bad books’; not just uninteresting, or ill-informed, or morally repugnant books, but books that set out to present or defend positions that are insupportable in logic…” but here are some clues to help you identify Bad Books.

Television

  • Interview: Jenna-Louise Coleman talks about her new Doctor Who role.
  • Interview: Neil Patrick Harris and Jason Segel singing Les Mis songs.
  • Interview: With ‘Unchained Reaction,’ the MythBusters go Rube Goldberg
  • News: New Companion Announced for BBC America’s ‘Doctor Who’
  • 10 Reasons Why The Walking Dead Should Just Kill Carl. #killcarlalready
  • Science Fiction and Fantasy TV Shows That Were Ahead of Their Time

Video Games

  • Infographic: Video Game Statistics
  • News: Minecraft creator would like to write Firefly-inspired game.
  • 21 Essential Sci-Fi And Fantasy Videogames
  • The Joy Of Falling Through The Floor: the strange beauty at the edges and behind the scenes of video games.

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