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Geek Media Round-Up: May 7, 2008

7 May 2008  Media

Art

  • Another example of life imitating art. By the year 2019, Los Angeles skyscraper will feature Blade Runner-style ads.
  • The New York MET will soon host an exhibit showcasing the impact of superheroes on real-life fashions.

Comics

  • In a desperate bid to remain hip, Entertainment Weekly has posted an exclusive, First Look: DC’s ‘Final Crisis’, featuring a five page preview of the last in the issue of Final Crisis.
  • Interview: On The Age, author Neil Gailman talks about how graphic novels have passed into the mainstream, influencing other mediums along the way.

Film

  • PopSci asks What Can Movies Teach Us About Space Travel?
  • The Topless Robot has rounded up The 11 Best Songs from Geek-Movie Soundtracks.

Literature

  • Do you know what Fantatwee is? You might be surprised to learn it involves neither a lisp nor a sex act.
  • Interview: The Dragon Page Cover to Cover features an interview with Jim Butcher, author or the Dresden Files, in two parts.
  • The May issue of Clarksworld Magazine features the article “Of Dice and Men: Modern Fantasists and the Influence of Role Playing Games” by Justin Howe and Jason S. Ridler. “The major problem RPG-influenced authors face, Valente argues, is an inability to identify cliche.”
  • SciFi.com points out 5 Books With Blueprints for Surviving Environmental Catastrophes.

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