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Geek Media Round-Up: May 7, 2012

7 May 2012  Media

Art

Avengers

  • Avengers Assemble is a parody of One Direction’s What Makes You
  • Amazing Diablo 3 cosplay
  • Book Spine Poetry is poetry made from the words on the spines of books.
  • Buffy/Avengers art mashup on Draw2D2
  • Here’s a locket in the shape of a brain for all you zombies out there.
  • Mad Men / X-Men Mash-Up

Comics

  • DC New 52 graphic novel television ads unveiled
  • Huffington Post picks the 11 Most Awesome Comic Book Villain Superpowers

Film

  • Interview: ‘The Avengers’ stars name their favorite fight scenes
  • Interview: Chris Hemsworth: ‘Thor 2 should learn from Game of Thrones’
  • Interview: Entertainment Weekly has posted five fabulous video clips of a Roundtable interview with Joss Whedon and The Avengers cast.
  • Interview: Producer Graham King talks Hugo and Dark Shadows
  • Interview: Tom Hiddleston, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth on TV Total
  • News: Avatar 4 Already Planned By James Cameron
  • News: Avengers makes box office history, biggest opening weekend ever .
  • 10 lessons we learned from The Avengers movie. [Spoilers]
  • Details on Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity begin to emerge.
  • Don’t F*** with Samuel L. Jackson: The Avengers star lays down the fury.
  • Five Reasons To See ‘The Avengers’
  • Thanking television for the success of Avengers.

Internet

  • D&D co-creator Dave Arneson’s lost personal collection of gaming material — 114 boxes worth — was found last year in an abandoned storage locker. Fortunate for geeks everywhere, everything was not just tossed into a dumpster. The collection is now scheduled to be auctioned off on eBay.

Literature

  • Interview: Peter V. Brett of The Desert Spear discusses Unrequited Love in fiction
  • News: Google Argues for Dismissal of Authors’ Book-Scan Lawsuit
  • Cory Doctorow explains Why the death of DRM would be good news for readers, writers and publishers.

Science

  • Neil deGrasse Tyson’s most astounding fact adapted as a comic
  • The poetry of space: NASA’s “Pursuit of Light” promotional video for the universe being freaking amazing. Definitely worth a watch.
  • Preparing for the big one: It’s only a matter of time before a large asteroid hits us again — but, realistically, what can we do about it?
  • The Science of The Avengers!

Technology

  • I (Robot) Thee Wed: Researchers claim robot-human marriage is in our future. But is our society really headed in that direction?

Television

  • Interview: Doctor Who companion Katy Manning says Matt Smith is an education
  • Interview: Executive producers Jeff Pinkner and Joel “J.H.” Wyman discuss the Fringe season finale, which bears all the earmarks of something better to come.
  • Interview: Fringe producers promise they ‘know where the series is going to end’
  • Interview: Game of Thrones stars on Season One’s success
  • Interview: Joss Whedon: ‘Kitty Pryde was the mother of Buffy’
  • Interview: Thronecast interviews Maisie Williams who plays Arya Stark on GoT
  • Game of Throne fans won’t want to miss these beautifully illustrated Game of Thrones DVD Extras, including the History of House Stark, the History and Lore Valyria and the Dragons, and this interview with George R.R. Martin.

Video Games

  • Life and Death According To Zelda.
  • Team Fortress Classic was a multiplayer mod for Half-Life 1. It featured a very unique gameplay element called a concussion grenade that allowed players to fly across the map at high speeds (learn about the history of TFC movement here). During the time it was played competitively, The Catacombs community put together Plays of the Week (Youtube Playlist) Some other videos: Skillout; Last Dinosaur 2; Logistica

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