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Geek Media Round-Up: October 8, 2012

8 Oct 2012  Media

Art

Little Freddy

  • ‘Big Bird No More‘ By Francesco Francavilla pays homage to John Romita Sr.’s famous image from Amazing Spider-Man #50
  • GAME OF THRONES: Concept Art Of The White Walkers
  • Little Freddy by Remko Troost
  • How to make a Chewbacca Domo

Comics

  • Chris Ware’s ‘Building Stories’ and Chris Ware’s ‘Building Stories’ and 10 Other Graphic Novels You Must Read
  • Don’t read these comics after midnight
  • George R.R. Martin Supports CBLDF For Banned Books Week!

Film

  • Infographic: Marvel Vs. DC At The U.S. Box Office
  • Interview: ‘The Princess Bride’ cast reunites for the film’s 25th anniversary
  • Interview: Tim Burton Discusses ‘Frankenweenie’ and the Reliability of Memory
  • News: ‘Iron Man 3′ Trailer Expected To Debut October 23
  • 8 Great… Movies Based on Short Films
  • 10 Reasons Why Looper is Best Film of 2012
  • 10 sci-fi films to look forward to in 2013
  • 10 Terrifying Children’s Movies You Used To Watch on Repeat
  • 12 Gut-Wrenching Scenes That Are Practically Gore-Free
  • 30 Movie Baddies Who Turned Good
  • 50 Greatest WTF Movies
  • Download First ‘Looper’ Commentary Track, Listen in the Theater
  • Eleven Mutants We Want in ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’
  • From Doctor Who to Looper: The best sci-fi is made on a shoestring
  • Hero Worship: Are We Ruining Movies for Ourselves? Afterall, Superheroes Are Serious Business. IGN considers both sides of the issue.
  • Honest Trailers Takes on Prometheus
  • If the Princess Bride had been done Whedon Style
  • New Prometheus Material Confirms: Blade Runner and Alien Share a Universe!
  • Top Ten Horror Films Pre-1970 @ Comics Bulletin

Internet

  • Faith Hunter Lists The Top 10 Ways To Know If Your Girlfriend Is A Vampire.
  • How To Steal The Space Shuttle: A Step-By-Step Guide

Literature

  • Interview: Adam Christopher discusses Empire State and Seven Wonders.
  • Interview: Iain M. Banks, Alastair Reynolds, and Peter F. Hamilton chat with fans
  • Interview: The Qwillery welcomes Max Gladstone of Three Parts Dead as part of the 2012 Debut Author Challenge Interviews.
  • Interview: Tad Williams, of course, a wordsmith possessing a great imagination. And he brings both to bear in The Dirty Streets of Heaven
  • News: HC to release previously unpublished Tolkien poem
  • News: JK Rowling says next book will be for children
  • Anthony Horowitz’s top 10 apocalypse books
  • Famous Authors’ Funniest Responses to Their Books Being Banned
  • Growing Up on SF
  • How ‘The Princess Bride’ Became the Quintessential Teen Read
  • How to pick the right e-reader
  • Justin Cronin’s Favorite Apocalyptic Tales

Science

  • All evidence is pointing to the fact that Voyager I has left our solar system. New data from the spacecraft, which I will discuss below, indicate Voyager 1 may have exited the solar system for good. If true, this would mark a truly historic moment for the human race — sending a spacecraft beyond the edge of our home solar system.

Technology

  • I love my Kindle, but it drives me crazy

Television

  • 4 Reasons Why Doctor Who Should Return To The Serial Format
  • 10 Awesome Cyborgs in TV History
  • Doctor Who Season Seven: Five Gifts It’s Given The Mythology So Far
  • Should I Watch BBC’s Merlin?

Video Games

  • News: Violent video games ‘make teenagers more aggressive towards other people’ (and girls are affected as much as boys)
  • The Ohio State University Marching Band, in its October 6 game against Nebraska, decided to pay tribute to video games.
  • Ten Awesome Video Game Weapons

Writing

  • 5 Ways To Overcome Writer’s Guilt
  • Self Publishing: Second Class No More?



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