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Geek Media Round-Up: September 16, 2009

16 Sep 2009  Media

Art

Rogue by marciotakara

  • Marciotakara is one of those artists whose Deviant Art gallery deserves a bookmark, especially for comic fans. Right now, she’s got some great character art out.

Film

  • News: Mark Millar Promises Kick-Ass 2 Set Up in Kick-Ass 1, which is good news so far as I’m concerned.
  • Empire spells out Hollywood’s 10 Rules Of Time Travel. Is it just me, or are these different in the Star Trek universe?
  • TotalFilm ponders 8 Spider-Man Villains For Bruce Campbell to play in the upcoming film.

Internet

  • According to io9, the best cities are The Cities You Can Never Leave.
  • In a recent CNBC interview, 50 Cent explained that Piracy Is A Part Of The Marketing. I have to say, it’s a really refreshing response from a music star.
  • Newsarama counts down 10 of Fiction’s Biggest Brains.

Literature

  • Interview: Dragon Page talks with Alma Alexander, author of World Weavers.
  • Interview: Innsmouth Free Press talks with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, author of the Saint-Germain series.
  • Interview: The staff of Verb Noire speak with Transformative Works and Culture.
  • Interview: Suvudu chats with David Anthony Durham, author of Acacia.
  • First is was werewolves, then vampire. Could Angels be the next big thing?
  • Here’s a useful directory of the 100 Best Blogs for Book Reviews.
  • Jon Renaut discusses why he thinks the conventional wisdom about infinite goods using a Star Trek analogy in “infinite goods and artificial scarcity.”

Writing

  • John Scalzi follows up on “I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script” with On The Asking of Favors From Established Writers.
  • Listen to Harlan Ellison’s Dramatic Reading of the Seussified “I Will Not Read Your Fucking Script.”
  • Shattersnipe explains Why Paranormal Romance Is No Fad.



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