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Geek Media Round-Up: September 9, 2009

9 Sep 2009  Media

Comics

  • GeekDad rounds-up 6 Cool Comics with Decidedly Different Heroes.
  • Total Film’s article 10 Movies You Didn’t Know Were Comics is clear evidence they aren’t writing for comicbook geeks, because I knew and read most of these comic.

Film

  • News: MGM has been ordered to pay the Tolkien estate US$100 Million.
  • During a Dragon Con interview it was revealed that Patrick Stewart may return to X-Men, but he’s through with Star Trek.
  • This Mary Poppins Recut Trailer is makes Disney’s classic look like an awesome suspense thriller.
  • Total Film looks back at The 28 Most Horrifying Movie Moments, climaxing in Angel’s scene in Scarface.

Internet

  • Don’t miss these 10 Upcoming Speculative Fiction Conventions.

Literature

  • Interview: The Dragon Page interviews S.M. Sterling.
  • Interview: The Guardian profiles Iain Banks.
  • Interview: The Nebula Awards interviews Ysabeau S. Wilce.
  • News: SF authors Michael Chabon, Cory Doctorow, Annalee Newitz object to privacy flaws in $125m Google Book Search settlement.
  • Are Dictionaries Becoming Obsolete?

Writing

  • Apex Magazine discusses World-building in the essay Building in the Dark When Science Fiction Meets Horror.
  • Michael Cassutt explains why sci-fi writers are so damn gloomy.
  • The Written Weird reflects on How to Save Sci-Fi Short Fiction.

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