The Great Geek Manual

Art

• Adam Schickling has drawn and hand painted this amazing Star Wars poster depicting the characters from the original trilogy as they would appear now.
• Check out this hand made Gears of War armor created by Propcustomz
• Ever wonder what movie villains do on their time off? Well, here’s your answer.
• Identical twins Camille and Kennerly Kitt, the Harp Twins, perform a fabulous electric harp duet version of the Doctor Who theme.

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Art

• Animated Calvin and Hobbes
• Everyone’s heard of a house of cards, but why stop at a house?
• GlaDOS Robotic Ceiling Arm Lap
• “L.A.’s Growing Alchemist Problem“
• Star Trek Minimalist Movie Poster Set

Comics

• Interview: Conversing on Comics with Pete Woods
• Interview: Grant Morrison talks about the Death of Robin
• Interview: Teaching Gender Through Comics With Christina Blanch
• News: Neil Gaiman is Writing Guardians of the Galaxy
• The silent Batman And Robin #18 is a Dark Knight masterpiece

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Comics

• News: Select Dark Horse Comics titles are now available digitally via Google Play.
• Brian K. Vaughan and Marcos Martin have released The Private Eye, a pay-what-you-will, no DRM comic. Get your copy at PanelSyndicate.com.
• Marvel’s ‘Age of Ultron’ Features Controversial Angel
• Stan Lee’s World of Heroes kicks off a second season of its animated Bad Days series, this time focusing on Deadpool.

Cross-Media

• 10 Sci-Fi War Movies and Series
• Great science fiction and fantasy creators who started out writing comedy.
• Orbit’s Top Five Cyborg Heroes and Villains
• Top 10 Girl-Power Moments in Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Art

• Salvidor’s The Persistence of Memory gets an update with a Portal twist.
• This is what it looks like when Minecraft addicts design a stadium
• Star Wars Illustrations by Tsuneo Sanda
• UK-based filmmakers Gary Scullion and Nick Acott of Sneaky Zebra created this original short film about three friends who fight to the death with iconic movie weapons. Try to guess the winning weapon before starting the video.

Comics

• Interview: Furious Five With Jeff Parker: The Emerald City Comicon Edition

Cross-Media

• Top ten girl-power moments in science fiction and fantasy.

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Seriously, though. Why aren’t modern day irritations like this incorporated into modern comic storylines?

Comics

• Interview: Writer Christos Gage talks Angel & Faith
• News: DC Confirms A Return To Zero Year For Batman
• News: Mari Yamazaki’s Steve Jobs biography manga will launch in Japan in the April issue of Kiss, on March 25.
• From Sandman to Scalped: A Complete Infographic History of Vertigo Comics
• Who has the worst villains ever created? Cracked says Daredevil!

Cross-Media

• 20 Directors Worth Following on Twitter
• The Geek Twins give us “The 10 Best Uses of Canes in Science Fiction.”
• Tor.com gives us a list of the 10 Best Dogs In Science Fiction.

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Dany Targaryen’s first day at Westeros Valley High turns out to be a tough one. I could seriously watch an entire series of these. I hope they keep them going.

Comics

• Interview: Former President of DC Comics Paul Levitz Talks the History of DC
• News: Marvel giving away 700 first-issue digital comics for free
• News: Superman comic artist Chris Sprouse withdraws amid anti-gay controversy
• China Miéville deconstructs superhero comics in the outstanding Dial H
• Comic books becoming a battleground for gay rights

Cross-Media

• Blood and Brains – can vampires survive a zombie apocalypse?
• Full list of the 2012 nominees for the Nebula Awards.

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