Don’t doubt your eyes, the do not betray you. It is indeed a nerd news update. Nerd Worthy News Grasping for the wind: Free ebooks: Poul Anderson & Frank Herbert Grasping for the wind: Free ebook: Zendegi by Greg Egan Grasping for the wind: Emerging Trends in YA A dribble of ink: An Aside | […]
But when Worlds Collide Said George Pal to his Bride I’m going to give you some terrible thrills. –Science Fiction Double Feature Picture Show My collection of movies on DVD rivals my all-too-large book collection. While I might not have seen a movie in a movie theater until I was into my teens¹, I’ve been […]
The Super Awesome Unnamed Webcomic is a new webcomic from Patrick Hester and Clifton Hill. New episodes appear every Tuesday and Thursdays on the Webcomic website.
They say there are only two certainties in this life: death and taxes. If you live in the United States, most of you have probably already completed your income taxes for this year. The forms are in the mail (or e-filed) and with any luck, you’re waiting on your refund. Or maybe you owe Uncle […]
Yep, storm clouds are thrice cursed. First the Fae found out where I was hiding, then my dog killed a human, and now I’d earned the very personal enmity of a god who had been content for centuries to simply let his minions slap me around. –Atticus O’Sullivan, mentally reviewing just much trouble he’s […]
Week of Sunday, April 17 Feeding Ground #4 Created by Swifty Lang, Michael Lapinski and Chris Mangun Written by Swifty Lang Illustration and Covers by Michael Lapinski Reviewed by Kate Sherrod Somewhere in the supply chain between Lang & Lapinski and my quivering little hands, things got funky, so I had a long, long wait […]
RAY: Spengler! I’m with Venkman! He got slimed! EGON: That’s great, Ray! Save some for me!” Following in the slippery footsteps of these famous, epic-marshmallow-toasting scientists, we1 at Food Nerd LabsTM have decided in this first post to study the use of slime in cuisine. Now you’re thinking, “Dr. Food Nerd, slime is not cuisine. […]
The Super Awesome Unnamed Webcomic is a new webcomic from Patrick Hester and Clifton Hill. New episodes appear every Tuesday and Thursdays on the Webcomic website.
<a href=”http://johnanealio.bandcamp.com/album/books-bytes-bots”>Books, Bytes & Bots by John Anealio</a> Here is a little collection of my geeky, silly songs for you. The Books, Bytes & Bots E.P. is a pay what you want release. If you’re broke, you can still get it for free. Just click the Download button on the player above and enter 0. […]
In Starbound, Joe Haldeman tells the breathtaking tale of a select few who journey to save humanity from the Others – an enigmatic and possibly immortal race of beings. Humanity’s newly acquired space travel is seen as a possible threat by them – a threat they are unwilling to accept. Given the Others‘ superior technology, […]
iZombie #12 Writer: Chris Roberson Pencils: Gilbert Hernandez Colors: Laura Allred Letters: Todd Klein Publisher Vertigo It’s a good week when I feel challenged to choose my favorite single issue out of that week’s comics haul. This is such a week; I read through my modest (but excellent) pile this morning and spent most of […]
I am not a fan of urban fantasy, but I was curious to read Ben Aaronovitch‘s Midnight Riot because of a recurring blurb associated with it: that it was Harry Potter all grown-up and working as a policeman. It seemed like a silly idea, but I am pleased to report two things: that is not […]
The Super Awesome Unnamed Webcomic is a new webcomic from Patrick Hester and Clifton Hill. New episodes appear every Tuesday and Thursdays on the Webcomic website.
Hellhole, a novel by Brian Herbert and Kevin J Anderson Review by Paul Weimer “What is your opinion of this, Mr. Jenet?” Vincent drew a deep breath, gave his honest response. “I believe something amazing happened to him, General. Beyond that…I can’t say. Will it be worth the expense and effort to dig into the […]
Xombies: Apocalypso by Walter Greatshell begins after the world has already been infected by Agent X – killing and resurrecting almost the entire human race. The scientist Uri Miska created the formula in a desperate effort to save mankind from an impending world-wide disaster. Former humans, resurrected as xombies, can survive virtually anything. Death holds […]
Welcome to another installment of Booze Nerd, dear drinkers. This time, I’d like to talk about the quintessential cocktail — the Martini. Really, no other cocktail has captured the imagination quite like this deceptively simple drink. It’s lent its name to a bazillion pseudo-tinis, most of which have little in common with the original drink […]
Introducing the Booze Nerd T-Shirt! Want people to know that yours is a sophisticated palette? That you don’t mess around with just any old drink – you prefer your liquor mixed, blended – the classic cocktail is your raison detre. Well, now you can have your drink and advertise it too! The Limited Edition Booze […]
Releasing a cover album is a tricky thing. Sure, you don’t have to write the songs, which saves time, but will your fan base like the album if the material is different than your regular works? That is a question that comes to my mind as I listened to Stryper’s latest release called, interestingly enough, […]
The Super Awesome Unnamed Webcomic is a new webcomic from Patrick Hester and Clifton Hill. New episodes appear every Tuesday and Thursdays on the Webcomic website.
Musketeers and Dragons A review of The Alchemist in the Shadows, by Pierre Pevel. Review by Paul Weimer “This is a Black Seal. Each of them contains a drop of dragon’s blood, used by the Black Claw to seal its most precious documents…” He returned the case and Rochefort pocketed it immediately. “So the Black […]
One of the best games I played was Batman: Arkham Asylum and this year, for my birthday no less (October 18th), they are releasing the sequel, Arkham City. Holy crap does it look awesome!! I definitely plan to waste a lot of time playing this one… Check it out:
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