An invitation to the 8th annual 24 Hour Comic Day: This Saturday, October 1. The dare: To complete a 24 page comic book in 24 continuous hours. Back in 1990 comic artist Scott McCloud thought of a creative exercise to improve his drawing speed. He decided to challenge himself (and fellow comic artist Steve Bissette) […]
Hello again. A few months ago, I looked at three movies that were directly or indirectly inspired by Philip K. Dick. With the summer season drawing toward a close, I thought I would look at three more movies, the Marvel comic book movies X-Men First Class, Thor, and most recently, Captain America. I discovered an […]
I’ve been interested in DC’s recent response to criticism that their New 52 relaunch reduced their number of female creators from %12 to %1. (Er… well, it’s complicated.) As a woman who enjoys comics and has aspirations in the field myself, I feel I have a bit of skin (hehe) in the game. So […]
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 […]
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 […]
Nerd Worthy News…mega massive news day… Episode 9 of the podcast is live – featuring Aidan Moher. Scifi & Fantasy Scifi Wire: 6 amazing sci-fi TV shows ruined by their freaky finales SfSignal: Voice Of The Fans: Which Book Series Do You Want To End? Grasping for the Wind: Essay: 11 Novels of Science Fiction […]
Nerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy Grasping for the Wind: REVIEW: Not Less Than Gods by Kage Baker SFFWorld: REVIEW: Shadowplay by Tad Williams SFSignal: REVIEW: Deep Navigation by Alastair Reynolds ATFMB: Review: Green Lantern-Rebirth Shadowlocked: Top 8 secrets of cheap sci-fi tv and movies SciFiWire: 28 sexy skintight outfits from 5 decades of sci-fi […]
Nerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy AirlockAlpha: Gina Torres Out, Tia Carrere In At ‘Warehouse 13’ TV by the Numbers: Syfy’s “Haven” Begins Production; Set to Premiere July 9 at 10pm i09: Heroes getting renewed? (NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!) SciFi Wire: Everything you need to know about this week’s sci-fi TV SciFi Wire: Legend of the Seeker Canceled […]
Nerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy Airlock Alpha: SciFriday: Is Rick Berman Really A Monster? Youtube: FANTASTIC 10th Doctor Tribute video SFSignal.com REVIEW: The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee Free Fiction for 4/24/10 SF Tidbits for 4/24/10 Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Get up to speed on The Weeping Angels (Don’t blink…) i09: Airbender’s New […]
I’m back! Sorry for the absence – technical firewall issues! All fixed now! Nerd Worthy News Scifi & Fantasy i09: Cameron’s Next Project May Not Be Avatar 2 Or Battle Angel SFSignal.com Book Cover Smackdown! ‘Ender’s Game’ vs. ‘Crossovers 2’ vs. ‘The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard’ SF Tidbits for 4/22/10 MIND MELD: What […]
Nerd Worthy News Took the weekend off to do some writing – here’s today’s news… Scifi & Fantasy SFSignal.com: SF Tidbits for 4/19/10 i09: The Amount Of Free Scifi TV On Hulu Is Mind-Boggling SciFi Wire: Sexy new pics from Fringe’s ‘noir’ musical episode! Airlock Alpha: (Paraphrasing) SyFy finishes flipping off fans by putting wrestling […]
Nerd Worthy News New Podcast from The Functional Nerds: Episode 5 SciFi & Fantasy Grasping for the Wind: Geek Media Round-Up: April 16, 2010 SFSignal.com: SF Tidbits for 4/16/10 i09: The One Magnificent Scene From Last Night’s Fringe: Walter Bishop Meets His Equal Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Torchwood Series 4 filming in USA? Scifi […]
Nerd worthy news DID YOU MAIL YOUR TAXES IN YET? Times up – better get em in… SciFi & Fantasy Grasping for the Wind: REVIEW: On the Odd Hours by Eric Liberge Publishers Weekly: Orbit to Launch Digital Short Fiction Program Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Steven Moffat on Doctor Who Companions SciFi Wire: The […]
Nerd Worthy news for April 14th Scifi & Fantasy SFSignal: MIND MELD: The Best Sword & Sorcery Stories SFSignal: SF Tidbits for 4/14/10 AirlockAlpha: Joss Whedon To Helm ‘The Avengers’ The Lantern: Science fiction class dispels misconceptions about genre i09: 8 Upcoming Science Fiction Movies That Could Be The Next District 9 Grasping for the […]
Nerd News Roundup (WOW there’s a lot today!) Technology MacRumors: Adobe announces Creative Suite 5 ARS Technica: Should the US govt force all cell phones to carry TV tuners? Washington Post: Palm putting itself up for sale? CNET: Google acquires visual-search provider Plink CNET: BestBuy to start selling Barnes & Noble Nook CNET: Boingo (wireless […]
Nerd News Roundup SciFi and Fantasy CNJOnline.com: Physicist Ian Tregillis speaks about science fiction and fantasy in the next decade i09: Great Moments in Alternate History: First Contact Life, Doctor Who & Combom: Daleks to Victory! (poster) SfSignal.com: REVIEW: Covet by J.R. Ward 27 Free Speculative Fiction Stories by 22 Authors SF Tidbits for 4/11/10 […]
SciFi & Fantasy Airlock Alpha: Review: Stargate: Universe ‘Divided’ i09: Weekend Short Story Club Life, Doctor Who & Combom: TRAILER: Victory of the Daleks SfSignal.com: Free Fiction for 4/10/2010 SfSignal.com: SciFi Tidbits for 4/10/2010 Walker of Worlds asks: What do you love about Sci-Fi books? Technology CNET: Twitter joining Ap market, Developers worry ARS Technica: […]
Nerd worthy news from around the web for April 9th, 2010 Technology CNET: Adobe admits it’s worried about iPhone, iPad ARS Technica: Developers unearth more features in iPhone OS 4.0 ComputerWorld: NASA: Astronauts, robot complete first spacewalk ARS Technica: Taking a peek at the volcanoes of Venus Wired (Webmonkey): Mozilla Contacts Helps Firefox Discover Your […]
Nerd worthy news from around the web for April 8th, 2010 Technology Macworld: Multitasking tops tentpole features in iPhone 4.0 Wired: Solar Airplane Completes Maiden Voyage PCMag: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Beta Leaks Online PCWorld: Kindle, Nook Coming to a Store Near You? The Washington Post: Hands off the Internet (FCC V Comcast re: […]
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