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Gaming Roundup: The Madness of King George in Assassin’s Creed III
The striking image above comes with the Ubisoft press release that announces five downloadable content packs for Assassin’s Creed III. Three of the DLC packs will be single-player episodic content...
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Steampunk Comics Pack Sweepstakes!
For all you comics fans out there! Win three delectable steampunk comics: Girl Genius: Volume I by Phil and Kaja Foglio, The Peerless Prodigies of P.T. Barnum by Jillian Lerner and Marc Olivent, and...
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A Read of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Swords, Part 4
Welcome to A Read of Ice and Fire! Please join me as I read and react, for the very first time, to George R.R. Martin’s epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire.Today’s entry is Part 4 of A Storm of...
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My Little Pony Creates a Perfect Music Video About Conventions
If there’s one thing the geek community is good at doing, it’s laughing at ourselves. Not in a mean way, just in understanding, with feelings of camaraderie and warm fuzzies. So when we found this...
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Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Nineteen
Welcome to the Malazan Re-read of the Fallen! Every post will start off with a summary of events, followed by reaction and commentary by your hosts Bill and Amanda (with Amanda, new to the series,...
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This is Actually a New Clip From Star Trek Into Darkness
Well... it's nice to know for certain that the build-up to Star Trek Into Darkness will be constant pranking from J.J. Abrams and co.The director was recently on Conan and touted that he had snuck out...
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Bruce Boxleitner’s Lantern City is Steampunk TV with a Can-Do, Fan-Fueled...
Steampunk has been hitting books, films, video games, and RPGs for the last few years – but can it finally work on the small screen today? We have had steampunk shows in the past (many point to the...
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Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Rascals”
“Rascals”Written by Ward Botsford & Diana Dru Botsford and Michael Piller and Allison HockDirected by Adam NimoySeason 6, Episode 7Production episode 40276-233Original air date: October 26,...
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Victorian Monsters
Many of our classic monsters were born in the dark and foggy streets of Victorian London. Literary or legendary, so many monsters seem to have been conjured up or at least written prominently about in...
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The Manual of Aeronautics: The Art of the Leviathan Trilogy
I was at a reading for Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan when he mentioned off-hand that it would be a trilogy… with an illustrated guide to the world he was building, in the style of the Arthur...
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Farewell, Steampunk Week
All too soon, good things must come to an end.This week has always been a highlight of my Tor.com bloggery, and this year did not disappoint. So, here comes the Big Appreciation Post to everyone who...
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Should I Watch BBC’s Merlin?
I get this question a lot from friends and acquaintances alike, and since the fifth season is about to start up, I’d thought I’d give you the down-low on one of the BBC’s most successful family shows....
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Batman: The Animated Series Rewatch: “The Last Laugh” & “Pretty Poison”
“The Last Laugh”Written by Carl SwensonDirected by Kevin AltieriMusic by Shirley WalkerAnimation Services by Akom Production Co.Episode #004Original Airdate: September 22nd, 1992Plot: The Joker attacks...
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Morning Roundup: How to Steal a Space Shuttle
Over on Jalopnik there is a hilarious article on how a Doctor Evil-style supervillian could potentially nab the Space Shuttle Endeavour in Los Angeles. As the article’s author Jason Torchinsky points...
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Banks in His Element: The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
Has it really been 25 years since Consider Phlebas, the first novel in Iain M. Banks’ Culture series, came out? My goodness. Does this make anyone else feel old at all? Not to worry though: a new novel...
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Reader’s Guide to the Marvel NOW! Relaunch
Though Marvel may not openly admit it—or maybe they have and I just missed their blatant honesty—the upcoming Marvel NOW! Initiative seems like a direct response to DC’s New 52 relaunch from a year...
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A Read of the Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, “Come...
“Cast your nets, wanderers! Try me with your questions, and let the contest begin.”—Blaine the Mono, to Roland and the Ka-Tet, at the end of The Waste LandsWelcome to A Read of the Dark Tower series....
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It’s Alive! And Cute As an Undead Button: Frankenweenie
The boy who powers the emotional heart of Tim Burton’s Frankenweenie is young Victor Frankenstein (voiced by Charlie Tahan). Victor is a film nerd of the classic persuasion. The film opens with a...
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The Rise of Ransom City Sweepstakes!
We've got ten copies of Felix Gilman's The Rise of Ransom City for ten of you! It's not out until November 27th, so here's you chance to get it well ahead of time. Learn the story of Harry Ransom,...
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: You Made a Bear!
“Pangs” opens with a quick staking, just another day at the Slay office for Buffy – but for one minor detail. Angel is sneaking around campus, watching her work and declining to make contact. A guy can...
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