Who Wants the Watchmen?
Yesterday, DC Entertainment officially announced what has been rumored since last summer: sequels to the landmark Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons Watchmen series. Prequels, actually, bearing the collective...
View ArticleCheck Out the Locus Recommending Reading List of 2011
Need some recommendations? The Locus Recommended Reading List for 2011 has just been released. This list covers everything from SFF novels to short fiction to art books, and can help you get caught up...
View ArticleNew John Carter Trailer is Surprisingly Giggle-Worthy
It looks like Disney has finally realized that no one understands what John Carter is actually about or who it’s for. They just released a featurette that lets us all in on a little secret: the movie’s...
View ArticleMorning Roundup: We’re Living in the Lego Hill Valley of the Future
Your Friday Morning Roundup saw the Hill Valley of 2015 rebuilt in Lego and all it could think of was how it would fight every last one of you for the chance to live there. But it wouldn’t do that to...
View ArticleBend Over and Chew On This: The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
Imagine this meeting. Screenwriters Carlton Cuse and Jeffrey Boam pitch a series idea to producers. “An airplane crashes onto a bizarre island,” Cuse says. “There’s science fiction and romance and...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Time Vs. Grimm Ep 9: Daddy Issues
Sorry for the delay, kids. As there was no new episode of Grimm last week, I decided to hold off on the column and take a break. You understand, don’t you?In this week of the Battle of the Network...
View ArticleMelanie Rawn’s Touchstone Sweepstakes!
Melanie Rawn makes an exciting return to epic fantasy in her new novel Touchstone, out on February 28! But we know you can’t wait. That’s why these 18 ARC copies are going straight to you! Enter to win...
View ArticleMalazan Re-read of the Fallen: Midnight Tides, Chapter Twenty
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,...
View ArticleA Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 5
Welcome back 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 5 of A...
View ArticleLooking Back on Womack’s Ambient, Cyberpunk, and Elvis Presley’s Vomitous Death
In order to understand Jack Womack’s first novel Ambient, I want to go back to the future that was the summer of the year 2000.I’d become somewhat obsessed with an art exhibit; the Walker Art Center’s...
View ArticleStar Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Ménage à Troi”
“Ménage à Troi”Written by Fred Bronson & Susan SackettDirected by Robert LegatoSeason 3, Episode 24Production episode 40273-172Original air date: May 28, 1990Stardate: 43930.7Captain’s Log: The...
View ArticleShadow Ops: Control Point (Excerpt)
Now that you’ve had a chance to read the review, enjoy this excerpt from Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole, out now from Ace Books!:Lieutenant Oscar Britton of the Supernatural Operations Corps...
View ArticleLiam Neeson & Patrick Stewart in Picard Vs. Qui-Gon Action Figure Smackdown
This week on BBC’s The Graham Norton Show, guests Patrick Stewart and Liam Neeson were treated to a contest of their respective action figures, whether they wanted it our not! The deck was clearly...
View ArticleTempest (Excerpt)
Take a look at this excerpt of Tempest by Julie Cross, out from St. Martin’s Press:The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal guy… he’s in college, has a girlfriend… and he can...
View ArticleTempest Sweepstakes!
Now that you’ve taken a look at that sweet excerpt (and the review as well!) we know that you want a chance to read the book! We’ve got 20 copies for all you fabulous ladies and gents, and we’re ready...
View ArticleYour Weekly Moment of Zen: Samurai Darth Vader
You’ve worked hard this week (just go with us on that) and you deserve a reward. Please accept this illustration of a samurai Darth Vader, created by Clinton Felker, as your shepherd into the peaceful...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Cartoons: “TV of Tomorrow” and “Watching TV”
TV of Tomorrow: A look at the future of television back in the early days of the technology. (7:04 minutes)Watching TV: Another look at television, this one focuses more on the content than the...
View ArticleThe Scar (Excerpt)
Enjoy this excerpt from The Scar by Sergey and Marina Dyanchenko, out on February 28:Reaching far beyond sword and sorcery, The Scar is a story of two people torn by disaster, their descent into...
View ArticleNew Extended Avengers Trailer Shows the Whole Team in Action
The new Avengers trailer debuted during this year’s Superbowl and it’s the first to give us some lovely, lingering shots from the film. Marvel Studios has put an extended version on Facebook (embedded...
View ArticleMorning Roundup: You Can Now Wield a Lightsaber in Skyrim
Welcome to Monday! Though winter has decided to stay longer because a certain groundhog was manipulated by Moriarty into revealing a cerain shadow, it doesn’t mean everything is terrible. Proof? The...
View Article