Blog Archive
August 2012
Fri Aug 31
Announcing the 2012 Chesley Award Winners
by Irene Gallo
Your Favorite Movie Posters With Their Original Working Titles
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: September Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids and the Science of Scale
by Lee Falin
A Read of Ice and Fire: Spoiler Free-For-All!
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Ten
by Bill Capossere
Legion (Excerpt)
by Brandon Sanderson
Moffat’s Women: Liz X
by Teresa Jusino
Get Your Space Drug Fix: Narcotics in Science Fiction & Fantasy
by Stubby the Rocket
Amy Still Needs Her Raggedy Man: Pond Life Minisode 5
by Stubby the Rocket
Today’s the Last Blue Moon Before the Future Gets Here
by Stubby the Rocket
Thu Aug 30
FREE: Neil Gaiman. Hair Foppish But Otherwise in Good Condition
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: September Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Like a Meaningful Dream: Crackpot Palace by Jeffrey Ford
by Rajan Khanna
Pigs! And! More Communists! Freddy and the Flying Saucer Plans
by Mari Ness
Merge/Disciple (Excerpt)
by Walter Mosley
Rothfuss Reread: Speculative Summary 13: The Way He Knew His Own Hands
by Jo Walton
Malazan Begins Anew: A Non-Spoiler Review of Forge of Darkness
by Bill Capossere
Reopening The X-Files: “Christmas Carol”/”Emily”
by Meghan Deans
I Wish Guinan Was a Time Lord: IDW’S Star Trek: TNG/Doctor Who Assimilation2 #4
by Ryan Britt
The Ood Makes Breakfast: Pond Life Minisode #4
by Stubby the Rocket
Wed Aug 29
Yet Another Avengers Deleted Scene Paints a Bleak Picture
by Stubby the Rocket
Being Dead Can’t Stop this Ace Detective: Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I.) by Kevin J. Anderson
by Susan Dunman
Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for September
by Suzanne Johnson
Analog Editor Stan Schmidt Retires
by Tor.com
Women Read Comics in PublicBut They Always Did
by Stubby the Rocket
Farscape Rewatch: “Taking The Stone”
by Scott K. Andrews
Romans and Aliens: R. M. Meluch’s “Tour of the Merrimack” books
by Jo Walton
The Team Behind Mars Rover Curiosity Reveal Their Next Project
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Nine
by Bill Capossere
Joss Whedon’s S.H.I.E.L.D. TV Series Gets Greenlight, Coming in Fall 2013?
by Stubby the Rocket
Not Some New Man: The Hidden Pattern Behind the Doctor’s Regenerations
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Welcome Ann VanderMeer, New Consulting Fiction Editor for Tor.com
by Tor.com
Ood on the Loo! Pond Life Minisode #3
by Stubby the Rocket
Men Who Wish To Drown
by Elizabeth Fama
Tue Aug 28
The Son of Garloo is Our Master
by Stubby the Rocket
Danse Macabre: The Corpse-Rat King by Lee Battersby
by Stefan Raets
Fiction Affliction: September Releases in Science Fiction
by Suzanne Johnson
We’re Glad The Avengers Didn’t Start This Way
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Next Phase”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Jane (Excerpt)
by Robin Maxwell
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 16
by Leigh Butler
End of the World Blues: The Dog Stars by Peter Heller
by Ryan Britt
Does Neuromancer Hold Up Now That its World Isn’t as Unique?
by John Bonner
Sleeps With Monsters: What Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Darkover Stories Reveal About the History of Women in SFF
by Liz Bourke
The Future is Really Safe in Part 2 of Pond Life
by Stubby the Rocket
Cross-Dressing for Safety and Romance: The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer
by Mari Ness
Mon Aug 27
Fiction Affliction: September Releases in Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Tom Strong, Part 1
by Tim Callahan
Janeway Doesn’t Deserve This Shit
by Sara Eileen Hames
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Pomp and Carnage
by Alyx Dellamonica
Acts of Witchery: Under My Hat: Tales From the Cauldron
by Lee Mandelo
That Train Has Sailed. True Blood Finale: “Save Yourself”
by Theresa DeLucci
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 6: “Closing the Year”
by Suzanne Johnson
The World Doesn’t End Because the Doctor Sings. First Pond Life Webisode Debuts
by Stubby the Rocket
We Came From Outer Space: When Human Origin is Extraterrestrial
by Ryan Britt
Primer and the Handwriting of Time Travelers
by Douglas Lain
Sun Aug 26
Endymion
by Roz Kaveney
Sat Aug 25
Landing on the Moon, July 20 1969
by Irene Gallo
Neil Armstrong, 1930-2012
by Tor.com
Space Stallions is the Best Fake 80s Cartoon We’ve Ever Seen
by Stubby the Rocket
6 Great Sean Connery Sci-Fi/Fantasy Roles
by Ryan Britt
Apple’s iBookstore Science Fiction/Fantasy Picks for August
by Apple iBooks
Fri Aug 24
How Do You Feel About This Trailer for Star Wars: Detours?
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “I, Borg”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Sherlock Season 3 Episodes Revealed
by Stubby the Rocket
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Eight
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
Watch Curiosity’s Landing From its Perspective
by Stubby the Rocket
Our Doctor Who Wish List
by Stubby the Rocket
Muppeteer Jerry Nelson (Voice of The Count) Passes
by Stubby the Rocket
Three Ways to Make an Improved Rocketeer Movie
by Steven Padnick
Thu Aug 23
We Can All Be Tony Stark Now With “The Leap”
by Stubby the Rocket
The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize Includes Two Genre-Bending Books
by Tor.com
Bad Teeth, Mommy Issues, and Royal Kisses: Grimm Season Two
by Teresa Jusino
Pigs! In! Corruption! Freddy and Simon the Dictator
by Mari Ness
Some Thoughts on Anthropological Science Fiction as a Sub-Genre
by Jo Walton
New Dredd Trailer Tells Us Who The Law Is
by Stubby the Rocket
Forge of Darkness, Chapter Five (Excerpt)
by Steven Erikson
Reopening The X-Files: “The Post-Modern Prometheus”
by Meghan Deans
Superman and Wonder Woman Are Dating Now?
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Appreciating the Animation (and Story) of ParaNorman
by Faith Erin Hicks
Wed Aug 22
Throne of Glass (Excerpt)
by Sarah J Maas
Visualizing the Cosmos: A Flight Through the Universe by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
by Lee Mandelo
Farscape Rewatch: “Vitas Mortis”
by Scott K. Andrews
The Science of Allomancy in Mistborn: Iron and Steel
by Lee Falin
Disney’s Hot New Project is… The Rocketeer?
by Stubby the Rocket
Through a Klosterman Darkly: The Visible Man Is the Great SF Novel You Might Have Missed
by Ryan Britt
Hollywood Drops The Dark Tower (Yet Again): Stephen King Will Not Be Pleased
by Stubby the Rocket
Ray Bradbury Was Great
by Stubby the Rocket
Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia
by Rachel Swirsky
Tue Aug 21
A Cat Named Arya Will Sing You the Game of Thrones Theme
by Stubby the Rocket
Announcing the Tour for Steven Erikson’s Forge of Darkness
by Tor.com
Clockwork Sky, Volume I (Comic Excerpt)
by Madeleine Rosca
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Imaginary Friend”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Remembering Sergio Toppi
by Gregory Manchess
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 15
by Leigh Butler
Why Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Beats All Other Indy Films
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
“He’s my friend.” A Review of Robot & Frank
by Danny Bowes
Sleeps With Monsters: Sherwood Smith Answers Eight Questions
by Liz Bourke
Coulson Will Be Avenged! Watch the Amazing Gag Reel for The Avengers
by Stubby the Rocket
August Recommendations from Pandemonium Books & Games
by Charles Schafer and Tyler Stewart
Mon Aug 20
What If Bane Took Over Hogwarts Instead of Gotham?
by Stubby the Rocket
GeekGirlCon 2012: Better the Second Time Around
by Teresa Jusino
The Great Alan Moore Reread: The Spirit
by Tim Callahan
Robots Just Don’t Understand: 5 Embarrassing Robot Faux Pas
by Ryan Britt
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: One Last Date with an Angel
by Alyx Dellamonica
Show Us Your Tentacles: A Lovecraft Art Meme
by Irene Gallo
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? True Blood: “Sunset”
by Theresa DeLucci
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 5: “Wizard’s Rainbow”
by Suzanne Johnson
10 Things You Might Not Know About The Goonies
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
Surrealist Magic: Birds and Birthdays by Christopher Barzak
by Lee Mandelo
Filmmaker Tony Scott, 1944-2012
by Tor.com
Fri Aug 17
NASA Commissions Mars-Based Art With Beautiful Results
by Stubby the Rocket
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Perfect Mate”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 31
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Seven
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
5 Great Sea Monster Books +5 Great Sea Monster Movies!
by Ryan Britt
On David Cronenberg, The Dark Knight Rises, and Genre Film
by Danny Bowes
This Squidpocalypse Makes Its Own Fun: Kraken by China Miéville
by Theresa DeLucci
Thu Aug 16
The First Frankenstein Movie Was Made in Edison’s Bronx Studio… in 1910
by Stubby the Rocket
Quintessence (Excerpt)
by David Walton
Pigs! With! Martians! Freddy and the Baseball Team from Mars
by Mari Ness
The Summer Storm: Mermaids and the Mid-Life
by Mark Siegel
So This Clockwork Sky Trailer Isn’t a New Dragon Quest Game?
by Stubby the Rocket
Forge of Darkness, Chapter Four (Excerpt)
by Steven Erikson
Reopening The X-Files: “Detour”
by Meghan Deans
Remembering Harry Harrison: Tributes from Around the Web
by Stubby the Rocket
Time to Hug it Out: Tor.com’s 2012 Summer Sci-Fi Movie Roundup
by Stubby the Rocket
Debunking a Great New England Sea Serpent
by Elizabeth Fama
Wed Aug 15
Tom Doherty on Harry Harrison
by Tom Doherty
Surprise Joss Whedon, Pillow Fight Tricia Helfer, and More in Today’s Premiere of Husbands Season 2
by Teresa Jusino
Anthropological SF: Eleanor Arnason’s A Woman of the Iron People
by Jo Walton
Chat With the Women of Girls’ Nightmare Out Today, See Them Tomorrow
by Tor.com
Origami the Little Yellow Ship From Ender’s Game
by Stubby the Rocket
Farscape Rewatch: “Mind The Baby”
by Scott K. Andrews
Sailor Twain: Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson (Comic Excerpt)
by Mark Siegel
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Six
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
A Gallery of Favorite Mermaids
by
Queering SFF: Queer Universes: Sexualities in Science Fiction
by Lee Mandelo
The Fire Gown
by Michael Swanwick
Harry Harrison, 1925-2012
by Tor.com
Tue Aug 14
Batman is Afraid of Some Silly Stuff
by Stubby the Rocket
Incredible Fanvid Compresses Decades of Fandom Into 5 Minutes
by Stubby the Rocket
Wake (Excerpt)
by Amanda Hocking
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Cost of Living”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Psychopaths at the Bottom of the Sea: Peter Watts’ Rifters Trilogy
by Mordicai Knode
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 14
by Leigh Butler
Taylor Anderson’s Destroyermen Series
by Cassandra McNeil
Industrial Revolution Magic: Barbara Hambly’s Darkmage Books
by Jo Walton
The Longest Goodbye. True Blood: “Gone, Gone, Gone”
by Theresa DeLucci
Sleeps With Monsters: Medley Time!
by Liz Bourke
In and Out of the Lagoon: Why We Love The Gill-Man
by Ryan Britt
Mon Aug 13
On Our Radar: Impressive Velociraptor Cosplay
by Stubby the Rocket
Monstrous Beauty (Excerpt)
by Elizabeth Fama
New Trailer for LEGO Lord of the Rings
by Stubby the Rocket
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Youngblood and Glory
by Tim Callahan
Why Did You Bother Telling Me That?: Steven Erikson Talks with Peter Orullian
by Peter Orullian
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: Things of Death and Beauty
by Alyx Dellamonica
2012 Ignatz Award Nominees Announced, Celebrating Indie Comics and Cartoons
by Stubby the Rocket
TableTop’s “Fiasco” Captures the Heart of Roleplaying
by Mordicai Knode
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 4: “Roland and Cuthbert,” Sections 13-19
by Suzanne Johnson
Sea Monsters From A to Z!
by Stubby the Rocket
Comic Book Legend Joe Kubert: 1926- 2012
by Tor.com
…And a Few Surprises
by Stubby the Rocket
Fri Aug 10
Carlo Rambaldi, the Man Behind the Monsters, 1925-2012
by Tor.com
Homely, Solid, Magical: Nina Kiriki Hoffman’s Permeable Borders
by Jo Walton
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The First Duty”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
Bill and Ted’s Excellent Sequel: Wyld Stallyns Ride Again!
by Stubby the Rocket
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 30
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Five
by Amanda Rutter
“I Just Do The Science!”: The Bourne Legacy
by Natalie Zutter
Can We Talk About Why We Really Love Princess Leia?
by Emmet Asher-Perrin
They Were a Lot Like Us: How to Think Like a Neandertal
by Mordicai Knode
Thu Aug 9
Captain Picard and Arya Stark Team Up to Scalp Olympics Tickets
by Stubby the Rocket
A Diminutive Delight: Cracklescape by Margo Lanagan
by Lee Mandelo
Pigs! And! Communists! Freddy and the Men from Mars
by Mari Ness
What If the Old Star Trek Movies Were Remade in the New Continuity?
by Ryan Britt
Forge of Darkness, Chapter Three (Excerpt)
by Steven Erikson
Reopening The X-Files: “Unusual Suspects”
by Meghan Deans
Artists Illustrate Heroes and Villains
by Irene Gallo
Get the First Episode of Scalzi’s The Human Division Early
by Tor.com
UK Readers Can Now Purchase DRM-Free Books From Tor UK
by Tor.com
Wed Aug 8
These Star Trek Episode Posters Are the Coolest
by Stubby the Rocket
Gustav Gloom and the People Taker (Excerpt)
by Adam-Troy Castro
Today’s Awesome Thing From Mars: Zoomable Panoramic Views of the Planet
by Stubby the Rocket
Idea Porn? A Review of Neal Stephenson’s Some Remarks
by Sara Eileen Hames
Awesome Future Timeline Compiled from Science Fiction Literature
by Stubby the Rocket
Farscape Rewatch: Season One Overview, Season Two Primer
by Scott K. Andrews
Painting Stubby the Rocket in Space
by Gregory Manchess
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Four
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
Barnes & Noble Bookseller’s Picks for August
by Tor.com
2012 World Fantasy Award Nominees Announced!
by Tor.com
Faster Gun
by Elizabeth Bear
Tue Aug 7
Joss Whedon is the Writer/Director for Avengers 2
by Stubby the Rocket
In This Game of Thrones Game Review, Winter is… Gon’ Be Cold
by Stubby the Rocket
A Boy, A Ghost, and the Blood That Binds: Kendare Blake’s Girl of Nightmares
by Sylas K Barrett
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “Cause and Effect”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
The Wheel of Time Re-read: Towers of Midnight, Part 13
by Leigh Butler
Seven Wonders (Excerpt)
by Adam Christopher
Tracy K. Smith Explores the Universe Through Poetry in Life on Mars
by Ali Fisher
New Sci-Fi Bookshop Singularity & Co. Opening this Week!
by Stubby the Rocket
Sleeps With Monsters: As Above, So Below: Mary Gentle’s “Beggars in Satin” (1989) and “The Knot Garden” (1989)
by Liz Bourke
Working Towards Literary Respectability: Helen by Georgette Heyer
by Mari Ness
Mon Aug 6
Other Guests Are Surely Destined To Drop In: The House By The Cemetery
by Danny Bowes
Handsome Covers, Awesome SF: B&N’s “Leatherbound Classics” Series
by Lee Mandelo
Bloody Tears For Fears. True Blood: “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”
by Theresa DeLucci
The Great Alan Moore Reread: Judgment Day
by Tim Callahan
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: I can heeeearrrr you!
by Alyx Dellamonica
Our Favorite Small Moments From the Curiosity Mars Landing
by Stubby the Rocket
The Farrell Identity: Total Recall Forgets to Have Plot Twists
by Ryan Britt
A Read of The Dark Tower: Constant Reader Tackles Wizard and Glass, Come Reap, Chapter 4: “Roland and Cuthbert,” Section 1-12
by Suzanne Johnson
If the Tenth Doctor Were a My Little Pony
by Stubby the Rocket
Take Heart, Good People of Starbase 13 Captain Kirk is Bringing You a Mime! Vonda McIntyre’s Enterprise: The First Adventure
by Ellen Cheeseman-Meyer
Fri Aug 3
“Do you know what she is?” Ilona Andrews’ Gunmetal Magic
by Liz Bourke
Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Paranormal Romance
by Suzanne Johnson
Star Trek: The Next Generation Rewatch: “The Outcast”
by Keith R.A. DeCandido
A Read of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings, Part 29
by Leigh Butler
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Three
by Amanda Rutter and Bill Capossere
The Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art Transfers Assets to the Society of Illustrators
by Irene Gallo
Before Watchmen Rehashes a Comic Masterpiece. Is It Working?
by Shoshana Kessock
Have Severed Robot Head, Will Travel: 5 Ways a Prometheus Sequel Could Work
by Ryan Britt
The Sadness of Detail: The Woman Who Married a Cloud by Jonathan Carroll
by Stefan Raets
Thu Aug 2
Student Film, Sight, Will Make You Rethink Your App Addiction
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: August Releases in Urban Fantasy
by Suzanne Johnson
Pigs! In! Space! Freddy and the Spaceship
by Mari Ness
Technology Isn’t the Bad Guy: H+: The Digital Series
by Teresa Jusino
First Photos From Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing
by Stubby the Rocket
The Glorious, Terrible, Strange USSR: Francis Spufford’s Red Plenty
by Jo Walton
Forge of Darkness, Chapter Two (Excerpt)
by Steven Erikson
Christopher Eccleston is Now the Big Baddie in Thor: The Dark World
by Stubby the Rocket
Reopening The X-Files: “Redux”/”Redux II”
by Meghan Deans
5 Reasons Why the Next X-Men Movie Should Be “Days of Future Past”
by Chris Lough
Doctor Who Season 7 Trailer is Here!
by Stubby the Rocket
Girl of Nightmares, Chapter Two (Excerpt)
by Kendare Blake
Wed Aug 1
Our Hyperbolically Perfect Birthday Meet-up Is Tomorrow Night in NYC!
by Stubby the Rocket
Fiction Affliction: “Genre-Benders” for August
by Suzanne Johnson
The Philip K. Dick Movie Report Card
by Ryan Britt
Read the The Quantum Thief for $2.99!
by Tor.com
Farscape Rewatch: “Family Ties”
by Scott K. Andrews
vN (Excerpt)
by Madeline Ashby
A Memory of Light Heads One Step Closer to Publication
by Tor.com
Malazan Re-read of the Fallen: Reaper’s Gale, Chapter Two
by Bill Capossere and Amanda Rutter
The Nerd Machine: What Geek Culture Should Be
by Teresa Jusino
Magic and Murder in London: Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
by Stefan Raets
Spider-Man is the Hero Geeks Can Aspire Towards
by Ryan Britt and Chris Lough
The Cairn in Slater Woods
by Gina Rosati