SF Tidbits for 2/11/12
Interviews & Profiles
- Speculate (Gregory A. Wilson & Bradley P. Beaulieu) interviews Mark Hodder.
- @Suvudu: Terry Brooks answers reader questions.
- Sci-Fi Fan Letter (Jessica Strider) interviews Myke Cole.
- Video Conversations involving Samuel R. Delany. (Thanks, Fred!)
- TheForce.Net interviews Dan Wallace.
- Forces of Geek profiles the Masters of Stop Motion.
News
- IDW will publish a Doctor Who/Star Trek: The Next Generation crossover series this coming May.
- Mom furious over graphic novels in school library. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Coming Soon: Further: Beyond the Threshold by Chris Roberson.
- Creature From The Black Lagoon Resurfaces At Bookstores.
- Arc issue 1.1 will feature brand new fiction by M. John Harrison and Alastair Reynolds.
Events
Articles
- Strange Chemistry on Strongest Female Protagonist in YA.
- Cat Valente on You Are What You Love: A Numerical List of Loosely-Connected Thoughts on Writing (Part 1).
- A. Lee Martinez on Deathrays Not Included.
- Biology in Science Fiction (Peggy Kolm) on The Science Effect: How Does Science Fiction Influence Public Perception of Science?
- The Night Bazaar (W.G. Marshall) on Matters of Scale.
- The Night Bazaar (Nathan Long) on How to Create Science Fiction and Fantasy Settings.
- Black Gate (Patrick Maynard) on Blogging Alex Raymond’s Flash Gordon, Part Twenty – “Battle for Tropica”.
- Biblion (Henry Jenkins) on Utopia, Technology, and…Pickles.
- Bryan Thomas Schmidt on The Returning: How I Dealt With Middle Book Syndrome.
- eBookNewser on 5 Myths About eBooks Debunked.
- Tor.com (Douglas Lain) on How to Read Richard Cox’s Thomas World in 3 Easy Steps.
- Tor.com (Ryan Britt) on What to Expect When You’re Expecting Martians: John Carter and the Zeitgeist.
- Topless Robot on The 30 Best Retellings of Superman’s Origins.
- Cracked.com on 4 Realizations That Will Ruin Science Fiction for You.
Art
- 60+ Amazing Spaceship Concept Art Wallpapers.
- Concept ships by Christian Bravery.
- Minimalist Star Wars Posters.
- @CoolVibe: “Gaudi City” by Ignacio Bazán Lazcano.
- @CoolVibe: “Life Colossus” by Ignacio Bazán Lazcano.
- @CoolVibe: “Dragon Soul” by Christoph Peters Von Sperling.
- @CoolVibe: “War” by Luis Gama.
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