SF Tidbits for 7/25/12

Interviews and Profiles

• Buzzy Magazine interviews Delia Sherman (video).
• Sword and Laser interviews Michael Stackpole (podcast).
• Lightspeed (Erin Stocks) interviews Maria Dahvana Headley.
• Lightspeed (Andrew Liptak) interviews David Brin.
• The Functional Nerds interviews Scott Roche (podcast).
• Marshall Payne interviews Mike Allen.
• Dread Central interviews John Carpenter.

News

• Batman actor Christian Bale visits Aurora, Colo., shooting victims.
• Strange Chemistry Signs Ingrid Jonach.
• Forbidden Planet NYC is moving!
• World Song Kickstarter.

Events

• July 26: The Dark Knight Manual signing with writer Brandon T. Snider at Midtown Comics in New York, NY.

Articles

• Locus Roundtable (Vandana Singh) on J. C. Bose and other Indian SF.
• Weird Fiction Review (Adam Mills) on The Moment of Change from Aqueduct Press.
• David Brin on The First Synethetic Organism: Our Victor Frankenstein Moment?
• A. Lee Martinez on Scar Issue.
• SFX on Iain M Banks’ Heroes And Inspirations.
• Smart Pop Books (Nick Mamatas) on Working Class Heroes.
• Alabama (Ann Marie Martin) on Ray Bradbury’s sci-fi tales focused on human element.
• Book View Cafe (Sue Lange) on Weird Science: Is Special Relativity Wrong?
• Chuck Wendig on 25 Things You Should Know About Antagonists.
• James W. Harris on The Reincarnation Theory of Science Fiction?
• Salon (Greg Olear, The Weeklings) on Lame of Thrones.
• The Atlantic (Daniel D. Snyder) on What’s Next for Superhero Movies?
• Michael May on Superheroes are not Comics.
• Comic Book Resources (Greg Hatcher) on The Bad Old Days.
• Bryan Thomas Schmidt on Character Profile of Miri Rhii.
• Ex Libris (Heather Massey) on Steampunk Romance: It’s Not Just Fantastical—It’s Also Fantastic!

Art

• Sci-Fi by Ruidan Lv.
• Welcome by djahal.
• Marine by neisbeis.
• Ship Ship by ChangYuan.
• Mech concepts by Nick Constantine.
• Nick Constantine concept spaceship art.

More Fun Stuff

• Excerpt from Knifesworn by Mazarkis Williams.
• Drifter series.
• Star Trek Shuttlecraft Magellan CD Holder.
• Download the “Summer Glau” Remix Album… For Free!

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