SF/F/H Link Post for 2014-08-23
Interviews & Profiles
- Live at CONvergence w/ Martha Wells, Carrie Patel, Mike Underwood, David Annandale, Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer.
- Angela Slatter interviews Angela Slatter.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Lucy A. Snyder.
- At Diabolical Plots, Carl Slaughter interviews Robert Gleason and David Edison.
- Fantasy-Faction interviews Patrick Rothfuss.
News
- Spider-Woman artwork furore gives Marvel pause over portrayal of women.
- Scalzi’s new sci-fi thriller Lock In gets a theme song.
- J.K. Rowling brings singing sorceress to life in new Harry Potter story.
- BBC Announces new dramatic zombie series The Living And The Dead
Crowd Funding
- QUANTUM ALTERATIONS: Stop Motion & Sci-fi | Indiegogo.
- Holdfast Magazine Anthology.
- Uncanny Magazine Year One by Lynne M. Thomas.
- Imagined Realms: Book 1 – New Fantasy Art by Julie Dillon by Julie Dillon.
Articles
- The Alternative Typewriter on What Clarion Means to a Minority Writer.
- Sara N. at Stellar Four on Outlander and the Female Gaze.
- Lou Anders on Writing for My Kids. . . . And Yours.
- Jim C. Hines on Inventing Nicola Pallas.
- Eric Brown on The story behind Jani and the Greater Game.
- Brooklyn Ann on Why Vampires Make Good Aristocrats.
- Noel Murray on Why great comics don’t always make great movies. [via Paul Di Filippo]
- Rich McCormick on George Lucas blew up the galaxy, but I still remember it.
- LA Times on Sci-fi and fantasy authors reveal truths in the strangest fiction.
- Nerdist on Why Sci-Fi and Genre Shows Always Get the Emmy Cold-Shoulder.
- Flickering Myth on Melia Kreiling and Mark Bonnar talk about Guardians of the Galaxy & Assassin’s Creed.
- Flickering Myth on The Making of Xmoor.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Dark Lightening by John Varley.
- Little Red Reviewer on Kaleidoscope edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Julia Rios.
- Dorkly on The 5 Most Embarrassing Batman/Superman Fights in Comic Book History.
- Kathryn Allan on 5 Positive Representations of Disability in SF.
- xoJane on 29 Classic Young Adult Books That Changed The World (And Are Also Great Reads). [via Bill Crider’s Pop Culture Magazine]
- BFI on 10 great films about aliens visiting Earth.
Art
- Concept Art Illustrations by Raphael Lacoste.
- Rooftop, Vincentius Matthew.
- Flower, Zezhou Chen.
- What did the witch doctor say?, Zezhou Chen.
- Star Princess, Zezhou Chen.
- Sci-Fi Art: Pistol.
- Fantasy Art: Orc.
- The Airport, Didier Konings.
- City Attack, Didier Konings.
- Skyship Cove, Didier Konings.
- These Fantastic Illustrations Show a Giant Troll Enjoying Norway’s Attractions.
- Artist Draws Terrifying Monsters On Sticky Notes.
- Frankenstein’s Monster as a Baby by Marcelo Garcia.
- Drawing H.P. Lovecraft One Monster at a Time.
More Fun Stuff
- NASA Unveils Best Map Ever of Neptune’s Moon Triton.
- The 8-Bit Version of Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City.
- Beep, A Documentary About the History of Sound in Video Games.
- Tardis toilet appears on Bristol to Bath cycle path.
- Robby the Robot: The Camera Whore Who Took Hollywood. [via Bill Crider]
- Infographic: The Word Counts Of Harry Potter Novels & Other Famous Books.
- Dr Who Knitting and Crochet.
Marvel was surprised at the way Milo Manera portrayed Spider-Woman? Had they not seen his previous work?