[SF/F/H Link Post] Gay Fairy Tale Controversy; How Flash Gordon Conquered the Universe of SciFi Adventure; Lil Hulkbuster vs. Hulk
Interviews & Profiles
- Minister Faust interviews Nnedi Okorafor.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Tina Connolly.
- Lawrence M. Schoen interviews Kary English.
- Suvudu interviews Karen Bao.
- Adventures in SciFi Publishing interviews J.A. Pitts.
- The Skiffy and Fanty Show interviews Andrea Phillips.
- SFFWorld interviews Michael J. Martinez.
- Bec Stafford interviews Sean McMullen.
- Beauty in Ruins interviews Justin Lee Anderson.
- A Fantastical Librarian interviews Joshua Winning.
News
- Gay Fairy Tale Creates Controversy in Third Grade Class.
- Wil Wheaton and Ernest Cline reunite for Armada audiobook.
- Jamie Todd Rubin sells story “Gemma Barrows Comes to Cooperstown” to InterGalactic Medicine Show.
Events & Event News
- May 22 – 24 in Houston, TX | Comicpalooza.
- May 22 – 24 in Kansas City, MO | Spectrum Fantastic Art Live.
- June 2nd in NYC: The New York Review of Science Fiction presents Lev AC Rosen and Adam Sternbergh, with guest curator Ron Hogan.
- Hugo Nominee Packet Available.
Crowd Funding
- CLOCKWORK PHOENIX 5: more stories of beauty and strangeness by Mike Allen.
- Champions of Aetaltis: A Heroic Fantasy Anthology by Marc Tassin.
- Mars Attacks Occupation Trading Cards by The Topps Company.
Articles
- Ars Technica offers An essay concerning how Star Wars illuminates constitutional law.
- Bookworm Blues on The Gospel of Loki by Joanne M. Harris.
- Cosmos on A leap forward in the hunt for Earth-like planets.
- David Moody on Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- David Steffen on Economics of Resource Gathering Within the Star System.
- Den of Geek on 14 Avengers Who Were Also X-Men.
- Diabolical Plots on Anime Review: Death Parade.
- E.C. Myers on The Once and Future SFWA.
- Gav Thorpe on Brave New Warhammer World.
- Heather Wixson on Poltergeist: How Tobe Hooper Deconstructed the American Dream & Fueled My Childhood Nightmares. [via This Is Horror]
- Kathleen Baldwin on Books That Broke Sacred Writing Rules.
- James Aquilone on How Flash Gordon Conquered the Universe of SciFi Adventure.
- Kelly Anderson on 6 Scenes from Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell We Can’t Wait to See Onscreen.
- Lisa J. Goldstein on The Hugo Ballot, Part 11: Novellas.
- Lou Anders on The Tangled Web We Weave.
- Michael J. Martinez on So what now? Leaving the series behind.
- My Bookish Ways on Read This: Uprooted by Naomi Novik.
- Taste of Cinema on 10 Great Found Footage Horror Movies for Beginners. [via This Is Horror]
- Trevor Hogg on Keeping it User Friendly: The Graphic UIs of Avengers: Age of Ultron.
Art
- To The Library, Julian Moran.
- The Discovery, Adam Meah.
- Impress the Empress, Madeline Prindle.
- Into the Storm, Marek Okon.
- HuntingRed by daemonstar.
- Harry Potter: Avada Kedavra by Picolo-kun.
- Illustration: Lil Hulkbuster vs Hulk.
- Mad Max: Fury Road Concept Art.
More Fun Stuff
- Fan de-mixes the original Star Wars movies.
- Index to Locus Magazine Reviews.
- DIY Spock ears.
- Princess Leia’s Cinnamon Buns.
- That’s no moon! It’s a Death Star beach ball.
- Movie FX legend Rick Baker creates his own version of DC Comics’ Joker.
- An interactive, animated droid encyclopedia. [via Geek Art Gallery]