[SF/F/H Link Post] New DOCTOR WHO Spin-Off; 2016 Prometheus Award Finalists; New BATMAN v SUPERMAN Theories
Interviews & Profiles
- Blastr interviews Jeff Nichols, director of Midnight Special.
- Consequence of Sound interviews Jeff Nichols, director of Midnight Special.
- DBW interviews Hugh Howey, author of Beacon 23.
- HuffPo interviews Ken Liu, author of The Paper Menagerie.
- Lawrence M. Schoen interviews Kevin Hearne, author of Staked.
- The Mary Sue interviews Claudia Gray, author of Bloodline.
- My Bookish Ways interviews Melissa Lenhardt, author of Sawbones.
- Newsarama interviews James E. Roche and Salomon Farias, of Wretches.
News
- The 2016 Prometheus Award Finalists have been announced
- Justin Leiber, 77, retired philosophy professor, and son of author Fritz Leiber, died March 22nd in Tallahassee, Florida.
- New Doctor Who spinoff gets described as the “British Buffy” Specifically, Class Taps Katherine Kelly to Lead Ensemble Cast
- Star Wars’ Admiral Ackbar, Erik Bauersfeld, Dies at 93
Events & Event News
- Author Ernest Cline (Ready Player One) returns to Austin Books & Comics in Austin, TX to sign the new paperback edition of his latest novel, Armada! The writer will be joining us on Saturday, April 23rd from Noon to 3:00 PM, and he’ll be bringing along his tricked-out DeLorean, Ecto-88! RSVP on Facebook
- Writer Joe Harris (Great Pacific, X-Files) appears at Third Eye Comics in Annapolis, MD on Saturday, April 23, 2016 from 11:00 AM till 1:00 PM to sign SNOWFALL! RSVP
Crowd Funding
- Liberty: Deception Vol. 1 – A Sci-fi Comic Adventure – An explosive sci-fi action-adventure comic set in the dystopian colony-planet of Atrius.
- VERDACOMB Volume One – Three friends unite to expose a dystopian world of corruption in order to awaken a city of virtual reality addicts.
- Will you survive? – Era: Survival Core Rulebook – Can you survive the post-apocalyptic world of Gaia? A brand new rulebook from the creator of Era: The Consortium!
Articles
- Book Review: Bibliotropic on Fellside by M R Carey
- 9 Great Science Fiction Books For People Who Don’t Like Science Fiction, as chosen by Gizmodo Australia. I would add Brave New World and Cat’s Cradle to the list.
- AWP Panelists Explain Why It’s a Great Time to Be a Literary Introvert
- Batman V Superman Knightmare Scene Finally Explained! by Moviepilot.com
- Beyond Pandemic: A guide to the most infectious horror films ever
- Big-budget films are getting worse — and we can prove it
- The Binding Problem of Consciousness: Transhuman Debate 2.0
- A Catholic sci-fi classic: Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun
- CheatSheet pontificates on the 8 of the Worst Sci-Fi Movie Remakes Ever.
- Concatenation has released their annual list of the Top Ten Science Fiction Films of 2015
- Curation: The missing ingredient for unlimited e-reading services
- Do bookshops have a shelf life? asks author Richard Watson
- Guess the Most Popular Star Wars Baby Name
- Here’s how Peter Capaldi’s Doctor could fit into Doctor Who spin-off Class
- His Dark Materials fans, rejoice: This new adaptation could actually do Philip Pullman’s novels justice. *Fingers crossed*
- If You Liked Midnight Special, You’ll Love These 6 Sci-Fi Films
- Is Batman v Superman teaching us to live without a Robin? More importantly, after Batman v Superman, Has The Bar Been Lowered for Suicide Squad??
- Little Green Men: A Look at the Official Soviet X-Files Investigation
- Jadah McCoy explains Why Character Agency is So Important
- My Love Affair with the Long Names of Fantasy Fiction: How It All Began
- Noah Berlatsky on Why Cutting-Edge Sci-Fi Is Often Penned By Marginalized Writers
- Star Wars Rebels Enriches And Improves The Star Wars Movies
- There’s a Review of the 2015 Sasquan Worldcon now up on SF2 Concatenation
- Toxic Reviews finally caught up with Batman v Superman Last Weekend
- Why Midnight Special’s Joel Edgerton is Hollywood’s MVP of 2016
Art
- Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice Fan Poster by Nikita Kaun
- Hellboy Fan-art by LozanoX
More Fun Stuff
- An animated breakdown of every X-Files episode ever
- Building swarming with drones looks like nightmarish scene from dystopian sci-fi film
- Check out this Full-size AT-ST Star Wars Build
- Darth Vader Super-Cut Chronicles His Evolution Over the STAR WARS Series
- Han Solo Killed A Ton Of People In His Four Star Wars Movies
- Read an excerpt from the Star Wars novel Bloodline by Claudia Gray at USAToday.
- Star Wars 8: Rian Johnson Teases Maz Kanata’s Return
- Stylish X-Men: Apocalypse Character Posters Tease A Mythic Power
- Watch a teaser for X-Men: Apocalypse
- Watch a teaser for Independence Day: Resurgence
