Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Illustration: Manzanero Covers


Birds of Prey #29 Cover
Cover Art by Merida, Mexico-based Jorge Molina Manzanero (ZurdoM)


Sci-Fi Round-Up: August 27, 2014


"Z-Gundam Girl" by South Korea-based Jeong hong Taek (Porco2)


Interview: Science Book a Day interviews Greg Bear, author of Darwin’s Radio.

Interview: Vulture talks to Margaret Atwood, author of MaddAddam, about the HBO Adaptation.

28 Stories Nominated for the 2014 Hugo, Nebula, Sturgeon, and World Fantasy Awards That You Can Read Now without the aid of either pants or a credit card. (Online for Free) I’m sold!

All three volumes of The Feynman Lectures on Physics are now online. A fantastic resource for anyone interested in Feynman or physics in general.

Ann Leckie Makes Science Fiction History With Debut Novel, Ancillary Justice.

Auxiliary Memory on Finding The Best Science Fiction Books To Read.

The AV Club provides a guide to the worlds of China MiƩville!

Comic Round-Up: August 27, 2014

Jorge Molina Manzanero

"Avengers cover" by Merida, Mexico-based Jorge Molina Manzanero
"So, this is my first Marvel cover ever. I loved doing this cause for the first time I had the chance to draw all the Marvel main characters that I love (no FF...I'm not a big fan after "those" movies) It was just a very special experience to finally say " i'm drawing Marvel characters for Marvel" finally after so many years of dreaming of it and sitting in my room when I was a kid coping comics...i'm finally there!"

Interview: Dylan Todd and company reveal the future in "2299" anthology

News: Dark Horse is planning to beef up its lineup of children’s graphic novels with four new titles for 2015: Rexodus, a story about dinosaurs from outer space, and three older properties, Rod Espinosa’s Courageous Princess, Samuel Teer and Hyeondo Park’s Veda: Assembly Required, and an adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Return of the Gremlins.

News: The fun Marvel series Superior Foes Of Spider-Man is coming to an end

​7 Reasons Batman Needs to Shut Arkham Asylum Down Forever

13 Dimensions of MULTIVERSITY: DC Worlds We Want Brought Back!

Alternative Capes: Superhero Stories You Need To Read

io9 remembers Great Performances That Helped Prove Comic Movies Could Be Art

Researcher and filmmaker Robert Emmons talks about his new documentary, Diagram for Delinquents, which looks at Fredric Wertham and the comics scares of the Fifties.

Sci-Fi Meets Murder Mystery in Image Comics' "The Fuse"

Tor.com plays Who’s Your Daddy? (Star-Lord Edition)


Link Round-Up: August 27, 2014

Rocket Raccoon by Dennis Jones



Event: Frankenstein exhibition: British Library to display first image of Frankenstein's monster in an exhibition charting the changing face of Mary Shelley's creation.

Event: The Museum of Science Fiction is holding an Exhibit Design Competition.

Christopher Nolan Shares DIY Shooting Tricks of His No-Budget First Film, Following

The Greatest Line Every The Simpsons Character Ever Delivered

Here’s what happens When You Let the Internet Curate an Art Museum

HollyWood Elsewhere explains Why Critics Are Seen As Clubby Elitists

If The Simpsons ever ends, here’s how one show insider thinks it will happen

The Man Who 3D-Printed a Castle Now Wants to Print a Full-Size Two-Story Home.

Playboy explains The Wonderful Problem With Terry Gilliam


Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Quick Pic: No Portals to Narnia


Costco Wardrobe Sign photographed by Rohit Bhargava

The legal labeling requirements in this country are out of hand!  Do we seriously need to manage people's magical expectations in addition to worrying about how they might injure themselves with a product?  Everyone with an iota of common sense knows that magical wardrobes are always English Oak.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a broom to return to Walmart.  It's the third one I've purchased that won't seem to fly.


Posters: Game of Thrones Sigils

Game of Thrones Sigils by Andrew Wight

Game of Thrones Sigils by Ontario, Canada-based Andrew Wight


Posters: Game of Thrones Houses

Game of Thrones House Posters by WindsOfBeleriand

"FINALLY FINISHED!!! wow this took me waaaay too long to do. Darn majestic dragons and their millions of details. Worked hard to finish in time to celebrate the season 4 premiere. FLY MY PRETTIES!"

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