It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2021 Hugo Awards, the many iterations of Star Trek, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Godzilla vs. Kong, The Nevers, Tunder Force, Them, The Banishing, season 2 of For All Mankind and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Lisa Tuttle offers a round-up of the best recent science fiction and fantasy novels.
- Lincoln Michel talks about the different terms and jargon used in the SFF and literary fiction worlds.
- Joanne Askew talks about female SFF characters whose trauma gave birth to their power.
- Jason Ray Carney explains why sword and sorcery matters.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five stories built around the threat of nuclear blackmail.
- Tor.com share their favourite SFF spins on Jack the Ripper.
- Lauren Jackson shares five SFF subgenres fans of true crime will enjoy.
- Tobias Carroll shares six compelling works of SFF in translation.
- Laini Taylor shares five books that feature lost, missing or forgotten gods.
- Jennifer Karr talks about gender identity in The Mahabharata.
- Meredith Smith offers a guide to the science fiction of Vonda N. McIntyre.
- Robert Barr shares his appreciation for the works of Manly Wade Wellman.
- G.W. Thomas takes a look at Doc Savage's encounters with dinosaurs.
- Back issues of Mallorn, the journal of the Tolkien Society, are now available to non-members.
- Pulp art collector Doug Ellis recounts how how came to purchase several original Virgil Finlay drawings.
- Benjamin Mara shares a gallery of Ken Barr cover art.
- Mike Glyer reports that the controversial web forum Baen's Bar is online again and that the posts calling for violence and terrorism have not been removed.
- SFF writer, blogger and podcaster Derrick Ferguson has died.
- SFF author, editor and publisher John C. Pelan has died aged 63.
- Parody poet Frank Jacobs has died aged 91.
- Science fiction writer, copyeditor and fan Robert Hood a.k.a. Rev. Bob has died aged only 50.
Comics:
- Mike Avila discusses the ever-rising price of comic books.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore shares a brief history of black Supermen in DC Comics.
- Eileen Gonzales shares five Sherlock Holmes comics to enjoy.
- G.W. Thomas takes a look at some 1970s sword and sorcery comics from Marvel which never got beyond a single issue.
- The 2021 inductees into the Eisner Hall of Fame have been announced.
Film and TV:
- Nicholas Barber notes that science fiction movies are portraying spaceflight more realistically.
- Phil Hoad calls the science fiction thriller Sensation a bargain bin Matrix knock-off.
- Brad Gullickson calls The Spine of Night an animated fantasy adventure in the tradition of Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta.
- Arturo Serrano declares that Pacific Rim: The Black has an okay story, but is hard on the eyes.
- Cath Clarke calls Portal a bland and disappointing science fiction film.
- A.A. Dowd calls In the Earth a mostly dull horror thriller with one great scene.
- Cath Clarke calls the horror movie The Reckoning a misogynistic torture ordeal.
- Charles Bramesco shares his thoughts on The Wandering Earth.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Black Lightning.
- Caroline Siede shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Supergirl.
- Scott von Doviak shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Flash.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Debris.
- Elizabeth Hosty shares ten reasons to watch Vagrant Queen.
- Cora Buhlert revisits the 1965 East German fairy tale movie King Thrushbeard.
- Kris Vyas-Myall revisits the 1965 post-apocalyptic pesudo-documentary The War Game.
- Scott Tobias revisits the 1981 werewolf movie The Howling for its 40th anniversary.
- Tim Brannan revisits the 1982 fantasy movie The Sword and the Sorcerer.
- Mike D'Angelo revisits the 1995 space drama Apollo 13.
- Jesse Hassenger revisits the 2002 version of Solaris.
- Vance Kotrla takes a look at horror and science fiction films of the silent era.
- Ben Child wonders whether Ghostbusters: Afterlife can reunited fans of the 1980s originals and the 2016 all-female reboot.
- Coco Khan interviews Parminder Nagra, star of Intergalactic.
- Alexandra Del Rosario interviews Emily Andras, showrunner of Wynonna Earp.
- Ollie Barder reports that the decades long rights battle over the anime series Macross and Robotech has finally been resolved.
- Kelly Burke reports that actress Shareena Clanton experienced racist abuse on the set of the Australian soap opera Neighbours.
- Kelly Burke reports that actress Sharon Johal also experienced racist abuse on the set of Neighbours and left the show because of it.
- Anthony D'Alessandro reports that the famous Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, California, will be closing permanently along with the rest of the Arclight and Pacific Theaters chain.
- Molloy Woodcraft remembers Sarah Hughes.
- British actress Myra Frances, who appeared in Doctor Who, Survivors and was the first woman to kiss another woman on British television, has died aged 78.
Comments on Star Trek in general:
- James Hibberd interviews Akiva Goldsman, producer of Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Picard and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Adam B. Vary interviews John de Lancie, best known for playing Q in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Equinox, Part I" and offers an overview of the fifth season.
- James Whitbrook takes a look at the many uniform changes in the many versions of Star Trek.
- Germain Lussier reports that a new Star Trek movie is coming in 2023.
- Margaret Wander Bonanno, author of several Star Trek novels, has died aged 70.
Comments on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general (spoilers):
- Andrew Welch shares his thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching", the latest episode of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
- Sulagna Misra shares her thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
- Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares her thoughts on "The Whole World Is Watching".
- Meghan O'Keefe explains the significance of Turkish delight in "The Whole World Is Watching".
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that Winter Soldier co-creator Ed Brubaker says that he is not getting paid for the appearance of the character in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and other Marvel movies.
Comments on The Nevers:
- Roxana Hadadi declares that the first episode of The Nevers has more villains and Joss Whedon quirks than a premiere really needs.
- Mark Hale shares his thoughts on The Nevers and explains that Joss Whedon has been removed from the show, following the allegations against him.
- Natalie Zutter wonders whether The Nevers can evolve beyond Joss Whedon's typical bag of tricks and tropes.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw discusses how broadcaster HBO is downplaying Joss Whedon's involvement in The Nevers following the allegations against him.
Comments on Godzilla vs. Kong and its protagonists in general:
- nerds of a feather calls Godzilla vs. Kong a monstrously good time.
- Inspired by Godzilla vs. Kong, Owen Gleiberman asks if nonsense is the new normal.
- Matthew Chernov wonders which monster Godzilla should fight next.
- Rebecca Rubin reports that Godzilla vs. Kong continues to do well at the box office and on streaming.
Comments on Thunder Force:
Comments on Them:
- Lucy Mangan declares that Them shows the racist horror lurking behind white picket fences.
- M. Shelly Conner calls Them a racism horror movie that's relentless but not gratuitous.
- Alex Brown remarks that Them relies on brutality rather than nuanced social commentary.
- Cameron Scheetz interviews Little Marvin, creator of Them.
- Cameron Scheetz interviews Deborah Ayorinde and Ashley Thomas, two of the stars of Them.
Comments on season 2 of For All Mankind:
Comments on The Banishing:
Comments on the 2021 Hugo Award finalists:
- The finalists for the 2021 Hugo Awards have been announced.
- JJ shares where to find the 2021 Hugo Award finalists online for free.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on the 2021 Hugo Award finalists.
- Doris V. Sutherland shares her thoughts on the 2021 Hugo Award finalists.
- Rob Bricken shares his thoughts on the 2021 Hugo Award finalists.
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the 2021 Hugo finalists
- Font Folly shares his thoughts on the 2021 Hugo finalists.
- Mike Glyer discusses the question whether the title of one Hugo finalist might constitute a Code of Conduct violation, since it insults another Worldcon member.
Other Awards:
- The winner of the 2021 Compton Crook Award has been announced.
- The finalists for the 2021 Prometheus Awards for Best Novel have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Tolkien Society Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2021 Colorado Book Awards have been announced.
- The nominees for the 2021 First Fandom Awards have been announced.
- The PEN America Literary Awards finalists have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Bafta Film Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 DGA Awards have been announced.
- Lincoln Michel compares SFF to literary awards.
- Sian Cain reports that scammers are posing as the winners of literary awards to scam off the prize money.
- Amanda Bridgeman talks about the freedom of embracing your voice.
- Charlie Jane Anders shares six tips for creating a truly scary villain.
- Lincoln Michel talks about the differences between SFF and literary magazines.
- Jacqui Lipton talks about bad agency agreements and bad agents.
- Amazing Stories magazine is on hiatus, following the breach of a licensing agreement.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch shares some tips for negotiating with movie and TV studios.
- Calvin Reid reports that Amazon has launched the new Kindle Vella format for serialised short fiction.
- The Guardian reports that Turkish writer and journalist Ahmet Altan has been released from prison after four years.
Interviews:
- Locus interviews Ursula Vernon a.k.a. T. Kingfisher.
- Riley Silverman interviews Charlie Jane Anders.
- Carmen Maria Machado interviews Jeff VanderMeer.
- Bence Pintér interviews Tamsyn Muir.
- The Odyssey Writing Workshop interviews Sheree Renée Thomas.
- Scott Edelman interviews A.T. Greenblatt.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Stark Holborn.
- The Qwillery interviews Marina Lostetter.
- Paul Semel interviews Elly Bangs.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Tim Major.
- The Qwillery interviews Caroline Hardaker.
- Christian Holub interviews Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez.
- Mark Yon interviews Stephen Palmer.
- Cat Luria interviews Hannah Hulbert.
- Veronica Henry interviews Alice Goldfuss.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Wayne Santos.
- This Is Horror interviews Wrath James White.
Reviews:
- Liz Bourke reviews Out Past the Stars by K.B. Wagers.
- Paul Weimer reviews The Hidden World by Melinda M. Snodgrass.
- Maya Gittelman reviews Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders.
- LaShawn M. Wanak reviews Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders.
- Rob Bedford reviews The Unbroken by C.L. Clark.
- Kat Hooper reviews Machinehood by S.B. Divya.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer.
- Ashish Ghadiali reviews Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer.
- Bill Capossere reviews Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Purgatory Mount by Adam Roberts.
- Richard Marpole reviews Leather and Lace by Magen Cubed.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Sistersong by Lucy Holland.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Dark Lullaby by Polly Ho-Yen.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews The Cottingley Cuckoo by A.L. Elwood a.k.a. Alison Littlewood.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Rites of Spring by Anders de la Motte.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Gurkha and The Lord of Tuesday by Saad Z. Hossain.
- S.H. Paulus reviews The Girl and the Mountain by Mark Lawrence.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Boy at the End of the World by Greg van Eekhout.
- Kat Hooper reviews Time Jumpers by Brandon Mull.
- Lucy Scholes reviews Dreamland by Rosa Rankin-Gee.
- Melissa Harrison reviews The High House by Jessie Greengrass.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman.
- No More Grumpy Bookseller reviews Whisper Down the Lane by Clay McLeod Chapman.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Hyde by Craig Russell.
- Paula Guran reviews All the Murmuring Bones and Red New Day by Angela Slatter.
- Rob Doyle reviews First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami.
Classics reviews:
- G.W. Thomas revisits the 1927 horror story "The Man with a Thousand Legs" by Frank Belknap Long.
- G.W. Thomas revisits the 1933 Conan sword and sorcery story "The Slithering Shadow" a.k.a. "Xuthal of the Dusk" by Robert E. Howard.
- M. Porcius revisits the 1934 horror novel The Vampire Master by Hugh Davidson a.k.a. Edmond Hamilton.
- James Maliszewski revisits the 1939 Fafhrd and Gray Mouser sword and sorcery story "Two Sought Adventure" a.k.a. "The Jewels in the Forest".
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1939 science fiction novel Sinister Barrier by Erik Frank Russell.
- Steve J. Wright revisits the October 1942 issue of Unknown.
- Adventures Fantastic revisits the 1943 fantasy story "Wet Magic" by Henry Kuttner.
- Ruthanna Emrys and Anne M. Pillsworth revist the 1951 weird fiction story "The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles" by Margaret St. Clair.
- Paul Fraser revisits the 1958 science fiction story "Casey Agonistes" by Richard McKenna.
- Schlock Value revisits the 1961 space opera novel Battle for the Stars by Edmond Hamilton.
- Alan Brown revisits the 1974 planetary romance novel The Hounds of Skaith by Leigh Brackett.
- Judith Tarr revisits the 1975 science fantasy novel Merlin's Mirror by Andre Norton.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1977 near future thriller The Last Great Death Stunt by Clark Howard.
- G.W. Thomas revisits the 1978 sword and sorcery pastiche Conan and the Sorcerer by Andrew J. Offutt.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1980 horror novel Maynard's House by Herman Raucher.
- Schlock Value revisits the 1982 dark fantasy novel The Hanging Stones by Manly Wade Wellman.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1983 science fiction novel Manna by Lee Correy a.k.a. G. Harry Stine.
Con and event reports:
- Ang Rosin shares their experiences as a volunteer at ConFusion, the virtual 2021 Eastercon.
- Jo Van Ekeren shares her experiences at ConFusion.
- Ian Moore shares his experienced at ConFusion.
- Nick Hubble shares his experiences at ConFusion.
- Colin Harris and Elizabeth McCarty share a social media response guide for conventions.
- Kevin Standlee explains how the decision of DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon, to postpone their convention to late December 2021 to avoid high hotel cancellation fees, accidentally violates the WSFS constitution.
- Mike Glyer reports that the 2021 Westercon in Seattle, Washington, which has already been postponed from 2020, will be cancelled altogether and that Loscon in Los Angeles, California, will now take on the mantle of Westercon.
- Karl Lembke of the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society issues a statement regarding the 2021 Westercon.
- Hugo Martin reports that even if California lifts most covid restrictions this summer, large conventions like San Diego Comic Con may not return to their former size for a while.
- Jason W. Ellis shares a walking tour to notable science fiction related locations in New York City.
- Gabriel Gibaldi reports about the new Avengers Campus attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
- Science fiction writer Brendan DuBois shares his experiences as a contestant on the US game show Jeopardy.
- Paul Levinson announces his new virtual class "Science Fiction From Page to Screen" at Fordham University.
Crowdfunding:
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 is looking for funding to make more new episodes.
- Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is looking for oral histories from Tolkien fans.
- Science fiction writer John Varley needs help to cover the medical expenses resulting from an emergency quadruple bypass operation.
Science and technology:
- Isaac Schultz reports that tons of invisible asteroid and comet dust fall onto Earth every year.
- Isaac Schultz reports that paleontologists have described a pterosaur that may have had opposable thumbs.
- George Dvorsky reports that Egyptian archeologists have found a previously unknown 34000 city near Luxor, Egypt.
- Joe McDermott shares five architecture documentaries to inspire science fiction writers.
- Erica Frank takes a look at some big legal and social uproars that rocked 1966.
Free online fiction:
- "Cosmic Resolution" by Hannah Hulbert in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "Hunted" by Melissa Mead in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Damnation" by Gunnar de Winter in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Anti-Gravity and the Punishment of Clever Girls" by Janna Miller in Daily Science Fiction.
- "The Woman with No Face" by Alice Goldfuss in Fantasy Magazine.
- "The Sheen of Her Carapace" by Richard Webb in Clarkesworld.
- "When the Snowshoe Hare Turns White" by Eileen Gunnell Lee in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Worm Blood" by Octavia Cade in The Dark.
- "A Patch of Night" by Sonya Fujimoto in Anathema Magazine.
- "Swear Not by the Moon" by Seanan McGuire in Lightspeed.
- "The Giving One, Part 1" by Ashok K. Banker in Lightspeed.
- "Strange Music" by Nicole Bade in Fireside Magazine.
- "Domestic Magic" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
- "Trigger Snowflake and the Grand Reopening" by Ingvar in File 770.
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