It's
time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting
links
about speculative
fiction from
around the web, this week with the 2024 Hugo Awards, the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland, season 2 of House of the Dragon, Deadpool and Wolverine, Masters of the Universe in general, Alien Romulus, Doctor Who past, present and future, The Walking Dead and its spin-offs, the director's cut of Rebel Moon, Batman: Caped Crusader, trouble inside SFWA and much
more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Veronica G. Henry shares five SFF novels set in real or imagined national parks.
- Holly Kybett Smith shares twelve poems that remix and reimagine fairy tales
- James Wallace Harris recounts when and how he first encountered certain science fiction concepts.
- R.R. Virdi discusses almost invulnerable heroes from various mythologies.
- Louise Mumford explains how she went from writing dystopian fiction to locked room mysteries
- Nick Ripatrazone recalls that poetry used to be an Olympic discipline.
- Chris Hughes profiles Gabino Iglesias.
- Maya St. Clair shares her appreciation for the works and unusual vocabulary of Clark Ashton Smith.
- Malcolm Edwards and William Gibson look back on the publication of Neuromancer.
- Daniel Kreps reports about the latest sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman.
- SFF poet Deborah P. Kolodji has died aged 64.
- SFF writer M.J. Engh has died aged 91.
- SFWA remembers M.J. Engh.
Comics and Art:
- Robin Marx reviews Conan the Barbarian #13 by Jim Zub and Doug Braithwaite
- Robert Mammone reviews The Deviant #6 by James Tynion and Joshua Hixson
- Alex Puncekar reviews When the Blood Has Dried #4 by Gary Moloney and Daniel Romero
- George Marston reports about a new Marvel Comics for Dummies series that condenses 85 years of Marvel Comics history for new readers.
- Vanessa Thorpe reports about the James Bond newspaper comic strips by John McLusky published from 1958 to 1966, which served a visual precursor to the James Bond movies.
- Germain Lussier reports that Rob Liefeld's original art for the cover of New Mutants #98, which contains the first appearance of Deadpool, is now for sale for a record-setting price
- Heidi MacDonald reports that former American football player and activist Colin Kaepernick has launched a comic publisher using generative AI to predictable outrage.
- Tom Gauld shares a cartoon about choose your own adventure stories for writers.
- Comic writer Joyce Brabner has died aged 72.
- Locus remembers Taral Wayne.
Film and TV:
- Vance Kotrla calls Scavenger's Reign a fantastic animated series that deserves a wider audience.
- Aaron Jones calls Godzilla Minus One a budget monster movie with a heart
- Joel Golby calls Slip like a TV version of Everything Everywhere All At Once
- Adrian Horton calls Jackpot! a stunt-heavy dystopian action comedy.
- Benjamin Lee calls the new The Crow an unfathomably awful goth remake
- Wendy Ide calls Tuesday a fatalistic fairytale
- Wendy Ide calls Borderlands an incoherent science fiction action comedy
- Leslie Felperin calls Hostile Dimensions a goofy no-budget horror about a portal to a parallel world
- Peter Bradshaw calls The Deliverance a movie about a real life exorcism case that succumbs to tired horror tropes
- Phil Hoad calls Lore a British horror anthology film featuring gruesome stories told around the campfire
- Benjamin Lee calls Cuckoo a stylish but incoherent horror film.
- Arturo Serrano shares his thoughts on Harold and the Purple Crayon
- Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Snowpiercer.
- Diana Keng shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Orphan Black: Echoes.
- Catherine Bray calls Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie another enjoyably madcap SpongeBob adventure
- Phil Hoad calls Ozi: Voice of the Forest a film whose excellent animation is let down by underdeveloped characters and blind faith in social media activism
- Cath Clarke calls Noah’s Ark a biblical animated film for kids full of unoriginal gags.
- Alasdair Stuart discusses the character of Brasso in Andor.
- Camestros Felapton notes that medical dramas like House M.D. function like portal fantasies.
- Mark Kermode shares his appreciation for the works of Hayao Miyasaki.
- Jonathan Carey shares eleven horror film location you can visit.
- Ryan Gilbey wonders whether audiences have had enough of movie Easter eggs.
- David Smith interviews James Cameron, director of Terminator 1 and 2, Aliens, The Abyss, True Lies, Titanic and the Avatar movies.
- Gabrielle Paiella interviews Michael Keaton, star of Batman, Beetlejuice, Birdman and many others.
- Scott Simon interviews voice actor Hank Azaria, best known for voicing multiple characters in The Simpsons.
- Zoe G. Phillips and Borys Kit report that the Star Wars show The Acolyte has been cancelled after one season.
- Yohei Matsuo reports that Japan's anime exports are poised to rival steel and computer chips.
- Sian Cain reports that actor Michael Madsen has been arrested on domestic violence charges.
- Andrew Pulver reports that director Guillermo Del Toro encountered a ghost in a hotel in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Comments on Deadpool and Wolverine and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general:
- Rebecca Rubin interviews Shawn Levy, director of Deadpool and Wolverine.
- Germain Lussier wonders about the background of Chris Hemsworth cameo appearance in Deadpool and Wolverine.
- Zack Sharf reports that the credits of Deadpool and Wolverine contain a tribute to Henry Delaney, the late son of Rob Delaney, who plays Peter in Deadpool and Wolverine.
- Rebecca Rubin reports that Deadpool and Wolverine continues to do very well at the box office.
- Pamela McClintock reports about the marketing campaign for Deadpool and Wolverine.
- Zack Sharf shares the reaction of Jeremy Renner who plays Hawkeye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to Robert Downey Jr.'s return to Marvel.
- Zack Sharf reports that actress Jamie Lee Curtis has announced that she will no longer engage in bashing Marvel movies for clickbait.
- Germain Lussier takes a look at Marvel's movie release schedule and speculates about movies not yet announced.
Comments on season 2 of House of the Dragon:
- Tom Huddleston shares his thoughts on "The Queen Who Ever Was", the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.
- Kayleigh Dray shares her thoughts on "The Queen Who Ever Was", the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.
- Cheryl Eddy shares her thoughts on "The Queen Who Ever Was", the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.
- Melody McCune shares her thoughts on "The Queen Who Ever Was", the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.
- Melody McCune shares her favourite moment from "The Queen Who Ever Was", the season 2 finale of House of the Dragon.
- Saloni Gajjar interviews Geeta Patel, director of "The Queen Who Ever Was"
- Cheryl Eddy also interviews Geeta Patel.
- C.T. Phipps shares his thoughts on the House of the Dragon episode "Regent".
- C.T. Phipps shares his thoughts on the House of the Dragon episode "Smallfolk".
- Haley Zapal shares her thoughts on season 2 of House of the Dragon.
- Cheryl Eddy notes that Daemon Targaryen has the strangest arc in season 2 of House of the Dragon.
- Mary Kate Carr reports that House of the Dragon will end, when it runs out of book material to adapt, unlike Game of Thrones.
Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:
- Dad-at-Arms hosts a roundtable discussion with various fans about what they would like to see in season 3 of Masters of the Universe Revelation/Revolution.
- Cora Buhlert reviews the Masters of the Universe Revolution Prequel comic #3 by Ted Biaselli, Rob David, Tim Sheridan and Daniel HDR
- The Battle Ram Blog shares some quick facts about the character of Battle Cat in Masters of the Universe.
- James Eatock discusses the meaning of some coordinates briefly seen in the He-Man and She-Ra Christmas Special
Comments on Doctor Who past, present and future:
- Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies reports that Doctor Who will continue to break the fourth wall going forward.
- James Whitbrook reports that the BBC has pulled the 2006 Doctor Who episode "Fear Her" from streaming due to an appearance by former BBC news anchor Huw Edwards following Edward pleasing guilty to child pornography charges.
- Caroline Frost reports that the BBC has also pulled a Doctor Who charity clip from 2018, when it turned out that the suspect in the fatal stabbings of three young girls in Southport, UK, was featured in the clip as an eleven-year-old.
Comments on Alien: Romulus:
- Peter Bradshaw declares that Alien: Romulus covers the same old ground we've seen covered many times before.
- Arturo Serrano declares that Alien: Romulus is okay and that's not okay.
- Pamela McClintock reports that Alien: Romulus has had a strong opening, dethroning Deadpool and Wolverine from the top spot at the US box office.
Comments on the director's cut of Rebel Moon:
Comments on Batman: Caped Crusader:
Comments on The Walking Dead and its various spin-offs:
Awards:
- The winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2024 World Fantasy Awards have been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2024 British Fantasy Awards has been announced.
- The finalists for the 2024 Dragon Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Sidewise Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Mythopoeic Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Aurora Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Nommo Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Alfie Awards have been announced.
- The winner of the 2024 Munsey Award has been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 ESFS Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Analog AnLab Award and Asimov’s Readers’ Award have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Bulwer-Lytton Contest have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 Splatterpunk Awards have been announced
- The winners of the 2024 First Fandom Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2024 Harvey Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2024 ENnie Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2024 Gamescom Awards have been announced.
- The 2024 inductees into the SFF Hall of Fame have been announced
- The 2025 Worldcon in Seattle, Washington, has announced a special Hugo Award for Best Poem.
- The administrators of the Otherwise Award, formerly the Tiptree Award, have announced how they plan to proceed with the award, which is currently on hiatus.
- The British Fantasy Society responds to criticisms that members of the committee have made the shortlist for the British Fantasy Awards.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Priya Chand talks about finding time to write in unexpected places.
- Austin Conrad talks about discovery writing through gaming.
- Mike Glyer discusses the current trouble inside SFWA.
- Jason Sanford discusses the current trouble inside SFWA.
- Jim Milliot reports about a controversial marketing campaign by St. Martin's Press.
- Locus reports about the group "Authors Against Book Bans".
- Ella Creamer reports that the US state of Utah has banned thirteen books, including titles by Margaret Atwood, Judy Blume and Sarah J. Mass, from every public library and school in the state.
- Ella Creamer reports that several school librarians in the UK have been asked to remove LGBTQ themed books from school libraries.
- The American Chemical Society reports about nineteenth and early twentieth century book bindings containing toxic arsenic dyes.
Interviews:
Reviews:
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Countess by Suzan Palumbo.
- Marlene Harris reviews Navigational Entanglements by Aliette de Bodard
- Mark Yon reviews The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
- Bill Capossere reviews The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
- Clara Cohen reviews The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey
- Esmay Rosalyne reviews A Dirge for Cascius: Part 1 by Calum Lott
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Space Unicorn Blues by T.J. Berry
- Marlene Harris reviews The Dead Cat Tail Assassins by P. Djeli Clark
- Paul Weimer reviews The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
- Paul Weimer reviews Road to Ruin by Hana Lee
- Alex Wallace reviews The Infinite Miles by Hannah Fergesen.
- Alex Brown reviews The Dragonfly Gambit by A.D. Sui
- Mark Yon reviews Deep Black by Miles Cameron.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts
- Rob Bedford reviews The Dark We Know by Wen-yi Lee.
- Paul Di Filippo reviews Saturation Point by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Clara Cohen reviews The Cautious Traveller's Guide to the Wastelands by Sarah Brooks
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Rider, The Ride, The Rich Man's Wife by Premee Mohamed
- Adrienne Martini reviews The Daughters’ War by Christopher Buehlman
- Rob Bedford reviews How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler.
- Carrie Chi Lough reviews Times Never Change by John R. Fultz
- Adrienne Martini reviews The Knife and the Serpent by Tim Pratt
- C.T. Phipps reviews Lair of the Crystal Fang by S. A. Sidor
- Marlene Harris reviews The Nightingale’s Castle by Sonia Velton
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Masquerade in Lodi by Lois McMaster Bujold
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Penric and the Bandit by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Alex Wallace reviews The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan.
- Roseanna Pendlebury reviews A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
- Fiona Denton reviews A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
- Colleen Mondor reviews Infinity Alchemist by Kacen Callender
- Colleen Mondor reviews Remedial Magic by Melissa Marr
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Dallergut Dream Department Store by Miye Lee, translated by Sandy Joosun Lee
- Fiona Denton reviews The Dissonance by Shaun Hamill
- Robin Marx reviews Conan: City of the Dead by John C. Hocking
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Hunters by David Wragg
- Esmay Rosalyne reviews An Exile of Water & Gold by Joshua Walker
- Alex Puncekar reviews Songlight by Moira Buffini
- Paul Weimer reviews The Naming Song by Jedediah Berry.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Last Song of Penelope by Claire North
- Anthony Cummins reviews The Voyage Home by Pat Barker
- Jake Casella Brookins reviews The West Passage by Jared Pechaček
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Other Shore by Hoa Pham
- Liz Bourke reviews These Deathless Shores by P.H. Low
- Paul Di Filippo reviews In the Belly of the Whale by Michael Flynn
- C.T. Phipps reviews Dragons of Eternity by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman
- Alexandra Pierce reviews The Feast Makers by H.A. Clarke
- Grimdark Magazine reviews Lady Macbeth by Ava Reid
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Club Ded by Nikhil Singh
- Ian Mond reviews The Ragpicker by Joel Dane
- Russell Letson reviews Morphotrophic by Greg Egan
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Implanted by Lauren C Teffeau
- Esmay Rosalyne reviews Asunder by Kerstin Hall
- James Davis Nicoll reviews This World Is Not Yours by Kemi Ashing-Giwa
- Ian Mond reviews The Underhistory by Kaaron Warren
- Gabino Iglesias reviews The Malachi Covenant by Dee Kelly, Jr.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Seventh Veil of Salome by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Abergale Shep reviews A Mask of Flies by Matthew Lyons
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews A Voice Calling by Christopher Barzak
- Anneke Schwob reviews Haunt Sweet Home by Sarah Pinsker
- Jake Casella Brookins reviews Weird Black Girls by Elwin Cotman
- Gabino Iglesias reviews This Skin Was Once Mine and Other Disturbances by Eric LaRocca
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Collapsing Frontier by Jonathan Lethem
- Arley Sorg reviews The Crawling Moon: Queer Tales of Inescapable Dread, edited by Dave Ring
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Nova Scotia Vol. 2, edited by Neil Williamson and Andrew J. Wilson
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Gallus: A Glasgow SF Writer’ Circle Anthology, edited by Neil Williamson, Brian M. Milton and E.M. Faulds
Classics reviews:
- Olivia Rutigliano revisits the 1897 stage play version of Dracula by Bram Stoker.
- James Wallace Harris revisits the 1950 science fiction story “Enchanted Village” by A. E. van Vogt
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1957 Elijah Baley and R. Daneel Olivaw science fiction mystery The Naked Sun by Isaac Asimov.
- Brian Collins revisits the 1959 science fiction story “No Life of Their Own” by Clifford D. Simak
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1959 post-apocalyptic novel Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1961 science fiction novel A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1967 dystopian novel The Eskimo Invasion by Hayden Howard
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1967 tie-in novel Star Trek by James Blish.
- David Levinson revisits the September 1969 issue of If: Worlds of Science Fiction.
- Rich Horton revisits the 1979 science fiction collection An Infinite Summer by Christopher Priest
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1983 science fiction collection The Man From Earth by Gordon R. Dickson
Reports about the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland:
- The 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland, has released its convention guide.
- Chris M. Barkley shares photos of the 2024 Hugo Awards ceremony at the 2024 Worldcon.
- Daniel Roman reports about the 2024 Hugo ceremony at the Glasgow Worldcon.
- James Bacon and Team Journey Planet report about their adventures at the 2024 Worldcon.
- Jason Sanford shares his experiences at the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Runalong the Shelves shares his experiences at the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Kelly Sue DeConnick shares her experiences at the 2024 Worldcon.
- ErsatzCulture shares photos of the Tianwen event created by people involved in the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China, which was held adjacent to the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Chris M. Barkley shares photos of the 2024 Nommo Awards ceremony at Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland.
- Chris M. Barkley reports about the first, second, third and fourth day of the WSFS Business Meeting at the 2024 Worldcon
- Cora Buhlert shares photos of the File 770 meet-up at the 2024 Worldcon.
- Mike Glyer shares photos of the Rotsler Award display at the 2024 Worldcon.
Other con and event reports:
- Nicky Woolf shares their experiences at the 2023 Midwest Furfest in Rosemont, Illinois.
- Jason Katz shares his experiences at the Great Florida Bigfoot Conference in Ocala, Florida.
- Locus reports about the 2024 Readercon in Quincy, Massachussetts.
- Locus reports about the 2024 Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy in Toronto, Canada.
- LACon V, the 2026 Worldcon will take place in Anaheim, California.
- Mike Glyer reports that the 2024 Worldcon bid for Kampala, Uganda, has changed its location to Kigali, Rwanda, following criticism of Uganda's harsh anti-LGBTQ laws.
- Poseidon Entertainment worries about the future of the US Disney Parks following recent announcements.
- Jess Weatherbed reports that Disney has stopped trying to use the Disney Plus user agreement to repeal a lawsuit brought against the company by a widower whose wife died after suffering an anaphylactic shock at a restaurant in Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Science and technology:
- Georgina Rannard reports that scientists have discovered a cave on the Moon, which might house a manned moon base one day.
- Jacopo Prisco reports that Mercury might contain an underground layer of diamonds.
- Sharon Adario reports that the Boeing Starliner spacecraft seems to have failed completely and that the astronauts it left stranded aboard the International Space Station may have to return aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.
- Kaye Dee reports about the historic Apollo 11 Moon landing of 1969.
Gaming:
- Keza MacDonald shares the latest videogame news from the 2024 Gamescom in Cologne, Germany.
- Joe DelFranco reviews the video game Pentiment by Obsidian Entertainment
- Aaron Jones reviews the video game Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga
- Marc Cieslak reports about the SAG-AFTRA of video game voice actors and how AI threatens their livelihood.
Toys and collectibles:
- Pixel Dan discusses the announcement that Mondo will produce 1:12 scale Masters of the Universe action figures based on the 2002 He-Man cartoon.
- Pixel Dan discusses the proposed crowdfunded Mattel Masters of the Universe Snake Lair playset, which Mattel postponed following fan criticism.
- For Eternia reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Masterverse Movie Beast-Man action figure.
- For Eternia reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Origins Cartoon Collection Spikor and Clawful action figures.
- Pixel Dan reviews the Mondo Thundercats Lion-O action figure.
- Denise Dutton reviews the Folkmanis Jabberwock puppet
- James Whitbrook reports about a new toy model of the Starspeeder 3000 from the Star Tours ride at the US Disney parks.
Free online fiction:
- "The Quality of Mercy Is Not Strain’d" by Archita Mittra in Lightspeed
- "Mud Maidens Rise" by K.A. Wiggins in Lightspeed.
- "The Darkness Between the Stars" by Richard Thomas in Lightspeed.
- "Look at the Moon" by Domique Dickey in Lightspeed.
- "Resistance" by Cat Rambo in Lightspeed.
- "What’s in a Name" by Matthew Hughes in Lightspeed.
- "Conversation with a Dragon" by Cat Rambo in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "At the Stopping Place" by Grace Seybold in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Queen of the Rodeo" by Cody Goodfellow in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Once There Was Water" by Katie McIvor in The Dark.
- "Tola’s Waft" by Ranylt Richildis in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
- "Molum, Molum, Molum the Scourge" by Rich Larson in Clarkesworld
- "The Sort" by Thomas Ha in Clarkesworld.
- "Trigger Snowflake and the Con Guests" by Ingvar in File 770.
- "Trigger Snowflake and the Categories" by Ingvar in File 770.
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