Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for April 11, 2025

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2025 Hugo Award finalists, Star Wars in general, Star Trek in general, Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general, news from the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, season 6 of The Handmaid's Tale, season 7 of Black Mirror, season 2 of  The Last of Us, season 3 of The Wheel of Time, season 3 of Yellowjackets, The Bondsman, Doctor Who past, present and future, A Mincraft Movie, tributes to Val Kilmer, Kerry Greenwood and Robert McGinnis and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Reactor shares all the new science fiction books arriving in April 2025 
  
• Reactor shares all the new fantasy books arriving in April 2025 
• Reactor shares all the new horror, romantasy and SFF crossover books arriving in April 2025  
• Reactor shares all the new young adult SFF books arriving in April 2025 
  
• Ruthanna Emrys discusses how science fiction can help us prepare for the future? 
• Krystle Matar notes that it's possible to enjoy both grimdark and cozy fantasy.
  
• Grady Hendrix explains how he came to love horror.
• Christopher Lockett talks about the relative weird and horror as privilege.
  
• Brandon O'Brian talks about speculative poetry and the politics of place 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF and adjacent works featuring revenge and vendettas. 
• Cynthia Pelayo shares five SFF books set in Chicago.
  
• C.J. Dotson shares her favourite SFF novels with decaying settings. 
  
• Yiğit Turhan shares his favourite haunted house novels. 
• Jo Walton shares her reading list for March 2025.
  
• Keith Roysdon remembers the heyday of the men's adventure magazines in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.   
• Lucy Knight reports that Thomas Pynchon has announced Shadow Ticket, his first novel in more than a decade

 

Tributes to Kerry Greenwood:

• Australian mystery writer Kerry Greenwood, best known for her Phryne Fisher historical mystery series, has died aged 70 
• Dee Jefferson remembers Kerry Greenwood. 
• Locus remembers Kerry Greenwood and notes that she wrote SFF as well.

 

Comics and Art:

• Jenny Kleeman reports about comic artist Rebecca Burke's ordeal when detained by ICE at the US Canadian border. 
• Rachel Cooke reviews the graphic novel version of Paul Auster’s The New York Trilogy, illustrated by Paul Karasik, Lorenzo Mattotti and David Mazzucchelli
  
• Brian Cronin revisits the 1950 horror comic Weird Fantasy for its 75th anniversary. 
• Jim Milliot reports that there is a bidding war over the sale of the bankrupt Diamond Comic Distributors.
  
• Tom Gauld shares a cartoon about modern folk horror for the British Isles

 

Tributes to Robert McGinnis:

• Prolific cover and movie poster illustrator Robert E. McGinnis has died aged 99.
• J. Kingston Pierce remembers Robert McGinnis. 
• Justin Carter remembers Robert McGinnis.

 

 Film and TV:  

• Phil Hoad calls A Knight’s War an atmospheric fantasy film. 
• Matt Schomkowitz declares that Redux Redux makes the multiverse worth visiting again and again  
• Peter Bradshaw calls The Return a raw and urgent adaptation of the Odyssey.
  
• Jarrod Jones calls Hell Of A Summer a horror comedy stuck in purgatory 
• Leslie Felperin declares that Rebirth: Home Sweet Home turns a family holiday in Thailand into a hellish apocalypse. 
• Isaiah Colbert calls the Chinese animated show To Be Hero X promising and visually stunning
  
• Rafael Motomayor declares that the animated series Gremlins: The Wild Batch deepens the franchise's lore 
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Surealestate. 
• Tenacity Plys analyses the paintings and artworks seen in Severance.
• Christopher Stevens shares his thoughts on the documentary Science Fiction In The Atomic Age and seems oddly upset by LGBTQ people in The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.
• Aaron Jones notes that the success of Game of Thrones has led to an oversaturation of fantasy TV shows and movies, many of which aren't all that good or don't respect the source material. 
• A.J. Weiler notes that the genre of YA dystopian films is declining badly just as the world is getting more dystopian
  
• Isaiah Colbert interviews Shinichirō Watanabe, creator of Lazarus and Cowboy Bebop  
• Anthony Breznican interviews Alexander Skarsgård, star of Murderbot. 
• Kali Wallace revisits the 1981 Soviet animated science fiction film The Mystery of the Third Planet 
• Paul Hirons revisits the 1990 surreal crime drama Twin Peaks.
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1995 Babylon 5 episode “Passing Through Gethsemane” 
• Peter Bradshaw revisits the 1995 fantasy film Babe. 
• Catherine Shoard shares former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan's thoughts about the future of the character.
  
• Ben Child wonders whether Elio will be Pixar's weirdest movie yet. 
• Olivia Rutigliano talks about the quest for the perfect Dracula adaptation.
• Michael Paulsen recounts the history of cartoon character Betty Boop. 
• Avery Kaplan shares her appreciation for the character of Vaggie From Hazbin Hotel.
  
• Jenny Valentish reports about the making of the Australian fan film Jurassic Park: Castlemaine Redux
• Caroline Reid and Christian Sylt report that the live action Snow White generated more carbondioxide emissions than the latest Fast and Furious film and that the live action Snow White and The Little Mermaid generated more carbondioxisde emission than mid-sized British airports.
  
• The Guardian reports that screenwriter and director Paul Schrader has been accused of sexually assaulting his personal assistant. 
• Catherine Shoard reports that China restricts theatrical releases of US movies even further in response to the ridiculous tariffs imposed by the Trump government on Chinese imports.

 

Comments on Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general:

• Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on “Isle of Joy”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again. 
• Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on  “Isle of Joy”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again. 
• Justin Carter shares his thoughts on “Isle of Joy”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.  
• Justin Carter revisits the 2015 Daredevil series for its tenth anniversary.
  
• Matt Donelly shares some news about Fantastic Four: First Steps from CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
• Christian Holub interviews The Fantastic Four: First Steps stars Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and director Matt Shakman  
  
• Sabina Graves shares some news about Thunderbolts* from CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada,
  
• Diana Lodderhouse shares director Nia DaCosta's comments about her less than ideal experience in helming The Marvels. 
• Zack Sharf explains that a payment dispute was the reason that Carrie Coon did not return as Proxima Midnight in Avengers: Endgame.
• Mike Fleming Jr. interviews Ryan Coogler, director of Black Panther and Sinners. 
• Zack Sharf interviews Ryan Coogler.
  
• Mark Yon reviews Ant-Man: The Art of the Movie by Jacob Johnston

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:

• Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione share some information about the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film from CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
• Eric Goldman shares some information about the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film from CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
• For Eternia analyses some drone footage of what appear to be the sets of the Masters of the Universe live action movie.
  
• Manuela Hainz interviews Nicholas Galitzine who plays Prince Adam/He-Man in the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie. 
• For Eternia reports that Jared Leto, who has been cast as Skeletor in the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie, has stated that Masters of the Universe was his favourite cartoon as a kid.
  
• For Eternia interviews Tiffany Smith who voices Andra in Masters of the Universe Revelation and Revolution and also wrote a one-shot comic about the character. 
• James Eatock fids some visual parallels between Teela in the Filmation Masters of the Universe cartoon and Princess Aura from Filmation's Flash Gordon cartoon.
  

 

Comments on Star Wars in general: 

• Ben Travis interviews Tony Gilroy, showrunner of Andor.
• James Whitbrook reports that the original 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars will be publicly screened at the British Film Institute for the first time in decades 
  

 

Comments on season 6 of The Handmaid's Tale:

• Natalie Zutter shares her thoughts on the season 6 premiere of The Handmaid's Tale.
  
• Whitney Friedlander declares that the final season of The Handmaid's Tale is sadly as topical as its first.

 

 Comments on season 3 of The Wheel of Time:  

• Sylas K. Barrett shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Wheel of Time.
  
• Melody McCune shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Wheel of Time.
• Melody McCune interviews Marcus Rutherford who plays Perrin Aybara in The Wheel of Time.
  
• Melody McCune interviews Isabella Bucceri who plays Faile Bashere in The Wheel of Time. 
• Vanessa Armstrong interviews Priyanka Bose and Taylor Napier, who play Alanna Mosvani and Maksim in The Wheel of Time. 
• Melody McCune interviews Taylor Napier.
• Melody McCune interviews Priyanka Bose.
  

 

Comments on Star Trek in general: 

• James Whitbrook revisits the 1995 Star Trek Voyager episode "State of Flux".
  
• Avery Kaplan takes a look at Jeffrey Combs various guest appearances in different Star Trek series.

 

 Comments on season 2 of The Last of Us: 

• Saloni Gajjar calls season 2 of The Last Of Us an emotional wrecking ball 
• Elijah Gonzales declares that The Last of Us’ powerful second season makes loss feel like the end of the world 
• Ben Travers calls season 2 of  The Last of Us s a thrilling, twisted evolution
• Germain Lussier declares that season 2 of The Last of Us is going to rock our world
  
• James Hibberd interviews Craig Mazin, co-creator of The Last of Us.
• Nick Romano interviews Isabella Merced who plays Dina in The Last of Us.
  
• Molly Templeton reports that The Last of Us has already been renewed for season 3.
  

 

Comments on Black Mirror:

• Jack Seale calls season 7 of Black Mirror the warmest, most human season ever 
• Jenna Scherer declares that Black Mirror falls more vital than ever in season 7. 
• Cheryl Eddy declares that season 7 of  Black Mirror comes with a knife-twist of emotion
• Gabriel Tate interviews Charlie Brooker, creator of Black Mirror.
• Max Goldbart interviews Charlie Brooker. 
• Mickey O'Connell interviews Charlie Brooker. 
• Cheryl Eddy revisits the 2017 Black Mirror episode "USS Callister". 
• Cheryl Eddy reports that you can now play Thronglets, the fictional videogame from the Black Mirror episode "Plaything". 
  
• Lorna Wallace recommends five must-read short fiction collections for fans of Black Mirror
  

 

Comments on Doctor Who past, present and future: 

• Joseph Stanichar declares that Doctor Who’s new season makes exciting promises and wonders whether it can keep them?
• James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on “The Robot Revolution”, the first episode of series 15 of Doctor Who. 
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on “The Robot Revolution”, the first episode of series 15 of Doctor Who. 
• James Whitbrook interviews Russell T. Davies, showrunner of Doctor Who.
  

 

Comments on The Bondsman:

• Diana Keng shares episode by episode reviews of The Bondsman.
  
• William Earl interviews Erik Oleson and Kevin Bacon, showrunner and star of The Bondsman. 
• Diana Keng interviews Kathrine Barnes who plays Cheryl Dawson in The Bondsman.

 

 Comments on season 3 of Yellowjackets:

• Jen Lennon shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets.
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets.
• Natalie Zutter shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets. 
• Lacy Baugher Milas declares that the character of Shauna Shipman has always been Yellowjackets’ dark heart 
  

 

Comments on A Minecraft Movie: 

• Jordan Hoffman calls A Minecraft Movie a surprisingly well-crafted adaptation
  
• Jacob Oller reports that A Minecraft Movie hides its best, weirdest joke in a mid-credit scene 
• Germain Lussier reports that young viewers of A Minecraft Movie are being noisy and disruptive and are filming their reaction to the movie for TikTok. 
• Ethan Gudge reports that some British theatres have issued warnings following disruptive audience reactions during screenings of A Minecraft Movie.  
• Dan Milmo, Andrew Pulver and Mimi Ibrahim report that several theatres have threatened to evict unruly audience members from A Minecraft Movie.
• Sabina Graves reports that people have no started bringing live chickens to theaters during showings of A Minecraft Movie.
  
• Pamela McClintock reports that A Minecraft Movie is doing very well at the box office.
• Andrew Pulver reports that A Minecraft Movie has broken records and become the highest opening video game movie of all time
• Jesse Hassenger discusses the unexpected success of A Minecraft Movie with young audiences, even though the film is not very good, and whether adults who are not the target audience should criticise it at all.
  

 

Tributes to Val Kilmer:

• Will Forte remembers Val Kilmer with whom he co-starred in MacGruber.
  
• Matthew Jackson remembers Val Kilmer and particularly his turn as Doc Holliday in Tombstone.
• Kimberly Pierce remembers Val Kilmer. 
  
• Readers of The Guardian remember Val Kilmer.

 

Awards:

• The finalists for the 2025 Hugo Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2025 Pulp Factory Awards have been announced. 
• The recipients of the 2025 Horror Writers Association Lifetime Achievement Awards have been announced. 
• The winner of the 2025 Compton Crook Award has been announced. 
• The shortlist for the 2025 Romantic Novel of the Year Awards has been announced.
  
• The winner of the US National Space Society`s 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Memorial Award had been announced.   
• The winners of the 2025 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Awards have been announced, 
  
• The winner of the 2025 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award has been announced.
• The shortlist for the 2025 International Booker Prize has been announced.
  
• The winner of the 2025 Breakthrough Prize has been announced. 
• The winners of the 2025 Olivier Awards have been announced.
  
• Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the 2025 Hugo finalists. 
• Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on the 2025 Hugo finalists.
  
• Octothorpe share their thoughts on the 2025 Hugo finalists. 
• SFF Book Reviews shares their thoughts on the 2025 Hugo finalists.
  
• Mike Glyer shares Adrian Tchaikovsky's reasons for withdrawing his novel Alien Clay from the BSFA Awards.
  
• Camestros Felapton reports about right-wing attempts to slate the Locus Awards. 
• Katcy Stephan reports that the Oscars have finally added a category for Best Stunt Design.
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• Catherine Tavares explains how disability changed her writing habits. 
• Zoe Calstrom talks about writing more interesting characters. 
• Omar Hussein explains how he created a fictional serial killer.
  
• Richard Curtis explains what a shopping option is.
  
• Annie Allison reports that the U.S. Copyright Office has issued a highly anticipated report on the copyrightability of AI-generated works
  
• Ella Creamer reports that several copyright lawsuits brought by authors, publishers and newspapers against AI companies have been combined into one.
• Jeremy Szal shares some statements on AI use. 
• The American Booksellers Association explains how tariffs imposed by the Trump government affect publishing and bookselling.
  
• Sophia Stewart reports that the American Library Association has issued a report of the most challenged library books of 2024 
• Ella Creamer reports that the majority of book banning attempts at US libraries don't come from parents, but from organised far right groups. 
• Jennifer Schuessler reports that several US states are blocking the Trump government's attempts to dismantle the  Institute of Museum and Library Services

 

Interviews:

• Kelly Jennings interviews Martha Wells.
  
• Sandra Ruttan interviews Samatha Shannon.
• Locus interviews Daryl Gregory.
  
• The Guardian interviews Anthony Horowitz
• Ollie Barder interviews Peter Watts.
  
• Anthony Cummins interviews Oisín Fagan
• The Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog interviews David Thomas Moore 
  

 

Reviews:

• Paul Weimer reviews Doomflower by Jendia Gammon
  
• Paul Di Filippo reviews The Third Rule of Time Travel by Philip Fracassi  
  
• Ian Mond reviews The Black Orb by Ewhan Kim, translated by Sean Lin Halbert
• Paul Weimer reviews Transmentation | Transience by Darkly Lem   
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher
  
• Marlene Harris reviews Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff 
• Alexandra Pierce reviews Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
  
• Paul Weimer reviews Point of Hearts by Melissa Scott 
• Melissa A. Watkins reviews A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang 
  
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews Runelight by J.A. Andrews   
• C.T. Phipps reviews The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison
• Fiona Denton reviews Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab
• Paul Weimer reviews Of Ash and Salt by Daniel McGee  
• Alex Brown reviews Don’t Sleep With the Dead by Nghi Vo
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Damned If You Do by Alex Brown 
• Colleen Mondor reviews I Am Not Jessica Chen by Ann Liang 
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Wake Up and Open Your Eyes by Clay McLeod Chapman
  
• Paul Di Filippo reviews rekt by Alex Hernandez 
• Niall Harrison reviews The Mune by Sue Dawes. 
• John Mauro reviews The Library at Hellebore by Cassandra Khaw
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Tales Nocturnal by Tim Foley 
• Rai Furniss-Greasley reviews Astrophobia: An Anthology of Space Horror, edited by Vesper Doom

 

Classics reviews:

• Sam Reader revisits the 1883 ghost story “Clara Militch” by Ivan Turgenev 
  
• Farah Mendlesohn revisits the 1961 science fiction novel Catseye by Andre Norton. 
• Mayri Cooper revisits the 1961 science fiction collection Pilgrimage: The Book of the People by Zenna Henderson. 
• Gideon Marcus revisits the May 1970 issue of Galaxy.
  
• John Boston revisits the May 1970 issue of Amazing. 
• Brian Collins revisits the 1970 science fiction anthology Infinity One, edited by Robert Hoskins
  
• Tim Scheidler and Sandy Ferber revisit the 1975 science fantasy novel The Birthgrave by Tanith Lee
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the October-December 1979 issue of Destinies,
• Joe Kenney revisits the 1990 Book Of Justice horror adventure novel Death Force by Jack Arnett
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 2007 urban fantasy novel Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips 
• Kat Hooper revisits the 2014 Eli Monpress fantasy novel Spirit's End by Rachel Aaron.
   
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Mike Glyer shares the program for Reconnect, the 2025 Eastercon in Belfast, Northern Ireland. 
• Nicholas Whyte shares his experiences at the 2025 China Science Fiction Convention in Beijing, China.
• Josh Justice shares photos from the 2025 Astronomicon in Ypsilanti, Michigan. 
  
• Sarah Spaceman shares her less than ideal experiences at Wild Wild West Con in Tuscon, Arizona.
  
• Germain Lussier shares his fifteen favourite things he saw at the 2025 CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
• Germain Lussier reports that Universal is planning to build a new theme park in Bedford, England.
  
• Sabina Graves shares the latest news from various US-based theme parks.
  

 

Science and technology:

• Leonard David reports that Vanguard 1 is the oldest satellite still in orbit and that there are plans to retrieve it. 
• Brett Tingley shares photos of the new Eagle moon rover.
  
• Cade Metz is reporting about attempts to design humanoid robots to work around the home.
• Larry Neumeister reports that an AI avatar attempted to argue a case before a New York City court, but that the judges were not having it. 
• Degen Pener reports that the extinction of dire wolves has been reversed via genetic engineering.  
• Michael Le Page clarifies that the three wolf cubs born are not dire wolves but gray wolves genetically engineered to resemble dire wolves. 
• Kaycee Sloan reports how the so-called Lazarus lizards came to live in Cincinnati, Ohio.
  
• Janet Manley reports that many children are obsessed by the Titanic.
  

 

Gaming: 

• Meredith Placko reports that Trump's ridiculous tariffs will drive up the prices for Steve Jackson Games tabletop games.
• Justin Carter reports that Dungeons & Dragons deisnger Chris Perkins will retire from Wizards of the Coast 
• Sabina Graves wonders what became of her Animal Crossing villagers after years of not playing the game.
  

 

Toys and collectibles:

• Cat Eldridge reviews the Funko Pop! Man-Thing
• James Whitbrook reviews the Lego Lord of the Rings Shire set?
  
• Pixel Dan discusses the upcoming 1:6 scale Masters of the Universe 200X action figure line from Mondo. 
• Sabina Graves reports about the recent craze for Labubu collectible keychain creatures. 
• Watch "Horde Invasion", a stop motion video featuring Masters of the Universe Cartoon Collection action figures.
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "Labbatu Takes Command of the Flagship Heaven Dwells Within" by Arkady Martine in The Sunday Morning Transport.
• "Two Great Thinkers Discuss the Post-Apocalyptic Condition" by David McGillveray in Interzone Digital.
• "Does Harlen Lattner Dream of Infected Sheep?, Part II" by Sarah Langan in Lightspeed.
• "The Price of Miracles" by Nigel Faustino in Lightspeed. 
  
• "Beyond the Firelight" by Matthew Ilseman in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
• "A Girl Goes on a Date Alone at Night" by Cynthia Gómez in Nightmare Magazine.  
• "Finding Love Within the Waves" by Anne Wilkins in The Dark.
• "Shadows Below Seaway Trains" by Ai Jiang in Apex Magazine.
• "The Seed" by Sheri Singerling in Clarkesworld.
• "Aegiopolis Testudo" by Gordon Li in Clarkesworld.

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for Murderbot.
  
• Watch a trailer for Tron: Ares. 
• Watch a trailer for season 4 of Love, Death + Robots. 
• Watch a trailer for Predator: Killer of Killers
• Watch a trailer for The Rose of Versailles.
  
• Watch a trailer for The Phoenician Scheme.
• Watch a trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
• Watch a trailer for The Librarians: The Next Chapter.
  
• Watch a trailer for Vulcanizadora. 
  
• Watch a trailer for Elio
• Watch a trailer for Like Tears in the Rain.
  

Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for April 4, 2025

 

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with Star Wars in general, Star Trek in general, Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general, news from the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film and Masters of the Universe in general, season 6 of The Handmaid's Tale, season 3 of The Wheel of Time, season 2 of Severance, season 3 of Yellowjackets, Devil May Cry, Lazarus, Death of a Unicorn, The Woman in the Yard, The Bondsman, Freaky Tales, Screamboat, Doctor Who past, present and future, the live action Snow White, A Mincraft Movie, Studio Ghibli versus AI, British authors versus AI, the shut down of NaNoWriMo, the future of James Bond, tributes to Val Kilmer and Richard Chamberlain and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Cheryl Eddy shares sixty-five new science fiction, fantasy and horror books to check out in April  
• The New York Times shares recommendations for various fantasy books.
  
• Shannon Chakraborty explains why people should read historical fantasy. 
• Shalini Abeysekara talks about the subversive potential of fantasy.
• James Davis Nicoll shares five science fiction stories about aliens posing as humans. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF stories about unconventional road trips. 
• Ratika Deshpande shares five SFF stories driven by complicated sibling relationships 
• Alex Brown shares five underrated recent dystopian novels.
  
• Jesse Hudson takes a look at a recent Library of America collection of classic science fiction novels from the 1950s and suggests possible alternatives.
  
• Valentin D. Ivanov takes a look at recent Bulgarian science fiction. 
• Rachel Ekstrom Courage shares darkly feminist YA books.
• Venkatesh Rao explains why he considers Terry Pratchett's Discworld superior to J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.
  
• Molly Templeton reports that a previous unknown manuscript of Arthurian legend has been discovered inside another book at Cambridge University Library in Cambridge, UK. 
• Emma Cieslik reports how zine archives preserve queer history and storytelling,
  
• Horror writer Todd Grimson has died aged 72.

 

Comics and Art:

• Alan Brown reviews X-Men Visionaries 2: The Neal Adams Collection,
  
• Brad Hawley reviews Life Drawing by Jaime Hernandez
• James Whitbrook interviews Tom King, Bilquis Evely and Matheus Lopes, the creative team of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, 
• Charlotte Beach interviews film poster designer Kenny Gravillis
  
• Michael Whelan looks back on the covers he illustrated for the Barsoom novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
• BBC Witness History profiles Jenette Kahn, former president of DC Comics.
  
• Sabina Graves reports that Mary Jane Watson becomes the new host for the Venom symbiont in All-New Venom. 
  

 

Film and TV: 

• Peter Bradshaw calls The End a postapocalyptic La La Land.
• Peter Bradshaw calls the animated film The Most Precious of Cargoes a postmodern Holocaust fairytale 
• Leslie Felperin calls Black Cab a creepy British horror film. 
• Natalie Zutter calls The Assessment a gripping dystopian satire. 
• Jesse Hassenger declares that Hell of a Summer is supposed to spoof the horror movies it resembles, but never settles on a satirical point of view from which to approach them
  
• Isaiah Colbert calls the animated series Common Side Effects as trippy as it is brilliant 
• Cath Clarke calls Sylvanian Families: The Movie a danger-free movie for kids.
• Arturo Serrano shares his throughts on the Japanese paranormal mystery TV show A.A.R.O.
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the season 3 premiere of Surrealestate.
  
• John Llewellyn Probert shares his thoughts on the documentary Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age  
• Jesse Hassenger notes that video game movies still don't capture the experience of playing the games, but have managed to sell themselves to the young audiences playing the games. 
  
• Nick Romano interviews Ryan Condal, showrunner of House of the Dragon. 
• Cheryl Eddy interviews Stephen Cognetti, director of Hell House LLC and 825 Forest Road
• Cora Buhlert and Fiona Moore revisit the 1969 surreal nuclear war comedy The Bed Sitting Room.
• Kali Wallace revisits the 1973 animated science fiction film Fantastic Planet. 
• Matthew Jackson revisits the 1975 fantasy comedy Monty Python And The Holy Grail 
• Dan Larsen revisits the 1983 cartoon series Inspector Gadget. 
• Tyler Dean revisits the 1988 fantasy movie Willow.
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1995 Babylon 5 episode “A Day in the Strife”
  
• Miguel Echarri revisits the 1997 science fiction film Starship Troopers.
  
• Olivia Rutigliano revisits the 2008 Batman movie The Dark Knight and wonders about a plot hole. 
• Emily Ruth Verona shares her favourite dance scenes in science fiction and horror films and TV shows. 
• Paul Hirons shares his favourite roles played by John Simm 
  
• Etan Vlessing reports that the Coyote vs. Acme movie was purchased by Ketchup Entertainment will actually make it to theaters after Warner Bros shelved it as a tax write-off.
• Sabina Graves wonders why so few older animated series are getting BluRay releases and are often not to be found on streaming either.
  
• Jake Kanter reports that film studios are actually making money of AI-generated fake movie trailers on YouTube. 
• Justin Carter reports that YouTube has suspended the monetarisation of two large fake movie trailer accounts for rules violations.
  

 

Comments on Daredevil: Born Again and the Marvel Cinematic and TV Universe in general:

• Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on “Art for Art’s Sake”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again. 
• Jarrod Jones shares his thoughts on  “Art for Art’s Sake”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again. 
• Justin Carter shares his thoughts on “Art for Art’s Sake”, the latest episode of Daredevil: Born Again.  
• Ben Child wonders whether Avengers: Doomsday will be a doomed character pile-up or a masterstroke-in-waiting.

 

Comments on Masters of the Universe in general:

• For Eternia reports that actress Eire Farrell has been cast to play young Teela in the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie.
• For Eternia reports that actor Arun Bassi has been cast as Pig Boy in the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie.
  
• Matt Donelly shares some information about the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film from CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada. 
• Chris Gardiner shares some information about the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film from CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.   
• Matthew Rudoy shares some information about the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film from CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.   
• Germain Lussier shares some information about the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action film from CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.   
  
• The John Campea Show discusses the behind the scenes footage from the upcoming Masters of the Universe live action movie show at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  
• Dad-at-Arms interviews Tiffany Smith who voices Andra in Masters of the Universe Revelation and Revolution and who will also write a one-shot comic about the character.
• Retro Calvacade revisits the 1985 animated Masters of the Universe movie The Secret of the Sword.
  
• James Eatock takes a look at how the original Filmation design for Panthor varied quite a bit from the final toy.

 

Comments on Star Wars in general: 

• Molly Edwards interviews Tony Gilroy, showrunner of Andor.
• Zack Sharf reports that John Boyega, who played Finn in the Star Wars sequel trilogy has said that too many Star Wars fans reject black heroes. 
• Watch a trailer for Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld.
  

 

Comments on season 6 of The Handmaid's Tale:

• Cheryl Eddy shares her thoughts on the season 6 premiere of The Handmaid's Tale.
• Tara Bennett shares her thoughts on the season 6 premiere of The Handmaid's Tale. 

 

 Comments on season 3 of The Wheel of Time:  

• Sylas K. Barrett shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Wheel of Time.
  
• Melody McCune shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Wheel of Time.
• Vanessa Armstrong interviews Kate Fleetwood who plays Liandrin in The Wheel of Time.
• Vanessa Armstrong interviews Zoe Robins who plays Nynaeve in The Wheel of Time.
  

 

Comments on Star Trek in general: 

• Avery Kaplan shares seven non-Star Trek references in Star Trek: Lower Decks.
• Watch a trailer for season 3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
  

 

 Comments on Lazarus: 

• Isaiah Colbert calls Lazarus an anime classic in the making.
  
• Kambole Campbell shares his thoughts about the anime Lazarus. 
• Elijah Gonzales declares that Lazarus can’t ultimately carry the full weight of Cowboy Bebop, then again, what can? 
  

 

Comments on Devil May Cry: 

• Kambole Campbell declares that Devil May Cry bashes the politics—and embraces the pop culture—of the early aughts 
• Isaiah Colbert shares five things he liked, and two he didn’t about Devil May Cry

 

Comments on The Woman in the Yard:

• Jesse Hassenger calls The Woman in the Yard a shadowy and unnerving horror film.
  
• Germain Lussier calls The Woman in the Yard terrifying in a very uneven, upsetting way 
• Natalia Keogan declares that The Woman In The Yard is more interested in laying out a relatively straightforward scary story than posturing as a thoughtful investigation of human strife. 
  

 

Comments on Death of a Unicorn:

• Erin Underwood calls Death of a Unicorn a wickedly clever monster movie
• Adrian Horton calls Death of a Unicorn a goofy eat-the-rich satire that isn’t funny enough 
  

 

Comments on Doctor Who past, present and future: 

• Amanda-Rae Prescott looks back on the Fifteenth Doctor's first season of Doctor Who.
  
• James Whitbrook interviews Russell T Davies, showrunner of Doctor Who. 
  
• Nadia Khomani interviews Varada Sethu, the newest Doctor Who companion.
• Amber Sandhu and Rebecca Swash interview Varada Sethu.
• Vanessa Armstrong interviews Varada Sethu.
  
• James Whitbrook interviews Ncuti Gatwa, who plays the Fifteenth Doctor in Doctor Who, and Varada Sethu
  
• Ncuti Gatwa, who plays the Fifteenth Doctor, shares his favourite Doctor Who episodes.
• Sabina Graves reports that the Eurovision themed Doctor Who episode may be preempted by the actual Eurovision Sing Contest. 
  

 

Comments on Freaky Tales:

• Cheryl Eddy calls the retro anthology film Freaky Tales a fun but fleeting ride  
• Jim Vorel calls Freaky Tales a gaudy, gory tribute to Oakland and B-Movie aesthetics
  
• Jesse Hassenger declares that Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck return to their indie roots with Freaky Tales.
  

 

Comments on The Bondsman:

• Brian Tallerico calls The Bondsman a horror series that is dead on arrival. 
• Cheryl Eddy declares that The Bondsman has a great time putting Kevin Bacon through hell   
• Lucy Mangan declares that the scariest thing about the horror series The Bondsman is Kevin Bacon's singing.
  
• Diana Keng shares her thoughts on episode 1 of The Bondsman. 
• Diana Keng shares her thoughts on episode 2 of The Bondsman.  
• Diana Keng interviews Mike Kaye who plays Tater in The Bondsman.

 

 Comments on season 3 of Yellowjackets:

• Jen Lennon shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets.
• Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets.
• Natalie Zutter shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Yellowjackets. 

 

Comments on season 2 of Severance: 

• Elijah Gonzales declares that Severance’s gut punch finale is a cliffhanger done right
• Ethan Shanfeld interviews Severance creators and producers Dan Erikson and Ben Stiller.
  

 

Comments on the live action Snow White:

• Ann Michelle Harris calls the live action Snow White a mix of promising moments and distracting production choices.
  
• Tatiana Siegel reports about some of the behind the scenes issues of the live action Snow White.

 

Comments on Screamboat:

• Mike McCahill calls Screamboat a bloody Disney pastiche that offers Sharknado-level performances and kill scenes hindered by poor lighting 
  
• Germain Lussier interviews Steven LaMorte, director of Screamboat.

 

Comments on A Minecraft Movie: 

• Catherine Bray calls A Minecraft Movie rollicking if exhausting fun 
• Jacob Oller calls A Minecraft Movie a mix of blatant formula and complete oddity
• Jarrod Jones declares that A Minecraft Movie makes a mushy mess of fan service  
• Stuart Heritage notes that homemade Minecraft movies are the real hits.
  

 

Comments on the future of James Bond: 

• Maddy Mussen interviews Helen Mirren about the profound sexism of James Bond.
• Peter Bradshaw agrees that James Bond is profoundly sexist, but that a female villain could bring the character into the twenty-first century.
  

 

Tributes to Val Kilmer:

• Val Kilmer, best known for his roles in Willow, Top Gun, Batman Forever, The Saint, Real Genius, Tombstone, Heat, Top Secret and many others, has died aged 65.
• Peter Bradshaw remembers Val Kilmer.
  
• Alan Evans remembers Val Kilmer. 
• Justin Carter remembers Val Kilmer.
  
• The Guardian shares photos from Val Kilmer's career.
  

 

Tributes to Richard Chamberlain:

• Richard Chamberlain, best known for his roles in The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo, King Solomon's Mines, The Towering Inferno, Shogun, The Thorn Birds, Doctor Kildare and many others, has died aged 90.
• Ronald Bergan shares an obituary for Richard Chamberlain. 
• Mark Lawson calls Richard Chamberlain the original hot priest. 

 

Comments on Studio Ghibli versus AI:

•  Emanuel Maiberg and Matthew Gault note that Hayao Miyazaki, who said that AI Is an ‘insult to life itself,” has been reduced to an AI-generated meme by OpenAI 
• Cheryl Eddy reports that people generating fake AI-generated Studio Ghibli style images are now also faking cease and desist letters they claim to have received.
  
• Charles Pulliam Moore reports that  Studio Ghibli’s archive is the key to its 4K restoration process
• Christina Rees reports about an auction of anime production artwork, which also included several Studio Ghibli items.
  

 

Awards:

• The recipient of the 2025 Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master has been announced.
  
• The winners of the 2024 Australian Romance Reader Awards have been announced.
• The finalists for the 2025 Xingyun Awards have been announced.
  
• The finalists for the 2024 Asimov’s Annual Readers’ Award Poll have been announced.
• The finalists for the 2024 Analog Analytical Laboratory Readers’ Award have been announced. 
• The winners of the BBC Audio Drama Awards have been announced. 
  
• The winners of the 2025 Michael Collins Trophy have been announced. 
• Chris M. Barkley explains why he decided to sue Dave McCarty over his never delivered Hugo trophy.
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion: 

• J.R. Dawson explains what Disney's imagineers taught her about worldbuilding.
  
•  Gideon P. Smith shares some tips for successfully talking to the press about the plot of your book.
• SFWA announces their current board of directors.
  
• The UK Society of Authors shares a report about authors' views on using their works for AI training.
• Ella Creamer reports that British authors are calling for the UK government to hold Meta accountable for copyright infringement for AI training. 
• Ella Creamer reports that authors are protesting against illegally using their books for AI training outside Meta's office in London, UK. 
• Eric Berger reports that several rightwing groups in the US are pushing for banning books they consider obscene from libraries.
• National Novel Writing Month is shutting down after a slew of controversies. 
• Ella Creamer reports about the closure of the NaNoWriMo website and the many controversies that preceded it.
• Tim Jonze explains how NaNoWriMo showed him that he could write a book and that he hopes its spirit will live on.
  

 

Interviews:

• Erin Underwood interviews Martha Wells.
  
• Anthony Ha interviews China Miéville. 
• Arley Sorg interviews Ai Jiang
• Arley Sorg interviews Natalia Theodoridou
  
• Kristy Anne Cox and Kate Johnston interview Farah Mendlesohn
• Reactor interviews Cameron Reed.
  
• Scott Edelman interviews Tim Paggi.
• Philip Oltermann interviews Solvej Balle
  

 

Reviews:

• Esmay Rosalyne reviews Cello’s Gate by Maurice Africh  
• Arley Sorg reviews Psychopomp by Maria Dong
  
• Mark Yon reviews When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi. 
• Joe Sherry reviews When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi.  
• Camestros Felapton reviews When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi.   
• Lis Carey reviews When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi.   
  
• Marlene Harris reviews Where the Axe is Buried by Ray Nayler 
• Abigail Nussbaum reviews Luminous by Silvia Park 
  
• Marlene Harris reviews  Luminous by Silvia Park 
• Sasha Bonkowsky reviews Transmentation | Transience by Darkly Lem.
  
• Alex Puncekar reviews Waste Flowers by Bryn Hammond and Walls of Shira Yulun by Dariel R.A. Quiogue 
• Anthony Perconti reviews Waste Flowers by Bryn Hammond and Walls of Shira Yulun by Dariel R.A. Quiogue 
  
• Fiona Denton reviews Clockwork Boys by T. Kingfisher 
  
• She's Reading Now reviews A Sorceress Comes To Call  by T. Kingfisher  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Point of Hearts by Melissa Scott
  
• Marlene Harris reviews The Undermining of Twyla and Frank by Megan Bannen 
• Paul Weimer reviews The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar
• Paul Weimer reviews Idolfire by Grace Curtis
  
• Esmay Rosalyne reviews A Pocket of Lies by R.A. Sandpiper
• Rai Furniss-Greasley reviews Of Darkness and Light by Ryan Cahill
  
• Roseanna Pendlebury reviews A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang 
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews Brighter than Scale, Swifter than Flame by Neon Yang    
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews To Shape a Dragon’s Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
  
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews Wolf of Withervale by Joaquín Baldwin
• Julia Kitvaria Sarene reviews A Deliberate Act of Violence by Steve McHugh 
• Mahvesh Murad reviews The Antidote by Karen Russell
  
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Our Winter Monster by Dennis Mahoney
• Runalong the Shelves reviews The Corpse Road by Sean Hogan 
• Gabino Iglesias reviews Rest Stop by Nat Cassidy
• Ed Crocker reviews The Sundowner’s Dance by Todd Kiesling 
• Tobias Carroll reviews rekt by Alex Gonzalez
  
• Molly Templeton reviews Elphie by Gregory Maguire. 
• Nina Allan reviews The Strange Case of Jane O by Karen Thompson Walker
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Elemental Forces, edited by Mark Morris  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews  Great Robots of History by Tim Major

 

Classics reviews:

• Dave Hook revisits the 1941 speculative fiction anthology The Other Worlds, edited by Phil Stong
• James Wallace Harris revisits the 1946 postapocalyptic science fiction story “The Million Year Picnic” by Ray Bradbury
  
• James Wallace Harris revisits the 1951 science fiction story “The Rocket Man” by Ray Bradbury
  
• Brian Collins revisits the 1958 alternate history story “Nightmare with Zeppelins” by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth 
• Gideon Marcus revisits the April 1970 issue of Analog. 
• David Levinson revisits the May/June 1970 issue of If: World of Science Fiction.
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1978 autobiography The Way The Future Was by Frederik Pohl  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1980 science fiction novel Serpent’s Reach by C.J. Cherryh 
• Alissa Burger revisits the 1990 YA horror novel April Fools by Richie Tankersley Cusick
  
• Clara Cohen revisits the 1998 epic fantasy novel Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb. 
  
• Kat Hooper revisits the 2012 Eli Monpress epic fantasy novel The Spirit War by Rachel Aaron
• Marion Deeds revisits the 2012 horror novel The Devil in Silver by Victor LaValle
   
  

 Crowdfunding:

• Volume 9 of the Long List Anthology, edited by Devid Steffen, is looking for funding.
• Volume 3 of The Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction, edited by Stephen Kotowych, is looking for funding.
  

 

Con and event reports:

• George R.R. Martin shares his experiences at the 2024 Worldcon in Glasgow, Scotland.
  
• Brent Lang reports that a Mission: Impossible exhibition is coming to the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York.
• Eddy Frankel reports about the science fictional art exhibition Rafał Zajko: The Spin Off in Southend-on-Sea, UK.
  

 

Science and technology:

• Eric Berger reports about China's ambitious plans for planetary exploration. 
• Richard Luscombe reports that NASA astronauts Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who spent an unplanned nine months aboard the International Space Station after their spacecraft failed, felt neither stranded nor abandoned.  
• Eric Berger reports about the troubled flight of the Boeing Starliner spacecraft that took Barry Wilmore and Sunita Williams to the International Space Station.
  
• Brian Koberlein wonders whether we should try to seed the universe with life. 
• Eric Ralls reports that astronauts en route to Mars would likely suffer kidney damage and failure.
  
• Peter Dockrill reports that NASA is watching a huge, growing anomaly in Earth's magnetic field
• Gideon Marcus reports about Richard Nixon reducing funding for the US space program in 1970.
  
• Alexandra Witze reports that 75 percent of US scientists surveyed consider leaving the US in respose to the hostile policies of the Trump government.
• Mindy Weisberger reports that scientists recreated an experiment that showed how life on Earth could have started and found a new possibility
  
• Judith Tarr reports about animals believed to be extinct, until they suddenly reappeared. 
• Rebecca Atkinson reports how interactive TV technology could make television for accessible for disabled people. 
• Angela Giufrida reports that two near lifesize sculptures have been found during excavations of a tomb in Pompeii, Italy.

 

Gaming: 

• Sarah Thwaites reports what happened to the developers of successful indie games afterwards.
• Keith Stewart lists everything he learned from Nintendo’s ‘deep dive’ into the Switch 2

 

Toys and collectibles:

• Toy Habits reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Masterverse New Eternia King Randor.action figure 
• Toy Habits reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Masterverse New Eternia Roboto.action figure   
• Cheryl Eddy reports that Hasbro is offering a Marvel Legends figure of Spider-Man in the black costume from Spider-Man 3.
• Cheryl Eddy shares a look at Nacelle's nxt wave of Star Trek action figures.
• James Whitbrook takes a look at new Lego sets coming out in April.
  

 

Free online fiction: 

• "The Life and Times of Alavira the Great as Written by Titos Pavlou and Reviewed by Two Lifelong Friends" by Eugenia Triantafyllou in Uncanny Magazine 
• "Does Harlen Lattner Dream of Infected Sheep?, Part I" by Sarah Langan in Lightspeed  
• "To Navigate the Night" by Rich Larson in Lightspeed. 
• "The Midwife in the Palace of the Forest King" by Jelena Dunato in Beneath Ceaseless Skies
•  "The City of Tears" by Molly Tanzer in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
• "The Witch-Doctor’s Revenge" by Nuzo Onoh in Nightmare Magazine.  
• "The Last Time Gladys Howled At the Moon" by Jennifer Hudak in Strange Horizons.
• "Blood for Wind" by Chris Cornetto in Swords and Sorcery Magazine. 
• "Through These Moments, Darkly" by Samantha Murray in Clarkesworld.
• "His Most Feared Constellation" by R.L. Summerling in The Dark.
•  "The Girl That My Mother Is Leaving Me For" by Cameron Reed in Reactor.
• "Coda" by Arula Ratnakar in Future Tense Fiction.
  

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for series 7 of Black Mirror.
• Watch a sneak peak of Superman.
  
• Watch a trailer for Sherlock and Daughter. 
  
• Watch a trailer for The Eternaut. 
• Watch a trailer for Fountain of Youth. 
  
• Watch a trailer for Bring Her Back.
• Watch a trailer for M3GAN 2.0 
  
• Watch a trailer for Five Nights at Freddy's 2. 
• Watch a trailer for the new season of Phineas and Ferb.