It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with Foundation, Dune, What If...? and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many versions of Star Trek, Star Wars Visions and Star Wars in general, the various DC Comics based TV shows, Prisoners of the Ghostland, Y: The Last Man, season 11 of The Walking Dead, the potential return of Quantum Leap, the 2021 Emmy Awards and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Lavie Tidhar shares the best sword and sorcery fiction.
- Brian Murphy takes a look at the struggle to define sword and sorcery.
- Russell Contreras offers an overview of Afrofuturism.
- James Davis Nicoll shaes five science fiction stories where kindness prevails.
- Jason Kehe asks if Becky Chambers is the ultimate hope for science fiction.
- Lincoln Michel explains why noir and science fiction are the perfect pairing.
- Ryan van Loan finds the mystery in epic fantasy.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five superpowers that are not nearly as fun as they sound.
- Margaret Rogerson shares five SFF books featuring fantasy clergy.
- Natalie Zutter discusses how Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir uses the language of fanfiction to process grief.
- Elif Shafak explains how the 21st century would have disappointed H.G. Wells.
- G.W. Thomas takes a look at the lengthy multi-genre career of John Jakes in the pulps, magazines and paperbacks and bestselling historical sagas.
- Bobby Derie profiles Lois H. Gresh.
- Gal Beckerman profiles Maria Tatar who analysed the heroine's journey in contrast to Joseph Campbell's hero's journey.
- Book Marks shares C.S. Lewis' 1937 review of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.
- Alison Flood reports that a first edition of Frankenstein by Mary Shelley has sold for a record-breaking 1.17 million US-dollars.
- Horror author Ron Weighell has died aged 70.
Comics and Art:
- Brad Hawley reviews Courtney Crumrin Volume 1: The Night Things by Ted Naifeh and Warren Wucinich.
- Paul Burke reviews the graphic novel Meadowlark by Greg Ruth and Ethan Hawke.
- Julian Voloj reports about Whistle, a Jewish superheroine who will debut in the Batman comics soon.
- Bobby Derie revisits the 1982 Lovecraftian comic Le Bol Maudit by Enki Bilal.
- Deuce Richardson takes a look at the sword and sorcery comics of Joe Kubert.
Film and TV:
- A.A. Dowd calls I'm Your Man an intelligent mix of science fiction, romance and comedy.
- Phuong Le calls Gaia a chilling eco horror film from South Africa.
- Katie Rife declares that The Mad Women's Ball brings a dark chapter of medical history to life.
- The Retrocult podcast talks about the horror film Mandy and the triumph of entropy.
- Elizabeth Heritage declares that The Watch made a mess of adapting Terry Pratchett, but that it had some interesting ideas.
- Cheryl Eddy declares that season 3 of Creepshow will make you scream with delight.
- Katie Rife calls the horror series Midnight Mass hardly a revelation.
- Arley Sorg and Josh Pearce share their thoughts on The Suicide Squad.
- Katie Rife shares her thoughts on the latest episode of What We Do in the Shadows.
- William Hughes shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Archer.
- Ryan La Sala shares seventeen iconic fashion moments from SFF movies and TV shows.
- Charles Pulliam-Moore shares seven mind-bending horror thrillers to watch.
- Germain Lussier shares his favourite scary scenes from non-horror movies.
- Camestros Felapton analyses the nationality of the singers of James Bond theme tunes.
- Talking Pulp revisits the 1965 science fiction film Planet of Vampires.
- Talking Pulp revisits the 1968 horror movie Witchfinder General.
- Cameron Scheetz interviews Richard E. Grant who has been in pretty much everything.
- Steve Rose declares that the much criticised digital revolution and the rise of CGI and streaming services has actually been good for cinema.
- Ryan Parker reports that the 1990s time travel series Quantum Leap may be making a comeback.
- Leah Schnelbach shares seven things she hopes to see in a Quantum Leap reboot.
- Rachel Shatto reports that Cassandra Peterson a.k.a. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, has revealed that she has been in a relationship with another woman for nineteen years now.
- Actor Willie Garson, best known for his roles in White Collar, Hawaii Five-O, Sex and the City and Supergirl, has died aged 57.
Comments on Foundation:
- Jay Gabler wonders whether Foundation will finally do justice to the novels of Isaac Asimov.
- Duncan Barrett wonders whether Foundation can do for science fiction what Game of Thrones did for fantasy.
- Cheryl Eddy interviews David S. Goyer, showrunner of Foundation.
- Jill Pantozzi interviews Lee Pace who plays Emperor Cleon in Foundation.
- Alex Mistlin profiles Alfred Enoch who plays Raych Seldon in Foundation.
Comments on What If...? and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general (spoilers):
- Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on the latest episode of What If...?
- Charles Pulliam-Moore shares his thoughts on the latest episode of What If...?
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares her thoughts on the latest episode of What If...?
- Sam Barsanti shares his thoughts on the latest episode of What If...?
- Sam Barsanti declares that What If...? shows the darker side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with beloved superheroes dying every single episode.
- Ben Child wonders whether Spider-Man: No Way Home will be a fitting send-off for Tom Holland's take on the friendly neighbourhood webslinger.
- Sarah Barr interviews Lauren Ridloff, one of the stars of Eternals.
- Total Film interviews Kit Harrington, another star of Eternals.
- Tim Lewis interviews Lashana Lynch, who plays Maria Rambeau in Captain Marvel and the first female 007 in No Time to Die.
- Tatiana Tenreyro reports that Denis Villeneuve has joined the ranks of filmmakers complaining about Marvel movies, probably because Marvel hasn't invited him to make one yet.
- Anthony d'Alessandro shares the reaction of Disney CEO Bob Chapek to Scarlet Johansson's lawsuit against Disney over Black Widow.
Comments on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings:
Comments on Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek in general:
- Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie", the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks.
- Galactic Journey share their thoughts on the 1966 Star Trek episode "Charlie X".
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Voyager episodes "Workforce, Part 1" and Part II.
- Watch a video of William Shatner reviewing parodies and impressions of himself.
Comments on Star Wars: Visions and Star Wars in general:
- Juan Barquin declares that Star Wars: Visions overflows with unique stories and gorgeous animation.
- James Whitbrook declares that Star Wars Visions gets Star Wars.
- James Whitbrook also shares his thoughts on the Star Wars Visions episode "The Twins".
- Jesse Schedeen reports that Marcia Lucas, editor on the original Star Wars trilogy, has expressed her dislike for the Disney-produced sequel trilogy.
Comments on Dune:
Comments on the various DC Comics based movies and TV shows:
Comments on Prisoners of the Ghostland:
Comments on Y: The Last Man:
- Joel Golby calls Y: The Last Man a playful comic book adaptation.
- Lucy Mangan calls Y: The Last Man a stale, male manbaby mess.
- Natalie Zutter shares her thoughts on "Karen and Benji", the latest episode of Y: The Last Man.
- Roxana Hadadi shares her thoughts on "Karen and Benji".
- Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on "Karen and Benji".
- Charles Pulliam-Moore declares that the crumbling infrastructure is the scariest thing about Y: The Last Man.
Comments on season 11 of The Walking Dead:
Awards:
- The winners of the 2021 Ignyte Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Elgin Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2021 Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Neffy Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival Award have been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2021 Royal Society Young People's Book Prize has been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 ENnie Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Diana Jones Award have been announced.
- The winner of the 2021 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award has been announced.
- The longlist for the 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize has been announced.
- The winners of the 2021 Emmy Awards have been announced with no love for the many great genre shows nominated, because none of them are about the British royal family.
- Rob Bricken complains about the terrible 2021 Emmy winners and the snubbing of excellent genre shows.
- Dan Selcke also discusses the complete snubbing of excellent genre shows in favour of The Crown and Ted Lasso.
- Adri Joy and Joe Sherry share their thoughts on the 2021 Hugo finalists for Best Novel.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch explains that comparison is the thief of joy.
- Lincoln Michel discusses the long and messy road to publishing his first novel.
- Anne R. Allen shares some new nasty publishing scams targetting authors and their readers.
- Ian Bogost feels the need to share his hatred of e-books.
- Veena Maheshwari Raju talks about pursuing a career in publishing as a woman of colour.
Interviews:
- Paul Weimer interviews Juliet Marillier.
- Locus interviews Zen Cho.
- Locus interviews Lavie Tidhar.
- Sara Collins interviews Colson Whitehead.
- Terry Gross interviews Colson Whitehead.
- Douglas Draa interviews John Shirley.
- The Gothic Library interviews Cassandra Khaw.
- The HWA interviews E. Reyes.
- Jen Gheller interviews Lisa Short.
- Eric Beetner interviews James Swallow.
- Sadie Hartman interviews Ellen Datlow.
- Andrea Johnson interviews Olav Rokne and Amanda Wakaruk.
- NUTV interviews George R.R. Martin in 1991.
Reviews:
- Joanne Askew reviews To Be Taught, If Fortunate by Becky Chambers.
- Bill Capossere reviews Among Thieves by M.J. Kuhn.
- Jana Nyman and Marion Deeds review Breath of Earth by Beth Cato.
- Liz Bourke reviews Star Eater by Kerstin Hall.
- Marion Deeds reviews Bacchanal by Veronica G. Henry.
- Constance Grady reviews Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
- Mark Yon reviews The Cat Who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa, translated by Louise Heal Kawai.
- Vanessa Armstrong reviews Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune.
- Lesa Holstine reviews Buried Memories by Simon R. Green.
- Phoebe Wagner reviews The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu by Tom Lin.
- Chase A. Folmar reviews For the Killing of Kings by Howard Andrew Jones.
- Linda H. Codega reviews Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao.
- Martin Cahill reviews No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull.
- Ian Mond reviews Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge.
- Paul di Filippo reviews In the Watchful City by S. Qiouyi Lu.
- Rob Bedford reviews Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Bones of Ruin by Sarah Raughley.
- Alex Brown reviews Cazadora by Romina Garber.
- Paperback Warrior reviews Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica.
- Adam Roberts reviews Bewilderment by Richard Powers.
- Alex Brown reviews This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews My Heart is a Chainsaw a Stephen Graham Jones.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews All These Bodies by Kendare Blake.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews From the Neck Up by Aliya Whiteley.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho.
- Paperback Warrior reviews The Underdwelling by Tim Curran
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Art of Space Travel and Other Stories by Nina Allan.
- Jared Shurin reviews Sword Stone Table, edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington.
- Alvaro Zinos-Amaro reviews Remainders of the American Century: Post-Apocalyptic Novels in the Age of U.S. Decline by Brent Ryan Bellamy
Classics reviews:
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1935 science fiction novel The Green Man of Graypec by Festus Pragnell.
- Will Oliver revisits the 1938 dark fantasy novel Maker of Shadows by Jack Mann a.k.a. Charles Henry Cannell, an unauthorised sequel to Robert E. Howard's "Worms of the Earth".
- Matt Mikalatos revisits the 1938 religious planetary romance Out of the Silent Planet by C.S. Lewis.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the October 1966 Isaac Asimov special issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1968 near future novel The Reproductive System by John Sladek.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1970 science fiction anthology Orbit 8, edited by Damon Knight.
- James Maliszweski revisits the 1977 Simon of Gitta sword and sorcery story "The Scroll of Thoth" by Richard L. Tierney.
- Henry Wessels revisits the 1981 fantasy novel Little, Big by John Crowley.
- Alissa Burger revisits the 1988 teen horror novel The Lifeguard by Richie Tankerley Cusick and the 1989 teen horror novel The Babysitter by R.L. Stine.
- Kat Hooper revisits the 1995 children's fantasy The Doom of the Haunted Opera by John Bellairs and Brad Strickland.
Con and event reports:
- Alasdair Stuart shares three great things about FIYAHCON 2021.
- Germain Lussier reports that San Diego Comic Con and New York Comic Con hope to return to in-person cons soon.
- Scott Edelman reports about a one day event to remember Steve Ditko at the Bottle Neck Ethnic Arts Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
- Locus reports about the latest Charm City Spec reading in Baltimore, Maryland.
- James Bacon reports about the Commando and British Weekly Comic Swap Meet in Watford, UK.
- Germain Lussier reports that the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is a must-see for movie buffs.
- Kendra Clark offers a look at the Harry Potter New York store in New York City.
- Simran Hans shares the highlights of the Toronto Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
- Herb Scribner reports that most teenagers have experienced harrassment, while playing games online.
Science and technology:
- George Dvorsky reports that astronomers have observed a fireball on Jupiter.
- Jackie Wattles reports that the SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists has successfully returned to Earth.
- Shannon Connellan reports that robots are now patrolling the streets of Singapore.
- Kaye Dee reports about the Gemini 11 space mission in 1966.
- Alison Flood reports that the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet, which was stolen from a museum in 1991, will be returned to Iraq.
- Christopher Moore reports that archaeologists have discovered that an asteroid impact destroyed the city of Tall el-Hammam in what is now Jordan 3600 years ago, giving rise to the Biblical stories of the destruction of Sodom and the walls of Jericho, which were flattened by the shockwave.
Free online fiction:
- "Excerpts from the Text of an Explanatory Stele Erected for Our Edification by the Scholars of the Outer Orion Tendril" by Timons Esaias in Clarkesworld.
- "The Revolution Will Not Be Served With Fries" by Meg Elison in Lightspeed.
- "It Begins to Snow" by Adam R. Shannon in Lightspeed.
- "In Case You're the One to Devour a Star" by Tamara Jerée in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "A Bird in the Window" by Kate Francia in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Your Brother's Touchstone" by Isabel Lee in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "Frost Bloom" by Gillian Daniels in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Shandy" by Gabrielle Emem Harry in Omenana.
- "YongshÃ" by Ai Jiang in The Dark.
- "Lost Portals" by Mark S. Bailen in Fantasy Magazine.
- "With Her Eyes" by Liu Cixin in Tor.com.
- "The Truth" by Stanislaw Lem, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones in MIT Press Reader.
- "Your Cat" by Beth Cato in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Saint Natalis of the Wolves" by Emory Noakes in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Just Right" by Mary Lawton in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Sing" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
Trailers and videos:
- Watch a trailer for Nightmare Alley.
- Watch a trailer for Muppets Haunted Mansion.
- Watch a trailer for The Tragedy of Macbeth.
- Watch a trailer for Hit Monkey.
- Watch a trailer for season 2 of Another Life.
- Watch a trailer for Finch.
- Watch a trailer for Multiverse.
- Watch a trailer for Invasion.
- Watch a trailer for Night Teeth.
- Watch a trailer for Halloween Kills.
- Watch a trailer for V/H/S/94.
- Watch a trailer for the new I Know What You Did Last Summer.
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