Speculative Fiction Links of the Week for March 18, 2022

It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Picard and the many iterations of Star Trek, Star Wars in general, the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. The Batman, The Adam Project, Halo, Jujutsu Kaisen 0,  Turning Red, season 11 of The Walking Dead, responses to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. a name change for the SFWA and much more.

Speculative fiction in general:

• Lisa Tuttle shares a round-up of the best recent science fiction and fantasy novels. 
• Veronica Scott shares newly release science fiction, fantasy and paranormal romances.
  
• Alexia Chantel declares that a lot of science fiction and fantasy contains romantic elements. 
• Brian Murphy explains that yes, there would have been a fantasy genre without Tolkien, even though it would look very different. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five wonderfully concise SFF books. 
  
• Silvia Moreno-Garcia shares five vampire novels with a classic bite. 
• Leah Schnelbach shares twenty-five memorable deaths from science fiction and fantasy.
  
• Fran Wilde shares fantasy novels where magic is mathematical. 
• Cassandra Rose Clarke shares five SFF books about not so dark lords. 
• Lorna Wallace pairs science fiction books and films. 
• Molly Templeton talks about books that make you cry.
  
• Robin Hobb shares five SFF books that travel to forgotten lands.
  
• L.L. McKinney shares five Alice in Wonderland retellings.
• Bill Ward traces the influence of Jack Vance on Dungeons and Dragons.
• Deuce Richardson traces the sword and sorcery legacy of Donald A. Wollheim and DAW Books. 
• Michael R. Brown profiles pulp adventure writer Victor Rousseau. 
• James Davis Nicoll shares five extremely unscientific methods for choosing your next book. 
  
• Dalya Alberge reports that the lost script of a 1955 BBC radio adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings has been found in the BBC archives.
• SF Canada responds to the open letter signed by more than eighty Russian SFF writers supporting the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
• Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov explains why Ukrainians will never be Russians. 
  
• Former Weird Tales editor Marvin Kaye died aged 83.
  

 

Comics and Art:

• Mark Yon reviews Chivalry by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran.
  
• James Whitbrook notes that long-time X-Men ally Moira McTaggert is becoming a terrifying villain.  
• Otis Whitaker takes a look at the history and art of Dracula Magazine.
• Bill Ward takes a look at the cover art of Andre Norton's books.
• Alex Segura explains how comic book history influenced his latest crime novel Secret Identity. 
  
• Rob Bricken reports about the special projects Marvel and DC have planned for pride month.
• Native News Online reports that writer Jason Aaron has apologised for naming a new character in the King Conan comic Princess Matoaka, a name associated with the historical Pocahontas.
• Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper, who translated Tintin into English, has died aged 97.
  

 

Film and TV:

• Will Knight calls After Yang a science fiction movie that will make you grieve for a robot. 
• Benjamin Lee calls Fresh a sly and gory horror thriller.
  
• Phil Hoad calls Followers a predictable found footage horror.
• Kimberly Roots shares her thoughts on "Come What May", the latest episode of Outlander.  
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Raised By Wolves. 
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Severance. 
• Jim Cornelius shares his appreciation for the animated TV series Primal.
  
• Justin Carter shares his thoughts on the animated time travel series Undone. 
• Abigail Nussbaum shares her thoughts on Peacemaker.
  
• Elly Belle shares her thoughts on the adult animated film Human Resources.
• James Hibberd interviews Nicholas Cage who has been in everything. 
• Tom Lamont interviews Lori Petty, star of Station Eleven. 
• Kyle Buchanan interviews Denis Villeneuve and his sound editing theme about the Oscar-nominated sound effects of Dune.
  
• Justin Khoo shares his appreciation for the films of Christopher Nolan.
  
• Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their appreciation for the character of Gale Weathers in the Scream movies.
  
• Tor.com shares their favourite superfans from various SFF movies and TV shows. 
• Rachel Martin reports about the attempts of Florence Stoker, widow of Bram Stoker, to block the production of the 1922 vampire movie Nosferatu.
  
• Kris Vyas-Myall shares their thoughts on series 2 of the 1967 British science fiction anthology TV show Out of the Unknown. 
• Peter Scobel revisits the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner and the 1987 science fiction film RoboCop.
  
• Camestros Felapton revisits the 2004 Firefly episode "Objects in Space". 
• Richard Newby discusses the failure of the 2012 science fiction film John Carter and how it changed Hollywood for the worse.
• Henry K. Miller reports that Alfred Hitchcock wanted to make a science fiction movie in the 1920s.
• Adam B. Vary reports that Disney CEO Bob Chapek has apologised to Disney employees for his lack of opposition to Florida's new anti-sex-education law, which primarily targets LGBTQ families.
• Ukrainian actor Pasha Lee, who dubbed The Hobbit and The Lion King into Ukrainian among others, has been killed by Russian bombs aged 33.
• Actor William Hurt, star of Altered States, Body Heat, Gorky Park as well as Thaddues Ross in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, has died aged 71.
• Ryan Gilbey shares an obituary for William Hurt.
  

 

Comments on Star Wars in general: 

• Vanessa Armstrong reports that Samuel L. Jackson would love to play Jedi master Mace Windu again.
  
• Ward Sutton takes a not entirely serious look at underused Star Wars spin-off ideas.
• Watch a video of Ewan McGregor commenting on Obi-Wan Kenobi's ever changing hairstyles.
  

 

Comments on Star Trek Discovery, Star Trek Picard and the many iterations of Star Trek: 

• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "Species 10-C", the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery. 
• James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Species 10-C". 
• Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "Species 10-C". 
• Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on the first two episodes of season 2 of Star Trek Picard.
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido shares his thoughts on "Penance", the latest episode of Star Trek Picard.
• James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Penance".
• Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "Penance".
• Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on "Penance".
• Ryan Parker interviews Annie Wersching who plays the Borg Queen in Star Trek Picard.
  
• James Whitbrook discusses several alien skulls seen in Star Trek Picard. 
• Molly Templeton reports that Paul Wesley has been cast to play the young James T. Kirk in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
  
• Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Enterprise episode "Fusion".
  

 

Comments on the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general:

• Ben Travis interviews Benedict Cumberbatch, star of Doctor Strange, Sherlock and many others.
  
• Zack Sharf reports that the busybodies of the Parents TV Council have slammed Disney for adding more adult series such as Daredevil, Jessica Jones, The Defenders and others to Disney Plus, after they were removed from Netflix.
• James Whitbrook reports that Marvel Studios has issued a statement condeming the so-called "Don't Say Gay" bill in Florida after its parent company came under fire for not denouncing the bill and even supporting some of the politicians sponsoring it.
  
• Watch a trailer for Ms. Marvel.
  

 

Comments on The Batman:

• Olivia Rutigliano calls The Batman a dark and fascinating detective story. 
• Linda Codega discusses the depiction of Gotham City in The Batman. 
• Sabrina Reid ranks depictions of the Riddler in the various filmic versions of Batman.
  
• Ben Child wonders where the Caped Crusader will go after The Batman.
• Justin Carter shares his appreciation for the 2004 animated series The Batman.
  

  

Comments on Halo: 

• William Hughes calls Halo a tepid adaptation of the beloved videogame series.  
• Bernard Ozarowski declares that Halo has a rocky start, but that there is reason to hope.
  
• Cheryl Eddy rounds up some early reviews of Halo.

 

Comments on The Adam Project:

• Germain Lussier calls The Adam Project an excellent and surprisingly poignant science fiction adventure. 
• Paul Levinson calls The Adam Project a pretty good time travel movie.
  
• Brent Simon calls The Adam Project a bland and uninspiring time travel caper in spite of a terrifice cast.
• Adrian Horton calls The Adam Project a thin time travel movie.

 

Comments on season 11 of The Walking Dead: 

• Alex McLevy shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Walking Dead.
• Rob Bricken shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Walking Dead.
  

 

Comments on Jujutsu Kaisen 0: 

• Justin Carter calls Jujustsu Kaisen 0 the breakout supernatural anime of 2021.
• Phuong Le calls Jujutsu Kaisen 0 a spectacular anime prequel. 
  

 

Comments on Turning Red: 

• Todd Gilchrist explains why Turning Red is the Pixar movie we need right now.
• Sabina Graves declares that Turning Red perfectly encapsulates puberty. 
• Arturo Serrano declares that Turning Red finds joy in the messiness of puberty.
  
• Briana Lawrence declares that Turning Red perfectly captures the experience of being a thirteen-year-old girl.
• Michael Cavna notes that Turning Red embraces mother daughter relationships, something which is rare in children's movies and books.
• Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that the depiction of puberty in Turning Red makes certain viewers uncomfortable.
• Bill Capossere largely enjoyed Turning Red, though he feels the film goes off the rails at the end.
• Jingan Young declares that the success of Turning Red proves that Hollywood does not need to pander to China to tell Asian stories and have good Asian representation.
  

 

Awards:

• The finalists for the 2021 Australian Romance Readers Awards have been announced. 
• The finalists for the 2022 Lambda Literary Awards have been announced.
  
• The nominees for the 2022 First Fandom Awards have been announced. 
• The winners of the 2022 Spur Awards have been announced, 
• The shortlists for the 2022 Yoto Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals have been announced.
  
• The lomglist for the 2022 Jhalak Prize has been announced with some love for SFF works.
  
• The winners of the 2022 Annie Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2022 DGA Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2022 BAFTA Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2022 Critics Choice Awards have been announced.
• The winners of the 2022 Golden Reel Awards have been announced. 
• Cora Buhlert shares an open letter to the 2022 Hugo finalists, whoever they may be.
  

 

Writing, publishing and promotion:

• Lincoln Michel declares that the one rule of fiction writing is that there are no rules.
  
• Cassandra Rose Clarke talks about the similarities between writing fiction and quiltmaking.
  
• Rafi Zabor talks about creating villains.
• Charlotte Mendelson talks about the relationship issues facing writer and artist couples.
• Jacqui Lipton talks about option clauses in publishing contracts. 
• Daniel Roman declares that Brandon Sanderson did not break the publishing industry. 
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch weighs in on the Brandon Sanderson Kickstarter again.
  
• Alexandra Alter reports about the scramble to find literary translators for Ukrainian fiction. 
• Ukrainian fan Borys Sydiuk criticises the SFWA's decision not to join in a blanket boycott of Russian authors, books and publishers. 
• The Authors Guild has issued a statement espressing solidarity with Ukraine. 
• Mike Glyer reports that the HWA has issued a statement condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  
• The small press 1632 Inc. and Ring of Fire Press has expressed its solidarity with Ukraine.
  
• David Barnett reports about an auction organised by the British publishing industry for Ukraine. 
• Alex Brown declares that book bans hurt everybody and tells people how they can help.
  
• Joy Press reports about a succession drama at the children's book publisher Scholastic, after its CEO suddenly died in 2021.
• Mike Glyer reports that SFWA will be changing its name from Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
• Robert J. Sawyer welcomes the SFWA name change.

Interviews:

• Samantha Shannon and London Shah interview each other.
  
• The New York Times interviews Karen Joy Fowler. 
• Locus interviews Kelly Barnhill.
  
• Paul Kincaid and Christopher Priest interview each other. 
• Paul Weimer interviews Stephen Blackmore. 
• Elizabeth Tabler interviews David Slayton.
  
• Track of Words interviews C.L. Werner.
• Cora Buhlert interviews Matt John.
• Cora Buhlert interviews Andrew Nette.
  
• Jen Gheller interviews Virginia Mohlere.
• Matt Davis interviews Cory Burns.
  

Reviews:

• Joanne Askew reviews A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers. 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky. 
• Andrea Gualtieri reviews Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky.
  
• Rob Bedford reviews The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi. 
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Plutoshine by Lucy Kissick.
  
• Marion Deeds reviews Tripping Arcadia by Kit Mayquist. 
  
• Marion Deeds reviews The Quarter Storm by Veronica G. Henry. 
• Leah Schnelbach reviews Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer, translated by Amalia Gladheart.
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger.
  
• Wendy Chen reviews Shattered Midnight by Dhonielle Clayton. 
• Richard Fisher reviews The Sword of Hel by Barry Reese. 
• The Grimdark Dad reviews The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan.
  
• Anthony Perconti reviews The Hangman Feeds the Jackal by Coy Hall.
  
• Runalong the Shelves reviews Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T.L. Huchu. 
• The Grimdark Dad reviews Heroine's Journey by Sarah Kuhn. 
  
• Fabienne Schwizer reviews Gallant by V.E. Schwab. 
  
• Fiona Denton reviews Ruin by John Gwynne. 
• Blue Book Balloon reviews Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham. 
• Fantasy Faction reviews Shadows of Ivory by  T. L. Greylock and Bryce O'Connor.
• Blue Book Balloon reviews The Free Bastards by Jonathan French.
  
• Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Adventurists by Richard Butner.
• Angela Maria Spring reviews The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd. 
• Rich Horton reviews On Fragile Waves by E. Lily Yu. 
• Colleen Mondor reviews The Upper World by Femi Fadugba.
  
• James Davis Nicoll reviews The Unbalancing by R.B. Lemberg.
  
• Sonja van der Westhuizen reviews Sundial by Catriona Ward.  
• Anthony Perconti reviews Limitless by Matthew X. Gomez. 
• Doreen Sheridan reviews I Am Margaret Moore by Hannah Capin. 
  
• Ian Mond reviews Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Fu.
• Arley Sorg reviews Screams from the Dark, edited by Ellen Datlow. 
• Arturo Serrano reviews Reclaim the Stars, edited by Zoraida Córdova.
  

 
Classics reviews:

• Michael Kellermeyer revisits the 1907 ghost story "The Moonlit Road" by Ambrose Bierce.
  
• Matthew Pungitore revisits the 1926 horror story "The Call of the Cthulhu" by H.P. Lovecraft and its 2005 film adaptation. 
• M. Porcius revisits the October 1940 issue of Fantastic Adventures. 
• Alan Brown revisits the 1949 children's fantasy The Fabulous Flight by Robert Lawson. 
• Joachim Boaz revisits the 1953 science fiction story "Captive Audience" by Ann Warren Griffith.
  
• Cora Buhlert revisits the 1966 sword and planet novel Tarnsman of Gor by John Norman and Victoria Silverwolf revisits the 1967 science fiction novel Why Call Them Back From Heaven? by Clifford D. Simak.
  
• John Boston revisits the April 1967 issue of Amazing Stories.
  
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1978 alternate history novel And Having Writ... by Donald R. Bensen.
• James Maliszewski revisits the April 1982 issue of White Dwarf.
  
• The Por Por Books Blog revisits the 1983 horror collection From the Heart of Darkness by David Drake. 
• Judith Tarr revisits the 1995 Witch World science fantasy novel The Key of Keplian by Andre Norton and Lyn McConchie.
  
• The Appendix N Book Club revisits the 2000 secret history novel Declare by Tim Powers.
• James Davis Nicoll revisits the 2000 alternate history novel Inca by Suzanne Allés Blom.
• Joe Sherry revisits the 2011 October Daye urban fantasy novel Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire.
  

 

Crowdfunding:

• Neon Hemlock Press is looking for funding for its 2022 novella series.
  
• The 2020 Clarion Class that has been cancelled due to covid twice is looking for funding to finally help them attend Clarion.
  
• The Armidala Initiative for Equality Texas is raising funds against a new law in Texas that targets trans kids and their families.
  

 

Con and event reports:

• Sue Burke reports about DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon in Washington DC.
  
• Morgan Hazelwood reports about the panel "The Nuts and Bolts of Chapters" at DisCon III, the 2021 Worldcon in Washington DC. 
• Rich Horton reports about the 2022 Boskone in Boston, Massachussetts. 
• The 2023 NASFIC bid for Orlando, Florida, assures potential members that the safety of LGBTQ attendants is assured even in the light of recent legislation aimed at LGBTQ families.
  
• SF Concatenation calls for the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China, to disinvite guest of honour Sergei Lukyanenko in the light of his expressed support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine. 
• Sarah Mughal Rana calls for the WSFS to prevent the 2023 Worldcon in Chengdu, China, altogether because of the Chinese human rights record.
  
• Martin Edwards reports about a PBFA Book Fair in Harrogate, Yorkshire, and shares some photos. 
• Chris Wiegand calls the play Wonder Boy, which is performed in Bristol, UK, a soul-stirring superhero play.
• Andrea Sachs reports about a visit to the Edgar Allan Poe Museum in Richmond, Virginia.
• Sabina Graves shares the latest news from various US theme parks.
• Tara Chieffi reports that a Super Nintendo World theme park will open in Hollywood, California.
• Germain Lussier reports that Jumanji based theme park attractions will be installed in several locations in the US and Europe.
  

 

Science and technology:

• Homer Hickman believes that the US should stop cooperating with Russia in space.
  
• Henry Fountain reports that the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's ship Endurance has been found in the Antarctic.
  
• Kit Mayquist talks about historical poisons and medicines and that they often were the same.
• Michelle Taylor reports about the earliest known murder which happend 430 000 years ago in Spain.
  

Free online fiction:

• "Nine Tails of a Soap Empire" by Maria Dong in Lightspeed. 
• "Parables of Infinity" by Robert Reed in Lightspeed.
  
• "It Takes a Village" by Priya Chand in Clarkesworld. 
• "Wanting Things" by Cal Ritterhoff in Clarkesworld.
  
• "A Coin Has Two Sides" by Sean Jones in Swords and Sorcery Magazine. 
• "Small Offerings for a Small God" by Virginia M. Mohlere in Luna Station Quarterly. 
• "Collecting Ynes" by Lisa M. Bradley in Fantasy Magazine.
  
• "The Space Mermaid's Garden" by Beth Goder in Mermaids Monthly. 
• "The Water Dweller" by Lazarus Panashe Nyagwambo in Omenana.
• "I Knew Her By the Tail" by Maureen O'Leary in Punk Noir Magazine. 
• "Feast of the Carrion Eaters" by Aiden Redwing in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly. 
• "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Reporter" by Daniela Tomova in Tor.com.
  
• "Tenure" by Devon Mihesuah in Apex Magazine.
  
• "Mother" by Rebecca Hirsch Garcia in The Dark. 
• "The First Year" by R.L. Meza in Nightmare Magazine.
  
• "The Dark Fairy's Confession" by Jenna Glover in Daily Science Fiction.
• "The Ornithuran Transcendency and You" by Will McMahon in Daily Science Fiction.
• "YouTopia" by Liam Randles in Daily Science Fiction.
• "Never To Behold Again" by Marie Brennan in Daily Science Fiction.
  
• "Alien Ball" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
• "Mulberry down!!" by Nicole Kornher-Stace.
  

 

Trailers and videos:

• Watch a trailer for season 3 of The Boys. 
• Watch a trailer for The Time Traveller's Wife.
  
• Watch a trailer for Moonshot.
• Watch a trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2.
  

Odds and ends: 

• Alan Brown talks about SFF model building.