It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with Star Trek Picard and the many iterations of Star Trek, Moon Knight and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Wars in general, Doctor Who past and present, The Northman, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Our Flag Means Death, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Hatching, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, season 2 of Russian Doll and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Tobias Carroll shares his favourite indie and small press SFF for May and June 2022.
- Deborah A. Wolf talks about anti-heroes in SFF.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five science fiction books featuring uploaded minds and memories.
- Dante Medema shares 5 SFF books about technology and grief.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF books about shocking revelations and forbidden knowledge.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five SFF stories that are much funnier than they sound.
- Lindsay Eagar shares eight SFF stories about the joy of bread and baking.
- Aliette de Bodard shares five of the creepiest monsters in fantasy.
- Jonathan Thornton talks about insects in science fiction.
- Tor.com shares eight science fiction stories about rebuilding after an ecological catastrophe.
- Logan D. Whitney shares some eco-horror books and films for Earth Day.
- Molly Templeton asks if series fatigue is real.
- Kali Wallace talks about the importance of children's books and shares the SFF children's books that were important to her.
- Luke Poling traces the history of trying to adapt James Bond for young readers.
- Tor.com shares nineteen fictional Shakespeares.
- Alexandra Alter profiles Russian SFF writer Vladimir Sorokin.
- Paul Weimer hosts a Mind Meld about the best videogames or interactive fiction projects.
- Italian science fiction and horror writer Valerio Evangelisti has died aged 69.
Comics and Art:
- James Whitbrook interviews Alex Segura about reviving the golden age superhero Micro-Face.
- Alan Lee talks about illustrating a new edition of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.
- Priya Chand talks about stereotypes and godhood in The Wicked + The Divine by Kieron Gillen and Jamie McKelvie.
- Mallory Yu reviews issue 58 of Saga by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples.
- Rachel Cooke reviews the graphic novel Brave New World by Fred Fordham.
- Crossexamining Crime reviews part 2 and part 3 of the mystery comic Tails of Mystery: The Amulet of Thar'ishdom by Asa Wheatley and Kat Willott.
- Matt Davis reviews issue five of The Rush by Simon Spurrier and Nathan Gooden.
- Jason Sacks shares the latest comics news from 1967.
- Kris Vyas-Myall revisits issue 3 of The Dark Guard, a 1993 comic series from Marvel UK.
- Bill Ward shares the cover art Avram Davidson's SFF novels have had over the years.
- Steven Heller shares some WWII information graphics for pilots by none other than Will Eisner.
- Brad Hawley notes that the first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day.
- Legendary cover artist James Bama died aged 96.
Film and TV:
- David Cote calls the time travel thriller The Shining Girls "Zodiac on Xanax".
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on the 2021 adaptation of Dune.
- Jenna Scherer calls season 2 of the animated series Undone a trippy tale of intergenerational trauma.
- Jack Seale calls the season 2 premiere of Noughts and Crosses stilted, confused and poorly executed.
- In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel shares their thoughts on the latest version of Scream.
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on the latest episodes of Outer Range.
- Cheryl Eddy shares seven life lessons from season 2 of Made For Love.
- Peter Bradshaw calls We're All Going to the World's Fair an exhilarating gaming horror mash-up.
- Duncan Barrett talks about adapting adult science fiction films into animated TV series aimed at kids.
- Keza MacDonald discusses why so many TV shows these days are based on videogames.
- Steve Rose wonders why Hollywood is bringing back so many veteran stars of the 1980s.
- Luke Buckmaster revisits the 1962 horror thriller Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
- Kris Vyas-Myall revisits the 1967 science fiction film The Terrornauts.
- Linda Codega revisits the 2017 horror film The Mummy and finds it better than its reputation.
- Chris Gardner interviews Stephen Spielberg about the making of E.T. - The Extraterrestrial.
- James Whitbrook interviews Akihiro Yuji Noguchi, stunt performer for Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers for thirty years.
- Winston Cho reports that M.J. Barrett, director of the upcoming Red Sonja film, is sueing the US Immigration Office for delaying visa and therefore the shooting of the film.
- Lanre Bakare reports that footage has been found showing Alec Bladwin practicing with the prop gun before the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust last year.
Comments on Star Trek Picard and the many iterations of Star Trek:
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits "Mercy", the latest episode of Star Trek Picard.
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on "Mercy".
- Paul Levinson shares his thoughts on "Mercy".
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on "Mercy".
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on episodes 7 and 8 of Star Trek Picard.
- Ryan Parker interviews Alison Pill, who plays Dr. Agnes Jurati in Star Trek Picard.
- Ryan Parker interviews Brent Spiner who plays Dr. Adam Soong in Star Trek Picard and is best known for playing Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- Ryan Parker interviews singer/songwriter Sunny Ozell, the wife of Patrick Stewart, who had a cameo appearance in season 2 of Star Trek Picard.
- James Whitbrook interviews Ethan Peck, who plays the young Mr. Spock in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the Star Trek Enterprise episode "Fallen Hero".
- Erin Udell reports that a whiskey distillery in Fort Collins, Colorado, finds itself inundated with order from Star Trek fans after their product was briefly seen on screen in Star Trek Picard.
- Witney Seibold reports that Robin Williams was supposed to appear in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "A Matter of Time", but was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts, so Matt Frewer took the role.
Comments on Moon Knight and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general:
- Leah Schnelbach shares her thoughts on "The Asylum", the latest episode of Moon Knight.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares her thoughts on "The Asylum".
- Manuel Betancourt shares his thoughts on "The Asylum".
- Sabina Graves shares her thoughts on "The Asylum".
- Andy Welch shares his thoughts on "The Asylum".
- Rachel Paige interviews Michael Benjamin Hernandez, brother and body double of Oscar Isaac in Moon Knight.
- Nick Setchfield interviews Michael Waldron, writer of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
- Nicholas Barber talks about the historical roots of the multiverse, as depicted in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
- Alex Ritman reports that Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been banned in Saudi-Arabia, most likely for LGBTQ content.
- Ben Child wonders what Natalie Portman taking over mjolnir and the Thor role means for Chris Hemsworth's take on the character.
- Julia Glassman wonders whether we will see Loki in Thor: Love and Thunder.
- Germain Lussier shares some speculations about Thor: Love and Thunder.
Comments on Obi-Wan Kenobi and Star Wars in general:
Comments on Doctor Who past, present and future:
- Jessica Holmes revisits the 1967 Doctor Who serial "The Faceless Ones".
- Lord Samper's Library revisits the 1979 Doctor Who serial "City of Death".
- Sarah Welch-Larson talks about optimism, identity and the Fourth Doctor's scarf.
- BBC Point of View shares audience reactions to the Doctor Who Easter Special "Legend of the Sea Devils".
- James Hibbs reports that according to a new poll, viewers want a new actor to play the Fourteenth Doctor, not David Tennant.
- Justin Carter reports that Big Finish has announced new audio dramas featuring Jo Martin's Fugitive Doctor and Sasha Derwan's take on the Master.
Comments on The Northman:
- Matthew John calls The Northman an unflinching epic of fire and ice, of burning love and cold-served vengeance.
- Matthew W. Quinn calls The Northman definitely worth seeing.
- Peter Konieczy declares that The Northman offers impressive visuals and historically-accurate details, but ultimately it is another bleak and bloody view of the Vikings.
- Richard Brody calls The Northman just a bunch of research and gore.
- Nicholas Barber finds The Northman not weird or violent enough.
- Jon Zaremba shares his thoughts on The Northman.
- Steve Rose reports that white supremacists have latched onto The Northman, unfortunately.
- Princess Weekes reports that The Northman tried to reclaim the Vikings from white supremacists, but that white supremacists fail to get it.
- Tasha Robinson reports how the climactic volcano fight in The Northman came to be and why the fighters couldn't be completely naked.
- Chris Gardner interviews Robert Eggers, director of The Northman.
Comments on Everything Everywhere All At Once:
Comments on Our Flag Means Death:
- Linda Codega calls Our Flag Means Death a revolutionary delight.
- Maya Gittelman talks about masculinity, monstrosity and queer catharsis in Our Flag Means Death.
- Angel Wilson calls Our Flag Means Death a top tier queer romance.
- Camestros Felapton shares his thoughts on Our Flag Means Death.
- Leah Schnelbach discusses the music of Our Flag Means Death.
- Angel Wilson reports that Our Flag Means Death is the most in demand show across all streaming services.
- Kaila Hale-Sterne wonders why Our Flag Means Death still has not been renewed while less popular shows have been.
Comments on The Man Who Fell To Earth:
Comments on Hatching:
Comments on season 2 of Russian Doll:
Comments on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent:
- Peter Bradshaw calls The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent a strained action comedy.
- Mia Galuppo interviews Tom Gormican and Kevin Etten, writer and director of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
- The AV-Club share their favourite performances by Nicholas Cage, star of The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.
Awards:
- The finalists for the 2022 Imadjinn Awards have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2022 Prix Imaginales have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2022 Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire have been announced.
- The finalists for the 2022 Premio Urania have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes have been announced.
- The Emeka Walter Dinjos Memorial Award for Disability in Speculative Fiction has been announced.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Cat Rambo implores writers to write what they love.
- Sandra M. Odell talks about how not to give writing advice.
- Ella Syverson talks about worldbuilding beyond SFF.
- April Henry talks about research.
- Alma Katsu explains why she finally decided to write a character who shares her ethnicity.
- Sarah Shaffi reports that a study by the University of Southern California shows that there are four times as many male as female characters in literature.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch talks about agents and attorneys.
- Sarah Shaffi reports that Oxford University Press will pull a book in the Biff, Chip and Kipper series of primary school textbooks from sale for islamophobic illustrations.
- Jon McGregor shares his experience doing a book tour through Britain on bike.
- Laurie Hertzel reports about the rebirth of the Uncle Hugo's and Uncle Edgar's bookstores, after they were burned down during the riots in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 2020.
Interviews:
- Nicole Ruddick interviews Samuel R. Delany.
- Book Marks interviews Jeff VanderMeer.
- Michelle Souliere interviews Joe R. Lansdale.
- Paul Weimer interviews Tim Pratt.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews John Dodd.
- Christopher Barzak interviews Ellen Datlow.
- Claire Armitstead interviews A.F. Steadman.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews E.M. Faulds.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Sam Thompson.
- Simone Heller interviews Fatima Taqvi.
- Cat Luria interviews Cindy Phan.
- Cristina Casagrande and Eduardo Boheme interview Verlyn Flieger.
- Enrique Duenas interviews Fredrik Malmberg.
- Paul Levinson interviews Katia Iakovlenko.
- The BBC interviews Victoria Holt (in 1967).
Reviews:
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Our Child of the Stars by Stephen Cox.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport.
- Becky LeJeune reviews The Blood Trials by N.E. Davenport.
- Bill Capossere reviews Fevered Star by Rebecca Roanhorse.
- Kat Hooper reviews Stars Above by Marissa Meyer.
- Tobias Carroll reviews Until the Last of Me by Sylvain Neuvel.
- Mike Glyer reviews Daros by Dave Dobson.
- Michal Wojcik reviews Dossouye by Charles R. Saunders.
- Rob Bedford reviews Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher.
- Caitlyn Paxson reviews Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher.
- Paula Guran reviews All the Horses of Iceland by Sarah Tolmie.
- Ryan Howse reviews Brothers of the Wind by Tad Williams.
- Fantasy Faction reviews We Men of Ash and Shadow by H.L. Tinsley.
- Arturo Serrano reviews We Are the Song by Catherine Bakewell.
- Frederica Bocco reviews Cast in Firelight and Bound by Firelight by Dana Swift.
- The Quick and the Dead reviews A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske.
- Fiona Denton reviews The Girl and the Moon by Mark Lawrence.
- S.H. Paulus reviews The Girl and the Moon by Mark Lawrence.
- Izzy Varju reviews The Moth Girl by Heather Kamins.
- Martin Cahill reviews Saint Death's Daughter by C.S.E. Cooney.
- Marion Deeds reviews The Dark Archive by Genevieve Cogman.
- Fantasy Faction reviews The Iron Crown by L.L. MacRae.
- Fantasy Faction reviews The Mortal Blade by Christopher Mitchell.
- Maya C. James reviews The Broken Tower by Kelly Braffet.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Long Game by K.J. Parker.
- Adam Colclough reviews London in Black by Jack Lutz.
- Doreen Sheridan reviews Mirror Lake by Juneau Black.
- Ian Duhig reviews Poguemahone by Patrick McCabe.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews Kundo Wakes Up by Saad Z. Hossain.
- Beejay Silcox reviews The Candy House by Jennifer Egan.
- Caren Gussoff Sumption reviews Freaks by Brett Riley.
- Grab This Book reviews Hide by Kiersten White.
- Gabino Iglesias reviews Road of Bones by Christopher Golden.
- Matt Davis reviews Demon Dagger by Russell James.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews The Void Ascendant by Premee Mohamed.
- Ian Mond reviews Dark Breakers by C.S.E. Cooney.
- Chris Kluwe reviews The Memory Librarian by Janelle Monáe.
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel by John Kessel.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Rediscovery: Science Fiction by Women (1953 – 1957), edited by Gideon Marcus.
Classics reviews:
- Bobby Derie revisits the 1896 horror story "The Were-Wolf" by Clemence Housman.
- Ed McBride reviews the 1913 sword and planet novel Warlord of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.
- MarzAat revisits the 1919 horror story "The Red Bungalow" by Bithia Mary Croker.
- Bill Ward revisits the 1921 historical adventure story "The Great Cham" by Harold Lamb.
- Bobby Derie revisits the 1924 horror novel The Thing in the Woods by Harper Williams a.k.a. Margery Williams.
- Bobby Derie revisits the 1932 werewolf story "The Devil's Pool" by Greye La Spina.
- James Maliszewski revisits the 1936 cosmic horror novella The Shadow Over Innsmouth by H.P. Lovecraft.
- Bobby Derie revisits the 1938 Northwest Smith sword and planet story "Werewoman" by C.L. Moore.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1940 generation ship story "The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years" by Don Wilcox.
- Alan Brown revisits the 1953 science fiction satire The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1955 James Bond spy novel Moonraker by Ian Fleming.
- Bitter Tea and Mystery revisits the 1956 science fiction story "Stranger Station" by Damon Knight.
- MarzAat revisits the 1962 space opera story "A Slave Is a Slave" by H. Beam Piper.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1964 Eric John Stark sword and planet novels The Secret of Sinharat and The People of the Talisman by Leigh Brackett.
- Paperback Warrior revisits the 1965 sleaze crime novel Passion Killer by Don Elliott a.k.a. Robert Silverberg,
- It Came From Beyond Pulp reviews the 1967 sword and planet collection The Coming of the Terrans by Leigh Brackett.
- Ben Boulden reviews the 1972 horror novel The Book of Skulls by Robert Silverberg.
- Steve Carroll revisits the 1975 sword and sorcery novel Kyrik: Warrior Warlock by Gardner F. Fox.
- M. Porcius revisits the 1978 sword and sorcery novel Night's Master by Tanith Lee.
- James Maliszewski revisits the October 1982 issue of White Dwarf.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1986 fantasy novel The Silent Tower by Barbara Hambly.
- Joe Sherry revisits the 1990 Wheel of Time fantasy novel The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan.
- MarzAat revisits the 2009 horror novel Clockatrice by Tanith Lee.
Con and event reports:
- James Whitbrook shares everything there is to know about Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California.
- Ken Stone reports that San Diego Comic Con in San Diego, California, is in trouble due to suffering a massive income loss due to covid and is also at risk of losing its non-profit status.
- Kevin Standlee reports that no bids for hosting the 2024 Westercon have been filed by the deadline.
- Ed Nawotka reports about the Black Sea Book Conference in Tbilisi, Georgia.
- The line-up for the 2022 New York Science Fiction Film Festival has been announced.
- Mark Lawson reports about the stage adaptation of Kate Mosse's The Taxidermist's Daughter in Chichester, UK.
Science and technology:
- Hannah Devlin reports that the Large Hadron Collider will restart this week, hunting for a fifth fundamental force of nature.
- Watch a video of a solar eclipse on Mars as seen by NASA's Perserverance rover.
- David Rompf reports about plans to build a spaceport in Michigan.
- Kaye Dee reports about the loss of the Soviet Soyuz 1 spacecraft in 1967.
- Yinka Bokkini shares her extremely disturbing experiences in the Metaverse.
Free online fiction:
- "A Sword Has One Purpose" by Phoebe Barton in Lightspeed.
- "The Fairy Godmother Advice Column" by Leah Cypress in Lightspeed.
- "Alistair Catfish" by Cindy Phan in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "The Carrion Droid, Zoe, and a Small Flame" by Parker Ragland in Clarkesworld.
- "The Long View" by Susan Palwick in Tor.com.
- "Three Blue Chairs" by Brenda Anderson in Wyngraf Magazine.
- "On a Snowy Evening" by Sam Lesek in Wyngraf Magazine.
- "At the End of the Purple Meadow Road" by Marisca Pichette in Fireside Magazine.
- "In Farrow" by Jack Klausner in The Dark.
- "√i" by Martin Cahill in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Paulie Coiner by Thiago Loriggio in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Fairy Godmothers Deserve Love Too" by Sarina Dorie in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Choose Your Own" by C.J. Lavigne in Daily Science Fiction.
- "On the Disappearance of Dragons" by Mary Soon Lee in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Number of Americans Swept Into Oz Rises to Unprecedented Levels" by Alex Shvartsman in Daily Science Fiction.
- "A Monster to Fight Monsters" by Bryn Hammond in Lothlorien Poetry Journal.
- "Drinking Games" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
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