It's time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting links about speculative fiction from around the web, this week with the 2022 Worldcon, Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many iterations of Star Trek, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general, Andor and Star Wars in general, Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, the new Quantum Leap, The Woman King, You Won't Be Alone, Meet Cute, Goodnight Mommy, Don't Worry Darling, Moonage Daydream, Warner Bros continuing to screw over creators, tributes to Maureen Kincaid Speller and much more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Tor.com shares all the new horror and genre-bending books arriving in September.
- Alex Brown shares must-read speculative short fiction for August 2022.
- Grimdark Magazine share their favourite SFF books of 2022 so far.
- Charlie Jane Anders shares four witchy SFF books to enjoy this September.
- Stewart A. Shearer talks about the rise of cozy fantasy.
- Molly Templeton talks about finding the cozy spaces in SFF.
- Cole Rush lists five SFF settings that feel like characters in themselves.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five stories about searching for intelligent life in the universe.
- Nick Danlag shares Ted Chiang's definition for what is science fiction and what is fantasy.
- Lincoln Michel points out that genres are historical and cultural, not scientific.
- Linda Codega shares nine SFF books featuring queer disaster magicians.
- Hailey Piper shares ten novels that mix horror and crime fiction.
- Lamar Giles talks about social horror in fact and fiction.
- Clay McLeod Chapman talks about mourning in horror.
- James Davis Nicoll shares his appreciation for the works of John Brunner and shares ten essential novels by him.
- Sverre C.O. Tidemand shares his appreciation for the works of Charles R. Saunders.
- Brian Murphy shares his appreciation for the Bard sword and sorcery series by Keith Taylor.
- Brian Murphy also shares his appreciation for the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie.
- Judith Tarr shares her appreciation for the Dominion of the Fallen series by Aliette de Bodard.
- David Gill talks about Philip K. Dick and the lifelong trauma of losing his twin sister Jane who died only a month old.
- Jason Horowitz chronicles how The Lord of the Rings has inspired Italian far right politician Georgia Meloni.
- Camestros Felapton wonders if you could rewrite Lord of the Rings as a technothriller.
- Arturo Serrano explains how ancestry and culture can serve as a substitute for outdated concepts of race in Dungeons & Dragons.
- Matthew Downhour explains that role playing games promote empathy.
- His long-time assistant Rob Wilkins remembers Terry Pratchett.
- SFF fan and collector Wayne McCalla has died aged 53.
Tributes to Maureen Kincaid Speller:
Comics and Art:
- Brad Hawley reviews the graphic novel Fantastic Four: Full Circle by Alex Ross.
- Matt Davis offers an overview of comics that came out in August 2022.
- Mike Glyer looks ahead at the Avengers - War Across Time comic by Paul Levitz and Alan Davis.
- M.H. Miller profiles Robert Crumb.
- Michael Cavna interviews Randall Munroe, creator of xkcd.
- Deuce Richardson celebrates the art of Rafael Kayanan for his sixtieth birthday.
- Rob Bricken reports that Archie and his friends will meet the Thing in an upcoming horror comic.
- David Barnett reports that the longest ever single volume book, a one volume edition of Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece, has gone on sale, but that it is an art object and not readable due to its sheer size.
Film and TV:
- Peter Bradshaw calls After Yang an enigmatic science fiction drama.
- Luke Y. Thompson calls Blank a horror movie that specifically channels the fears of writers.
- Legendary director Martin Scorsese found the horror movie Pearl so terrifying that he could not sleep afterwards.
- J.R. Forasteroes talks about American imperialism, Biblical prophecy and cosmic horror in Nope.
- Tim Lowery shares his thoughts on season 2 of Los Espookys.
- Phil Hoad calls Jeepers Creepers Reborn low-rent horror cannibalism.
- Sam Barsanti declares that Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island may not be the best Gundam movie, but it is the best to start with.
- Lorna Wallace shares six SFF movies that are so bad they're good.
- Cheryl Eddy lists ten horror movies you can stream right now.
- Lee Weinstein revisits the 1935 science fiction western The Phantom Empire.
- SciFiHistory revisits the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
- Peter Bradshaw revisits the 2009 science fiction film Avatar.
- BBC Radio 4 Front Row talks about how Supermarionation pioneer and Thunderbirds co-creator Sylvia Anderson was erased from television history and the very programs she helped to create.
- Saloni Gajjar praises voice actor Diedrich Bader's take on Batman in the Harley Quinn animated series.
- Stuart Jeffries interviews Steve Moffat, showrunner and writer of Doctor Who, Sherlock, Inside Man and many others.
- Tom Lamont interviews Jeff Bridges, star of Tron, Iron Man, Starman, The Fabulous Baker Boys, The Big Lebowski, King Kong, The Old Man and many others.
- Darren Franish interviews Genndy Tartakovsky, creator of Primal.
- Linda Codega interviews Vanesse Benton, staff writer for The Sandman.
- Samantha Highfill interviews Jensen and Danneel Ackles, executive producers of Supernatural and The Winchesters.
- Cheryl Eddy interviews Dan Mancini, creator of the Child's Play horror series.
- Cheryl Eddy interviews David Bruckner and Jamie Clayton, director and star of the new Hellraiser.
- Michael Hogan inerviews Stanley Tucci, star of Inside Man, Prizzi's Honor, The Lovely Bones, The Hunger Games and many others.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports that the anime dubbing studio Crunchyroll is under fire for refusing to pay union wages to voice actors.
- Rob Beschizza reports that George Lazenby, who played James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, has been fired from the Music of James Bond touring event after several offensive statements.
- Anna Marie de la Fuente reports that actor and director Woody Allen has announced his retirement.
- Andrew Pulver reports that Woody Allen has retracted his retirement announcement.
- Actor Henry Silva, who appeared in The Manchurian Candidate, Johnny Cool, the original Ocean's Eleven, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai and who was the voice of Bane in Batman: The Animated Series, has died aged 96.
Comments on She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general:
- Molly Templeton shares her thoughts on "Just Jen", the latest episode of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
- Mary Kate Carr shares her thoughts on "Just Jen".
- Germain Lussier shares his thoughts on "Just Jen".
- Artem Golub interviews Jameela Jamil who plays Titania in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
- Saloni Gajjar and Peter Scobel interview Jameela Jamil.
- Julia Glassman explains the Marvel Cinematic Universe Easter eggs in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
- Isabel Kershner reports how Marvel's decision to intoduce the Israeli superheroine Sabra in the upcoming Captain America: New World Order is causing controversy.
Comments on Star Trek: Lower Decks and the many iterations of Star Trek:
Comments on Andor and Star Wars in general:
- Jacob Fisher declares that Andor is the best Star Wars show yet.
- Jack Seale calls Andor the best Star Wars show since The Mandalorian.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw calls Andor the first truly great Star Wars show.
- James Whitbrook declares that Andor proves that Star Wars heroes are their best at their messiest.
- Emmet Asher-Perrin shares their thoughts on the premiere of Andor.
- Tom Philip shares his thoughts on the premiere of Andor.
- Sabina Graves shares her thoughts on the premiere of Andor.
- Germain Lussier shares early reactions to Andor.
- Artem Golub and Sabine Graves interview Genevieve O'Reilly who plays rebel leader Mon Mothma in Andor.
- Rachel Leishman interviews Genevieve O'Reilly.
- Rachel Leishman interviews Adria Arjona who plays Bix in Andor.
- Peter Scobel and Todd Gilchrist interview Adria Arjona, Kyle Sollar and Denise Gough, three of the stars of Andor.
- With all the Star Wars series coming out on Disney Plus, Ben Child wonders whether we will ever see a Star Wars movie in the theatre again.
- Justin Carter declares that maybe Star Wars should stop being movies.
- Germain Lussier reports that Patty Jenkins upcoming Star Wars movie Rogue Squadron has been removed from Disney's release schedule.
- Dan Gentile reports how an obscure experiment conducted at Berkley University in 1974 influenced the special effects of Star Wars.
Comments on House of the Dragon (spoilers):
- Tyler Dean shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
- Jenna Scherer shares her thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
- Joe Brosnan shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
- Rob Bricken shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
- Aaron Jones shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
- Tom Huddleston shares his thoughts on the latest episode of House of the Dragon.
- At the halfpoint of season 1, The AV-Club discusses how House of the Dragon is doing so far.
- Sean T. Collins interviews Milly Alcock and Emily Carey who play Rhaenyra Targaryen and Alicent Hightower in House of the Dragon.
- Inspired by House of the Dragon, Jess Thomson wonders whether too many TV shows and movies focus on meme-worthy lines at the expense of dialogue.
Comments on Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
- Sylas K. Barrett shares his thoughts on the latest episode of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
- Matt Schimkowitz shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Rings of Power.
- James Whitbrook shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Rings of Power.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw shares her thoughts on the latest episode of The Rings of Power.
- Andy Welch shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Rings of Power.
- Aaron Jones shares his thoughts on the latest episode of The Rings of Power.
- James Hibberd reports that The Rings of Power has experienced review bombing to the point that Amazon suspended the ratings.
Comments on the new Quantum Leap:
- Cheryl Eddy calls the new Quantum Leap a faithful homage to the original.
- Paul Levinson declares that the new Quantum Leap is off to a good start.
- Joshua Alston declares that the new Quantum Leap gives the iconic premise a new lease on life.
- Leah Schnelbach declares that the new Quantum Leap mostly sticks to the leap.
Comments on Warner Bros and HBO Max screwing over creators and being generally terrible:
- Manori Ravindran shares an update on The People's Joker, a trans coming-of-age film set in the Batman univrse that was pulled from the Toronto Film Festival for trademark and copyright infringement.
- Adi Robertson wonders whether the uproar surrounding The People's Joker doesn't make a case for copyright reform.
- Meredith Woerner reports that Warner Bros is planning a sequel to the 2005 Constantine film starring Keanu Reeves, but has cancelled a planned Constantine TV series, which in turn caused Matt Ryan's excellent take on John Constantine to be removed from Legends of Tomorrow.
- Rahul Malhotra reports that Warner Bros has also cancelled a Shining prequel by acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan.
- Vanessa Armstrong reports that the proposed Babylon 5 reboot is also on the Warner Bros chopping block, though J. Michael Straczynski is rallying the fans to save it.
Comments on You Won't Be Alone:
Comments on The Woman King:
- Steve Weintraub reviews Gina Prince-Bythewood, director of The Woman King.
- Jack Smart interviews Gina Prince-Bythewood.
- Clayton Davis interviews Viola Davis and Julius Tennon, star and producer of The Woman King.
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports about a controversy surrounding The Woman King.
- David Smith shares the true history behind The Woman King.
Comments on Meet Cute:
Comments on Goodnight Mommy:
Comments on Don't Worry Darling:
- Gavia Baker-Whitelaw calls Don't Worry Darling a shallow, empty-headed attempt at a feminist thriller, but praises the performance of Florence Pugh.
- Peter Bradshaw calls Don't Worry Darling an unconvincing tale about suburban dystopia.
- Ann Hornaday calls Don't Worry Darling an overhyped and underbaked thriller.
Comments on Moonage Daydream:
Awards:
- The winners of the 2022 British Fantasy Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Ignyte Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Subjective Chaos Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Carol Awards have been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2022 Royal Society Young People Book Prize has been announced.
- The winners of the Chicon 8 Art Show have been announced.
- The winners of the 2022 Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced.
- The 2022 National Toy Hall of Fame finalists have been announced.
- Alison Scott takes a look at the fan category Hugo winners of 1967.
- The Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog attempts to tackle the thorny issue of who counts as a pro and who as a fan for Hugo purposes.
- Camestros Felapton also wades into the fan versus pro discussion.
- Joe Phelan wonders whatever happened to the Sad Puppies.
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Thomas C. Foster talks about the seven deadly sins of writing.
- David V. Stewart points out that characters are the drivers of the story.
- Literary Hub asks several writers how creative constraints helped them unblock their projects.
- Ann Langley offers her monthly Tarot draw for writers.
- Tom Bradby talks about real world chaos and tumult as fuel for fiction.
- Amit Gupta talks about writing and selling short stories.
- Kelly McClymer asks if it's time to change your book cover.
- SFWA shares some tips for setting up an author website.
- Jacqui Lipton talks about marketing your books and what to expect.
- SFWA shares some tips for setting up your author business.
- Kristine Kathryn Rusch talks about book events and urgency.
- Sarah Shaffi reports that Philip Pullman has called for an inquiry into the UK Society of Authors, because he feels oppressed.
- Mike Glyer reports about the 2022 Banned Books Week.
- Ben Blanchet reports that the town council of Wellington, Colorado, voted to ban book bans in the town local library.
- Porter Anderson reports that a French court has ordered to block a book piracy site.
Interviews:
- Locus interviews Grady Hendrix.
- Locus interviews Zoraida Córdova.
- Cora Buhlert interviews Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki.
- Jamie Lovett interviews Aidan Moher.
- Ginger Nuts of Horror interview A.M. Shine.
- The HWA interviews L.P. Hernandez.
- Gabrielle Martin interviews Marion Deeds.
- Jen Gheller interviews Rebecca Burton.
- D.M. Ritzlin interviews Misha Burnett.
- Lenny Picker interviews Richard Ovenden and Catherine McIlwaine.
Reviews:
- Lee Mandelo reviews Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Rosebud by Paul Cornell.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Signal to Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
- Elizabeth Tabler reviews Light From Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki.
- Adrienne Martini reviews A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers.
- Blue Book Balloon reviews The Jade Setter of Janloon by Fonda Lee.
- Adri Joy reviews The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang and Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk.
- Arturo Serrano reviews The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean.
- Paul Weimer reviews The Untold Story by Genevieve Cogman.
- James Tivendale reviews The First Binding by R.R. Virdi.
- Fiona Denton reviews The Worthy by Anna K. Moss.
- Maya Gittelman reviews The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas.
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Master of Poisons by Andrea Hairston.
- Bill Capossere reviews The Witch and the Tsar by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore.
- Aigner Loren Wilson reviews She and Her Cat by Makoto Shinkai, translated by Naruki Nagakawa.
- Molly Templeton reviews The Women Could Fly by Megan Giddings.
- Alex Brown reviews The Fae Keeper by H.E. Edgmon.
- Alex Brown reviews Bone Weaver by Aden Polydoros.
- Camestros Felapton reviews Goliath by Tochi Onyebuchi.
- Natalie Zutter reviews Babel by R.F. Kuang.
- Chris Napier reviews Echoes of Eternity by Aaron Dembski-Bowden.
- Erin Britton reviews Sherlock Holmes and Mr. Hyde: The Classified Dossier Vol. 2 by Christian Klaver.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Sherlock Holmes and Mr. Hyde: The Classified Dossier Vol. 2 by Christian Klaver.
- Leah Schnelbach reviews Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell.
- Ian Mond reviews The Splendid City by Karen Heuler.
- Alex Brown reviews The Loophole by Naz Kutub
- Matt Davis reviews Among the Masses by Phil Brucato.
- Colleen Mondor reviews Before Takeoff by Adi Alsaid.
- Becky LeJeune reviews Fellstones by Ramsey Campbell.
- S.E. Lindberg reviews Skallagrim: In the Vales of Pagarna by Stephen R. Babb.
- Caren Gussoff Sumption reviews Where You Linger and Other Stories by Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam
- Richard Fisher reviews The Wells of Ur: Dreams of a Lost City, edited by Neal Durando.
- Lis Carey reviews Romance of the Grail: The Magic and Mystery of Arthurian Myth by Joseph Campbell and Evans Lansing Smith.
Classics reviews:
- Benjamin Espen revisits the 1901 Ruritanian romance Graustark by George Barr McCutcheon.
- Sandy Ferber revisits the 1934 horror novel The Shadow on the House by Mark Hansom.
- Mark Yon revisits the 1956 science fiction novel The Stars My Destination a.k.a. Tiger! Tiger! by Alfred Bester.
- Brian Collins revisits the 1967 science fiction novella "The Star Pit" by Samuel R. Delany.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the October 1967 issue of Galaxy.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the October 1967 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1969 post-apocalyptic novel Heroes and Villains by Angela Carter.
- Steve Carroll revisits the 1976 Bran Mak Morn sword and sorcery novel Legion from the Shadows by Karl Edward Wagner.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1981 science fiction collection Federation by H. Beam Piper.
- James McGlothlin revisits the 1982 anthology The Year's Best Horror Stories Series X, edited by Karl Edward Wagner.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1989 science fantasy novel The Gate of Ivory by Doris Egan.
Reports about Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon:
- The Octothorpe podcast share their experiences at Chicon 8, the 2022 Worldcon in Chicago, Illinois.
- Morgan Hazelwood reports about the panel "Is a Writer's Workshop Right For Me?" at Chicon 8.
- Dave Hook reports about a panel on Mervyn Peake's 1946 fantasy novel Titus Groan at Chicon 8.
- Geri Sullivan shares the final tally of the fan fund auctions held at Chicon 8.
Other con and event reports:
- Runalong the Shelves shares his experiences at the 2022 Fantasycon in Heathrow, UK.
- Mike Glyer looks ahead at the 2022 Loscon in Los Angeles, California.
- Germain Lussier looks ahead at the 2022 Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas.
- The Guardian reports that The Phantom of the Opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber, the longest running musical on Broadway, will close in February after 35 years.
- Sabina Graves shares a look at Ghibli Park in Nagoya, Japan.
Crowdfunding:
- Jewish Futures, a science fiction anthology by Michael A. Burstein, is looking for funding.
- The horror movie Curse of Crom is looking for funding.
- Ziggurats and Tentacles, a sword and sorcery sketchbook by Gilead is looking for funding.
- Friends and family of long-time Star Trek fan Margaret Basta, who died unexpectedly aged 69, need some help with funeral expenses.
Science and technology:
- Madeline Holcombe reports about the Ionsdaleite, a mysterious damond from outer space that came to Earth with a meteorite.
- Kevin Hurler reports that a food delivery robot crashed through a crime scene in Los Angeles, California.
- Michael Andor Brodeur reports that the US Space Force may still not have any actual spaceships, but they do have an official anthem now.
- Jack Tamisiea explains that a long lost branch of the Nile may have helped to transport the limestone used for building the pyramids.
- Matthew Braga discusses what makes the perfect toy.
- Eleanor Herman shares a brief history of calling women witches.
Free online fiction:
- "The Queen of the Earless Seals of Lake Baikal by Kristina Ten in Lightspeed.
- "Civilian Assumptions" by Dominique Dickey in Lightspeed.
- "There Is a Cottage by the Woods" by Rebecca Burton in Luna Station Quarterly.
- "The Concert" by Kurt Newton in The Dark.
- "Timekeeper's Symphony" by Ken Liu in Clarkesworld.
- "Live Update" by Lettie Prell in Clarkesworld.
- "Mother Hunger" by Mary Maxfield in Strange Horizons.
- "A Girl of Nails and Teeth" by Hannah Yang in Nightmare Magazine.
- "The Control of Certain Impulses" by Premee Mohamed in Edify Edmonton.
- "Quandary Aminu vs. the Butterfly Man" by Rich Larson in Tor.com.
- "The Waking Gods" by D.H. Rowe in Heroic Fantasy Quarterly.
- "Five Aspects of River and Aky" by Adam R. Shannon in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "Earth, Fire, Air, Water" by Manu Herbstein in Omenana.
- "This Blue World" by Samantha Murray in Fantasy Magazine.
- "The Karitela" by Io Carpiso in Anathema.
- "The Day When the Last War Is Over" by Sergey Gerasimov in Apex Magazine.
- "The Price of the Future" by Veronica Brush in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Apocalypse in Yellow" by Daffyd McKimm in Daily Science Fiction.
- "One Fathom from the Brink (and other Absurd Units of Measure)" by Jason P. Burnham in Daily Science Fiction.
- "The Sol Majestic" by Filip Wiltgren in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Michigan Seems Like a Dream To Me Now" by Marissa Lingen in Daily Science Fiction.
- "Hunches" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
Trailers and videos:
- Watch a trailer for The Midnight Club.
- Watch a trailer for Mr. Harrigan's Phone.
- Watch a trailer for The Devil's Hour.
- Watch a trailer for Knock at the Cabin
- Watch a trailer for the latest version of Hellraiser.
- Watch a trailer for Reginald the Vampire.
- Watch a trailer for Strange World.
- Watch a trailer for Evangelion 3.0 + 1.01 Thrice Upon a Time.
- Watch a trailer for Spy x Family.
- Watch a trailer for Sonic Prime.
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