It's
time for the latest weekly round-up of interesting
links
about speculative
fiction from
around the web, this week with the 2023 Nebula Award finalists, Masters of the Universe: Revolution, Star Wars in general, Dune: Part 2, Star Trek in general, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, X-Men '97, 3 Body Problem, Monkey Man, Late Night With the Devil, Civil War, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, Shogun, an attempt to revive Gamergate, tributes to Vernor Vinge and M. Emmet Walsh and much
more.
Speculative fiction in general:
- Roberto de Sousa Causo offers an overview about science fiction in Brazil.
- Rowdy Geirsson shares five works of nordic SFF available in English.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five science fiction stories featuring unsuccessful attempts at space colonization.
- James Davis Nicoll shares five works of old school romantasy.
- Alex Brown shares five underrated SFF books about leaving home.
- Cynthia Pelayo shares six recent and upcoming novels featuring haunted houses.
- Hoya Jacobs shares eight dark mystery novels featuring science and scientists.
- Reactor shares thirteen Selkie stories.
- Brianna Labuskes defends queer joy in historical ficion.
- James Davis Nicoll shares four things he misses from the golden age of paperbacks.
- Diane Callahan talks abotu falling in love with speculative poetry.
- Bobby Derie wonders why we don't have a full biography of C.L. Moore.
- Bobby Derie looks back at the history of "The Green Hills of Earth" from a song title created by C.L. Moore to a full text by Moore and Henry Kuttner to a story title and several references by Robert A. Heinlein.
- Anthony Aycock shares his appreciation for the works of Ambrose Bierce.
- Hari Kunzru explains why the Italian far right is obsessed with the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.
- Science fiction writer, publisher and con-runner John L. Stopa has died aged 88.
- Science fiction author Vernor Vinge has died aged 79.
- David Brin remembers Vernor Vinge.
Comics and Art:
- Robin Marx reviews Conan the Barbarian #8 by Jim Zub and Doug Braithwaite
- Brad Hawley reviews The Magic Order Book 2 by Mark Millar and Stuart Immonen
- Roseanna Pendlebury reviews Deadlier Than by Corey Brotherson, Jennie Gyllblad, Olivia Samson, Ted Brandt and Kit Buss
- Matthew Ilseman takes a look at current Conan comics.
- Nathan Cabaniss reports that comic writer Grant Morrison has responded to director Zack Snyder and pointed out that a Batman who kills is no better than the Joker.
- Heritage Auctions reports that Neil Gaiman aunctioned off part of his collection of original comic art and other mementos for charity.
- Tom Gauld shares a cartoon about a book club of conspiracy theorists taking on The Gruffalo.
Film and TV:
- Haley Zapal calls Damsel a perfectly fine fairy tale romp aimed at the YA audience.
- Catherine Bray calls Lovely, Dark, and Deep a brooding and beautifully shot horror film.
- Catherine Bray calls the time loop horror film Brightwood a masterclass in what is achievable with hardly any money whatsoever
- Graeme Virtue calls Twisted Metal a dystopian action film that's loud, obnoxious and hilarious
- Aamir Mehar explains how Polite Society conveys its characterization through martial arts
- Radheyan Simonpillai calls Immaculate a gory nun horror film.
- Alex Brown declares that The American Society of Magical Negroes fails its satirical premise
- Melody McCune shares her thoughts on the latest episode of Constellation.
- Manuel Betancourt shares his thoughts about the latest episode of The Regime.
- Matthew Jackson shares his five favourite horror movies that were shown at the South by South West festival in Austin, Texas.
- Kali Wallace revisits the 1972 dystopian science fiction film Silent Running.
- Keith R.A. DeCandido revisits the 1993 science fiction series Babylon 5.
- Scott Tobias revisits the 2004 science fiction romance Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for its twentieth anniversary.
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson interviews Simu Liu who plays Shang Chi in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and one of the Kens in Barbie.
- Cindy White interviews Karen Gillan, who played Amy Pond in Doctor Who and Nebula in the Marvel Cinematic Universe among many others.
- Zoe Williams interviews Louisa Harland, star of Renegade Nell.
- Germain Lussier interviews Adam Wingard, director of Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
- Rik Henderson interviews Jonathan Nolan, director and co-creator of Westworld and Fallout.
- Vicki Power interviews David Harewood, who played J'onn J'onzz a.k.a. the Martian Manhunter in Supergirl and also appeared in The Night Manager, Homeland, Doctor Who, Hustle and many others.
- Michael Segalov interviews Ava DuVernay, director of A Wrinkle in Time and When They See Us.
- Germain Lussier shares everything to remember ahead of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire.
- Ben Child wonders how the sequel to the 2022 The Batman will fit into the revamped DC Cinematic Universe.
- Camestros Felapton argues whether the musical Cats is a prequel to the 1976 dystopian film Logan's Run
- Falene Nurse talks about fans claiming to remember the series finale of the 1983 animated fantasy series Dungeons & Dragons, which has no definitive final episode.
- Justin McCurry wonders whether Hayao Miyasaki will ever retire.
- Sabina Graves shares the catchiest and most earwormy theme songs from SFF movies.
- Kayleigh Dray wonders why so many people are rewatching older TV shows, particularly sitcoms, rather than watching new shows.
- Louisa Mellor reports that more and more TV shows have the same titles.
- Gary Baum and Carolyn Giardina report that the slow decay of digital movie and TV files is causing a massive archival problem.
- Justin Carter reports that Max Fleischer Studios are restoring their Superman cartoons from the 1940s.
- Cheryl Eddy reports that the creators of the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey movies have announced a "Poohniverse" of horror movies starring public domain children's book characters.
- Peter White reports that AMC has picked up the dystopian TV series Snowpiercer after its cancellation.
- Australian stunt man and stunt coordinator Grant Page, who worked on the Mad Max movies among many others, has died aged 85.
Comments on Masters of the Universe: Revolution (spoilers) and Masters of the Universe in general:
- David Reddish called Masters of the Universe: Revolution a refreshing and adult He-Man adventure
- Pramit Chatterjee calls Masters Of The Universe: Revolution a succint commentary on spiritualism, AI and fascism
- Oli Welsh thoroughly enjoyed Masters of the Universe; Revolution.
- Alex Maidy enjoyed Masters of the Universe Revolution, but finds it too short.
- Luke Y. Thompson also enjoyed Masters of the Universe: Revolution, but finds that the story needed more room to breathe.
- Charles Hartford declares that Masters of the Universe: Revolution delivers lots of fun and surprises despite trying to do far too much
- James Hanton finds Masters of the Universe: Revolution pleasing but unchallenging.
- Jeffrey Lyles shares his thoughts on Masters of the Universe Revolution.
- Masters Cast share their thoughts on Masters of the Universe: Revolution.
- Alexander Valentino takes a look at obscure Masters of the Universe characters that either return or make their screen debut in Masters of the Universe Revelation and Revolution.
Comments on Dune, Part 2:
Comments on Star Wars in general:
Comments on Star Trek in general:
- Galactic Journey revisits the 1969 Star Trek episode "All Our Yesterdays".
- Robert Lloyd interviews William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in Star Trek, Keldor in Masters of the Universe; Revolution, the titular character in T.J. Hooker, Danny Crane in Boston Legal and many others.
- Aaron Crouch interviews William Shatner.
- John Orquiola interviews Wilson Cruz who plays Dr. Hugh Culber in Star Trek: Discovery.
- Avery Kaplan lists the worst humans in all of Star Trek.
Comments on X-Men '97:
- James Whitbrook declares that X-Men '97 gives the classic cartoon a fresh, familiar coat of paint
- Melody McCune calls X-Men '97 an absolute blast.
- William Hughes calls X-Men '97 smart, fun and a little hokey in just the right ways
- James Whitbrook compares the title sequence of X-Men '97 to that of X-Men: The Animated Series.
- James Whitbrook interviews Brad Winderbaum, one of the producers of X-Men '97.
- James Whitbrook interviews Jake Castorena, director of X.Men '97.
Comments on Late Night With the Devil:
- Matthew Jackson calls Late Night With The Devil a stunning, high-concept 1970s nightmare
- Phil Hoad declares that Late Night With the Devil channels the horror of 1970s TV
- Alasdair Stuart shares his thoughts on Late Night With the Devil.
- io9 interviews David Dastmalchian, star of Late Night With the Devil.
Comments on 3 Body Problem:
- Alison Herman declares that with 3 Body Problem, showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have once again proven that they are masters at adapting the unadaptable.
- Lucy Mangan declares the Benioff and Weiss have done it again and adapted the unfilmable 3 Body Problem.
- Cindy White declares that 3 Body Problem is not the next Game of Thrones, which is just fine by her.
- Inkoo Kang calls 3 Body Problem a rare species of science fiction.
- Marta Balaga shares early reactions to 3 Body Problem.
- Emma Keates chronicles the career ups and downs of David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.
- Jeff Spry reports how 3 Body Problem employs the famous Wow! SETI signal, which was received in 1977 and is still unexplained.
Comments on Monkey Man:
Comments on Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire:
- Manuel Betancourt calls Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire a serviceable film that tugs on 1980s nostalgia
- Peter Bradshaw shares his thoughts on Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and declares that it's time to consign the franchise to the spirit realm
- Germain Lussier declares that Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire may be messy, but made him feel good
- Jay Glatfelter shares a spoiler-free review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and overall enjoyed the movie.
- Emine Saner interviews Annie Potts who plays Janine Melnitz in the Ghostbusters movies.
- io9 interviews Ernie Hudson who plays Winston Zedmore in the Ghostbusters movies.
Comments on Shogun:
Comments on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live:
Comments on Civil War:
- Adrian Horton calls Civil War an impressive technical feat yet an emotionally cold dystopian drama
- Matthew Jackson calls Civil War a brutal, brilliant near-future war epic
- Kate Sanchez calls Civil War an intense dystopian road trip.
- Germain Lussier shares early reactions to Civil War.
- James Hibberd reports that Alex Garland, director of Civil War has stated that his movie is primarily about the importance of journalism and not about the political divide in the US, which he considers merely an ideological argument and incredibly dangerous.
- Sam Barsanti argues that Alex Garland's remarks make it clear that Civil War actually has nothing to say about the US.
- Adrian Horton reports about the premiere of Civil War at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.
Tributes to M. Emmet Walsh:
Awards:
- The finalists for the 2023 Nebula Awards have been announced.
- Cora Buhlert shares her thoughts on the 2023 Nebula Award finalists.
- The shortlist for the 2023 Aurealis Awards has been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2024 Future Worlds Prize has been announced.
- The winners of the 2023 and 2024 Lord Ruthven Assembly Awards have been announced.
- The winners of the 2023 Libby Book Awards have been announced.
- The shortlist for the 2023 Hans Christian Andersen Awards has been announced.
- The winner of the 2024 Waterstrones Children's Book Prize has been announced.
- The winner of the 2023 Royal Society Young People’s Book Prize has been announced.
- Mike Glyer reports that the Nommo Awards return after a year of hiatus.
- The nominations for the 2024 Bafta TV Awards have been announced.
- The 2024 World Video Game Hall of Fame Finalists have been announced.
- The 2024 Sendak Fellows have been announced
Writing, publishing and promotion:
- Laura R. Samotin explains what fanfiction can teach writers of original fiction.
- Lincoln Michel shares his appreciation for the short story form.
- Kira Peikoff shares a brief list of pitfalls to avoid when writing a thriller.
- Mike Glyer reports that several authors have dropped out of the horror anthology New Demons, fellowing allegations against one of the co-editors.
- Publishers Weekly reports that Patrick Hielsen Hayden will be promoted to Editor-at-Large for the Tor Publishing Group.
- Jessica Gould reports that several children's books were found in the trash of a primary school in Staten Island, New York, after being marked as not approved.
- The American Library Association reports a record number of book challenges and censorship attempts in 2023
Interviews:
- R.L. Thornton interviews Michael Moorcock in two parts.
- Paul Weimer interviews John Wiswell.
- Katy Waldman interviews Kelly Link.
- Shasha Leonard interviews Holly Black.
- Locus interviews Moses Ose Utomi.
- Runalong the Shelves interviews Cecile Cristofari
- D.M. Ritzlin interviews Wade German.
- Philip Oltermann interviews Barbi Marković
Reviews:
- Marlene Harris reviews Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
- Roseanna Pendlebury reviews Floating Hotel by Grace Curtis
- Russell Letson reviews House of Open Wounds by Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Gary K. Wolfe reviews The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
- Rob Bedford reviews The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
- Maura Krause reviews Sun of Blood and Ruin by Mariely Lares.
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Terror at Tierra de Cobre by Michael Merriam
- Esmay Rosalyne reviews Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
- Marlene Harris reviews These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart by Izzy Wasserstein
- Joe Sherry reviews Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
- Alexandra Pierce reviews Wicked Problems by Max Gladstone
- Blue Book Balloon reviews Relight my Fire by CL McDonnell
- Grimdark Magazine reviews A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal
- Colleen Mondor reviews The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden
- Rebecca Fisher reviews Dark Waters by Katherine Arden
- John Mauro reviews Returns by Mark Lawrence
- Aigner Loren Wilson reviews The Eyes Are the Best Part by Monika Kim
- James Davis Nicoll reviews Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger
- John Mauro reviews Feral by Gemma Amor
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Dark Play by Tim Cooke
- Jake Casella Brookins reviews Other Minds and Other Stories by Bennett Sims
- Runalong the Shelves reviews Dark Play by Tim Cooke
Classics reviews:
- Clara Cohen revisits the 1935 bodyswap novel Strange Journey by Maud Cairnes
- Brian Collins revisits the 1953 fantasy story “The Silken-Swift” by Theodore Sturgeon
- Brian Collins reviews the 1954 science fiction story “Mousetrap” by Andre Norton
- Joachim Boaz revisits the 1955 SFF stories “Life, Incorporated”, “Miss Quatro” and “Recruiting Officer” by Alice Eleanor Jones.
- Brian Collins revisits the 1955 fantasy story “Free Dirt” by Charles Beaumont
- James Wallace Harris revisits the 1957 science fiction story “The Queer Ones” by Leigh Brackett
- James Wallace Harris reviews the 1957 science fiction story “The Mile-Long Spaceship” by Kate Wilhelm
- James Wallace Harris revisits the 1957 fantasy story “The Other Celia” by Theodore Sturgeon
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1964 science fiction thriller With a Strange Device a.k.a. The Mindwarpers by Eric Frank Russell.
- Gideon Marcus revisits the April 1969 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
- Murray Ewing revisits the 1972 post-apocalyptic novel Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1978 science fiction novel Algorithm by Jean Mark Gawron
- James Wallace Harris revisits the 1982 science fiction story “Melancholy Elephants” by Spider Robinson
- James Wallace Harris revisits the 1984 science fiction story “The Crystal Spheres” by David Brin
- Joe Kenney revisits the 1988 The Last Ranger post-apocalyptic novel The Damned Disciples by Craig Sargent a.k.a. Jan Stacy.
- James Davis Nicoll revisits the 1991 historical fantasy novel The Spiral Dance by R. Garcia y Robertson
- Alissa Burger revisits the 1997 YA horror collection Tales of Terror by Christopher Pike and its 1998 sequel Tales of Terror 2.
- Alan Brown revisits the 2009 Liaden Universe space opera novel Fledgling by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller
Con and event reports:
- Stephen Beale has more about the uproar regarding the Wicked World’s Fair Steampunk con in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
- Outside the Asylum reports about the many problems with the TCG gaming cons.
- Mike Glyer shares the guest list and schedule for the 2024 Vintage Paperback Collectors Show & Sale in Glendale, California.
- Ella Creamer reports about the London Book Fair in London, UK.
- Mariana Dale reports about the Science Fiction Festival at the Octavia E. Butler School in Pasadema, California.
- Ellen Datlow shares photos of the latest Fantastic Fiction Reading at the KGB Bar in New York City, featuring Moses Ose Utomi and Richard Butner
- Camestros Felapton reviews Zombie the Musical, which is currently playing in Elizabeth Bay, Australia.
- Rebecca Nicholson reviews the documentary Wonka: The Scandal that Rocked Britain about the underwhelming Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience in Glasgow, UK.
- Cat McGowan and Vicky Wong report that the unfortunate Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience will also be turned into a musical.
- Sabina Graves shares the latest news from various US-based theme parks.
Crowdfunding:
Science and technology:
- Stephen Clark reports that Space X actually managed to launch its Starship prototype on third try.
- Kantaro Komiya reports that Space One's Kairos rocket has exploded during its inaugural flight.
- Doug Muir reports that the Voyager 1 space probe is finally nearing its end after 47 years in space.
- Kaye Dee reports about the Apollo 9 mission in 1969.
- Harriet Gibsone interviews astronomer Maggie Aderin-Pocock
- Jeff Spry interviews Dr. Robert Zubin, founder of the Mars Society.
- Hamish Johnston reports that a seismic signal detected in Papua New Guinea and linked to a meteor, that was initially believed to be of extraterrestrial origin, was really just a passing truck.
- David Silverberg points out that the current AI hype is being fed by journalists.
- Brad Landon explains how lasers could revolutionise air defence.
- Anthony Wood reports that scientists have named an ancient giant turtle after the turtle who created the universe in some Stephen King novel who in turn named the turtle for Stephen Maturin from Patrick O'Brien's novels.
- Maggie Thrash talks about the so-called Satanic panic of the 1980s and draws comparisons to modern conspiracy theories.
- Sally Howard reports about ghost hunters
- Judith Tarr shares an overview of international Bigfoot variations.
- NASA astronaut Thomas Stafford has died aged 93.
Gaming:
- Megan Farokhmanesh reports how the small video game company Sweet Baby Inc. found themselves the target of a Gamergate style online harassment campaign.
- Ash Parrish points out that the return of Gamergate is smaller and sadder.
- Camestros Felapton also talks about the attempts to rehash Gamergate as well as J.K. Rowling's latest transphobic comments.
- Jim Ward, who worked on Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs, has died.
Toys and collectibles:
- For Eternia reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Masterverse New Eternia Snout Sprout action figure.
- The Fwoosh also reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe Masterverse New Eternia Snout Sprout action figure.
- Jeffrey Lyles reviews the Mattel Masters of the Universe New Eternia Ram Man figure.
- The Battle Ram Blog takes a look at the rare 1988 Mattel Masters of the Universe Tytus giant action figure.
- James Whitbrook takes a look at the new Lego Dungeons and Dragons set.
- Germain Lussier shares a look at some new Star Wars merchandise coming out soon.
- The io9 writers share the childhood toys they loved and want back.
Free online fiction:
- "The Three Thousand, Four Hundred Twenty-Third Law of Robotics" by Adam-Troy Castro in Lightspeed.
- "Only Some of True Love’s Miracles" by P.H. Lee in Lightspeed.
- "Dragon Born" by Chad A. B. Wilson in Swords and Sorcery Magazine.
- "On Slate and Skin" by Jonathan Olfert in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
- "The Dust Eater" by Adam Breckenridge in Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- "A Well-Fed Companion" by Congyun “Mu Ming” Gu, translated by Kiera Johnson, in Reactor.
- "Complete Log of Week 893819 – Dana’s Story" by Renan Bernardo in Apex Magazine.
- "Eight Wedding Rings from Unhappy Marriages" by Molly Tanzer in The Sunday Morning Transport.
- "A Girl’s Heart is a Wretched Thing" by A.D. Sui in Wyldblood.
- "Her Body, The Ship" by Z. K. Abraham in Clarkesworld.
- "Our Very Best Selves!" by Fatima Taqvi in Nightmare Magazine.
- "Afflictions of the New Age" by Katherine Ewell in Uncanny Magazine
- "One Flew Over the Songhua River" by Qi Ran, translated by Andy Dudak in Clarkesworld.
- "Marshman" by Sara Omer in The Dark.
- "Auspicium" by Diana Dima in The Deadlands.
Trailers and videos:
- Watch the black trailer for season 2 of House of the Dragon.
- Watch a green trailer for season 2 of House of the Dragon.
- Watch a trailer for The Fall Guy.
- Watch a trailer for Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.
- Watch a trailer for Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.
- Watch a trailer for Alien: Romulus.
- Watch a trailer for Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver
- Watch a teaser for KAOS.
- Watch a trailer for The Ugly Chickens.
- Watch a trailer for The Greatest Hits.
- Watch a trailer for All You Need Is Death.
- Watch a trailer for Supacell.
- Watch a trailer for Humane.
- Watch a trailer for American Horror Story: Delicate Part Two
- Watch a trailer for Suicide Squad Isekai.
- Watch a trailer for season 2 of Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock
- Watch "The Pearl of Power", a Masters of the Universe stop motion short film.
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